Flood Warning, Areal Flood Warning
The Flood Warning continues for
the Conasauga river near Tilton
* until Friday morning
* at 6 PM Wednesday the stage was 18.7 feet and still slowly rising
* minor flooding is occurring is forecast to continue through early
Friday.
* Flood stage is 18.0 feet
* the river will continue rising to near 23.5 feet by Thursday
morning. The river is expected to fall below flood stage
Friday morning.
* At 24.0 feet... moderate flooding begins. Flooding expands into the
Woodland areas along the river and begins to flood the agricultural
areas downstream and right bank from the Brackett Ridge Road
bridge.
... The County Flood Warning remains in effect until 830 am EST
Thursday for Murray... Catoosa... Whitfield... Walker... Gordon...
Chattooga and Floyd counties...
At 630 PM EST... other than a few sprinkles or snow
flurries... significant rainfall had moved out of the area and no
additional rainfall of significance is expected during the next few
days. However... excessive runoff from heavy rainfall... on the order
of 4 to 6 inches Tuesday... will continue overnight tonight. This
will result in several creeks... streams... and rivers remaining above
flood stage through at least early Thursday. Some of the creeks and
streams are even above moderate flood stage at this time.
At 630 PM EST... the south Chickamauga creek near Chickamauga was at
22.4 feet and still slowly rising. Flood stage is 18 feet.
At 630 PM EST... the Conasauga river near Eton was at 17.2 feet and
slowly falling. Flood stage is 12 feet.
At 630 PM EST... the Conasauga river 10 miles south-southeast of
Dalton was at 17.1 feet and slowly rising. Flood stage is 18 feet.
At 630 PM EST... the coahulla creek at Keiths Mill near Dalton was at
20.3 feet and rising slowly. Flood stage is 16 feet.
At 630 PM EST... the Oostanaula river in Calhoun was at 24.4 feet and
still slowly rising. Flood stage is 20 feet. Moderate flood stage is
25 feet.
At 630 PM EST... the oothkalooga creek near Calhoun was at 17.3 feet
and falling. Flood stage is 18 feet.
At 630 PM EST... the Coosawattee river at Pine chapel was 23.1 feet
and beginning to slowly fall. Flood stage is 22 feet.
At 630 PM EST... the Armuchee creek near Armuchee was at 23.3 feet
and still slowly rising. Flood stage is 19 feet. Moderate flood
stage is 25 feet.
At 630 PM EST... the Oostanaula river at Rome was 29.6 feet... just
shy of the flood stage of 30 feet. The river is very slowly rising
and will likely crest near the flood stage.
At 630 PM EST... the Coosa River six miles southwest of Rome was near
moderate flood... 27.9 feet... and near steady. Moderate flood stage
is 28 feet. Flood stage is 24 feet.
At 630 PM EST... the Chattooga river in Summerville was at 16.8
feet... just shy of moderate flood... but was now slowly falling.
Flood stage is 14 feet.
Finally... at 7 am EST... plant Hammond on the Coosa River in western
Floyd County was at 572.5 feet. Flood stage is 570 feet and moderate
flood stage is 573 feet.
The water level of most of the creeks and rivers will begin to
recede overnight and early Thursday... but many will remain above
flood stage through at least early Thursday.
If you see significant flooding... wait until after the storm has
passed... and then call the National Weather Service toll free at 1 8
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