Weather Alert: Flooding Rain Possible in Storms

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued the following weather advisory for parts of Douglas, Paulding and Carroll counties:

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA

710 PM EDT TUE SEP 29 2015

SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN COBB, SOUTHEASTERN PAULDING, CARROLL AND WESTERN DOUGLAS COUNTIES UNTIL 800 PM EDT

AT 710 PM EDT, A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS EXTENDING FROM NEAR HIRAM TO NEAR CARROLLTON AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH.

HAZARD...HEAVY RAIN.

IMPACT...LOCALIZED FLOODING IN LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS IS LIKELY. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND BE PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE LOSS OF CONTROL DUE TO HYDROPLANING. WHEN WATER COVERS THE ROAD...REMEMBER TO TURN AROUND DON`T DROWN.

SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE MARIETTA, DOUGLASVILLE, CARROLLTON, DALLAS, VILLA RICA, POWDER SPRINGS, AUSTELL, TEMPLE, HIRAM, BOWDON, MOUNT ZION, ROOPVILLE, FAIR OAKS, LITHIA SPRINGS, JIM R MILLER PARK, NEW GEORGIA, ABILENE, LAKE VAL-DO-MAR, CLEM AND LOWELL.