Nottely River close to flooding from continued rain

UNION COUNTY, Ga – Inclement weather will continue into tonight with a flash flood warning in effect until 5:45 p.m. and a flash flood watch lasting until 7:00 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 7.

Earlier today, Union County Schools announced they were loading buses early starting at 1 p.m. and implementing a two-hour delay for Friday.

Nottely River is close to being out of the bank at Meeks Park and Nicholson Bridge, along with Butternut and Coosa Creek. The campground by Coosa Creek was evacuated earlier in the day.

Barnes Creek Road is currently flooded, and other reports of flooding are coming in. Water can be seen standing across the county from Choestoe to Ivy Log.

Blue Ridge Mountain Electric Membership Corporation (BRMEMC) shared a photo of a tree struck by lighting in Gumlog during last night’s storms. The company also shared that Union received around 4.5 inches of rain last night.

The National Weather Service (NWS) expects continued showers this afternoon with a southwest wind of 5 to 10 mph and gusts of 15 mph. Also, new precipitation between a tenth and quarter of an inch is possible. Tonight: “showers, mainly before 3am. Low around 32. West wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90 percent. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.”

Friday could be a game changer with a 50 percent chance of snow in the morning hours, which could mix with rain around 1 p.m. The snow forecast lasts until Saturday afternoon but with little accumulation predicted.

If you need to drive for any reason today, please give yourself extra time and use caution.