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Flood Warning Issued for Rivers in Cherokee County

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a flood warning for Noonday Creek.

The warning was issued at 11:25 a.m. Tuesday for Noonday Creek at Shallowford Road near Woodstock, and is expected to affect Cherokee and Cobb counties.

Minor flooding is forecast in the Etowah River Basin including Woodstock, according to the NWS.

The flood stage for the river is 10 feet. According to Cherokee County Emergency Management, the river is expected to rise to a crest of 10.4 Tuesday afternoon and later in the afternoon fall below the flood stage level.

The following Woodstock trails are closed: Noonday Creek Trail, Towne Lake Pass Trail and Rubes Creek Trail, city spokesperson Stacy Brown told the Tribune. Olde Rope Mill Park is closed due to flooding.

A flood warning was also issued for the Etowah River in Canton Tuesday afternoon. 

The NWS issued a flood warning at 4:10 p.m. Tuesday for the Etowah River downstream of Interstate 575, affecting Cherokee County.

Minor flooding is forecast for the area.

Heritage Park in Canton is closed due to flooding, the city announced. The city also closed the eastward trail of Etowah River Park on the far side of I-575 because it was underwater.

Drivers should turn around if they encounter a flooded road.

Cherokee County remains under a flood watch and a wind advisory until 7 p.m. Tuesday.

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