Flood Warning in Macon County, Georgia
Issued by the National Weather Service and archived by Claims Pages
EXPIRED
3/28/2023 5:08:00 AM (UTC)
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Likely
3/28/2023 5:08:00 AM until 3/28/2023 5:15:00 PM
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 National Weather Service in Peachtree City GA has issued a
Flood Warning for the following rivers in Georgia...
Flint River at GA 26 near Montezuma affecting Sumter, Dooly and
Macon 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.
...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT UNTIL FURTHER
NOTICE...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Flint River at GA 26 near Montezuma.
* WHEN...From late Wednesday night until further notice.
* IMPACTS...At 25 feet, Flooding of auto store at west end of
Highway 26 and 49 occurs.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 4:15 AM EDT Tuesday the stage was 7.6 feet and rising
slowly.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
early Thursday morning and continue rising to a crest of 24.5
feet early Friday morning.
- Flood stage is 20 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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