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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA

714 PM EDT WED MAY 7 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  COWETA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA

  HEARD COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA



* UNTIL 1115 PM EDT



* AT 710 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  VERY HEAVY RAIN 6 MILES WEST OF NEWNAN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20

  MPH.



* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE EAST NEWNAN AND FRANKLIN



RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF OVER 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED 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.



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. 



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 3340 8528 3320 8521 3333 8459 3351 8463



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