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 Tuesday morning at 800 AM EST.

The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Georgia... Oconee River at Milledgeville affecting Baldwin, Wilkinson and Washington Counties. For the Oconee River Basin...including Penfield, Milledgeville, Oconee, Oconee, McIntyre, Irwinton, Oconee, Dublin, Mount Vernon... Moderate flooding is forecast. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring. * WHERE...Oconee River at Milledgeville. * WHEN...Until early Thursday morning. * IMPACTS...At 30.0 feet, Minor flooding continues to expand further into the woodlands and pasture upstream and downstream from the gage near the Georgia Highway 22 and 24 bridge. Fishing Creek backs up and a few buildings along the creek will be flooded. Also Tanyard Branch Stream between East Thomas and East Charleston Streets in Milledgeville will flood. Sinclair Dam will likely have four to five gates open to reach this height. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 7:15 PM EST Monday the stage was 26.9 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 7:15 PM EST Monday was 26.9 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 29.1 feet after midnight tonight. It will then fall below flood stage late Wednesday evening. - Flood stage is 22.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 30.6 feet on 03/16/1976. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood