Headline:
Flood Warning issued September 27 at 6:34PM EDT until September 30 at 2:00AM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 27, 2024 - 3:34pm
Expires:
September 28, 2024 - 3:45am
Description:
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Georgia...
Oconee River near Penfield affecting Oconee, Greene and
Oglethorpe Counties.
For the Oconee River Basin...including Penfield, Milledgeville,
Oconee, Oconee, McIntyre, Irwinton, Oconee, Dublin, Mount Vernon...
Moderate flooding is forecast.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Oconee River near Penfield.
* WHEN...From Saturday evening to early Monday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 15 feet, Minor flooding continues to expand into
fields...woodlands and pastures...mainly on the right bank of the
river...upstream and downstream from the gage on the Georgia
Highway 15 bridge.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 6:00 PM EDT Friday the stage was 12.2 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
tomorrow evening to a crest of 14.5 feet early Sunday
afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage Sunday
evening.
- Flood stage is 13 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
14.5 feet on 02/24/1997.
- 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:
Greene, GA; Oconee, GA; Oglethorpe, GA
Forcast Office:
NWS Peachtree City GA