Flash Flood Warning 87, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Aug 18, 2013, 11:46 PM EDT (03:46 UTC)

Expired

Aug 19, 2013, 5:45 AM EDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

Counties Jasper County, GA, Putnam County, GA

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903 
WGUS52 KFFC 190346
FFWFFC
GAC159-237-190945-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FF.W.0087.130819T0346Z-130819T0945Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1146 PM EDT SUN AUG 18 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  EASTERN JASPER COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA
  WESTERN PUTNAM COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA

* UNTIL 545 AM EDT MONDAY

* AT 1135 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   
  FLASH FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAINS OVER THE WARNED AREA. RAINFALL 
  OF 2.5 TO 3.5 INCHES IS INDICATED OVER THE AREA IN THE PAST 2 
  HOURS. 

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO SHADY 
  DALE...WILLARD...STANFORDVILLE...THE CENTRAL GEORGIA EXPERIMENTAL 
  STATION AND EATONTON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE 
WARNED AREA.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS...STREAMS AND COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE
BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS. SOME CREEKS AND STREAMS THAT MAY SEE 
FLOODING ARE THE LITTLE RIVER...PEARSON CREEK...BEAVERDAM CREEK...
MURDER CREEK AND GLADY CREEK.

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.

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 3319 8331 3318 8342 3318 8348 3316 8356
      3315 8369 3338 8367 3344 8353 3344 8339

$$

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