Headline:
Flood Warning issued September 27 at 7:32AM EDT until September 29 at 9:42AM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 27, 2024 - 4:32am
Expires:
September 27, 2024 - 4:45pm
Description:
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Georgia...
Big Creek near Alpharetta affecting Fulton and Forsyth Counties.
For the Big Creek...including Cumming, Alpharetta, Roswell...
Moderate flooding is forecast.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is
forecast. This approaches the flood of record.
* WHERE...Big Creek near Alpharetta.
* WHEN...Until late Sunday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 12 feet, Significant flooding expands along the creek
as water reaches the bottom of a foot bridge just downstream of
the gage on Kimball Bridge Road. Backyards of homes off Seale
Drive and Gunter Court and portions of the Golf Club of Georgia
are under 3 feet of water. Backyards of homes off Jade Cove Circle
and La View Circle near Roswell will be under a foot of water. The
Big Creek Greenway is flooded up to 6 feet deep. Flooding covers
portions of Rock Mill Park and the YMCA Campground off Preston
Ridge Road.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:15 AM EDT Friday the stage was 9.8 feet and rising.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 11.6
feet Saturday morning. It will then fall below flood stage
early Sunday morning.
- Flood stage is 7 feet.
- 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:
Forsyth, GA; Fulton, GA
Forcast Office:
NWS Peachtree City GA