Headline:
Flood Warning issued September 26 at 7:19AM EDT until September 28 at 4:44PM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 26, 2024 - 4:19am
Expires:
September 26, 2024 - 4:30pm
Description:
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Georgia...
Yellow River at Pleasant Hill Road near Lithonia affecting DeKalb
and Rockdale Counties.
For the Yellow River Basin...including Suwanee, Lawrenceville,
Plantation Rd Lawrenceville, Tanglewood Drive Snellville, Lilburn,
Snellville, Snellville, Silver Hill Rd Stone Mtn, Lithonia, Stone
Mountain, Lithonia, Lee Road below Snellville, Lithonia, Lithonia,
Milstead, Gees Mill Road, Snellville, Loganville, Milstead,
Milstead, Milstead, Rocky Plains...Moderate flooding is forecast.
* WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Yellow River at Pleasant Hill Road near Lithonia.
* WHEN...From this afternoon to Saturday afternoon.
* IMPACTS...At 21 feet, Significant flooding expands along the river
upstream and downstream from the gage on Pleasant Hill Road. In
Dekalb County...widespread flooding of yards of homes occurs on
Harmony Hills Drive and Court. Johnson Creek backs up to the level
of Union Grove Road. In Rockdale County...flooding expands in the
Lake Capri subdivision with several homes affected. Flooding also
occurs along several roads including Lake Sorrento Court...Lake
Capri Drive...Capistrano Way...Rivieria...and Westminister Lane.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 6:46 AM EDT Thursday the stage was 7.3 feet and rising.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
this afternoon to a crest of 20.5 feet tomorrow evening. It
will then fall below flood stage late Saturday morning.
- Flood stage is 13 feet.
- Flood History...No available flood history.
- 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:
DeKalb, GA; Rockdale, GA
Forcast Office:
NWS Peachtree City GA