…The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Georgia…
Ocmulgee River near Macon affecting Houston, Jones, Twiggs,
Monroe and Bibb Counties.
* WHAT…Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE…Ocmulgee River near Macon.
* WHEN…Until Thursday 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 4:30 AM EDT Wednesday the stage was 19.4 feet.
– Recent Activity…The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 4:30 AM EDT Wednesday was 20 feet.
– Forecast…The river fall below flood stage late this evening
to 15.7 feet early Friday afternoon. It will rise to 16.0
feet Saturday morning. It will then fall again and remain
below flood stage.
– Flood stage is 18 feet.
– http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood