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EXPIRED3/15/2024 11:03:00 AM (UTC)Urgency: ImmediateSeverity: SevereCertainty: Observed
3/15/2024 11:03:00 AM until 3/15/2024 11:30:00 PM
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.
Additional information is available at weather.gov/atlanta.
The next statement will be issued this evening at 1130 PM EDT.
The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Georgia...
Ocmulgee River at US 341 at Hawkinsville affecting Pulaski and
Bleckley 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.
* WHERE...Ocmulgee River at US 341 at Hawkinsville.
* WHEN...Until late tomorrow morning.
* IMPACTS...At 20.5 feet, Minor flooding of roads continues on the
southside of Hawkinsville...along Gooseneck Lane. Water continues
to inundate Gooseneck Lane, cutting off access to homes.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 10:45 AM EDT Friday the stage was 21.1 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 10:45 AM EDT Friday was 23.6 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
late tonight and continue falling to 13.9 feet Wednesday
morning.
- Flood stage is 20.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
21.5 feet on 01/19/2020.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood