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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Flood Warning

National Weather Service Peachtree City GA

619 PM EDT Sun Apr 6 2025



...The National Weather Service in Peachtree City GA has issued a 

Flood Warning for the following rivers in Georgia...



  Big Creek near Alpharetta affecting Forsyth and Fulton Counties.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 

deaths occur in vehicles. Motorists should not attempt to drive 

around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas. Be especially 

cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of 

flooding.



Additional information is available at weather.gov/atlanta.



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/APHG1.1.ER.250407T1115Z.250408T0600Z.250409T0417Z.NO/

619 PM EDT Sun Apr 6 2025



...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING TO WEDNESDAY 

MORNING...



* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.



* WHERE...Big Creek near Alpharetta.



* WHEN...From Monday morning to Wednesday morning.



* IMPACTS...At 8.0 feet, minor flooding continues to expand further 

  into the woodlands and fields along the creek from near Cumming in 

  south Forsyth County to Alpharetta and Roswell in north Fulton 

  County. Additional portions of The Big Creek Greenway have minor 

  flooding with 1 to 2 feet of water. Most of the walking and biking 

  paths will be closed, especially upstream and downstream from the 

  gage on Kimball Bridge Road and near Rock Mill Park. Portions of 

  the YMCA Campground off Preston Ridge Road will flood.



* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...

  - At 6:00 PM EDT Sunday the stage was 5.2 feet.

  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage

    tomorrow morning to a crest of 8.5 feet early Tuesday

    morning. It will then fall below flood stage early Wednesday

    morning.

  - Flood stage is 7.0 feet.

  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of

    8.5 feet on 03/26/2020.

  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood



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LAT...LON 3410 8425 3410 8420 3404 8425 3402 8430

      3404 8433 3407 8427





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