WFO ATLANTA Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Saturday, February 23, 2019
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FLOOD WARNING
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
453 PM EST Wed Feb 20 2019
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Georgia...
Conasauga River near Tilton affecting Gordon...Murray and
Whitfield Counties
Oostanaula River near Rome US Hwy. 27 affecting Floyd County
The Flood Warning continues for
The Conasauga River near Tilton.
* Until Saturday afternoon.
* At 4 PM Wednesday the stage was 19.1 feet...and slowly rising.
* Minor flooding is occurring and is forecast to continue.
* Flood stage is 18 feet.
* The river will continue rising to near 19.2 feet by Wednesday evening.
The river will fall below flood stage Saturday morning.
* At 18 feet...Flood stage is reached. Minor flooding begins in the
woodlands...fields and pastures along the river upstream and
downstream from the gage on the Brackett Ridge Road bridge.
The Flood Warning continues for
The Conasauga River near Tilton.
* Until Saturday afternoon.
* At 4 PM Wednesday the stage was 19.1 feet...and slowly rising.
* Minor flooding is occurring and is forecast to continue.
* Flood stage is 18 feet.
* The river will continue rising to near 19.2 feet by Wednesday evening.
The river will fall below flood stage Saturday morning.
* At 18 feet...Flood stage is reached. Minor flooding begins in the
woodlands...fields and pastures along the river upstream and
downstream from the gage on the Brackett Ridge Road bridge.
The Flood Warning continues for
The Conasauga River near Tilton.
* Until Saturday afternoon.
* At 4 PM Wednesday the stage was 19.1 feet...and slowly rising.
* Minor flooding is occurring and is forecast to continue.
* Flood stage is 18 feet.
* The river will continue rising to near 19.2 feet by Wednesday evening.
The river will fall below flood stage Saturday morning.
* At 18 feet...Flood stage is reached. Minor flooding begins in the
woodlands...fields and pastures along the river upstream and
downstream from the gage on the Brackett Ridge Road bridge.
The Flood Warning continues for
The Oostanaula River near Rome US Hwy. 27.
* Until Thursday evening.
* At 3 PM Wednesday the stage was 25.3 feet...and rising.
* Minor flooding is occurring and is forecast to continue.
* Flood stage is 25 feet.
* The river will continue rising to near 25.6 feet by early Thursday
morning. The river will fall below flood stage early Thursday
afternoon.
* At 25 feet...Flood stage is reached. Minor flooding occurs in the
woodlands and fields along the river upstream and downstream from
the gage on the Turner McCall bridge or U.S. Highway 27. The
Heritage Park Rome Greenway continues to flood with some locations
up to 5 feet deep. All drainage valves must be closed at the
outfalls in Rome. The flood gate on the Rome levee should be
closed.
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