Full Notification

...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Georgia... Flint River below Big Branch near Molena affecting Meriwether and Pike Counties. For the Flint River Basin...including Lovejoy, Americus, Peachtree City, Fayetteville, Peachtree City, 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 Saturday evening to Monday afternoon.

* 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 AM EST Friday the stage was 17.5 feet and rising. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage tomorrow evening to a crest of 29.8 feet Sunday evening. It will then fall below flood stage late Monday 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 this evening at 1045 PM EST.