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FLOOD WARNING 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 
630 PM EDT TUE MAY 06 2003

...RIVER FLOOD WARNING FOR THE PARTS OF THE CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER...  

RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE AREA HAS CAUSED EXCESSIVE RUNOFF. 
THIS HEAVY RAINFALL HAS LED TO SIGNIFICANT RUNOFF INTO STREAMS AND 
RIVERS...CAUSING RIVERS TO RISE. SOME POINTS ALONG THE RIVER SYSTEM 
WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING.


FOR THE CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER NEAR WHITESBURG...
   MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING...AND IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE.
   THE LATEST STAGE...WAS 16.5 FEET AT 5 PM TUESDAY.
   BANKFULL STAGE...IS 15 FEET.  
   FLOOD STAGE...IS ALSO 15 FEET.
   THE FORECAST...FOR THE CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER NEAR WHITESBURG...
          IT WILL CREST NEAR 18 FEET AROUND 2 AM WEDNESDAY...
          AND WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 2 AM THURSDAY. 
                                                   
AT 18 FEET...THE RIVER IS AT BANKFULL AND FARM AND PASTURE LAND 
BEGINS TO FLOOD WITH SOME EVACUATION OF LIVESTOCK IN THE FLOOD 
PLAIN OF THE RIVER REQUIRED.  

ALL PERSONS WITH INTERESTS ALONG THE RIVER SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST 
FORECASTS...AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT 
LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. STAY 
TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL TV AND RADIO STATIONS...OR YOUR 
CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THIS FLOOD EVENT.

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