Flash Flood Warning 47, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Dec 25, 2015, 2:41 PM EST (19:41 UTC)

Expired

Dec 25, 2015, 8:45 PM EST

In force

6 hr

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

Counties Murray County, GA, Whitfield County, GA

The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 112 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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139 
WGUS52 KFFC 251941
FFWFFC
GAC213-313-260145-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FF.W.0047.151225T1941Z-151226T0145Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
241 PM EST FRI DEC 25 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  MURRAY COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN GEORGIA...
  WHITFIELD COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN GEORGIA...

* UNTIL 845 PM EST FRIDAY

* AT 239 PM EST...DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO SHOW WIDESPREAD SHOWERS
  WITH SOME EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS TRAINING OVER THE WARNED AREA.
  ALTHOUGH RAINFALL RATES ARE GENERALLY LESS THAN ONE HALF INCH PER
  HOUR... THE CONTINUED ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OVER VERY SATURATED
  GROUND WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP CREEKS AND STREAMS OUT OF THEIR BANKS
  AND RESULT IN AREAS OF FLASH FLOODING. 

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  DALTON...CHATSWORTH...VARNELL...ETON...TUNNEL HILL...COHUTTA...
  DAWNVILLE...CRANDALL...CISCO...TENNGA...FORT MOUNTAIN STATE PARK...
  CONASAUGA LAKE...MILL CREEK...NORTH GEORGIA SPEEDWAY...
  BEAVERDALE...GREGORY...SUMAC...RAMHURST...ROCKY FACE AND TILTON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.

DO NOT ENTER OR CROSS FLOWING WATER OR WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH. 

TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.

IF YOU SEE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6 OR TWEET US YOUR WARNING AT
NWSATLANTA.

&&

LAT...LON 3499 8462 3486 8462 3483 8459 3473 8466
      3458 8465 3461 8473 3462 8472 3461 8486
      3463 8491 3462 8493 3461 8505 3472 8505
      3472 8517 3482 8513 3482 8506 3486 8506
      3488 8501 3491 8502 3499 8498

$$

580 
WGUS72 KFFC 260045
FFSFFC

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
745 PM EST FRI DEC 25 2015

GAC213-313-260145-
/O.CON.KFFC.FF.W.0047.000000T0000Z-151226T0145Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MURRAY GA-WHITFIELD GA-
745 PM EST FRI DEC 25 2015

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM EST FRIDAY
FOR MURRAY AND WHITFIELD COUNTIES...

AT 741 PM EST...MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES ACROSS MUCH
OF MURRAY AND WHITFIELD COUNTIES. UP TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN
SINCE THIS MORNING ATOP GROUNDS THAT ARE ALREADY EXTREMELY
SATURATED. 

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 1/10 TO 1/4 INCH PER HOUR WILL GENERALLY
CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. WIDESPREAD FLOODING WITH ISOLATED
FLASH FLOODING WILL PERSIST.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
DALTON...CHATSWORTH...VARNELL...ETON...TUNNEL HILL...COHUTTA...
DAWNVILLE...CRANDALL...CISCO...TENNGA...FORT MOUNTAIN STATE PARK...
CONASAUGA LAKE...MILL CREEK...NORTH GEORGIA SPEEDWAY...BEAVERDALE...
GREGORY...SUMAC...RAMHURST...ROCKY FACE AND TILTON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF YOU CAN. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN
ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.

IF YOU SEE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6 OR TWEET US YOUR REPORT AT
NWSATLANTA.

&&

LAT...LON 3499 8462 3486 8462 3483 8459 3473 8466
      3458 8465 3461 8473 3462 8472 3461 8486
      3463 8491 3462 8493 3461 8505 3472 8505
      3472 8517 3482 8513 3482 8506 3486 8506
      3488 8501 3491 8502 3499 8498

$$

DJN

179 
WGUS72 KFFC 260144
FFSFFC

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
844 PM EST FRI DEC 25 2015

GAC213-313-260154-
/O.EXP.KFFC.FF.W.0047.000000T0000Z-151226T0145Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MURRAY GA-WHITFIELD GA-
844 PM EST FRI DEC 25 2015

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR MURRAY AND WHITFIELD COUNTIES WILL
EXPIRE AT 845 PM EST...

FLOOD WATERS HAVE RECEDED...AND ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED TO POSE A
THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. PLEASE CONTINUE TO HEED ANY ROAD
CLOSURES.

LAT...LON 3499 8462 3486 8462 3483 8459 3473 8466
      3458 8465 3461 8473 3462 8472 3461 8486
      3463 8491 3462 8493 3461 8505 3472 8505
      3472 8517 3482 8513 3482 8506 3486 8506
      3488 8501 3491 8502 3499 8498

$$

DJN

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