Headline:
Flood Warning issued September 26 at 10:22PM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
September 26, 2024 - 7:22pm
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 Georgia...
North Fork Peachtree Creek at Buford Hwy Atlanta affecting DeKalb
and Fulton Counties.
Additional information is available at weather.gov/atlanta.
* WHAT...Major flooding is occurring. This approaches the flood of
record.
* WHERE...North Fork Peachtree Creek at Buford Hwy Atlanta.
* WHEN...From this evening until further notice.
* IMPACTS...At 18 feet, Major flooding expands upstream and
downstream from Buford Highway. Portions of the backyards of
residential homes on Victory Drive...Dunwoody Place and Converse
Drive will flood with around 5 feet of water. Portions of the
parking lots of an apartment complex and the Sun Tan Center near
the gage will flood with water at the foundations of buildings.
This height combined with the flow on South Fork Peachtree Creek
will likely produce major flooding further downstream on Peachtree
Creek in Fulton County.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 10:02 PM EDT Thursday the stage was 18.1 feet.
- Forecast...No forecast is available for this location.
- Flood stage is 13 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Area Description:
DeKalb, GA; Fulton, GA
Forcast Office:
NWS Peachtree City GA