Flood Statement
Issued by NWS Atlanta, GA
Issued by NWS Atlanta, GA
470 WGUS82 KFFC 091603 FLSFFC Flood Statement National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 1203 PM EDT Thu May 9 2024 ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Georgia... Tennessee... Lookout Creek near New England affecting Hamilton and Dade Counties. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Additional information is available at weather.gov/atlanta. && GAC083-TNC065-100415- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0206.000000T0000Z-240510T1630Z/ /ENGG1.1.ER.240509T1138Z.240509T1800Z.240510T1030Z.NO/ 1203 PM EDT Thu May 9 2024 ...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY TOMORROW AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Minor flooding will continue. * WHERE...Lookout Creek near New England. * WHEN...Until early tomorrow afternoon. * IMPACTS...At 15 feet, Minor flooding continues to expand along Sells Lane in Trenton...Mason Road near Rising Fawn...and Creek Road near New England. These roads and other roads with creeks flowing into Lookout Creek will flood causing the roads to be closed. The water will be a few feet deep on portions of these roads. Also minor flooding will continue to expand downstream as the creek crosses the Tennessee border into the Tiftonia area. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 11:15 AM EDT Thursday the stage was 13.3 feet and rising slowly. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 14.5 feet this afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage tomorrow morning. - Flood stage is 12 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood && LAT...LON 3503 8539 3502 8533 3484 8545 3471 8549 3473 8556 3487 8553 $$