Headline:
Flood Warning issued September 26 at 10:08PM EDT until September 28 at 6:00AM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
September 26, 2024 - 7:08pm
Expires:
September 27, 2024 - 7:15am
Description:
...The National Weather Service in Peachtree City GA has issued a
Flood Warning for the following rivers in Georgia...
Chattahoochee River at GA 280 near Atlanta affecting Fulton and
Cobb Counties.
For the Chattahoochee River Basin...including Helen, Dahlonega,
Cornelia, Suwanee, Buford, Suwanee, Buford, Chattahoochee River
upstream McGinnis Ferry Rd, Norcross, Chattahoochee River above
Roswell, Roswell, Powers Ferry & I285 Atlanta, Smyrna, Chattahoochee
River below Morgan Falls Dam, Atlanta, Atlanta, Atlanta, Atlanta,
Fairburn, Whitesburg, Fairplay, Whitesburg, Whitesburg, Franklin,
Corinth, Hammett Rd below Hogansville, Franklin, West Point,
Columbus, Union, Omaha...Moderate flooding is forecast.
* WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Chattahoochee River at GA 280 near Atlanta.
* WHEN...From late tonight to Saturday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 28.0 feet, Moderate flooding begins. Significant
flooding occurs along the river upstream and downstream from the
gage on South Cobb Drive. Flood waters 1 to 4 feet deep cover the
railroad tracks in the industrial area on both sides of the river.
The water level approaches the parking lot of the sales office at
a cement plant and begins to flood a portion of Paul Avenue. Also
a portion of a the river access road on the Georgia Power Plant
McDonough begins to flood.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:00 PM EDT Thursday the stage was 16.6 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
late tonight to a crest of 28.9 feet early tomorrow
afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage early Saturday
morning.
- Flood stage is 24.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
28.9 feet on 02/03/1982.
- 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:
Cobb, GA; Fulton, GA
Forcast Office:
NWS Peachtree City GA