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Flood Statement

National Weather Service Peachtree City GA

513 PM EDT Mon Apr 7 2025



...The Flood Warning is extended 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.



Additional information is available at weather.gov/atlanta.



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513 PM EDT Mon Apr 7 2025



...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...



* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring.



* WHERE...Big Creek near Alpharetta.



* WHEN...Until late Tuesday night.



* IMPACTS...At 8 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 5:00 PM EDT Monday the stage was 7.4 feet.

  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 8.1

    feet Tuesday morning. It will then fall below flood stage

    late Tuesday evening.

  - Flood stage is 7 feet.

  - 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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