Thursday March 28th, 2024 4:18AM

Flash flood watch extended

By Staff
PEACHTREE CITY - The National Weather Service has extended a flash flood watch for portions of North Central Georgia, Northeast Georgia, Northwest Georgia and West Central Georgia.

The watch has been extended through Tuesday evening.

FULL TEXT OF THE WATCH:

DADE- WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-FANNIN- GILMER-UNION-TOWNS- CHATTOOGA-GORDON- PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE-RABUN-STEPHENS-HABERSHAM-FLOYD- BARTOW- CHEROKEE-FORSYTH-HALL-BANKS- JACKSON-MADISON-POLK-PAULDING-COBB- NORTH FULTON-GWINNETT-BARROW-CLARKE- OCONEE-OGLETHORPE-HARALSON- CARROLL- DOUGLAS-SOUTH FULTON-DEKALB-ROCKDALE- WALTON-NEWTON-MORGAN- GREENE-HEARD- COWETA-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-SPALDING-HENRY- BUTTS-JASPER- PUTNAM-TROUP-MERIWETHER- PIKE-UPSON-LAMAR-MONROE-JONES-HARRIS- TALBOT-TAYLOR-CRAWFORD-BIBB-MUSCOGEE- CHATTAHOOCHEE-MARION-SCHLEY- MACON- PEACH-HOUSTON-STEWART-WEBSTER-SUMTER- DOOLY-CRISP. INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALHOUN...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...CORNELIA...TOCCOA... ROME...CARTERSVILLE...GAINESVILLE... MARIETTA...ATLANTA... LAWRENCEVILLE... ATHENS...CARROLLTON...DOUGLASVILLE... EAST POINT... DECATUR...CONYERS... COVINGTON...NEWNAN...PEACHTREE CITY... GRIFFIN...MACON...COLUMBUS...WARNER ROBINS...LUMPKIN...AMERICUS... CORDELE 437 PM EDT MON AUG 25 2008

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM CORDELE TO MACON TO CRAWFORD.

* THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING

* TROPICAL DEPRESSION FAY...LOCATED ACROSS EASTERN MISSISSIPPI THIS AFTERNOON...IS MOVING NORTHEAST AND IS EXPECTED TO BE IN CENTRAL ALABAMA BY THIS EVENING. IT WILL THEN CONTINUE TO TRACK NORTHEAST INTO THE MID ATLANTIC REGION BY WEDNESDAY. OUTER BANDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA TONIGHT. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. THE THREAT FOR HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY AS THE TROPICAL MOISTURE AND RAINFALL ASSOCIATED WITH FAY CONTINUES TO AFFECT NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA.

* RAINFALL UP TO 6 INCHES IS EXPECTED ACROSS PARTS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA BY MIDDAY TUESDAY...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. SUCH RAINFALL WILL RESULT IN RAPID RISES OF CREEKS AND STREAMS. FLASH FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE IN AREAS WHERE THUNDERSTORMS OCCUR...ESPECIALLY IN STEEP TERRAIN AND URBAN AREAS.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WATCH AREA WHICH MAY LEAD TO RAPID RISES... ESPECIALLY ALONG SMALLER STREAMS AND CREEKS. IF YOU ARE IN THE WATCH AREA...CHECK YOUR PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS...ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE INTERESTS ALONG AREA CREEKS...STREAMS...AND RIVERS. KEEP INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR ACTION IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED.
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