Headline:
Flood Warning issued September 27 at 12:34AM EDT until September 27 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
September 26, 2024 - 9:34pm
Expires:
September 27, 2024 - 6:00am
Description:
...The National Weather Service in Peachtree City GA has issued a
Flood Warning for the following rivers in Georgia...
Chattahoochee River at Atlanta affecting Fulton and Cobb Counties.
For the Chattahoochee River Basin...including Atlanta...Minor
flooding is forecast.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Chattahoochee River at Atlanta.
* WHEN...Until late this morning.
* IMPACTS...At 14.0 feet, Flood stage is reached. Minor flooding
begins in the woodlands along the river upstream and downstream
from the gage on Paces Ferry Road. Portions of an athletic field
at Lovett School...backyards of residential homes on Cochise
Drive...Paces Ferry Drive...Paces Manor and Farmington Drive...and
walking paths by a restaurant will be under one foot of water.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 12:15 AM EDT Friday the stage was 13.7 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
late tonight to a crest of 14.2 feet after midnight. It will
then fall below flood stage Friday morning.
- Flood stage is 14.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
14.2 feet on 01/09/2024.
- 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:
Cobb, GA; Fulton, GA
Forcast Office:
NWS Peachtree City GA