Atlanta, Georgia
Regional Weather Alerts
| Alert: | Flood Warning |
| Area(s): | Forsyth, GA; Fulton, GA |
| Effective: | 2026-05-07 @ 10:18 pm -> 2026-05-09 @ 1:00 am |
| Onset: | 2026-05-07 @ 10:18 pm -> 2026-05-08 @ 10:30 am |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Observed |
| Urgency: | Immediate |
| Issued By: | NWS Peachtree City GA on 2026-05-07 @ 10:18 pm |
| Headline: | Flood Warning issued May 7 at 11:18PM EDT until May 9 at 2:00AM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA |
| Description: |
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Georgia... Big Creek near Alpharetta affecting Fulton and Forsyth Counties. * WHAT...Minor flooding will continue. * WHERE...Big Creek near Alpharetta. * WHEN...Until late Friday night. * IMPACTS...At 8 feet, Minor flooding continues to expand further into the woodlands and fields along the creek from near Cumming in south Forsyth County to Alpharetta and Roswell in north Fulton County. Additional portions of The Big Creek Greenway have minor flooding with 1 to 2 feet of water. Most of the walking and biking paths will be closed, especially upstream and downstream from the gage on Kimball Bridge Road and near Rock Mill Park. Portions of the YMCA Campground off Preston Ridge Road will flood. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 10:45 PM EDT Thursday the stage was 7.7 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 8 feet tomorrow morning. It will then fall below flood stage late tomorrow evening. - Flood stage is 7 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood |