From Pam Knox, Director of UGA Weather Network:

“As of 11 am EDT Wednesday, Hurricane Delta is located on the northern tip of the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico near Cancun and is headed northwest into the Gulf of Mexico. It is expected to strengthen back to a major hurricane before making landfall along the Louisiana coast sometime Friday afternoon. Because of its track fairly far to the west of Georgia, the main impacts from the storm for us will be rain, along with some gusty winds, especially as the remains of Delta pass through this weekend near northern Georgia. Rainfall will start in the southwest with some scattered showers on Thursday afternoon into Friday night, and a chance of more widespread rain over the weekend. The total amounts in southern Georgia are expected to be less than half an inch in most places, although heavier amounts could occur in a few areas.

North Georgia will see rainfall of 1-2 inches, mostly over the weekend. There will be some trailing rain bands moving along with Delta through the state while the storm makes its way eastward, but it won’t be continuous rain. Most rain should be out of the area by Monday night. After that, things look mainly dry through mid-October.

Please monitor the National Hurricane Center for updated forecasts and keep our friends in Louisiana in your thoughts, since this is their third storm this active season.”

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