Flash Flood Warning 21, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Sep 16, 2004, 5:02 PM EDT (21:02 UTC)

Expired

Sep 16, 2004, 8:00 PM EDT

In force

3 hr

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties DeKalb County, GA, Henry County, GA, Lamar County, GA, Pike County, GA, Rockdale County, GA, Spalding County, GA, Upson County, GA

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 34 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:05 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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WGUS52 KFFC 162103
FFWATL
GAC089-151-171-231-247-255-293-170000-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
502 PM EDT THU SEP 16 2004

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  DEKALB COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
  HENRY COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
  ROCKDALE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
  LAMAR COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA
  PIKE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA
  SPALDING COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA
  UPSON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA

* UNTIL 800 PM EDT

* AT 454 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   
  FLASH FLOODING OVER THE AREA.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  ZEBULON...THOMASTON...STONE MOUNTAIN...STOCKBRIDGE...REDAN...
  PIEDMONT...MILSTEAD...MCDONOUGH...LUELLA...LOCUST GROVE...
  LITHONIA...HAMPTON...GRIFFIN...FLIPPEN...CONYERS...CHAPPEL AND
  BARNESVILLE.

EXPECT RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 8 INCHES TOTAL IN THIS AREA. EXPECT 
ROADS AND CREEKS TO FLOOD

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.

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE.

LAT...LON 3281 8440 3280 8418 3370 8396 3388 8417
      3327 8435

IF YOU SEE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6.

$$

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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.