Issued by The National Weather Service
Atlanta, GA
9:43 am EDT, Tue., Sep. 22, 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WARNING FOR URBAN AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS IN… CATOOSA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA CHATTOOGA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA DADE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA MURRAY COUNTY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA WALKER COUNTY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA WHITFIELD COUNTY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA

* UNTIL 945 AM EDT WEDNESDAY

* AT 938 AM EDT… RUNOFF CONTINUES ACROSS NORTHWEST GEORGIA FROM THE HEAVY RAIN THAT FELL SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. RAINFALL ESTIMATES OF 3 TO 6 INCHES HAVE FALLEN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA SINCE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH TODAY INTO TONIGHT… CAUSING ADDITIONAL FLOODING PROBLEMS.

* NUMEROUS STREAMS AND CREEKS WILL BE AFFECTED… INCLUDING THE CHATTOOGA AND CONASAUGA RIVERS AND THEIR TRIBUTARIES… INCLUDING COAHULLA CREEK AND MILL CREEK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

YOU SHOULD HEED ALL EVACUATION REQUESTS OR ORDERS FROM LOCAL OFFICIALS. THIS CONTINUES TO BE A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION.

DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH… ON FOOT OR IN AN AUTOMOBILE. DO NOT DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES… MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.

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.