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FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
801 PM EDT THU JUL 23 2026
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DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS-
CHATTOOGA-GORDON-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE-FLOYD-BARTOW-CHEROKEE-
FORSYTH-HALL-BANKS-POLK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF DAHLONEGA, ROME, CUMMING, DAWSONVILLE,
BLAIRSVILLE, CHATSWORTH, FORT OGLETHORPE, GAINESVILLE, HOMER,
LAFAYETTE, DALTON, WOODSTOCK, BLUE RIDGE, HIAWASSEE, CARTERSVILLE,
ELLIJAY, TRENTON, SUMMERVILLE, CLEVELAND, JASPER, CEDARTOWN, AND
CALHOUN
801 PM EDT THU JUL 23 2026
..FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES TO BE
POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL, NORTHEAST, AND NORTHWEST
GEORGIA, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES, IN NORTH CENTRAL
GEORGIA, CHEROKEE, DAWSON, FANNIN, FORSYTH, GILMER, HALL, LUMPKIN,
PICKENS AND UNION. IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA, BANKS, TOWNS AND WHITE. IN
NORTHWEST GEORGIA, BARTOW, CATOOSA, CHATTOOGA, DADE, FLOYD, GORDON,
MURRAY, POLK, WALKER AND WHITFIELD.
* WHEN...THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS,
CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.
FLOODING MAY OCCUR IN POOR DRAINAGE AND URBAN AREAS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- REPEATED ROUNDS OF RAINFALL ALONG A STALLED FRONTAL BOUNDARY ARE
LIKELY THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY NIGHT. AN ANOMALOUSLY MOIST
ENVIRONMENT OVER GEORGIA WILL SUPPORT HIGH RAIN RATES AND
INCREASED CHANCES FOR FLASH FLOODING. WIDESPREAD RAINFALL OF 2 TO
4 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 5 INCHES
OR MORE. URBAN AREAS, AND AREAS WITH POOR DRAINAGE, WILL BE THE
MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLASH FLOODING.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
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