Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Additional information is available at weather.gov/atlanta. The next statement will be issued this evening at 815 PM EST.

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City GA has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Georgia... Ocmulgee River near Macon affecting Jones, Houston, Twiggs, Monroe and Bibb Counties. For the Ocmulgee River Basin...including Macon...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Ocmulgee River near Macon. * WHEN...From this afternoon until further notice. * IMPACTS...At 25.0 feet, Minor flooding expands further into the woodlands and over the Macon GreenWay Ocmulgee Heritage Trail north of the Martin Luther King Boulevard bridge. The flood waters will be up to 5 feet deep on portions of the trail. Large portions of agricultural lands just east and south of Macon will be under 1 to 7 feet of water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 7:30 AM EST Monday the stage was 15.5 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage this afternoon and continue rising to a crest of 25.2 feet early Thursday morning. - Flood stage is 18.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 25.2 feet on 04/09/1936. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood