Flood Warning – Franklin, Stephens, Elbert Counties

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THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
  FRANKLIN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA…
  STEPHENS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA…

* UNTIL 800 PM EDT

* AT 507 PM EDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE
  WARNED AREA. RADAR ESTIMATED THAT UP TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN HAD
  FALLEN ACROSS THE REGION SINCE 3 PM…WITH MORE LIKELY.

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
  OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE…
  CARNESVILLE…TOCCOA…CANON…EASTANOLEE…LAVONIA AND MARTIN.

IN FRANKLIN COUNTY…STANDING WATER WILL OCCUR ON ROADS…ESPECIALLY
ON CROMERS BRIDGE AND BAKERS ROADS. EXPECT RAPID RISES ON NAILS
CREEK.

IN STEPHENS COUNTY…LITTLE EASTANOLLEE CREEK MAY FLOOD YOW MILL
ROAD.

FLOODING IS EXPECTED ALONG NAILS CREEK…THE NORTH FORK AND MIDDLE
FORKS OF THE BROAD RIVER…LITTLE EASTANOLLEE CREEK…ROCK
CREEK…AND THEIR TRIBUTARIES.

ELBERT COUNTY

 

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
  ELBERT COUNTY IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA…

* UNTIL 730 PM EDT

* AT 437 PM EDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE
  WARNED AREA. RADAR ESTIMATED THAT NEARLY THREE INCHES OF RAIN HAD
  FALLEN OVER THE EASTERN HALF OF ELBERT COUNTY SINCE 3 PM.

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
  OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE…
  ELBERTON…FORTSONIA…AND RUCKERSVILLE.

IN THE FORTSONIA AREA…FLOODING ALONG RIVER ROAD NEAR FALLING CREEK
WILL BE POSSIBLE. FLOODING OF ROADS IS ALSO POSSIBLE…ESPECIALLY
ALONG RIVER…CHASTAIN AND COL DIXON ROADS.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STREAMS AND DRAINAGES…
COLDWATER CREEK…BEAVERDAM CREEK…VAN CREEK…AND FALLING CREEK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS…COUNTRY ROADS…AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE
BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.