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Flood Warning

FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
154 PM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A FLOOD
WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA...

  CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER NEAR ROSWELL AFFECTING FULTON COUNTY

.RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL HAS CAUSED SIGNIFICANT RUNOFF INTO STREAMS AND
RIVERS WHICH WILL CAUSE FLOODING IN SOME AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ALL PERSONS WITH INTERESTS ALONG THE RIVER SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS...AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT
LIFE AND PROPERTY.

THE LATEST STAGE DATA WAS FURNISHED IN COOPERATION WITH THE UNITED
STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY.

&&

GAC121-200617-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FL.W.0145.130519T1754Z-130520T0617Z/
/RWLG1.1.ER.130519T1655Z.130519T1800Z.130520T0017Z.NO/
154 PM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR
  THE CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER NEAR ROSWELL.
* FROM THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL LATE TONIGHT.
* AT 100 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 9 FEET...AND RISING.
* MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 9 FEET.
* THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 9.3 FEET BY THIS AFTERNOON.
  THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE THIS EVENING.
* AT 9 FEET...FLOOD STAGE IS REACHED. THE WATER REACHES THE BOTTOM
  OF THE ACE SAND COMPANY OFFICE AND BEGINS TO FLOOD THE PARKING LOT
  OF DON WHITE MEMORIAL PARK ON RIVERSIDE ROAD...AND THE PARKING LOT
  AT THE AZALEA PARK ON AZALEA DRIVE WEST OF ROSWELL ROAD. WATER WILL
  APPROACH THE TENNIS COURTS AT THE HUNTCLIFF CLUB ACROSS FROM AZALEA
  PARK AND BEGIN TO FLOOD THE ROAD LEADING TO THE HORSE STABLES. THE
  STORM DRAINS WILL NO LONGER FUNCTION PROPERLY AT RIVERSIDE ROAD AND
  NORTHCLIFF TRACE.

$$




Flood Warning

FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1232 PM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013

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

  ETOWAH RIVER NEAR DAWSONVILLE  AFFECTING DAWSON AND FORSYTH
  COUNTIES

  BIG CREEK NEAR CUMMING AFFECTING FORSYTH COUNTY

  BIG CREEK NEAR ALPHARETTA AFFECTING FORSYTH AND FULTON COUNTIES

  SUWANEE CREEK NEAR SUWANEE AFFECTING GWINNETT COUNTY

  CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER NEAR NORCROSS AFFECTING FULTON AND GWINNETT
  COUNTIES

  SWEETWATER CREEK NEAR LILBURN AFFECTING GWINNETT COUNTY

GAC117-121-200632-
/O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0139.000000T0000Z-130521T2125Z/
/APHG1.1.ER.130519T1141Z.130520T0600Z.130521T1525Z.NO/
1232 PM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013

...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL TUESDAY AFTERNOON...THE FLOOD WARNING
CONTINUES FOR
  THE BIG CREEK NEAR ALPHARETTA.
* UNTIL TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
* AT 11 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.4 FEET...AND RISING.
* MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE. BRIEF MODERATE FLOODING WILL BE
  POSSIBLE.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 7 FEET.
* THE CREEK WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 10.9 FEET BY MIDNIGHT.
  THE CREEK WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATE TUESDAY MORNING.
* AT 11 FEET...MODERATE FLOODING BEGINS TO EXPAND FURTHER INTO THE
  WOODLANDS ALONG THE CREEK. THE BIG CREEK GREENWAY IS COMPLETELY
  FLOODED WITH 1 TO 5 FEET OF WATER. THE WATER LEVEL APPROACHES THE
  BOTTOM OF THE FOOT BRIDGE JUST DOWNSTREAM OF KIMBALL BRIDGE ROAD
  WHERE THE GAGE IS LOCATED. PORTIONS OF THE ROCK HILL PARK WILL BE
  FLOODED. A LARGE PORTION OF THE YMCA CAMPGROUND OFF PRESTON RIDGE
  ROAD WILL BE FLOODED.


