Flood Warning

Locations Affected

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

Headline

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Georgia...
Ocmulgee River near Macon affecting Houston, Jones, Monroe, Bibb and Twiggs Counties.
For the Ocmulgee River Basin...including Jackson, Griffin, Juliette, Juliette, Dames Ferry, Macon, Macon, Hawkinsville, Byron, Hawkinsville, Clinchfield, Abbeville, McRae, Scotland, Lumber City... Minor 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 afternoon at 545 PM EST.
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Full Alert Message

Flood Statement National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 533 AM EST Wed Mar 6 2024 ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Georgia... Ocmulgee River near Macon affecting Houston, Jones, Monroe, Bibb and Twiggs Counties. For the Ocmulgee River Basin...including Jackson, Griffin, Juliette, Juliette, Dames Ferry, Macon, Macon, Hawkinsville, Byron, Hawkinsville, Clinchfield, Abbeville, McRae, Scotland, Lumber City... Minor 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 afternoon at 545 PM EST. && ...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING TO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Ocmulgee River near Macon. * WHEN...From Friday morning to early Saturday morning. * IMPACTS...At 18 feet, Flood stage is reached. Minor flooding begins along the river upstream and downstream from the gage at U.S. Highway 80 or Martin Luther King Boulevard. Portions of the Ocmulgee Riverwalk and agricultural lands well downstream will be under a foot of water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 4:30 AM EST Wednesday the stage was 12.4 feet and rising. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 18 feet Friday morning. It will then fall below flood stage Friday evening. - Flood stage is 18 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood && LAT...LON 3290 8372 3293 8367 3282 8356 3266 8353 3263 8359 3274 8363

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