The flood warning for the Sweetwater Creek area of  Cobb and Douglas counties from the National Weather Service is extended into Saturday morning, February 15. The flood stage has already been reached, and is affecting parts of the creek area upstream of the railroad in Austell.

What is in the Flood warning statement?

The following text is from the flood warning alert:

…The National Weather Service in Peachtree City GA has issued a

Flood Warning for the following rivers in Georgia…

  Sweetwater Creek upstream of Railroad at Austell affecting Cobb

  and Douglas Counties.

Additional information is available at weather.gov/atlanta.

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951 PM EST Thu Feb 13 2025

…FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE…

* WHAT…Minor flooding is occurring.

* WHERE…Sweetwater Creek upstream of Railroad at Austell.

* WHEN…From this evening until further notice.

* IMPACTS…At 19.0 feet, Flood stage is reached. Minor flooding of

  woodlands and the natural flood plain occurs upstream and

  downstream from the gage near the railroad bridge parallel to Joe

  Jerkins Boulevard. Large portions of Legion Park will be flooded

  with up to two feet of water. Low lying areas of Garrett Road…

  Westside Road and Stovall Road will begin to flood.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…

  – At 8:45 PM EST Thursday the stage was 19.5 feet.

  – Recent Activity…The maximum river stage in the 24 hours

    ending at 8:45 PM EST Thursday was 19.5 feet.

  – Forecast…No forecast is available for this location.

  – Flood stage is 19.0 feet.

  – Flood History…This crest compares to a previous crest of

    19.7 feet on 05/06/2021.

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

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