Flash Flood Warning 29, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Sep 16, 2004, 7:42 PM EDT (23:42 UTC)

Expired

Sep 17, 2004, 1:45 AM EDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Bartow County, GA, Catoosa County, GA, Cherokee County, GA, Dawson County, GA, Fannin County, GA, Gilmer County, GA, Gordon County, GA, Lumpkin County, GA, Murray County, GA, Pickens County, GA, Towns County, GA, Union County, GA, White County, GA, Whitfield County, GA

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 128 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:42 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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000 
WGUS52 KFFC 162346
FFWATL
GAC015-047-057-085-111-123-129-187-213-227-281-291-311-313-170545-

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  CHEROKEE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
  DAWSON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
  FANNIN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
  GILMER COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
  LUMPKIN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
  PICKENS COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
  UNION COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
  TOWNS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA
  WHITE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA
  BARTOW COUNTY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA
  CATOOSA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA
  GORDON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA
  MURRAY COUNTY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA
  WHITFIELD COUNTY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA

* UNTIL 145 AM EDT

* AT 736 PM EDT...EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUED ACROSS THE AREA. 
EXPECT RAINFALL TOTALS OF UP TO 6 INCHES THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY 
MORNING. 

THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION...IF YOU LIVE NEAR A CREEK THAT IS 
RISING RAPIDLY SEEK HIGHER GROUND.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE 
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE 
UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS 
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING. MUDSLIDES WILL ALSO BE 
POSSIBLE. 

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.

LAT...LON 3414 8495 3425 8432 3459 8367 3498 8359
      3497 8523

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

$$

Flash Flood Warnings in Georgia, 2004Every flash flood warning in 2004

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.