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 Twiggs, Bibb, Jones, and Houston Counties.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.
Additional information is available at weather.gov/atlanta.
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Full Alert Message

Flood Statement National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 821 PM EDT Sun Jun 15 2025 ...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Georgia... Ocmulgee River near Macon affecting Twiggs, Bibb, Jones, and Houston Counties. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks. Additional information is available at weather.gov/atlanta. && ...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL TUESDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Ocmulgee River near Macon. * WHEN...Until Tuesday morning. * IMPACTS...At 19 feet, Minor flooding continues. The Macon Greenway Ocmulgee Heritage Trail will begin to flood in areas just north of the Martin Luther King Boulevard bridge. The public should not use this portion of the trail. In addition...the lowest sections of the Charles Jones Gateway Park will flood. Portions of agricultural lands well downstream will be under two feet of water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 7:30 PM EDT Sunday the stage was 19.7 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 7:30 PM EDT Sunday was 19.7 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage early Tuesday morning and continue falling to 12.8 feet early Friday afternoon. - Flood stage is 18.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 19.6 feet on 04/29/1997. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood && LAT...LON 3290 8372 3293 8367 3282 8356 3266 8353 3263 8359 3274 8363

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