Headline:
Flood Warning issued September 28 at 10:13AM EDT until October 2 at 6:36AM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 28, 2024 - 7:13am
Expires:
September 28, 2024 - 7:15pm
Description:
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Georgia...
Ocmulgee River near Macon affecting Houston, Twiggs, Bibb, Jones
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 26.0 feet, Moderate flooding begins on the Macon
GreenWay Ocmulgee Heritage Trail north of the Martin Luther King
Boulevard bridge with some areas under 6 feet of water. Backyards
of a few homes on the left bank near Glenridge Drive will be
flooded. Portions of the Southern Railroad tracks around Mead Road
will become inundated. Large portions of agricultural lands just
east and south of Macon will be under 1 to 8 feet of water.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:30 AM EDT Saturday the stage was 23.7 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 9:30 AM EDT Saturday was 23.7 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 27.2
feet tomorrow morning. It will then fall below flood stage
early Wednesday morning.
- Flood stage is 18.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
26.7 feet on 11/27/1992.
- 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