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I'm in Atlanta and am logged on to my work laptop. We will be closed tomorrow. (Original Post) CatWoman Sep 2017 OP
Hey, Cat.. My sister is an ER nurse in one of the major ATL hospitals expecting to get stuck hlthe2b Sep 2017 #1
right now we are under a tropical storm warning CatWoman Sep 2017 #2
Flash Flood Watch CatWoman Sep 2017 #4
STAY SAFE MY SWEET Skittles Sep 2017 #5
Stay safe down there! *hugs* GreenPartyVoter Sep 2017 #3
Stay safe, Catwoman. Solly Mack Sep 2017 #6

hlthe2b

(101,699 posts)
1. Hey, Cat.. My sister is an ER nurse in one of the major ATL hospitals expecting to get stuck
Sun Sep 10, 2017, 02:42 PM
Sep 2017

there if winds are high enough and/or power goes out. Looks like you will get the far edge of the Northwest part of the storm. What is local news predicting for you all (and when)?

CatWoman

(79,283 posts)
2. right now we are under a tropical storm warning
Sun Sep 10, 2017, 02:46 PM
Sep 2017

AND a flash flood watch



Issuing Office: Atlanta
Source: National.Weather.Service

12:29pm EDT, Sun Sep 10

... TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS TROPICAL STORM WIND CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SOMEWHERE WITHIN THIS AREA AND WITHIN THE NEXT 36 HOURS * LOCATIONS AFFECTED - DECATUR * WIND - LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: EQUIVALENT TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND - PEAK WIND FORECAST: 30-40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH - WINDOW FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS: MONDAY MORNING UNTIL EARLY TUESDAY MORNING - CURRENT THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY: ELEVATED - EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE A REASONABLE THREAT FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND OF 39 TO 57 MPH. - TO BE SAFE, PREPARE FOR THE POTENTIAL OF LIMITED WIND IMPACTS. REMAINING EFFORTS TO SECURE PROPERTIES SHOULD NOW BE BROUGHT TO COMPLETION. - HAZARDOUS WIND IS POSSIBLE. FAILURE TO ADEQUATELY SHELTER MAY RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY. MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER BEFORE THE WIND BECOMES HAZARDOUS. - POTENTIAL IMPACTS: LIMITED - DAMAGE TO PORCHES, AWNINGS, CARPORTS, SHEDS, AND UNANCHORED MOBILE HOMES. UNSECURED LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS BLOWN ABOUT. - MANY LARGE TREE LIMBS BROKEN OFF. A FEW TREES SNAPPED OR UPROOTED, BUT WITH GREATER NUMBERS IN PLACES WHERE TREES ARE SHALLOW ROOTED. SOME FENCES AND ROADWAY SIGNS BLOWN OVER. - A FEW ROADS IMPASSABLE FROM DEBRIS, PARTICULARLY WITHIN URBAN OR HEAVILY WOODED PLACES. HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ON BRIDGES AND OTHER ELEVATED ROADWAYS. - SCATTERED POWER AND COMMUNICATIONS OUTAGES. * FLOODING RAIN - LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT - PEAK RAINFALL AMOUNTS: 3-5 INCHES, WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS - CURRENT THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY: MODERATE - EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE A REASONABLE THREAT FOR MODERATE FLOODING WHERE PEAK RAINFALL TOTALS NOTABLY EXCEED AMOUNTS CONDUCIVE FOR FLASH FLOODING AND RAPID INUNDATION. RESCUES AND EMERGENCY EVACUATIONS ARE POSSIBLE. - TO BE SAFE, EARNESTLY PREPARE FOR THE POTENTIAL OF SIGNIFICANT FLOODING RAIN IMPACTS. - DANGEROUS FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. FAILURE TO TAKE ACTION MAY RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR LOSS OF LIFE. IF FLOOD RELATED WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE ISSUED, HEED RECOMMENDED ACTIONS. - POTENTIAL IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT - MODERATE RAINFALL FLOODING MAY PROMPT SEVERAL EVACUATIONS AND RESCUES. - RIVERS AND TRIBUTARIES MAY QUICKLY BECOME SWOLLEN WITH SWIFTER CURRENTS AND OVERSPILL THEIR BANKS IN A FEW PLACES, ESPECIALLY IN USUALLY VULNERABLE SPOTS. SMALL STREAMS, CREEKS, AND DITCHES OVERFLOW. - FLOOD WATERS CAN ENTER SOME STRUCTURES OR WEAKEN FOUNDATIONS. SEVERAL PLACES MAY EXPERIENCE EXPANDED AREAS OF RAPID INUNDATION AT UNDERPASSES, LOW-LYING SPOTS, AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. SOME STREETS AND PARKING LOTS TAKE ON MOVING WATER AS STORM DRAINS AND RETENTION PONDS OVERFLOW. DRIVING CONDITIONS BECOME HAZARDOUS. SOME ROAD AND BRIDGE CLOSURES. * TORNADO - LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: - SITUATION IS UNFAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES - CURRENT THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY: NONE - EMERGENCY PLANS NEED NOT INCLUDE A THREAT FOR TORNADOES. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS MAY STILL OCCUR. - LITTLE TO NO PREPARATIONS NEEDED TO GUARD AGAINST TROPICAL TORNADOES. - ENSURE READINESS FOR THE NEXT TROPICAL TORNADO EVENT. - POTENTIAL IMPACTS: LITTLE TO NONE - LITTLE TO NO POTENTIAL IMPACTS FROM TORNADOES. * FOR MORE INFORMATION: - FAMILY EMERGENCY PLANS: FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY - HTTP://READY.GOV/HURRICANES - LOCAL WEATHER CONDITIONS AND FORECASTS: - HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/ATLANTA

CatWoman

(79,283 posts)
4. Flash Flood Watch
Sun Sep 10, 2017, 02:53 PM
Sep 2017

Issuing Office: Atlanta
Source: National.Weather.Service

5:21am EDT, Sun Sep 10

... FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. * FROM MONDAY MORNING INTO TUESDAY MORNING * HEAVY RAINS FROM IRMA WILL SPREAD OVER NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA BEGINNING LATER SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS, ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE MOUNTAINS. THESE RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL LIKELY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

Solly Mack

(90,740 posts)
6. Stay safe, Catwoman.
Mon Sep 11, 2017, 02:15 AM
Sep 2017

Let us know how things are going as you can.

My family is scattered all over Georgia, mostly in the northwest and north.

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