Flood Warning for Forsyth, GA
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- Forsyth
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What is happening
What: Minor flooding is occurring. Impacts: At 8 feet, Minor flooding will expand into the natural flood plain of the creek upstream and downstream from the gage at Atlanta Highway or Georgia Highway 9. Most of the sidewalk and boardwalk of the Big Creek Greenway will be under a foot or two of water. The areas...
What the bulletin says to do
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas. Additional information is available at weather.gov/atlanta.
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Bulletin details
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Georgia... Big Creek at GA 9 near Cumming affecting Forsyth County. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring. * WHERE...Big Creek at GA 9 near Cumming. * WHEN...Until further notice. * IMPACTS...At 8 feet, Minor flooding will expand into the natural flood plain of the creek upstream and downstream from the gage at Atlanta Highway or Georgia Highway 9. Most of the sidewalk and boardwalk of the Big Creek Greenway will be under a foot or two of water. The areas under the Georgia 400 Highway and McFarland Road will be covered with around three feet of water. A portion of the sidewalk under Majors Road will be covered with around four feet of water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... At 8:45 PM EDT Friday the stage was 7.9 feet. Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 8:45 PM EDT Friday was 8 feet. Forecast...No forecast is available for this location. Flood stage is 6 feet. http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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Flood Warning issued July 24 at 9:30PM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA
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Flood Warning issued July 24 at 1:14PM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA
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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Peachtree City GA. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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