Oconee Severe Watches & Warnings NOAA Weather Radio

The Flood Warning continues for
  the Oconee river near Penfield.
* From this afternoon until late Saturday night.
* At 6 am Wednesday the stage was 12.3 feet... and rising.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 13 feet.
* Forecast to rise above flood stage by this afternoon and continue 
  to rise to near 15.4 feet by tomorrow morning.The river will fall 
  below flood stage by Saturday evening.
* At 17 feet... minor flooding continues to expand into fields... 
  Woodlands and pastures near the river. The water level is very 
  close to Ward Road on the right bank. Flood waters will be 
  approaching irrigation systems and they may need to be moved to 
  higher ground.



Lat... Lon 3364 8325 3364 8333 3383 8333 3384 8327

... Flash Flood Watch remains in effect through Thursday morning... 

The Flash Flood Watch continues for

* portions of central Georgia... east central Georgia... north 
  central Georgia... northeast Georgia... northwest Georgia and 
  west central Georgia... including the following areas... in 
  central Georgia... Baldwin... Bibb... Bleckley... Butts...  
  Crawford... crisp... Dodge... Dooly... Houston... Jasper... Jones...  
  Laurens... Monroe... Peach... Pulaski... Putnam... Twiggs... Wilcox 
  and Wilkinson. In east central Georgia... Glascock... Greene...  
  Hancock... Jefferson... Johnson... Taliaferro... Warren...  
  Washington and Wilkes. In north central Georgia... Barrow...  
  Cherokee... Clayton... Cobb... Dawson... DeKalb... Douglas...  
  Fannin... Fayette... Forsyth... Gilmer... Gwinnett... Hall...  
  Henry... Lumpkin... Morgan... Newton... north Fulton... Pickens...  
  Rockdale... South Fulton... Union and Walton. In northeast 
  Georgia... banks... Clarke... Jackson... Madison... Oconee...  
  Oglethorpe... towns and white. In northwest Georgia... Bartow...  
  Carroll... Catoosa... Chattooga... Dade... Floyd... Gordon...  
  Haralson... Murray... Paulding... Polk... Walker and Whitfield. In 
  west central Georgia... Chattahoochee... Coweta... Harris...  
  heard... Lamar... Macon... Marion... Meriwether... Muscogee...  
  Pike... Schley... Spalding... Stewart... Sumter... Talbot...  
  Taylor... Troup... Upson and Webster. 

* Through Thursday morning

* a strong upper level low pressure system in combination with
  deep tropical moisture and saturated soils will set up the
  potential for flooding and flash flooding across a large portion
  of north and central Georgia on this morning through Thursday
  morning. Rainfall will increase in intensity through the day
  today across the watch area with an additional 2 to 3 inches of
  rain likely with isolated higher amounts possible. The heaviest
  rainfall is anticipated in the afternoon through the early 
  evening hours. 

* Due to the heavy rainfall the past several days, many creeks 
  and streams are already near or above bankfull. Creeks and 
  rivers could rise out of their banks, closing roads and 
  impacting homes, businesses and farms. High water may not 
  recede until well after the rain has ended. 

Precautionary/preparedness actions... 

A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead
to flash flooding. Flash flooding is a very dangerous situation.

You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action
should flash flood warnings be issued.

... Flash Flood Watch remains in effect through Thursday morning... 

The Flash Flood Watch continues for

* portions of central Georgia... east central Georgia... north 
  central Georgia... northeast Georgia... northwest Georgia and 
  west central Georgia... including the following areas... in 
  central Georgia... Baldwin... Bibb... Bleckley... Butts...  
  Crawford... crisp... Dodge... Dooly... Houston... Jasper... Jones...  
  Laurens... Monroe... Peach... Pulaski... Putnam... Twiggs... Wilcox 
  and Wilkinson. In east central Georgia... Glascock... Greene...  
  Hancock... Jefferson... Johnson... Taliaferro... Warren...  
  Washington and Wilkes. In north central Georgia... Barrow...  
  Cherokee... Clayton... Cobb... Dawson... DeKalb... Douglas...  
  Fannin... Fayette... Forsyth... Gilmer... Gwinnett... Hall...  
  Henry... Lumpkin... Morgan... Newton... north Fulton... Pickens...  
  Rockdale... South Fulton... Union and Walton. In northeast 
  Georgia... banks... Clarke... Jackson... Madison... Oconee...  
  Oglethorpe... towns and white. In northwest Georgia... Bartow...  
  Carroll... Catoosa... Chattooga... Dade... Floyd... Gordon...  
  Haralson... Murray... Paulding... Polk... Walker and Whitfield. In 
  west central Georgia... Chattahoochee... Coweta... Harris...  
  heard... Lamar... Macon... Marion... Meriwether... Muscogee...  
  Pike... Schley... Spalding... Stewart... Sumter... Talbot...  
  Taylor... Troup... Upson and Webster. 

* Through Thursday morning

* a strong upper level low pressure system in combination with
  deep tropical moisture and saturated soils will set up the
  potential for flooding and flash flooding across a large portion
  of north and central Georgia on this morning through Thursday
  morning. Rainfall will increase in intensity through the day
  today across the watch area with an additional 2 to 3 inches of
  rain likely with isolated higher amounts possible. The heaviest
  rainfall is anticipated in the afternoon through the early 
  evening hours. 

* Due to the heavy rainfall the past several days, many creeks 
  and streams are already near or above bankfull. Creeks and 
  rivers could rise out of their banks, closing roads and 
  impacting homes, businesses and farms. High water may not 
  recede until well after the rain has ended. 

Precautionary/preparedness actions... 

A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead
to flash flooding. Flash flooding is a very dangerous situation.

You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action
should flash flood warnings be issued.