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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
616 AM EDT Wed Apr 25 2018

 
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Georgia...

  West Chickamauga Creek near Fort Oglethorpe affecting Catoosa and 
  Hamilton Counties 

  Big Creek near Alpharetta affecting Forsyth and Fulton Counties 

  Ocmulgee River near Macon affecting Bibb...Houston...Jones...
  Monroe and Twiggs Counties 

  Oconee River near Penfield affecting Clarke...Greene and Oconee 
  Counties 


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616 AM EDT Wed Apr 25 2018

The Flood Warning continues for
  The West Chickamauga Creek near Fort Oglethorpe.
* Until late tonight.
* At 6 AM Wednesday the stage was 12.8 feet...and falling.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 11 feet.
* The river will fall below flood stage by tonight.
* At 13 feet...Minor flooding expands further into the woodlands 
  and fields near the creek upstream and downstream from the gage on 
  the Georgia Highway 146 or Cloud Springs Road bridge. Minor 
  flooding of the creek also expands much further downstream as it 
  crosses the Tennessee border into the south East Ridge area.
  

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LAT...LON 3492 8526 3500 8523 3499 8516 3486 8524

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616 AM EDT Wed Apr 25 2018

The Flood Warning continues for
  The Big Creek near Alpharetta.
* Until late tonight.
* At 545 AM Wednesday the stage was 8.3 feet...and falling.
* Minor flooding is occurring and Minor flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 7 feet.
* The river will continue to fall to below flood stage by this 
  evening.
* 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.

&&

LAT...LON 3410 8425 3410 8420 3404 8425 3402 8430
      3404 8433 3407 8427             

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616 AM EDT Wed Apr 25 2018

The Flood Warning continues for
  The Ocmulgee River near Macon.
* Until Thursday evening.
* At 530 AM Wednesday the stage was 18.3 feet...and steady.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 18 feet.
* The river will fall below flood stage by tomorrow evening.
* At 18 feet...Flood stage is reached. Minor flooding begins along 
  the river upstream and downstream from the gage at U.S. Highway 80 
  or Martin Luther King Boulevard. Portions of the Ocmulgee Riverwalk
  and agricultural lands well downstream will be under a foot of 
  water.
  

&&

LAT...LON 3290 8372 3293 8367 3282 8356 3266 8353
      3263 8359 3274 8363             

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616 AM EDT Wed Apr 25 2018

The Flood Warning continues for
  The Oconee River near Penfield.
* Until Thursday morning.
* At 5 AM Wednesday the stage was 13.3 feet...and steady.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 13 feet.
* The river will fall below flood stage by Thursday morning.
* At 13 feet...Flood Stage is reached. Minor flooding occurs along 
  the river upstream and downstream from the gage on the Georgia 
  Highway 15 bridge. The right bank begins to overflow into 
  agricultural land and pastures with a foot or two of water.
  

&&

LAT...LON 3364 8325 3364 8333 3383 8333 3384 8327


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