Headline:
Flood Warning issued September 27 at 7:30PM EDT until September 30 at 12:24AM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
September 27, 2024 - 4:30pm
Expires:
September 28, 2024 - 4:30am
Description:
...Forecast flooding changed from Minor to Moderate severity and
increased in duration for the following rivers in Georgia...
Flint River near Griffin affecting Fayette 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...Minor flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is
forecast.
* WHERE...Flint River near Griffin.
* WHEN...Until early Monday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 19 feet, Significant flooding expands upstream and
downstream from Georgia Highway 16. Flood waters reach the fire
station parking lot and hit the bridge. Officials will likely
close it. Wildcat Creek backs up and floods a portion of West
Ellis Road around two feet deep. The backyards of homes at the end
of Landing Way will be flooded around 6 feet deep with water close
to entering a few homes. The USGS gage house under the bridge will
be submerged in two feet of water. A loss of data transmission
will be likely.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 6:45 PM EDT Friday the stage was 14.7 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 19.1
feet early tomorrow afternoon. It will then fall below flood
stage Sunday 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:
Fayette, GA; Spalding, GA
Forcast Office:
NWS Peachtree City GA