Flood Watch until 07:00PM Saturday
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible.
* WHERE...Portions of north central, northeast, northwest, and west central Georgia, including the following areas, in north central Georgia, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Dawson, DeKalb, Douglas, Fannin, Fayette, Forsyth, Gilmer, Gwinnett, Hall, Lumpkin, North Fulton, Pickens, South Fulton and Union. In northeast Georgia, Banks, 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, Harris, Heard, Meriwether and Troup.
* WHEN...Through Saturday evening.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Several waves of showers and thunderstorms will impact much of north and central Georgia through early Sunday. Additional rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches are likely. Locally higher amounts in excess of 5 inches are possible, especially in thunderstorms or where storms repeatedly move. higher rainfall amounts are possible in thunderstorms and where storms repeatedly move. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
* AFFECTED AREAS: DADE ... WALKER ... CATOOSA ... WHITFIELD ... MURRAY ... FANNIN ... GILMER ... UNION ... TOWNS ... CHATTOOGA ... GORDON ... PICKENS ... DAWSON ... LUMPKIN ... WHITE ... FLOYD ... BARTOW ... CHEROKEE ... FORSYTH ... HALL ... BANKS ... POLK ... PAULDING ... COBB ... NORTH FULTON ... GWINNETT ... HARALSON ... CARROLL ... DOUGLAS ... SOUTH FULTON ... DEKALB ... HEARD ... COWETA ... FAYETTE ... CLAYTON ... TROUP ... MERIWETHER ... HARRIS
Instructions:
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
Meriwether County Sheriff's Office
17400 Roosevelt Highway
Greenville, GA 30222
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 706-672-4489
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP MERIWETHER 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