SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 90 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 4 AM EDT EARLY
THIS MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN GEORGIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 34 COUNTIES

IN CENTRAL GEORGIA

BALDWIN               BIBB                  BLECKLEY
BUTTS                 CRAWFORD              HOUSTON
JASPER                JONES                 LAURENS
MONROE                PEACH                 PUTNAM
TWIGGS                WILKINSON

IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA

GREENE                HANCOCK               JOHNSON
WASHINGTON

IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA

MORGAN                NEWTON

IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA

OCONEE

IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA

CHATTAHOOCHEE         HARRIS                LAMAR
MACON                 MARION                MERIWETHER
MUSCOGEE              PIKE                  SCHLEY
SPALDING              TALBOT                TAYLOR
UPSON

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BARNESVILLE, BUENA VISTA, BUTLER,
COCHRAN, COLUMBUS, COVINGTON, DUBLIN, EATONTON, ELLAVILLE,
FORSYTH, FORT BENNING, FORT VALLEY, GRAY, GREENSBORO, GRIFFIN,
JACKSON, JEFFERSONVILLE, MACON, MADISON, MANCHESTER,
MILLEDGEVILLE, MONTEZUMA, MONTICELLO, PINE MOUNTAIN, ROBERTA,
SANDERSVILLE, SPARTA, TALBOTTON, THOMASTON, TOOMSBORO,
WARNER ROBINS, WATKINSVILLE, WRIGHTSVILLE, AND ZEBULON.

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

Oconee River at Milledgeville affecting Baldwin, Wilkinson and
Washington Counties.

For the Oconee River Basin...including Penfield, Milledgeville,
Oconee, Oconee, McIntyre, Irwinton, Oconee, Dublin, Mount Vernon...
Moderate flooding is forecast.

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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...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...

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

* WHERE...Oconee River at Milledgeville.

* WHEN...Until early Tuesday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 30.0 feet, Minor flooding continues to expand further
into the woodlands and pasture upstream and downstream from the
gage near the Georgia Highway 22 and 24 bridge. Fishing Creek
backs up and a few buildings along the creek will be flooded. Also
Tanyard Branch Stream between East Thomas and East Charleston
Streets in Milledgeville will flood. Sinclair Dam will likely have
four to five gates open to reach this height.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 11:30 PM EDT Sunday the stage was 28.6 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 11:30 PM EDT Sunday was 28.6 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 29.4
feet just after midnight tonight. It will then fall below
flood stage tomorrow evening.
- Flood stage is 22.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
30.6 feet on 03/16/1976.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
possible.

* WHERE...Portions of central Georgia, east central Georgia, north
central Georgia, northeast Georgia and west central Georgia,
including the following counties, in central Georgia, Baldwin,
Bibb, Butts, Crawford, Houston, Jasper, Jones, Monroe, Peach,
Putnam, Twiggs and Wilkinson. In east central Georgia, Glascock,
Greene, Hancock, Jefferson, Johnson, Taliaferro, Warren,
Washington and Wilkes. In north central Georgia, Clayton, Fayette,
Henry, Morgan, Newton, Rockdale and Walton. In northeast Georgia,
Clarke, Oconee and Oglethorpe. In west central Georgia,
Chattahoochee, Coweta, Harris, Heard, Lamar, Macon, Marion,
Meriwether, Muscogee, Pike, Schley, Spalding, Talbot, Taylor,
Troup and Upson.

* WHEN...Through Monday morning.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- A frontal boundary will be the focus for additional waves of
showers and thunderstorms across north and central Georgia
through early Monday morning. Additional rainfall totals of 1
to 3 inches are expected, with locally higher amounts over 3
inches possible. These amounts will occur on top of
widespread heavy rainfall that has already fallen.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action
should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.

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