Flood Warning until 10:30PM
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Georgia... Potato Creek at County Line Rd near Orchard Hill affecting Spalding and Lamar Counties. For the Flint River Basin...including Lovejoy, Peachtree City, Fayetteville, Americus, Peachtree City, Woolsey, Sharpsburg, Peachtree City, Peachtree City, Senoia, Griffin, Griffin, Orchard Hill, Thomaston, Molena, Carsonville, Montezuma, Byromville... Moderate flooding is forecast.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring.
* WHERE...Potato Creek at County Line Rd near Orchard Hill.
* WHEN...Until further notice.
* IMPACTS...At 11 feet, Flood stage is reached. Minor flooding of woodlands...fields and pastures begin upstream and downstream from the gage on County Line Road.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 9:15 AM EDT Friday the stage was 11.3 feet and stable. - Forecast...No forecast is available for this location. - Flood stage is 11 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
* AFFECTED AREAS: LAMAR, GA ... SPALDING, GA
Instructions:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Additional information is available at weather.gov/atlanta.
Address/Location
Spalding County Sheriff's Office
401 Justice Blvd
Griffin, GA 30224
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 770-467-4282
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP SPALDING followed by your message, to 888777
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
- Certainty:
- Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Flood Warning