Headline:
Flood Warning issued September 28 at 6:44AM EDT until September 30 at 8:10AM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 28, 2024 - 3:44am
Expires:
September 28, 2024 - 3:45pm
Description:
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Georgia...
Sweetwater Creek near Austell affecting Cobb and Douglas Counties.
For the Sweetwater Creek...including Austell...Major flooding is
forecast.
* WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and major flooding is
forecast.
* WHERE...Sweetwater Creek near Austell.
* WHEN...Until Monday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 17.0 feet, Major flooding begins. Extensive flooding
occurs upstream and downstream from the gage by the Interstate 20
bridge. Large portions of a paintball playing field just
downstream of the bridge and athletic fields in the Woodrow Wilson
Park are flooded with 6 to 7 feet of water. Numerous homes on
Mount Vernon Road...Wren Circle and Robin Road and portions of
Brook Forest and Beech Gum Mobile Home Parks in Douglas County...
and Sunlight Drive...Old Marietta Road and Brooks Drive in Cobb
County will be flooded.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 6:30 AM EDT Saturday the stage was 13.3 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 17.4
feet late tonight. It will then fall below flood stage early
Monday morning.
- Flood stage is 10.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.
Additional information is available at weather.gov/atlanta.
Area Description:
Cobb, GA; Douglas, GA
Forcast Office:
NWS Peachtree City GA