Headline:
Flood Warning issued September 26 at 10:12PM EDT until September 28 at 11:00AM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
September 26, 2024 - 7:12pm
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 Alabama...Georgia...
Chattahoochee River at West Point affecting Harris, Chambers,
Troup and Lee 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...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Chattahoochee River at West Point.
* WHEN...From Friday afternoon to late Saturday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 17.0 feet, Minor flooding begins. City Hall...
Police...and Fire Departments get some minor water into edge of
parking lot.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:00 PM EDT Thursday /8:00 PM CDT Thursday/ the stage was
10.1 feet.
- Forecast...The river will rise above flood stage early
tomorrow afternoon to 17.3 feet tomorrow evening. It will
then fall below flood stage early Saturday morning to 5.0
feet early Tuesday morning. It will rise to 6.4 feet Tuesday
morning. It will then fall again and remain below flood
stage.
- Flood stage is 17.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
17.2 feet on 03/27/2023.
- 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:
Chambers, AL; Lee, AL; Harris, GA; Troup, GA
Forcast Office:
NWS Peachtree City GA