FLOOD WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 1246 AM EST TUE DEC 01 2009
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* PORTIONS OF NORTH GEORGIA AND MOST OF CENTRAL GEORGIA.
* THROUGH THIS EVENING
* A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ALONG THE CENTRAL GULF COAST CONTINUES TO
ORGANIZE AND STRENGTHEN THIS MORNING. THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO
MOVE INTO SOUTH ALABAMA EARLY THIS MORNING... THEN CONTINUE
TRACKING NORTHEAST ACROSS CENTRAL TENNESSEE BY LATE THIS
AFTERNOON. THIS TRACK WILL ALLOW ABUNDANT GULF MOISTURE AND
WIDESPREAD RAIN TO SPREAD OVER THE STATE AS A WARM FRONT PUSHES
NORTHWARD TODAY.
PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN ARE LIKELY ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE WARM
FRONT. WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE
LIKELY...BEGINNING EARLY THIS MORNING AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON. ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 4 INCHES OR MORE ARE
POSSIBLE...BUT MAINLY IN WEST CENTRAL AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. THE
AREA OF GREATEST RAINFALL POTENTIAL WILL BE GENERALLY FROM
CARROLLTON TO CLEVELAND TO LOUISVILLE TO ABBEVILLE. THIS WILL
INCLUDE THE MAJOR METRO CITIES OF ATLANTA...ATHENS...MACON AND
COLUMBUS. ELSEWHERE... RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES CAN BE
EXPECTED.
WHILE THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY SIGNIFICANT RAIN OVER NORTH AND
CENTRAL GEORGIA FOR OVER A WEEK...SOIL MOISTURE AND AVERAGE
STREAM FLOWS REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL. THE PROJECTED RAINFALL AMOUNTS
MAY RESULT IN WIDESPREAD MINOR TO ISOLATED MODERATE FLOODING OF
CREEKS AND RIVERS IN THE WATCH AREA. HOWEVER...THIS STORM SYSTEM
IS EXPECTED TO MOVE QUICKLY ENOUGH TO PREVENT A PROLONGED PERIOD
OF HEAVY RAIN. CONSEQUENTLY...NO MAJOR FLOODING IS EXPECTED AT
THIS TIME.
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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WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 123 AM EST TUE DEC 01 2009
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING...
A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR
MOST OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA.
STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF NORTH AND CENTRAL
GEORGIA TODAY AS STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER SOUTH LOUISIANA
EARLY THIS MORNING DEEPENS...AND MOVES NORTHEAST ACROSS ALABAMA
AND INTO CENTRAL TENNESSEE TODAY. SOUTHEAST WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH
WITH GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO
SUBSIDE AFTER SUNSET THIS EVENING.
.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST
20 MPH...OR GUSTS TO 35 MPH OR STRONGER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
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