Headline:
Flood Warning issued September 27 at 1:57PM EDT until September 28 at 10:00PM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
September 27, 2024 - 10:57am
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...
Oostanaula River at US 27 at Rome affecting Floyd County.
For the Oostanaula River Basin...including Resaca, Calhoun, Calhoun,
Armuchee, Rome, Rome, Rome, Rome...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Oostanaula River at US 27 at Rome.
* WHEN...From late tonight to late tomorrow evening.
* IMPACTS...At 28 feet, Moderate flooding begins. Water will enter
basements of lower two city blocks near the gage site. Flood gates
on Second Avenue and Avenue A must be closed.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 12:45 PM EDT Friday the stage was 18.4 feet and rising.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
just after midnight tonight to a crest of 26.6 feet tomorrow
morning. It will then fall below flood stage tomorrow
afternoon.
- Flood stage is 25 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description:
Floyd, GA
Forcast Office:
NWS Peachtree City GA