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Flood Watch issued September 24 at 2:46AM EDT until September 27 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall due to a tropicalsystem.* WHERE...Portions of southeast Alabama, including the followingareas, Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry and Houston, Florida, includingthe following areas, Calhoun, Central Walton, Coastal Bay, CoastalDixie, Coastal Franklin, Coastal Gulf, Coastal Jefferson, CoastalTaylor, Coastal Wakulla, Gadsden, Holmes, Inland Bay, InlandDixie, Inland Franklin, Inland Gulf, Inland Jefferson, InlandTaylor, Inland Wakulla, Jackson, Lafayette, Leon, Liberty,Madison, North Walton, South Walton and Washington, and Georgia,including the following areas, Baker, Ben Hill, Berrien, Brooks,Calhoun, Clay, Colquitt, Cook, Decatur, Dougherty, Early, Grady,Irwin, Lanier, Lee, Lowndes, Miller, Mitchell, Quitman, Randolph,Seminole, Terrell, Thomas, Tift, Turner and Worth.* WHEN...From Wednesday evening through Friday morning.* IMPACTS...Excessive rainfall due to a tropical system will likelyresult in areas of flash flooding some of which could be locallyconsiderable across portions of the watch area.* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...- As Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine approaches the forecastarea later this week, widespread moderate to heavy rain isexpected across southeast Alabama, southwest Georgia, and theFlorida Panhandle and Big Bend. The current forecast callsfor 3 to 6 inches of rain likely across the area withlocalized totals as high as 10 inches possible acrossportions of the Florida Big Bend. This could lead to someflash flooding, some of which could be locally considerable.Antecedent conditions are rather wet along and west of theApalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint (ACF) River system. Farthereast, rainfall has generally been near or below normal. Giventhe saturated soils over the western areas, these areas maybe more susceptible to flash flooding. Urban and poordrainage areas would also be susceptible.- http://www.weather.gov/safety/floodYou should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible FloodWarnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be preparedto take action should flooding develop.

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