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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1123 PM EDT Thu Sep 26 2024

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Cherokee County in north central Georgia...
  Cobb County in north central Georgia...
  Douglas County in north central Georgia...
  Northwestern Fayette County in north central Georgia...
  Southwestern Fulton County in north central Georgia...
  Southwestern Gilmer County in north central Georgia...
  Pickens County in north central Georgia...
  Bartow County in northwestern Georgia...
  Eastern Carroll County in northwestern Georgia...
  Eastern Gordon County in northwestern Georgia...
  Southeastern Murray County in northwestern Georgia...
  Paulding County in northwestern Georgia...
  Coweta County in west central Georgia...

* Until 530 AM EDT Friday.

* At 1123 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated 
  heavy rain falling across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches 
  of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches 
  in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are 
  possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected 
  to begin shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by heavy rain.

  SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.

  IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
           areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
           other poor drainage and low-lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Atlanta, Marietta, Newnan, Douglasville, Canton, Cartersville, 
  Dallas, Jasper, Ellijay, City of South Fulton, Smyrna, Peachtree 
  City, Kennesaw, Woodstock, Acworth, Union City, Villa Rica, Powder 
  Springs, Fairburn and Holly Springs.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the 
dangers of flooding.

&&

LAT...LON 3364 8500 3395 8498 3408 8492 3408 8494
      3473 8477 3473 8454 3462 8437 3447 8433
      3447 8426 3422 8426 3420 8445 3349 8459
      3322 8450 3322 8484

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...1-2 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

$$