Flash Flood Watch

Locations Affected

Atlanta, GA ∙ Athens, GA ∙ Sandy Springs, GA ∙ Roswell, GA ∙ Johns Creek, GA ∙ Alpharetta, GA ∙ Marietta, GA ∙ Smyrna, GA ∙ Doraville, GA ∙ Big Creek, GA

Full Alert Message

Flood Watch National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 251 PM EST Tue Jan 14 2020 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... The Flash Flood Watch continues for * Portions of central Georgia...east central Georgia...north central Georgia...northeast Georgia...northwest Georgia and west central Georgia...including the following areas...in central Georgia...Butts...Jasper and Putnam. In east central Georgia...Greene...Taliaferro and Wilkes. In north central Georgia...Barrow...Cherokee...Clayton...Cobb...Dawson... DeKalb...Douglas...Fannin...Fayette...Forsyth...Gilmer... Gwinnett...Hall...Henry...Lumpkin...Morgan...Newton...North Fulton...Pickens...Rockdale...South Fulton...Union and Walton. In northeast Georgia...Banks...Clarke...Jackson...Madison... Oconee...Oglethorpe...Towns and White. In northwest Georgia... Bartow...Carroll...Catoosa...Chattooga...Dade...Floyd... Gordon...Haralson...Murray...Paulding...Polk...Walker and Whitfield. In west central Georgia...Coweta...Heard...Lamar... Meriwether...Pike...Spalding and Troup. * Through Wednesday morning * A frontal boundary will remain stalled across much of north Georgia bringing additional waves of moderate to locally heavy rainfall through Wednesday morning. Soils are already saturated and additional rainfall, even lighter amounts, will only exacerbate run off. An additional one half to one and a half inches of rain are expected within the watch area. Locally higher amounts will be possible, especially across the higher terrain of north Georgia. 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.

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