Headline:
Flood Warning issued September 27 at 7:33PM EDT until September 30 at 6:30PM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 27, 2024 - 4:33pm
Expires:
September 28, 2024 - 4:45am
Description:
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Georgia...
Alabama...
Chattahoochee River at 14th Street at Columbus affecting Russell,
Muscogee, Chattahoochee and Lee Counties.
For the Chattahoochee River Basin...including Columbus...Minor
flooding is forecast.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and is forecast to continue.
* WHERE...Chattahoochee River at 14th Street at Columbus.
* WHEN...Until Monday evening.
* IMPACTS...At 31 feet, Minor flooding continues along the river
upstream and downstream from the gage on the 14th Street bridge.
Large portions of the River Walk in Columbus will be completely
covered with flowing water up to 4 feet deep. Flood waters
approach the maintenance doors underneath the Columbus Convention
and Trade Center. The Phenix City Amphitheater in Alabama will be
flooded up to 3 feet deep. Portions of the River Walk in Phenix
City will be under one foot of water and will be closed to the
public.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:15 PM EDT Friday /6:15 PM CDT Friday/ the stage was 28.9
feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 30.8
feet tomorrow morning. It will then fall below flood stage
early Monday afternoon.
- Flood stage is 27 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:
Lee, AL; Russell, AL; Chattahoochee, GA; Muscogee, GA
Forcast Office:
NWS Peachtree City GA