Flash flood watch in effect for six counties

The National Weather Ser­vice has issued a flash flood watch is in effect through tonight, cov­er­ing a six-county area. Another two to four inches of rain is expected, and there could be more. Watch for pond­ing on road­ways, which can cause a dri­ver to lose con­trol. Plus, flash flood­ing is pos­si­ble, espe­cially where there are larger streams and rivers. Fore­cast­ers are watch­ing the Tif­fin River, which is expected to hit flood stage of 11 feet today. And it is expected to con­tinue to rise. At this point, the Tif­fin River is expected to peak tomor­row at 11.7 feet. Other area rivers are approach­ing their peaks as well.