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WGUS42 KTAE 021512
FLWTAE
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
1112 AM EDT THU APR 02 2009

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

  FLINT RIVER AT NEWTON AFFECTING BAKER AND MITCHELL COUNTIES
 ...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST...

The rain continues to fall across the region. This rain continues to force the rivers
higher.

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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1112 AM EDT THU APR 02 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WFO TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE FLINT RIVER AT NEWTON.
* FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS 
  CANCELLED.
* AT 10:45 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 19.6 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 24.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW EARLY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO 
  RISE TO NEAR 26.9 FEET BY SUNDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 28.0 FEET...MANY SECONDARY ROADS AND THE YARDS OF SEVERAL HOMES 
  WILL BE FLOODED.



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

FLINT RIVER
  NEWTON        24  19.6 THU 11 AM   23.2   25.9   26.9   25.6   24.4



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