Milton, GA Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM EDT THIS
EVENING FOR CENTRAL COBB, DEKALB, NORTHERN DOUGLAS, CENTRAL FULTON
AND WEST CENTRAL GWINNETT COUNTIES...

At 533 PM EDT, Broadcast media reported thunderstorms producing heavy
rain in Flooding was reported on Jesse Hill Jr Dr NE near the
intesection with Auburn Ave NE. Between 1.5 and 2.5 inches of rain
have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are
possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is already occurring.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE...Broadcast media reported.

IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
drainage and low-lying areas.

Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Atlanta, Marietta, Douglasville, Decatur, Peachtree Corners, City
of South Fulton, Sandy Springs, Roswell, Johns Creek, Alpharetta,
Smyrna, Dunwoody, East Point, Duluth, College Park, Chamblee,
Norcross, Doraville, Clarkston and Austell.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.

Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National
Weather Service when you can do so safely.

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FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING TO SATURDAY EVENING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Big Creek near Alpharetta.

* WHEN...From this morning to Saturday evening.

* IMPACTS...At 7 feet, Flood Stage is reached.  Minor flooding of
woodlands and fields begin along the creek between Cumming in
Forsyth County...to Alpharetta and Roswell in North Fulton County.
Flooding starts to effect portions of The Big Creek Greenway near
Alpharetta and some portions may become closed with around one foot
of water...especially upstream and downstream from the gage on
Kimball Bridge Road and near Rock Mill Park. Portions of the YMCA
Campground off Preston Ridge Road will begin to flood.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:45 AM EDT Friday the stage was 6.5 feet and rising.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage this
afternoon to a crest of 8.4 feet just after midnight tonight. It
will then fall below flood stage early tomorrow afternoon.
- Flood stage is 7 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 8.4
feet on 01/20/2001.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
possible.

* WHERE...Portions of north central, northeast, and northwest
Georgia, including the following areas, in north central Georgia,
Barrow, Cobb, DeKalb, Douglas, Gwinnett, North Fulton, Rockdale,
South Fulton and Walton. In northeast Georgia, Clarke, Jackson,
Madison, Oconee and Oglethorpe. In northwest Georgia, Carroll,
Haralson and Paulding.

* WHEN...Through this evening.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Repeated rounds of rainfall along a stalled frontal boundary are
likely through at least Friday Night. An anomalously moist
environment over Georgia will support high rain rates and
increased chances for flash flooding. Widespread rainfall of 1 to
3 inches will be possible with locally higher amounts of 5 inches
or more. Urban areas, and areas with poor drainage, will be the
most susceptible to flash flooding.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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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