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1/16/2024
WT Staff
HAPPENING NOW
NWS Winter Weather Advisory
Oconee River flooding near Mount Vernon
Tuesday, January 16, 2024 - last updated 247 pm EST
National Weather Service Special Weather Statement issued 211 pm January 16, 2024
COLD AIR WILL BRING THE THREAT OF BLACK ICE AND FROZEN PIPES TONIGHT...The coldest air of the season has blasted into the area. Low temperatures tonight are forecast to drop into the single digits across the extreme northern portions of the area, with lows in the teens to lower 20s across the rest of the region.
Due to recent precipitation, there will be the potential for patchy black ice tonight and Wednesday morning in locations where roadways remain wet. As the name implies, black ice is difficult to see on roadways and can result in slick spots. Reduce speed and remain alert!
The prolonged period of sub-freezing temperatures will also bring the threat of frozen pipes tonight. Cover exposed pipes and allow a slow drip from exposed faucets.
Impacting Dade-Walker-Catoosa-Whitfield-Murray-Fannin-Gilmer-Union-Towns-Chattooga-Gordon-Pickens-Dawson-Lumpkin-White-Floyd-Bartow-Cherokee-Forsyth-Hall-Banks-Jackson-Madison-Polk-Paulding-Cobb-North Fulton-Gwinnett-Barrow-Clarke-Oconee-Oglethorpe-Wilkes-Haralson-Carroll-Douglas-South Fulton-DeKalb-Rockdale-Walton-Newton-Morgan-Greene-Taliaferro-Heard-Coweta-Fayette-Clayton-Spalding-Henry-Butts-Jasper-Putnam-Hancock-Warren-Troup-Meriwether-Pike-Upson-Lamar-Monroe-Jones-Baldwin-Washington-Glascock-Jefferson-Harris-Talbot-Taylor-Crawford-Bibb-Twiggs-Wilkinson-Johnson-Emanuel-Muscogee-Chattahoochee-Marion-Schley-Macon-Peach-Houston-Bleckley-Laurens-Treutlen-Stewart-Webster-Sumter-Dooly-Crisp-Pulaski-Wilcox-Dodge-Telfair-Wheeler-Montgomery-Toombs Counties
Flood and streamflow report
USGS Streamflow gauges - see Provisional Data Statement below
Oconee River breached flood stage at GA280 west of Mount Vernon around 2 pm this afternoon, presently on a rising trend. Watch for updates when the flow peaks and begins to subside. Five more stations, all on the Atlantic side of the divide report active flooding Tuesday afternoon. Ogeechee River is still flooding at Midville, Ocmulgee River is still flooding at Hawkinsville and Abbeville. Oconee River is still flooding at Dublin station and Little Satilla River is still flooding at Offerman.
See black tags on the map for flood information updated throughout the day.
Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Drought Map USGS 7-day average streamflow compared with historic average
No part of Georgia is rated below normal or any degree of hydrologic drought.
USGS seven-day average streamflows at each monitoring location are rated against the historic average flow volume for this day. Results appear on the drought map, showing surface area with a rating: below normal, moderate drought, severe drought or extreme drought. The drought-rated surface area most often follows watershed lines, the physical topography of drainage and direction of flow of the surface water across the state. The watershed layer on the map shows surface area impacted by streamflows in each drainage area. Turn the directional arrows on to see which way the water flows, along with hazardous spills reported in the area that could have an impact on water quality.
HABs update from Georgia Department of Natural Resources - Coastal Resources Division Shellfish and Water Quality Unit
Permanent advisories remain in effect for bacterial contamination at Jekyll Clam Creek Beach on the north end of the island and St Andrews Beach on the south end. Lab tests processed at Brunswick on samples collected Tuesday January 2, 2024 show the enterococcus levels below the health advisory threshold. Clam Creek Beach came in at 4 cfu per 100 ml and 9 cfu per 100 ml for St Andrews.
USGS Provisional Data Statement
Data are provisional and subject to revision until they have been thoroughly reviewed and received final approval. Current condition data relayed by satellite or other telemetry are automatically screened to not display improbable values until they can be verified.
Provisional data may be inaccurate due to instrument malfunctions or physical changes at the measurement site. Subsequent review based on field inspections and measurements may result in significant revisions to the data.
Data users are cautioned to consider carefully the provisional nature of the information before using it for decisions that concern personal or public safety or the conduct of business that involves substantial monetary or operational consequences. Information concerning the accuracy and appropriate uses of these data or concerning other hydrologic data may be obtained from the USGS.
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