Issued by The National Weather Service
Atlanta, GA
5:13 am EST, Mon., Jan. 5, 2009

… FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA… NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND NORTHWEST GEORGIA… FOR THE AREA GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM ROME TO CANTON TO DAHLONEGA

* FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING

* A COMPLEX STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT MUCH OF THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S. OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO GEORGIA TODAY AND BECOME STATIONARY OVER NORTH GEORGIA THROUGH TUESDAY… BEFORE A SECOND STRONGER BOUNDARY PUSHES THROUGH NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECT TO PRODUCE COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF RAINFALL UNTIL THE FRONT FINALLY EXITS THE REGION WEDNESDAY MORNING. RAIN WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES WITH AMOUNTS BY WEDNESDAY MORNING BETWEEN 1 TO 3 INCHES OVER MUCH OF THE WATCH AREA. SOME PLACES MAY SEE AS MUCH AS 4 INCHES. THIS HEAVY RAINFALL COULD CAUSE SOME RIVERS… STREAMS AND CREEKS TO RISE TO LEVELS THAT RESULT IN FLOODING. SOME FLOODING COULD ALSO OCCUR IN URBAN LOCATIONS… ESPECIALLY NEAR CREEKS AND DRAINAGES THAT ARE LOW LYING AND SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLOODING.

 

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.