Headline:
Flood Warning issued October 4 at 9:57PM EDT until October 8 at 10:00PM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
October 4, 2024 - 6:57pm
Expires:
October 5, 2024 - 7:00am
Description:
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Georgia...
Ocmulgee River at Abbeville affecting Wilcox, Telfair and Dodge
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 at Abbeville.
* WHEN...Until late Tuesday evening.
* IMPACTS...At 16.0 feet, Flooding of farm lands...timberlands...and
access roads will occur.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:45 PM EDT Friday the stage was 15.2 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 9:45 PM EDT Friday was 15.2 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 15.2
feet just after midnight tonight. It will then fall below
flood stage Tuesday afternoon.
- Flood stage is 12.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
15.2 feet on 04/03/1993.
- 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:
Dodge, GA; Telfair, GA; Wilcox, GA
Forcast Office:
NWS Peachtree City GA