THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... SOUTHERN DAWSON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA * UNTIL 1100 PM EDT * AT 450 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN DAWSON COUNTY IN THE LAST FEW HOURS. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO AN INCH AND A HALF ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CLUSTER OF STORMS ARE LOCATED ABOUT 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF DAWSONVILLE..MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH. * OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO MCKEE...SILVER CITY...DOUGHERTY...LUMPKIN AND WAR HILL PARK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS...STREAMS AND COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS. 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. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. 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 3447 8411 3445 8406 3434 8396 3433 8426 3447 8426 3447 8432 3449 8433 3449 8414 -SWC-
Posted on: Thu, 22 Aug 2013 20:57:10 +0000
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