This article will be updated throughout the day as developments warrant. We will post any watches or warnings as soon as they are issued.

So far, almost three-quarters of an inch of rain has fallen at Gilmer Memorial Airport in Gainesville, according to the National Weather Service Web site.

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A wind advisory remains in effect for most of North and Central Georgia until 8 p.m. today, meaning gusts as high as 40 mph are possible.

There are currently no severe weather watches or warnings for Northeast Georgia.

Thursday should be a beautiful day with a high temperature of 66 degrees.

Today's weather was part of a system that has dumped torrential rains and chased chased hundreds of people from their flooded homes in the nation's midsection. Two people were killed in Missouri and a teen was swept down a drainage pipe near Dallas.

The storm system also grounded hundreds of flights. One control tower at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport was briefly evacuated when a funnel cloud was spotted.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.