Headline:
Flood Warning issued November 7 at 12:54AM EST until November 10 at 11:00PM EST by NWS Tallahassee FL
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
November 6, 2024 - 9:54pm
Expires:
November 7, 2024 - 4:00pm
Description:
...The National Weather Service in Tallahassee FL has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in Georgia...
Withlacoochee River above Valdosta (Skipper Bridge Rd) affecting
Brooks and Lowndes Counties.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Withlacoochee River above Valdosta (Skipper Bridge Rd).
* WHEN...From this evening to late Sunday evening.
* IMPACTS...At 135.0 feet, Minor flooding begins. Langdale Park
floods.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 12:30 AM EST Thursday the stage was 131.2 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
this evening to a crest of 135.7 feet early Saturday morning.
It will then fall below flood stage late Sunday morning.
- Flood stage is 135.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
135.7 feet on 08/06/2021.
- 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 www.weather.gov.
The next statement will be issued this evening at 700 PM EST.
Area Description:
Brooks, GA; Lowndes, GA
Forcast Office:
NWS Tallahassee FL