Headline:
Flood Warning issued September 27 at 10:27AM EDT until October 1 at 8:27AM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 27, 2024 - 7:27am
Expires:
September 27, 2024 - 7:30pm
Description:
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Georgia...Alabama...
Chattahoochee River at 14th Street at Columbus affecting Russell,
Chattahoochee, Lee and Muscogee Counties.
For the Chattahoochee River Basin...including Helen, Dahlonega,
Cornelia, Suwanee, Buford, Suwanee, Buford, Chattahoochee River
upstream McGinnis Ferry Rd, Norcross, Chattahoochee River above
Roswell, Roswell, Powers Ferry & I285 Atlanta, Smyrna, Chattahoochee
River below Morgan Falls Dam, Atlanta, Atlanta, Atlanta, Atlanta,
Fairburn, Whitesburg, Fairplay, Whitesburg, Whitesburg, Franklin,
Corinth, Hammett Rd below Hogansville, Franklin, West Point,
Columbus, Union, Omaha...Major flooding is forecast.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Chattahoochee River at 14th Street at Columbus.
* WHEN...Until Tuesday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 35 feet, Minor flooding expands upstream and
downstream from the 14th Street bridge. The River Walk in Columbus
will be covered with water up to 8 feet deep. A maintenance room
under the Trade Center will be flooded 3 feet deep. The Phenix
City Amphitheater in Alabama will be flooded up to 7 feet deep and
the access road to the complex will begin to flood. Large portions
of the River Walk in Phenix City will be under 5 feet of water.
Portions of the Oxbow Creek Golf Course in south Columbus will
begin to flood.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 10:15 AM EDT Friday /9:15 AM CDT Friday/ the stage was
26.3 feet and rising.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
late this morning to a crest of 33.7 feet tomorrow morning.
It will then fall below flood stage early Tuesday morning.
- Flood stage is 27 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:
Lee, AL; Russell, AL; Chattahoochee, GA; Muscogee, GA
Forcast Office:
NWS Peachtree City GA