Flood Watch until 08:00PM Thursday
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .Widespread light to moderate showers with embedded heavier rain will persist across the southwest-facing slopes of the southern and southwestern NC mountains and the northeast GA mountains through the night. More rain will cross the area on Thursday with the passage of a cold front. The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a
* Flood Watch for portions of northeast Georgia and western North Carolina, including the following areas, in northeast Georgia, Habersham and Rabun. In western North Carolina, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Macon, Northern Jackson, Southern Jackson, Swain, and Transylvania.
* through early Thursday evening
* Rounds of moderate to heavy rainfall across the southern and western North Carolina mountains and the northeast Georgia mountains tonight through Thursday afternoon. Rainfall totals of 2 to 4 inches are expected in addition to what has fallen earlier today, with locally higher amounts possible. This could lead to flooding on area creeks, streams and rivers, as well as roadways and low-lying areas.
* AFFECTED AREAS: TRANSYLVANIA ... NORTHERN JACKSON ... HABERSHAM ... HENDERSON ... HAYWOOD ... GRAHAM ... MACON ... SOUTHERN JACKSON ... SWAIN ... RABUN
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.
Address/Location
City of Cornelia
181 Larkin St
Cornelia, GA 30531
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 706-778-8585
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP CORNELIA followed by your message, to 888777
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Future - Responsive action SHOULD be taken in the near future
- Certainty:
- Possible (p <= ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Flood Watch