... Flood Warning extended until further notice... the Flood Warning
continues for
the Oconee river near Mount Vernon
* from tomorrow morning until further notice.
* At 8pm Monday the stage was 14.8 feet... and rising.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 16.0 feet.
* Forecast to rise above flood stage by tomorrow morning and continue
to rise to near 17.8 feet by early Thursday morning.
* At 18.0 feet... minor flooding continues and expands. A campground
and a few out buildings begin to flood several miles south of Mount
Vernon. Eleven homes in the Cherokee Sand Ridge subdivision are
surrounded by water. Dead River Road becomes flooded and is closed.
759 PM EST Mon Nov 16 2009
The Flood Warning continues for
the Altamaha river at Charlotte.
* From Thursday afternoon until further notice... or until the warning
is cancelled.
* At 1:45 PM Monday the stage was 9.3 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 15.0 feet.
* Forecast... rise above flood stage by Thursday afternoon and
continue to rise to near 17.1 feet by Sunday evening.
Fld observed 7am forecast
location stg stg day time Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
Altamaha
Charlotte 15.0 9.3 Mon 02 PM 10.1 11.7 14.2 15.9 16.7