Headline:
Flood Warning issued September 28 at 9:33PM EDT until October 1 at 6:42PM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 28, 2024 - 6:33pm
Expires:
September 29, 2024 - 6:45am
Description:
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Georgia...
Ocmulgee River near Macon affecting Monroe, Bibb, Houston, Twiggs
and Jones 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 Tuesday evening.
* IMPACTS...At 26 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 8:30 PM EDT Saturday the stage was 25.6 feet and rising.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 26.9
feet tomorrow morning. It will then fall below flood stage
early Tuesday afternoon.
- 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.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
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