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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC

739 PM EDT MON AUG 8 2005



GAC105-090115-

ELBERT GA-

739 PM EDT MON AUG 8 2005



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 915 PM EDT FOR SOUTHERN

ELBERT COUNTY...



AT 735 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

MODERATE RAIN CONTINUING TO FALL ACROSS SOUTHERN ELBERT COUNTY...

BUT IT WAS DIMINISHING. COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS REPORTS SEVERAL 

ROADS IN THIS AREA FLOODING...AT LEAST ONE THE RESULT OF A 

CULVERT COLLAPSE...ALONG SAM TATE ROAD NEAR FORTSONIA. 



DESPITE DIMINISHING RAINFALL...RUNOFF WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN

HIGH WATER LEVELS AND FLOODING ACROSS THE WARNED AREA...INCLUDING

CREEKS FEEDING THE BROAD RIVER AND RUSSELL LAKE SUCH AS COODY AND

WAHACHEE CREEKS.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO FORTSONIA 

AND RUSSELL LAKE.



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.



LAT...LON 3418 8275 3401 8261 3399 8283 3413 8299



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