Full Notification

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a

* Flood Watch for portions of north central Georgia...northeast Georgia...northwest Georgia and west central Georgia... including the following areas...in north central Georgia... Barrow...Cherokee...Clayton...Cobb...Dawson...DeKalb... Douglas...Fannin...Fayette...Forsyth...Gilmer...Gwinnett... Hall...Henry...Lumpkin...Newton...North Fulton...Pickens... Rockdale...South Fulton...Union and Walton. In northeast Georgia...Banks...Jackson...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... Meriwether...Pike...Spalding and Troup.

* Through Wednesday morning

* Several weak surface lows moving across the area through Wednesday morning will bring periods of heavy rain throughout the period. Within the watch area rainfall amounts of 2 3 inches will be likely with locally highers amounts possible.

* 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.

* AFFECTED AREAS: CATOOSA ... CARROLL ... BANKS ... GORDON ... BARROW ... WALTON ... DAWSON ... COBB ... FLOYD ... FAYETTE ... DADE ... PAULDING ... COWETA ... FORSYTH ... FANNIN ... DE KALB ... TROUP ... SPALDING ... DOUGLAS ... UNION ... GILMER ... CHATTOOGA ... HENRY ... PIKE ... ROCKDALE ... NORTH FULTON ... HARALSON ... JACKSON ... WALKER ... WHITFIELD ... LUMPKIN ... MURRAY ... HALL ... NEWTON ... HEARD ... WHITE ... BARTOW ... GWINNETT ... CHEROKEE ... CLAYTON ... SOUTH FULTON ... PICKENS ... TOWNS ... MERIWETHER ... POLK

Instructions:

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.