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 Saturday morning at 1145 AM EST.

Forecast flooding changed from Minor to Moderate severity and increased in duration for the following rivers in Georgia... Flint River at US 19 near Carsonville affecting Upson, Talbot, Crawford and Taylor 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...Moderate flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Flint River at US 19 near Carsonville. * WHEN...From Saturday morning to Tuesday evening. * IMPACTS...At 25 feet, Moderate flooding begins. Access Road to boat ramp and parking lot to boat ramp flood. In addition... flooding of most of the land at the bend of the river upstream develops. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 10:45 PM EST Friday the stage was 12.9 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage tomorrow morning to a crest of 25.8 feet early Sunday morning. It will then fall below flood stage early Tuesday afternoon. - Flood stage is 18.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 25.7 feet on 03/09/1980. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood