River Flood Warning 39, NWS Atlanta, GA

904 
WGUS82 KFFC 160919
FLSFFC
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
519 AM EDT SAT APR 16 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
GEORGIA...
 
  SOPE CREEK NEAR MARIETTA AFFECTING COBB COUNTY

 
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA...
 
  LOOKOUT CREEK NEAR NEW ENGLAND AFFECTING DADE AND HAMILTON 
  COUNTIES 

  BIG CREEK NEAR ALPHARETTA AFFECTING FORSYTH AND FULTON COUNTIES 

  BIG CREEK NEAR CUMMING AFFECTING FORSYTH COUNTY 


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519 AM EDT SAT APR 16 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE LOOKOUT CREEK NEAR NEW ENGLAND
* UNTIL SUNDAY MORNING. 
* AT 5 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.5 FEET...AND RISING.
* MINOR FLOODING IS CURRENTLY OCCURRING. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 12 FEET. 
* THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 16.9 FEET BY THIS MORNING. 
  THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AFTER MIDNIGHT TOMORROW.
* AT 17 FEET...MODERATE FLOODING BEGINS. SEVERAL SMALL BUILDINGS 
  NEAR THE NEW ENGLAND HANG GLIDING RECREATION PARK BEGIN TO FLOOD. 
  SEVERAL ROADS IN DADE COUNTY WILL BE CLOSED INCLUDING SELLS LANE...
  MASON ROAD...AND CREEK ROAD. THE WATER WILL BE SEVERAL FEET DEEP ON
  PORTIONS OF THESE ROADS. ALSO MODERATE FLOODING WILL BEGIN 
  DOWNSTREAM AS THE CREEK CROSSES THE TENNESSEE BORDER INTO THE 
  TIFTONA AREA. SEVERAL ROADS NEAR THE CREEK WILL BE FLOODED AND 
  CLOSED.
  

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519 AM EDT SAT APR 16 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE BIG CREEK NEAR CUMMING
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. 
* AT 4 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.2 FEET...AND RISING.
* MINOR FLOODING IS CURRENTLY OCCURRING. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 6 FEET. 
* THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY SUNDAY 
  MORNING.
* AT 8 FEET...MINOR FLOODING WILL EXPAND INTO THE NATURAL FLOOD 
  PLAIN OF THE CREEK UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM FROM THE GAGE AT ATLANTA
  HIGHWAY OR GEORGIA HIGHWAY 9. MOST OF THE SIDEWALK AND BOARDWALK OF
  THE BIG CREEK GREENWAY WILL BE UNDER A FOOT OR TWO OF WATER. THE 
  AREAS UNDER THE GEORGIA 400 HIGHWAY AND MCFARLAND ROAD WILL BE 
  COVERED WITH AROUND THREE FEET OF WATER. A PORTION OF THE SIDEWALK 
  UNDER MAJORS ROAD WILL BE COVERED WITH AROUND FOUR FEET OF WATER.
  

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519 AM EDT SAT APR 16 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE BIG CREEK NEAR ALPHARETTA
* UNTIL SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 
* AT 4 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.8 FEET...AND RISING.
* MINOR FLOODING IS CURRENTLY OCCURRING. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 7 FEET. 
* THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY SUNDAY 
  MORNING.
* AT 9 FEET...MINOR FLOODING CONTINUES TO EXPAND FURTHER INTO THE 
  WOODLANDS AND FIELDS ALONG THE CREEK. THE BIG CREEK  GREENWAY 
  EXPERIENCES SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...WHICH RESULTS IN CLOSURE OF MOST
  OF THE WALKING AND BIKING PATHS. 
  

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519 AM EDT SAT APR 16 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE SOPE CREEK NEAR MARIETTA
* AT 4 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.2 FEET...AND FALLING.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 12 FEET. 


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