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Flood Watch for Harris County, Georgia
Flood Watch issued February 26 at 4:25AM EST until February 26 at 7:00PM EST by NWS
Effective: Tuesday, February 26, 2013 at 4:25 a.m.
Expires: Tuesday, February 26, 2013 at 7 p.m.
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* PORTIONS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA...EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA...SOUTHEAST
GEORGIA AND WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA.
* THROUGH THIS EVENING
* A LARGE AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
CONTINUES MOVING ACROSS CENTRAL GEORGIA EARLY THIS MORNING.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES HAVE FALLEN ACROSS THE AREA
MONDAY THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 1.5 INCHES OF
RAIN IS EXPECTED BEFORE THE WIDESPREAD RAIN ENDS LATER THIS
AFTERNOON. THIS ROUND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN HAS COME CLOSELY ON
THE HEELS OF THIS PAST WEEKENDS HEAVY RAINS WHICH HAVE LEFT SOILS
SATURATED AND RIVERS AND STREAMS ALREADY RUNNING HIGH.
* WIDESPREAD PONDING OF WATER AND FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS WILL
CONTINUE WITH RISING WATER AND FLOODING OF LARGER STREAMS AND
RIVERS DEVELOPING OR CONTINUING. ALSO...STORM DRAINS...DITCHES...
AND LOW LYING AREAS MAY BECOME QUICKLY CLOGGED WITH DEBRIS AND
CAUSE EXTENSIVE STREET FLOODING.