Full Notification

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for... Northeastern Rockdale County in north central Georgia... Oconee County in northeastern Georgia... Barrow County in north central Georgia... Central Gwinnett County in north central Georgia... Clarke County in northeastern Georgia... Walton County in north central Georgia... Southeastern Hall County in north central Georgia... Jackson County in northeastern Georgia... Madison County in northeastern Georgia... Northeastern Newton County in north central Georgia...

* Until 815 PM EDT.

* At 222 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Two to four inches of rain have fallen with locally higher amounts up to five inches. Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include... Gainesville, Lawrenceville, Conyers, Winder, Monroe, Covington, Jefferson, Commerce, Watkinsville, Danielsville, Athens, Snellville, Lilburn, Loganville, Braselton, Auburn, Dacula, Social Circle, Grayson and Statham. Additional rainfall amounts of one to two inches.. are possible in the warned area.

* AFFECTED AREAS: HALL, GA ... MADISON, GA ... WALTON, GA ... OCONEE, GA ... GWINNETT, GA ... NEWTON, GA ... JACKSON, GA ... CLARKE, GA ... BARROW, GA ... ROCKDALE, GA

Instructions:

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. A Flash Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or occurring. If you are in the warned area move to higher ground immediately. Residents living along streams and creeks should take immediate precautions to protect life and property.