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EXPIRED5/19/2024 9:40:00 AM (UTC)Urgency: ImmediateSeverity: SevereCertainty: Observed
5/19/2024 9:40:00 AM until 5/19/2024 11:00:00 PM
Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.
The next statement will be issued this evening at 1100 PM EDT.
The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Georgia...
Withlacoochee River near Quitman (US 84) affecting Lowndes and
Brooks Counties.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Withlacoochee River near Quitman (US 84).
* WHEN...Until further notice.
* IMPACTS...At 106.0 feet, In Lowndes County, the boat ramp at the
Clyattville Nankin road is flooded.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:00 AM EDT Sunday the stage was 105.3 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 9:00 AM EDT Sunday was 105.3 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 107.9
feet early Wednesday morning.
- Flood stage is 104.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
107.6 feet on 01/28/2017.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood