HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK
Warning Issue Date: 354 AM EST MON NOV 30 2009
HEAVY RAIN POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA
LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE NORTHWEST GULF
OF MEXICO TODAY...THEN MOVE NORTHEAST INTO SOUTHERN ALABAMA BY EARLY
WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE STORM WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN AS IT
TRACKS ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON...THEN INTO THE OHIO VALLEY BY THURSDAY MORNING. THIS
SCENARIO WILL ALLOW ABUNDANT GULF MOISTURE TO INCREASE OVER
GEORGIA LATE TONIGHT WITH A WARM FRONT PUSHING NORTH THROUGH THE
STATE ON WEDNESDAY.
AT THIS TIME...PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN ARE LIKELY ALONG AND AHEAD
OF THE WARM FRONT. WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES
WILL BE POSSIBLE BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA...THEN
SPREADING INTO CENTRAL AND NORTH GEORGIA WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY
NIGHT. ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 4 INCHES OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE...BUT
MAINLY IN WEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA. THE AREA OF GREATEST
RAINFALL POTENTIAL WILL BE GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF A CARROLLTON
TO CLEVELAND LINE. 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 MINOR FLOODING OF CREEKS AND RIVERS. HOWEVER...THIS
WEATHER SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE QUICKLY ENOUGH TO PREVENT A
PROLONGED PERIOD OF HEAVY RAIN. CONSEQUENTLY...SIGNIFICANT
FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. A FLOOD WATCH WILL LIKELY
BE ISSUED LATER TODAY UNLESS CONDITIONS CHANGE.
RESIDENTS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA CAN KEEP UP TO DATE ON THE
LATEST FLOOD THREAT INFORMATION BY VISITING OUR WEBSITE AT
WEATHER.GOV AND CLICKING ON GEORGIA...OR STAY TUNED TO YOUR NOAA
WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS.
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