Flood Warning 09/29/2024 05:53 for Georgia areas

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Georgia... Chattahoochee River near Whitesburg affecting Carroll, Heard and Coweta Counties. For the Chattahoochee River Basin...including Helen, Dahlonega, Cornelia, Suwanee, Buford, Suwanee, Buford, Chattahoochee River upstream McGinnis Ferry Rd, Norcross, Chattahoochee River above Roswell, Roswell, Powers Ferry & I285 Atlanta, Smyrna, Chattahoochee River below Morgan Falls Dam, Atlanta, Atlanta, Atlanta, Atlanta, Fairburn, Whitesburg, Fairplay, Whitesburg, Whitesburg, Franklin, Corinth, Hammett Rd below Hogansville, Franklin, West Point, Columbus, Union, Omaha...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and is forecast. * WHERE...Chattahoochee River near Whitesburg. * WHEN...Until late this evening. * IMPACTS...At 19 feet, Minor flooding continues in the woodlands and fields upstream and downstream from the gage at U.S. Highway 27 or Georgia Highway 16. The parking lot of Riverside Park next to the bridge will begin to flood. A sod farm upstream also experiences flooding. Flooding occurs on some unimproved dirt roads along the river. The playground at a day use area in the Chattahoochee Bend State Park will be under two feet of water. Flood waters will surround tent platforms on the North Camping Site of the park. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:30 AM EDT Sunday the stage was 19.9 feet and falling. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage late this afternoon. - Flood stage is 17 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood