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3/19/2024
WT Staff
HAPPENING NOW
Ocmulgee, Altamaha, Satilla, Ohoopee, Ogeechee and Savannah rivers flooding
NWS: High fire danger
Water news for Tuesday, March 19, 2024 1234 pm EDT
National Weather Service Hazardous Weather Outlook issued 303 am March 19
HIGH FIRE DANGER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA DUE TO LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
High fire danger conditions this afternoon into the evening for north and central Georgia due to low relative humidities. Relative Humidities of 25 percent or less can be expected for 4 or more hours this afternoon into the evening. Northwest winds will switch to the west a little before noon with speeds ranging 8 to 12 MPH.
With dry fuels, high fire danger conditions can be expected. Please refer to your local burn permitting authorities whether you may burn outdoors. If you do burn outside, use extreme caution.
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Streamflow Situation provisional data from USGS current streamflow monitors
Streamflows in north Georgia rate seasonal normal Tuesday with ten monitors recording flooding in the south.
Flooding continues Tuesday in the Atlantic basin. Ocmulgee River continues to run over flood stage at Lumber City and on down into the Altamaha channel, flooding near Charlotteville and Baxley. Ohoopee River continues to flood at Reidsville, and this flow joins up with Altamaha just before Doctortown, running a foot and three inches over flood stage, still on the rise. Altamaha is still flooding near Everett City, running ten inches over and rising. Savannah River is still flooding at Burtons Ferry Rd near Millhaven and downstream near Cylo. Ogeechee River is flooding near Eden, still nine inches over flood stage.
Check black tags on the map for flood levels updated throughout the day, blue tags for high flow.
Flooding in the USA provisional data from USGS streamflow monitors
Twenty-seven streamgauges record flood stage in continental USA today, down from thirty-one this time yesterday.
WT tracks flooding and drinking water quality in four states. As of this report, no flooding is reported in the networks in New York or Ohio.
Louisiana picked up a fifth streamgauge reporting over flood stage, this being downstream of where Bayou Dorcheat has been flooding since March 8. Following heavy rains through southern Arkansas and northwest Louisiana last week, Bayou Dorcheat took on a lot of runoff, peaking more than seven feet above flood stage on March 17 around 145 am near Springhill. The surge of runoff passed through the channel fairly quickly, finding Minden twenty four hours later. Bayou Dorcheat began rising rapidly in the early morning hours of March 18, breaching flood stage yesterday around 10 am. As of this report, Bayou Dorcheat is about halfway back down from its peak near Springhill and dropping, the flow near Minden is rising, beginning to slow the rate of rise, possibly looking to peak soon.
Bayou Bodcau continues to flood the area to the west of Bayou Dorcheat, running four feet over near Shreveport and rising. Flooding here had come within a foot of ending prior to the March 17 and 18 rain event. Pearl River is still flooding in watershed region 7 near Bogalusa, still flooding according to the Pearl River monitor downstream. along the east state line.
Georgia dropped one flood monitor overnight, today down to ten reports of flooding in the network. The current flood event in GA began on March 6 caused by heavy rain through north and central Georgia. Major rivers still flooding Monday include the Ocmulgee, Altamaha, Satilla, Savannah, Ogeechee and, Ohoopee Rivers, all heading for the Atlantic Ocean. Refer to black tags on the maps for updated flood flow levels, blue tags for 99th percentile high flows.
WaterToday Louisiana
Drinking Water Advisories
Clarkesville issued a BWA last week Thursday for several neighborhoods downtown. Customers connecting at Habersham Place, Springwood, and Madison from Wayne to Llewellyn St are to boil water until further notice.
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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