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GAC063-077-113-151-255-200915-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA

248 AM EST THU MAR 20 2003



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CLAYTON...FAYETTE...

HENRY...COWETA...AND SPALDING COUNTIES UNTIL 415 AM EST...



BETWEEN 130 AM AND 230 AM RAIN TAPERED OFF ACROSS THE WARNED

AREA. HOWEVER...WATER WAS STANDING ON MANY ROADS... AND MANY

CREEKS WERE OUT OF THEIR BANKS CAUSING MINOR FLOODING. AT 245 AM

RADAR WAS SHOWING ADDITIONAL RAIN MOVING TOWARD THE WARNED COUNTIES

FROM THE SOUTH. THIS COULD AGGRAVATE THE SITUATION.



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.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY. TWO FEET OF RUSHING WATER CAN CARRY AWAY MOST VEHICLES...

INCLUDING SUVS AND PICKUPS. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD

BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



LAT...LON 3362 8418 3343 8401 3322 8416 3325 8487

          3345 8484



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