Avondale Estates, Georgia

The Flood Warning continues for
the Nancy creek near Atlanta
* until this morning.
* At 2 am EST Wednesday the stage was 11.0 feet... and near steady.
* Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 11.0 feet.
* The river will continue rising to near 11.4 feet by early this
morning. The river will fall below flood stage early this morning.
* At 11.0 feet... flood stage is reached. Minor flooding occurs with
flooding of yards.
* This crest compares to a previous crest of 13.0 feet on Sep 21 2009.

305 am EST Wed Nov 11 2009

The Flood Warning continues for
the Peachtree creek near Atlanta
* until this afternoon.
* At 2 am Wednesday the stage was 18.1 feet... and slowly falling.
* Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is forecast
to continue for a few more hours.
* Flood stage is 17.0 feet. Moderate flood stage is 18.0 feet.
* The river will fall below flood stage later today.
* At 19.0 feet... moderate flooding expands. Water about 1 foot deep
enters homes on Hanover drive. Homes are flooded along armand drive
and Peachtree battle Circle. Basements of homes along west Nancy
Creek Road begin to flood. Fairhaven Circle begins to flood.

305 am EST Wed Nov 11 2009

The Flood Warning continues for
the North Fork Peachtree creek near Atlanta
* until further notice.
* At 2 am Wednesday the stage was 13.7 feet... and slowly falling
* minor flooding is occurring and minor is forecast to continue.
* Flood stage is 12.0 feet. Moderate flood stage is 14.0 feet.
* This crest compares to a previous crest of 13.5 feet on Sep 17 2009.

1227 am EST Wed Nov 11 2009

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Flood Warning for
the Yellow River 3 miles ENE of Lithonia
* from early this morning until further notice.
* At 12 am EST Wednesday the stage was 13.0 feet... and rising.
* Flood stage is 13.0 feet.
* This crest compares to a previous crest of 13.1 feet on Mar 28 2009.

1103 PM EST Tue Nov 10 2009

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Flood Warning for
the South Fork Peachtree creek near Atlanta
* from this evening until further notice.
* At 10 PM Tuesday the stage was 11.4 feet... and rising steadily.
* Flood stage is 12.0 feet.
* The creek is expected to rise above flood stage within the next
few hours.

... Flash Flood Watch remains in effect until 7 am EST this
morning...

The Flash Flood Watch continues for

* portions of central Georgia... east central Georgia... north
central Georgia... northeast Georgia... northwest Georgia and
west central Georgia.

* Until 7 am EST this morning

* widespread heavy rainfall has produced rainfall totals of 3 to 5
inches has occurred across north Georgia since Tuesday morning.
Additional rainfall over the next few hours... with highest
amounts expected across north Georgia where an additional 1 to 2
inches are possible. The rain will begin to let up later this
morning and into this afternoon.

* Creeks and streams are responding to the rain with fairly rapid
rises occurring... especially in the mountains and across the
Atlanta Metro area. Minor to moderate flooding will continue on
some small to medium sized creeks and rivers. This flooding has
begun to spread to the larger river systems and will continue
for the next couple of days. With autumn in full swing... the
trees across north and central Georgia have been dropping their
leaves. This could lead to storm drains becoming clogged...
resulting in street flooding.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead
to flash flooding. Flash flooding is a very dangerous situation.

You should monitor NOAA Weather Radio or commercial radio and
television for later statements... along with any warnings that
may be issued.

... Wind Advisory remains in effect until 7 PM EST this evening...

A Wind Advisory remains in effect until 7 PM EST this evening...
for all of north and central Georgia.

A strong pressure gradient will continue over the area due to the
remnants of Ida and strong high pressure over the Great Lakes
area. Winds of 15 to 30 mph with gusts of 35 to 40 can be
expected to continue through this evening. Additionally... with
wet ground conditions across the area... it will not take very
strong winds for trees to begin to fall.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A Wind Advisory means that winds of 20 to 35 mph are expected.
Winds this strong can make driving difficult... especially for
high profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

... Record daily maximum rainfall set at Athens...

a record rainfall of 1.94 inches was set at Athens today. This
breaks the old record of 1.43 set in 1966.