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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 309 PM EDT SAT SEP 3 2011 ...HEAVY RAIN WITH MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE MONDAY AND TUESDAY OVER NORTH GEORGIA... TROPICAL STORM LEE JUST OFF THE SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA COAST...WILL BEGIN TAKING A NORTHEAST TRACK TOWARD THE STATE ON SUNDAY. THE CENTER OF LEE IS EXPECTED TO PASS JUST TO THE WEST OF GEORGIA AS A TROPICAL DEPRESSION LATE MONDAY AND TUESDAY...WITH THE MAIN IMPACT BEING VERY HEAVY RAIN...MAINLY ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA. RAIN WILL BEGIN MOVING INTO THE STATE AS EARLY AS SUNDAY...HOWEVER THE HEAVIEST RAIN WILL NOT OCCUR UNTIL MONDAY AND CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY. AT THE SAME TIME A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY MONDAY WHICH WILL ENHANCE THE RAINFALL ACROSS THE NORTH GEORGIA MOUNTAINS LATE MONDAY INTO TUESDAY. BY TUESDAY...TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED NORTH OF A LINE FROM NEAR CARROLLTON...TO GAINESVILLE...3 TO 5 INCHES IN A BAND FROM NEAR LA GRANGE TO ATHENS...INCLUDING THE ATLANTA AREA...AND 1 TO 3 INCHES ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF CENTRAL GEORGIA. SINCE A MODERATE TO SEVERE DROUGHT HAS BEEN PREVAILING OVER NORTH GEORGIA...THE SOILS ARE VERY DRY. INITIALLY...MOST OF THE RAIN WILL BE ABSORBED INTO THE SOILS. HOWEVER...THE PROLONGED DURATION OF HEAVY RAIN OVER ANY PARTICULAR AREA...ESPECIALLY URBAN AREAS... WILL CAUSE EXCESSIVE RUNOFF AND MINOR FLOODING OF STREAMS AND CREEKS. RESIDENTS OF NORTH GEORGIA SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON TROPICAL STORM LEE AND ITS POTENTIAL IMPACTS THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND BY VISITING OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV...AND CLICKING ON GEORGIA...OR BY TUNING INTO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS AND UPDATES.
