Polk County Emergency Management personnel noted this morning that per briefings from the National Weather Service, there is a slight chance of flooding due to rain on the way this afternoon.
EMA officials report that the potential for flash flooding is coming up this afternoon and Thursday thanks to a pool of tropical moisture set to merge with afternoon and evening thunderstorms developing over the southeast.
Risk levels are at a 2 of 4 at the moment for flash flooding thanks to the merger of moisture with popup thunderstorms, and are expected to be the highest risk level between 2 and 10 p.m.
Additional risks of high winds are also in store for the merging wet weather, with gusts predicted up to 40 mph.
Due to the way the storms are forming, forecasts report that between 2 to 3 inches of rain could fall per hour during heaviest downpours.
At least a half inch of rain is expected over the next two days, and upward of three inches in isolated spots.
Thursday’s forecast calls for the heaviest rainfall between 2 and 10 p.m. as well.
Stormy weather will likely begin in Central Georgia this afternoon and spread northward.
Light rainfall this morning should be followed up int he coming hours as a front moves from the southwest toward Northwest Georgia across the Alabama state line, heading northeast into North Carolina and Tennessee.
Wet weather remains in store for the rest of the week, weekend and into early next week as rain and thunderstorm chances remain high and temperatures stick to the mid to upper 80s.
Check back for any additional alerts as they become available.
