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Morgan County 911/Communications
Monday March 27th, 2023 :: 03:12 a.m. EDT

Alert

Flood Watch until 06:00PM

* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be 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 this afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. Extensive street flooding and flooding of creeks and rivers are possible.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - A frontal boundary will be the focus for additional waves of showers and thunderstorms across north and central Georgia through early Monday morning. Additional rainfall totals of 1 to 3 inches are expected, with locally higher amounts over 3 inches possible. These amounts will occur on top of widespread heavy rainfall that has already fallen. - 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
Morgan County 911/Communications
1380 Monticello Rd
Madison, GA 30650

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 706-342-9560

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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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