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WGUS42 KTAE 290915
FLWTAE
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
515 AM EDT SUN MAR 29 2009

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WFO TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING 
FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... 

  WITHLACOOCHEE RIVER NEAR VALDOSTA AFFECTING LOWNDES COUNTY
 ...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST...

...HEAVY RAINS ON THE ORDER OF FOUR TO EIGHT INCHES FELL ACROSS SOUTHWEST
AND PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA THE PAST FEW DAYS. RUNOFF OF THESE RAINS 
WILL RESULT IN SHARP RISES ALONG THE WITHLACOOCHEE 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.


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515 AM EDT SUN MAR 29 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WFO TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE WITHLACOOCHEE RIVER NEAR VALDOSTA.
* FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS 
  CANCELLED.
* AT  4:30 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 4.7 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 13.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO
  NEAR 15.2 FEET BY THURSDAY EVENING.
* IMPACT...AT 15.0 FEET...FRANKLINVILLE AND LITTLE RIVER ROADS WILL FLOOD



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               FLD  OBSERVED         7AM EST / 8AM EDT FORECAST
LOCATION       STG  STG  DAY TIME    SUN    MON    TUE    WED    THU

WITHLACOOCHEE RIVER
  VALDOSTA      13   4.7 SUN 04 AM    4.9   7.1   10.8   13.5   14.9



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