National Weather Service Forecast for Lawrenceville and Gwinnett County
Georgia Drought MonitorThe Georgia Drought monitor is a subset of the United States Monitor, issued every Thursday morning, based on drought conditions the previous Tuesday. The map below shows the current drought level around the state, and the percent of Georgia land area in each drought level compared to the previous week. Read an explanation of the drought intensities and what they mean. |
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Georgia Hydrologic Information StatementThe Georgia Hydrologic Information statement is issued periodically by the Weather Service office in Peachtree City. It provides information on drought and potential flooding or excessive rain events. 158 FGUS72 KFFC 021949 ESFFFC GAC009-011-013-015-021-023-035-045-047-053-055-057-059-063-067- 077-079-081-083-085-089-091-093-097-107-111-113-115-117-121-123- 125-129-133-135-139-141-143-145-149-151-153-157-159-163-167-169- 171-175-187-193-195-197-199-207-209-211-213-215-217-219-221-223- 225-227-231-233-235-237-247-249-255-259-261-263-265-269-271-279- 281-283-285-289-291-293-295-297-301-303-307-309-311-313-315-317- 319-031000- HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 349 PM EDT THU MAY 2 2013 ...HEAVY RAIN AND FLOODING LIKELY THIS WEEKEND OVER NORTH AND WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA... .RAINFALL EXPECTED... PERIODS OF RAIN WILL DEVELOP OVER NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA ON FRIDAY NIGHT AND BECOME WIDESPREAD OVER THE STATE SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS CAN BE EXPECTED OVER NORTH AND PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA THIS WEEKEND. THE MAIN AREA OF CONCERN WILL BE MAINLY NORTH OF A LINE FROM NEAR LAGRANGE THROUGH FAYETTEVILLE AND COVINGTON TO COMER. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 1.5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER THE REMAINDER OF CENTRAL GEORGIA. .SYNOPSIS... A STRONG STORM SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE CENTRAL U.S. WILL DEEPEN AS IT MOVES EAST THIS WEEKEND. LOW LEVEL WINDS AHEAD OF THE ASSOCIATED WARM AND COLD FRONTS WILL PUMP VERY MOIST ATLANTIC AND GULF MOISTURE INTO GEORGIA. WIDESPREAD RAIN WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP FRIDAY NIGHT AND SPREAD OVER THE STATE THROUGH MONDAY. .PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS... DURING THE PAST 7 DAYS RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES OCCURRED OVER NORTH GEORGIA AND 1.5 TO 2.5 INCHES OVER PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA. ACCORDINGLY...THESE MOIST TO WET SOIL CONDITIONS WILL ALLOW ANY HEAVY RAIN TO QUICKLY RUN OFF INTO NEARBY STREAMS... CREEKS AND RIVERS. SEVERAL MAINSTEM CREEKS AND RIVERS IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA HAD MINOR FLOODING EARLIER THIS WEEK AND HAVE JUST GONE BELOW FLOOD STAGE. MOST STREAM AND RIVER LEVELS ARE FLOWING ABOVE NORMAL. .IMPACTS... AREAS OF FLASH FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE IF THE HEAVY RAIN REPEATEDLY MOVES OVER THE SAME AREA. ALSO...STORM DRAINS...DITCHES ...AND LOW LYING AREAS MAY BECOME QUICKLY CLOGGED WITH DEBRIS AND CAUSE EXTENSIVE STREET FLOODING. WIDESPREAD MINOR FLOODING OF THE LARGER CREEKS OR RIVERS IS MOST LIKELY TO DEVELOP WITH THE EXPECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS. HOWEVER...DUE TO THE PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS...ISOLATED SIGNIFICANT FLOODING MAY AFFECT FLOOD PRONE ROADS AND STRUCTURES NEARBY. THIS WILL BE POSSIBLE MAINLY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA ON CREEKS AND RIVERS THAT WERE IN FLOOD EARLIER THIS WEEK. THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER EVENT WILL BECOME MORE CERTAIN AS UPDATED INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. STAY ADVISED ON THIS SITUATION AND KNOW WHAT TO DO IF A WARNING IS ISSUED. FOR ADDITIONAL HYDROLOGIC INFORMATION...VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/ATLANTA. CLICK ON THE RIVERS AND LAKES TAB UNDER CURRENT WEATHER TO ACCESS THE LATEST RIVER STAGE AND PRECIPITATION INFORMATION. $$ 16 |