WFO ATLANTA Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Thursday, February 21, 2019
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FLOOD WARNING
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
242 PM EST Wed Feb 20 2019
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Georgia...
Oostanaula River near Rome US Hwy. 27 affecting Floyd County
The Flood Warning continues for
The Oostanaula River near Rome US Hwy. 27.
* Until late tonight.
* At 145 PM Wednesday the stage was 25.1 feet...and rising.
* Minor flooding is occurring and forecast.
* Flood stage is 25 feet.
* The river will continue rising to near 25.2 feet by this evening.
The river will fall below flood stage tonight.
* 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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