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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA

922 PM EDT TUE MAY 13 2008



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR A DAM FAILURE IN...

  WHITE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA



* UNTIL 315 AM EDT



AT 900 PM EDT...WENDY LAKE DAM HAS DEVELOPED A LARGE HOLE THAT WAS 

GROWING LARGER EACH HOUR. WATER LEVELS ALONG JENNYS CREEK HAD 

ALREADY RISEN 1.5 FEET AND 0.5 FEET ALONG TOWN CREEK. WATER LEVELS 

ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE RISING AS THE HOLE IN THE DAM GROWS LARGER.



AREAS DOWNSTREAM FROM WENDY LAKE ALONG JENNYS CREEK AND TOWN CREEK 

SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR FLOODING AND TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO PROTECT 

LIFE AND PROPERTY. 



RESIDENTS DOWN STREAM ARE ADVISED TO BE PREPARED TO EVACUATE IF 

ADVISED BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES. IF ADVISED TO EVACUATE...FOLLOW 

INSTRUCTIONS AS OUTLINED BY LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS. 

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...CALL THE WHITE COUNTY 911 CENTER AT 7 0 

6 8 6 5 0 9 1 1. 



REMEMBER...MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR 

VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS 

ARE USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER 

IS POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING 

FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.



IF YOU SEE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE 

TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6.



LAT...LON 3462 8376 3459 8375 3459 8380 3462 8380



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