WFO ATLANTA Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Saturday, February 23, 2019
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FLOOD WARNING
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
613 AM EST Wed Feb 20 2019
...The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in Georgia...
Big Creek near Alpharetta affecting Forsyth and Fulton Counties
.Recent heavy rainfall has caused significant runoff into streams and
rivers which will cause flooding in some areas.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
All persons with interests along the river should monitor the latest
forecasts...and be prepared to take necessary precautions to protect
life and property.
The latest stage data was furnished in cooperation with the United
States Geological Survey.
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Flood Warning for
The Big Creek near Alpharetta.
* From this morning until Saturday morning.
* At 5 AM Wednesday the stage was 7.4 feet...and rising.
* Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 7 feet.
* The river will continue rising to near 8.8 feet by Thursday
morning. The river will fall below flood stage early Saturday
morning.
* At 7 feet...Flood Stage is reached. Minor flooding of woodlands
and fields begin along the creek between Cumming in Forsyth
County...to Alpharetta and Roswell in North Fulton County.
Flooding starts to effect portions of The Big Creek Greenway near
Alpharetta and some portions may become closed with around one foot
of water...especially upstream and downstream from the gage on
Kimball Bridge Road and near Rock Mill Park. Portions of the YMCA
Campground off Preston Ridge Road will begin to flood.
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Flood Warning for
The Big Creek near Alpharetta.
* From this morning until Saturday morning.
* At 5 AM Wednesday the stage was 7.4 feet...and rising.
* Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 7 feet.
* The river will continue rising to near 8.8 feet by Thursday
morning. The river will fall below flood stage early Saturday
morning.
* At 7 feet...Flood Stage is reached. Minor flooding of woodlands
and fields begin along the creek between Cumming in Forsyth
County...to Alpharetta and Roswell in North Fulton County.
Flooding starts to effect portions of The Big Creek Greenway near
Alpharetta and some portions may become closed with around one foot
of water...especially upstream and downstream from the gage on
Kimball Bridge Road and near Rock Mill Park. Portions of the YMCA
Campground off Preston Ridge Road will begin to flood.
...Flood Warning extended until this evening...The Flood Warning
continues for
The Suwanee Creek near Suwanee.
* Until this evening.
* At 5 AM Wednesday the stage was 8 feet...and rising.
* Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 8 feet.
* The river will continue rising to near 8.6 feet by this morning.
The river will fall below flood stage this afternoon.
* At 9 feet...Minor flooding expands along the creek upstream and
downstream from the gage at U S Highway 23 or Buford Highway. Most
of the Suwanee Creek Greenway and trails are flooded from the
Suwanee Creek Park to George Pierce Park. The minor flooding will
also begin to affect portions of the playground area behind the
Suwanee Elementary School.
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