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 1130 PM EST.

The National Weather Service in Jacksonville FL has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Georgia... Altamaha River At Baxley affecting Tattnall, Appling, Wayne and Toombs Counties. Additional information is available at https://water.weather.gov/ahps2/forecasts.php?wfo=jax. The next statement will be issued Saturday morning at 1130 AM EST. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Altamaha River at Baxley. * WHEN...From Sunday afternoon until further notice. * IMPACTS...At 74.5 feet, Flooding of agricultural and timber lands is expected. Deens Landing and Linton Carter Landing boat ramps, picnic areas and parking lots begin to flood. At 78.0 feet, Deens Landing and Carter Linton Landing are completely flooded. Davis Landing Road, Morris Landing Road and Getaway Lane at Carters Bight Landing begin to flood. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 10:45 AM EST Friday the stage was 73.8 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage Sunday afternoon and continue rising to 76.2 feet Wednesday morning. Additional rises are possible thereafter. - Flood stage is 74.5 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood