The Georgia Drought Information system is issued twice a month by the Weather Service office in Peachtree City. It details the current drought conditions, and provides an outlook of what to expect regarding drought conditions in the near future.
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HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
600 PM EDT TUE MAR 24 2009
...HEAVY RAIN WILL LIKELY CAUSE FLOODING IN PORTIONS OF NORTH AND
CENTRAL GEORGIA FROM EARLY THURSDAY THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY...
A LARGE STORM SYSTEM WITH STRONG UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT CONTINUED OVER
THE NORTH AND CENTRAL PLAINS TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE STORM WILL MOVE
NORTHEAST INTO THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES REGION BY WEDNESDAY MORNING.
A TRAILING COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THIS STORM THROUGH THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY TO A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER SOUTH TEXAS.
A MODERATE TO STRONG LOW LEVEL JET WILL FORCE ABUNDANT MOISTURE
NORTH FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO INTO THE SOUTHEAST U.S. IN ADVANCE OF
THIS SYSTEM.
AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES SOUTHEAST...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH
HEAVY RAIN ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER ALABAMA WEDNESDAY AND MOVE
INTO NORTH AND WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE COLD
FRONT IS EXPECTED TO BECOME STATIONARY OVER EXTREME NORTH GEORGIA ON
THURSDAY AS A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES MOVE PARALLEL TO
THE FRONT. THIS WILL CAUSE A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TO DEVELOP
OVER CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI AND DEEPEN AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST INTO THE
WESTERN CAROLINAS BY THURSDAY NIGHT.
ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER CENTRAL TEXAS ON
FRIDAY AND DEEPEN AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST TO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY BY
SATURDAY. A TRAILING COLD FRONT FROM THIS LOW WILL PRODUCE NUMEROUS
THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN WHICH WILL MOVE THROUGH GEORGIA ON
SATURDAY...ENDING BY EARLY SUNDAY.
WIDESPREAD STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 4 INCHES WITH
ISOLATED 5 INCHES POSSIBLE CAN BE ANTICIPATED OVER MOST OF NORTH AND
CENTRAL GEORGIA...BEGINNING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY
SUNDAY. THE HEAVY RAIN THREAT AREA AT THIS TIME WILL BE GENERALLY
NORTH OF A LINE FROM COLUMBUS THROUGH MACON TO AUGUSTA. THIS LIKELY
FLOOD SCENARIO WILL AFFECT MOST SMALL STREAMS...CREEKS AND RIVERS IN
THE AREA. A FLOOD WATCH WILL LIKELY BE ISSUED FOR THIS AREA BY
WEDNESDAY MORNING.
YOU CAN KEEP UP TO DATE ON THE LATEST FLOOD POTENTIAL INFORMATION BY
VISITING OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV AND CLICKING ON GEORGIA...OR STAY
TUNED TO YOUR NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER
DETAILS OR UPDATES.
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