Headline:
Flood Warning issued October 10 at 10:57AM EDT until October 13 at 2:00PM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
October 10, 2026 - 7:57am
Expires:
October 10, 2026 - 8:00pm
Description:
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Georgia...
Ochlockonee River near Thomasville (US 84) affecting Grady and
Thomas Counties.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Ochlockonee River near Thomasville (US 84).
* WHEN...From this evening to Tuesday afternoon.
* IMPACTS...At 15.0 feet, Multiple access roads to boat ramps
throughout the basin are flooded. Widespread flooding of wooded
bottomland and adjacent farmland occurs.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 10:45 AM EDT Saturday the stage was 10.6 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 9.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
tomorrow afternoon to a crest of 15.8 feet Monday morning. It
will then fall below flood stage late Tuesday morning.
- Flood stage is 15.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 15.8
feet on 01/23/2017.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.
The next statement will be issued this evening at 1100 PM EDT.
Area Description:
Grady, GA; Thomas, GA
Forcast Office:
NWS Tallahassee FL
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov