WGUS82 KFFC 072103

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Flood Statement

National Weather Service Peachtree City GA

503 PM EDT Mon Apr 7 2025



...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Georgia...



  Ocmulgee River near Macon affecting Bibb, Twiggs, Monroe, Houston 

  and Jones 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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503 PM EDT Mon Apr 7 2025



...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON TO FRIDAY 

MORNING...



* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.



* WHERE...Ocmulgee River near Macon.



* WHEN...From Tuesday afternoon to Friday morning.



* IMPACTS...At 21 feet, Minor flooding expands. An increasing amount 

  of the Macon GreenWay Ocmulgee Heritage Trail floods north of the 

  Martin Luther King Boulevard bridge. The flood waters will be up 

  to two feet deep on portions of the trail and both banks overflow 

  upstream from the bridge. Large portions of agricultural lands 

  east of Macon and well downstream will be under 1 to 4 feet of 

  water.



* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...

  - At 4:30 PM EDT Monday the stage was 16.1 feet.

  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage

    Tuesday afternoon to a crest of 21.2 feet early Wednesday

    afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage early Friday

    morning.

  - Flood stage is 18 feet.

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



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      3263 8359 3274 8363





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