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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA

101 AM EDT SUN AUG 5 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  CATOOSA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA

  CHATTOOGA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA

  DADE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA

  WALKER COUNTY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA

  WHITFIELD COUNTY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA



* UNTIL 400 AM EDT



* AT 1251 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR 

INDICATED   VERY HEAVY RAIN 4 MILES NORTHWEST OF LAFAYETTE...MOVING 

WEST AT LESS THAN 10 MPH.



* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN...TUNNEL

  HILL...TRION...TRENTON...SUMMERVILLE...ROSSVILLE...RINGGOLD...

  LAKEVIEW...INDIAN SPRINGS...FORT OGLETHORPE...FAIRVIEW...DALTON...

  CHICKAMAUGA AND CHATTANOOGA VALLEY



RADAR ESTIMATES OF RAINFALL RATES OVER THE AREA ARE OF ONE TO OVER 

TWO INCHES AN HOUR WITH ESTIMATED RAINFALL TOTALS ALREADY EXCEEDING 

TWO INCHES SOME AREAS. FLASH FLOOD GUIDANCE FOR THE AFFECTED 

COUNTIES IS AROUND TWO INCHES IN ONE HOUR. 

 

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY

ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS AND OTHER

LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLASH FLOODING.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. 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.



YOU CAN REPORT SERIOUS FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY

CALLING 7 7 0 4 8 6 1 1 3 3 AT EXTENSION 2 0 4.

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