000 WGUS42 KTAE 290910 FLWTAE FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 510 AM EDT SUN MAR 29 2009 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WFO TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... OCHLOCKONEE RIVER NEAR THOMASVILLE AFFECTING GRADY AND THOMAS COUNTIES ...FORECAST FLOODING CHANGED FROM MINOR TO MODERATE SEVERITY FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN FLORIDA... OCHLOCKONEE RIVER NEAR HAVANA AFFECTING GADSDEN AND LEON COUNTIES ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN FLORIDA... OCHLOCKONEE RIVER NEAR HAVANA AFFECTING GADSDEN AND LEON COUNTIES ...MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST... ...HEAVY RAINS ON THE ORDER OF FOUR TO EIGHT INCHES FELL ACROSS SOUTHWEST GEORGIA THE PAST FEW DAYS. RUNOFF OF THESE RAINS CAUSED SHARP RISES ALONG THE OCHLOCKONEE RIVER BASIN. 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. GAC131-275-300910- /O.NEW.KTAE.FL.W.0015.090329T1636Z-090402T1600Z/ /TMLG1.1.ER.090329T1636Z.090330T1800Z.090402T1000Z.NO/ 510 AM EDT SUN MAR 29 2009 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WFO TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE OCHLOCKONEE RIVER NEAR THOMASVILLE. * FROM THIS AFTERNOON TO THURSDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 4:45 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.5 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 17.4 FEET BY TOMORROW EARLY AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 17.0 FEET...SMALL COUNTRY ROADS USED MOSTLY TO ACCESS HOMES WILL BEGIN TO FLOOD. && FLD OBSERVED 7AM EST / 8AM EDT FORECAST LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME SUN MON TUE WED THU OCHLOCKONEE RIVER THOMASVILLE 15 12.5 SUN 05 AM 14.0 17.3 16.9 15.9 14.9 $$ FLC039-073-300909- /O.EXT.KTAE.FL.W.0007.090330T1900Z-000000T0000Z/ /HVNF1.2.ER.090330T1900Z.090402T0600Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 510 AM EDT SUN MAR 29 2009 ...FORECAST FLOODING INCREASED FROM MINOR TO MODERATE SEVERITY... THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCHLOCKONEE RIVER NEAR HAVANA. * FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 4:15 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.9 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 25.0 FEET. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 27.9 FEET BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 26.5 FEET...LOCAL AUTHORITIES BEGIN TO MONITOR STATE ROAD 12 CONDITIONS. AT THIS LEVEL...STATE ROAD 12 IS SUBJECT TO CLOSURE AS CONDITIONS WARRANT. && FLD OBSERVED 7AM EST / 8AM EDT FORECAST LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME SUN MON TUE WED THU OCHLOCKONEE RIVER HAVANA 25 18.9 SUN 04 AM 19.3 23.6 26.2 27.3 27.8 $$