Headline:
Flood Warning issued September 28 at 3:18PM EDT until September 29 at 2:46AM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 28, 2024 - 12:18pm
Expires:
September 29, 2024 - 12:00am
Description:
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Georgia...
Flint River near Lovejoy affecting Fayette, Clayton and Spalding
Counties.
For the Flint River Basin...including Lovejoy, Peachtree City,
Fayetteville, Americus, Peachtree City, Woolsey, Sharpsburg,
Peachtree City, Peachtree City, Senoia, Griffin, Griffin, Orchard
Hill, Thomaston, Molena, Carsonville, Montezuma, Byromville...
Moderate flooding is forecast.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Flint River near Lovejoy.
* WHEN...Until just after midnight tonight.
* IMPACTS...At 14 feet, Moderate flooding begins. Significant
flooding occurs of residential yards upstream of the gage between
Upper Riverdale Road and Georgia Highway 138. Some roads begin to
flood such as Upper Riverdale Road and Mockingbird Road. Flooding
expands on portions of the Rivers Edge Golf Course. Several holes
and fairways will flood.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 2:45 PM EDT Saturday the stage was 13.8 feet and falling.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
this evening and continue falling to 2.4 feet early Thursday
afternoon.
- Flood stage is 12 feet.
- 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:
Clayton, GA; Fayette, GA; Spalding, GA
Forcast Office:
NWS Peachtree City GA