Flash Flood Warning 56, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Mar 17, 1990, 7:21 AM EST (12:21 UTC)

Expired

Mar 17, 1990, 10:30 AM EST

In force

3 hr

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

Area

Whole counties

County White County, GA

The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.

000 
TTAA00 KAHN 171222
FFWAHN
GAC311-171530-
 
BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATHENS GA
721 AM EST SAT MAR 17 1990
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ATHENS HAS ISSUED A
FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1030 AM EST
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
 
IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA
 
   ...WHITE COUNTY
 
AT 713 AM EST HELEN POLICE DEPARTMENT REPORTS THAT THE
CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER IS OUT OF ITS BANKS AND FLOODING IS
OCCURRING ALONG ITS BANKS. SOME ROADS AROUND HELEN ARE
CLOSED DUE TO THE HIGH WATER. PERSONS ALONG THE BANKS
ARE MOVING FURNITURE TO HIGHER GROUND.
 
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY.  THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO
CROSS SAFELY.  VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE
ABANDONED QUICKLY.  MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

Flash Flood Warnings in Georgia, 1990Every flash flood warning in 1990

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.