A flood watch is in effect for Cherokee, Forsyth, Paulding, Cobb, North Fulton, Gwinnett, Barrow, Clarke, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Wilkes, Douglas, South Fulton, Dekalb, Rockdale, Walton, Newton, Morgan, Greene, Taliaferro, Coweta, Fayette, Clayton, Spalding, Henry, Butts, Jasper, Putnam, Hancock, Warren, Lamar, Monroe, Jones, Baldwin, Washington, Glascock, Jefferson, Bibb, Twiggs, Wilkinson, Johnson, Emanuel, Houston, Bleckley, Laurens, Treutlen, Pulaski, Wilcox, Dodge, Telfair, Wheeler, Montgomery, and Toombs Counties through 8:00 am Saturday morning.
A tropical airmass will remain over Georgia through Friday night as an upper low pressure system remains anchored over the lower Mississippi valley.
Two to five inches of rain has already fallen over the past 24 hours over parts of eastern and north central Georgia. This has made the soil saturated. Additional heavy rain is likely over the same areas through Friday night with additional amounts of 2 to 4 inches possible through Friday night. Many creeks and streams are already near bank full...and the additional rainfall could push these creeks and streams over flood stage.
Do not drive your vehicle into areas where the water covers the roadway. The water depth may be too great to allow your car to cross safely. Vehicles caught in rising water should be abandoned quickly. If your vehicle stalls...abandon it and seek higher ground immediately. Rapidly rising water may engulf your vehicle and its occupants and sweep them away.
Localized flooding of low lying and poor drainage areas is expected. Secondary dirt roads may become impassable at times.
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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