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Flash Flood Warning Issued for Gwinnett County

This alert was generated by the National Weather Service EMWIN (Emergency Managers Weather Information Network) from messages received by DaculaWeather.com EMWIN server.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  CLAYTON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
  EASTERN COBB COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
  DEKALB COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
  FAYETTE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
  FULTON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
  GWINNETT COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
  NORTHWESTERN HENRY COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
  COWETA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA
  NORTHWESTERN MERIWETHER COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA

* UNTIL 700 PM EDT

* AT 1254 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER INDICATED
  MULTIPLE STORMS PRODUCING RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF NEAR 2 INCHES IN ONE
  HOUR MOVING NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP
  TO 2 INCHES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL BE ENOUGH TO PRODUCE FLASH
  FLOODING IN THE WARNED AREA.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  CLARKSTON...SUWANEE...SUGAR HILL...SNELLVILLE...REST HAVEN...
  NORCROSS...LILBURN...LAWRENCEVILLE...GRAYSON...DULUTH...DACULA...
  BUFORD...BERKELEY LAKE...LITHONIA...PINE LAKE...STONE MOUNTAIN...
  TUCKER...STOCKBRIDGE...JOHNS CREEK...LOVEJOY...JONESBORO...
  FAYETTEVILLE...WOOLSEY...BROOKS...HARALSON AND SENOIA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR
IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...
DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...
EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER
GROUND.

IF YOU SEE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6. YOU CAN ALSO TWEET YOUR REPORT
USING HASHTAG GAWX.


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