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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Flood Warning

National Weather Service Tallahassee FL

1028 AM EDT Thu Apr 11 2024



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

Warning for the following rivers in Georgia...



  Ochlockonee River near Thomasville (US 84) affecting Grady and 

  Thomas 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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1028 AM EDT Thu Apr 11 2024



...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON TO MONDAY MORNING...



* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.



* WHERE...Ochlockonee River near Thomasville (US 84).



* WHEN...From this afternoon to Monday morning.



* IMPACTS...At 18.0 feet, Access to structures at the end of Lewis 

  Land in Grady County becomes restricted above this level. At 

  Dickey Ferry, water begins to approach homes near the river.



* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...

  - At 9:45 AM EDT Thursday the stage was 11.6 feet.

  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage

    late this afternoon to a crest of 19.1 feet tomorrow evening.

    It will then fall below flood stage Sunday evening.

  - Flood stage is 15.0 feet.

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

    19.3 feet on 03/07/1959.

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



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