FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 149 PM EST TUE DEC 01 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR
THE NICKAJACK CREEK NEAR MABLETON.
* FROM THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT 1 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.2 FEET...AND RISING.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET.
* THE CREEK WILL REACH FLOOD STAGE THIS AFTERNOON AND REMAIN
IN MINOR FLOOD.
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FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 219 PM EST TUE DEC 01 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR
THE SWEETWATER CREEK NEAR AUSTELL.
* FROM TONIGHT UNTIL THURSDAY EVENING.
* AT 1 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 6.8 FEET...AND RISING.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET.
* FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE
TO RISE TO NEAR 10.2 FEET BY THURSDAY MORNING. THE CREEK
WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
* AT 10.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE IS REACHED. MINOR FLOODING BEGINS.
MAINLY FORESTED BOTTOMLAND IS FLOODED. ATHLETIC FIELDS IN WOODROW
WILSON RECREATION PARK UPSTREAM FLOODS DUE TO WATER BACKING UP IN
DITCHES. WATER ALSO BEGINS TO FLOOD YARDS OF FOUR ELEVATED HOMES
ALONG MOUNT VERNON ROAD.
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FLOOD WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 838 AM EST TUE DEC 01 2009
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING...
THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* PORTIONS OF NORTH GEORGIA AND MOST OF CENTRAL GEORGIA.
* UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING
* A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL BE MOVING OUT OF THE GULF OF MEXICO
AND INTO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY TODAY. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO
SPREAD ABUNDANT MOISTURE ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.
* UP TO 1 INCH OF RAIN HAD FALLEN ACROSS THE WATCH AREA OVERNIGHT.
ANOTHER BAND OF RAIN...SOME OF IT HEAVY AT TIMES...WAS MOVING ACROSS
WESTERN GEORGIA AND THIS WILL SPREAD INTO EASTERN GEORGIA BY
AFTERNOON. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE WITH
THE BAND OF RAIN. THE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL COULD PRODUCE
WIDESPREAD MINOR TO ISOLATED MODERATE FLOODING OF CREEKS AND
RIVERS IN THE WATCH AREA. HOWEVER...THIS STORM SYSTEM IS
EXPECTED TO MOVE QUICKLY ENOUGH TO PREVENT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF
HEAVY RAIN. CONSEQUENTLY...NO MAJOR FLOODING IS EXPECTED AT THIS
TIME.
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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WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 443 PM EST TUE DEC 01 2009
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING
FOR MOST OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA...
A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING.
STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MOST OF GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER WEST TENNESSEE MOVES
INTO THE OHIO VALLEY. SOUTHEAST WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS
OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE AFTER
SUNSET THIS EVENING.
.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST
20 MPH...OR GUSTS TO 35 MPH OR STRONGER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
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