Flood Warning for Forsyth, GA; Fulton, GA
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What: Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. Impacts: At 8.0 feet, Minor flooding continues to expand further into the woodlands and fields along the creek from near Cumming in south Forsyth County to Alpharetta and Roswell in north Fulton County. Additional portions of The Big Creek Greenway...
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Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas. Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks. Additional information is available at weather.gov/atlanta.
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...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Georgia... Big Creek near Alpharetta affecting Fulton and Forsyth Counties. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Big Creek near Alpharetta. * WHEN...Until Sunday afternoon. * IMPACTS...At 8.0 feet, Minor flooding continues to expand further into the woodlands and fields along the creek from near Cumming in south Forsyth County to Alpharetta and Roswell in north Fulton County. Additional portions of The Big Creek Greenway have minor flooding with 1 to 2 feet of water. Most of the walking and biking paths will be closed...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 flood. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... At 7:45 PM EDT Saturday the stage was 8.4 feet. Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 7:45 PM EDT Saturday was 9.3 feet. Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage by Sunday afternoon and continue to slowly fall through Monday. Flood stage is 7.0 feet. Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 8.4 feet on 01/20/2001. http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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Flood Warning issued July 25 at 8:44PM EDT until July 26 at 4:10PM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA
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Flood Warning issued July 25 at 9:20AM EDT until July 26 at 4:10PM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA
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Flood Warning issued July 25 at 5:25AM EDT until July 25 at 9:00PM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA
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Flood Warning issued July 24 at 9:18PM EDT until July 25 at 9:00PM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA
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Flood Warning issued July 24 at 10:08AM EDT until July 25 at 9:00PM 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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