Flash Flood Warning in Effect
BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
1152 AM EDT Tue Aug 17 2021
The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for…
Northern Habersham County in northeastern Georgia…
Rabun County in northeastern Georgia…
* Until 300 PM EDT.
* At 1152 AM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
that widespread rainfall amounts of 2 to 3 inches have already
fallen across Rabun and Northern Habersham Counties since this
morning. Widespread heavy tropical showers and embedded
thunderstorms will continue to develop across the region into
early afternoon. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly.
HAZARD…Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE…Radar and automated gauges.
IMPACT…Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
When it is safe to do so, please report flooding or landslides
threatening roads or property to the National Weather Service
Greenville-Spartanburg by calling toll free, 1, 800, 2 6 7, 8 1 0 1,
by posting on our Facebook page, or via Twitter using hashtag
NWSGSP. Your message should describe the specific location where
impacts occurred and the depth of flooding observed.
Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.