PEACHTREE CITY - A flood watch has been issued for portions of north and all of central Georgia, including parts of northeast Georgia. The watch area is generally south of a line from Buchanan through Cumming to Danielsville.<br />
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Full text of the National Weather Service statement:<br />
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FORSYTH-JACKSON-MADISON-PAULDING-COBB-NORTH FULTON-GWINNETT-<br />
BARROW-CLARKE-OCONEE-OGLETHORPE-WILKES-HARALSON-CARROLL-DOUGLAS-<br />
SOUTH FULTON-DEKALB-ROCKDALE-WALTON-NEWTON-MORGAN-GREENE-<br />
TALIAFERRO-HEARD-COWETA-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-SPALDING-HENRY-BUTTS-<br />
JASPER-PUTNAM-HANCOCK-WARREN-TROUP-MERIWETHER-PIKE-UPSON-LAMAR-<br />
MONROE-JONES-BALDWIN-WASHINGTON-GLASCOCK-JEFFERSON-HARRIS-TALBOT-<br />
TAYLOR-CRAWFORD-BIBB-TWIGGS-WILKINSON-JOHNSON-EMANUEL-MUSCOGEE-<br />
CHATTAHOOCHEE-MARION-SCHLEY-MACON-PEACH-HOUSTON-BLECKLEY-LAURENS-<br />
TREUTLEN-STEWART-WEBSTER-SUMTER-DOOLY-CRISP-PULASKI-WILCOX-DODGE-<br />
TELFAIR-WHEELER-MONTGOMERY-TOOMBS COUNTIES.<br />
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INCLUDESTHE CITIES OF...MARIETTA...ATLANTA...LAWRENCEVILLE...<br />
ATHENS...CARROLLTON...DOUGLASVILLE...EAST POINT...DECATUR...<br />
CONYERS...COVINGTON...CUMMING...JEFFERSON...NEWNAN...PEACHTREE CITY...GRIFFIN...<br />
MILLEDGEVILLE...MACON...SWAINSBORO...COLUMBUS...WARNER ROBINS...<br />
DUBLIN...LUMPKIN...AMERICUS...CORDELE...VIDALIA...WINDER.<br />
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...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM EST THURSDAY THROUGH THURSDAY<br />
EVENING...<br />
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THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A<br />
* FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND ALL OF CENTRAL GEORGIA.<br />
* FROM 1 AM EST THURSDAY THROUGH 7 PM EST THURSDAY EVENING.<br />
* A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPING IN THE SOUTHERN PLAINS IS<br />
EXPECTED TO DEEPEN AS IT MOVES EAST THROUGH FRIDAY. ABUNDANT<br />
GULF MOISTURE WILL SPREAD NORTH IN ADVANCE OF THIS STORM SYSTEM.<br />
THIS WILL COMBINE WITH INCREASING INSTABILITIES AND UPPER LEVEL<br />
FORCING WHICH WILL PRODUCE PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN AND SCATTERED<br />
THUNDERSTORMS ON THURSDAY AND THURSDAY EVENING. THE RAIN SHOULD<br />
END EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.<br />
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WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES WITH ISOLATED<br />
AMOUNTS UP TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FROM EARLY THURSDAY MORNING<br />
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. THE AREA OF GREATEST RAINFALL<br />
POTENTIAL IS GENERALLY SOUTH OF A LINE FROM BUCHANAN THROUGH<br />
CUMMING TO DANIELSVILLE.<br />
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* SOILS REMAIN VERY MOIST ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA DUE TO<br />
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES THAT FELL THIS PAST WEEKEND.<br />
THIS HAS CAUSED MOST CREEKS AND RIVERS TO FLOW ABOVE NORMAL. THE<br />
EXPECTED HEAVY RAINFALL WILL QUICKLY RUNOFF AND CAUSE RISES ON<br />
STREAMS...CREEKS AND RIVERS BY THURSDAY EVENING. THIS COULD<br />
RESULT IN MINOR FLOODING ACROSS THE AREA OF CONCERN...WHICH<br />
USUALLY IMPACTS WOODLANDS...FIELDS...RECREATION AREAS...BOAT<br />
RAMPS AND RIVER ACCESS ROADS NEAR STREAMS.<br />
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ALSO...PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN LOW LYING<br />
OR SLOW DRAINING AREAS DUE TO DEBRIS IN DITCHES AND DRAINS. THIS<br />
MAY CAUSE SOME TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURES.<br />
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PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...<br />
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A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON<br />
CURRENT FORECASTS.<br />
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE<br />
FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE<br />
PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.
