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Flood Statement

National Weather Service Jacksonville FL

828 AM EDT Wed Apr 17 2024



...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Georgia...



  Satilla River At Waycross affecting Pierce and Ware Counties.



  Satilla River At Atkinson affecting Brantley County.



Additional information is available at 

https://water.weather.gov/ahps2/forecasts.php?wfo=jax.



The next statement will be issued this evening at 800 PM EDT.



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828 AM EDT Wed Apr 17 2024



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



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



* WHERE...Satilla River at Waycross.



* WHEN...Until this evening.



* IMPACTS...At 16.0 feet, Flooding of agriculture and timberlands 

  begins. On the Ware County side, the Jamestown Road Boat Ramp is 

  flooded. On the Pierce/Brantley county line at the State Road 121 

  Bridge the boat ramp and dirt access roads are flooded.

  At 17.0 feet, On the Ware County side, the Jamestown Road Boat 

  Ramp parking lot and access road is flooded and Simmons Trail is 

  flooded cutting off one residence. On the Pierce County side, the 

  Okefenokee Country Club Course Holes 14 through 16 begin to flood.

  At 18.0 feet, On the Pierce County side, the Okefenokee Country 

  Club Golf Course is generally closed. Riverwoods Drive low lying 

  properties begin to flood.



* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...

  - At 7:45 AM EDT Wednesday the stage was 16.2 feet.

  - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage

    this afternoon and continue falling to 14.4 feet Saturday

    morning.

  - Flood stage is 16.0 feet.

  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood



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LAT...LON 3132 8237 3127 8234 3124 8229 3120 8228

      3121 8233 3128 8241





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828 AM EDT Wed Apr 17 2024



...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...



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



* WHERE...Satilla River at Atkinson.



* WHEN...Until further notice.



* IMPACTS...At 13.0 feet, Warners Landing, Louis Landing and 

  secondary roads around KOA campgrounds begin to flood.

  At 14.0 feet, River Rock Road begins to experience flooding across 

  the road.



* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...

  - At 7:45 AM EDT Wednesday the stage was 16.8 feet.

  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 16.8

    feet this afternoon.

  - Flood stage is 13.0 feet.

  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood



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LAT...LON 3129 8184 3114 8183 3114 8190 3128 8191





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