Headline:
Flood Warning issued September 26 at 10:31PM EDT until September 28 at 1:41PM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 26, 2024 - 7:31pm
Expires:
September 27, 2024 - 7:45am
Description:
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Georgia...
Turkey Creek at Byromville affecting Dooly County.
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...Turkey Creek at Byromville.
* WHEN...Until early Saturday afternoon.
* IMPACTS...At 12.0 feet, Moderate flooding begins. Widespread
flooding expands into the woodlands upstream and downstream of the
stream gage on Georgia Highway 90. Creek access roads will be
flooded and the water level reaches the bottom of the bridge. The
bridge may become closed.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:45 PM EDT Thursday the stage was 8.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
just after midnight tonight to a crest of 11.8 feet tomorrow
afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage Saturday
morning.
- Flood stage is 10.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
11.8 feet on 03/05/2020.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
Additional information is available at weather.gov/atlanta.
Area Description:
Dooly, GA
Forcast Office:
NWS Peachtree City GA