It has been raining for entirely too long. Yesterday and today have been THE WORST. Usually I like rain...but this...this is over kill. Here's a snippet of how much has actually fallen in the last 24 hours...
NORTHWEST GEORGIA AND WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA.
* THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING * ABUNDANT MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AND INTO TUESDAY. WEAK DISTURBANCES IN THE SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE NUMEROUS TO OCCASIONAL HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
* RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 9 TO 15 INCHES HAVE FALLEN OVER AREAS OF NORTH GEORGIA DURING THE LAST 24 HOURS... WITH LESSER AMOUNTS OVER CENTRAL GEORGIA. THIS HAS SATURATED THE SOILS IN MANY LOCATIONS. ADDITIONAL HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE LOCAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 5 INCHES THROUGH TONIGHT.
THIS WILL CAUSE OR CONTINUE FLOODING OR FLASH FLOODING PROBLEMS ON CREEKS AND RIVERS THAT ARE ALREADY NEAR OR EXCEEDING BANKFULL OR ARE ALREADY FLOODING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING OR FLASH FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS... ESPECIALLY ALONG STREAMS... CREEKS AND RIVERS.
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I'm so jealous! Be glad - you're in a drought after all. And it's not like you're going anywhere, ha ha!
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