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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA

815 PM EDT WED JUL 16 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS EXTENDED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  NORTHWESTERN PICKENS COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA



* UNTIL 1015 PM EDT



* AT 810 PM EDT...A FLASH FLOOD WAS ONGOING ALONG TALKING ROCK CREEK 

IN NORTHWEST PICKENS COUNTY. THE TALKING ROCK CREEK AT HINTON WAS 

NEAR 15.5 FEET...WHICH IS A FLOOD OF RECORD. THE OLD RECORD WAS 

15.45 SET MAY 28TH 1973.



THIS REMAINS A POTENTIAL LIFE THREATENING SITUATION IN NORTHWEST 

PICKENS COUNTY. COUNTY EMERGENCY OFFICIALS REPORT NUMEROUS ROADS 

FLOODED.



SOME CREEKS AFFECTED INCLUDE TALONA CREEK...FISHER CREEK...AND 

TALKING ROCK CREEK.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF CREEKS

AND STREAMS...ROADS AND ROADSIDE CULVERTS. THE HEAVY RAINS COULD ALSO

TRIGGER ROCK AND MUDSLIDES IN STEEP TERRAIN.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT

QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY

IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



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.



YOU CAN REPORT SERIOUS FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY

CALLING TOLL FREE 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6.



LAT...LON 3454 8464 3443 8463 3451 8440 3455 8445



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