Headline:
Flood Warning issued September 26 at 4:47PM EDT until September 27 at 11:00AM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 26, 2024 - 1:47pm
Expires:
September 27, 2024 - 2:00am
Description:
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Georgia...
Nancy Creek at Rickenbacker Drive at Atlanta affecting DeKalb and
Fulton Counties.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Nancy Creek at Rickenbacker Drive at Atlanta.
* WHEN...Until late tomorrow morning.
* IMPACTS...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 4:15 PM EDT Thursday the stage was 4.5 feet.
- Forecast...The river will rise above flood stage this evening
to 11.6 feet late this evening. It will then fall below flood
stage to 10.7 feet just after midnight tonight. It will rise
above flood stage again late tonight to 11.9 feet tomorrow
morning. It will then fall below flood stage again late
tomorrow morning.
- Flood stage is 11 feet.
- 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