Headline:
Flood Warning issued September 27 at 5:07PM EDT until September 29 at 3:53AM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
September 27, 2024 - 2:07pm
Expires:
September 28, 2024 - 2:15am
Description:
...Forecast flooding changed from Minor to Major severity and
increased in duration for the following rivers in Georgia...
Flint River near Lovejoy affecting Fayette, Clayton and Spalding
Counties.
For the Flint River Basin...including Lovejoy, Peachtree City,
Fayetteville, Americus, Peachtree City, Woolsey, Sharpsburg,
Peachtree City, Peachtree City, Senoia, Griffin, Griffin, Orchard
Hill, Thomaston, Molena, Carsonville, Montezuma, Byromville...Major
flooding is forecast.
* WHAT...Major flooding is occurring and is forecast to continue.
* WHERE...Flint River near Lovejoy.
* WHEN...Until early Sunday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 18 feet, Major flooding continues with numerous homes
affected along Roxbury Drive...Rambo Court...and Mockingbird Road.
Many mobile homes flood along Museum Circle. Several businesses
will flood near the Flint River near Upper Riverdale Road and
Arrowhead Boulevard. Flooding of Upper Riverdale Road will cut off
access to Southern Regional Hospital. Several roads will flood
including Upper Riverdale Road...Arrowhead Boulevard...Mockingbird
Road...Museum Circle...Turner Road...Harbour Town and North Bridge
Road.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Due to errors with the gage, the current level is unknown.
The last known level was 16.9 ft, though it has likely risen.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 18.8
feet this evening. It will then fall below flood stage late
tomorrow evening.
- Flood stage is 12 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:
Clayton, GA; Fayette, GA; Spalding, GA
Forcast Office:
NWS Peachtree City GA