Headline:
Flood Warning issued September 29 at 9:00PM EDT until September 30 at 3:34AM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 29, 2024 - 6:00pm
Expires:
September 30, 2024 - 12:45am
Description:
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Georgia...
Sweetwater Creek near Austell affecting Douglas and Cobb Counties.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring.
* WHERE...Sweetwater Creek near Austell.
* WHEN...Until late tonight.
* IMPACTS...At 10 feet, Flood Stage is reached. Minor flooding
occurs in the woodlands and fields upstream and downstream from
the gage near the Interstate 20 bridge. Portions of a paintball
playing field just downstream of the bridge begin to flood.
Athletic fields in the Woodrow Wilson Park on Mount Vernon Road
begin to flood due to water backing up in ditches.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:45 PM EDT Sunday the stage was 10.1 feet and falling.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
late this evening and continue falling to 1.6 feet Friday
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.
Additional information is available at weather.gov/atlanta.
Area Description:
Cobb, GA; Douglas, GA
Forcast Office:
NWS Peachtree City GA