Flood Watch until 08:00AM Sunday
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible.
* WHERE...Portions of central, northwest, and west central Georgia, including the following counties, in central Georgia, Crisp and Dooly. In northwest Georgia, Carroll. In west central Georgia, Chattahoochee, Coweta, Harris, Heard, Macon, Marion, Meriwether, Muscogee, Pike, Schley, Stewart, Sumter, Talbot, Taylor, Troup, Upson and Webster.
* WHEN...Through Sunday morning.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Additional rainfall totals of 1 to 2 inches are expected through Sunday morning with localized amounts of 3 inches possible in more persistent bands. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
* AFFECTED AREAS: CARROLL ... HEARD ... COWETA ... TROUP ... MERIWETHER ... PIKE ... UPSON ... HARRIS ... TALBOT ... TAYLOR ... MUSCOGEE ... CHATTAHOOCHEE ... MARION ... SCHLEY ... MACON ... STEWART ... WEBSTER ... SUMTER ... DOOLY ... CRISP
Instructions:
You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop.
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:
- Future - Responsive action SHOULD be taken in the near future
- Certainty:
- Possible (p <= ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Flood Watch