Flash Flood Warning until 08:15PM
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for... Meriwether County in west central Georgia... Muscogee County in west central Georgia... Troup County in west central Georgia... Coweta County in west central Georgia... Harris County in west central Georgia...
* Until 815 PM EDT.
* At 219 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated a band of heavy rain across the warned area. Two to four inches of rain have already fallen with an additional one to two inches possible. Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly.
* Some locations that will experience flooding include... Columbus, Newnan, LaGrange, Hamilton, Greenville, Palmetto, Manchester, Hogansville, Grantville, Pine Mountain, Woodbury, Luthersville, Waverly Hall, Warm Springs, Moreland, Turin, Haralson, Lone Oak, Gay and East Newnan.
* AFFECTED AREAS: MERIWETHER, GA ... COWETA, GA ... HARRIS, GA ... MUSCOGEE, GA ... TROUP, GA
Instructions:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. A Flash Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or occurring. If you are in the warned area move to higher ground immediately. Residents living along streams and creeks should take immediate precautions to protect life and property.
Address/Location
LaGrange Police Department
100 West Haralson Street
LaGrange, GA 30240
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 706-883-2603
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