Flood Warning

Locations Affected

Macon, GA ∙ Macon Division, GA ∙ Payne, GA ∙ Huber, GA

Headline

...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Georgia...
Ocmulgee River near Macon affecting Houston, Twiggs, Monroe, Jones and Bibb Counties.
For the Ocmulgee River Basin...including Jackson, Juliette, Griffin, Juliette, Macon, Dames Ferry, Macon, Clinchfield, Hawkinsville, Hawkinsville, Byron, Abbeville, McRae, Scotland, Lumber City... Moderate flooding is forecast.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Additional information is available at weather.gov/atlanta.
The next statement will be issued this evening at 1115 PM EST.
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Full Alert Message

Flood Statement National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 1103 AM EST Thu Jan 11 2024 ...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Georgia... Ocmulgee River near Macon affecting Houston, Twiggs, Monroe, Jones and Bibb Counties. For the Ocmulgee River Basin...including Jackson, Juliette, Griffin, Juliette, Macon, Dames Ferry, Macon, Clinchfield, Hawkinsville, Hawkinsville, Byron, Abbeville, McRae, Scotland, Lumber City... Moderate flooding is forecast. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Additional information is available at weather.gov/atlanta. The next statement will be issued this evening at 1115 PM EST. && ...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL SATURDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Ocmulgee River near Macon. * WHEN...Until Saturday evening. * IMPACTS...At 25.0 feet, Minor flooding expands further into the woodlands and over the Macon GreenWay Ocmulgee Heritage Trail north of the Martin Luther King Boulevard bridge. The flood waters will be up to 5 feet deep on portions of the trail. Large portions of agricultural lands just east and south of Macon will be under 1 to 7 feet of water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 10:30 AM EST Thursday the stage was 24.1 feet and steady. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 10:30 AM EST Thursday was 24.1 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 24.2 feet this afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage early Saturday afternoon. - Flood stage is 18.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 24.2 feet on 03/07/2020. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood && LAT...LON 3290 8372 3293 8367 3282 8356 3266 8353 3263 8359 3274 8363

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