FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1232 PM EST WED JAN 7 2009

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FLOYD GA-CHATTOOGA GA-GORDON GA-WALKER GA-WHITFIELD GA-CATOOSA GA-
MURRAY GA-
1232 PM EST WED JAN 7 2009

…THE COUNTY FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 AM EST
THURSDAY FOR MURRAY…CATOOSA…WHITFIELD…WALKER…GORDON…
CHATTOOGA AND FLOYD COUNTIES…

AT 1225 PM EST THE LAST LINE OF SCATTERED SHOWERS HAD MOVED EAST OF
THE AREA AND NO ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT FEW
DAYS.  HOWEVER…EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL…ON THE ORDER
OF 4 TO 6 INCHES TUESDAY…WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY
THURSDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN SEVERAL CREEKS…STREAMS…AND RIVERS
IN THE AREA CONTINUING TO SLOWLY RISE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

AT 1215 PM EST THE SOUTH CHICKAMAUGA CREEK NEAR CHICKAMAUGA WAS AT
21.4 FEET AND STILL SLOWLY RISING. FLOOD STAGE IS 18 FEET.

AT 1200 PM EST THE CONASAUGA RIVER NEAR ETON WAS AT 16.4 FEET AND
SLOWLY RISING. FLOOD STAGE IS 12 FEET.

AT 1200 PM EST THE COAHULLA CREEK AT KEITHS MILL NEAR DALTON WAS AT
19.4 FEET AND RISING SLOWLY. FLOOD STAGE IS 16 FEET.

AT 1215 PM EST THE OOSTANAULA RIVER IN CALHOUN WAS AT 23.8 FEET AND
STILL SLOWLY RISING. FLOOD STAGE IS 20 FEET.

AT 1200 PM EST THE OOTHKALOOGA CREEK NEAR CALHOUN WAS AT 18.2 FEET
AND SLOWLY FALLING. FLOOD STAGE IS 18 FEET.

AT 1215 PM EST THE ARMUCHEE CREEK NEAR ARMUCHEE WAS AT 23.1 FEET AND
SLOWLY RISING. FLOOD STAGE IS 19 FEET.

AT 1215 PM EST THE CHATTOOGA RIVER AT SUMMERVILLE WAS AT 16.6 FEET
AND STEADY. FLOOD STAGE IS 14 FEET.

THE WATER LEVEL OF MOST OF THE CREEKS AND RIVERS WILL BEGIN TO
RECEDE SLOWLY THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

IF YOU SEE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING…WAIT UNTIL AFTER THE STORM HAS
PASSED…AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8
6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6.