Headline:
Flood Warning issued September 26 at 12:08PM EDT until September 28 at 12:08PM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 26, 2024 - 9:08am
Expires:
September 26, 2024 - 9:15pm
Description:
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Georgia...
Middle Oconee River near Arcade affecting Barrow and Jackson
Counties.
* WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Middle Oconee River near Arcade.
* WHEN...From Friday morning 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 21.0 feet, Moderate flooding begins. Significant flooding
occurs in the woodlands...fields and pasture upstream and
downstream from the gage at Georgia Highway 82. A residential yard
will be completely flooded with the water reaching the foundation
of a house just downstream. The flood waters will be reaching
Bismarck Circle Road upstream from the gage.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 11:30 AM EDT Thursday the stage was 7.7 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
Friday morning to a crest of 21.6 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
21.6 feet on 12/17/1992.
- 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