Flash Flood Warning 2, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Apr 28, 2013, 1:55 PM EDT (17:55 UTC)

Expired

Apr 28, 2013, 7:45 PM EDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

Counties Chattooga County, GA, Floyd County, GA

The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 99 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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110 
WGUS52 KFFC 281755
FFWFFC
GAC055-115-282345-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FF.W.0002.130428T1755Z-130428T2345Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
155 PM EDT SUN APR 28 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  CHATTOOGA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA
  FLOYD COUNTY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA

* UNTIL 745 PM EDT

* AT 145 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   
  HIGH RAINFALL AMOUNTS DUE TO HEAVY RAIN OVER THE WARNED AREA.      
  SINCE 8 AM EDT SUNDAY...1.5 TO 2 INCHES HAVE FALLEN ACROSS A       
  MAJORITY OF THE AREA...WITH 24-HOUR TOTALS OF 2.5 TO 3.5 INCHES.   
  AN ADDITIONAL 1.0 TO 1.5 INCHES OF RAINFALL IS STILL POSSIBLE      
  THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO 
TRION...SUMMERVILLE...ROME AND ARMUCHEE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL 
CREEKS AND STREAMS...AS WELL AS HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. WATER WILL 
POND ON ROADWAYS WITH POOR DRAINAGE. 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.

&&

LAT...LON 3458 8553 3459 8507 3454 8507 3454 8509
      3447 8509 3446 8511 3443 8509 3442 8511
      3440 8508 3422 8511 3408 8526 3408 8543

$$

098 
WGUS72 KFFC 282107
FFSFFC

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
507 PM EDT SUN APR 28 2013

GAC055-115-282345-
/O.CON.KFFC.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130428T2345Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CHATTOOGA GA-FLOYD GA-
507 PM EDT SUN APR 28 2013

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM EDT FOR FLOYD
AND CHATTOOGA COUNTIES...

AT 500 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 
INDICATE MODERATE TO HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THAT COULD
PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING OVER THE WARNED AREA. ALL CREEKS AND RIVERS 
ARE ON THE RISE. 

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO SUMMERVILLE
AND TRION

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS...OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH...ON FOOT OR IN
AN AUTOMOBILE.

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 3458 8553 3459 8507 3454 8507 3454 8509
      3447 8509 3446 8511 3443 8509 3442 8511
      3440 8508 3422 8511 3408 8526 3408 8543

$$

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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.