Headline:
Flood Warning issued June 24 at 8:37AM EDT until June 26 at 10:01PM EDT by NWS Jacksonville FL
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 24, 2026 - 5:37am
Expires:
June 25, 2026 - 5:45am
Description:
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Georgia...
Satilla River At Waycross affecting Ware and Pierce Counties.
Satilla River At Atkinson affecting Brantley County.
Additional information is available at
https://water.weather.gov/wfo/JAX
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Satilla River at Waycross.
* WHEN...Until late Friday evening.
* 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 AM EDT Wednesday the stage was 17.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 17.2
feet this evening. It will then fall below flood stage Friday
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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