Ware Mechanical Weather: Nearly 1,050 Customers Without Power This Morning

Aftermath report

The heavy rain and storms stayed mostly to our south overnight.

Nearly half-an-inch of rain fell just before sunrise Thursday and more is expect.

Gusts of 33 mph were recorded at the airport late Wednesday and a wind advisory is in effect now through 8 tonight. Look for southeast winds of 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.

Those gusts likely are part of the reason nearly 1,100 area power customers were without service as of 4:45 a.m. Polk County, especially from the Floyd/Polk line to Aragon, was the hardest hit. Repairs there could take until 5:15 p.m.

Georgia Power outage report as of 8:30 a.m.

Floyd: 117 customers.Bartow: 275.Gordon: 5.Polk: 638.Chattooga: 14.

North Georgia EMC outages : One in Gordon County.

Your forecast:

Thursday: Showers likely before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1pm and 4pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. South wind 10 to 15 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Thursday Night: Showers likely, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 68. West wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 43. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 77.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 82.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54.