Flash Flood Warning 35, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Aug 19, 2020, 2:08 PM EDT (18:08 UTC)

Expired

Aug 19, 2020, 8:15 PM EDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

County Dade County, GA

The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:10 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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WGUS52 KFFC 191808
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GAC083-200015-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FF.W.0035.200819T1808Z-200820T0015Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
208 PM EDT Wed Aug 19 2020

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southwestern Dade County in northwestern Georgia...

* Until 815 PM EDT Wednesday.

* At 208 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain 
  have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin 
  shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Doppler radar.

  IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
           highways, streets and underpasses as well as other
           drainage and low lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  mainly rural areas of Southwestern Dade County

This includes the following streams and drainages...
  Mill Creek, Red River Branch, Long Branch and Lookout Creek.

Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the 
warned area.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are 
potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded 
roads. Find an alternate route.

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LAT...LON 3470 8549 3469 8549 3467 8551 3467 8554
      3469 8555 3470 8555 3471 8555 3472 8554
      3473 8553 3473 8552 3472 8551 3473 8549
      3472 8547 3471 8548

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

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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.