UNDATED - The National Weather Service has expanded the area covered by the flash flood watch it issued Monday to include several more northeast Georgia counties.
In addition to Fannin, Gilmer, Union, Towns, Pickens, Dawson, Lumpkin, White, Forsyth, Hall, Banks, Jackson, Gwinnett and Barrow counties in northeast Georgia, the affected area now includes Habersham, Rabun, Stephens, Franklin, Hart, and Elbert.
The National Weather Service predicts rainfall could exceed two inches in some parts of North Georgia. Due to recent rains, officials said the ground is already saturated which could lead to some minor flooding.
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
434 PM EDT MON OCT 26 2009
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DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS-
CHATTOOGA-GORDON-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE-FLOYD-BARTOW-
CHEROKEE-FORSYTH-HALL-BANKS-JACKSON-MADISON-RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-POLK-PAULDING-COBB-
NORTH FULTON-GWINNETT-BARROW-CLARKE-OCONEE-OGLETHORPE-WILKES-
HARALSON-CARROLL-DOUGLAS-SOUTH FULTON-DEKALB-ROCKDALE-WALTON-
MORGAN-GREENE-TALIAFERRO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALHOUN...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND...
ROME...CARTERSVILLE...GAINESVILLE...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILL...TOCCOA...MARIETTA...ATLANTA...CARNESVILLE...ELBERTON...HARTWELL...
LAWRENCEVILLE...ATHENS...CARROLLTON...DOUGLASVILLE...EAST POINT...
DECATUR...CONYERS
434 PM EDT MON OCT 26 2009
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY
EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA...NORTH
CENTRAL GEORGIA...NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND NORTHWEST GEORGIA.
* FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING
* AN INTENSE UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH WILL SWEEP FROM THE SOUTH CENTRAL
U.S. INTO THE SOUTHEAST U.S. TUESDAY. DEEP GULF MOISTURE WILL
ACCOMPANY THIS SYSTEM AS IT MOVES THROUGH THE STATE. RAINFALL
AMOUNTS OF 1.5 TO 2.0 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF NORTH
GEORGIA DURING THE DAY TUESDAY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS MAY EXCEED 2.0
INCHES IN PARTS OF NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA. THE
HEAVIEST RAIN IS EXPECTED TO FALL FROM MID MORNING THROUGH EARLY
AFTERNOON...THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH FROM THE SOUTH DURING THE
AFTERNOON.
* THE GROUND ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA REMAINS SATURATED FROM RECENT
REPEATED HEAVY RAINFALL EVENTS. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL MAY RESULT
IN RENEWED CREEK AND STREAM FLOODING...AS WELL AS MINOR FLOODING
OF LOW-LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS. AT THIS TIME...A SIGNIFICANT
FLOOD EVENT IS NOT ANTICIPATED.
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.
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Posted: Monday, October 26th 2009 at 4:39pm
