…The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Georgia…
Ocmulgee River near Macon affecting Houston, Bibb, Monroe, Jones
and Twiggs Counties.
* WHAT…Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE…Ocmulgee River near Macon.
* WHEN…Until Thursday morning.
* IMPACTS…At 20.0 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. The GreenWay is closed until
further notice. Large portions of agricultural lands well
downstream will be under one to three feet of water.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 1:30 PM EDT Tuesday the stage was 19.8 feet.
– Recent Activity…The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 1:30 PM EDT Tuesday was 19.8 feet.
– Forecast…The river is expected to rise to a crest of 20.4
feet just after midnight tonight. It will then fall below
flood stage early Thursday morning.
– Flood stage is 18.0 feet.
– Flood History…This crest compares to a previous crest of
20.4 feet on 04/27/1908.
– http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood