Flood Warning issued February 16 at 6:14PM EST until February 17 at 1:00PM EST by NWS Peachtree City GA

…The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Georgia…

Ocmulgee River near Macon affecting Twiggs, Houston, Monroe, Bibb
and Jones Counties.

* WHAT…Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE…Ocmulgee River near Macon.

* WHEN…Until Monday afternoon.

* IMPACTS…At 20 feet, Minor flooding expands. An increasing amount
of the 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 5:30 PM EST Sunday the stage was 19.9 feet.
– Recent Activity…The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 5:30 PM EST Sunday was 20.9 feet.
– Forecast…The river is expected to rise to a crest of 20.2
feet just after midnight tonight. It will then fall below
flood stage early Wednesday morning.
– Flood stage is 18.0 feet.
– Flood History…This crest compares to a previous crest of
20.2 feet on 03/01/1910.
– http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood