Flash Flood Warning 68, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Aug 7, 2013, 5:24 AM EDT (09:24 UTC)

Expired

Aug 7, 2013, 11:15 AM EDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

Counties Dawson County, GA, Gilmer County, GA, Pickens County, GA

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 144 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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187 
WGUS52 KFFC 070924
FFWFFC
GAC085-123-227-071515-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FF.W.0068.130807T0924Z-130807T1515Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
524 AM EDT WED AUG 7 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  WESTERN DAWSON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
  GILMER COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
  PICKENS COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA

* UNTIL 1115 AM EDT

* AT 515 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   
  VERY HEAVY RAIN AND AN INCREASING THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING FROM    
  SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TRAINING ACROSS MUCH OF GILMER...PICKENS 
  AND DAWSON COUNTIES... TO INCLUDE AREAS AROUND ELLIJAY TO CARTECAY 
  TO TALKING ROCK AND EASTWARD TO FAUSETT LAKE AND BEYOND. THESE     
  STORMS ARE MOVING EAST AT 5 MPH AND DUMPING VERY HEAVY RAIN.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO      
  AREAS AROUND THE ELLIJAY RIVER IN ELLIJAY... CARTECAY RIVER...     
  COOSAWATTEE RIVER... OWL TOWN CREEK...MOUNTAIN TOWN CREEK... TOWN  
  CREEK... HOBSON CREEK... TALKING ROCK CREEK... AND FAUSETT CREEK. 

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.

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 3482 8433 3478 8430 3472 8425 3467 8425
      3463 8419 3436 8424 3438 8426 3438 8458
      3441 8459 3441 8465 3474 8465 3478 8464
      3482 8459 3485 8461 3485 8442

$$

908 
WGUS72 KFFC 071443
FFSFFC

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1043 AM EDT WED AUG 7 2013

GAC085-123-227-071515-
/O.CON.KFFC.FF.W.0068.000000T0000Z-130807T1515Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
PICKENS GA-DAWSON GA-GILMER GA-
1043 AM EDT WED AUG 7 2013

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 AM EDT FOR
GILMER...WESTERN DAWSON AND PICKENS COUNTIES...

AT 1025 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 
INDICATE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER PICKENS AND DAWSON 
COUNTIES... WITH THE BACK EDGE OF SHOWERS NOTED FROM CENTRAL GILMER 
TO WESTERN PICKENS COUNTY...AND MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH. RADAR 
ESTIMATES THAT 4 TO 6 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS FALLEN OVER SOUTH 
GILMER...WESTERN DAWSON AND MUCH OF PICKENS COUNTIES SINCE 4 AM THIS 
MORNING. THESE HEAVY RAINS ARE CAUSING NUMEROUS ROADS TO BE CLOSED 
ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. SOME ROADS IN GILMER COUNTY THAT ARE CLOSED 
DUE TO FLOODING ARE... KNIGHT ROAD... TALONA ROAD... WHITESTONE    
ROAD... ROUNDTOP ROAD... HOLDEN ROAD... RAVENCLIFF ROAD AND LEECHES 
ROAD. HOLCOMB ROAD IS ALSO CLOSED IN WESTERN DAWSON COUNTY... AND IN 
PICKENS COUNTY... HOMES ALONG WIGINGTON LANE AT BURNT MOUNTAIN ROAD 
HAVE BEEN EVACUATED DUE TO RISING WATER. 

ALTHOUGH RADAR INDICATES THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE BEGINNING 
TO WEAKEN AND PUSH EAST... THE HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS THAT HAVE 
ALREADY FALLEN WILL CONTINUE TO RUNOFF AND CAUSE 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  
THROUGH 1115 AM EDT THIS MORNING OR EVEN LATER. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO NELSON

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE POTENTIALLY 
DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN... AND LANDSLIDES ARE ALSO LIKELY. 
REMEMBER... 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 3482 8433 3478 8430 3472 8425 3467 8425
      3463 8419 3436 8424 3438 8426 3438 8458
      3441 8459 3441 8465 3474 8465 3478 8464
      3482 8459 3485 8461 3485 8442

$$

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