Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Additional information is available at weather.gov/atlanta.
Friday morning at 1100 AM EDT.
The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Georgia...
Ocmulgee River at US 341 at Hawkinsville affecting Bleckley and
Pulaski Counties.
For the Ocmulgee River Basin...including Jackson, Griffin, Juliette,
Juliette, Dames Ferry, Macon, Macon, Hawkinsville, Byron,
Hawkinsville, Clinchfield, Abbeville, McRae, Scotland, Lumber City...
Moderate flooding is forecast.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Ocmulgee River at US 341 at Hawkinsville.
* WHEN...Until Sunday evening.
* IMPACTS...At 23 feet, Minor flooding continues of roads on the
southside of Hawkinsville along Gooseneck Lane, cutting off access
to homes. The water will be from 1 to 3 feet deep over the road.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:45 PM EDT Thursday the stage was 22.5 feet and falling.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
early Sunday afternoon and continue falling to 16.4 feet
Tuesday evening.
- Flood stage is 20 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood