Full Notification

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a

* Flood Watch for portions of north central Georgia...northeast Georgia and northwest Georgia...including the following areas...in north central Georgia...Barrow...Cherokee... Clayton...Cobb...Dawson...DeKalb...Douglas...Fannin... Forsyth...Gilmer...Gwinnett...Hall...Lumpkin...North Fulton... Pickens...Rockdale...South Fulton...Union and Walton. In northeast Georgia...Banks...Clarke...Jackson...Madison... Oconee...Towns and White. In northwest Georgia...Bartow... Carroll...Catoosa...Chattooga...Dade...Floyd...Gordon... Haralson...Murray...Paulding...Polk...Walker and Whitfield.

* From Monday afternoon through Tuesday evening

* Several waves of moderate to heavy rain will be moving in Monday and persisting for much of the week. Through Tuesday evening, three to four inches of rain with locally higher amounts are possible. Flooding could also occur in low- lying areas, rivers, small creeks and streams, which could continue well after the rain ends.

* AFFECTED AREAS: CATOOSA ... BARROW ... DEKALB ... BANKS ... WALTON ... COBB ... DAWSON ... OCONEE ... DADE ... FLOYD ... FORSYTH ... FANNIN ... BARTOW ... GORDON ... DOUGLAS ... UNION ... CHATTOOGA ... HARALSON ... GILMER ... GWINNETT ... ROCKDALE ... NORTH FULTON ... WHITFIELD ... PAULDING ... MADISON ... JACKSON ... CLARKE ... HALL ... LUMPKIN ... WALKER ... WHITE ... TOWNS ... MURRAY ... POLK ... CARROLL ... PICKENS ... CHEROKEE ... SOUTH FULTON ... CLAYTON

Instructions:

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.