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WFO ATLANTA Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Friday, February 22, 2019

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FLOOD WARNING

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Flood Warning

National Weather Service Peachtree City GA

239 PM EST Tue Feb 19 2019

...The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a Flood

Warning for the following rivers in Georgia...

Chattooga River near Summerville affecting Chattooga County

.Recent heavy rainfall has caused significant runoff into streams and

rivers which will cause flooding in some areas.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

All persons with interests along the river should monitor the latest

forecasts...and be prepared to take necessary precautions to protect

life and property.

The latest stage data was furnished in cooperation with the United

States Geological Survey.

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a

* Flood Warning for

The Chattooga River near Summerville.

* From late Wednesday night until Friday morning.

* At 1PM Tuesday the stage was 7.6 feet...and rising.

* Minor flooding is forecast.

* Flood stage is 14 feet.

* Forecast to rise above flood stage by Thursday morning and continue

to rise to near 15.7 feet by Thursday early afternoon.The river

will fall below flood stage by early Friday morning.

* At 14 feet...Minor flooding of woodlands and fields begins along

the river upstream and downstream from the gage on U.S. Highway 27

or Rome Boulevard.

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