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closeATLANTA -- Residents in rain-soaked Georgia are bracing for possible flooding as Tropical Storm Ida heads toward the Gulf Coast.
Georgia climatologist David Stooksbury says most of the northern half of the state is vulnerable to flash flooding because of already swollen streams and saturated soil. He said the ground's moisture level is in the 99th percentile, which means it would be drier in 99 of the last 100 years.
Georgia and Alabama were plagued with deadly floods in September that killed at least 10 people. Weather experts say the flooding was near the top of the worst floods in the United States during the past century.
Ida is expected to make landfall Monday night and douse the Southeast in rain until at least Wednesday.
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