
Residents across Chattooga County can expect a taste of fall this weekend, with cooler temperatures, lower humidity and plenty of sunshine before warmer weather begins returning next week.

Residents across Chattooga County can expect a taste of fall this weekend, with cooler temperatures, lower humidity and plenty of sunshine before warmer weather begins returning next week.

The damaging storm that struck Trion Monday afternoon was not a tornado, according to the National Weather Service, but rather a downburst, likely a wet microburst, capable of producing winds estimated at 60 to 70 mph.

An extended stretch of hot, mostly sunny and unusually dry weather will continue across Chattooga County and Northwest Georgia through Saturday, with temperatures remaining well above normal for the middle of September.

Summer is showing no signs of giving way to fall just yet, with another stretch of hot, mostly sunny and predominantly dry weather expected across Chattooga County and Northwest Georgia this week.

Sunday will bring a return to mostly sunny, dry and warmer weather across Chattooga County and Northwest Georgia following Saturday’s rounds of showers and thunderstorms.

Keep the umbrella handy today as showers and thunderstorms are expected to become more widespread across Chattooga County and Northwest Georgia this afternoon.

Northwest Georgia will see plenty of sunshine and warmer temperatures today, with the dry weather expected to continue through much of the workweek before rain and thunderstorm chances return heading into the weekend.

A Heat Advisory remains in effect today across much of North and Central Georgia as another hot and humid afternoon is expected. In Chattooga County, the high will reach around 95 degrees, with the heat index potentially climbing to around 102.

Dangerous late-summer heat will continue across Chattooga County and much of Northwest Georgia today, with the National Weather Service keeping a Heat Advisory in effect until 8 PM this evening.

Another day of dangerous late-summer heat is expected across Chattooga County and Northwest Georgia today, with temperatures climbing well into the 90s and heat index values reaching the triple digits.