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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA

513 PM EDT WED MAY 7 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  CARROLL COUNTY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA



* UNTIL 815 PM EDT



* AT 507 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

  VERY HEAVY RAIN 3 MILES SOUTH OF CARROLLTON...MOVING EAST AT 35    

  MPH.



* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BOWDON



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE 

THUNDERSTORMS.



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.



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 3359 8533 3340 8527 3347 8492 3371 8493



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