Alert
Flash Flood Warning until 3pm
Flash Flood Warning
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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
1016 AM EST Tue Jan 9 2024
The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Habersham County in northeastern Georgia...
Rabun County in northeastern Georgia...
* Until 300 PM EST.
* At 1016 AM EST, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between
3.5 and 4 inches of rain have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or
expected to begin shortly. Despite rain diminishing this
afternoon, locally excessive runoff will linger, resulting in
flooding of low-lying areas throughout the Highway 441 corridor.
Developing flooding is also expected along the Soque River which
will inundate Pitts City Park.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
Instructions:
Use caution in low lying areas.
Address/Location
City of Clarkesville
123 Laurel Dr
Clarkesville, GA 30523
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 706-754-2024
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