000 WGUS82 KTAE 230757 FLSTAE FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 257 AM EST SAT FEB 23 2008 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA...FLORIDA... OCHLOCKONEE RIVER NEAR THOMASVILLE AFFECTING GRADY AND THOMAS COUNTIES OCHLOCKONEE RIVER NEAR HAVANA AFFECTING GADSDEN AND LEON COUNTIES WITHLACOOCHEE RIVER NEAR VALDOSTA AFFECTING LOWNDES COUNTY ...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST... ...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND EXPECTED TO CONTINUE SAFETY MESSAGE...ALL PERSONS WITH INTEREST ALONG THE RIVER SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS...AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. IF YOU SEE FLOOD WATERS...REMEMBER TO TURN AROUND AND DO NOT DROWN. GAC131-275-240757- /O.EXT.KTAE.FL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080227T0000Z/ /TMLG1.1.ER.080222T1958Z.080224T0600Z.080226T1800Z.NO/ 257 AM EST SAT FEB 23 2008 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL TUESDAY EVENING...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCHLOCKONEE RIVER NEAR THOMASVILLE. * UNTIL TUESDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 2:45 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.3 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 18.6 FEET BY AFTER MIDNIGHT TOMORROW. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE TUESDAY EARLY AFTERNOON. * IMPACT...AT 18.0 FEET...SOME HOMES WILL NEED TO BE EVACUATED BECAUSE THE RESIDENTS CANNOT GET TO THEIR HOMES. && FLD OBSERVED 7AM EST / 8AM EDT FORECAST LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME SUN MON TUE WED THU OCHLOCKONEE RIVER THOMASVILLE 15 17.3 SAT 03 AM 18.5 17.3 15.3 14.2 M $$ FLC039-073-240757- /O.EXT.KTAE.FL.W.0005.080223T1800Z-000000T0000Z/ /HVNF1.2.ER.080223T1800Z.080226T0600Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 257 AM EST SAT FEB 23 2008 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCHLOCKONEE RIVER NEAR HAVANA. * FROM THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 2:15 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 24.0 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 25.0 FEET. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 26.5 FEET BY TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 26.5 FEET...LOCAL AUTHORITIES BEGIN TO MONITOR STATE ROAD 12 CONDITIONS. AT THIS LEVEL...STATE ROAD 12 IS SUBJECT TO CLOSURE AS CONDITIONS WARRANT. && FLD OBSERVED 7AM EST / 8AM EDT FORECAST LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME SUN MON TUE WED THU OCHLOCKONEE RIVER HAVANA 25 24.0 SAT 02 AM 25.9 26.4 26.5 26.4 M $$ FLC073-240756- /O.ROU.KTAE.HY.S.0000.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /BLXF1.N.UU.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 257 AM EST SAT FEB 23 2008 FORECAST INFORMATION FOR OCHLOCKONEE RIVER NEAR BLOXHAM. * AT 2:30 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.5 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 22.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO NEAR 20.9 FEET TOMORROW EARLY AFTERNOON. * IMPACT...AT 22.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING BEGINS AFFECTING HOMES AT THE END OF CROOKED ROAD. && FLD OBSERVED 7AM EST / 8AM EDT FORECAST LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME SUN MON TUE WED THU OCHLOCKONEE RIVER BLOXHAM 22 18.5 SAT 02 AM 20.8 20.6 20.2 19.7 M $$ GAC185-240756- /O.EXT.KTAE.FL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-080226T1900Z/ /VDSG1.1.ER.080222T0208Z.080224T0000Z.080226T1300Z.NO/ 257 AM EST SAT FEB 23 2008 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL TUESDAY AFTERNOON...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE WITHLACOOCHEE RIVER NEAR VALDOSTA. * UNTIL TUESDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 2:30 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.3 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 13.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 19.4 FEET BY THIS EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE TUESDAY MORNING. && FLD OBSERVED 7AM EST / 8AM EDT FORECAST LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME SUN MON TUE WED THU WITHLACOOCHEE RIVER VALDOSTA 13 18.3 SAT 02 AM 18.9 17.2 13.1 10.0 M $$