The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Watch for parts of North Georgia and the Western Carolinas from Tuesday through Wednesday evening.
A cold front is expected to dump between 2-3 inches of rain on the foothills and mountains over the next two days. Higher elevations could receive up to 4 inches. Forecasters warn those amounts, combined with the already 1-2 inches of rain that has fallen over the past few days, could cause creeks, streams and rivers to rise .
The watch area includes the following Georgia counties: Banks, Bartow Catoosa, Chatooga, Cherokee, Cobb, Dade, Dawson, Dekalb, Fannin, Floyd, Forsyth, Gilmer, Gordon, Gwinnett, Habersham, Hall, Haralson, Lumpkin, Murray, North Fulton, Paulding, Pickens, Polk, Rabun, Stephens, Towns, Union, Walker, White and Whitfield.
The watch area includes the cities of Clayton, Pine Mountain, Mountain City, Cornelia, Baldwin, Demorest, Clarkesville, Toccoa, Banner Elk, Newline, Elk Park, Crossnore, Sugar Mountains, Behtlehem, Taylorsville, Stony Point, Mars Hill, Marshall, Hot Springs Burnsville, Spruce Pine, Bryson City, Paynesville, Canton, Lake Junaluska, Asheville, Robinsville, Cullowhee, Sylva, Franklin, Highlands, Cashiers, Brevard, Hendersonville, Fletcher, East Flat Rock, Etowah, Edgemont, Lenoir, Jonas Ridge, Morgantown, Old Fort, Marion, Lake Lure, Rutherfordton, Forest City, Saluda, Columbus, Walhalla, Westminster, Nine Times, Pumpkintown, Rocky Bottom, Caesars Head, Cleveland, Goewensville, Marietta and Tigerville.
The National Weather Service urges you to monitor forecasts and be alert for possible Flood Warnings.
If you live in a flood prone area be prepared to take action should flooding develop.
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