Current Weather Alerts
+- Flood Warning
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Georgia...
Sweetwater Creek near Austell affecting Cobb and Douglas Counties.
For the Sweetwater Creek...including Austell...Major flooding is
forecast.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and major flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Sweetwater Creek near Austell.
* WHEN...Until early Monday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 18.0 feet, Major flooding expands upstream and
downstream from the gage by the Interstate 20 bridge.
The
paintball playing field just downstream of the bridge and athletic
fields in the Woodrow Wilson Park are flooded with 7 to 8 feet of
water.
Numerous homes on Mount Vernon Road...Wren Circle and Robin
Road and portions of Brook Forest and Beech Gum Mobile Home Parks
in Douglas County...and Sunlight Drive...Old Marietta Road and
Brooks Drive in Cobb County will be flooded.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 11:45 PM EDT Friday the stage was 11.7 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 19.0
feet early Saturday afternoon.
It will then fall below flood
stage late Sunday evening.
- Flood stage is 10.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
+- Flood Warning
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Georgia...
Chattahoochee River at GA 280 near Atlanta affecting Fulton and
Cobb Counties.
* WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring.
* WHERE...Chattahoochee River at GA 280 near Atlanta.
* WHEN...Until late tonight.
* IMPACTS...At 24.0 feet, Flood stage is reached.
Minor flooding
occurs of the woodlands and fields in the natural flood plain
upstream and downstream from the gage on South Cobb Drive.
The
water level reaches the railroad tracks in the industrial area on
both sides of the river near the bridge.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 10:00 PM EDT Friday the estimated stage was 25 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall to below flood stage
overnight.
- Flood stage is 24.0 feet.
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- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
+- Flood Warning
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Georgia...
Chattahoochee River at Atlanta affecting Fulton and Cobb Counties.
For the Chattahoochee River Basin...including Atlanta...Major
flooding is forecast.
* WHAT...Major flooding is occurring and major flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Chattahoochee River at Atlanta.
* WHEN...Until early Sunday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 20.0 feet, Major flooding begins.
Widespread
inundation flooding occurs upstream and downstream from the gage
on Paces Ferry Road.
An athletic field at Lovett School and
backyards of residential homes on Cochise Drive...Paces Ferry
Drive...Paces Manor and Farmington Drive will be under 7 feet of
water.
Several homes...businesses and a restaurant parking lot and
patio in this area will begin to flood.
Around 3 miles
downstream...portions of a cement plant and a supply line railroad
bridge will begin to flood.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 10:45 PM EDT Friday the stage was 20.7 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 10:45 PM EDT Friday was 23.8 feet.
- Forecast...The river has crested and will continue to fall to
under 20 feet by Saturday morning.
- Flood stage is 14.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
+- Flood Warning
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Georgia...
Sweetwater Creek at Brownsville at Powder Springs affecting
Paulding and Cobb Counties.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring.
* WHERE...Sweetwater Creek at Brownsville at Powder Springs.
* WHEN...Until further notice.
* IMPACTS...At 15 feet, Minor flooding continues in the woodlands...
fields and pastures along the creek upstream and downstream from
the gage at Brownsville Road.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:30 PM EDT Friday the stage was 15.5 feet.
- Forecast...No forecast is available for this location.
- Flood stage is 13 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
+- Flood Warning
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Georgia...
Chattahoochee River at US 41 at Atlanta affecting Cobb and Fulton
Counties.
* WHAT...Major flooding is occurring.
* WHERE...Chattahoochee River at US 41 at Atlanta.
* WHEN...Until further notice.
* IMPACTS...At 22 feet, Major flooding continues with widespread
inundation flooding of the woodlands and large portions of the
Chattahoochee National Recreation Area along the river upstream
and downstream from the gage on Cobb Parkway.
The flood waters
will be around 7 feet deep over portions of the access road to the
recreation area.
Portions of the parking lot will be under 4 feet
of water.
The restrooms at the recreation area will be flooded two
feet deep.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:30 PM EDT Friday the stage was 22.6 feet.
- Forecast...No forecast is available for this location.
- Flood stage is 14 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
+- Flood Warning
...The National Weather Service in Peachtree City GA has issued a
Flood Warning for the following rivers in Georgia...
Sweetwater Creek upstream of Railroad at Austell affecting
Douglas and Cobb Counties.
For the Sweetwater Creek...including Powder Springs, Powder Springs,
Austell, Powder Springs, Austell, Austell, Sweetwater Creek below
Austell...Major flooding is forecast.
Additional information is available at weather.gov/atlanta.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is
forecast.
* WHERE...Sweetwater Creek upstream of Railroad at Austell.
* WHEN...From this evening until further notice.
* IMPACTS...At 23 feet, Moderate flooding begins.
Significant
flooding expands further into the woodlands...fields and parks
upstream and downstream from the gage near the railroad bridge
parallel to Joe Jerkins Boulevard.
The water level will reach the
bottom of the railroad bridge.
Most of Legion Park will be flooded
with up to 6 feet of water.
Portions of Garrett Road...Westside
Road and Stovall Road will be covered with 2 to 4 feet of water.
Water will reach the foundations of a few homes on Windy Lane and
Pine Grove Drive.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 5:45 PM EDT Friday the stage was 19.3 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 23.1
feet just after midnight tonight.
- Flood stage is 19 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
+- Flood Warning
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Georgia...
Nickajack Creek at US 278 near Mableton affecting Cobb County.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring.
* WHERE...Nickajack Creek at US 278 near Mableton.
* WHEN...Until further notice.
* IMPACTS...At 16 feet, Moderate flooding begins.
Significant
flooding occurs in the woodlands upstream and downstream from the
gage at Veterans Memorial Highway.
Large portions of Nickajack
Park around one mile upstream from the gage will be flooded with
up to 6 feet of water.
Backyards of residential homes on West
Rosie Lane...North Brookside Drive...Brookside Drive...Glandor
Drive and Riverline Trail will be flooded with up to 4 feet of
water.
The flood waters will be approaching the foundations of
some of the homes.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 3:00 PM EDT Friday the stage was 15.7 feet.
- Forecast...No forecast is available for this location.
- Flood stage is 10 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood