A flood watch is in effect for  Cobb County  and other north and central Georgia counties for Thursday September 12. The National Weather Service also has a wind advisory in effect for Cobb and several other nearby counties.

What is in the Flood Watch statement?

The following text is from the flood watch alert:

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of North and Central Georgia.

.DAY ONE…Today and Tonight…

A Flood Watch will be in effect today through Friday evening for

portions of west Georgia. Locally heavy rainfall will be possible

as tropical moisture overspreads the area through tonight, which

may lead to flooding and flash flooding concerns.

A Wind Advisory is in effect today through early Friday morning

for portions of north Georgia. Wind gusts up to the 35 MPH with

isolated gusts nearing 40 MPH are possible.

An isolated, brief tornado threat will be in place this afternoon

into tonight, mainly for areas west of the I-75 corridor.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…Friday through Wednesday…

Periods of heavy rainfall will remain possible Friday through

Sunday, which will lead to continued flash flooding and flooding

concerns.

An isolated, brief tornado threat will remain possible, mainly

for areas of west Georgia to the west of I-75 on Friday.

What counties are included in the flood watch?

The following counties are included:

Baldwin, Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Bibb, Bleckley, Butts, Carroll, Catoosa, Chattahoochee, Chattooga, Cherokee, Clarke, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, Crawford, Crisp, Dade, Dawson, DeKalb, Dodge, Dooly, Douglas, Emanuel, Fannin, Fayette, Floyd, Forsyth, Gilmer, Glascock, Gordon, Greene, Gwinnett, Hall, Hancock, Haralson, Harris, Heard, Henry, Houston, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Johnson, Jones, Lamar, Laurens, Lumpkin, Macon, Madison, Marion, Meriwether, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Murray, Muscogee, Newton, North Fulton, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Paulding, Peach, Pickens, Pike, Polk, Pulaski, Putnam, Rockdale, Schley, South Fulton, Spalding, Stewart, Sumter, Talbot, Taliaferro, Taylor, Telfair, Toombs, Towns, Treutlen, Troup, Twiggs, Union, Upson, Walker, Walton, Warren, Washington, Webster, Wheeler, White, Whitfield, Wilcox, Wilkes, Wilkinson

About the National Weather Service

The National Weather Service (NWS) is a part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

The NWS describes its role as follows:

The National Weather Service (NWS) provides weather, water, and climate forecasts and warnings for the United States, its territories, adjacent waters and ocean areas, for the protection of life and property and the enhancement of the national economy. These services include Forecasts and Observations, Warnings, Impact-based Decision Support Services, and Education in an effort to build a Weather-Ready Nation. The ultimate goal is to have a society that is prepared for and responds to weather, water and climate events.

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