...Observed flooding changed from Minor to Moderate severity for the
following rivers in Georgia...
South River at GA 81 at Snapping Shoals affecting Henry, Newton
and Butts Counties.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
Additional information is available at weather.gov/atlanta.
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...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...
* WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring.
* WHERE...South River at GA 81 at Snapping Shoals.
* WHEN...Until further notice.
* IMPACTS...At 16.0 feet, Moderate flooding begins. Significant
flooding occurs in the woodlands and fields along the river
upstream and downstream from the gage on Georgia Highway 81. Much
further downstream in north Butts county...yards of homes and
portions of Lucy Lane and Lunsford Road will be flooded up to two
feet deep. The water level will be approaching the foundations of
some homes.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 2:30 AM EDT Saturday the stage was 16.3 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 2:30 AM EDT Saturday was 16.4 feet.
- Forecast...No forecast is available for this location. The
river is currently cresting and will likely begin to fall
through the morning.
- Flood stage is 12.0 feet.
- Flood History...No available flood history.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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Outdoors outfitters who make their living on Georgia’s waterways warned a House Study Committee on Navigable Streams and Related Matters Friday that designating certain streams and waterways in the state “unnavigable” could ruin their multibillion-dollar business.
Outdoors outfitters who make their living on Georgia’s waterways warned a House Study Committee on Navigable Streams and Related Matters Friday that designating certain streams and waterways in the state “unnavigable” could ruin their multibillion-dollar business.
ATLANTA — Allowing canoes and kayaks only on Georgia rivers and streams deemed navigable would ruin an outdoor recreation industry that brings in billions of dollars, outfitters and paddling enthusiasts told a legislative study committee Friday.
“Tourism is a significant economic driver in Georgia,” Amanda Dyson-Thornton, executive director of the Georgia Association of Convention and Visitors Bureaus, told members of the House Study Committee on Navigable Streams and Related Matters during a hearing at the Unicoi State Park & Lodge near Helen. “Public access to Georgia’s rivers and streams is crucial to sustaining Georgia’s outdoor recreation economy.”
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