$$



Flood Warning

FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1232 PM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013

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

  ETOWAH RIVER NEAR DAWSONVILLE  AFFECTING DAWSON AND FORSYTH
  COUNTIES

  BIG CREEK NEAR CUMMING AFFECTING FORSYTH COUNTY

  BIG CREEK NEAR ALPHARETTA AFFECTING FORSYTH AND FULTON COUNTIES

  SUWANEE CREEK NEAR SUWANEE AFFECTING GWINNETT COUNTY

  CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER NEAR NORCROSS AFFECTING FULTON AND GWINNETT
  COUNTIES

  SWEETWATER CREEK NEAR LILBURN AFFECTING GWINNETT COUNTY

GAC121-135-200226-
/O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0143.000000T0000Z-130520T0226Z/
/NCRG1.1.ER.130519T1449Z.130519T1800Z.130519T2026Z.NO/
1232 PM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER NEAR NORCROSS.
* UNTIL THIS EVENING.
* AT 12 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.4 FEET...AND RISING.
* MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 12 FEET.
* THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 13.3 FEET BY THIS AFTERNOON.
  THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
* AT 12 FEET...FLOOD STAGE IS REACHED AND MINOR FLOODING BEGINS.
  FLOOD WATERS WILL BEGIN TO COVER CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER NATIONAL
  RECREATION AREA PARKING LOT AT MEDLOCK BRIDGE PARK. IN ADDITION...
  BOTTOMLAND FLOODING INCREASES IN THE FLOOD PLAIN.

$$



Flash Flood Warning

FLASH FLOOD WARNING
GAC045-097-121-143-192145-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FF.W.0013.130519T1545Z-130519T2145Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1145 AM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  DOUGLAS COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
  SOUTHWESTERN FULTON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
  CARROLL COUNTY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA
  SOUTHERN HARALSON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA

* UNTIL 545 PM EDT SUNDAY

* AT 1139 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR
  INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN BEGINNING TO SPREAD
  SOUTH INTO THE WARNED AREA. INTENSE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO
  3 INCHES IN ONE HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT FEW
  HOURS. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE LATER
  IN THE AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO GRANT
  PARK-ZOO ATLANTA...MIDTOWN...HAPEVILLE...EAST POINT...COLLEGE
  PARK...ATLANTA...DOUGLASVILLE...LITHIA SPRINGS...VILLA RICA...
  TEMPLE...BREMEN...WACO AND TALLAPOOSA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...AS WELL AS HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES.
ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF
CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.

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 3380 8495 3377 8482 3379 8473 3380 8472
      3380 8463 3375 8457 3382 8448 3382 8435
      3365 8435 3365 8446 3355 8446 3350 8461
      3351 8485 3344 8494 3346 8498 3343 8502
      3343 8530 3378 8537

$$

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Hazardous Weather Outlook

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
750 AM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-201200-
BALDWIN-BANKS-BARROW-BARTOW-BIBB-BLECKLEY-BUTTS-CARROLL-CATOOSA-
CHATTAHOOCHEE-CHATTOOGA-CHEROKEE-CLARKE-CLAYTON-COBB-COWETA-
CRAWFORD-CRISP-DADE-DAWSON-DEKALB-DODGE-DOOLY-DOUGLAS-EMANUEL-
FANNIN-FAYETTE-FLOYD-FORSYTH-GILMER-GLASCOCK-GORDON-GREENE-
GWINNETT-HALL-HANCOCK-HARALSON-HARRIS-HEARD-HENRY-HOUSTON-JACKSON-
JASPER-JEFFERSON-JOHNSON-JONES-LAMAR-LAURENS-LUMPKIN-MACON-
MADISON-MARION-MERIWETHER-MONROE-MONTGOMERY-MORGAN-MURRAY-
MUSCOGEE-NEWTON-NORTH FULTON-OCONEE-OGLETHORPE-PAULDING-PEACH-
PICKENS-PIKE-POLK-PULASKI-PUTNAM-ROCKDALE-SCHLEY-SOUTH FULTON-
SPALDING-STEWART-SUMTER-TALBOT-TALIAFERRO-TAYLOR-TELFAIR-TOOMBS-
TOWNS-TREUTLEN-TROUP-TWIGGS-UNION-UPSON-WALKER-WALTON-WARREN-
WASHINGTON-WEBSTER-WHEELER-WHITE-WHITFIELD-WILCOX-WILKES-
WILKINSON-
750 AM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE FOR MUCH OF TODAY ACROSS
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL GEORGIA AS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVES
ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST STATES. ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE.
ANY SEVERE THUNDERSTORM THAT DEVELOPS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. LARGE HAIL IS NOT EXPECTED...BUT PEA TO
NICKEL SIZED HAIL IS POSSIBLE. OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING STRIKES WILL
BE LIKELY.

A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA
THROUGH THIS EVENING. STORMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...WITH LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING POSSIBLE. IN
ADDITION...DUE TO HEAVY RAINS OVERNIGHT CREEKS AND RIVERS HAVE
RAPIDLY RISEN ACROSS THE REGION. A FEW CREEKS AND STREAMS WILL
APPROACH OR REACH FLOOD STAGE.

.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.

$$







Flood Watch

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
738 AM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-081-082-
084-191945-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FA.A.0007.130519T1138Z-130520T0000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS-
CHATTOOGA-GORDON-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE-FLOYD-BARTOW-
CHEROKEE-FORSYTH-HALL-BANKS-JACKSON-MADISON-POLK-PAULDING-COBB-
NORTH FULTON-GWINNETT-BARROW-CLARKE-OCONEE-OGLETHORPE-WILKES-
HARALSON-CARROLL-DOUGLAS-SOUTH FULTON-DEKALB-ROCKDALE-WALTON-
NEWTON-MORGAN-GREENE-TALIAFERRO-HEARD-COWETA-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-
SPALDING-HENRY-BUTTS-JASPER-PUTNAM-HANCOCK-WARREN-TROUP-
MERIWETHER-PIKE-UPSON-LAMAR-MONROE-JONES-BALDWIN-WASHINGTON-
GLASCOCK-JEFFERSON-CRAWFORD-BIBB-WILKINSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALHOUN...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND...
ROME...CARTERSVILLE...GAINESVILLE...MARIETTA...ATLANTA...
LAWRENCEVILLE...ATHENS...CARROLLTON...DOUGLASVILLE...EAST POINT...
DECATUR...CONYERS...COVINGTON...NEWNAN...PEACHTREE CITY...
GRIFFIN...MILLEDGEVILLE...MACON
738 AM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA...EAST CENTRAL
  GEORGIA...NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...NORTHEAST GEORGIA...
  NORTHWEST GEORGIA AND WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA.

* THROUGH THIS EVENING

* NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATES THAT TWO TO FOUR INCHES
  OF RAIN...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...HAS FALLEN ACROSS
  PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA THIS MORNING. ADDITIONAL
  AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE
  POSSIBLE. THE HEAVY RAINFALL AXIS WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST
  ACROSS THE METRO ATLANTA AREA DURING THE MID TO LATE MORNING.

* FLOODING OF THE LARGER CREEKS AND RIVERS IS POSSIBLE WITH
  ADDITIONAL RAINFALL.

* LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE IF THE HEAVY RAIN
  REPEATEDLY MOVES OVER THE SAME AREA. ALSO...STORM DRAINS...
  DITCHES...AND LOW LYING AREAS MAY BECOME QUICKLY CLOGGED WITH
  DEBRIS AND CAUSE EXTENSIVE STREET FLOODING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR
LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE
LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE
PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.

&&

$$







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