Headline:
Flood Warning issued September 28 at 2:28PM EDT until September 30 at 8:10AM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 28, 2024 - 11:28am
Expires:
September 28, 2024 - 11:30pm
Description:
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Georgia...
Sweetwater Creek near Austell affecting Douglas and Cobb Counties.
For the Sweetwater Creek...including Powder Springs, Powder Springs,
Austell, Powder Springs, Austell, Austell, Sweetwater Creek below
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 2:15 PM EDT Saturday the stage was 14.3 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 2:15 PM EDT Saturday was 14.3 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 17.4
feet just after midnight tonight. It will then fall below
flood stage early Monday morning.
- Flood stage is 10.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
17.5 feet on 04/14/1979.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Stay tuned to further developments by listening to your local radio,
television, or NOAA Weather Radio for further information.
Additional information is available at weather.gov/atlanta.
Area Description:
Cobb, GA; Douglas, GA
Forcast Office:
NWS Peachtree City GA