Headline:
Flood Warning issued September 27 at 10:17PM EDT until September 28 at 7:12PM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 27, 2024 - 7:17pm
Expires:
September 28, 2024 - 7:30am
Description:
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Georgia...
Middle Oconee River near Arcade affecting Barrow and Jackson
Counties.
For the Middle Oconee River...including Auburn, Winder, Arcade,
Athens...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and is forecast to continue.
* WHERE...Middle Oconee River near Arcade.
* WHEN...Until tomorrow evening.
* IMPACTS...At 18 feet, Minor flooding continues in the woodlands...
fields and pasture upstream and downstream from the gage at
Georgia Highway 82. A few dirt access roads and a residential yard
just downstream will be flooded with up to two feet of water.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:30 PM EDT Friday the stage was 16.2 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 18.6
feet tomorrow morning. It will then fall below flood stage
early tomorrow afternoon.
- Flood stage is 16 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:
Barrow, GA; Jackson, GA
Forcast Office:
NWS Peachtree City GA