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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA

730 AM EDT MON AUG 6 2001



...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA

FOR TODAY...



THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH THAT WAS ISSUED FOR WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA FOR

TODAY REMAINS IN EFFECT. THIS WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THAT PART

OF WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA SOUTH AND WEST OF A LINE...FROM

HAMILTON...TO BUTLER...VIENNA...AND CORDELE.



THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES ARE IN THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH...SCHLEY...

HARRIS...TALBOT...MACON...MUSCOGEE...DOOLY...STEWART...TAYLOR...

WEBSTER...SUMTER...CRISP...MARION...AND CHATTAHOOCHEE.



TROPICAL STORM BARRY CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTH THROUGH THE FLORIDA

PANHANDLE AND INTO ALABAMA. HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT...BUILDING TO

THE NORTH OF GEORGIA AND ALABAMA...WILL THEN FORCE THE TROPICAL

STORM TO TAKE A TURN TO THE NORTHWEST. IN DOING SO...THIS WILL KEEP

THE CENTER OF BARRY AND THE HEAVIEST RAIN WEST OF GEORGIA ACROSS

SOUTHERN ALABAMA AND EVENTUALLY INTO MISSISSIPPI.

NONETHELESS...SPIRAL BANDS OF HEAVY TROPICAL RAIN SHOWERS WILL MOVE

ACROSS WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA TODAY. THESE SHOWERS WILL BE CAPABLE OF

PRODUCING A QUICK ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAINFALL. BY LATE

MONDAY...SOME AREAS IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA COULD RECEIVE FROM 3 TO

4 INCHES OF RAIN.



AS ALWAYS WITH TROPICAL STORMS...THERE IS A GREAT DEAL OF

UNCERTAINTY AS TO THE PATH AND THE AMOUNT OF POTENTIAL RAINFALL

...ESPECIALLY IN LIGHT OF THE WEAK STEERING CURRENTS CURRENTLY

PRESENT ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES. THUS RESIDENTS OF THE

AREA SHOULD KEEP ABREAST OF THE LATEST FORECAST AND WARNINGS

REGARDING THIS STORM.



A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN SMALL STREAMS...CREEKS...AND OTHER

DRAINAGE AREAS ARE EXPECTED TO RISE QUICKLY TO ABOVE BANKFULL LEVELS.

THESE RISES ARE USUALLY DUE TO EXCESSIVE RAIN FALLING ON ALREADY

SATURATED GROUND. REMEMBER...A WATCH MEANS THAT FLASH FLOODING IS

POSSIBLE. EVERYONE IN AND NEAR THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH AREA SHOULD

REMAIN ALERT FOR HEAVY RAIN AND FLOODING...AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO

HIGHER GROUND SHOULD A FLASH FLOOD WARNING BE ISSUED.



REMEMBER...MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES ATTEMPTING TO

CROSS FLOODED AREAS...DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. NEVER ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOWING WATER ON FOOT...THE CURRENT

MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO SWEEP YOU AWAY. STAYED TUNED TO YOUR NOAA

WEATHER RADIO...OR OTHER LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS...FOR THE LATEST WEATHER

INFORMATION...INCLUDING STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS CONCERNING

THIS FLASH FLOOD SITUATION.

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