Headline:
Flood Warning issued September 27 at 1:54PM EDT until September 30 at 4:00AM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
September 27, 2024 - 10:54am
Expires:
September 27, 2024 - 11:00pm
Description:
...The National Weather Service in Peachtree City GA has issued a
Flood Warning for the following rivers in Georgia...
Coahulla Creek at Keiths Mill Road near Dalton affecting
Whitfield County.
For the Conasauga River Basin...including Eton, Crandall, Dalton,
Dalton, Chatsworth, Tilton, Sloan Bridge below Dalton...Minor
flooding is forecast.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Coahulla Creek at Keiths Mill Road near Dalton.
* WHEN...From this afternoon to early Monday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 18 feet, Minor flooding expands into the pastures...
fields and woodlands upstream and downstream from the Keiths Mill
Road bridge.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 1:30 PM EDT Friday the stage was 16 feet and rising.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 18.6
feet late tomorrow evening. It will then fall below flood
stage late Sunday evening.
- 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:
Whitfield, GA
Forcast Office:
NWS Peachtree City GA