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LaGrange Police Department
Wednesday December 30th, 2015 :: 06:57 p.m. EST

Alert

Flash Flood Warning until 09:30PM

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS EXTENDED THE

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... HARRIS COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA... PIKE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA... NORTHWESTERN TAYLOR COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA... UPSON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA... TROUP COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA... MERIWETHER COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA... CHATTAHOOCHEE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA... TALBOT COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA... MUSCOGEE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA...

* UNTIL 930 PM EST

* AT 611 PM EST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL MOVING BACK ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. UP TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN. FLASH FLOODING IS ALREADY BEING REPORTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE WARNED AREA.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... LAGRANGE...THOMASTON...ZEBULON...HAMILTON...TALBOTTON... GREENVILLE...CUSSETA...MANCHESTER...WEST POINT...HOGANSVILLE...PINE MOUNTAIN...WOODBURY...LUTHERSVILLE...WAVERLY HALL...WARM SPRINGS... WOODLAND...MOLENA...YATESVILLE...WILLIAMSON AND MEANSVILLE. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 1 AND A HALF INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA.

* AFFECTED AREAS: CHATTAHOOCHEE ... HARRIS ... MERIWETHER ... MUSCOGEE ... PIKE ... TALBOT ... TAYLOR ... TROUP ... UPSON

Instructions:

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES. IF YOU SEE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6 OR TWEET US YOUR WARNING AT NWSATLANTA.

Address/Location
LaGrange Police Department
100 West Haralson Street
LaGrange, GA 30240

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 706-883-2603

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Alert Details

Severity:
Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:
Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
Certainty:
Likely (p > ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Flash Flood Warning

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