Full Notification

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a

* Flash Flood Watch for portions of north central Georgia, northwest Georgia and west central Georgia, including the following areas, in north central Georgia, Cherokee, Cobb, Douglas, Fayette, Gilmer, North Fulton, Pickens and South Fulton. In northwest Georgia, Bartow, Carroll, Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Floyd, Gordon, Haralson, Murray, Paulding, Polk, Walker and Whitfield. In west central Georgia, Chattahoochee, Coweta, Harris, Heard, Marion, Meriwether, Muscogee, Stewart, Talbot, Troup and Webster.

* From late tonight through Monday morning.

* Multiple rounds of heavy showers and isolated thunderstorms are possible today and tonight. Widespread rainfall totals within the watch of one to two inches are possible. Locally higher amounts up to three inches area possible, especially across the higher terrain of northwest Georgia and metro Atlanta. This rain will fall onto already wet ground resulting in the potential for flash flooding and quick rises on rivers and creeks. Additional heavy rainfall is possible on Monday and the Flash Flood Watch may have to be expanded in time and area.

* AFFECTED AREAS: DADE ... WALKER ... CATOOSA ... WHITFIELD ... MURRAY ... GILMER ... CHATTOOGA ... GORDON ... PICKENS ... FLOYD ... BARTOW ... CHEROKEE ... POLK ... PAULDING ... COBB ... NORTH FULTON ... HARALSON ... CARROLL ... DOUGLAS ... SOUTH FULTON ... HEARD ... COWETA ... FAYETTE ... TROUP ... MERIWETHER ... HARRIS ... TALBOT ... MUSCOGEE ... CHATTAHOOCHEE ... MARION ... STEWART ... WEBSTER

Instructions:

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