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WGUS52 KFFC 040130

FFWATL

GAC233-040245-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA

922 PM EDT SUN AUG 3 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  EASTERN POLK COUNTY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA



* UNTIL 1045 PM EDT



* AT 917 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

  HEAVY RAIN OVER THE EASTERN PORTION OF POLK COUNTY. RADAR ESTIMATES

  SUGGEST MORE THAN 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN...MAINLY IN THE

  AREA BETWEEN ROCKMART AND CEDARTOWN. ALTHOUGH HEAVIEST RAINS WERE

  MOVING OUT OF THE AREA...RUNOFF WILL LIKELY CAUSE FLOODING OF      

  DRAINAGE SYSTEMS...CREEKS AND SMALL STREAMS.  



* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE ARAGON.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE

BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.



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.



LAT...LON 3408 8530 3390 8527 3391 8506 3407 8496



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000 

WGUS52 KFFC 040130

FFWATL

GAC233-040245-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA

922 PM EDT SUN AUG 3 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  EASTERN POLK COUNTY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA



* UNTIL 1045 PM EDT



* AT 917 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

  HEAVY RAIN OVER THE EASTERN PORTION OF POLK COUNTY. RADAR ESTIMATES

  SUGGEST MORE THAN 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN...MAINLY IN THE

  AREA BETWEEN ROCKMART AND CEDARTOWN. ALTHOUGH HEAVIEST RAINS WERE

  MOVING OUT OF THE AREA...RUNOFF WILL LIKELY CAUSE FLOODING OF      

  DRAINAGE SYSTEMS...CREEKS AND SMALL STREAMS.  



* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE ARAGON.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE

BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.



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.



LAT...LON 3408 8530 3390 8527 3391 8506 3407 8496



$$

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