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FLSTAE

Flood Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
903 AM EDT Wed May 22 2024

...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Georgia...

  Withlacoochee River near Quitman (US 84) affecting Brooks and
  Lowndes 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 315 AM EDT.

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/QUTG1.1.ER.240517T2030Z.240522T0915Z.240526T1500Z.NO/
903 AM EDT Wed May 22 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE SUNDAY EVENING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

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

* WHEN...Until late Sunday evening.

* IMPACTS...At 110.0 feet, In Lowndes County, Beaver Run Road, Spain
  Ferry Road, and Old Quitman Highway are flooded. Water will
  approach structures along Old Quitman Highway on the Brooks County
  side of the river.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 8:45 AM EDT Wednesday the stage was 108.8 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 8:45 AM EDT Wednesday was 108.9 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
    late Sunday morning and continue falling to 102.5 feet Monday
    morning.
  - Flood stage is 104.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    109.0 feet on 03/11/1944.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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


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