Headline:
Flood Warning issued September 26 at 10:16PM EDT until October 1 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
September 26, 2024 - 7:16pm
Expires:
September 27, 2024 - 7:30am
Description:
...The National Weather Service in Peachtree City GA has issued a
Flood Warning for the following rivers in Alabama...Georgia...
Chattahoochee River at 14th Street at Columbus affecting Russell,
Muscogee, Chattahoochee 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 14th Street at Columbus.
* WHEN...From Friday morning to Tuesday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 35.0 feet, Minor flooding expands upstream and
downstream from the 14th Street bridge. The River Walk in Columbus
will be covered with water up to 8 feet deep. A maintenance room
under the Trade Center will be flooded 3 feet deep. The Phenix
City Amphitheater in Alabama will be flooded up to 7 feet deep and
the access road to the complex will begin to flood. Large portions
of the River Walk in Phenix City will be under 5 feet of water.
Portions of the Oxbow Creek Golf Course in south Columbus will
begin to flood.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:45 PM EDT Thursday /8:45 PM CDT Thursday/ the stage was
23.4 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
tomorrow morning to a crest of 33.7 feet Saturday morning. It
will then fall below flood stage early Tuesday morning.
- Flood stage is 27.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
33.7 feet on 04/27/1964.
- 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:
Lee, AL; Russell, AL; Chattahoochee, GA; Muscogee, GA
Forcast Office:
NWS Peachtree City GA