Georgia Severe Flood Warning | Effective 06/23/2026 05:36

Headline: 
Flood Warning issued June 23 at 8:36AM EDT by NWS Jacksonville FL
Event: 
Flood Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
June 23, 2026 - 5:36am
Expires: 
June 24, 2026 - 5:45am
Description: 
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Georgia... Satilla River At Waycross affecting Pierce and Ware Counties. Satilla River At Atkinson affecting Brantley County. Additional information is available at https://water.weather.gov/wfo/JAX * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Satilla River at Waycross. * WHEN...From this 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 7:30 AM EDT Tuesday the stage was 14.5 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late this evening to a crest of 17.1 feet early tomorrow afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage early Friday morning. - Flood stage is 16.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Area Description: 
Pierce, GA; Ware, GA
Forcast Office: 
NWS Jacksonville FL