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WGUS62 KTAE 221343
FFATAE
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
943 AM EDT FRI AUG 22 2025
GAZ125>131-147-148-230600-
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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
DOUGHERTY-LEE-WORTH-TURNER-TIFT-BEN HILL-IRWIN-COOK-BERRIEN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF EAST ALBANY, PALMYRA, PINE VALLEY, BOWENS
MILL, WALKER, BARNEYVILLE, MASSEE, BERRIEN CO A/P, WESTWOOD,
FITZGERALD, BANNOCKBURN, LACONTE, COTTLE, LOCKETT CROSSING,
SUNSWEET, PRETORIA, ALFORDS, FITZGERALD MUNICIPAL A/P, TIFTON,
WORTH, LEESBURG, RED ROCK, SYLVESTER, SYLVESTER AIRPORT,
IRWINVILLE, OCILLA, ISABELLA, ABBA, TURNER CITY, ASHBURN, CHULA,
ADEL, HARDING, GORDY, GREGGS, ALBANY, WEBER, NASHVILLE, HOBBY,
ASHTON, GAMMAGE, WATERLOO, COOK CO A/P, QUEENSLAND, SOUTHWEST GA
REGIONAL A/P, AND FORRESTER
943 AM EDT FRI AUG 22 2025
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
FRIDAY NIGHT ...
* WHAT...FLASH FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA, BEN
HILL, BERRIEN, COOK, DOUGHERTY, IRWIN, LEE, TIFT, TURNER AND WORTH.
* WHEN...FROM 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.
* IMPACTS...RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF
ROADS, CREEKS AND STREAMS AS WELL AS IMPACTING OTHER LOW-LYING AND
FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- A VERY MOIST ENVIRONMENT IS IN PLACE ACROSS THE REGION. LATE
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP AND PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WATCH
AREA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH
ISOLATED HEAVIER TOTALS TO NEAR 7 INCHES. THESE AMOUNTS COULD
CAUSE FLASH FLOODING.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLASH
FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE
PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.
GODSEY
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