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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA

1020 AM EDT TUE MAY 6 2003



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR DADE...WALKER...AND 

CATOOSA COUNTIES UNTIL 1115 AM...



NUMEROUS ROADS ARE FLOODED WITH WATER FLOWING ACROSS THEM. IN 

CHICKAMAUGA...SOME EVACUATIONS ARE ONGOING NEAR CHICKAMUAGA CREEK.

REPORTS OF EVACUATIONS HAVE ALSO BEEN RECEIVED FROM DADE AND CATOOSA 

COUNTIES. IN CATOOSA COUNTY...SOME APARTMENTS ARE NOW BEING 

EVACUATED. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION PLEASE SEEK HIGHER 

GROUND AT ONCE.



RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES HAS ALREADY FALLEN. ADDITIONAL 

RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IS EXPECTED IN THE NEXT 3 HOURS.



DURING FLASH FLOODING...WATER LEVELS IN AREA STREAMS AND RIVERS CAN 

RAPIDLY INCREASE...TRANSFORMING THEM INTO RAGING CURRENTS. NEVER 

ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOOD WATERS BY VEHICLE OR FOOT. MOVE TO HIGHER 

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 3499 8505 3461 8517 3460 8550 3497 8555



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