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2/12/2025
WT Staff
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February 12, 2025 953 am EST
Flood Watch for north and central Georgia
Hazardous Weather Outlook issued by NWS Peachtree City 521 am Wed Feb 12
A Flood Watch is in effect through Thursday morning across
portions of north and central Georgia. Multiple rounds of heavy
rainfall will bring 2 to 4 inches of rain with locally higher
amounts of up to 6 inches by Thursday morning. Minor flooding of
rivers, creeks, and streams is likely. Scattered thunderstorms and
periods of heavy and persistent rainfall will be possible through
early Thursday. Some of the storms today into Thursday could be
strong, and an isolated severe storm will be possible in west
central Georgia. Severe storms that develop may produce damaging
wind gusts. A brief tornado cannot be ruled out in west-central
Georgia.
Another round of potentially heavy rainfall and scattered
thunderstorms will move through Saturday into Sunday. River
flooding may linger through the weekend.
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Chattahoochee-Chattooga-Cherokee-Clarke-Clayton-Cobb-Coweta-
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Madison-Marion-Meriwether-Monroe-Montgomery-Morgan-Murray-
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Wilkinson Counties
Streamflow Situation from the network of river monitoring gauges of the US Geological Survey in Georgia
Below normal to much below normal streamflows dominate the Georgia current streamflow dashboard Tuesday morning ahead of an epic rain event promising to bring flooding to the north and north Atlanta metro area this afternoon into Thursday.
Streamflows in north Georgia have surpassed the 75th percentile following rain yesterday. Chattachoochee River downstream of Buford Dam-Lake Lanier has increased as expected, from seasonal normal levels yesterday to above normal and much above seasonal normal. The next release of water from Buford Dam is scheduled for 455 pm to 910 pm tonight. Be advised that conditions on the Chattahoochee River below Buford Dam become dangerous during the release of excess water, ensure life jackets are worn as the USACE warns, "it can be a life or death situation."
Safe Drinking Water Advisories
Wilkes County: City of Washington Boil issued a city wide BWA last week Thursday following repair of a significant water leak on Highway 44. According to the City, the incident impacted all water customers. The advisory was lifted by Friday, Feb 7 at 1 pm, according to City of Washington staff.
Washington serves 6490 residents from surface water in Savannah River watershed. From the Annual Water Quality Report 2022, "The City of Washington has two surface water plants. The Aonia Water Treatment Plant, located 7 miles east of Washington on Highway 78, uses as its source Clarks Hill Reservoir. Water from the reservoir is pumped approximately 6 miles to the plant. The Aonia Plant is capable of treating 2 million gallons per day (MGD). The Skull Shoals Water Treatment Plant is located on N, 2 miles west of the city. Its sources are Lake Boline and Lake Wall. This plant is capable of treating 2 MGD." WTGA.us notes the clean US EPA compliance record, no violations identified in the last three years, up to the last verified reporting period, the quarter ended Sep 30, 2024.
See the front page map for the location of BWAs within the watersheds of Georgia. Enable the watershed layer with directional arrows.
84% of Georgia drinking water facilities have a clean operational record with no current SDWA violations as of the last US EPA verified reporting quarter, ended September 30, 2024.
See the WTGA.us Jan 2025 Serious Violator List, here.
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