Flash Flood Warning 39, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Jul 3, 2013, 8:12 PM EDT (00:12 UTC)

Expired

Jul 3, 2013, 11:30 PM EDT

In force

3 hr

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

County Union County, GA

The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 161 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:11 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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651 
WGUS52 KFFC 040012
FFWFFC
GAC291-040330-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FF.W.0039.130704T0012Z-130704T0330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
812 PM EDT WED JUL 3 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  WESTERN UNION COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA

* UNTIL 1130 PM EDT

* AT 803 PM EDT...BETWEEN 3 AND 5 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN ACROSS
  UNION COUNTY...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN.
  AREAS NEAR SUCHES ESPECIALLY CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE EFFECTS FROM
  FLASH FLOODING. ALTHOUGH THE RAIN HAS TAPERED OFF...ADDITIONAL
  HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT
  HOURS. ADDITIONAL WARNINGS MAY BE NECESSARY LATER OVERNIGHT.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  BLAIRSVILLE AND SUCHES. THE UNION COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGER
  REPORTED THAT NUMEROUS ROADS CLOSED...BRIDGES ON SECONDARY ROADS
  UNDERWATER...AND WATER UP TO THE FOUNDATION OF SOME HOUSES...
  MAINLY IN THE SUCHES AREA. UNION COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IS
  MONITORING THE SITUATION AND IF IT GETS WORSE...THEY WILL MAKE
  EVERY EFFORT TO RESPOND TO ANY EMERGENCY CALL MADE TO THEM. THIS
  IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN THE NORTH GEORGIA MOUNTAINS! TAKE
  APPROPRIATE ACTIONS TO SAVE LIFE AND PROPERTY!

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 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 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 3499 8394 3494 8392 3472 8397 3464 8404
      3466 8407 3465 8415 3473 8410 3480 8410
      3481 8414 3485 8414 3489 8411 3495 8418
      3499 8413

$$

435 
WGUS72 KFFC 040324
FFSFFC

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1124 PM EDT WED JUL 3 2013

GAC291-040333-
/O.EXP.KFFC.FF.W.0039.000000T0000Z-130704T0330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
UNION GA-
1124 PM EDT WED JUL 3 2013

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1130 PM EDT FOR WESTERN
UNION COUNTY...

ANYWHERE FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN ACROSS UNION 
COUNTY...WITH SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ESPECIALLY IN THE SUCHES AREA 
EARLIER THIS EVENING. WHILE THE RAIN HAS SUBSIDED FOR NOW... 
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. RESIDENTS SHOULD STAY 
TUNED TO LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION IN CASE ADDITIONAL WARNINGS ARE 
NECESSARY.

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 3499 8394 3494 8392 3472 8397 3464 8404
      3466 8407 3465 8415 3473 8410 3480 8410
      3481 8414 3485 8414 3489 8411 3495 8418
      3499 8413

$$

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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.