The rain that has been falling for the past couple days in Athens and northeast Georgia continues to come down, with a flood watch in effect through Friday evening.
From the National Weather Service...
FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... *
WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. *
WHERE...Portions of central Georgia, east central Georgia, north central Georgia, northeast Georgia, southeast Georgia 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 central Georgia, Emanuel, Glascock, Greene, Hancock, Jefferson, Johnson, Taliaferro, Treutlen, Warren, Washington and Wilkes. In north central Georgia, Barrow, Clayton, Dawson, DeKalb, Forsyth, Gwinnett, Hall, Henry, Lumpkin, Morgan, Newton, North Fulton, Rockdale and Walton. In northeast Georgia, Banks, Clarke, Jackson, Madison, Oconee, Oglethorpe and White. In southeast Georgia, Toombs. In west central Georgia, Macon, Marion, Schley, Stewart, Sumter, Taylor and Webster. *
WHEN...Through Friday evening. *
IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. *
ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Recent rainfall of 2 to 4 plus inches over the last 72 hours has saturated top soils and elevated streamflows. An additional 0.5 to 1.5 inches of rainfall is expected through Friday evening, although isolated greater rainfall totals are possible. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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