Headline:
Flood Warning issued September 27 at 11:25PM EDT until September 29 at 4:28AM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 27, 2024 - 8:25pm
Expires:
September 28, 2024 - 8:30am
Description:
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Georgia...
Chattahoochee River at Atlanta affecting Fulton and Cobb Counties.
For the Chattahoochee River Basin...including Atlanta...Major
flooding is forecast.
* WHAT...Major flooding is occurring and major flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Chattahoochee River at Atlanta.
* WHEN...Until early Sunday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 20.0 feet, Major flooding begins. Widespread
inundation flooding occurs upstream and downstream from the gage
on Paces Ferry Road. An athletic field at Lovett School and
backyards of residential homes on Cochise Drive...Paces Ferry
Drive...Paces Manor and Farmington Drive will be under 7 feet of
water. Several homes...businesses and a restaurant parking lot and
patio in this area will begin to flood. Around 3 miles
downstream...portions of a cement plant and a supply line railroad
bridge will begin to flood.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 10:45 PM EDT Friday the stage was 20.7 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 10:45 PM EDT Friday was 23.8 feet.
- Forecast...The river has crested and will continue to fall to
under 20 feet by Saturday morning.
- Flood stage is 14.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
Additional information is available at weather.gov/atlanta.
Area Description:
Cobb, GA; Fulton, GA
Forcast Office:
NWS Peachtree City GA