Flood Advisories Continue Into Today for Northeast Georgia
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A * URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR RAPID RISES FOR... STEPHENS COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN GEORGIA... HABERSHAM COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN GEORGIA... RABUN COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN GEORGIA... . * UNTIL 230 PM EST * AT 831 AM EST...DOPPLER RADAR AND AUTOMATED RAIN GAUGES INDICATED HEAVY RAIN IS ONGOING ACROSS THE AREA WHICH WILL CAUSE URBAN FLOODING AND RAPID RISES ON SMALL STREAMS IN THE ADVISORY AREA. * TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 0.25-0.75 INCHES HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED. HOWEVER...AN ADDITIONAL 1-2 INCHES OF RAIN IS LIKELY OVER THE NEXT 6 HOURS ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. * THIS ADVISORY MAY HAVE TO BE UPGRADED TO A WARNING LATER THIS MORNING. PLEASE MONITOR THIS EVOLVING HYDROLOGIC EVENT CLOSELY. * SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... TOCCOA...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...CORNELIA...AND BALDWIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER IN URBAN AREAS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES...AS WELL AS OTHER POOR DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS. RAPID RISES ON SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS WILL ALSO OCCUR... POSSIBLY FLOODING LOW WATER CROSSINGS AND FARMLAND. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS FLOODED ROADS. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. PLEASE REPORT FLOOD WATER FLOWING OVER ROADS OR THREATENING PROPERTY...OR LANDSLIDES TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG BY CALLING TOLL FREE...1...800...2 6 7...8 1 0 1...OR BY POSTING ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET IT USING HASHTAG NWSGSP. YOUR MESSAGE SHOULD DESCRIBE THE EVENT AND THE SPECIFIC LOCATION WHERE IT OCCURRED.