Headline:
Flood Warning issued December 11 at 11:47AM EST until December 12 at 6:00PM EST by NWS Peachtree City GA
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
December 11, 2024 - 8:47am
Expires:
December 11, 2024 - 9:00pm
Description:
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Georgia...
Big Creek near Alpharetta affecting Forsyth and Fulton Counties.
For the Big Creek...including Alpharetta...Minor flooding is
forecast.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Big Creek near Alpharetta.
* WHEN...Until Thursday evening.
* IMPACTS...At 7.1 feet, minor flooding of woodlands and fields
continues 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 11:30 AM EST Wednesday the stage was 7.1 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 11:30 AM EST Wednesday was 7.1 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 7.5
feet tomorrow morning. It will then fall below flood stage
early tomorrow afternoon.
- Flood stage is 7.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
7.4 feet on 03/10/2024.
- 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