Headline:
Flood Warning issued September 29 at 9:01AM EDT until October 1 at 6:42PM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 29, 2024 - 6:01am
Expires:
September 29, 2024 - 6:15pm
Description:
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Georgia...
Ocmulgee River near Macon affecting Jones, Monroe, Houston, Bibb
and Twiggs 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...Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is
forecast.
* WHERE...Ocmulgee River near Macon.
* WHEN...Until Tuesday evening.
* 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 8:30 AM EDT Sunday the stage was 27.6 feet and rising.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
early Tuesday afternoon and continue falling to 12.3 feet
Thursday evening.
- 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.
Area Description:
Bibb, GA; Houston, GA; Jones, GA; Monroe, GA; Twiggs, GA
Forcast Office:
NWS Peachtree City GA