NWS / NOAA weather: Flash Flood Warning issued July 28 at 11:09PM EDT until July 29 at 4:30AM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA
At 1109 PM EDT, emergency management reported thunderstorms producing
heavy rain in Signficant street flooding in portions of Ellijay and
East Ellijay. Between 3 and 4.5 inches of rain have fallen.
Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1.5 inches are possible in the
warned area. Flash flooding is already occurring.
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing
flash flooding.
SOURCE...Emergency management reported.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Ellijay, East Ellijay, Mountaintown, Jones Mill, Cartecay, Roy,
Conasauga Lake, Pisgah and Cohutta Wilderness.
This includes the following streams and drainages...
Rockflat Branch, Boardtown Creek, Turkey Creek, Davis Creek,
Coosawattee River, Mill Creek, Sumac Creek, Bogden Creek, Conasauga
Creek, Turniptown Creek, Hickory Creek, Kells Creek, Amicalola
Creek, Dill Creek, Rodgers Creek, Burnett Branch, Big Creek,
Cartecay River, Rolston Creek, Rough Creek, Stover Creek, Conasauga
River, Bear Creek, Holly Creek, Patterson Creek, Five Mile Cove
Branch, Lovinggood Creek, Mountaintown Creek, Anderson Creek, Pack
Creek, Milma Branch, Silvermine Creek, Owltown Creek, Watson Creek,
Bucktown Creek, Rigley Branch, Harper Creek, East Mountaintown
Creek, Licklog Creek, Bearden Creek, Holden Creek, Shanty Creek,
Ritchie Creek, Talona Creek, Willys Creek, Ellijay River, West Fork
Jacks River, Head Branch, Jacks River, Fightingtown Creek, Little
Rock Creek and Briar Creek.
- Severity
- Severe (4/5) · CAP Severe
- This month
- 2192nd Weather alert at severity 4+ in the last 30 days
