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Flood Watch
Flood Watch
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
326 PM EDT Tue Sep 24 2024
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Including the cities of Americus, Summerville, Fort Valley,
Cleveland, Manchester, Griffin, GIbson, Carrollton, Monroe,
Homer, Athens, Forsyth, Ellaville, Wrightsville, Mount Vernon,
Comer, Butler, Buena Vista, Rome, Pine Mountain, Stockbridge,
Montezuma, Douglasville, LaFayette, Bremen, Vidalia, Lumpkin,
Macon, Franklin, Peachtree City, Madison, Jasper, Dawsonville,
Crawford, Cumming, Mcrae, Sparta, Milledgeville, Cartersville,
Dublin, Talbotton, Gray, Blairsville, Zebulon, Gainesville,
Jackson, Cordele, Roberts, East Point, Marietta, Newnan, Trenton,
Fort Moore, Columbus, Vienna, Eastman, Atlanta, Warner Robins,
Abbeville, Watkinsville, Washington, Cochran, Hawkinsville, Fort
Oglethorpe, Cedartown, Thomaston, Toomsboro, Decatur, Chatsworth,
Warrenton, Dahlonega, Lawrenceville, West Point, Calhoun, Winder,
Jeffersonville, Dallas, Soperton, Riverdale, Dalton,
Sandersville, Ellijay, Swainsboro, Hiawassee, Conyers, Eatonton,
Preston, Woodstock, Louisville, Blue Ridge, Monticello,
Barnesville, Greensboro, Crawfordville, Alamo, Commerce, and
Covington
326 PM EDT Tue Sep 24 2024
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.
* WHERE...Portions of central, east central, north central,
northeast, northwest, southeast, and west central Georgia,
including the following areas, in central Georgia, Baldwin, Bibb,
Bleckley, Butts, Crawford, Crisp, Dodge, Dooly, Houston, Jasper,
Jones, Laurens, Monroe, Montgomery, Peach, Pulaski, Putnam,
Telfair, Twiggs, Wheeler, Wilcox and Wilkinson. In east central
Georgia, Emanuel, Glascock, Greene, Hancock, Jefferson, Johnson,
Taliaferro, Treutlen, 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, Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade,
Floyd, Gordon, Haralson, Murray, Paulding, Polk, Walker and
Whitfield. In southeast Georgia, Toombs. In west central Georgia,
Chattahoochee, Coweta, Harris, Heard, Lamar, Macon, Marion,
Meriwether, Muscogee, Pike, Schley, Spalding, Stewart, Sumter,
Talbot, Taylor, Troup, Upson and Webster.
* WHEN...From Wednesday afternoon through Friday afternoon.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Flooding may occur
in poor drainage and urban areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Initial areas of heavy rainfall are expected across mainly
north Georgia on Wednesday and Wednesday night which could
lead to localized flash flooding. Widespread torrential
rainfall is expected to then overspread the area on Thursday
into Thursday night as Tropical Storm Helene approaches.
Storm total rainfall of 4 to 7 inches with locally higher
amounts is expected through Friday.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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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