2 products issued by NWS for: Polk County
Flood Warning
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
949 AM EDT Sun Mar 16 2025
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Georgia...
Euharlee Creek at US 278 at Rockmart affecting Polk County.
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.
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949 AM EDT Sun Mar 16 2025
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...Minor flooding will continue.
* WHERE...Euharlee Creek at US 278 at Rockmart.
* WHEN...Until this afternoon.
* IMPACTS...At 11 feet, Minor flooding occurs along the creek
upstream and downstream from the gage on Church Street. Portions
of the Wayside Park will be under 1 to 4 feet of water. All of the
sidewalks on the Silver Comet Trail will be flooded. The water is
a foot above the sidewalk on The Silver Comet Trail foot bridge
just downstream from West Elm Street.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:30 AM EDT Sunday the stage was 10.9 feet and falling.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 9:30 AM EDT Sunday was 12.6 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
late this morning and continue falling to 4.0 feet this
afternoon.
- Flood stage is 9 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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LAT...LON 3400 8509 3408 8505 3408 8498 3399 8502
3394 8511 3398 8515
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Hazardous Weather Outlook
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 446 PM EDT Sat Mar 15 2025 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-162100- Baldwin-Banks-Barrow-Bartow-Bibb-Bleckley-Butts-Carroll-Catoosa- Chattahoochee-Chattooga-Cherokee-Clarke-Clayton-Cobb-Coweta- Crawford-Crisp-Dade-Dawson-DeKalb-Dodge-Dooly-Douglas-Emanuel- Fannin-Fayette-Floyd-Forsyth-Gilmer-Glascock-Gordon-Greene- Gwinnett-Hall-Hancock-Haralson-Harris-Heard-Henry-Houston-Jackson- Jasper-Jefferson-Johnson-Jones-Lamar-Laurens-Lumpkin-Macon- Madison-Marion-Meriwether-Monroe-Montgomery-Morgan-Murray- Muscogee-Newton-North Fulton-Oconee-Oglethorpe-Paulding-Peach- Pickens-Pike-Polk-Pulaski-Putnam-Rockdale-Schley-South Fulton- Spalding-Stewart-Sumter-Talbot-Taliaferro-Taylor-Telfair-Toombs- Towns-Treutlen-Troup-Twiggs-Union-Upson-Walker-Walton-Warren- Washington-Webster-Wheeler-White-Whitfield-Wilcox-Wilkes- Wilkinson- 446 PM EDT Sat Mar 15 2025 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north and central Georgia. .DAY ONE...Tonight... A Moderate Risk (level 4 of 5) of severe weather is expected in far west Georgia and an Enhanced Risk (Level 3 of 5) of severe weather is expected elsewhere across our area late this afternoon, overnight, and through Sunday morning. All severe weather hazards including tornadoes, damaging winds, and hail will be possible with thunderstorms that develop. Flash flooding is possible tonight across portions of northern Georgia, with more localized flooding possible elsewhere. Residents should ensure that they have a way of receiving warnings and a plan for sheltering should warnings be issued! .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday... River and flash flooding are possible Sunday morning as a result of heavy rains across northern Georgia. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is requested through Sunday morning. Spotters are encouraged to report or relay severe weather reports to the National Weather Service. $$