Showers Diminish Tonight-More Develop this Week

Submitted by Chris Holcomb, 11Alive Meteorologist

Sunday, July 15th, 2012, 8:42pm

The storms that developed north and west of Atlanta have diminished this evening. After losing some of the heat from the afternoon, the storms died out. It will remain quiet for the rest of the evening and overnight.

Our high today made it up to 90 degrees. We will hold in the low 90s for highs for the week ahead. The chances for afternoon showers will stick with us Monday. Then each day we will have a chance for some afternoon and evening scattered showers with highs holding in the low to mid 90s.

Check out the updated webcast.

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Watching Storms NW of Atlanta

Submitted by Chris Holcomb, 11Alive Meteorologist

Sunday, July 15th, 2012, 5:40pm

We've been watching some areas of rain late afternoon mainly to the west of the I-85 corridor. Some of these t-storms have been producing some heavy rain, a lot of lightning and gusty winds. The storms aren't really moving that much. Any that develop will dump a lot of rain, then just rain themselves out. Some spots have picked up between 2 and 3 inches of rain in a short period of time.

Check out the webcast with a closer look at these storms.

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Heavier showers north and west of Atlanta

Submitted by Chris Holcomb, 11Alive Meteorologist

Sunday, July 15th, 2012, 3:56pm

Heavier showers north and west of Atlanta

Most of the heavier showers are camping out north and west of Atlanta this afternoon. We have a cluster of storms over Bartow County and Floyd county dumping a lot of rain. The storm is nearly stationary. So far, radar estimates show around 2 inches of rain has fallen in that area. Runoff from these storms could cause some minor flooding in small creeks and streams and ponding on some roads. (See below for closeup radar picture)

There are a few additional showers stretching just to the west of the I-85 corridor. Areas to the east of I-85 have been dry so far. These showers don't have much movement with them at all. They pop up then rain themselves out. The main threat with these storms is lightning and heavy rain.

Close-up radar showing heavy rain in Bartow and Floyd Counties

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Hot and Humid again today

Submitted by Chris Holcomb, 11Alive Meteorologist

Sunday, July 15th, 2012, 8:40am

It will be hot and humid today. Temps move up to 90 degrees. The rain chances are low. There's a 20% chance of an afternoon shower developing. Those isolated showers will be a little more likely to the west and northwest.

We will hold in the low 90s for highs for the week ahead. The chances for afternoon showers will go up a little Monday. Then each day we will have a chance for some afternoon and evening scattered showers.

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Tracking a few evening showers

Submitted by Chris Holcomb, 11Alive Meteorologist

Saturday, July 14th, 2012, 7:29pm

We've been watching a few isolated showers that are popping up in the heat and humidity. There aren't as many showers around compared to what we've seen over the past few days. Any showers that develop are moving to the north and west. They can contain some heavy rain and gusty winds. The showers will end by late night. Temps will remain mild with lows by Sunday morning holding in the low to mid 70s.

The chance for rain goes down a little more Sunday. Most areas will stay dry and hot with highs in the low 90s.

We will hold in the low 90s for highs for the week ahead. Each day we will have a chance for some afternoon and evening scattered showers.

Check out the updated webcast.

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Fewer Showers Developing this Afternoon-4:45pm Radar Check

Submitted by Chris Holcomb, 11Alive Meteorologist

Saturday, July 14th, 2012, 4:46pm

Fewer Showers Developing this Afternoon-4:45pm Radar Check

We have heat, and we have plenty of moisture out there. There are only a few isolated showers that are popping up late this afternoon. We will see a few showers here and there as we continue into the evening hours. Once we lose some heat this evening, any showers that are out there will diminish later tonight. We don't have as much coverage of shower activity today as we did over the past few days. Tomorrow, the chances for rain will be even lower. We are forecasting only a 20% chance of an afternoon shower popping up.

Our high temp today topped off at 90 degrees. There is plenty of moisture in place with dewpoints this afternoon in the upper 60s. Our relative humidity this afternoon has been around 50%. That's a pretty muggy feel to the air when we are in the low 90s.

The showers that are developing are moving generally to the north and west. We have a big area of high pressure building along the east coast

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A few more showers redevelop Saturday

Submitted by Chris Holcomb, 11Alive Meteorologist

Saturday, July 14th, 2012, 9:59am

The rain chances are a little bit lower today, but we will still have a chance for a few scattered showers and tstorms to redevelop late afternoon into the evening. The rain chance today is at 30% today and then down to 20% Sunday.

The main threats with any of these showers that develop will be heavy rain and some gusty winds.

Here's the updated webcast.

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