552 WGUS82 KTAE 011235 FLSTAE FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 735 AM EST MON DEC 01 2008 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... WITHLACOOCHEE RIVER NEAR VALDOSTA AFFECTING LOWNDES COUNTY ...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND EXPECTED TO CONTINUE SAFETY MESSAGE...ALL PERSONS WITH INTEREST ALONG THE RIVER SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS...AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. IF YOU SEE FLOOD WATERS...REMEMBER TO TURN AROUND AND DO NOT DROWN. GAC185-021235- /O.EXT.KTAE.FL.W.0048.081201T1234Z-081206T1200Z/ /VDSG1.1.ER.081201T0905Z.081202T0000Z.081206T0600Z.NO/ 735 AM EST MON DEC 01 2008 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL SATURDAY MORNING...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE WITHLACOOCHEE RIVER NEAR VALDOSTA. * UNTIL SATURDAY MORNING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 6:30 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.4 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 13.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 14.4 FEET BY THIS EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 15.0 FEET...FRANKLINVILLE AND LITTLE RIVER ROADS WILL FLOOD && FLD OBSERVED 7AM EST / 8AM EDT FORECAST LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME TUE WED THU FRI SAT WITHLACOOCHEE RIVER VALDOSTA 13 13.4 MON 06 AM 14.2 13.7 14.2 13.8 12.6 $$