Headline:
Flood Warning issued September 27 at 10:04AM EDT until September 29 at 6:10AM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 27, 2024 - 7:04am
Expires:
September 27, 2024 - 7:15pm
Description:
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Georgia...
Chattahoochee River near Whitesburg affecting Heard, Carroll and
Coweta Counties.
For the Chattahoochee River Basin...including Whitesburg, West
Point...Moderate flooding is forecast.
* WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Chattahoochee River near Whitesburg.
* WHEN...From this afternoon to Sunday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 24 feet, Significant flooding expands into the
woodlands and fields upstream and downstream from the gage. The
Riverside Park next to the bridge will be under 5 feet of water.
Flood waters will begin to enter some homes at the end of Bob
Brewster Road. Moore Creek will back up and flood portions of
Payton Road near Cliff Payton Circle around 3 feet deep. Large
portions of the day use area parking lot and north camping site in
the Chattahoochee Bend State Park will be under 3 feet of water.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:45 AM EDT Friday the stage was 15.4 feet and rising.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
this afternoon to a crest of 24.1 feet tomorrow morning. It
will then fall below flood stage early Sunday morning.
- Flood stage is 17 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:
Carroll, GA; Coweta, GA; Heard, GA
Forcast Office:
NWS Peachtree City GA