-National Weather Service-
A Flood Watch is in effect from Wednesday afternoon through Thursday morning.
Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Flooding may also occur in poor drainage and urban areas.
Multiple rounds of rainfall are expected to move across portions of north and central Georgia from Wednesday afternoon through Thursday morning as a slow-moving frontal boundary pushes across the area.
Widespread rainfall amounts of 1.5-2.5″ are likely, with locally higher amounts of 4″ or more possible.
Convective rainfall (showers and thunderstorms) may repeatedly train over areas and have locally high enough rainfall rates to induce flash flooding in poor drainage and urban areas, as well as creeks and streams prone to flash flooding. Main-stem river flooding is not anticipated, given the ongoing drought and low base state that these rivers are starting from.
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.
The National Weather Service says that widespread thunderstorms are expected today into Thursday.
The severe weather threat is a 2 out of 5.
Damaging winds, hail, and even a tornado cannot be ruled out.
