Flash Flood Watch until 07:00AM Friday 
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Flash Flood Watch for much of north and central Georgia.
* From 7 PM EST this evening through Friday morning
* Widespread rainfall will spread across the area beginning tonight and will shift southeastward through the day Thursday. Rainfall totals of 1 to 2 inches with locally higher amounts over 2 inches are expected. Previous rounds of rainfall have kept soils wet and saturated which will more easily allow for runoff and potential flash flooding.
* Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks and inundate fields, roads, businesses and other property. Roads may be closed.
* AFFECTED AREAS: OCONEE ... MARION ... TREUTLEN ... SUMTER ... SOUTH FULTON ... MONROE ... HARRIS ... WHEELER ... BANKS ... TALIAFERRO ... BUTTS ... JOHNSON ... WHITFIELD ... PAULDING ... OGLETHORPE ... SCHLEY ... DOOLY ... CHATTOOGA ... DEKALB ... JONES ... MONTGOMERY ... TALBOT ... JACKSON ... HEARD ... JASPER ... EMANUEL ... MURRAY ... COBB ... WILKES ... TROUP ... CRISP ... MACON ... GORDON ... FLOYD ... ROCKDALE ... TOOMBS ... BALDWIN ... COWETA ... TAYLOR ... FANNIN ... NORTH FULTON ... PUTNAM ... MERIWETHER ... PEACH ... PULASKI ... PICKENS ... WALTON ... WASHINGTON ... BARTOW ... MADISON ... FAYETTE ... CRAWFORD ... GILMER ... GWINNETT ... HANCOCK ... PIKE ... HOUSTON ... DAWSON ... WILCOX ... HARALSON ... NEWTON ... GLASCOCK ... CHEROKEE ... CLAYTON ... BIBB ... MUSCOGEE ... DADE ... UNION ... BARROW ... WARREN ... STEWART ... UPSON ... BLECKLEY ... DODGE ... LUMPKIN ... CARROLL ... MORGAN ... JEFFERSON ... FORSYTH ... SPALDING ... TWIGGS ... WALKER ... TOWNS ... CLARKE ... CHATTAHOOCHEE ... WEBSTER ... LAURENS ... WHITE ... DOUGLAS ... LAMAR ... TELFAIR ... HALL ... GREENE ... HENRY ... WILKINSON ... CATOOSA ... POLK
Instructions:
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.
Address/Location
Meriwether County Sheriff's Office
17400 Roosevelt Highway
Greenville, GA 30222
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 706-672-4489