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GAC015-057-115-129-227-140145-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA

750 PM EDT SUN JUL 13 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  NORTHERN CHEROKEE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA

  PICKENS COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA

  NORTHERN BARTOW COUNTY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA

  NORTHEASTERN FLOYD COUNTY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA

  GORDON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA



* UNTIL 945 PM EDT



* AT 744 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  VERY HEAVY RAIN 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF CALHOUN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT

  20 MPH.



* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE ADAIRSVILLE...BALL GROUND...

  FAIRMOUNT...JASPER...SHANNON AND WALESKA



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY

ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS AND OTHER

LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLASH FLOODING.



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 3444 8520 3425 8506 3434 8427 3457 8441

          3459 8486



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