Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Additional information is available at weather.gov/atlanta.
late tonight at 330 AM EST.
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City GA has issued a
Flood Warning for the following rivers in Georgia...
Flint River near Lovejoy affecting Fayette, Clayton and Spalding
Counties.
Flint River near Griffin affecting Fayette and Spalding Counties.
For the Flint River Basin...including Lovejoy, Americus, Peachtree
City, Fayetteville, Peachtree City, Woolsey, Sharpsburg, Peachtree
City, Peachtree City, Senoia, Griffin, Orchard Hill, Griffin,
Molena, Thomaston, Carsonville, Montezuma, Byromville...Minor
flooding is forecast.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Flint River near Lovejoy.
* WHEN...From this evening to late tomorrow evening.
* IMPACTS...At 12.0 feet, Flood Stage is reached and minor flooding
begins. Flooding of Rivers Edge Golf Course begins. Several holes
and fairways will flood. Flooding of some yards begins upstream of
gage between Upper Riverdale Road and Highway 138.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 2:47 PM EST Wednesday the stage was 9.7 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
late this evening to a crest of 12.8 feet tomorrow morning.
It will then fall below flood stage tomorrow afternoon.
- Flood stage is 12.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood