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FLOOD WARNING |
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FLOOD WARNING ISSUED AUGUST 8 AT 9:32PM EDT
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA...
ALTAMAHA RIVER AT DOCTORTOWN AFFECTING WAYNE AND LONG COUNTIES.
ALTAMAHA RIVER AT BAXLEY AFFECTING APPLING, TOOMBS, WAYNE AND
TATTNALL COUNTIES.
...THE FLOOD WARNING IS EXTENDED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
GEORGIA...
ALTAMAHA RIVER AT EVERETT CITY AFFECTING WAYNE, MCINTOSH AND
GLYNN COUNTIES.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT
HTTPS: WATER.WEATHER.GOV WFO JAX
* WHAT...MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...ALTAMAHA RIVER AT EVERETT CITY.
* WHEN...FROM LATE TONIGHT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* IMPACTS...AT 12.0 FEET, AGRICULTURAL AND TIMBER LANDS NEAR THE
RIVER ARE FLOODED.
AT 13.0 FEET, WATER BEGINS TO ENCROACH UPON ALTAMAHA REGIONAL PARK
IN GLYNN COUNTY. THIS INCLUDES ALTAMAHA PARK ROAD, BETTY LOTT LANE
AND BEE TREE ISLAND ROAD. IN MCINTOSH COUNTY, BARRINGTON PARK AT
THE END OF HARPER LAKE ROAD BEGINS TO FLOOD. BLUE REACH ROAD ALSO
BEGINS TO FLOOD NEAR THE LONG COUNTY LINE.
AT 14.0 FEET, PORTIONS OF ALTAMAHA REGIONAL PARK BECOME INUNDATED,
INCLUDING THE PARK CAMPGROUND, BOAT RAMPS AND PARKING LOTS. BEE
TREE ISLAND ROAD IS FLOODED AND CLOSED. THE END OF BETTY LOTT LANE
IS FLOODED AND HOMES BECOME CUT OFF.
AT 15.0 FEET, IN GLYNN COUNTY, THE MAJORITY OF ALTAMAHA REGIONAL
PARK BECOMES INUNDATED, INCLUDING WATER FLOWING ACROSS SECTIONS OF
ALTAMAHA PARK ROAD AND PENNICK ROAD. THE ALTAMAHA REGIONAL PARK IS
SUBJECT TO CLOSURE AT THIS LEVEL. HOMES IN THE VICINITY OF THE
PARK ARE CUT OFF BY FLOOD WATERS AT THIS LEVEL, BUT ELEVATED
STRUCTURES ARE NOT FLOODED. IN MCINTOSH COUNTY, MUCH OF BARRINGTON
PARK IS UNDERWATER. PLUM ORCHARD ROAD BEGINS TO FLOOD.
AT 16.5 FEET, IN MCINTOSH COUNTY, WATER WILL APPROACH A FEW
ELEVATED HOMES ON BARRINGTON FERRY ROAD, POSSIBLY RESTRICTING
ACCESS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 9:15 PM EDT THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.7 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE
LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE RISING TO A CREST OF 14.5 FEET
EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 13.0 FEET.
- HTTP: WWW.WEATHER.GOV SAFETY FLOOD |
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VIEW STORM REPORTS MAP. KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WATCH, WARNING, ADVISORY |
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GLYNN, GA, MCINTOSH, GA, WAYNE, GA
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