Headline:
Flood Warning issued September 26 at 10:17PM EDT until September 29 at 3:23AM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 26, 2024 - 7:17pm
Expires:
September 27, 2024 - 7:30am
Description:
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Georgia...
Flint River near Lovejoy affecting Fayette, Spalding and Clayton
Counties.
For the Flint River Basin...including Lovejoy, Peachtree City,
Fayetteville, Americus, Peachtree City, Woolsey, Sharpsburg,
Peachtree City, Peachtree City, Senoia, Griffin, Griffin, Orchard
Hill, Thomaston, Molena, Carsonville, Montezuma, Byromville...
Moderate flooding is forecast.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Flint River near Lovejoy.
* WHEN...From Friday afternoon to early Sunday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 14.0 feet, Moderate flooding begins. Significant
flooding occurs of residential yards upstream of the gage between
Upper Riverdale Road and Georgia Highway 138. Some roads begin to
flood such as Upper Riverdale Road and Mockingbird Road. Flooding
expands on portions of the Rivers Edge Golf Course. Several holes
and fairways will flood.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:45 PM EDT Thursday the stage was 8.8 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
tomorrow afternoon to a crest of 13.9 feet Saturday morning.
It will then fall below flood stage late Saturday evening.
- Flood stage is 12.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
14.1 feet on 03/07/2024.
- 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:
Clayton, GA; Fayette, GA; Spalding, GA
Forcast Office:
NWS Peachtree City GA