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.
late tonight at 300 AM 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 just after midnight tonight.
* IMPACTS...At 20 feet, Minor flooding of roads occurs on the
southside of Hawkinsville...along Gooseneck Lane. With the
flooding of Gooseneck Lane...residents are cutoff from reaching
their homes.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:45 PM EDT Friday the stage was 20 feet and falling.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall to 13.4 feet
Wednesday evening.
- Flood stage is 20.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood