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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1148 PM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013

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1148 PM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT...

...FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA THROUGH TONIGHT...

THE FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AND THE ONGOING
FLOODING IS NOW BEING HANDLED BY THE FLOOD WARNINGS THAT ARE IN
EFFECT. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND FLOODING
IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA THROUGH TONIGHT.
ALTHOUGH A FEW POINTS ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA ARE ALREADY IN
FLOOD...ADDITIONAL RIVERS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH FLOOD STAGE
OVERNIGHT.

ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT
ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA AS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE
MOVES ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST STATES. SEVERE STORMS ARE NO LONGER
EXPECTED THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF TONIGHT. THE MAIN THREATS WITH
ANY ISOLATED STORMS THAT DO DEVELOP WILL BE HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY
WINDS AND PEA SIZED HAIL. OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING STRIKES WILL BE
LIKELY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE MONDAY THROUGH
FRIDAY...MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT REQUESTED BUT SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED
TO SUBMIT REPORTS OF FLOODING THROUGH THE WEB BY GOING TO
WEATHER.GOV/ATLANTA.

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Flood Warning

FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1041 PM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA...

  BIG CREEK NEAR CUMMING AFFECTING FORSYTH COUNTY

  BIG CREEK NEAR ALPHARETTA AFFECTING FORSYTH AND FULTON COUNTIES

  SUWANEE CREEK NEAR SUWANEE AFFECTING GWINNETT COUNTY

  COAHULLA CREEK NEAR KEITHS MILL NEAR DALTON AFFECTING WHITFIELD
  COUNTY

  CHATTOOGA RIVER NEAR SUMMERVILLE AFFECTING CHATTOOGA COUNTY


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1041 PM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013

...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL MONDAY MORNING...THE FLOOD WARNING
CONTINUES FOR
  THE BIG CREEK NEAR CUMMING.
* UNTIL MONDAY MORNING.
* AT 945 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.1 FEET...AND FALLING.
* MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 6 FEET.
* THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY MONDAY
  MORNING.
* AT 7 FEET...MINOR FLOODING CONTINUES TO EXPAND INTO THE NATURAL
  FLOOD PLAIN OF THE CREEK UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM FROM THE GAGE AT
  ATLANTA HIGHWAY OR GEORGIA HIGHWAY 9. LARGE PORTIONS OF THE
  SIDEWALK AND BOARDWALK OF THE BIG CREEK GREENWAY WILL BE FLOODED.
  THE AREAS UNDER THE GEORGIA 400 HIGHWAY AND MCFARLAND ROAD WILL BE
  COVERED WITH AROUND TWO FEET OF WATER. A PORTION OF THE SIDEWALK
  UNDER MAJORS ROAD WILL BE COVERED WITH AROUND 3 FEET OF WATER.

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Flood Warning

FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1041 PM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA...

  BIG CREEK NEAR CUMMING AFFECTING FORSYTH COUNTY

  BIG CREEK NEAR ALPHARETTA AFFECTING FORSYTH AND FULTON COUNTIES

  SUWANEE CREEK NEAR SUWANEE AFFECTING GWINNETT COUNTY

  COAHULLA CREEK NEAR KEITHS MILL NEAR DALTON AFFECTING WHITFIELD
  COUNTY

  CHATTOOGA RIVER NEAR SUMMERVILLE AFFECTING CHATTOOGA COUNTY


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1041 PM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013

...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL TUESDAY MORNING...THE FLOOD WARNING
CONTINUES FOR
  THE BIG CREEK NEAR ALPHARETTA.
* UNTIL TUESDAY MORNING.
* AT 10 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.2 FEET...AND FALLING.
* MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 7 FEET.
* THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TUESDAY
  MORNING.
* AT 10 FEET...MINOR FLOODING CONTINUES UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM FROM THE
  GAGE ON KIMBRALL BRIDGE ROAD. THE FLOOD WATERS EXPAND FUTHER INTO THE
  WOODLANDS ALONG THE CREEK...AND BEGINS TO AFFECT SOME RESIDENTIAL
  YARDS BETWEEN CUMMING IN FORSYTH COUNTY THROUGH ALPHARETTA AND
  ROSWELL IN NORTH FULTON COUNTY. THE BIG CREEK GREENWAY IS CLOSED AND
  COMPLETELY FLOODED WITH UP TO 4 FEET OF WATER IN SOME AREAS.


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