Headline:
Flood Warning issued September 26 at 5:37AM EDT until September 29 at 10:00AM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 26, 2024 - 2:37am
Expires:
September 26, 2024 - 2:45pm
Description:
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Georgia...
Big Creek near Alpharetta affecting Fulton and Forsyth Counties.
* WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast. This approaches the flood of
record.
* WHERE...Big Creek near Alpharetta.
* WHEN...From this afternoon to late Sunday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 7 feet, Flood Stage is reached. Minor flooding of
woodlands and fields begin along the creek between Cumming in
Forsyth County, to Alpharetta and Roswell in North Fulton County.
Flooding starts to effect portions of The Big Creek Greenway near
Alpharetta and some portions may become closed with around one
foot of water, especially upstream and downstream from the gage on
Kimball Bridge Road and near Rock Mill Park. Portions of the YMCA
Campground off Preston Ridge Road will begin to flood.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 5:15 AM EDT Thursday the stage was 6.3 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
this morning to a crest of 11.8 feet early Friday afternoon.
It will then fall below flood stage early Sunday morning.
- Flood stage is 7 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
11.8 feet on 03/26/1964.
- 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:
Forsyth, GA; Fulton, GA
Forcast Office:
NWS Peachtree City GA