Flash Flood Warning 22, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Sep 16, 2004, 5:27 PM EDT (21:27 UTC)

Expired

Sep 16, 2004, 11:30 PM EDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Cobb County, GA, DeKalb County, GA, Fulton County, GA

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WGUS52 KFFC 162140 CCA
FFWATL
GAC067-089-121-170330-

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR PEACHTREE...PROCTOR...NANCY AND SOPE CREEKS IN...
  COBB COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
  DEKALB COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
  FULTON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA

* UNTIL 1130 PM EDT

FOR PROCTOR CREEK...THE CREEK WILL RISE TO BETWEEN 12 AND 14 FEET BY 
7 TO 8 PM. FLOOD STAGE IS 11 FEET. THIS WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF GROVE 
PARK AND ROADS NEAR GROVE PARK.

FOR PEACHTREE CREEK...THE CREEK WILL RISE TO 17 TO 18 FEET BY 10 PM. 
THIS WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF WOODWARD WAY. FLOODING OF YARDS IS 
POSSIBLE AND IF IT REACHES 18 FEET...SOME HOMES COULD BEGIN TO FLOOD 
NEAR HANOVER WEST DRIVE. FLOOD STAGE IS 17 FEET.

FOR NANCY CREEK...THE CREEK WILL RISE TO 11 AND 13 FEET. THIS WILL 
CAUSE FLOODING OF YARDS AND ROADS ALONG THE CREEK. THE CREEK SHOULD 
CREST BETWEEN 8 AND 9 PM. IF THE CREEK EXCEEDS 13 FEET...SOME HOMES 
COULD FLOOD NEAR RICKENBACKER WAY IN THE BUCKHEAD AREA.

FOR THE SOPE CREEK...THE CREEK WILL CREST BETWEEN 12 AND 14 FEET BY 
8 TO 10 PM. THIS WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF YARDS AND POSSIBLY A FEW 
ROADS ALONG THE CREEK.

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 3377 8454 3371 8418 3391 8427 3402 8449

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.