Headline:
Flood Warning issued September 28 at 3:32PM EDT until September 30 at 11:00AM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 28, 2024 - 12:32pm
Expires:
September 29, 2024 - 12:45am
Description:
...The Flood Warning is extended 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...Moderate flooding is forecast.
* WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is
forecast.
* WHERE...Sweetwater Creek near Austell.
* WHEN...Until late Monday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 15 feet, Significant flooding continues in the
woodlands and fields upstream and downstream from the gage by the
Interstate 20 bridge. Portions of a paintball playing field just
downstream of the bridge and athletic fields in the Woodrow Wilson
Park on Mount Vernon Road are flooded with 4 to 5 feet of water.
Several homes on Wren Circle and Robin Road and portions of Brook
Forest and Beech Gum Mobile Home Parks in Douglas County...and
Sunlight Drive and Old Marietta Road in Cobb County will be
flooded.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 3:15 PM EDT Saturday the stage was 14.3 feet and slowly
rising.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 14.9
feet this evening. It will then fall below flood stage early
Monday morning.
- Flood stage is 10 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:
Cobb, GA; Douglas, GA
Forcast Office:
NWS Peachtree City GA