Headline:
Flood Warning issued September 28 at 12:09AM EDT until September 29 at 3:53AM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 27, 2024 - 9:09pm
Expires:
September 28, 2024 - 9:15am
Description:
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Georgia...
Flint River near Lovejoy affecting Clayton, Spalding and Fayette
Counties.
For the Flint River Basin...including Lovejoy...Major flooding is
forecast.
* WHAT...Major flooding is occurring.
* WHERE...Flint River near Lovejoy.
* WHEN...Until late tonight.
* IMPACTS...At 18.0 feet, Major flooding continues with numerous
homes affected along Roxbury Drive...Rambo Court...and Mockingbird
Road. Many mobile homes flood along Museum Circle. Several
businesses will flood near the Flint River near Upper Riverdale
Road and Arrowhead Boulevard. Flooding of Upper Riverdale Road
will cut off access to Southern Regional Hospital. Several roads
will flood including Upper Riverdale Road...Arrowhead Boulevard...
Mockingbird Road...Museum Circle...Turner Road...Harbour Town and
North Bridge Road.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 12 AM EDT Saturday the estimated stage was 19 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall to near 16 feet by
Saturday morning.
- Flood stage is 12.0 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:
Clayton, GA; Fayette, GA; Spalding, GA
Forcast Office:
NWS Peachtree City GA