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Flood Watch issued September 25 at 1:24PM EDT until September 27 at 2:00PM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to bepossible.* WHERE...Portions of central, east central, north central,northeast, northwest, southeast, and west central Georgia,including the following areas, in central Georgia, Baldwin, Bibb,Bleckley, Butts, Crawford, Crisp, Dodge, Dooly, Houston, Jasper,Jones, Laurens, Monroe, Montgomery, Peach, Pulaski, Putnam,Telfair, Twiggs, Wheeler, Wilcox and Wilkinson. In east centralGeorgia, Emanuel, Glascock, Greene, Hancock, Jefferson, Johnson,Taliaferro, Treutlen, Warren, Washington and Wilkes. In northcentral Georgia, Barrow, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Dawson, DeKalb,Douglas, Fannin, Fayette, Forsyth, Gilmer, Gwinnett, Hall, Henry,Lumpkin, Morgan, Newton, North Fulton, Pickens, Rockdale, SouthFulton, Union and Walton. In northeast Georgia, Banks, Clarke,Jackson, Madison, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Towns and White. Innorthwest Georgia, Bartow, Carroll, Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade,Floyd, Gordon, Haralson, Murray, Paulding, Polk, Walker andWhitfield. In southeast Georgia, Toombs. In west central Georgia,Chattahoochee, Coweta, Harris, Heard, Lamar, Macon, Marion,Meriwether, Muscogee, Pike, Schley, Spalding, Stewart, Sumter,Talbot, Taylor, Troup, Upson and Webster.* WHEN...Through Friday afternoon.* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in significant flooding ofrivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-pronelocations. Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks.Substantial flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas.* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...- Areas of heavy rainfall will continue across much of northand portions of central Georgia through tonight which willlikely lead to areas of flash flooding. Additional widespreadtorrential rainfall is expected to overspread the areaThursday into Thursday night as Hurricane Helene approaches.Storm total rainfall of 4 to 10 inches with locally higheramounts over 12 inches are expected through Friday.Widespread flooding is expected with significant flashflooding and moderate to major river flooding possible.- 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.

National Weather Service