Flood Warning until 09:00AM Monday
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Georgia... Flint River below Big Branch near Molena affecting Meriwether and Pike Counties. For the Flint River Basin...including Molena...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Flint River below Big Branch near Molena.
* WHEN...From this afternoon to late tomorrow 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 6:00 AM EDT Sunday the stage was 25.2 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late this afternoon to a crest of 28.3 feet this evening. It will then fall below flood stage late tonight. - 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. this evening at 645 PM EDT.
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