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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
922 PM EDT TUE MAY 13 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR A DAM FAILURE IN...
  WHITE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA

* UNTIL 315 AM EDT

AT 900 PM EDT...WENDY LAKE DAM HAS DEVELOPED A LARGE HOLE THAT WAS 
GROWING LARGER EACH HOUR. WATER LEVELS ALONG JENNY'S CREEK HAD 
ALREADY RISEN 1.5 FEET AND 0.5 FEET ALONG TOWN CREEK. WATER LEVELS 
ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE RISING AS THE HOLE IN THE DAM GROWS LARGER.

AREAS DOWNSTREAM FROM WENDY LAKE ALONG JENNY'S CREEK AND TOWN CREEK 
SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR FLOODING AND TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO PROTECT 
LIFE AND PROPERTY. 

RESIDENTS DOWN STREAM ARE ADVISED TO BE PREPARED TO EVACUATE IF 
ADVISED BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES. IF ADVISED TO EVACUATE...FOLLOW 
INSTRUCTIONS AS OUTLINED BY LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS. 
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...CALL THE WHITE COUNTY 911 CENTER AT 7 0 
6 8 6 5 0 9 1 1. 

REMEMBER...MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR 
VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS 
ARE USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER 
IS POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING 
FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.

IF YOU SEE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE 
TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6.

LAT...LON 3462 8376 3459 8375 3459 8380 3462 8380

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