As Claudette continues to approach North Georgia, the heavy off and on rain will continue. Rainfall totals for the weekend will be between 2 to 4 inches, with flash flooding possible.

A tropical disturbance -- officially known as Potential Tropical Cyclone Three -- is currently in the Gulf of Mexico with impacts expected along the Gulf Coast and in metro Atlanta.

Hurricane season starts today in the Atlantic basin. Similar to previous seasons, we've already seen our first named-storm as Ana developed in the north Atlantic in May.

An above average hurricane season is expected in the Atlantic. NOAA is forecasting 13-20 named storms, 6-10 hurricanes and 3-5 major hurricanes.

A major warm-up is on the way, and we hit 90 degrees for the first time this year on Sunday. This will be about a week earlier than the normal first day of 90 degrees, and a month earlier than last year.

The Greek alphabet will no longer be used when naming tropical cyclones in the Atlantic basin. 

It was a rough start to May in north Georgia with widespread storm damage on May 3-4 due to tornadoes and severe thunderstorms.