Issued by The National Weather Service
Atlanta, GA
Fri., Nov. 20, 2009

… POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAIN SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA…

AN UPPER LOW WAS INTENSIFYING ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS THIS EVENING… WITH AN ASSOCIATED SURFACE LOW ALONG THE UPPER TEXAS COAST. THE UPPER LOW WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN AND MOVE EAST- NORTHEAST THROUGH SUNDAY… AFFECTING GEORGIA SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. RAINFALL WITH THIS SYSTEM ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA IS EXPECTED TO BE MOSTLY AROUND ONE INCH. HOWEVER… THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR UP TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN… LOCALLY MORE… ESPECIALLY ACROSS CENTRAL GEORGIA… AS THIS SYSTEM TRACKS NORTHEAST EARLY SUNDAY.

WITH TOTALLY SATURATED GROUND ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA FROM REPEATED HEAVY RAINFALL IN RECENT WEEKS… EVEN THE PROJECTED RAINFALL AMOUNTS COULD RESULT IN MINOR FLOODING. THERE REMAIN UNCERTAINTIES REGARDING THE INTENSITY AND TRACK OF THIS SYSTEM. IF RAINFALL IS GREATER THAN CURRENTLY EXPECTED… FLOODING PROBLEMS COULD BECOME MORE OF A CONCERN AND A FLOOD WATCH MAY NEED TO BE ISSUED.