Flash Flood Warning 8, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Feb 6, 2020, 7:50 AM EST (12:50 UTC)

Expired

Feb 6, 2020, 1:45 PM EST

In force

6 hr

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

Counties Towns County, GA, Union County, GA

The Greer radar (KGSP), 144 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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WGUS52 KFFC 061250 RRA
FFWFFC
GAC281-291-061845-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FF.W.0008.200206T1250Z-200206T1845Z/
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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
750 AM EST Thu Feb 6 2020

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Towns County in northeastern Georgia...
  Northern Union County in north central Georgia...

* Until 145 PM EST.

* At 749 AM EST, trained weather spotters reported road and culvert 
  flooding due to high runoff from thunderstorms across the warned 
  area. Up to two inches of rain have already fallen. Flash flooding 
  is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Trained weather spotters.

  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 flooding include...
  Hiawassee, Blairsville, Young Harris, Brasstown Bald, Gumlog,
  Nottely Dam, Ivy Log, Titus, Track Rock, Tate City, Macedonia, Plum
  Orchard Gap Shelter and Alexanders Mill.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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LAT...LON 3494 8356 3494 8360 3492 8359 3491 8363
      3490 8363 3488 8366 3486 8366 3485 8414
      3487 8411 3489 8411 3495 8418 3499 8413
      3499 8355

FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED
EXPECTED RAINFALL...1-2 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

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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.