Flood Warning

Locations Affected

Oakdale, GA ∙ Atlanta Fulton County Airport, GA

Headline

...The National Weather Service in Peachtree City GA has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Georgia...
Chattahoochee River at GA 280 near Atlanta affecting Cobb and Fulton Counties.
For the Chattahoochee River Basin...including Atlanta...Minor flooding is forecast.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Additional information is available at weather.gov/atlanta.
The next statement will be issued late tonight at 230 AM EST.
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Full Alert Message

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Flood Warning National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 226 PM EST Tue Jan 9 2024 ...The National Weather Service in Peachtree City GA has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Georgia... Chattahoochee River at GA 280 near Atlanta affecting Cobb and Fulton Counties. For the Chattahoochee River Basin...including Atlanta...Minor flooding is forecast. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Additional information is available at weather.gov/atlanta. The next statement will be issued late tonight at 230 AM EST. && ...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING TO TOMORROW EVENING... * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Chattahoochee River at GA 280 near Atlanta. * WHEN...From this evening to tomorrow evening. * IMPACTS...At 26.0 feet, Minor flooding continues in the woodlands and fields along the river upstream and downstream from the gage on South Cobb Drive. Flood waters one to two feet deep cover portions of the railroad tracks in the industrial area on both sides of the river. The water level approaches the foundations of a few commercial buildings in the area. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 2:00 PM EST Tuesday the stage was 21.5 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage this evening to a crest of 25.5 feet just after midnight tonight. It will then fall below flood stage early tomorrow afternoon. - Flood stage is 24.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 24.8 feet on 09/17/2020. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood && LAT...LON 3383 8449 3382 8442 3372 8455 3376 8460

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