Issued by The National Weather Service
Atlanta, GA
3:52 am EDT, Tue., Oct. 13, 2009

… FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

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

* FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING

* A BROAD AREA OF HEAVY RAIN WILL MOVE INTO THE WATCH AREA AFTER MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY MORNING… AND SPREAD EASTWARD THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE LIKELY GENERALLY NORTH OF A LINE FROM LA GRANGE… TO MACON… TO LOUISVILLE.

* SEVERAL RIVERS AND CREEKS REMAIN IN OR NEAR FLOOD AFTER THE HEAVY RAINFALL ON MONDAY… AND SOILS ARE SATURATED OVER PARTS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY WILL QUICKLY RUN OFF INTO CREEKS… RIVERS AND STREAMS RESULTING IN RAPID RISES AND POTENTIALLY MORE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING. LOCALIZED AREAS… ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND PARTS OF THE ATLANTA METROPOLITAN AREA MAY EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING.

 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. DO NOT DRIVE ACROSS AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD… REMEMBER TO TURN AROUND DON’T DROWN!

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.