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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA

602 PM EDT THU SEP 16 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  DEKALB COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA

  FULTON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA



* UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT



* AT 555 PM EDT...FLASH FLOODING WAS OCCURRING ON                    

  PEACHTREE...NANCY...AND PROCTOR CREEKS ALONG WITH MOST CREEKS IN   

  METRO ATLANTA. THIS IS TO UPGRADE THE FLOODING ON THESE CREEKS



* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO

  TURNER FIELD...TUCKER...STONE MOUNTAIN...SANDY SPRINGS...PIEDMONT

  PARK...PANTHERSVILLE...DRUID HILLS...DECATUR...CLARKSTON...

  CHAMBLEE...AVONDALE ESTATES AND ATLANTA.



SIGNIFICANT FLOODING OF CREEKS IN ATLANTA IS EXPECTED SEEK HIGHER 

GROUND NOW TO PROTECT LIFE AS SOME FLOODING OF HOMES IS LIKELY



FOR PROCTOR CREEK...IT WILL CREST NEAR 15 FEET...CAUSING SIGNIFICANT 

FLOODING OF GROVE PARK AND HORTENSE PLACE NORTHWEST. FLOOD STAGE IS 

11 FEET. THE CREST WILL BE AROUND 7 PM.



FOR PEACHTREE CREEK...THE CREEK WILL CREST AROUND 19 FEET BY 9 OR 10 

PM. THIS WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF ROADS LIKE WOODWARD WAY...PEACHTREE 

BATTLE CIRCLE AND HANOVER DRIVE. SOME FLOODING OF HOMES IS POSSIBLE



FOR NANCY CREEK...THE CREEK WILL CREST NEAR 12 OR 13 FEET. FLOOD 

STAGE IS 11 FEET. EXPECT FLOODING OF ROADS AND YARDS. IF THE CREEK 

EXCEEDS 13 FEET...IT WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF HOMES NEAR RICKENBACKER 

WAY.



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. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY

AUTOMOBILE.



LAT...LON 3378 8413 3370 8415 3366 8462 3397 8436



IF YOU SEE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE

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



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