WFO ATLANTA Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Sunday, February 24, 2019
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FLOOD WARNING
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
740 PM EST Wed Feb 20 2019
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Georgia...
Big Creek near Alpharetta affecting Forsyth and Fulton Counties
The Flood Warning continues for
The Big Creek near Alpharetta.
* Until late Saturday night.
* At 6 PM Wednesday the stage was 9.1 feet...and rising.
* Minor flooding is occurring and is forecast to continue.
* Flood stage is 7 feet.
* The creek will continue rising to near 9.7 feet by Thursday morning.
The river will fall below flood stage Saturday evening.
* At 9 feet...Minor flooding expands along the creek from near
Cumming to Alpharetta and Roswell. Backyards of homes off Seale
Drive and Gunter Court and portions of the Golf of Georgia begin to
flood. The Big Creek Greenway experiences significant flooding up
to 3 feet deep...which results in closure of most of the paths.
This especially occurs upstream and downstream from the gage on
Kimball Bridge Road and Rock Mill Park. A large portion of the YMCA
Campground off Preston Ridge Road will be under a foot of water.
The Flood Warning continues for
The Big Creek near Alpharetta.
* Until late Saturday night.
* At 6 PM Wednesday the stage was 9.1 feet...and rising.
* Minor flooding is occurring and is forecast to continue.
* Flood stage is 7 feet.
* The creek will continue rising to near 9.7 feet by Thursday morning.
The river will fall below flood stage Saturday evening.
* At 9 feet...Minor flooding expands along the creek from near
Cumming to Alpharetta and Roswell. Backyards of homes off Seale
Drive and Gunter Court and portions of the Golf of Georgia begin to
flood. The Big Creek Greenway experiences significant flooding up
to 3 feet deep...which results in closure of most of the paths.
This especially occurs upstream and downstream from the gage on
Kimball Bridge Road and Rock Mill Park. A large portion of the YMCA
Campground off Preston Ridge Road will be under a foot of water.
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