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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA

825 AM EST WED DEC 10 2008



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FLOYD GA-CHATTOOGA GA-GORDON GA-GILMER GA-FANNIN GA-WALKER GA-

WHITFIELD GA-MURRAY GA-

825 AM EST WED DEC 10 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST FOR

MURRAY...SOUTHERN WHITFIELD...SOUTHEASTERN WALKER...FANNIN...

GILMER...GORDON...CHATTOOGA AND FLOYD COUNTIES...



AT 817 AM EST...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED THAT 

WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAIN HAS FORCED NUMEROUS ROAD CLOSURES OVER THE 

WARNED AREA.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO TILTON...

RAMHURST...PISGAH...LOVING...GREGORY...FORT MOUNTAIN STATE PARK...

EPWORTH...CRANDALL...CHERRY LOG...MCCAYSVILLE...ELLIJAY...DALTON...

CHATSWORTH AND BLUE RIDGE



RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF TWO TO THREE INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER 

AMOUNTS...HAS FALLEN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA THIS MORNING. ADDITIONAL 

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA 

THIS MORNING. MANY SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE EXPERIENCING RAPID 

RISES.



IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE POTENTIALLY 

DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS FLOODED 

ROADS...FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT ONLY TAKES A FEW INCHES OF SWIFTLY 

FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.



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 3498 8413 3493 8418 3488 8411 3480 8415

      3479 8410 3472 8410 3460 8419 3461 8419

      3458 8433 3454 8437 3455 8464 3441 8466

      3440 8500 3411 8504 3409 8542 3458 8552

      3459 8523 3489 8482 3492 8484 3500 8479



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