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EXPIRED5/25/2024 8:41:00 AM (UTC)Urgency: ImmediateSeverity: SevereCertainty: Observed
5/25/2024 8:41:00 AM until 5/26/2024
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 late tomorrow morning.
* IMPACTS...At 104.0 feet, In Lowndes County, Spook Bridge Lane
begins to flood.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:00 AM EDT Saturday the stage was 104.9 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 8:00 AM EDT Saturday was 106.4 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
late this evening and continue falling to 95.6 feet Thursday
morning.
- Flood stage is 104.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
104.9 feet on 07/27/1945.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood