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000 

WGUS52 KFFC 060436

FFWATL

GAC067-060900-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED	

FLASH FLOOD WARNING 

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 

1231 AM EDT TUE MAY 06 2003





THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A





* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  COBB COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA





* UNTIL 5 AM EDT





* AT 1235 AM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

  MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN FALLING OVER THE ATLANTA METRO AREA. 

  RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. 



* FOR THE SOPE CREEK NEAR MARIETTA...

   NO FLOODING IS OCCURRING.

  LATEST STAGE...WAS 10.4 FEET AT 12 AM TUESDAY.

   BANKFULL STAGE...IS 12.0 FEET.  

   FLOOD STAGE...IS 12.0 FEET.

   THE FORECAST...FOR THE SOPE CREEK NEAR MARIETTA... 

          THE CREEK WILL RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AT 2 AM TUESDAY. 

          IT WILL CREST NEAR 12.5 FEET AT 4 AM TUESDAY. 

          IT WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 5 AM TUESDAY. 





DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE 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 HIGH GROUND.



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.





$$



LAT...LON 3394 8474 3381 8459 3399 8439 3410 8453

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000 

WGUS52 KFFC 060438

FFWATL

GAC067-060900-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED	

FLASH FLOOD WARNING 

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 

1231 AM EDT TUE MAY 06 2003





THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A





* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  COBB COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA





* UNTIL 5 AM EDT





* AT 1235 AM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

  MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN FALLING OVER THE ATLANTA METRO AREA. 

  RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. 



* FOR THE SOPE CREEK NEAR MARIETTA...

   NO FLOODING IS OCCURRING.

  LATEST STAGE...WAS 10.4 FEET AT 12 AM TUESDAY.

   BANKFULL STAGE...IS 12.0 FEET.  

   FLOOD STAGE...IS 12.0 FEET.

   THE FORECAST...FOR THE SOPE CREEK NEAR MARIETTA... 

          THE CREEK WILL RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AT 2 AM TUESDAY. 

          IT WILL CREST NEAR 12.5 FEET AT 4 AM TUESDAY. 

          IT WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 5 AM TUESDAY. 





DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE 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 HIGH GROUND.



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.





$$



LAT...LON 3394 8474 3381 8459 3399 8439 3410 8453

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