Headline:
Flood Warning issued September 27 at 7:10PM EDT until September 30 at 12:46AM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 27, 2024 - 4:10pm
Expires:
September 28, 2024 - 4:15am
Description:
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Georgia...
Yellow River at Gees Mill Road affecting Rockdale and Newton
Counties.
For the Yellow River Basin...including Gees Mill Road...Moderate
flooding is forecast.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is
forecast.
* WHERE...Yellow River at Gees Mill Road.
* WHEN...Until early Monday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 20 feet, Major flooding begins. In Newton County...
Riverside Estates Travel and Mobile Home Park floods. West Dollar
and Sycamore Roads flood. Between 10 to 25 homes will flood...
trailors will need to be moved to higher ground and evacuations
will be required. In Rockdale County...flooding expands in the
Lake Capri subdivision. Flooding occurs along the several roads
including Lake Sorrento Court...Lake Capri Drive...Capistrano
Way...Rivieria...and Westminister Lane. Several homes will
experience flooding.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 6:30 PM EDT Friday the stage was 14.7 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 18.7
feet tomorrow evening. It will then fall below flood stage
Sunday evening.
- Flood stage is 11 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:
Newton, GA; Rockdale, GA
Forcast Office:
NWS Peachtree City GA