New Flood Warning Issued at 1:08 PM

FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA

108 PM EDT MON SEP 21 2009

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CHATTOOGA GA-DADE GA-WALKER GA-WHITFIELD GA-CATOOSA GA-MURRAY GA-

108 PM EDT MON SEP 21 2009

...THE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM EDT FOR URBAN

AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS IN MURRAY...CATOOSA...WHITFIELD...WALKER...

SOUTHEASTERN DADE AND CHATTOOGA COUNTIES...

AT 105 PM EDT...SCATTERED AREAS OF RAIN CONTINUE TO AFFECT FAR

NORTHWEST GEORGIA. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS

FALLEN SINCE 6 AM. WITH THE CONTINUED RAIN AND RUNOFF FROM THE

RAINFALL OVERNIGHT...FLOODING IN THIS AREA WILL REMAIN AT VERY HIGH

LEVELS. LARGER CREEKS AND STREAMS WILL CONTINUE TO RISE FROM ALREADY

FLOODED LEVELS. ANOTHER ROUND OF VERY HEAVY RAINFALL IS LIKELY LATE

THIS AFTERNOON OR TONIGHT WHICH COULD PRODUCE AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4

INCHES OF RAIN. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO LOCAL MEDIA OR NOAA WEATHER

RADIO FOR MORE INFORMATION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS FLOODING EVENT IS OF HISTORIC PROPORTIONS. IF YOU NEED TO

TRAVEL...PLEASE USE EXTREME CAUTION OR POSTPONE YOUR TRIP FOR A

LATER DATE.

YOU SHOULD HEED ALL EVACUATION REQUESTS OR ORDERS FROM LOCAL

OFFICIALS. THIS CONTINUES TO BE A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION.

IF YOU SEE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...MOVE TO A SAFE AREA AND THEN CALL

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6.