Full Notification

...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Georgia... Flint River below Big Branch near Molena affecting Pike and Meriwether Counties. For the Flint River Basin...including Molena, Thomaston, Carsonville...Moderate flooding is forecast.

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Flint River below Big Branch near Molena.

* WHEN...Until Thursday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 28 feet, Flood stage is reached. Minor flooding of the natural flood plain near the gage location begins. Flooding continues to expand into the agricultural and wooded areas downstream from the gage near the Georgia Highway 74 bridge. Elevated homes in this location will see a foot or two of water underneath them.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 10:00 PM EST Tuesday the stage was 27.2 feet slowly rising. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late tonight to a crest of 28.9 feet early tomorrow afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage early Thursday morning. - Flood stage is 28 feet.

* 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 Wednesday morning at 1100 AM EST.