Headline:
Flood Warning issued September 27 at 3:32PM EDT until September 28 at 2:56AM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 27, 2024 - 12:32pm
Expires:
September 28, 2024 - 12:00am
Description:
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Georgia...
Chattahoochee River at Atlanta affecting Cobb and Fulton Counties.
For the Chattahoochee River Basin...including Atlanta...Major
flooding is forecast.
* WHAT...Major flooding is occurring and forecast to continue.
* WHERE...Chattahoochee River at Atlanta.
* WHEN...Until just after midnight tonight.
* IMPACTS...At 24 feet, Widespread inundation flooding continues of
residential yards and roads near the gage on Paces Ferry Road. The
athletic fields and track at Lovett School will be flooded. Many
homes on Cochise Drive...Paces Ferry Drive...Paces Manor and
Farmington Drive will be flooded with up to 4 feet of water. A
restaurant near the Paces Ferry Road bridge will be flooded with
two feet of water. Around 3 miles downstream...half of a cement
plant and most of a supply line railroad bridge will be flooded.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 1:45 PM EDT Friday the stage was 23.7 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
early Sunday morning and continue falling.
- Flood stage is 14 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:
Cobb, GA; Fulton, GA
Forcast Office:
NWS Peachtree City GA