Flood Warning
Expires 10:00 AM EST on November 25, 2009
Statement as of 11:02 am EST on November 21, 2009
... Flood Warning extended until Wednesday morning... the Flood Warning
continues for
the Altamaha river at Charlotte.
* Until Wednesday morning... or until the warning is cancelled.
* At 10:45 am Saturday the stage was 16.5 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 15.0 feet.
* Forecast... the river will continue rising to near 16.5 feet by
tomorrow morning. The river will fall below flood stage Wednesday
morning.
* Impact... at 21.0 feet... homes affected on North Bank of river just
downstream of gage.
Fld observed 7am forecast
location stg stg day time sun Mon Tue Wed Thu
Altamaha
Charlotte 15.0 16.5 Sat 11 am 16.5 16.5 16.2 14.8 13.6
1102 am EST Sat Nov 21 2009
The Flood Warning continues for
the Altamaha river at Baxley.
* Until further notice... or until the warning is cancelled.
* At 10:45 am Saturday the stage was 78.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 74.5 feet.
* Forecast... the river will continue to fall to a stage of 77.9 feet
by tomorrow morning.
* Impact... at 82.0 feet... Davis Landing Road and Morris Landing Road
are flooded.
Fld observed 7am forecast
location stg stg day time sun Mon Tue Wed Thu
Altamaha
Baxley 74.5 78.0 Sat 11 am 77.9 77.9 77.8 77.2 76.2
Special Weather Statement
Expires 4:30 PM EST on November 21, 2009
Statement as of 4:19 am EST on November 21, 2009
... Potential for heavy rain Sunday across north and central
Georgia...
An upper low continues to intensify across south Texas this
morning... with an associated surface low along the Upper Texas
coast. The upper low will continue to strengthen and move east-
northeast through Sunday... pushing the surface low eastward along
the Gulf Coast. Rain associated with this system is expected to
begin across portions of west and central Georgia tonight and
spread north and east through the day tomorrow. Rainfall with
this system across north and central Georgia is expected to be
1 to 2 inches. However... there is the potential for locally heavy
rain... especially across central Georgia.
With the ground already saturated across north and central Georgia
from repeated heavy rainfall in recent weeks... even the projected
rainfall amounts could result in minor river flooding. If rainfall
is greater than currently expected... flooding problems could
become more of a concern and a Flood Watch may need to be issued.
Residents of north and central Georgia should stay abreast of
weather developments and the latest forecasts through the weekend
by monitoring NOAA Weather Radio or commercial radio and
television.
