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Hazardous Weather Outlook

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
750 AM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-201200-
BALDWIN-BANKS-BARROW-BARTOW-BIBB-BLECKLEY-BUTTS-CARROLL-CATOOSA-
CHATTAHOOCHEE-CHATTOOGA-CHEROKEE-CLARKE-CLAYTON-COBB-COWETA-
CRAWFORD-CRISP-DADE-DAWSON-DEKALB-DODGE-DOOLY-DOUGLAS-EMANUEL-
FANNIN-FAYETTE-FLOYD-FORSYTH-GILMER-GLASCOCK-GORDON-GREENE-
GWINNETT-HALL-HANCOCK-HARALSON-HARRIS-HEARD-HENRY-HOUSTON-JACKSON-
JASPER-JEFFERSON-JOHNSON-JONES-LAMAR-LAURENS-LUMPKIN-MACON-
MADISON-MARION-MERIWETHER-MONROE-MONTGOMERY-MORGAN-MURRAY-
MUSCOGEE-NEWTON-NORTH FULTON-OCONEE-OGLETHORPE-PAULDING-PEACH-
PICKENS-PIKE-POLK-PULASKI-PUTNAM-ROCKDALE-SCHLEY-SOUTH FULTON-
SPALDING-STEWART-SUMTER-TALBOT-TALIAFERRO-TAYLOR-TELFAIR-TOOMBS-
TOWNS-TREUTLEN-TROUP-TWIGGS-UNION-UPSON-WALKER-WALTON-WARREN-
WASHINGTON-WEBSTER-WHEELER-WHITE-WHITFIELD-WILCOX-WILKES-
WILKINSON-
750 AM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE FOR MUCH OF TODAY ACROSS
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL GEORGIA AS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVES
ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST STATES. ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE.
ANY SEVERE THUNDERSTORM THAT DEVELOPS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. LARGE HAIL IS NOT EXPECTED...BUT PEA TO
NICKEL SIZED HAIL IS POSSIBLE. OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING STRIKES WILL
BE LIKELY.

A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA
THROUGH THIS EVENING. STORMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...WITH LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING POSSIBLE. IN
ADDITION...DUE TO HEAVY RAINS OVERNIGHT CREEKS AND RIVERS HAVE
RAPIDLY RISEN ACROSS THE REGION. A FEW CREEKS AND STREAMS WILL
APPROACH OR REACH FLOOD STAGE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE MONDAY THROUGH
FRIDAY...MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT REQUESTED BUT SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED
TO SUBMIT REPORTS OF FLOODING THROUGH THE WEB BY GOING TO
WEATHER.GOV/ATLANTA.

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Flood Watch

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
738 AM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-081-082-
084-191945-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FA.A.0007.130519T1138Z-130520T0000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS-
CHATTOOGA-GORDON-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE-FLOYD-BARTOW-
CHEROKEE-FORSYTH-HALL-BANKS-JACKSON-MADISON-POLK-PAULDING-COBB-
NORTH FULTON-GWINNETT-BARROW-CLARKE-OCONEE-OGLETHORPE-WILKES-
HARALSON-CARROLL-DOUGLAS-SOUTH FULTON-DEKALB-ROCKDALE-WALTON-
NEWTON-MORGAN-GREENE-TALIAFERRO-HEARD-COWETA-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-
SPALDING-HENRY-BUTTS-JASPER-PUTNAM-HANCOCK-WARREN-TROUP-
MERIWETHER-PIKE-UPSON-LAMAR-MONROE-JONES-BALDWIN-WASHINGTON-
GLASCOCK-JEFFERSON-CRAWFORD-BIBB-WILKINSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALHOUN...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND...
ROME...CARTERSVILLE...GAINESVILLE...MARIETTA...ATLANTA...
LAWRENCEVILLE...ATHENS...CARROLLTON...DOUGLASVILLE...EAST POINT...
DECATUR...CONYERS...COVINGTON...NEWNAN...PEACHTREE CITY...
GRIFFIN...MILLEDGEVILLE...MACON
738 AM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA...EAST CENTRAL
  GEORGIA...NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...NORTHEAST GEORGIA...
  NORTHWEST GEORGIA AND WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA.

* THROUGH THIS EVENING

* NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATES THAT TWO TO FOUR INCHES
  OF RAIN...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...HAS FALLEN ACROSS
  PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA THIS MORNING. ADDITIONAL
  AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE
  POSSIBLE. THE HEAVY RAINFALL AXIS WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST
  ACROSS THE METRO ATLANTA AREA DURING THE MID TO LATE MORNING.

* FLOODING OF THE LARGER CREEKS AND RIVERS IS POSSIBLE WITH
  ADDITIONAL RAINFALL.

* LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE IF THE HEAVY RAIN
  REPEATEDLY MOVES OVER THE SAME AREA. ALSO...STORM DRAINS...
  DITCHES...AND LOW LYING AREAS MAY BECOME QUICKLY CLOGGED WITH
  DEBRIS AND CAUSE EXTENSIVE STREET FLOODING.

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.

&&

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