BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1151 AM EDT WED AUG 21 2013 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... CENTRAL DEKALB COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA * UNTIL 545 PM EDT * AT 1141 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN THE LAST 2 HOURS OVER PARTS OF EASTCENTRAL DEKALB COUNTY. RIVER GAGE LEVELS ON SNAPFINGER CREEK AND STONE MOUNTAIN CREEK ARE RISING RAPIDLY AND WILL BE COMING OUT OF THEIR BANKS BY MIDDAY. EVEN AFTER THE RAIN ENDS...WATER LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TO RISE AND WILL PROLONG THE FLOOD THROUGH AT LEAST MID AFTERNOON. * OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO TUCKER AND CLARKSTON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS. NEVER DRIVE INTO WATER COVERING OR RUNNING OVER A ROAD. THE MAJORITY OF FLOODING DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES. IF YOU SEE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6. YOU CAN ALSO TWEET YOUR REPORT USING HASHTAG GAWX. && LAT...LON 3386 8423 3387 8419 3386 8416 3383 8413 3382 8413 3376 8420 3381 8428
Posted on: Wed, 21 Aug 2013 16:22:13 +0000