FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS

UNDATED - Flash flood warnings have been issued for parts of northeast Georgia until early this evening.<br /> <br /> * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... <br /> CENTRAL WHITE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA <br /> <br /> * UNTIL 715 PM EDT <br /> <br /> * AT 106 PM EDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLASH <br /> FLOODING FROM A THUNDERSTORM IN THE CLEVELAND AND HELEN AREAS. <br /> <br /> * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO UNICOI <br /> STATE PARK AND HELEN. <br /> <br /> RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 4 INCHES WITH LOCALIZED AREAS OF 5 OR MORE <br /> INCHES HAVE FALLEN ACROSS WHITE COUNTY...AND AN ADDITIONAL 0.25 TO <br /> 0.50 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL <br /> WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN <br /> AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE <br /> AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS. <br /> <br /> * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... <br /> HABERSHAM COUNTY IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA... <br /> RABUN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA... <br /> STEPHENS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA... <br /> OCONEE COUNTY IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA... <br /> <br /> * UNTIL 615 PM EDT <br /> <br /> * STREET FLOODING WILL BE HIGHLY LIKELY IN LOW SPOTS THROUGHOUT THE <br /> WARNED AREA...ESPECIALLY FROM TOCCOA TO CLARKESVILLE TO CLAYTON. <br /> NUMEROUS STREAMS AND CREEKS IN THE WARNING AREA WILL LIKELY EXCEED <br /> BANKFULL THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. FLOODING IS ESPECIALLY LIKELY ALONG <br /> EASTANOLEE CREEK NEAR TOCCOA...AND MOCCASIN CREEK IN SOUTHWEST RABUN <br /> COUNTY. <br /> <br /> PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... <br /> <br /> A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. <br /> IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. <br /> RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE <br /> PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE <br /> INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. TURN AROUND AND FIND <br /> ANOTHER ROUTE.