THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WATCH
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 400 AM EDT (300 AM CDT) TUESDAY MORNING FOR THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES.
IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...
COFFEE...DALE...GENEVA...HENRY AND HOUSTON.
IN SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...
BAKER...BEN HILL...BERRIEN...BROOKS...CALHOUN...CLAY...COLQUITT...
COOK...DECATUR...DOUGHERTY...EARLY...GRADY...IRWIN...LANIER...LEE...
LOWNDES...MILLER...MITCHELL...QUITMAN...RANDOLPH...SEMINOLE...
TERRELL...THOMAS...TIFT...TURNER AND WORTH.
IN NORTH FLORIDA...
BAY...CALHOUN...DIXIE...FRANKLIN...GADSDEN...GULF...HOLMES...
JACKSON...JEFFERSON...LAFAYETTE...LEON...LIBERTY...MADISON...
TAYLOR...WAKULLA...WALTON AND WASHINGTON.
A TROPICAL DISTURBANCE IN THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO WILL MOVE SLOWLY
NORTH...BRINGING ABUNDANT RAINFALL TO THE AREA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING WILL AVERAGE 1 TO 2 INCHES...BUT A FEW AREAS
COULD RECEIVE 3 TO 5 INCHES. THE MAIN FLOOD THREAT DURING THIS EVENT
WILL BE FOR URBAN AREAS. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL WHEN
DRIVING DURING HEAVY RAINS.
A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS...CREEKS...AND
OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. PEOPLE IN THE
WATCH AREA SHOULD KEEP AN EYE ON THE WEATHER AND BE PREPARED FOR
IMMEDIATE ACTION SHOULD HEAVY RAINS AND FLOODING OCCUR OR A FLOOD
WARNING BE ISSUED.
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9-FOURNIER