WEATHER ALERT: Flash flood emergency in NW Ga a “particularly dangerous situation”

Parts of northwest Georgia Sunday are under a Flash Flood Emergency.

The National Weather Service says Chattooga County is under the emergency until 1 p.m., along with Floyd County under a Flash Flood Warning until 4:30 p.m. The NWS calls this a “particularly dangerous situation.”

There are estimates of six to nearly 12 inches of rain in some areas, with another half inch up to an inch of rain possible. Rain was falling Sunday morning.