…FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS NORTH GEORGIA AND MOST OF CENTRAL GEORGIA.
* FROM 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING
* A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN THE WEST GULF OF MEXICO CONTINUED TO ORGANIZE AND STRENGTHEN THIS AFTERNOON. THE STORM WILL MOVE TO SOUTH ALABAMA BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE STORM WILL DEEPEN AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST TO THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THIS SCENARIO WILL ALLOW ABUNDANT GULF MOISTURE TO INCREASE OVER GEORGIA LATE TONIGHT WITH A WARM FRONT PUSHING NORTH THROUGH THE STATE ON WEDNESDAY.
PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN ARE LIKELY ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE WARM FRONT. WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE LIKELY…BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA…THEN SPREADING INTO CENTRAL AND NORTH GEORGIA WEDNESDAY. ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 4 INCHES OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE…BUT MAINLY IN WEST CENTRAL AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. THE AREA OF GREATEST RAINFALL POTENTIAL WILL BE GENERALLY FROM CARROLLTON TO CLEVELAND TO LOUISVILLE TO ABBEVILLE. THIS WILL INCLUDE THE MAJOR METRO CITIES OF ATLANTA…ATHENS…MACON AND COLUMBUS. ELSEWHERE… RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED.
WHILE THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY SIGNIFICANT RAIN OVER NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA FOR OVER A WEEK…SOIL MOISTURE AND AVERAGE STREAM FLOWS REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL. THE PROJECTED RAINFALL AMOUNTS MAY RESULT IN WIDESPREAD MINOR TO ISOLATED MODERATE FLOODING OF CREEKS AND RIVERS IN THE WATCH AREA. HOWEVER…THIS STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE QUICKLY ENOUGH TO PREVENT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF HEAVY RAIN. CONSEQUENTLY…NO MAJOR FLOODING IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS.
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.