Atlanta, GA Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Big Creek near Alpharetta.

* WHEN...From this evening until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 9.0 feet, Minor flooding expands along the creek from
near Cumming to Alpharetta and Roswell. Backyards of homes off
Seale Drive and Gunter Court and portions of the Golf of Georgia
begin to flood. The Big Creek Greenway experiences significant
flooding up to 3 feet deep...which results in closure of most of
the paths. This especially occurs upstream and downstream from the
gage on Kimball Bridge Road and Rock Mill Park. A large portion of
the YMCA Campground off Preston Ridge Road will be under a foot of
water.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:45 PM EDT Sunday the stage was 6.5 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage just
after midnight tonight to a crest of around 9.5 feet.
- Flood stage is 7.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 9.5
feet on 02/19/2020.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT...

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
possible.

* WHERE...Portions of north central, northeast, northwest, and west
central Georgia, including the following areas, in north central
Georgia, Cherokee, Cobb, Dawson, Douglas, Fannin, Forsyth, Gilmer,
Hall, Lumpkin, North Fulton, Pickens, South Fulton and Union. In
northeast Georgia, Towns and White. In northwest Georgia, Bartow,
Carroll, Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Floyd, Gordon, Haralson, Murray,
Paulding, Polk, Walker and Whitfield. In west central Georgia,
Coweta and Heard.

* WHEN...Through late Monday night.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Multiple rounds of rainfall are expected to move across portions
of north Georgia through Monday evening. An anomalously elevated
moisture environment exists over north Georgia which has resulted
in high rain rates (2"+/hour) that are expected to continue
through Monday night which will lead to an increased chance for
flash flooding.   Convective rainfall (showers and thunderstorms)
may repeatedly train over areas, and have locally high enough
rainfall rates to induce flash flooding in poor drainage and
urban areas, as well as creeks and streams prone to flash
flooding.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood
Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared
to take action should flooding develop.

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