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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Flood Warning

National Weather Service Tallahassee FL

1008 AM EDT Thu Apr 11 2024



...The National Weather Service in Tallahassee FL has issued a Flood 

Warning for the following rivers in Georgia...



  Withlacoochee River near Quitman (US 84) affecting Brooks and 

  Lowndes Counties.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 

deaths occur in vehicles.



Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive 

cars through flooded areas.



Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.



Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.



The next statement will be issued this evening at 1100 PM EDT.



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1008 AM EDT Thu Apr 11 2024



...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL FURTHER 

NOTICE...



* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.



* WHERE...Withlacoochee River near Quitman (US 84).



* WHEN...From this afternoon until further notice.



* IMPACTS...At 110.0 feet, In Lowndes County, Beaver Run Road, Spain 

  Ferry Road, and Old Quitman Highway are flooded. Water will 

  approach structures along Old Quitman Highway on the Brooks County 

  side of the river.



* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...

  - At 9:00 AM EDT Thursday the stage was 100.1 feet.

  - Forecast...The river will rise above flood stage late this

    afternoon to 107.0 feet just after midnight tonight and then

    fall. As more water arrives from upstream, the river will

    rise to 108.6 ft by Tuesday morning.

  - Flood stage is 104.0 feet.

  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of

    108.5 feet on 05/05/1964.

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



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