... Flash Flood Watch in effect from Tuesday morning through
Wednesday morning...
The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued
a
* Flash Flood Watch for portions of northeast Georgia... western
North Carolina and upstate South Carolina... including the
following areas... in northeast Georgia... Franklin...
Habersham... Hart... Rabun and Stephens. In western North
Carolina... Henderson... Macon... Polk mountains... southern
Jackson and Transylvania. In upstate South Carolina...
Anderson... greater Oconee... greater Pickens... Greenville
mountains... Oconee mountains and Pickens mountains.
* From Tuesday morning through Wednesday morning
* as the remnants of Hurricane Ida move in from the southwest...
rain will spread across the region. Periods of heavy rainfall
are expected Tuesday into Tuesday evening... especially across
the mountains of Georgia... South Carolina... southwestern North
Carolina... and adjacent foothills to the south.
* Periods of moderate to heavy rain may result in areas of
significant runoff across the watch area. Flooding of small
creeks... streams and low lying areas will be possible
Tuesday..Tuesday night and into Wednesday morning. Urban areas
cloud also see flooding in areas with poor drainage.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead
to flash flooding. Flash flooding is a very dangerous situation.
You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action
should flash flood warnings be issued.