Issued by The National Weather Service
Atlanta, GA
9:19 am EST, Sat., Jan. 1, 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR… CHATTOOGA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA

* UNTIL 315 PM EST SATURDAY

* AT 910 AM EST… NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED PROGRESSIVE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAD DROPPED OVER 2 INCHES OF RAIN IN THREE HOURS OVER THE WARNED AREA.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO CHATTOGAVILLE… LYERLY… TIDINGS AND BERRYTON. THE HEAVIEST RAIN HAS FALLEN IN SOUTHERN CHATTOOGA COUNTY… ALONG THE CHATTOOGA RIVER BASIN. SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS THAT FEED INTO THE CHATTOOGA RIVER AND CLARKS CREEK ARE MOST LIKELY TO SHOW THE EFFECTS OF THE HEAVY RAIN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY… THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

IF YOU SEE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6.