FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1036 PM EST THU MAR 11 2010
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA...
BIG CREEK NEAR ALPHARETTA AFFECTING FORSYTH AND FULTON COUNTIES
CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER NEAR WHITESBURG AFFECTING CARROLL...COWETA AND
HEARD COUNTIES
SWEETWATER CREEK NEAR AUSTELL AFFECTING COBB AND DOUGLAS COUNTIES
1036 PM EST THU MAR 11 2010
...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING...THE FLOOD WARNING
CONTINUES FOR
THE CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER NEAR WHITESBURG
* UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING.
* AT 10 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.9 FEET...AND FALLING.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST
TO CONTINUE FOR A FEW MORE HOURS.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET.
* THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
412 AM EST FRI MAR 12 2010
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALHOUN...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND
412 AM EST FRI MAR 12 2010
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EST THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS
EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...NORTHEAST
GEORGIA AND NORTHWEST GEORGIA.
* FROM 10 AM EST THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING
* A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE AREA TODAY...BRINGING
HEAVY RAIN TO THE REGION. SOILS ARE ALREADY SATURATED FROM 1 TO
3 INCHES OF RAIN THAT HAVE FALLEN OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS.
AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTHEAST
MOUNTAINS TODAY INTO TONIGHT. THIS ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL HELP
TO PUSH RIVERS...CREEKS...AND STREAMS BACK OUT OF THEIR BANKS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE
FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE
PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
408 AM EST FRI MAR 12 2010
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALHOUN...CARTERSVILLE...GAINESVILLE...
MARIETTA...ATLANTA...LAWRENCEVILLE...ATHENS...DOUGLASVILLE...
EAST POINT...DECATUR...CONYERS...COVINGTON...PEACHTREE CITY
408 AM EST FRI MAR 12 2010
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS
MORNING...
A DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS
MORNING. THE ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT NORTH AND EAST OF A LINE FROM
CHATSWORTH...TO FAYETTEVILLE...TO WASHINGTON.
A WEDGE OF COOL AIR REMAINS IN PLACE ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA...WITH
WIDESPREAD LOW CLOUDS AND DENSE FOG ACROSS THE AREA. THE FOGGY
CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS...WITH
SLOW IMPROVEMENT AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST LATER
TODAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...
USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU.

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
408 AM EST FRI MAR 12 2010
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND
408 AM EST FRI MAR 12 2010
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS
MORNING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM EST
THIS AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM EST
THIS AFTERNOON. THE WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT NORTH AND EAST OF
A LINE FROM BLUE RIDGE TO DAWSONVILLE TO CLEVELAND. A DENSE FOG
ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING. THE DENSE
FOG ADVISORY IS NORTH AND EAST OF A LINE FROM CHATSWORTH...TO
FAYETTEVILLE...TO WASHINGTON.
A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE STATE TODAY. AHEAD OF
THIS SYSTEM...A WEDGE OF COOL AIR REMAINS IN PLACE ACROSS NORTH
GEORGIA...WITH WIDESPREAD LOW CLOUDS AND DENSE FOG ACROSS THE
AREA. THE FOGGY CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH THE
MORNING HOURS...WITH SLOW IMPROVEMENT AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES
FROM THE WEST LATER TODAY. AS THE COLD FRONT APPROACHES...WINDS
WILL INCREASE OUT OF THE SOUTH...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTH GEORGIA MOUNTAINS. WINDS OF 20-30 MPH WITH
GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...
USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU.
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST
20 MPH...OR GUSTS TO 35 MPH OR STRONGER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.