* WHAT. Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * WHERE. Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, Etowah, Jefferson, Randolph, Shelby, St. Clair, and Talladega Counties. * WHEN. Until 10 PM CDT this evening. * IMPACTS. Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Trees could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Georgia. Alabama. Chattahoochee River at 14th Street at Columbus affecting Russell, Chattahoochee, Lee and Muscogee Counties. For the Chattahoochee River Basin. including Helen, Dahlonega, Cornelia, Suwanee, Buford, Suwanee, Buford, Chattahoochee River upstream McGinnis Ferry Rd, Norcross, Chattahoochee River above Roswell, Roswell, Powers Ferry & I285 Atlanta, Smyrna, Chattahoochee River below Morgan Falls Dam, Atlanta, Atlanta, Atlanta, Atlanta, Fairburn, Whitesburg, Fairplay, Whitesburg, Whitesburg, Franklin, Corinth, Hammett Rd below Hogansville, Franklin, West Point, Columbus, Union, Omaha. Major flooding is forecast. * WHAT. Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE. Chattahoochee River at 14th Street at Columbus. * WHEN. Until Tuesday morning. * IMPACTS. At 35 feet, Minor flooding expands upstream and downstream from the 14th Street bridge. The River Walk in Columbus will be covered with water up to 8 feet deep. A maintenance room under the Trade Center will be flooded 3 feet deep. The Phenix City Amphitheater in Alabama will be flooded up to 7 feet deep and the access road to the complex will begin to flood. Large portions of the River Walk in Phenix City will be under 5 feet of water. Portions of the Oxbow Creek Golf Course in south Columbus will begin to flood. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS. - At 10:15 AM EDT Friday /9:15 AM CDT Friday/ the stage was 26.3 feet and rising. - Forecast. The river is expected to rise above flood stage late this morning to a crest of 33.7 feet tomorrow morning. It will then fall below flood stage early Tuesday morning. - Flood stage is 27 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Georgia. Alabama. Chattahoochee River at 14th Street at Columbus affecting Russell, Muscogee, Chattahoochee and Lee Counties. For the Chattahoochee River Basin. including Columbus. Minor flooding is forecast. * WHAT. Minor flooding is occurring and is forecast to continue. * WHERE. Chattahoochee River at 14th Street at Columbus. * WHEN. Until Monday evening. * IMPACTS. At 31 feet, Minor flooding continues along the river upstream and downstream from the gage on the 14th Street bridge. Large portions of the River Walk in Columbus will be completely covered with flowing water up to 4 feet deep. Flood waters approach the maintenance doors underneath the Columbus Convention and Trade Center. The Phenix City Amphitheater in Alabama will be flooded up to 3 feet deep. Portions of the River Walk in Phenix City will be under one foot of water and will be closed to the public. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS. - At 7:15 PM EDT Friday /6:15 PM CDT Friday/ the stage was 28.9 feet. - Forecast. The river is expected to rise to a crest of 30.8 feet tomorrow morning. It will then fall below flood stage early Monday afternoon. - Flood stage is 27 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood