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Meriwether County Sheriff's Office
Sunday March 26th, 2023 :: 08:58 a.m. EDT

Community

Flood Watch until 08:00AM Monday

* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.

* WHERE...Portions of central Georgia, east central Georgia, north central Georgia, northeast Georgia and west central Georgia, including the following counties, in central Georgia, Baldwin, Bibb, Butts, Crawford, Houston, Jasper, Jones, Monroe, Peach, Putnam, Twiggs and Wilkinson. In east central Georgia, Glascock, Greene, Hancock, Jefferson, Johnson, Taliaferro, Warren, Washington and Wilkes. In north central Georgia, Clayton, Fayette, Henry, Morgan, Newton, Rockdale and Walton. In northeast Georgia, Clarke, Oconee and Oglethorpe. In west central Georgia, Chattahoochee, Coweta, Harris, Heard, Lamar, Macon, Marion, Meriwether, Muscogee, Pike, Schley, Spalding, Talbot, Taylor, Troup and Upson.

* WHEN...Through Monday morning.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - A stationary frontal boundary will be the focus for waves of showers and thunderstorms across north and central Georgia through early Monday morning. Rainfall totals of 1 to 3 inches are possible, with some locally higher amounts up to 5 inches possible. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

* AFFECTED AREAS: CLARKE ... OCONEE ... OGLETHORPE ... WILKES ... ROCKDALE ... WALTON ... NEWTON ... MORGAN ... GREENE ... TALIAFERRO ... HEARD ... COWETA ... FAYETTE ... CLAYTON ... SPALDING ... HENRY ... BUTTS ... JASPER ... PUTNAM ... HANCOCK ... WARREN ... TROUP ... MERIWETHER ... PIKE ... UPSON ... LAMAR ... MONROE ... JONES ... BALDWIN ... WASHINGTON ... GLASCOCK ... JEFFERSON ... HARRIS ... TALBOT ... TAYLOR ... CRAWFORD ... BIBB ... TWIGGS ... WILKINSON ... JOHNSON ... MUSCOGEE ... CHATTAHOOCHEE ... MARION ... SCHLEY ... MACON ... PEACH ... HOUSTON

Instructions:

You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.

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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