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Flood Statement

National Weather Service Peachtree City GA

653 AM EST Sat Feb 28 2026



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



  Big Creek near Alpharetta affecting Forsyth and Fulton Counties.



  Yellow River at Gees Mill Road affecting Newton and Rockdale

  Counties.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood

deaths occur in vehicles.



Additional information is available at weather.gov/atlanta.



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653 AM EST Sat Feb 28 2026



...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL THIS EVENING...



* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring.



* WHERE...Yellow River at Gees Mill Road.



* WHEN...Until this evening.



* IMPACTS...At 12.0 feet, Minor flooding continues in the

  woodlands...fields and pasture along the river upstream and

  downstream from the gage on Gees Mill Road in Rockdale County.

  Large portions of Sockwell Road by the river in Newton County will

  be up to 3 feet under water.



* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...

  - At 6:30 AM EST Saturday the stage was 11.3 feet.

  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending

    at 6:30 AM EST Saturday was 11.7 feet.

  - Forecast...The river has crested and will continue to gradually

    fall to below flood stage by this evening.

  - Flood stage is 11.0 feet.

  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 11.6

    feet on 02/13/2024.

  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood



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LAT...LON 3366 8399 3371 8395 3359 8387 3356 8393





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653 AM EST Sat Feb 28 2026



...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL THIS EVENING...



* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring.



* WHERE...Big Creek near Alpharetta.



* WHEN...Until this evening.



* IMPACTS...At 7.0 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 6:45 AM EST Saturday the stage was 7.4 feet.

  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending

    at 6:45 AM EST Saturday was 7.5 feet.

  - Forecast...The river has crested and will continue to gradually

    fall to below flood stage by this evening.

  - Flood stage is 7.0 feet.

  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 7.3

    feet on 10/25/2020.

  - 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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