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Current Alerts for Whitesburg, GA: Flood Watch

Flood Watch issued August 3 at 8:09AM EDT until August 4 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA

AREAS AFFECTED: Dade; Walker; Catoosa; Whitfield; Murray; Gilmer; Chattooga; Gordon; Pickens; Dawson; Floyd; Bartow; Cherokee; Forsyth; Polk; Paulding; Cobb; North Fulton; Gwinnett; Haralson; Carroll; Douglas; South Fulton; DeKalb; Rockdale; Walton; Newton; Morgan; Heard; Coweta; Fayette; Clayton; Spalding; Henry; Butts; Jasper; Putnam; Troup; Meriwether; Pike; Upson; Lamar; Monroe; Jones; Baldwin; Harris; Talbot; Taylor; Crawford; Bibb; Twiggs; Wilkinson; Muscogee; Chattahoochee; Marion; Schley; Macon; Peach; Houston; Bleckley; Laurens; Stewart; Webster; Sumter; Dooly; Crisp; Pulaski; Wilcox; Dodge; Telfair; Wheeler

DESCRIPTION: * WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible. * WHERE...Portions of central, north central, northwest, and west central Georgia, including the following areas, in central Georgia, Baldwin, Bibb, Bleckley, Butts, Crawford, Crisp, Dodge, Dooly, Houston, Jasper, Jones, Laurens, Monroe, Peach, Pulaski, Putnam, Telfair, Twiggs, Wheeler, Wilcox and Wilkinson. In north central Georgia, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Dawson, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Gilmer, Gwinnett, Henry, Morgan, Newton, North Fulton, Pickens, Rockdale, South Fulton and Walton. In northwest Georgia, Bartow, Carroll, Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Floyd, Gordon, Haralson, Murray, Paulding, Polk, Walker and Whitfield. In west central Georgia, Chattahoochee, Coweta, Harris, Heard, Lamar, Macon, Marion, Meriwether, Muscogee, Pike, Schley, Spalding, Stewart, Sumter, Talbot, Taylor, Troup, Upson and Webster. * WHEN...Through Monday evening. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - A very moist airmass will remain in place across the region over the next several days. Multiple rounds of scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms are expected across much of North and west-central Georgia both today and Monday. Widespread 1 to 3 inches with isolated totals up to 5 inches in Northwest GA have already been observed within the watch area over the past 24 hours. Additional rainfall of 2 to 4 inches with higher amounts up to 5 inches remain possible through Monday evening. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

INSTRUCTION: You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop.

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Weather Topic: What are Cumulus Clouds?

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Cumulus clouds are fluffy and textured with rounded tops, and may have flat bottoms. The border of a cumulus cloud is clearly defined, and can have the appearance of cotton or cauliflower.

Cumulus clouds form at low altitudes (rarely above 2 km) but can grow very tall, becoming cumulus congestus and possibly the even taller cumulonimbus clouds. When cumulus clouds become taller, they have a greater chance of producing precipitation.

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Weather Topic: What is Evaporation?

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Evaporation is the process which returns water from the earth back to the atmosphere, and is another crucial process in the water cycle.

Evaporation is the transformation of liquid into gas, and it happens because molecules are excited by the application of energy and turn into vapor. In order for water to evaporate it has to be on the surface of a body of water.

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