FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 1121 AM EST MON DEC 14 2009
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE ALTAMAHA RIVER AT CHARLOTTE.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 10:45 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.6 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 18.0 FEET BY
EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING THEN BEGIN FALLING.
* 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 16.6 MON 11 AM 17.8 18.0 17.9 17.6 17.4
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FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 208 AM EST TUE DEC 15 2009
THE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM EST TUESDAY FOR
URBAN AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS IN EMANUEL...LAURENS...TREUTLEN...
DODGE...PULASKI...MONTGOMERY...TOOMBS...WHEELER...TELFAIR AND WILCOX
COUNTIES...
AT 205 AM EST RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES HAD OCCURRED SINCE
LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON OVER THE WARNED AREA. NUMEROUS CREEKS WERE
RISING WITH POTENTIAL FLOODING EXPECTED LATER TODAY. ADDITIONAL
RAINFALL OF ANOTHER INCH CAN BE EXPECTED BEFORE THE RAIN ENDS LATE
THIS AFTERNOON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODS. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT AT NIGHT TO TELL HOW MUCH
WATER IS ON ROADS.
IF YOU SEE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...WAIT UNTIL AFTER THE STORM HAS
PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8
6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6.
LAT...LON 3253 8203 3251 8215 3235 8224 3219 8218
3191 8222 3195 8256 3178 8287 3185 8319
3185 8360 3230 8361 3239 8352 3227 8334
3243 8315 3258 8323 3270 8297 3268 8279
3252 8261 3284 8232 3282 8215 3261 8200
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FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 1013 PM EST MON DEC 14 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR
THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR LUMBER CITY
* FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT UNTIL LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
* AT 9PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.5 FEET...AND RISING.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET.
* FORECAST TO RISE TO FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE
RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* AT 15.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE IS REACHED. MINOR FLOODING BEGINS. WATER
OVERFLOWS INTO THE BROAD SWAMPY FLOOD PLAIN. FARM FIELDS ON RIGHT
BANK FLOOD. GENERAL AGRICULTURE AND TIMBER INTEREST AFFECTED BY
FLOODING. IN ADDITION...WATER REACHES TOP OF BOAT RAMP NEAR HIGHWAY
341 BRIDGE.
* THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 15.0 FEET ON FEB 21 1921.
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FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 140 AM EST TUE DEC 15 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR
THE OCONEE RIVER NEAR MOUNT VERNON.
* FROM WEDNESDAY NIGHT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT 1 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.7 FEET...AND RISING.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET.
* FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING AND
CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 16.6 FEET BY SATURDAY EVENING. ADDITIONAL
RISES ARE POSSIBLE THEREAFTER.
* AT 17.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING CONTINUES AND EXPANDS INTO THE
PASTURE AND WOODLAND ALONG THE OCONEE RIVER. SOME HOMES ON DEAD
RIVER ROAD IN THE SOUTH END OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY BECOME SURROUNDED
BY WATER. DEAD RIVER ROAD BEGINS TO HAVE SOME WATER ON THE ROAD.
$$
FLOOD WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 833 PM EST MON DEC 14 2009
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...
THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* PORTIONS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA
* THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING
* A WARM FRONT OVER SOUTH ALABAMA AND SOUTH GEORGIA WILL
GRADUALLY LIFT NORTH THROUGH TUESDAY IN ADVANCE OF AN
APPROACHING COLD FRONT. GULF MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO
INTERACT WITH THE WARM FRONT AND PRODUCE WIDESPREAD RAIN WITH
EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY. THE
COLD FRONT WILL ENTER GEORGIA TUESDAY MORNING AND MOVE ACROSS
NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA BY TUESDAY EVENING...ENDING THE
RAIN.
* RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER
AMOUNTS POSSIBLE...ARE EXPECTED FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY. THE AREA OF GREATEST RAINFALL POTENTIAL IS GENERALLY
SOUTH OF A LINE FROM COLUMBUS THROUGH PERRY TO SWAINSBORO.
WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES HAVE ALREADY
OCCURRED ACROSS PARTS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA THIS MONDAY EVENING.
FLOODING IS ALREADY OCCURRING OVER PARTS OF DOOLY...CRISP...AND
SUMTER COUNTIES.
SOILS ARE SATURATED AND AVERAGE STREAM FLOWS ARE WELL ABOVE
NORMAL...WITH A FEW CREEKS AND RIVERS STILL IN MINOR FLOOD. THE
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL...OVER AN ALREADY SATURATED GROUND... WILL
PRODUCE AMPLE RUNOFF TO CAUSE RISES ON ALREADY SWOLLEN CREEKS...
STREAMS AND RIVERS. THEREFORE...THE EXPECTED RAINFALL COULD RESULT
IN ADDITIONAL WIDESPREAD MINOR TO ISOLATED MODERATE FLOODING
ACROSS MUCH OF THE WATCH AREA.
ALSO...WITH THE END OF AUTUMN...MOST OF THE LEAVES HAVE FALLEN.
THIS COULD LEAD TO STORM DRAINS BECOMING CLOGGED...RESULTING IN
STREET FLOODING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS.
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.
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