FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON…

THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA… NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND NORTHWEST GEORGIA.

* UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON

* A COLD FRONT IS MOVING EAST THROUGH CENTRAL GEORGIA THIS MORNING. BRIEF PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN WITH SOME ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THIS FRONT CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH MID MORNING. THE HEAVY RAIN AXIS IS SHIFTING FURTHER SOUTH AS WELL SO NORTH GEORGIA SHOULD START TO SEE THE PRECIPITATION COME TO AN END THIS MORNING. RAINFALL OF 4 TO 6 INCHES HAS ALREADY OCCURRED WITHIN THE WATCH AREA.

* THIS HEAVY RAINFALL HAS CAUSED SOME RIVERS… STREAMS AND CREEKS TO RISE TO LEVELS THAT HAVE RESULTED IN MINOR FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE IN URBAN AREAS AND MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN DUE TO RAPID RUNOFF.

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR FLOODING ESPECIALLY ALONG LARGER STREAMS AND RIVERS. IF YOU ARE IN THE WATCH AREA… CHECK YOUR PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS… ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE INTERESTS ALONG AREA RIVERS. KEEP INFORMED… AND BE READY FOR ACTION IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF A FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED.