Another four inches of rain are possible in our area before the end of the weekend – and that has prompted the National Weather Service (NWS) to issue a Flood Watch. The watch area covers all of north Georgia and extends well into middle Georgia.
NWS ADVISORY:
“FLOOD WATCH…IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT…
- WHAT, Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible.
- WHERE, Portions of central, east central, north central, northeast, northwest, and west central Georgia, including the following areas, in central Georgia, Baldwin, Bibb, Butts, Crawford, Houston, Jasper, Jones, Monroe, Peach, Putnam, Twiggs and Wilkinson. In east central Georgia, Glascock, Greene, Hancock, Jefferson, Taliaferro, Warren, Washington and Wilkes. In north central Georgia, Barrow, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Dawson, DeKalb, Douglas, Fannin, Fayette, Forsyth, Gilmer, Gwinnett, Hall, Henry, Lumpkin, Morgan, Newton, North Fulton, Pickens, Rockdale, South Fulton, Union and Walton. In northeast Georgia, Banks, Clarke, Jackson, Madison, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Towns and White. In northwest Georgia, Bartow, Carroll, Chattooga, Floyd, Gordon, Haralson, Murray, Paulding and Polk. In west central Georgia, Chattahoochee, Coweta, Harris, Heard, Lamar, Macon, Marion, Meriwether, Muscogee, Pike, Schley, Spalding, Stewart, Talbot, Taylor, Troup and Upson.
- WHEN, From Friday evening through late Saturday night.
- IMPACTS, Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low – lying and flood – prone locations. Area creeks and streams are running high and could flood with more heavy rain.
- ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
- A storm system will produce moderate to heavy rainfall in the region between Friday night and Saturday night. Rainfall totals of 2 to 4 inches are expected, with locally high amounts possible. This rainfall combined with saturated soil – http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood…”
(MAP: Places in dark green are in Flood Watch areas. Lime green denotes places under a Flash Flood Warning. Included are parts of Barrow, Gwinnett, and Jackson counties Adding Flash Flood Warnings are possible between now and Saturday night.)