Headline:
Flood Warning issued September 26 at 10:26PM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 26, 2024 - 7:26pm
Expires:
September 27, 2024 - 7:30am
Description:
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Georgia...
Cedar Creek near Cedartown affecting Polk and Floyd Counties.
For the Big Cedar Creek...including Cedartown, Cedartown...Moderate
flooding is forecast.
* WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Cedar Creek near Cedartown.
* WHEN...From Friday morning until further notice.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:45 PM EDT Thursday the stage was 1.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
tomorrow morning and continue rising to a crest of 16.3 feet
tomorrow afternoon.
- Flood stage is 11.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
16.2 feet on 02/21/1961.
- 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:
Floyd, GA; Polk, GA
Forcast Office:
NWS Peachtree City GA