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Flood Statement

National Weather Service Peachtree City GA

457 PM EDT Mon Apr 7 2025



...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in 

Georgia...



  Oconee River at Milledgeville affecting Wilkinson, Washington and 

  Baldwin Counties.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 

deaths occur in vehicles.



Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive 

cars through flooded areas.



Additional information is available at weather.gov/atlanta.



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457 PM EDT Mon Apr 7 2025



...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON TO TUESDAY 

EVENING...



* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring.



* WHERE...Oconee River at Milledgeville.



* WHEN...From this afternoon to Tuesday evening.



* IMPACTS...At 24 feet, Minor flooding continues upstream and 

  downstream from the gage located around one half mile upstream 

  from the Georgia Highway 22 and 24 bridge. The parking lot and 

  portions of the Oconee River Greenway Park just downstream from 

  the bridge will be flooded. Low lying areas of woodlands and 

  pasture near the river will be flooded one to two feet deep. 

  Sinclair Dam will likely have two gates open to reach this height.



* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...

  - At 4:30 PM EDT Monday the stage was 22.8 feet.

  - Forecast...The river will rise to 24.8 feet tonight. It will

    then fall below flood stage Tuesday afternoon to 15.3 feet

    Wednesday evening.

  - Flood stage is 22 feet.

  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood



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LAT...LON 3313 8325 3314 8317 3308 8317 3302 8313

      3297 8316 3304 8324





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