Headline:
Flood Warning issued September 26 at 12:13PM EDT until September 28 at 6:06AM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 26, 2024 - 9:13am
Expires:
September 26, 2024 - 9:15pm
Description:
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Georgia...
Yellow River at Pleasant Hill Road near Lithonia affecting DeKalb
and Rockdale Counties.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Yellow River at Pleasant Hill Road near Lithonia.
* WHEN...From late tonight to Saturday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 15.0 feet, Minor flooding continues and expands
further into the woodlands and fields near the river upstream and
downstream from the gage on Pleasant Hill Road. In Dekalb County...
some flooding of backyards of homes begin on Harmony Hills Drive
and Court. Johnson Creek flowing under Union Grove Road into the
river begins to back up.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 11:46 AM EDT Thursday the stage was 7.5 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
late tonight to a crest of 15.1 feet early Friday afternoon.
It will then fall below flood stage early Saturday morning.
- Flood stage is 13.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
15.1 feet on 09/18/2004.
- 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