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Flash Flood Warning

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Cherokee, GA; Dawson, GA; Forsyth, GA; Fulton, GA; Gwinnett, GA

Status In Progress Started about 3 hours ago
Ends
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Severity Severe
Urgency Immediate
Certainty Likely

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FFWFFC
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for... Southeastern Cherokee County in north central Georgia... Southeastern Dawson County in north central Georgia... Forsyth County in north central Georgia... Northeastern Fulton County in north central Georgia... Northern Gwinnett County in north central Georgia... Hall County in north central Georgia...
* Until 400 PM EDT Friday.
* At 953 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 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... Gainesville, Cumming, Peachtree Corners, Mountain Park, Roswell, Johns Creek, Alpharetta, Milton, Duluth, Sugar Hill, Suwanee, Buford, Braselton, Flowery Branch, Oakwood, Lula, Berkeley Lake, Gillsville and Rest Haven.
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