Headline:
Flood Warning issued June 22 at 9:11PM EDT by NWS Jacksonville FL
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
June 22, 2026 - 6:11pm
Expires:
June 23, 2026 - 6:15pm
Description:
...The National Weather Service in Jacksonville FL has issued a
Flood Warning for the following rivers in Georgia...
Satilla River At Waycross affecting Ware and Pierce Counties.
Additional information is available at
https://water.weather.gov/wfo/JAX
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Satilla River at Waycross.
* WHEN...From Tuesday evening until further notice.
* IMPACTS...At 16.0 feet, Flooding of agriculture and timberlands
begins. On the Ware County side, the Jamestown Road Boat Ramp is
flooded. On the Pierce/Brantley county line at the State Road 121
Bridge the boat ramp and dirt access roads are flooded.
At 17.0 feet, On the Ware County side, the Jamestown Road Boat
Ramp parking lot and access road is flooded and Simmons Trail is
flooded cutting off one residence. On the Pierce County side, the
Okefenokee Country Club Course Holes 14 through 16 begin to flood.
At 18.0 feet, On the Pierce County side, the Okefenokee Country
Club Golf Course is generally closed. Riverwoods Drive low lying
properties begin to flood.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:30 PM EDT Monday the stage was 14.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
late tomorrow evening and continue rising to a crest of 17.2
feet early Wednesday afternoon.
- Flood stage is 16.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Area Description:
Pierce, GA; Ware, GA
Forcast Office:
NWS Jacksonville FL
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