Flash Flood Warning 3, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Mar 27, 2005, 1:16 PM EST (18:16 UTC)

Expired

Mar 27, 2005, 5:15 PM EST

In force

4 hr

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

Area

Whole counties

Counties Bleckley County, GA, Houston County, GA, Pulaski County, GA, Twiggs County, GA

000 
WGUS52 KFFC 271818
FFWFFC
GAC023-153-235-289-272215-

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  BLECKLEY COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA
  HOUSTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA
  PULASKI COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA
  TWIGGS COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA

* UNTIL 515 PM EST

* AT 113 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED
  HEAVY RAIN FROM THUNDERSTORMS FROM SOUTH OF ROBINS AFB TO 
  SOUTHWEST OF HAWKINSVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  WARNER ROBINS...PERRY...JEFFERSONVILLE...COCHRAN AND CENTERVILLE.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS HEAVY RAINFALL...ON TOP OF THE HEAVY 
RAINFALL FROM OVERNIGHT AND THIS MORNING...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 3212 8356 3229 8360 3229 8384 3245 8384
      3243 8381 3250 8378 3252 8370 3267 8370
      3265 8360 3281 8347 3284 8350 3288 8341
      3246 8316 3225 8338 3218 8331 3218 8330
      3219 8331 3219 8330 3210 8333

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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