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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
850 PM EDT Sat May 25 2024

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Georgia...

  Withlacoochee River near Quitman (US 84) affecting Lowndes and
  Brooks Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.

Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

The next statement will be issued late tonight at 215 AM EDT.

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GAC027-185-260615-
/O.EXT.KTAE.FL.W.0065.000000T0000Z-240526T0615Z/
/QUTG1.1.ER.240517T2030Z.240522T0915Z.240526T0148Z.NO/
850 PM EDT Sat May 25 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring.

* WHERE...Withlacoochee River near Quitman (US 84).

* WHEN...Until just after midnight tonight.

* IMPACTS...At 104.0 feet, In Lowndes County, Spook Bridge Lane
  begins to flood.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 8:00 PM EDT Saturday the stage was 104.1 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 8:00 PM EDT Saturday was 105.6 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
    around midnight and continue falling to 94.8 feet Thursday
    evening.
  - Flood stage is 104.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    103.9 feet on 02/21/1997.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

LAT...LON 3079 8335 3073 8341 3063 8322 3064 8342
      3074 8355 3084 8346


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