North Georgia Gets Up To 6 Inches of Rain January 5-6
North Georgia got a big dent in the drought on Tuesday, as a front sat over the northern part of the state bringing in much needed rainfall, most of it north of metro Atlanta. Click on the picture to the right to see a map of rainfall totals in North Georgia, courtesy of the National Weather Service.
Let’s take a look at some of the reported rainfall between 7 AM Monday and 7 AM Wednesday:
Athens: 1.63 inches
Atlanta Hartsfield: 1.75 inches
Cartersville: 4.08 inches
Gainesville: 4.71 inches
Marietta: 1.74 inches
Chamblee: 1.99 inches
Rome: 5.8 inches
Atlanta Charlie Brown: 2.13 inches
In addition, the following rain amounts were reported from 12 AM Monday until 11:59 PM Tuesday; it’s likely that these locations received some more rain overnight:
Alpharetta: 2.84 inches
Blairsville: 2.68 inches
Blue Ridge: 4.55 inches
Dahlonega: 3.48 inches
Ellijay: 3.14 inches
Johns Creek: 1.37 inches
Tiger: 2.55 inches
The precipitation brought some flooding to Big Creek in Alpharetta, and the Etowah River near Canton. Additional flooding was reported near Ellijay. The rain did wonders for the water level on Lake Lanier, which rose from 1053.3 feet at Buford Dam on Monday night to 155.06 feet as of this 7:15 morning, a rise of 1.76 feet, or about 1 foot 8 inches. The lake is likely to continue to fill over the next few days; you can see the current lake levels here.
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