Headline:
Flood Warning issued September 25 at 4:11PM EDT until September 28 at 2:00PM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
September 25, 2024 - 1:11pm
Expires:
September 26, 2024 - 1:15am
Description:
...The National Weather Service in Peachtree City GA has issued a
Flood Warning for the following rivers in Georgia...
Middle Oconee River near Arcade affecting Barrow and Jackson
Counties.
For the Middle Oconee River...including Arcade...Moderate flooding
is forecast.
* WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Middle Oconee River near Arcade.
* WHEN...From Thursday evening to early Saturday afternoon.
* IMPACTS...At 16.0 feet, Flood Stage is reached. Minor flooding
begins in the woodlands...fields and pasture upstream and
downstream from the gage at Georgia Highway 82. A few dirt access
roads will be flooded. A residential yard just downstream will
begin to flood.
At 23.0 feet, Significant flooding expands into the woodlands...
fields and pasture upstream and downstream from the gage at Georgia
Highway 82. A house just downstream will be surrounded with water
and begin to flood. Flooding begins on low portions of Bismarck
Circle Road upstream from the gage.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 3:30 PM EDT Wednesday the stage was 1.7 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
late Thursday evening to a crest of 24.0 feet Friday evening.
It will then fall below flood stage Saturday morning.
- Flood stage is 16.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
23.9 feet on 01/10/2024.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Additional information is available at weather.gov/atlanta.
Area Description:
Barrow, GA; Jackson, GA
Forcast Office:
NWS Peachtree City GA