Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued September 27 at 3:16AM EDT until September 27 at 7:00AM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 27, 2024 - 12:16am
Expires:
September 27, 2024 - 4:00am
Description:
FFWGSP
The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Elbert County in northeastern Georgia...
Franklin County in northeastern Georgia...
Hart County in northeastern Georgia...
Stephens County in northeastern Georgia...
* Until 700 AM EDT.
* At 316 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain across northeast
Georgia. Between 3 and 5 inches of rain have fallen. The expected
rainfall rate is 0.25 to 0.5 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall
amounts of 1 to 3 inches are possible as tropical rainbands lift
northward. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by heavy rain.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Toccoa, Elberton, Hartwell, Carnesville, Royston, Reed Creek,
Lavonia, Gumlog, Bowman, Canon, Franklin Springs, Bowersville,
Martin, Avalon, Victoria Bryant State Park, Tugaloo State Park,
Lake Hartwell, Russell State Park, Middleton and Lake Russell.
Instruction:
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 X 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.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
Area Description:
Elbert, GA; Franklin, GA; Hart, GA; Stephens, GA
Forcast Office:
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC