Headline:
Flood Warning issued September 27 at 2:00PM EDT until September 28 at 6:00PM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
September 27, 2024 - 11:00am
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...
Etowah River at Canton affecting Cherokee County.
For the Etowah River Basin...including Landrum, Russell Creek
downstream of Head Lake Dawsonville, Dawsonville, Dawsonville,
Dawsonville, Ball Ground, Matt, Canton, Old GA 5 below Ball Ground,
Canton, Canton, Waleska, Woodstock, Noonday Creek above Chastain
Meadows Pkwy Marietta, Woodstock, Woodstock, Kennesaw, Acworth,
Allatoona Dam above Cartersville, Dallas, Cartersville, Rockmart,
Kingston, Kingston, Rome, Rome...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Etowah River at Canton.
* WHEN...From this afternoon to tomorrow evening.
* IMPACTS...At 20 feet, Minor flooding expands further into the
woodlands and fields upstream and downstream from the gage by the
Walaska Street bridge. Large portions of recreational areas such
as Boling Park behind the Cherokee County High School...the
Cherokee County Fairgrounds and the Etowah River Greenway at
Heritage Park will be flooded with up to 4 feet of water. The
flood waters will reach the base of the water treatment plant near
Boling Park. Portions of the Mill Industrial Way road will be
under 3 feet of water.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 1:15 PM EDT Friday the stage was 15.5 feet and rising.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 19.6
feet this evening. It will then fall below flood stage late
tomorrow morning.
- 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.
Area Description:
Cherokee, GA
Forcast Office:
NWS Peachtree City GA