Flood Warning until 02:12AM Thursday
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Georgia... Flint River near Lovejoy affecting Spalding, Clayton and Fayette Counties. Flint River below Big Branch near Molena affecting Meriwether and Pike Counties. Flint River at US 19 near Carsonville affecting Upson, Crawford, Talbot and Taylor Counties. For the Flint River Basin...including Fayetteville, Peachtree City, Peachtree City, Americus, Lovejoy, Woolsey, Sharpsburg, Peachtree City, Peachtree City, Senoia, Griffin, Orchard Hill, Griffin, Molena, Thomaston, Carsonville, Montezuma, Byromville...Moderate flooding is forecast.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Flint River below Big Branch near Molena.
* WHEN...From late tonight to early Thursday morning.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 9:00 PM EST Monday the stage was 25.7 feet and rising. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late tonight to a crest of 31 feet early Wednesday morning. It will then fall below flood stage Wednesday evening. - Flood stage is 28 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
* AFFECTED AREAS: MERIWETHER, GA ... PIKE, GA
Instructions:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Additional information is available at weather.gov/atlanta. The next statement will be issued Tuesday morning at 945 AM EST.
Address/Location
Meriwether County Sheriff's Office
17400 Roosevelt Highway
Greenville, GA 30222
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 706-672-4489
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP MERIWETHER followed by your message, to 888777
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
- Certainty:
- Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Flood Warning