Full Notification

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.

* WHERE...Portions of northeast Georgia, including the following areas, Franklin, Habersham, Hart, Rabun and Stephens, western North Carolina, including the following areas, Eastern Polk, Henderson, Macon, Polk Mountains, Southern Jackson and Transylvania, and upstate South Carolina, including the following areas, Anderson, Central Greenville, Greater Oconee, Greater Pickens, Greenville Mountains, Northern Spartanburg, Oconee Mountains, Pickens Mountains, Southern Greenville and Southern Spartanburg.

* WHEN...From this evening through Saturday evening.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - A warm front and wedge of high pressure will interact to produce heavy rainfall at times tonight and Saturday. Totals of 2 to 3 inches are possible in urban areas of western Upstate South Carolina and southern mountains of North Carolina, with totals of 3 to 4 inches possible along south- facing mountain ridges. Soils remain very wet following multiple rain events in the past week, and cannot absorb much additional rainfall. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

* AFFECTED AREAS: RABUN ... HABERSHAM ... STEPHENS ... FRANKLIN ... HART ... MACON ... SOUTHERN JACKSON ... TRANSYLVANIA ... HENDERSON ... POLK MOUNTAINS ... EASTERN POLK ... ANDERSON ... OCONEE MOUNTAINS ... PICKENS MOUNTAINS ... GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS ... GREATER OCONEE ... GREATER PICKENS ... CENTRAL GREENVILLE ... SOUTHERN GREENVILLE ... NORTHERN SPARTANBURG ... SOUTHERN SPARTANBURG

Instructions:

A Flood Watch means there is a potential for flooding based on current forecasts. Please monitor the latest forecasts and be alert for possible Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop.