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« on: October 04, 2009, 04:17:34 PM »Quote
FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR NORTH GEORGIA UNTIL MONDAY EVENING
October is usually the driest and foggiest month of the year for us, but we could be seeing our monthly average rainfall in a matter of the next 36 hours. This will disrupt the cleaning process that is taking place right now from the destructive flooding from last month.
Flood Watch
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
348 PM EDT SUN OCT 4 2009
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CHEROKEE-FORSYTH-HALL-BANKS-JACKSON-MADISON-POLK-PAULDING-COBB-
NORTH FULTON-GWINNETT-BARROW-CLARKE-OCONEE-OGLETHORPE-WILKES-
HARALSON-CARROLL-DOUGLAS-SOUTH FULTON-DEKALB-ROCKDALE-WALTON-
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INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALHOUN...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND...
ROME...CARTERSVILLE...GAINESVILLE...MARIETTA...ATLANTA...
LAWRENCEVILLE...ATHENS...CARROLLTON...DOUGLASVILLE...EAST POINT...
DECATUR...CONYERS...COVINGTON...NEWNAN...PEACHTREE CITY...
GRIFFIN...MILLEDGEVILLE
348 PM EDT SUN OCT 4 2009
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...
THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* PORTIONS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA...EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA...NORTH
CENTRAL GEORGIA...NORTHEAST GEORGIA...NORTHWEST GEORGIA AND
WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA.
* FROM 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING
* LOW PRESSURE IS DEVELOPING ALONG A STATIONARY FRONT OVER THE
NORTH GULF COAST. THIS AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE EAST ALONG
THE FRONT PULLING GULF MOISTURE NORTHWARD OVER NORTH AND CENTRAL
GEORGIA BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO MONDAY. SOME OF THE
RAIN WILL BE HEAVY WITH RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES LIKELY
GENERALLY NORTH OF A LINE FROM HAMILTON...TO FORSYTH...TO
WARRENTON.
* SOILS REMAIN SATURATED OVER PARTS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL
GEORGIA. THE RAINFALL TONIGHT AND MONDAY WILL QUICKLY RUN OFF
INTO CREEKS AND STREAMS LEADING TO RISES WHICH COULD FLOOD
ROADS AND SOME HOMES AND BUSINESSES.
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.