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WGUS42 KFFC 032056
FLWFFC
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
456 PM EDT SAT OCT 3 2015
...The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in Georgia...
Hiwassee River near Hiawassee affecting Towns County
Nottely River near Blairsville affecting Union County
.Recent heavy rainfall has caused significant runoff into streams and
rivers which will cause flooding in some areas.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
All persons with interests along the river should monitor the latest
forecasts...and be prepared to take necessary precautions to protect
life and property.
The latest stage data was furnished in cooperation with the United
States Geological Survey.
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/HWEG1.1.ER.151004T0424Z.151004T0800Z.151004T1252Z.UU/
456 PM EDT SAT OCT 3 2015
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Flood Warning for
The Hiwassee River near Hiawassee.
* From late tonight until Sunday afternoon.
* At 430 PM Saturday the stage was 5.2 feet...and rising.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 10 feet.
* Forecast to rise above flood stage around midnight and
continue to rise to near 11.1 feet by early Sunday morning.
The river will fall below flood stage by late Sunday morning.
* At 11 feet...Minor flooding continues and expands into fields and
woodlands near the river. Smaller creeks and tributaries flowing
into the river begin to back up. Several trailer homes on the south
end of the Enchanted Valley Resort will begin to have water under
them and may damage some outbuildings or sheds.
* This crest compares to a previous crest of 10.4 feet on Aug 26 2008.
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LAT...LON 3483 8376 3492 8375 3493 8368 3483 8368
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/BRVG1.1.ER.151004T0444Z.151004T0600Z.151004T0719Z.UU/
456 PM EDT SAT OCT 3 2015
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Flood Warning for
The Nottely River near Blairsville.
* From late tonight until Sunday morning.
* At 345 PM Saturday the stage was 9.4 feet...and rising.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 13 feet.
* Forecast to rise above flood stage after midnight and
continue to rise to near 13.3 feet early Sunday morning.The
river will fall below flood stage later Sunday morning.
* At 13 feet...Flood stage is reached. Minor flooding occurs in the
woodlands...fields and pastures upstream and downstream from the
gage on Owltown Road. Evacuations will be needed in any
recreational parks near the river.
* This crest compares to a previous crest of 13.9 feet on Jan 30 2013.
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LAT...LON 3477 8392 3482 8396 3485 8401 3489 8396
3486 8391 3481 8386