Another damp day in Metro Atlanta but the more widespread and heavier rain comes tonight and the first half of tomorrow.

The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a FLASH FLOOD WATCH from 7pm Thursday until 7pm Friday.

Rain amounts today only a tenth of an inch or so on average, but total rain amounts next 48 hours will average 1.5 inches with isolated 3 inch plus totals.

A slow moving southern storm system continues to produce a variety of hazards from snow/ice to heavy rain. Icing and eventually snow plague parts of the southern Plains with extremely difficult travel conditions from north-central Texas through Oklahoma into northwest Arkansas. Heavy to excessive rain remains the focus across the south, as flood watches stretch from southeast Texas to Georgia.

SURFACE WEATHER CHART THURSDAY-THURSDAY NIGHT:

SURFACE WEATHER CHART FRIDAY:

ECMWF MODEL SIMULATED RADAR EARLY FRIDAY AM:

ESTIMATED RAINFALL AVERAGE NEXT 48 HOURS:

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