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NWS warns of minor flooding on Mountaintown Creek near Ellijay, Ga.
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City said Mountaintown Creek at Georgia 282 near Ellijay was in minor flooding early Thursday, with the stage at 14.5 feet versus a 12-foot flood stage.
Primary source: api.weather.gov
The National Weather Service office in Peachtree City, Georgia, issued a flood warning at 1:27 a.m. EST Thursday for Mountaintown Creek at Georgia 282 near Ellijay in Gilmer County1.
The service said minor flooding was occurring, with the creek at 14.5 feet at 1:01 a.m. EST, 2.5 feet above the 12.0-foot flood stage1. That 14.5-foot reading was also the highest stage in the previous 24 hours, NWS said1.
The warning was in effect from early Thursday until further notice, with the product listed to expire at 1:30 p.m. EST1. No forecast was available for the gage, the service said1. NWS compared the reading with a previous crest of 10.0 feet on Dec. 24, 20151.
Motorists were told not to drive through floodwaters and to use extra caution at night1.