Flash Flood Warning 2, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Mar 27, 2005, 12:53 PM EST (17:53 UTC)

Expired

Mar 27, 2005, 5:00 PM EST

In force

4 hr

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Crisp County, GA, Dooly County, GA, Sumter County, GA

000 
WGUS52 KFFC 271754
FFWFFC
GAC081-093-261-272200-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1253 PM EST SUN MAR 27 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  CRISP COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA
  DOOLY COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA
  SUMTER COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA

* UNTIL 500 PM EST

* AT 1252 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  FLASH FLOODING FROM THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM
  AMERICUS TO VIENNA. THIS ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL ON TOP OF 
  THE HEAVY RAIN FROM OVERNIGHT AND THIS MORNING HAS CAUSED 
  FLOODING ACROSS THIS AREA.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  UNADILLA...PLAINS AND CORDELE.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY
ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW
LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.

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 3202 8447 3187 8391 3182 8361 3228 8360
      3226 8406

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

$$

000 
WGUS72 KFFC 272014
FFSFFC

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
312 PM EST SUN MAR 27 2005

GAC081-093-261-272200-
CRISP-SUMTER-DOOLY-
312 PM EST SUN MAR 27 2005

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 500 PM EST FOR DOOLY...
SUMTER AND CRISP COUNTIES...

AT 306 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED A NEW
LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO THIS AREA.  THESE STORMS STRETCHED 
FROM SOUTHWEST OF PLAINS TO SOUTHEAST OF AMERICUS...AND WERE MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
CORDELE...VIENNA AND UNADILLA.

CONTINUED RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY
ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW
LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.

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.

IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...LARGE HAIL OR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...WAIT
UNTIL AFTER THE STORM HAS PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6.

LAT...LON 3202 8447 3187 8391 3182 8361 3228 8360
      3226 8406

$$

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