Headline:
Flood Warning issued September 29 at 9:33PM EDT until October 2 at 9:12PM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 29, 2024 - 6:33pm
Expires:
September 30, 2024 - 6:45am
Description:
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Georgia...
Flint River at GA 26 near Montezuma affecting Sumter, Dooly and
Macon Counties.
For the Flint River Basin...including Lovejoy, Peachtree City,
Fayetteville, Americus, Peachtree City, Woolsey, Sharpsburg,
Peachtree City, Peachtree City, Senoia, Griffin, Griffin, Orchard
Hill, Thomaston, Molena, Carsonville, Montezuma, Byromville...Minor
flooding is forecast.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Flint River at GA 26 near Montezuma.
* WHEN...From Monday morning to late Wednesday evening.
* IMPACTS...At 23 feet, Minor flooding continues in the woodlands
and extensive flood plain along the river upstream and downstream
from the gage on Georgia Highway 26. The access road to Georges
Boat Landing will be flooded at least 3 feet deep.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:15 PM EDT Sunday the stage was 17.1 feet and rising.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
tomorrow morning to a crest of 22 feet early Tuesday morning.
It will then fall below flood stage Wednesday afternoon.
- Flood stage is 20 feet.
- 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:
Dooly, GA; Macon, GA; Sumter, GA
Forcast Office:
NWS Peachtree City GA