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EXPIRED5/24/2024 9:43:00 AM (UTC)Urgency: ImmediateSeverity: SevereCertainty: Observed
5/24/2024 9:43:00 AM until 5/25/2024 3:45:00 AM
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.
Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.
The next statement will be issued late tonight at 345 AM 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 morning.
* 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 Friday the stage was 106.3 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 9:00 AM EDT Friday was 107.8 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
tomorrow evening and continue falling to 97.9 feet Wednesday
morning.
- Flood stage is 104.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
106.3 feet on 02/09/2016.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood