FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 628 PM EST MON DEC 14 2009
CRISP COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA
DOOLY COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA
CHATTAHOOCHEE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA
MACON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA
MARION COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA
SCHLEY COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA
STEWART COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA
SUMTER COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA
WEBSTER COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA
* UNTIL 630 PM EST TUESDAY
* AT 621 PM EST AN AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN OVER CENTRAL
GEORGIA. ANYWHERE FROM 0.5 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN OVER
THE PAST FEW HOURS. ADDITIONAL RAIN OF BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES CAN
BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE NIGHT...WITH LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS.
CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE ALREADY HIGH FROM PREVIOUS RAINFALL...AND
THIS ADDITIONAL RAIN WILL SEND MANY OF THEM OUT OF THEIR BANKS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODS. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT AT NIGHT TO TELL HOW MUCH
WATER IS ON ROADS. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF POSSIBLE AND HEED ALL
EVACUATION REQUESTS OR ORDERS FROM LOCAL OFFICIALS.
IF YOU SEE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...WAIT UNTIL AFTER THE STORM HAS
PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8
6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6.
LAT...LON 3180 8384 3190 8394 3187 8434 3195 8443
3191 8492 3199 8507 3216 8504 3226 8490
3236 8500 3255 8454 3255 8445 3243 8440
3237 8430 3240 8419 3251 8410 3251 8391
3243 8383 3229 8384 3229 8360 3181 8360
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FLOOD WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 1205 PM EST MON DEC 14 2009
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA.
* FROM 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING
* A WARM FRONT OVER SOUTH ALABAMA AND SOUTH GEORGIA WILL GRADUALLY
LIFT NORTH THROUGH TUESDAY IN ADVANCE OF AN APPROACHING COLD
FRONT. GULF MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO INTERACT WITH THE WARM
FRONT AND PRODUCE WIDESPREAD RAIN WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS
THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY. THE COLD FRONT WILL ENTER
GEORGIA TUESDAY MORNING AND MOVE ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL
GEORGIA BY TUESDAY EVENING...ENDING THE RAIN.
* RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS
POSSIBLE...ARE EXPECTED FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY. THE
AREA OF GREATEST RAINFALL POTENTIAL IS GENERALLY SOUTH OF A LINE
FROM COLUMBUS THROUGH PERRY TO SWAINSBORO.
WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES OCCURRED OVER THIS
SAME AREA DURING THE PAST 48 HOURS. CRISP COUNTY HAD AN AVERAGE
OF 5 INCHES WITH SIGNIFICANT FLOODING OF ROADS AND FORCING SOME
EVACUATIONS OF HOMES.
SOILS ARE SATURATED AND AVERAGE STREAM FLOWS ARE WELL ABOVE
NORMAL...WITH A FEW CREEKS AND RIVERS STILL IN MINOR FLOOD. THE
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL...OVER AN ALREADY SATURATED GROUND... WILL
PRODUCE AMPLE RUNOFF TO CAUSE RISES ON ALREADY SWOLLEN
CREEKS...STREAMS AND RIVERS. THEREFORE...THE EXPECTED RAINFALL
COULD RESULT IN ADDITIONAL WIDESPREAD MINOR TO ISOLATED MODERATE
FLOODING ACROSS MUCH OF THE WATCH AREA.
ALSO...WITH THE END OF AUTUMN...MOST OF THE LEAVES HAVE FALLEN.
THIS COULD LEAD TO STORM DRAINS BECOMING CLOGGED...RESULTING IN
STREET 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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