Headline:
Flood Warning issued September 27 at 9:53AM EDT until September 28 at 4:47PM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 27, 2024 - 6:53am
Expires:
September 27, 2024 - 7:00pm
Description:
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Georgia...
Middle Oconee River near Arcade affecting Jackson and Barrow
Counties.
For the Middle Oconee River...including Arcade...Minor flooding is
forecast.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Middle Oconee River near Arcade.
* WHEN...Until tomorrow afternoon.
* IMPACTS...At 20 feet, Minor flooding continues to expand further
into the woodlands...fields and pasture upstream and downstream
from the gage at Georgia Highway 82. A few dirt access roads and a
residential yard just downstream will be flooded with up to 4 feet
of water.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:30 AM EDT Friday the stage was 11.9 feet and rising.
- Forecast...The river will rise above flood stage late this
afternoon to 20.4 feet just after midnight tonight. It will
then fall below flood stage late tomorrow morning to 4.8 feet
Sunday evening. It will then fall again and remain below
flood stage.
- Flood stage is 16 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:
Barrow, GA; Jackson, GA
Forcast Office:
NWS Peachtree City GA