Headline:
Flood Warning issued September 27 at 9:43PM EDT until September 30 at 3:00PM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
September 27, 2024 - 6:43pm
Expires:
September 28, 2024 - 6:45am
Description:
...The National Weather Service in Peachtree City GA has issued a
Flood Warning for the following rivers in Georgia...
Flint River below Big Branch near Molena affecting Meriwether and
Pike 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.
Additional information is available at weather.gov/atlanta.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Flint River below Big Branch near Molena.
* WHEN...From Saturday morning to Monday afternoon.
* IMPACTS...At 33 feet, Moderate flooding begins. Flooding continues
to expand into the agricultural and wooded areas upstream and
downstream from the gage located near the pump station.
Significant flooding expands into the agricultural and wooded
areas downstream from the gage near the Georgia Highway 74 bridge.
Elevated homes in this location will have several feet of water
underneath them. Access roads to these homes will be completely
flooded.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:00 PM EDT Friday the stage was 25.7 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
tomorrow morning to a crest of 31.4 feet early Sunday
afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage Monday
morning.
- Flood stage is 28 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Area Description:
Meriwether, GA; Pike, GA
Forcast Office:
NWS Peachtree City GA