Flash Flood Warning 45, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Sep 26, 2009, 12:21 PM EDT (16:21 UTC)

Expired

Sep 26, 2009, 6:15 PM EDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

Counties Catoosa County, GA, Chattooga County, GA, Dade County, GA, Floyd County, GA, Walker County, GA, Whitfield County, GA

The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:23 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

000 
WGUS52 KFFC 261621
FFWFFC
GAC047-055-083-115-295-313-262215-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FF.W.0045.090926T1621Z-090926T2215Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1221 PM EDT SAT SEP 26 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  CATOOSA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA
  WESTERN CHATTOOGA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA
  DADE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA
  EXTREME WEST CENTRAL FLOYD COUNTY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA
  WALKER COUNTY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA
  WEST CENTRAL WHITFIELD COUNTY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA

* UNTIL 615 PM EDT

* AT 1214 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR            
  INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN       
  MOVING THROUGH DADE COUNTY. THE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE          
  NORTHEAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR AND WERE TRAINING OVER THEMSELVES.   
  RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES HAS OCCURRED SINCE 9 AM.         
  ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED       
  IN EXTREME NORTHWEST GEORGIA THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. FLASH FLOODING 
  OF SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS IS LIKELY.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO RINGGOLD...
  FORT OGLETHORPE...ROSSVILLE AND LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHERE
YOU ARE RELATIVE TO STREAMS...RIVERS...OR CREEKS WHICH CAN BECOME
KILLERS IN HEAVY RAINS. CAMPERS AND HIKERS SHOULD AVOID STREAMS OR
CREEKS.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3500 8498 3486 8502 3485 8506 3481 8506
      3481 8513 3427 8545 3499 8561

$$

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000 
WGUS72 KFFC 262013
FFSFFC

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
413 PM EDT SAT SEP 26 2009

GAC047-055-083-115-295-313-262215-
/O.CON.KFFC.FF.W.0045.000000T0000Z-090926T2215Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
FLOYD GA-CHATTOOGA GA-DADE GA-WALKER GA-WHITFIELD GA-CATOOSA GA-
413 PM EDT SAT SEP 26 2009

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM EDT FOR
CATOOSA...WEST CENTRAL WHITFIELD...WALKER...DADE...WESTERN CHATTOOGA
AND EXTREME WEST CENTRAL FLOYD COUNTIES...

AT 404 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 
ONLY LIGHT RAIN OVER THE WARNED AREA. THE RAIN WAS MOVING EAST TO 
NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES HAVE OCCURRED 
SINCE THIS MORNING. THE GREATEST AMOUNT OF RAIN OCCURRED WEST OF 
TRENTON IN THE HARRIS AND FLATROCK CREEK BASINS. A LANDSLIDE 
OCCURRED EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON ON WHITE OAK GAP ROAD. THE MUD AND 
DEBRIS HAVE BEEN REMOVED BY DADE COUNTY EMERGENCY CREWS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHERE
YOU ARE RELATIVE TO STREAMS...RIVERS...OR CREEKS WHICH CAN BECOME
KILLERS IN HEAVY RAINS. CAMPERS AND HIKERS SHOULD AVOID STREAMS OR
CREEKS.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3500 8498 3486 8502 3485 8506 3481 8506
      3481 8513 3427 8545 3499 8561

$$

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