Flash Flood Warning 47, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Aug 29, 2005, 7:13 PM EDT (23:13 UTC)

Expired

Aug 30, 2005, 1:15 AM EDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Dawson County, GA, Lumpkin County, GA

000 
WGUS52 KFFC 292317
FFWFFC
GAC085-187-300515-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
713 PM EDT MON AUG 29 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  DAWSON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
  LUMPKIN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA

* UNTIL 115 AM EDT

* AT 712 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   
  NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN PASSING OVER THE SAME  
  AREA IN DAWSON AND LUMPKIN COUNTIES. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING
  NORTH AT 25 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  DOUGHERTY AND AURARIA.

* THIS INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO THE UPPER HEADWATERS OF THE
  ETOWAH RIVER AND HURRICANE CREEK IN LUMPKIN COUNTY.  ALSO PALMER
  CREEK AND MILL CREEK IN DAWSON COUNTY. 

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.

IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS
FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT ONLY TAKES A FEW INCHES OF
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.

LAT...LON 3436 8420 3438 8398 3466 8400 3459 8425

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

$$

KDF

000 
WGUS72 KFFC 300118
FFSFFC

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
915 PM EDT MON AUG 29 2005

GAC085-187-300515-
DAWSON-LUMPKIN-
915 PM EDT MON AUG 29 2005

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 115 AM EDT FOR WESTERN
LUMPKIN AND EASTERN DAWSON COUNTIES...

AT 910 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 
INDICATE AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN IN GWINNETT COUNTY
MOVING RAPIDLY NORTH AT 40 MPH. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES 
HAS ALREADY OCCURRED BETWEEN DAWSONVILLE AND DAHLONEGA.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO MCKEE
AND AURARIA.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO ONE INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE 
WARNED AREA BETWEEN 10 AND 11 PM.

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.

IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS
FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT ONLY TAKES A FEW INCHES OF
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.

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 3436 8420 3438 8398 3466 8400 3459 8425

$$

KDF

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