Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued November 7 at 2:16AM EST until November 7 at 8:15AM EST by NWS Peachtree City GA
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
November 6, 2024 - 11:16pm
Expires:
November 7, 2024 - 5:15am
Description:
FFWFFC
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Central Dodge County in central Georgia...
South Central Laurens County in central Georgia...
Central Telfair County in central Georgia...
West Central Wheeler County in central Georgia...
* Until 815 AM EST.
* At 216 AM EST, Radar and automated rain gauges indicated that 2
and 3 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1
to 2 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...
McRae, Helena, Milan, Scotland, Chauncey, Achord, Jay Bird
Springs, Little Ocmulgee State Park, Workmore and Godwinsville.
This includes the following streams and drainages...
Sugar Creek, Little Joiner Creek, Little Alligator Creek,
Whitewater Creek, Smokehouse Branch, Cat Creek, Crooked Creek,
Alligator Creek, Mill Branch, Horse Creek, Granny Branch, Middle
Branch Horse Creek, Lime Sink Creek, Little Creek, Joiner Creek,
Turnpike Creek, Little Horse Creek, Reedy Branch, Cypress Creek
and Little Ocmulgee River.
Instruction:
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
Area Description:
Dodge, GA; Laurens, GA; Telfair, GA; Wheeler, GA
Forcast Office:
NWS Peachtree City GA