Coahulla Creek near Dalton under Flood Warning Wednesday afternoon through Thursday morning

Dalton, GA (WDEF) – The National Weather Service in Peachtree City issued a Flood Warning for Coahulla Creek near Dalton affecting Whitfield County from Wednesday afternoon through Thursday morning.

From the NWS:
* At 245 PM Tuesday the stage was 14.2 feet…and rising.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 16 feet.
* Forecast to rise above flood stage by Wednesday afternoon and continue to rise to near 16.3 feet by Wednesday evening. The creek will fall below flood stage by Thursday morning.
* At 16 feet…Minor flooding begins. Pasture and fields upstream…right and left bank from the Keiths Mill Road bridge… and downstream on the left bank begin to flood.