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 Thursday morning at 1000 AM EST.

Forecast flooding changed from Minor to Moderate severity and increased in duration for the following rivers in Georgia... Flint River near Lovejoy affecting Fayette, Spalding and Clayton Counties. For the Flint River Basin...including Lovejoy, Americus, Peachtree City, Fayetteville, Peachtree City, Woolsey, Sharpsburg, Peachtree City, Peachtree City, Senoia, Griffin, Orchard Hill, Griffin, Molena, Thomaston, Carsonville, Montezuma, Byromville...Moderate flooding is forecast. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Flint River near Lovejoy. * WHEN...Until early Friday morning. * IMPACTS...At 14 feet, Moderate flooding begins. Significant flooding occurs of residential yards upstream of the gage between Upper Riverdale Road and Georgia Highway 138. Some roads begin to flood such as Upper Riverdale Road and Mockingbird Road. Flooding expands on portions of the Rivers Edge Golf Course. Several holes and fairways will flood. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 9:45 PM EST Wednesday the stage was 13.6 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 14.3 feet tomorrow morning. It will then fall below flood stage tomorrow evening. - Flood stage is 12 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood