...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THURSDAY... [Counties Moved to Bottom] #GAWX #TroupWeather THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * NORTH GEORGIA AND PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA. * UNTIL 8 AM EDT THURSDAY * ADDITIONAL WAVES OF HEAVY RAIN ARE LIKELY TO MOVE THROUGH NORTH AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. HEAVY RAIN WEDNESDAY MORNING BROUGHT ANYWHERE FROM 3 TO 8 INCHES OF RAIN TO AREAS OF NORTH GEORGIA...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS UP 10 INCHES. ACROSS NORTHERN PORTIONS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA...SCATTERED AREAS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALSO OCCURRED. ADDITIONAL WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO AN INCH ARE LIKELY OVERNIGHT WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WITH SATURATED SOILS ALREADY IN PLACE...HEAVIER RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE A POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING. ADDITIONALLY...BECAUSE OF THE SATURATED SOILS...THERE IS ALSO A POTENTIAL FOR DOWNED TREES ACROSS THE AREA AND ISOLATED MUDSLIDES IN THE STEEPER TERRAIN OF NORTH GEORGIA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. [Counties] - DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS- CHATTOOGA-GORDON-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE-FLOYD-BARTOW- CHEROKEE-FORSYTH-HALL-BANKS-JACKSON-MADISON-POLK-PAULDING-COBB- NORTH FULTON-GWINNETT-BARROW-CLARKE-OCONEE-OGLETHORPE-WILKES- HARALSON-CARROLL-DOUGLAS-SOUTH FULTON-DEKALB-ROCKDALE-WALTON- NEWTON-MORGAN-GREENE-TALIAFERRO-HEARD-COWETA-FAYETTE-CLAYTON- SPALDING-HENRY-BUTTS-JASPER-PUTNAM-TROUP-MERIWETHER-PIKE-LAMAR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALHOUN...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND... ROME...CARTERSVILLE...GAINESVILLE...MARIETTA...ATLANTA... LAWRENCEVILLE...ATHENS...CARROLLTON...DOUGLASVILLE...EAST POINT... DECATUR...CONYERS...COVINGTON...NEWNAN...PEACHTREE CITY...GRIFFIN
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