Flash Flood Warning 40, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Aug 20, 2020, 7:09 PM EDT (23:09 UTC)

Expired

Aug 21, 2020, 1:15 AM EDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

County Gilmer County, GA

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 139 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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WGUS52 KFFC 202309
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GAC123-210515-
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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
709 PM EDT Thu Aug 20 2020

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southwestern Gilmer County in north central Georgia...

* Until 115 AM EDT Friday.

* At 709 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2.5 and 3.5 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...
  Roundtop and Talona.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small 
creeks and streams, country roads, farmland, and other low lying 
spots.

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LAT...LON 3463 8465 3457 8465 3459 8451 3465 8451

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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.