THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR
* PORTIONS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA, EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA, NORTH CENTRAL
GEORGIA, NORTHEAST GEORGIA, NORTHWEST GEORGIA AND WEST CENTRAL
GEORGIA, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS, IN CENTRAL GEORGIA, BIBB,
BUTTS, CRAWFORD, JASPER, JONES, MONROE AND PUTNAM. IN EAST CENTRAL
GEORGIA, GREENE. IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA, BARROW, CHEROKEE,
CLAYTON, COBB, DAWSON, DEKALB, DOUGLAS, FANNIN, FAYETTE, FORSYTH,
GILMER, GWINNETT, HALL, HENRY, LUMPKIN, MORGAN, NEWTON, NORTH
FULTON, PICKENS, ROCKDALE, SOUTH FULTON, UNION AND WALTON. IN
NORTHEAST GEORGIA, BANKS, CLARKE, JACKSON, MADISON, OCONEE,
OGLETHORPE, TOWNS AND WHITE. IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA, BARTOW,
CARROLL, CATOOSA, CHATTOOGA, DADE, FLOYD, GORDON, HARALSON,
MURRAY, PAULDING, POLK, WALKER AND WHITFIELD. IN WEST CENTRAL
GEORGIA, CHATTAHOOCHEE, COWETA, HARRIS, HEARD, LAMAR, MARION,
MERIWETHER, MUSCOGEE, PIKE, SCHLEY, SPALDING, STEWART, TALBOT,
TAYLOR, TROUP, UPSON AND WEBSTER.
* FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
* ROUNDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WIDESPREAD RAINFALL TOTALS
OF THREE TO FIVE INCHES ARE FORECAST ACROSS THE WATCH AREA.
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS TO EIGHT INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE
HIGHER TERRAIN OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA. THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR
LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING AND QUICK RISES ON RIVERS AND
CREEKS, GIVEN THE WET GROUND AND NORMAL TO ABOVE NORMAL
STREAMFLOWS ACROSS THE WATCH AREA.