Headline:
Flood Warning issued December 11 at 6:56AM EST until December 12 at 6:00PM EST by NWS Peachtree City GA
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
December 11, 2024 - 3:56am
Expires:
December 11, 2024 - 4:00pm
Description:
...The National Weather Service in Peachtree City GA has issued a
Flood Warning for the following rivers in Georgia...
Big Creek near Alpharetta affecting Fulton and Forsyth Counties.
For the Big Creek...including Cumming, Alpharetta, Roswell...Minor
flooding is forecast.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Big Creek near Alpharetta.
* WHEN...From this morning to Thursday evening.
* IMPACTS...At 7.0 feet, Flood Stage is reached. Minor flooding of
woodlands and fields begin along the creek between Cumming in
Forsyth County...to Alpharetta and Roswell in North Fulton
County. Flooding starts to effect portions of The Big Creek
Greenway near Alpharetta and some portions may become closed with
around one foot of water...especially upstream and downstream from
the gage on Kimball Bridge Road and near Rock Mill Park. Portions
of the YMCA Campground off Preston Ridge Road will begin to flood.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 6:45 AM EST Wednesday the stage was 6.8 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
late this morning to a crest of 7.4 feet just after midnight
tonight. It will then fall below flood stage late tomorrow
morning.
- Flood stage is 7.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
7.4 feet on 01/27/2021.
- 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:
Forsyth, GA; Fulton, GA
Forcast Office:
NWS Peachtree City GA