...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA... NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND NORTHWEST GEORGIA. * THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING * MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF POTENTIALLY HEAVY RAIN WILL MOVE THROUGH NORTH GEORGIA TODAY AND POSSIBLY INTO TONIGHT. HEAVY RAIN THIS MORNING HAS DUMPED ANYWHERE FROM 3 TO ALMOST 7 INCHES OF RAIN ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTH GEORGIA. ADDITIONAL WIDESPREAD AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * WITH SATURATED SOILS ALREADY IN PLACE...THESE RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF NORTH GEORGIA. ADDITIONALLY...BECAUSE OF THE SATURATED SOILS...EXPECT THE 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, 07 Aug 2013 10:08:01 +0000
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