Headline:
Flood Warning issued September 27 at 1:31PM EDT until September 27 at 9:51PM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 27, 2024 - 10:31am
Expires:
September 27, 2024 - 7:00pm
Description:
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Georgia...
North Fork Peachtree Creek at Buford Hwy Atlanta affecting DeKalb
and Fulton Counties.
For the Peachtree Creek...including Buford Hwy Atlanta...Minor
flooding is forecast.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
This approaches the flood of record.
* WHERE...North Fork Peachtree Creek at Buford Hwy Atlanta.
* WHEN...Until late this evening.
* IMPACTS...At 15 feet, Moderate flooding begins along the creek
upstream and downstream from Buford Highway or Georgia Highway 13.
Large portions of the backyards of residential homes on Victory
Drive...Dunwoody Place and Converse Drive will be flooded with
around two feet of water. A portion of the Sun Tan Center parking
lot near the gage begins to flood. This height combined with the
flow on South Fork Peachtree Creek will likely produce significant
flooding further downstream on Peachtree Creek in Fulton County.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 1:16 PM EDT Friday the stage was 14.7 feet and falling.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
late this afternoon and continue falling to 8.7 feet this
evening.
- Flood stage is 13 feet.
- 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.
Area Description:
DeKalb, GA; Fulton, GA
Forcast Office:
NWS Peachtree City GA