Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Additional information is available at weather.gov/atlanta. The next statement will be issued this evening at 1100 PM EST.

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City GA has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Georgia... Noonday Creek at Shallowford Road near Woodstock affecting Cherokee and Cobb Counties. For the Etowah River Basin...including Woodstock...Minor flooding is forecast. ...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING TO LATE THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Noonday Creek at Shallowford Road near Woodstock. * WHEN...From this morning to late this evening. * IMPACTS...At 10.0 feet, Flood Stage is reached. Minor flooding begins in the woodlands and natural flood plain near the creek upstream and downstream from the gage on Shallowford Road. Portions of Noonday Creek Park and residential backyards on Bridge Drive will begin to flood. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 11:16 AM EST Tuesday the stage was 10.1 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 11:16 AM EST Tuesday was 10.1 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 10.4 feet this afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage late this afternoon. - Flood stage is 10.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 10.4 feet on 09/17/2020. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood &&