Paulding County Weather

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
250 PM EDT FRI SEP 18 2009

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CHEROKEE-FORSYTH-PAULDING-COBB-NORTH FULTON-GWINNETT-BARROW-
CLARKE-OCONEE-OGLETHORPE-WILKES-HARALSON-CARROLL-DOUGLAS-
SOUTH FULTON-DEKALB-ROCKDALE-WALTON-NEWTON-MORGAN-GREENE-
TALIAFERRO-HEARD-COWETA-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-SPALDING-HENRY-BUTTS-
JASPER-PUTNAM-HANCOCK-WARREN-TROUP-MERIWETHER-PIKE-UPSON-LAMAR-
MONROE-JONES-BALDWIN-WASHINGTON-GLASCOCK-JEFFERSON-HARRIS-TALBOT-
TAYLOR-CRAWFORD-BIBB-TWIGGS-WILKINSON-JOHNSON-EMANUEL-MUSCOGEE-
CHATTAHOOCHEE-MARION-SCHLEY-MACON-PEACH-HOUSTON-BLECKLEY-LAURENS-
TREUTLEN-STEWART-WEBSTER-SUMTER-DOOLY-CRISP-PULASKI-WILCOX-DODGE-
TELFAIR-WHEELER-MONTGOMERY-TOOMBS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARIETTA...ATLANTA...LAWRENCEVILLE...
ATHENS...CARROLLTON...DOUGLASVILLE...EAST POINT...DECATUR...
CONYERS...COVINGTON...NEWNAN...PEACHTREE CITY...GRIFFIN...
MILLEDGEVILLE...MACON...SWAINSBORO...COLUMBUS...WARNER ROBINS...
DUBLIN...LUMPKIN...AMERICUS...CORDELE...VIDALIA
250 PM EDT FRI SEP 18 2009

...FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

THE FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR

* NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA.

* THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING

* A TROPICAL AIRMASS WILL REMAIN OVER THE STATE INTO THE WEEKEND
  AS GULF AND ATLANTIC MOISTURE CONTINUE TO SPREAD INTO THE
  AREA.

* AMOUNTS AS HIGH AS 6 TO 12 INCHES HAVE FALLEN OVER PARTS OF
  NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA OVER THE PAST 2 DAYS. THIS HAS
  SATURATED THE SOIL IN MANY LOCATIONS. SCATTERED HEAVY SHOWERS
  WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE INTO SATURDAY AFTERNOON WITH
  ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
  CAUSE PROBLEMS ON CREEKS AND RIVERS THAT ARE ALREADY NEAR OR
  EXCEEDING BANK FULL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS...ESPECIALLY ALONG STREAMS...CREEKS AND RIVERS.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE
FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE
PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.

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