Weather Alerts for Gilmer CountyIssued by the National Weather Service |
Flash Flood Warning
 FLASH FLOOD WARNING |
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| GILMER COUNTY | ||
Areas Affected: Dawson, GA - Fannin, GA - Gilmer, GA - Pickens, GA |
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| Effective: Tue, 9/22 6:31am | Updated: Tue, 9/22 9:11am | Urgency: Immediate |
| Expires: Tue, 9/22 12:30pm | Severity: Severe | Certainty: Likely |
Details:
FFWFFC The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Northwestern Dawson County in north central Georgia... Southeastern Fannin County in north central Georgia... Southeastern Gilmer County in north central Georgia... Northeastern Pickens County in north central Georgia... * Until 1230 PM EDT. * At 631 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 1 hour. 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... Jasper, Talking Rock, Cartecay, Roy, Sequoyah Lake, Lake Tamarack, Pisgah, Black Gap Shelter, Stover Creek Shelter and Springer Mountain Shelter. Information: Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. |
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