Flash Flood Warning

At 1109 PM EDT, emergency management reported thunderstorms producing heavy rain in Signficant street flooding in portions of Ellijay and East Ellijay. Between 3 and 4.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1.5 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is already occurring.

HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding.

SOURCE...Emergency management reported.

IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.

Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Ellijay, East Ellijay, Mountaintown, Jones Mill, Cartecay, Roy, Conasauga Lake, Pisgah and Cohutta Wilderness.

This includes the following streams and drainages... Rockflat Branch, Boardtown Creek, Turkey Creek, Davis Creek, Coosawattee River, Mill Creek, Sumac Creek, Bogden Creek, Conasauga Creek, Turniptown Creek, Hickory Creek, Kells Creek, Amicalola Creek, Dill Creek, Rodgers Creek, Burnett Branch, Big Creek, Cartecay River, Rolston Creek, Rough Creek, Stover Creek, Conasauga River, Bear Creek, Holly Creek, Patterson Creek, Five Mile Cove Branch, Lovinggood Creek, Mountaintown Creek, Anderson Creek, Pack Creek, Milma Branch, Silvermine Creek, Owltown Creek, Watson Creek, Bucktown Creek, Rigley Branch, Harper Creek, East Mountaintown Creek, Licklog Creek, Bearden Creek, Holden Creek, Shanty Creek, Ritchie Creek, Talona Creek, Willys Creek, Ellijay River, West Fork Jacks River, Head Branch, Jacks River, Fightingtown Creek, Little Rock Creek and Briar Creek.