The flood warnings are for the Oconee River in Clarke, Greene and Oglethorpe counties and Big Creek in Forsyth and North Fulton counties. (See link below for full details.)
****FLASH FLOOD WATCH****
DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS-
GORDON-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALHOUN...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND
412 AM EST FRI MAR 12 2010
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EST THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS
EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...NORTHEAST
GEORGIA AND NORTHWEST GEORGIA.
* FROM 10 AM EST THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING
* A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE AREA TODAY...BRINGING
HEAVY RAIN TO THE REGION. SOILS ARE ALREADY SATURATED FROM 1 TO
3 INCHES OF RAIN THAT HAVE FALLEN OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS.
AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTHEAST
MOUNTAINS TODAY INTO TONIGHT. THIS ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL HELP
TO PUSH RIVERS...CREEKS...AND STREAMS BACK OUT OF THEIR BANKS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE
FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE
PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.
http://accesswdun.com/article/2010/3/227670