The National Weather Service issued a flood warning for the area around Sope Creek near Marietta in Cobb County on Friday, September 27.

The alert describes the flooding as minor.

At 3:45 a.m., the flood stage was 11.5 feet. 12 feet is the stage at which the creek is officially considered flooded. The water is expected to rise to 12.8 feet during the morning and then recede.

The alert describes the affected areas as follows:

Minor flooding of  residential yards occurs upstream and downstream from the gage on   Lower Roswell Road. This includes homes on the lower portions of  Cherokee Place…Pheasant Drive and Pheasant Circle. Portions of  the Indian Hills Golf Course near the creek will be flooded with 1  to 2 feet of water.

What is in the Flood warning statement?

The following text is from the flood warning alert:

Flood Warning

National Weather Service Peachtree City GA

420 AM EDT Fri Sep 27 2024

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

Flood Warning for the following rivers in Georgia…

  Sope Creek near Marietta affecting Cobb County.

For the Sope Creek…including Marietta…Minor flooding is forecast.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood

deaths occur in vehicles.

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the

dangers of flooding.

Additional information is available at weather.gov/atlanta.

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420 AM EDT Fri Sep 27 2024

…FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE THIS AFTERNOON…

* WHAT…Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE…Sope Creek near Marietta.

* WHEN…Until late this afternoon.

* IMPACTS…At 12.0 feet, Flood Stage is reached. Minor flooding of

  residential yards occurs upstream and downstream from the gage on

  Lower Roswell Road. This includes homes on the lower portions of

  Cherokee Place…Pheasant Drive and Pheasant Circle. Portions of

  the Indian Hills Golf Course near the creek will be flooded with 1

  to 2 feet of water.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…

  – At 3:45 AM EDT Friday the stage was 11.5 feet.

  – Forecast…The river is expected to rise above flood stage

    early this morning to a crest of 12.8 feet this morning. It

    will then fall below flood stage later today.

  – Flood stage is 12.0 feet.

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

    13.2 feet on 09/25/1997.

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

About the National Weather Service

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The NWS describes its role as follows:

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