Headline:
Flood Warning issued September 27 at 7:36PM EDT until September 28 at 7:09AM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 27, 2024 - 4:36pm
Expires:
September 28, 2024 - 4:15am
Description:
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Georgia...
South River at Flakes Mill Road near Atlanta affecting DeKalb
County.
For the South River Basin...including Atlanta, Atlanta, Decatur,
Decatur, Atlanta, Decatur, Lithonia, Atlanta, Lithonia, Lithonia,
Conyers, Flippen, Snapping Shoals...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...South River at Flakes Mill Road near Atlanta.
* WHEN...Until tomorrow morning.
* IMPACTS...At 19 feet, Moderate flooding begins. Significant
flooding expands further into the woodlands along the river
upstream and downstream from the gage on Flakes Mill Road. The
Chapel Park west of the gage will be completely flooded. The flood
waters will cover low portions of the service road leading to the
Snapfinger Advanced Wastewater Treatment Facility...and affect the
parking lots south of the administration building on the property.
Flooding begins in backyards of homes on Roundtable and English
Valley Drives.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:15 PM EDT Friday the stage was 18.4 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
just after midnight tonight and continue falling to 4.1 feet
tomorrow morning.
- Flood stage is 13 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:
DeKalb, GA
Forcast Office:
NWS Peachtree City GA