3/28/2023 12:06:00 AM until 3/28/2023 12:15:00 PM

Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas. Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding. Additional information is available at weather.gov/atlanta.

The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Georgia... Oconee River near Oconee affecting Wilkinson, Johnson and Washington Counties. ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Georgia... Flint River below Big Branch near Molena affecting Pike and Meriwether Counties. Ocmulgee River near Macon affecting Twiggs, Houston, Monroe, Jones and Bibb Counties. For the Flint River Basin...including Lovejoy, Peachtree City, Fayetteville, Americus, Peachtree City, Woolsey, Sharpsburg, Peachtree City, Peachtree City, Senioa, Griffin, Griffin, Orchard Hill, Molena, Thomaston, Carsonville, Montezuma, Byromville... Moderate flooding is forecast. For the Ocmulgee River Basin...including Jackson, Griffin, Juliette, Juliette, Dames Ferry, Macon, Macon, Hawkinsville, Byron, Clinchfield, Hawkinsville, Abbeville, McRae, Scotland, Lumber City... Moderate flooding is forecast. For the Oconee River Basin...including Penfield, Milledgeville, Oconee, Oconee, McIntyre, Irwinton, Oconee, Dublin, Mount Vernon... Moderate flooding is forecast. ...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE... * WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and forecast to continue. * WHERE...Ocmulgee River near Macon. * WHEN...Until further notice. * IMPACTS...At 26 feet, Moderate flooding begins on the Macon GreenWay Ocmulgee Heritage Trail north of the Martin Luther King Boulevard bridge with some areas under 6 feet of water. Backyards of a few homes on the left bank near Glenridge Drive will be flooded. Portions of the Southern Railroad tracks around Mead Road will become inundated. Large portions of agricultural lands just east and south of Macon will be under 1 to 8 feet of water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 11:30 PM EDT Monday the stage was 27.4 feet and slowly rising. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall to 18.1 feet Saturday evening. - Flood stage is 18 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood &&