Flood watch will remain in effect through Wed. morning

UNDATED - The National Weather Service has posted a flood watch for much of North Georgia through 7:00 a.m. Wednesday.

The content of the watch is as follows:

* WIDESPREAD RAIN WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO OCCUR OVER THE WATCH AREA. 3 TO 4 INCHES HAVE ALREADY FALLEN ACROSS EXTREME NORTHWEST GEORGIA... WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES ELSEWHERE. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR POTENTIAL STORM TOTALS OF 4 TO 5 INCHES.

* SOILS ARE WET IN NORTH GEORGIA DUE TO RECENT RAINFALL. THIS WILL HELP IN PRODUCING RUNOFF AS THE RAINFALL AMOUNTS CONTINUE TO ACCUMULATE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. MOSTLY MINOR FLOODING OF SMALLER CREEKS... STREAMS... AND LOW- LYING FLOOD PRONE AREAS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH SOME MODERATE FLOODING IN LOCALIZED AREAS. LOOKOUT CREEK... WEST CHICKAMAUGA CREEK... SOUTH CHICKAMAUGA CREEK... COAHULLA CREEK AND THE CONASAUGA RIVER SHOULD BE MONITORED CLOSELY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS.

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.

Counties in the watch area include:

Dade, Walker, Catoosa, Whitfield, Murray, Fannin, Gilmer, Union, Towns, Chattooga, Gordon, Pickens, Dawson, Lumpkin, White, Floyd, Bartow, Cherokee, Forsyth, Hall, Banks, Jackson, Polk, Paulding, Cobb, North Fulton, Gwinnett, Barrow, Haralson, Carroll, Douglas, South Fulton, DeKalb.