...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Georgia...
South River at GA 81 at Snapping Shoals affecting Butts, Henry
and Newton Counties.
For the South River Basin...including Atlanta, Atlanta, Decatur,
Decatur, Atlanta, Decatur, Lithonia, Atlanta, Lithonia, Lithonia,
Conyers, Flippen, Snapping Shoals...Minor flooding is forecast.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Additional information is available at weather.gov/atlanta.
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...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring.
* WHERE...South River at GA 81 at Snapping Shoals.
* WHEN...Until further notice.
* IMPACTS...At 16 feet, Moderate flooding begins. Significant
flooding occurs in the woodlands and fields along the river
upstream and downstream from the gage on Georgia Highway 81. Much
further downstream in north Butts county...yards of homes and
portions of Lucy Lane and Lunsford Road will be flooded up to two
feet deep. The water level will be approaching the foundations of
some homes.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 6:30 PM EDT Friday the stage was 15.3 feet.
- Forecast...No forecast is available for this location.
- Flood stage is 12 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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HENRY COUNTY — Henry County’s Emergency Management Agency was requested to help as part of the Georgia Incident Management Team to render aid in south Georgia after the region was severely impacted by Hurricane Helene early Friday morning.
Henry County Emergency Management Coordinator and Incident Management Team member Jeff LeMaster — along with Sam Polk, Deputy Chief of Henry County Fire Rescue Support Services — will use Henry County’s Mobile Command Unit to help restore communications to the area.
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