Headline:
Flood Warning issued September 29 at 9:00AM EDT until September 30 at 6:21AM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 29, 2024 - 6:00am
Expires:
September 29, 2024 - 6:00pm
Description:
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Georgia...
Oconee River near Penfield affecting Oglethorpe, Greene and
Oconee Counties.
For the Oconee River Basin...including Penfield, Milledgeville,
Oconee, Oconee, McIntyre, Irwinton, Oconee, Dublin, Mount Vernon...
Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and is forecast.
* WHERE...Oconee River near Penfield.
* WHEN...Until tomorrow morning.
* IMPACTS...At 13 feet, Flood Stage is reached. Minor flooding
occurs along the river upstream and downstream from the gage on
the Georgia Highway 15 bridge. The right bank begins to overflow
into agricultural land and pastures with a foot or two of water.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:00 AM EDT Sunday the stage was 13.4 feet and rising.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 14.0
feet this afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage just
after midnight tonight.
- Flood stage is 13 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description:
Greene, GA; Oconee, GA; Oglethorpe, GA
Forcast Office:
NWS Peachtree City GA