Headline:
Flood Warning issued September 26 at 10:10PM EDT until September 29 at 6:10AM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 26, 2024 - 7:10pm
Expires:
September 27, 2024 - 7:15am
Description:
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Georgia...
Chattahoochee River near Whitesburg affecting Heard, Coweta and
Carroll 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 near Whitesburg.
* WHEN...From Friday afternoon to Sunday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 24.0 feet, Significant flooding expands into the
woodlands and fields upstream and downstream from the gage. The
Riverside Park next to the bridge will be under 5 feet of water.
Flood waters will begin to enter some homes at the end of Bob
Brewster Road. Moore Creek will back up and flood portions of
Payton Road near Cliff Payton Circle around 3 feet deep. Large
portions of the day use area parking lot and north camping site in
the Chattahoochee Bend State Park will be under 3 feet of water.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:15 PM EDT Thursday the stage was 9.1 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
early tomorrow afternoon to a crest of 24.1 feet Saturday
morning. It will then fall below flood stage early Sunday
morning.
- Flood stage is 17.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
23.9 feet on 03/16/1976.
- 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:
Carroll, GA; Coweta, GA; Heard, GA
Forcast Office:
NWS Peachtree City GA