12-27-18

(Cleveland)- A Flash Flood Watch is in effect from Thursday  evening through Saturday morning for northeast Georgia.  National Weather Service forecasters say light rain will move into the state today and become moderate to heavy across most of north and central Georgia. 

The heavy rain will persist into Friday before tapering  off Friday night. Total rainfall of 1.5 to 3 inches is expected through Saturday morning with isolated higher amounts likely. 

The weather service says soil conditions remain very moist and river levels remain high  across the area. Even a relatively small amount of rainfall will produce significant runoff and flooding of creeks and  rivers. Even after the rain ends, high water could persist for  several days.

In addition the weather service has issued a wind advisory that is in effect now until  7 AM Friday.  According to forecasters southeast winds  10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 40 mph can be expected. The effected area is North Georgia mainly north of a line from Carrollton  to Marietta to Cleveland.

The strongest winds will occur at higher elevations.