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EXPIRED5/23/2024 9:05:00 AM (UTC)Urgency: ImmediateSeverity: SevereCertainty: Observed
5/23/2024 9:05:00 AM until 5/24/2024
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 by late tonight at midnight EDT.
The Flood Warning is extended 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 Sunday afternoon.
* IMPACTS...At 106.0 feet, In Lowndes County, the boat ramp at the
Clyattville Nankin road is flooded.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:45 AM EDT Thursday the stage was 107.8 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 8:45 AM EDT Thursday was 108.8 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
early Sunday morning and continue falling to 100.6 feet
Tuesday 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