Headline:
Flood Warning issued December 29 at 12:18PM EST until December 29 at 11:00PM EST by NWS Peachtree City GA
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
December 29, 2024 - 9:18am
Expires:
December 29, 2024 - 8:00pm
Description:
...The National Weather Service in Peachtree City GA has issued a
Flood Warning for the following rivers in Georgia...
Big Creek at GA 9 near Cumming affecting Forsyth County.
Additional information is available at weather.gov/atlanta.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring.
* WHERE...Big Creek at GA 9 near Cumming.
* WHEN...From this afternoon to this evening.
* IMPACTS...At 6 feet, Flood stage is reached. Minor flooding will
expand into the natural flood plain of the creek upstream and
downstream from the gage at Atlanta Highway or Georgia Highway 9.
Large portions of the sidewalk and boardwalk of the Big Creek
Greenway will begin to flood. The areas under the Georgia 400
Highway and McFarland Road will be covered with around one foot of
water. A portion of the sidewalk under Majors Road will be covered
with around two feet of water.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 11:45 AM EST Sunday the stage was 6.1 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
late this afternoon and continue falling to 2.9 feet late
Monday morning.
- Flood stage is 6 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Area Description:
Forsyth, GA
Forcast Office:
NWS Peachtree City GA