Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued September 27 at 7:15AM EDT until September 27 at 1:15PM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 27, 2024 - 4:15am
Expires:
September 27, 2024 - 10:15am
Description:
FFWFFC
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southeastern Cherokee County in north central Georgia...
Northeastern Cobb County in north central Georgia...
Central DeKalb County in north central Georgia...
Southwestern Forsyth County in north central Georgia...
Northeastern Fulton County in north central Georgia...
Gwinnett County in north central Georgia...
* Until 115 PM EDT.
* At 715 AM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
heavy rain falling across the warned area. Between 2 and 5 inches
of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 1.5 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 heavy rain.
SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.
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...
Marietta, Lawrenceville, Cumming, Peachtree Corners, Mountain
Park, Sandy Springs, Roswell, Johns Creek, Alpharetta, Dunwoody,
Milton, Duluth, Sugar Hill, Snellville, Suwanee, Buford, Lilburn,
Loganville, Norcross and Doraville.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description:
Cherokee, GA; Cobb, GA; DeKalb, GA; Forsyth, GA; Fulton, GA; Gwinnett, GA
Forcast Office:
NWS Peachtree City GA