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
841 PM EST Tue Feb 19 2019
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Georgia...
Conasauga River near Tilton affecting Gordon...Murray and
Whitfield Counties
Chattooga River near Summerville affecting Chattooga County
Big Creek near Cumming affecting Forsyth County
...Flood Warning extended until Saturday afternoon...
The Flood Warning continues for
The Conasauga River near Tilton.
* From Thursday morning until Saturday afternoon.
* At 815 PM Tuesday the stage was 18 feet and rising.
* Minor flooding is occurring, and minor flooding is forecast to
continue.
* Flood stage is 18 feet.
* The river will continue rising to near 18.1 feet by early Wednesday
morning.
* At 18 feet, flood stage is reached with minor flooding beginning in
the woodlands, fields and pastures along the river upstream and
downstream from the gage on the Brackett Ridge Road bridge.
...Flood Warning extended until Saturday afternoon...
The Flood Warning continues for
The Conasauga River near Tilton.
* From Thursday morning until Saturday afternoon.
* At 815 PM Tuesday the stage was 18 feet and rising.
* Minor flooding is occurring, and minor flooding is forecast to
continue.
* Flood stage is 18 feet.
* The river will continue rising to near 18.1 feet by early Wednesday
morning.
* At 18 feet, flood stage is reached with minor flooding beginning in
the woodlands, fields and pastures along the river upstream and
downstream from the gage on the Brackett Ridge Road bridge.
...Flood Warning extended until Saturday afternoon...
The Flood Warning continues for
The Conasauga River near Tilton.
* From Thursday morning until Saturday afternoon.
* At 815 PM Tuesday the stage was 18 feet and rising.
* Minor flooding is occurring, and minor flooding is forecast to
continue.
* Flood stage is 18 feet.
* The river will continue rising to near 18.1 feet by early Wednesday
morning.
* At 18 feet, flood stage is reached with minor flooding beginning in
the woodlands, fields and pastures along the river upstream and
downstream from the gage on the Brackett Ridge Road bridge.
...Flood Warning extended until Thursday evening...
The Flood Warning continues for
The Chattooga River near Summerville.
* From Thursday morning until Thursday evening.
* At 745 PM Tuesday the stage was 10.1 feet and rising.
* Minor flooding is forecast to develop.
* Flood stage is 14 feet.
* At 12 feet, bankfull conditions are reached along the river upstream
and downstream from the gage on U.S. Highway 27 or Rome Boulevard.
At 14 feet, minor flooding of woodlands and fields begins along
the river upstream and downstream from the gage on U.S. Highway 27,
or Rome Boulevard.
...Flood Warning extended until Wednesday morning...
The Flood Warning continues for
The Big Creek near Cumming.
* Until Wednesday morning.
* At 745 PM Tuesday the stage was 6 feet and rising.
* Minor flooding is occurring, and minor flooding is forecast to
continue.
* Flood stage is 6 feet.
* The river will continue rising, reaching near 6.3 feet late Tuesday
night. The river will fall below flood stage early Wednesday morning.
* At 6 feet, flood stage is reached with minor flooding in 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.
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