FLOOD WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 232 PM EST WED DEC 16 2009
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.
* FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING
* WIDESPREAD RAINS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE WATCH AREA
LATE TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. RAINFALL AMOUNTS
DURING THIS EVENT WILL AVERAGE BETWEEN 2 AND 3 INCHES WITH
LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. THE GROUND IN THESE AREAS IS
NEARLY SATURATED. IN ADDITION...MINOR FLOODING IS ALREADY
OCCURRING ALONG PORTIONS OF THE ALTAMAHA RIVER.
* ADDITIONAL FLOODING NEAR THE ALTAMAHA RIVER IS POSSIBLE ALONG
WITH LOW-LAND FLOODING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS.
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.
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CARROLL
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