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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA

1115 PM EST MON MAR 20 2006



GAC121-135-210745-

GWINNETT GA-FULTON GA-

1115 PM EST MON MAR 20 2006



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 AM EST FOR

NORTHEASTERN FULTON AND WEST CENTRAL GWINNETT COUNTIES...



WIDESPREAD RAIN OF TWO INCHES HAS FALLEN IN THE PAST FEW HOURS 

ACROSS THE NORTH ATLANTA METRO COUNTIES. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS 

OF 0.25 TO 0.50 INCH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH 1 AM EST TUESDAY.



FOR THE BIG CREEK NEAR ALPHARETTA...

  MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.

  THE LATEST STAGE WAS 6.3 FEET AT 1030 PM MONDAY.

  FLOOD STAGE IS 7.0 FEET.

   THE FORECAST FOR THE BIG CREEK NEAR ALPHARETTA...

      THE RIVER WILL RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AROUND 12 AM TUESDAY.

      THE RIVER WILL CREST NEAR 7.2 FEET AROUND 1 AM TUESDAY.

      THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 8 AM TUESDAY.



AT 7.0 FEET...BANKFULL AND FLOOD STAGE ARE REACHED ALONG BIG CREEK

BETWEEN CUMMING IN FORSYTH COUNTY...TO ALPHARETTA...AND ROSWELL IN

NORTH FULTON COUNTY.  FLOODING STARTS TO EFFECT THE ALPHARETTA

GREENWAY AND ABOUT 200 FEET OF THE GREENWAY NEED TO BE CLOSED. IN

ADDITION...HIGH WATER BEGINS TO ENCROACH INTO PARK DOWNSTREAM OF GAGE

NEAR ROSWELL ALONG STATE HIGHWAY 9 AND RIVERSIDE ROAD.  



FOR THE CROOKED CREEK NEAR NORCROSS...

  MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.

  THE LATEST STAGE WAS 9.3 FEET AT 11 PM MONDAY.

  FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET.

   THE FORECAST FOR THE CROOKED CREEK NEAR NORCROSS IS TO RISE TO

   NEAR FLOOD STAGE BY 12 AM TUESDAY...THEN FALL QUICKLY THEREAFTER. 



AT 10.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING OF THE NATURAL FLOOD PLAIN BEGINS 

MAINLY ON THE LEFT BANK UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM FROM THE RIVER GAUGE 

AT SPALDING DRIVE.



LAT...LON 3406 8440 3387 8417 3398 8403 3416 8430



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