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Flood Warnings Issued

Heavy rains have caused creek and stream flooding in North Georgia.

FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
457 AM EDT TUE OCT 2 2012

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA...
BIG CREEK NEAR CUMMING AFFECTING FORSYTH COUNTY

ALCOVY RIVER NEAR LAWRENCEVILLE AFFECTING GWINNETT AND WALTON
COUNTIES


THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE ALCOVY RIVER NEAR LAWRENCEVILLE
• UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
• AT 4 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.5 FEET...AND RISING.
• MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING.
• FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET.
• THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 9.1 FEET ON DEC 1 2010.

SWEETWATER CREEK NEAR LILBURN AFFECTING GWINNETT COUNTY

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE SWEETWATER CREEK NEAR LILBURN
• UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
• AT 4 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.4 FEET...AND STEADY.
• MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING.
• FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET.
• AT 11.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE IS REACHED. MINOR FLOODING WILL OCCUR IN
PORTIONS OF THE NORTHWOOD COUNTRY CLUB GOLF COURSE UPSTREAM FROM
THE GAGE ON CLUB DRIVE...AND IN THE WOODLAND AREAS DOWNSTREAM FROM
THE GAGE AND FOR THE NEXT FOUR MILES UNTIL THE CREEK MERGES WITH
THE YELLOW RIVER. AN OLD CONCRETE GOLF CART BRIDGE AROUND 300 FEET
DOWNSTREAM FROM THE GAGE WILL BEGIN TO FLOOD.
• THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 11.2 FEET ON JUL 27 2010.

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