Flash Flood Warning 13, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Jan 27, 1996, 1:18 AM EST (06:18 UTC)

Expired

Jan 27, 1996, 3:00 AM EST

In force

102 min

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

Area

Whole counties

Counties Lumpkin County, GA, Towns County, GA, Union County, GA

The Greer radar (KGSP), 155 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:18 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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TTAA00 KATL 270619
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GAC187-281-291-015-055-085-111-115-123-129-213-227-233-270815-
 
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
118 AM EST SAT JAN 27 1996
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL  300 AM EST
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
 
IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA
 
   ...LUMPKIN COUNTY...TOWNS COUNTY...UNION COUNTY
 
IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA
 
   ...BARTOW COUNTY...CHATTOOGA COUNTY...DAWSON COUNTY
   ...FANNIN COUNTY...FLOYD COUNTY...GILMER COUNTY...GORDON COUNTY
   ...MURRAY COUNTY...PICKENS COUNTY...POLK COUNTY
 
AT 110 AM EST RAINFALL WAS DIMINISHING IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA.
HEAVIER RAINFALL IN NORTHEAST COUNTIES SHOULD DIMINISH BY 3 AM.
HOWEVER...MANY CREEKS AND STREAMS WERE STILL OUT OF THEIR BANKS.
SOME ROADS REMAINED CLOSED OR COVERED BY WATER.
 
AT 1 AM BIG CEDAR CREEK IN CEDARTOWN WAS AT A STAGE OF 14.7 FEET
AND RISING. FLOOD STAGE IS 15 FEET. A CREST BETWEEN 17 AND 18 FEET
IS EXPECTED BEFORE 5 AM. THIS WILL BRING THE CREEK TO NEAR THE
TOP OF LEVEES. FLOODING OF HOMES IN GOODYEAR VILLAGE BEGINS WHEN
THE RIVER REACHES 17 FEET AND BASEMENTS MAY BE FLOODED ALONG
SPRUCE AND WALNUT STREETS.
 
WATER LEVELS ON SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS SHOULD BEGIN FALLING
BY 3 AM. UNTIL THEN PEOPLE IN THE WARNED AREAS SHOULD STAY
ALERT AND AVOID UNNECESSARY TRAVEL.
 
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE
THE DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS.  IF FLASH FLOODING IS
OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY.  MOVE UP TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS.  DO
NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.
 
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THfE
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.
 
 
 
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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.