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EXPIRED3/9/2024 10:57:00 AM (UTC)Urgency: ImmediateSeverity: SevereCertainty: Observed
3/9/2024 10:57:00 AM until 3/9/2024 11:00:00 PM
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
Additional information is available at weather.gov/atlanta.
The next statement will be issued this evening at 1100 PM EST.
The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Georgia...
Flint River at US 19 near Carsonville affecting Crawford, Upson,
Taylor and Talbot Counties.
Flint River below Big Branch near Molena affecting Pike and
Meriwether Counties.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is
forecast.
* WHERE...Flint River at US 19 near Carsonville.
* WHEN...Until early Wednesday morning.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 10:30 AM EST Saturday the stage was 24.9 feet and rising.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 29.2
feet just after midnight tonight. It will then fall below
flood stage late Tuesday evening.
- Flood stage is 18 feet.