...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF NORTHWEST GEORGIA. * FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * WIDESPREAD SHOWERS WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN WILL OCCUR OVER THE WATCH AREA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 4 INCHES. * SOILS ARE ABNORMALLY MOIST TO WET IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA DUE TO RECENT RAINFALL. THIS WILL HELP IN PRODUCING RUNOFF AS THE RAINFALL AMOUNTS BEGIN TO ACCUMULATE THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. MINOR FLOODING OF SMALLER CREEKS...STREAMS...AND LOW-LYING FLOOD PRONE AREAS WILL BE POSSIBLE. LOOKOUT CREEK...WEST CHICKAMAUGA CREEK...SOUTH CHICKAMAUGA CREEK...COHULLA CREEK AND THE CONASAUGA RIVER SHOULD BE MONITORED CLOSELY. 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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