Headline:
Flood Warning issued September 26 at 10:17PM EDT until September 29 at 10:00PM 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 Griffin affecting Fayette and Spalding 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 Griffin.
* WHEN...From Friday morning to late Sunday evening.
* IMPACTS...At 16.0 feet, Minor flooding expands further into the
woodlands...fields and pasture upstream and downstream from the
gage on Georgia Highway 16 or Newnan Road. The backyards of homes
at the end of Landing Way upstream from the bridge will be flooded
with around 3 feet of water.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:45 PM EDT Thursday the stage was 6.6 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
tomorrow morning to a crest of 15.6 feet tomorrow evening. It
will then fall below flood stage Sunday afternoon.
- Flood stage is 12.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
15.6 feet on 03/09/1998.
- 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:
Fayette, GA; Spalding, GA
Forcast Office:
NWS Peachtree City GA