ATLANTA -- Atlanta appears to have lucked out, with the remnants of hurricane Florence projected to avoid the city and veer north instead.
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Among other things, it means Music Midtown, may be an event free of rain Saturday. Sunday, there's potential for some breezy showers at best, according to Thursday's afternoon forecasts.
"I always sweat the weather. It’s the nature of being outdoors," said Peter Conlon, who co-founded Music Midtown 24 years ago. He’s thrown his share of festivals in ugly weather. He likes what he sees for the event in Piedmont Park starting Friday night.
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"I’m a weather junkie watching constantly. And I was watching the storm and it looked okay, then it didn’t look good. Now it looks great," Conlon said Thursday morning.
Conlon said Music Midtown has accommodated some refund requests from out-of-state ticket holders who've been sidetracked by the hurricane.
In northeast Georgia, the storm is likely to drop one to two inches of rain starting Sunday. School systems pondering cancellations will watch the skies into Monday morning.
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At Hartsfield-Jackson Airport, flights have been canceled all week to destinations impacted by Florence. But it appears unlikely to impact the ability for airplanes to take off and land at the Atlanta airport.
