…The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Georgia…
Ocmulgee River near Macon affecting Twiggs, Houston, Bibb, Monroe
and Jones Counties.
* WHAT…Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE…Ocmulgee River near Macon.
* WHEN…Until Monday morning.
* IMPACTS…At 20.7 feet, Minor flooding continues. Macon GreenWay
Ocmulgee Heritage Trail floods north of the Martin Luther King
Boulevard bridge. The flood waters will be around one foot deep on
portions of the trail and both banks overflow upstream from the
bridge. Large portions of agricultural lands well downstream will
be under one to three feet of water.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 7:30 PM EST Saturday the stage was 20.7 feet.
– Recent Activity…The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 7:30 PM EST Saturday was 22.3 feet.
– Forecast…The river is expected to fall below flood stage
Monday morning and continue falling to 15.1 feet Thursday
evening.
– Flood stage is 18.0 feet.
– Flood History…This crest compares to a previous crest of
20.7 feet on 02/09/1903.
– http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood