Headline:
Flood Warning issued September 26 at 10:32PM EDT until September 30 at 11:54PM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
September 26, 2024 - 7:32pm
Expires:
September 27, 2024 - 7:45am
Description:
...Forecast flooding changed from Minor to Moderate severity and
increased in duration for the following rivers in Georgia...
Flint River at US 19 near Carsonville affecting Crawford, Talbot,
Upson and Taylor 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...Moderate flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Flint River at US 19 near Carsonville.
* WHEN...From late tonight to late Monday evening.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:45 PM EDT Thursday the stage was 9.2 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
late tonight to a crest of 31.1 feet early Saturday morning.
It will then fall below flood stage Monday afternoon.
- Flood stage is 18.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
31.3 feet on 03/20/1944.
- 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:
Crawford, GA; Talbot, GA; Taylor, GA; Upson, GA
Forcast Office:
NWS Peachtree City GA