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Paulding County Sheriff's Office
Tuesday October 13th, 2009 :: 08:10 p.m. EDT

Advisory

Flash Flood Watch remains in effect for Paulding County and the entire metro area thru Wednesday evening.

The National Weather Service has issued a Flash Flood Watch for all of North Georgia including the metro atlanta counties.

A BROAD AREA OF HEAVY RAIN WILL MOVE INTO THE WATCH AREA AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...AND SPREAD EASTWARD THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SEVERAL RIVERS AND CREEKS REMAIN IN OR NEAR FLOOD AFTER THE WIDESPREAD 2-3 INCHES OF RAIN ON MONDAY...AND SOILS ARE SATURATED OVER PARTS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY POSSIBLY 2-4 INCHES WILL QUICKLY RUN OFF INTO CREEKS...RIVERS AND STREAMS RESULTING IN RAPID RISES AND POTENTIALLY MORE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING. LOCALIZED AREAS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND PARTS OF THE ATLANTA METROPOLITAN AREA MAY EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. DO NOT DRIVE ACROSS AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD...REMEMBER TO TURN AROUND DON`T DROWN!

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

Address/Location
Paulding County Sheriff's Office
180 Constitution Boulevard Dallas, GA 30132
Dallas, GA 30132

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 770-443-3010

Det. Stephen Dooley
Hazardous Weather Specialist
[email protected]
770-443-3010

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