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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
939 PM EDT Tue Aug 5 2025

...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Georgia...

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Additional information is available at weather.gov/atlanta.

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939 PM EDT Tue Aug 5 2025

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL FRIDAY EVENING...

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

* WHERE...Ocmulgee River near Macon.

* WHEN...Until Friday evening.

* IMPACTS...At 21 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 up
  to two feet deep on portions of the trail and both banks overflow
  upstream from the bridge. Large portions of agricultural lands
  east of Macon and well downstream will be under 1 to 4 feet of
  water. Flooding continues to spread to access roads, trails, foot
  bridges, and parking lots in Amerson Park upstream of the gage
  site.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 8:30 PM EDT Tuesday the stage was 20.1 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 8:30 PM EDT Tuesday was 20.1 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 21.5
    feet Thursday morning. It will then fall below flood stage
    Saturday morning.
  - Flood stage is 18 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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