Headline:
Flood Warning issued July 24 at 10:08AM EDT until July 25 at 9:00PM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
July 24, 2026 - 7:08am
Expires:
July 24, 2026 - 7:15pm
Description:
...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.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Big Creek near Alpharetta.
* WHEN...From this morning to Saturday evening.
* IMPACTS...At 7 feet, Flood Stage is reached. Minor flooding of
woodlands and fields begin along the creek between Cumming in
Forsyth County...to Alpharetta and Roswell in North Fulton County.
Flooding starts to effect portions of The Big Creek Greenway near
Alpharetta and some portions may become closed with around one foot
of water...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 begin to flood.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:45 AM EDT Friday the stage was 6.5 feet and rising.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage this
afternoon to a crest of 8.4 feet just after midnight tonight. It
will then fall below flood stage early tomorrow afternoon.
- Flood stage is 7 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 8.4
feet on 01/20/2001.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instruction:
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars
through flooded areas.
Additional information is available at weather.gov/atlanta.
Area Description:
Forsyth, GA; Fulton, GA
Forcast Office:
NWS Peachtree City GA
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov