Flood Warning

FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
1044 AM EST WED NOV 25 2009

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA...

  ALTAMAHA RIVER AT CHARLOTTE AFFECTING JEFF DAVIS...MONTGOMERY AND
  TOOMBS COUNTIES
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA..
  ALTAMAHA RIVER AT BAXLEY AFFECTING APPLING AND TOOMBS COUNTIES
...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND EXPECTED TO CONTINUE

 .THE ALTAMAHA AT CHARLOTTE FALLING BELOW FLOOD STAGE
 TONIGHT...BAXLEY CONTINUES TO FALL SLOWLY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SAFETY MESSAGE...RESIDENTS AND THOSE WITH INTERESTS ALONG THE RIVER
SHOULD TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT THREATENED PROPERTY. HIGH AND FAST
FLOWING RIVERS ARE NOT SUITABLE FOR RECREATION OF ANY KIND. KEEP
CHILDREN AWAY FROM FLOODED AREAS. DO NOT DRIVE VEHICLES THROUGH
FLOODED AREAS. TURN AROUND...DON`T DROWN.

&&

GAC001-279-261544-
/O.CON.KJAX.FL.W.0023.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/BAXG1.1.ER.091119T0642Z.091123T1730Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1044 AM EST WED NOV 25 2009

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE ALTAMAHA RIVER AT BAXLEY.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  9:45 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 77.8 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 74.5 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO A STAGE OF 76.8 FEET
  BY TOMORROW MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 78.0 FEET...WATER BEGINS TO AFFECT HOMES IN THE CARTER
  BIGHT AND DAVIS LANDING AREA.

&&


               FLD    OBSERVED                   7AM FORECAST
LOCATION       STG  STG  DAY TIME    THU    FRI    SAT    SUN    MON

ALTAMAHA
  BAXLEY      74.5  77.8 WED 10 AM   76.8   76.1   75.5   75.0   74.6



$$

Flood Warning

FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
1044 AM EST WED NOV 25 2009

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA...

  ALTAMAHA RIVER AT CHARLOTTE AFFECTING JEFF DAVIS...MONTGOMERY AND
  TOOMBS COUNTIES
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA..
  ALTAMAHA RIVER AT BAXLEY AFFECTING APPLING AND TOOMBS COUNTIES
...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND EXPECTED TO CONTINUE

 .THE ALTAMAHA AT CHARLOTTE FALLING BELOW FLOOD STAGE
 TONIGHT...BAXLEY CONTINUES TO FALL SLOWLY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SAFETY MESSAGE...RESIDENTS AND THOSE WITH INTERESTS ALONG THE RIVER
SHOULD TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT THREATENED PROPERTY. HIGH AND FAST
FLOWING RIVERS ARE NOT SUITABLE FOR RECREATION OF ANY KIND. KEEP
CHILDREN AWAY FROM FLOODED AREAS. DO NOT DRIVE VEHICLES THROUGH
FLOODED AREAS. TURN AROUND...DON`T DROWN.

&&

GAC161-209-279-260600-
/O.EXT.KJAX.FL.W.0024.000000T0000Z-091126T0600Z/
/CHRG1.1.ER.000000T0000Z.091123T2145Z.091126T0000Z.NO/
1044 AM EST WED NOV 25 2009

...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL LATE TONIGHT...THE FLOOD WARNING
CONTINUES FOR
  THE ALTAMAHA RIVER AT CHARLOTTE.
* UNTIL LATE TONIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  9:45 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.6 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY
  THIS EVENING.

&&


               FLD    OBSERVED                   7AM FORECAST
LOCATION       STG  STG  DAY TIME    THU    FRI    SAT    SUN    MON

ALTAMAHA
  CHARLOTTE   15.0  15.6 WED 10 AM   14.4   13.5   12.8   12.2   11.7



$$