Headline:
Flood Warning issued September 29 at 9:12AM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 29, 2024 - 6:12am
Expires:
September 29, 2024 - 6:15pm
Description:
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Georgia...
Ocmulgee River at Abbeville affecting Dodge, Telfair and Wilcox
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 forecast.
* WHERE...Ocmulgee River at Abbeville.
* WHEN...From late tonight until further notice.
* IMPACTS...At 16 feet, Flooding of farm lands...timberlands...and
access roads will occur.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:45 AM EDT Sunday the stage was 11.2 feet and rising.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
late tonight and continue rising to 15.1 feet Thursday
evening.
- Flood stage is 12 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:
Dodge, GA; Telfair, GA; Wilcox, GA
Forcast Office:
NWS Peachtree City GA