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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA

1100 AM EDT MON AUG 6 2001





...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA

THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...





THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THAT PART OF WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA SOUTH 

AND WEST OF A LINE...FROM HAMILTON...TO BUTLER...VIENNA...AND 

CORDELE CONTINUES THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.



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 MOVED INLAND OVER THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE LATE 

LAST NIGHT...MOVING NORTH INTO SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA EARLY THIS 

MORNING AND WEAKENING. VERY HEAVY RAINFALL FROM THIS TROPICAL SYSTEM 

CONTINUES SPREADING NORTH ACROSS PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA THIS 

MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. RAINFALL AMOUNTS 

UP TO THREE TO FIVE INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WATCH AREA 

THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.



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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