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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
921 AM EDT Thu May 7 2026

...The National Weather Service in Peachtree City GA has issued a
Flood Warning for the following rivers in Georgia...

  Big Creek near Alpharetta affecting Fulton and Forsyth Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.

Additional information is available at weather.gov/atlanta.

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GAC117-121-080130-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FL.W.0018.260507T1451Z-260509T0600Z/
/APHG1.1.ER.260507T1451Z.260508T1200Z.260509T0000Z.NO/
921 AM EDT Thu May 7 2026

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* 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 8:45 AM EDT Thursday the stage was 6.8 feet and rising.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late
    this morning to a crest of 7.8 feet Friday morning. It will then
    fall below flood stage Friday evening.
  - Flood stage is 7 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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