FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 428 AM EST MON DEC 21 2009
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR MACON...
* UNTIL LATE TUESDAY NIGHT.
* AT 4 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 19.3 FEET...AND FALLING.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 18 FEET.
* AT 20 FEET...MINOR FLOODING EXPANDS. AN INCREASING AMOUNT OF THE
MACON GREENWAY OCMULGEE HERITAGE TRAIL FLOODS NORTH OF THE FIFTH
STREET BRIDGE. BOTH BANKS OVERFLOW UPSTREAM FROM THE FIFTH STREET
BRIDGE.4.
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HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK
Warning Issue Date: 226 AM EST MON DEC 21 2009
HEAVY RAIN POSSIBLE ACROSS PARTS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA
THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...
ANOTHER STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL BE DEVELOPING OVER THE MIDWEST
THIS WEEK. BY THURSDAY...GULF AND ATLANTIC MOISTURE WILL BE
SPREADING OVER NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA IN ADVANCE OF THE COLD
FRONT. ANOTHER AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG
THE COLD FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN GULF LATE THURSDAY...ENHANCING
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 AND THURSDAY NIGHT...WITH
LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS IN ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP. IF THIS
RAINFALL OCCURS...AREAS THAT FLOODED LATE LAST WEEK WILL LIKELY
FLOOD AGAIN. ADDITIONAL AREAS MAY FLOOD AS WELL AS THE GROUND
REMAINS NEARLY SATURATED DUE TO THE RECENT HEAVY RAIN THAT FELL
JUST LAST FRIDAY.
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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