Headline:
Flood Warning issued September 27 at 4:16PM EDT until September 28 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 27, 2024 - 1:16pm
Expires:
September 28, 2024 - 1:30am
Description:
...The Flood Warning continues 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 occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Etowah River at Canton.
* WHEN...Until tomorrow morning.
* IMPACTS...At 17 feet, Minor flooding continues in the woodlands
and fields along the river upstream and downstream from the gage
by the Walaska Street bridge. 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 one foot of water. The
parking lot at Boling Park will begin to flood.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 3:15 PM EDT Friday the stage was 16.1 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 16.9
feet this evening. It will then fall below flood stage just
after midnight tonight.
- 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:
Cherokee, GA
Forcast Office:
NWS Peachtree City GA