Flash Flood Warning 
Flash Flood Warning
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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
1248 AM EDT Sun Oct 11 2020
The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Habersham County in northeastern Georgia...
* Until 630 AM EDT.
* At 1248 AM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between
2 and 3.5 inches of rain have fallen over the past 3-4 hours with
storm-total rainfall since Saturday morning exceeding 5 inches in
southern Habersham County near Demorest, Cornelia, Baldwin, and
Alto. Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly, especially
across southern Habersham County between Demorest and Cornelia and
southeast towards the Hall County line. Additional flash flooding
may develop further north closer to Clarkesville and Batesville
along the Soque River watershed.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Doppler radar and automated gauges.
IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other
drainage and low lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Clarkesville, Cornelia, Baldwin, Demorest, Mount Airy, Alto, Lake
Burton, Raoul, Batesville and Hollywood.
Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the
warned area.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
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LAT...LON 3473 8347 3471 8345 3464 8346 3449 8351
3449 8355 3443 8361 3450 8367 3454 8362
3460 8365 3462 8364 3465 8366 3468 8364
3475 8363 3477 8363 3480 8368 3483 8365
3483 8360 3479 8356 3475 8355 3473 8351
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL...1-2 INCHES IN 1 HOUR AND 30 MINUTES
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Instructions:
Be cautious around low lying areas, rivers and streams.
Address/Location
City of Clarkesville
123 Laurel Dr
Clarkesville, GA 30523
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 706-754-2024