348 WGUS62 KFFC 100750 FFAFFC URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Flood Watch National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 350 AM EDT Wed Oct 10 2018 GAZ047-048-058-069-070-079-089-101600- /O.EXA.KFFC.FF.A.0007.181010T1800Z-181011T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Walton-Newton-Butts-Upson-Lamar-Talbot-Muscogee- Including the cities of Covington and Columbus 350 AM EDT Wed Oct 10 2018 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has expanded the * Flash Flood Watch to include portions of central Georgia... north central Georgia and west central Georgia...including the following areas...in central Georgia...Butts. In north central Georgia...Newton and Walton. In west central Georgia...Lamar... Muscogee...Talbot and Upson. * From 2 PM EDT this afternoon through Thursday afternoon * As the remnants of Hurricane Michael move across the southeast states, heavy rainfall will be possible across portions of central Georgia. Within the watch area, widespread rainfall amounts of 3 to 5 inches will be likely, with locally higher amounts possible. * Several creeks and rivers could rise out of their banks closing roads and impacting homes, businesses and farms. High water may not recede until well after the rain has ended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead to flash flooding. Flash flooding is a very dangerous situation. You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued. && $$ GAZ027-036>039-049>051-059>062-071>076-080>086-090>098-102>113- 101600- /O.CON.KFFC.FF.A.0007.181010T1800Z-181011T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Madison-Clarke-Oconee-Oglethorpe-Wilkes-Morgan-Greene-Taliaferro- Jasper-Putnam-Hancock-Warren-Monroe-Jones-Baldwin-Washington- Glascock-Jefferson-Taylor-Crawford-Bibb-Twiggs-Wilkinson-Johnson- Emanuel-Chattahoochee-Marion-Schley-Macon-Peach-Houston-Bleckley- Laurens-Treutlen-Stewart-Webster-Sumter-Dooly-Crisp-Pulaski- Wilcox-Dodge-Telfair-Wheeler-Montgomery-Toombs- Including the cities of Athens, Milledgeville, Macon, Swainsboro, Warner Robins, Dublin, Lumpkin, Americus, Cordele, and Vidalia 350 AM EDT Wed Oct 10 2018 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... The Flash Flood Watch continues for * 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...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...Morgan. In northeast Georgia...Clarke...Madison...Oconee and Oglethorpe. In southeast Georgia...Toombs. In west central Georgia... Chattahoochee...Macon...Marion...Schley...Stewart...Sumter... Taylor and Webster. * From 2 PM EDT this afternoon through Thursday afternoon * As the remnants of Hurricane Michael move across the southeast states, heavy rainfall will be possible across portions of central Georgia. Within the watch area, widespread rainfall amounts of 3 to 5 inches will be likely, with locally higher amounts possible. * Several creeks and rivers could rise out of their banks closing roads and impacting homes, businesses and farms. High water may not recede until well after the rain has ended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead to flash flooding. Flash flooding is a very dangerous situation. You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued. && $$