According to the National Weather Service, more showers are heading our way today.  The afternoon forcast for Gainesville, GA, calls for high winds and heavy thunderstorms.  A few of the storms may be severe.  High of 64F.  Winds S at 20-30 mph.  Chance of rain 90%, with rainfall possibly over 1 inch.

The National Weather Service has also issued a Wind Advisory.

The following alert is taken from The Weather Channel's  Local Severe Weather Alerts Details link: 

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR MOST OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA.

A STRONG UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH AND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE FROM THE SOUTH CENTRAL U.S. INTO THE SOUTHEAST U.S. WEDNESDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN ADVANCE OF THIS WEATHER SYSTEM WEDNESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON...SHIFTING TO THE WEST AT SIMILAR SPEEDS BEHIND THE COLD FRONT DURING THE AFTERNOON. WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA MOUNTAINS.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH OR WIND GUSTS OF AT LEAST 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

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The severe weather of last weekend has had a positve spinoff.  According to an article published by the Gainesville Times, the rains associated with Saturday's storms helped to increase the level of lake Lanier by nearly three-quarters of a foot.

In his article, Harris Blackwood states "At midnight Thursday, the lake level was 1,054.77 feet above mean sea level.  By midnight Sunday, the level had risen to 1,055.50 feet, and increase of .73 feet.  This is the highest level the lake has reached since setting a record low of 1,050.79 feet on December 26."