Headline:
Flood Warning issued September 27 at 6:32PM EDT until October 2 at 7:27AM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 27, 2024 - 3:32pm
Expires:
September 28, 2024 - 3:45am
Description:
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Georgia...
Ocmulgee River near Macon affecting Jones, Bibb, Twiggs, Houston
and Monroe Counties.
For the Ocmulgee River Basin...including Jackson, Griffin, Juliette,
Juliette, Dames Ferry, Macon, Macon, Hawkinsville, Hawkinsville,
Byron, Clinchfield, Abbeville, McRae, Scotland, Lumber City...
Moderate flooding is forecast.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is
forecast.
* WHERE...Ocmulgee River near Macon.
* WHEN...Until Wednesday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 29 feet, Significant flooding expands over the Macon
GreenWay Ocmulgee Heritage Trail north of the U.S. Highway 80
bridge with some areas under 9 feet of water. The water level will
reach the bottom of the bridge. Backyards of a few homes on the
left bank near Glenridge Drive will be completely flooded. Large
portions of the Southern Railroad tracks around Mead Road will be
a few feet under water. Agricultural lands just east and south of
Macon will be under 1 to 10 feet of water.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 5:30 PM EDT Friday the stage was 20.8 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 28.6
feet tomorrow evening. It will then fall below flood stage
early Wednesday morning.
- Flood stage is 18 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Additional information is available at weather.gov/atlanta.
Area Description:
Bibb, GA; Houston, GA; Jones, GA; Monroe, GA; Twiggs, GA
Forcast Office:
NWS Peachtree City GA