Flood Watch Issued for North, Central Georgia Tuesday

The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch for a vast majority of north and central Georgia, including the entirety of the metro Atlanta area.

According to the watch, which goes into effect at 1 p.m. Tuesday, unseasonably warm and moist conditions will cause “multiple rounds” of heavy rainfall which could deposit as much as five inches of rain through Friday morning.

Forecasters are especially concerned about rainfall Tuesday night into Wednesday, warning that creeks and rivers could flood their banks due to the extra precipitation.

The heavy rainfall is expected to cause sporadic flooding of streets, as well, the NWS says.

Even though the rains will dissipate by the weekend, the danger may not be over then. The NWS watch says, in part:

THIS IS A LONG-DURATION AND COMPLEX HEAVY RAIN EVENT. SOME RIVERS AND STREAMS MAY TAKE A COUPLE DAYS TO RESPOND AND FLOOD EVEN AFTER THE HEAVY RAIN ENDS...OTHERS MAY FLOOD MORE QUICKLY.

The NWS urges residents in the affected areas to continue watching local weather forecasts and be prepared to take action should flooding develop.

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