Flash Flood Warning until 07:15AM Wednesday
FFWFFC The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for... Southern Douglas County in north central Georgia... Northwestern Fayette County in north central Georgia... Southwestern Fulton County in north central Georgia... Southern Carroll County in northwestern Georgia... Coweta County in west central Georgia... Heard County in west central Georgia... Northwestern Meriwether County in west central Georgia... Northern Troup County in west central Georgia...
* Until 715 AM EDT.
* At 119 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Newnan, Douglasville, LaGrange, Carrollton, Franklin, City of South Fulton, Peachtree City, Fairburn, Tyrone, Palmetto, Hogansville, Grantville, Bowdon, Luthersville, Whitesburg, Ephesus, Centralhatchee, Moreland, Sharpsburg and Turin.
* AFFECTED AREAS: CARROLL, GA ... COWETA, GA ... DOUGLAS, GA ... FAYETTE, GA ... FULTON, GA ... HEARD, GA ... MERIWETHER, GA ... TROUP, GA
Instructions:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
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