Headline:
Flood Warning issued June 15 at 8:41AM EDT until June 16 at 10:00PM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
June 15, 2025 - 5:41am
Expires:
June 15, 2025 - 5:45pm
Description:
...The National Weather Service in Peachtree City GA has issued a
Flood Warning for the following rivers in Georgia...
Ocmulgee River near Macon affecting Twiggs, Monroe, Houston,
Jones and Bibb Counties.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Ocmulgee River near Macon.
* WHEN...From this morning to Monday evening.
* IMPACTS...At 18 feet, Flood stage is reached. Minor flooding
begins along the river upstream and downstream from the gage at
U.S. Highway 80 or Martin Luther King Boulevard. Portions of the
Ocmulgee Riverwalk and agricultural lands well downstream will be
under a foot of water.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:30 AM EDT Sunday the stage was 18.2 feet and rising.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 18.4
feet this evening. It will then fall below flood stage
tomorrow afternoon.
- Flood stage is 18 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instruction:
Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.
Additional information is available at weather.gov/atlanta.
Area Description:
Bibb, GA; Houston, GA; Jones, GA; Monroe, GA; Twiggs, GA
Forcast Office:
NWS Peachtree City GA