Sweetwater Creek

A color drawing of a house, car, and tree partially submerged in a flood

Weather February 14, 2025

Flood warning for Sweetwater Creek near Austell continues through Saturday AM

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…

Weather February 13, 2025

Flood warning in Cobb & Douglas counties as Sweetwater Creek begins to flood

A flood warning is in effect for Sweetwater Creek in Cobb and Douglas counties. There has already been minor flooding in the woodlands and fields upstream and downstream from the…

Climate and Weather September 29, 2024

Flood warning for Sweetwater Creek near Austell in Cobb and Douglas counties continues Sunday

The National Weather Service flood warning for Sweetwater Creek near Austell, affecting nearby parts of Cobb County and Douglas County continues Sunday morning, September 29. The flooding is expected to…

Climate and Weather September 28, 2024

Major flooding expected on Sweetwater Creek near Austell

Major flooding is expected on Sweetwater Creek in Cobb County and Douglas County. The National Weather Service issued a Flood Warning on Saturday September 28 that will remain in effect…

Climate and Weather March 8, 2024

Flood warning issued for Sweetwater Creek near Austell

A flood warning has been issued for Sweetwater Creek near Austell in Cobb County and Douglas County from the National Weather Service. The warning will take effect Saturday evening and…

Climate and Weather January 27, 2024

Flood warning continues for Sweetwater Creek near Austell

The flood warning issued for Sweetwater Creek near Austell in Cobb and Douglas counties by the National Weather Service will continue through late this afternoon. The paintball court in Lithia…

Transportation July 17, 2022

Lane closures on SR6/Thornton Road on Sweetwater Creek bridge in Austell to continue through Monday morning

The Georgia Department of Transportation announced in a press release that the lane closures on Thornton Road/SR 6 in Austell will continue through Monday Morning July 18. Here is the…

map of a proposed subdivision in southwest Cobb near Sweetwater Creek

Land Use and Zoning July 6, 2022

Cobb Planning Commission postpones a decision on a rezoning for a subdivision on Brown Road adjacent to Sweetwater Creek until its August meeting

At Tuesday’s meeting of the Cobb County Planning Commission the commission voted 3-0 to hold (delay) a rezoning request that would allow a maximum of 130 single-family houses on a…

Government & Politics May 24, 2025

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