Headline:
Flood Warning issued September 26 at 9:03PM EDT until September 30 at 9:00PM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
September 26, 2024 - 6:03pm
Expires:
September 27, 2024 - 6:15am
Description:
...The National Weather Service in Peachtree City GA has issued a
Flood Warning for the following rivers in Georgia...
Oconee River at Milledgeville affecting Wilkinson, Baldwin and
Washington Counties.
For the Oconee River Basin...including Penfield, Milledgeville,
Oconee, Oconee, McIntyre, Irwinton, Oconee, Dublin, Mount Vernon...
Moderate flooding is forecast.
Additional information is available at weather.gov/atlanta.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Oconee River at Milledgeville.
* WHEN...From late tonight to late Monday evening.
* IMPACTS...At 32.0 feet, Moderate flooding begins and expands
further into the woodlands and pastures along the river. Fishing
Creek continues to back up and spread further into woodland areas
and covers some roads in low lying areas. Tanyard Branch Stream
continues to flood. Sinclair Dam will likely have five gates open
to reach this height.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:45 PM EDT Thursday the stage was 11.8 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
just after midnight tonight to a crest of 31.4 feet early
Saturday morning. It will then fall below flood stage early
Monday afternoon.
- Flood stage is 22.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
31.4 feet on 12/12/1919.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Area Description:
Baldwin, GA; Washington, GA; Wilkinson, GA
Forcast Office:
NWS Peachtree City GA