Headline:
Flood Warning issued September 26 at 11:24AM EDT until September 27 at 11:00AM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
September 26, 2024 - 8:24am
Expires:
September 26, 2024 - 8:30pm
Description:
...The National Weather Service in Peachtree City GA has issued a
Flood Warning for the following rivers in Georgia...
Nancy Creek at Rickenbacker Drive at Atlanta affecting DeKalb and
Fulton Counties.
* WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Nancy Creek at Rickenbacker Drive at Atlanta.
* WHEN...From this evening to late tomorrow morning.
* IMPACTS...At 11.0 feet, Flood Stage is reached. Minor flooding of
residential yards occurs upstream and downstream from the gage on
Rickenbacker Drive. This includes homes on East Powder Horn Road
and Hitching Post Trail around 1.5 miles upstream...along
Rickenbacker Way near the gage...and Fairfield Drive around 2
miles downstream.
At 12.0 feet, Moderate flooding occurs. Widespread flooding of
residential yards and property occurs upstream and downstream from
the gage on Rickenbacker Drive. The water will begin to enter crawl
spaces and walkout basements of homes on East Powder Horn Road and
Hitching Post Trail around 1.5 miles upstream...along Rickenbacker
Way near the gage...and out buildings on Fairfield Drive around 2
miles downstream.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 11:15 AM EDT Thursday the stage was 2.4 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
this evening to a crest of 12.5 feet late this evening. It
will then fall below flood stage late tonight.
- Flood stage is 11 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
12.6 feet on 04/30/1963.
- 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; Fulton, GA
Forcast Office:
NWS Peachtree City GA