...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM NOON EDT TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR PARTS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA...EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA...SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA. * FROM NOON EDT TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING * AN UPPER DISTURBANCE WILL INTERACT WITH ABUNDANT MOISTURE AND A NEARLY STATIONARY FRONTAL BOUNDARY ACROSS CENTRAL GEORGIA TO PRODUCE SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AGAIN TODAY. LOCALIZED RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WATCH AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WITH SATURATED SOILS ALREADY IN PLACE...ANY HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE A POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING...TO INCLUDE RAPID RISES ON AREA CREEKS...STREAMS AND RIVERS. ADDITIONALLY...BECAUSE OF THE SATURATED SOILS... THERE IS ALSO A POTENTIAL FOR DOWNED TREES ACROSS THE AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && MC
Posted on: Wed, 21 Aug 2013 08:09:12 +0000
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