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Meriwether County Sheriff's Office
Tuesday January 3rd, 2023 :: 02:20 a.m. EST

Community

Flood Watch until 07:00PM Wednesday

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.

* WHERE...Portions of central Georgia and west central Georgia, including the following counties, in central Georgia, Bibb, Crawford, Jones, Monroe and Peach. In west central Georgia, Chattahoochee, Harris, Lamar, Marion, Meriwether, Muscogee, Pike, Schley, Spalding, Stewart, Talbot, Taylor, Troup, Upson and Webster.

* WHEN...From 1 PM EST this afternoon through Wednesday evening.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Multiple waves of training thunderstorms could produce rainfall totals of 2 to 4 inches, with isolated higher totals possible. Due to to the increasing confidence in excessive rainfall, a watch has been issued for southwest Georgia. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

* AFFECTED AREAS: SPALDING ... TROUP ... MERIWETHER ... PIKE ... UPSON ... LAMAR ... MONROE ... JONES ... HARRIS ... TALBOT ... TAYLOR ... CRAWFORD ... BIBB ... MUSCOGEE ... CHATTAHOOCHEE ... MARION ... SCHLEY ... PEACH ... STEWART ... WEBSTER

Instructions:

You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop.

Address/Location
Meriwether County Sheriff's Office
17400 Roosevelt Highway
Greenville, GA 30222

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 706-672-4489

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Alert Details

Severity:
Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:
Future - Responsive action SHOULD be taken in the near future
Certainty:
Possible (p <= ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Flood Watch

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