Heavy Rains, Flash Flood Watch Expected For Georgia, Next 2 Days

NORTH CENTRAL GA — A flash flood watch is in effect from Wednesday morning through Thursday evening for much of Georgia, including the metro-Atlanta area, according to the National Weather Service in Peachtree City. Local creeks and rivers could rise out of their banks closing roads and impacting homes, businesses and farms.

In north central Georgia this includes: 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 northwest Georgia this includes: Bartow, Carroll, Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Floyd, Gordon, Haralson, Murray, Paulding, Polk, Walker and Whitfield.

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Periods of heavy rainfall are likely Wednesday and Thursday as deep tropical moisture from the Gulf of Mexico streams northward across much of Georgia. On average, two to four inches of rainfall is expected within the watch area. However, locally higher amounts around five inches are possible across the higher
terrain of north Georgia.

Several creeks and rivers could rise out of their banks closing roads and impacting homes, businesses and farms. High water may not recede until well after the rain has ended.

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.

Graphic courtesy National Weather Service