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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA

935 PM EDT THU SEP 16 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS EXTENDED THE



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SOPE CREEK IN...

  COBB COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA



* UNTIL 300 AM EDT



* FOR THE SOPE CREEK NEAR MARIETTA...

  THE LATEST STAGE WAS 16.6 FEET AT 9 PM THURSDAY.

  FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET.

   THE FORECAST FOR THE SOPE CREEK NEAR MARIETTA... 

      THE CREEK WILL BE CREST AROUND 17 FEET BY 1030 PM EDT.

      THE CREEK WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 3 AM EDT.



AT 17 FEET...MODERATE FLOODING OCCURS. EXPECT SIGNIFICANT FLOODING

OF YARDS AND SOME ROADS ALONG SOPE CREEK.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE 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 

SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES AND PICKUPS. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER 

SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGH GROUND.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT FLOODING OF STREAMS...

CREEKS...AND ROADS IS EXPECTED. THIS MAY CAUSE SOME MODERATE TO MAJOR

INCONVENIENCES TO THE PUBLIC...AND PROPERTY DAMAGE OR THREAT TO LIFE 

IS ELEVATED.



YOU CAN REPORT SERIOUS FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY 

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



LAT...LON 3396 8456 3388 8449 3398 8438 3404 8443





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