Flash Flood Warning 13, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

May 19, 2013, 11:45 AM EDT (15:45 UTC)

Expired

May 19, 2013, 5:45 PM EDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

Counties Carroll County, GA, Douglas County, GA, Fulton County, GA, Haralson County, GA

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 38 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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195 
WGUS52 KFFC 191545
FFWFFC
GAC045-097-121-143-192145-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FF.W.0013.130519T1545Z-130519T2145Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1145 AM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  DOUGLAS COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
  SOUTHWESTERN FULTON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
  CARROLL COUNTY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA
  SOUTHERN HARALSON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA

* UNTIL 545 PM EDT SUNDAY

* AT 1139 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR            
  INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN BEGINNING TO SPREAD
  SOUTH INTO THE WARNED AREA. INTENSE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO
  3 INCHES IN ONE HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT FEW
  HOURS. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE LATER
  IN THE AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO GRANT
  PARK-ZOO ATLANTA...MIDTOWN...HAPEVILLE...EAST POINT...COLLEGE
  PARK...ATLANTA...DOUGLASVILLE...LITHIA SPRINGS...VILLA RICA...
  TEMPLE...BREMEN...WACO AND TALLAPOOSA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...AS WELL AS 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. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

IF YOU SEE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6. YOU CAN ALSO TWEET YOUR REPORT
USING HASHTAG GAWX.

&&

LAT...LON 3380 8495 3377 8482 3379 8473 3380 8472
      3380 8463 3375 8457 3382 8448 3382 8435
      3365 8435 3365 8446 3355 8446 3350 8461
      3351 8485 3344 8494 3346 8498 3343 8502
      3343 8530 3378 8537

$$

16

823 
WGUS72 KFFC 191953
FFSFFC

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
353 PM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013

GAC045-097-121-143-192145-
/O.CON.KFFC.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-130519T2145Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CARROLL GA-DOUGLAS GA-HARALSON GA-FULTON GA-
353 PM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN FULTON...SOUTHERN HARALSON...DOUGLAS AND CARROLL
COUNTIES...

AT 343 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 
HALF TO ONE AND HALF INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER THE WARNED AREA. 
THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS NORTHERN GEORGIA ARE SLOWLY DRIFTING SOUTH.  
THIS ADDITIONAL RAINFALL COULD LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING IN THE AREA.

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO COLLEGE
PARK...GRANT PARK-ZOO ATLANTA...MIDTOWN...HAPEVILLE...EAST POINT...
ATLANTA...DOUGLASVILLE...LITHIA SPRINGS...VILLA 
RICA...TEMPLE...BREMEN...WACO AND TALLAPOOSA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE 
WARNED AREA.

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

IF YOU SEE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6. YOU CAN ALSO TWEET YOUR REPORT
USING HASHTAG GAWX.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT SUNDAY
EVENING FOR SOUTHERN GEORGIA.

&&

LAT...LON 3380 8495 3377 8482 3379 8473 3380 8472
      3380 8463 3375 8457 3382 8448 3382 8435
      3365 8435 3365 8446 3355 8446 3350 8461
      3351 8485 3344 8494 3346 8498 3343 8502
      3343 8530 3378 8537

$$

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