Flash Flood Warning Issued For DeKalb County

PEACHTREE CITY, GA — A flash flood warning has been issued for DeKalb County until 8 pm Wednesday evening.

The alert was issued at 2:02 pm by the National Weather Service.

Doppler radar indicated the presence of thunderstorms producing heavy rain not only across DeKalb, but also Clayton and Henry counties.

Decatur, Clarkston, Avondale Estates, North Decatur, Stone Mountain, Lithonia, Pine Lake, Tucker, Druid Hills and North Druid Hills are among the areas in which flash flooding is expected to occur.

The National Weather Service also has issued a hazardous weather outlook for much of north and central Georgia.

"Isolated to scattered thunderstorms" are expected Wednesday afternoon and evening across much of the reason, according to the alert.

"A few storms could be strong with gusty winds and frequent lightning," the NWS said. "Locally heavy rain will also be possible."

The outlook says that, for the next six days, a slight chance of thunderstorms will will continue.

"Any storm that develops will have the potential to produce gusty winds, locally heavy rain and frequent lightning," the weather service said.

The National Weather Service forecast for Atlanta calls for a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms on Wednesday. It will be mostly cloudy, with a high near 88. Wednesday night's forecast again calls for a 30 percent chance of rain, mainly before 7 p.m., with partly cloudy skies and a low around 71.

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