Full Notification

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a

* Flash Flood Watch for portions of central Georgia, north central Georgia, northwest Georgia and west central Georgia, including the following areas, in central Georgia, Bibb, Butts, Crawford, Jasper, Jones, Monroe and Peach. In north central Georgia, Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Gwinnett, Henry, Newton, North Fulton, Rockdale, South Fulton and Walton. In northwest Georgia, Carroll, Haralson, Paulding and Polk. In west central Georgia, Chattahoochee, Coweta, Harris, Heard, Lamar, Macon, Marion, Meriwether, Muscogee, Pike, Schley, Spalding, Stewart, Talbot, Taylor, Troup, Upson and Webster.

* From Saturday afternoon through Sunday evening.

* A tropical low pressure system will bring heavy rainfall to portions of Georgia Saturday and Sunday. Rainfall totals of 3 to 5 inches are expected over the watch area, with higher amounts to 6 inches possible over portions of western Georgia. Quickly accumulating rainfall will easily allow for efficient runoff and increase flash flooding potential.

* Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks and inundate fields, roads, businesses and other property. Street flooding could also lead to road closures.

* AFFECTED AREAS: POLK ... PAULDING ... COBB ... NORTH FULTON ... GWINNETT ... HARALSON ... CARROLL ... DOUGLAS ... SOUTH FULTON ... DEKALB ... ROCKDALE ... WALTON ... NEWTON ... HEARD ... COWETA ... FAYETTE ... CLAYTON ... SPALDING ... HENRY ... BUTTS ... JASPER ... TROUP ... MERIWETHER ... PIKE ... UPSON ... LAMAR ... MONROE ... JONES ... HARRIS ... TALBOT ... TAYLOR ... CRAWFORD ... BIBB ... MUSCOGEE ... CHATTAHOOCHEE ... MARION ... SCHLEY ... MACON ... PEACH ... STEWART ... WEBSTER

Instructions:

You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.