Flash Flood Warning 09/27/2024 05:13 for Georgia areas

Headline: 
Flash Flood Warning issued September 27 at 8:13AM EDT until September 27 at 2:15PM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA
Event: 
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
September 27, 2024 - 5:13am
Expires: 
September 27, 2024 - 11:15am
Description: 
FFWFFC The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Northern Cherokee County in north central Georgia... Northwestern Dawson County in north central Georgia... Southwestern Gilmer County in north central Georgia... Pickens County in north central Georgia... Catoosa County in northwestern Georgia... Northeastern Gordon County in northwestern Georgia... Murray County in northwestern Georgia... Northeastern Walker County in northwestern Georgia... Whitfield County in northwestern Georgia... * Until 215 PM EDT Friday. * At 813 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar indicated. 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... Dalton, Calhoun, Chatsworth, Jasper, Ringgold, Ellijay, Fort Oglethorpe, Chickamauga, Varnell, Nelson, Eton, Tunnel Hill, Cohutta, East Ellijay, Resaca, Talking Rock, Fairmount, Ranger, Ramhurst and North Georgia Speedway.
Instruction: 
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description: 
Catoosa, GA; Cherokee, GA; Dawson, GA; Gilmer, GA; Gordon, GA; Murray, GA; Pickens, GA; Walker, GA; Whitfield, GA
Forcast Office: 
NWS Peachtree City GA