Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Additional information is available at weather.gov/atlanta.
Sunday morning at 1030 AM EDT.
The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Georgia...
Flint River near Lovejoy affecting Clayton, Spalding and Fayette
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 minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Flint River near Lovejoy.
* WHEN...Until early tomorrow afternoon.
* IMPACTS...At 12 feet, Flood Stage is reached and minor flooding
begins. Flooding of Rivers Edge Golf Course begins. Several holes
and fairways will flood. Flooding of some yards begins upstream of
gage between Upper Riverdale Road and Highway 138.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:45 PM EST Saturday the stage was 12.9 feet and rising.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
tomorrow and continue falling to 3.1 feet early Thursday
afternoon.
- Flood stage is 12 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood