Flood Warning

Locations Affected

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

Headline

...The National Weather Service in Peachtree City GA has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Georgia...
Ocmulgee River near Macon affecting Bibb, Houston, Jones and Twiggs Counties.
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.
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Full Alert Message

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Flood Warning National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 429 AM EDT Sun Aug 24 2025 ...The National Weather Service in Peachtree City GA has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Georgia... Ocmulgee River near Macon affecting Bibb, Houston, Jones and Twiggs Counties. 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. && ...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING TO MONDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Ocmulgee River near Macon. * WHEN...From this morning to Monday afternoon. * 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 Heritage Trail and agricultural lands well downstream will be under a foot of water. Access roads and trails in Amerson Park upstream of the gage site begin to flood. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 3:30 AM EDT Sunday the stage was 17.2 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late this morning to a crest of 18.5 feet this evening. It will then fall below flood stage late tomorrow morning. - 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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