FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 1017 PM EST THU DEC 17 2009
THE FLOOD WARNING IS EXTENDED UNTIL TUESDAY EVENING...AND CONTINUES
FOR
THE FLINT RIVER AT ALBANY.
* UNTIL TUESDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 9:45 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 25.2 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 20.0 FEET.
* IMPACT...AT 26.0 FEET...WATER WILL REACH THE LOWEST ELEVATIONS ALONG FRONT
STREET.
FLD OBSERVED 7AM EST / 8AM EDT FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME FRI SAT SUN MON TUE
FLINT RIVER
ALBANY 20 25.2 THU 10 PM 25.5 25.2 24.4 22.3 20.3
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FLOOD WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 321 PM EST THU DEC 17 2009
/
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS
EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...
THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTH GEORGIA...INCLUDING THE
FOLLOWING AREAS...IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...COFFEE...DALE...
GENEVA...HENRY AND HOUSTON. IN GEORGIA...BAKER...BEN HILL...
CALHOUN...CLAY...DOUGHERTY...EARLY...IRWIN...LEE...MILLER...
MITCHELL...QUITMAN...RANDOLPH...TERRELL...TIFT...TURNER AND
WORTH.
* FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING
.LOW PRESSURE WILL APPROACH THE COAST TONIGHT AND MOVE ACROSS THE
FLORIDA BIG BEND ON FRIDAY. ASSOCIATED WITH THIS AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE...WIDESPREAD RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE
WATCH AREA THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.
RAINFALL WILL TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE
RAINFALL MAY BECOME LOCALLY HEAVY OVERNIGHT ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE
AREA. AREAL RAINFALL TOTALS OF AROUND 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. MANY LOCATIONS IN THE WATCH AREA HAVE
SEEN SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL OVER THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS RESULTING IN
ALREADY SATURATED SOILS. RESIDENTS ACROSS SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND
SOUTHERN GEORGIA...ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT LIVE NEAR ALREADY
SWOLLEN RIVERS AND STREAMS SHOULD KEEP UP TO DATE WITH THE LATEST
FORECASTS CONCERNING THIS POTENTIAL HAZARDOUS FLOODING SITUATION.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE
FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE
PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.
$$
WOOL/MROCZKA
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