Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.

FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Portions of central, north central, and west central Georgia, including the following counties, Butts, Crawford, Jasper, Monroe, Henry, Morgan and Newton, Lamar, Meriwether, Pike, Spalding, Talbot and Upson. * WHEN...Until 400 PM EST. * IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1003 AM EST, Radar and automated rain gauges indicated between 1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area. - Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Covington, Thomaston, Barnesville, Jackson, Zebulon, Oxford, Porterdale, Newborn, Flovilla, Milner, Mansfield, Jenkinsburg, Yatesville, Orchard Hill, Meansville, Aldora, The Rock, Lincoln Park, Sunset Village and Stewart. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood