FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 820 PM EST MON DEC 21 2009
FALL TO 15.3 FEET WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* AT 17.5 FEET...WATER ENTERS THE GROUND LEVEL OF HOMES IN THE JOY
BLUFF COMMUNITY. THE ACCESS ROAD BECOMES COVERED WITH WATER.
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FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 908 PM EST MON DEC 21 2009
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE ALTAMAHA RIVER AT BAXLEY.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 8:45 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 80.7 FEET.
* MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 74.5 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 80.8 FEET BY
AFTER MIDNIGHT TOMORROW THEN BEGIN FALLING.
* IMPACT...AT 82.0 FEET...DAVIS LANDING ROAD AND MORRIS LANDING ROAD
ARE FLOODED.
FLD OBSERVED 7AM FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME TUE WED THU FRI SAT
ALTAMAHA
BAXLEY 74.5 80.7 MON 09 PM 80.8 80.7 80.4 80.2 80.0
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FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 908 PM EST MON DEC 21 2009
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE ALTAMAHA RIVER AT CHARLOTTE.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 8:45 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 19.5 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO A STAGE OF 19.3 FEET
BY WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 21.0 FEET...HOMES AFFECTED ON NORTH BANK OF RIVER JUST
DOWNSTREAM OF GAGE.
FLD OBSERVED 7AM FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME TUE WED THU FRI SAT
ALTAMAHA
CHARLOTTE 15.0 19.5 MON 09 PM 19.5 19.3 19.0 18.7 18.6
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HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK
Warning Issue Date: 228 AM EST TUE DEC 22 2009
HEAVY RAIN STILL A POSSIBILITY ACROSS PARTS OF NORTH AND
CENTRAL GEORGIA THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...
A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP OVER THE MIDWEST THIS WEEK. BY
THURSDAY...GULF AND ATLANTIC MOISTURE WILL SPREAD ACROSS NORTH AND
CENTRAL GEORGIA IN ADVANCE OF THE COLD FRONT. AN AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OFF THE GEORGIA COAST AND THIS
COULD ENHANCE THE MOISTURE OVER THE REGION. THIS SYSTEM WILL LIFT
INTO THE CAROLINAS CHRISTMAS DAY.
THE LATEST FORECASTS INDICATE 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN COULD FALL
ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND THURSDAY
NIGHT. IF THIS RAINFALL OCCURS...AREAS THAT FLOODED LATE LAST
WEEK WILL LIKELY FLOOD AGAIN.
PEOPLE IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS SHOULD LISTEN TO THE LATEST FORECASTS
ON THIS DEVELOPING STORM SYSTEM AND THE POTENTIAL FLOOD THREAT BY
VISITING OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV AND CLICKING ON GEORGIA...OR
STAY TUNED TO YOUR NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR
FURTHER DETAILS.
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