Flood Warnings Update

The flood warning continues for the Savannah River at Burtons Ferry affecting Screven County in Georgia and Hampton and Allendale Counties in South Carolina as well as for the Savannah River near Clyo affecting Effingham County in Georgia and Jasper County in South Carolina until further notice.

At 10 am Saturday the Savannah River at Burtons Ferry had a stage of 15.8 feet. Flood stage is 15 feet. Minor flooding is occurring. The river is forecast to rise to 16.6 feet Wednesday early afternoon. At 15.0 feet...flooding of some adjacent agricultural lands occurs. Most boat ramps along the river are unusable.

At 10 am Saturday the Savannah River near Clyo had a stage of 11.9 feet. Flood stage is 11 feet. Minor flooding is occurring. The river is forecast to rise to 14.4 feet Thursday morning. At 14.5 feet...the bottom floor of several riverfront homes along Tom Goethe Road begin to flood.

A flood warning continues for the Altamaha River at Charlotte affecting Jeff Davis, Montgomery, and Toombs Counties as well as for the Altamaha River at Baxley affecting Appling and Toombs Counties

At 10:45 am Saturday the Altamaha River at Charlotte had a stage of 16.5 feet. Flood stage is 15.0 feet. Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. The river is forecast to continue rising to near 16.5 feet by Sunday morning. The river will fall below flood stage Wednesday morning. At 21.0 feet...homes on the north bank of the river, just downstream of gage, are affected.

At 10:45 am Saturday the Altamaha River at Baxley had a stage of 78.0 feet. Flood stage is 74.5 feet. Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. The river is forecast to continue falling to a stage of 77.9 feet by Sunday morning. At 82.0 feet...Davis Landing Road and Morris Landing Road are flooded.

Residents and those with interests along the river should take action to protect threatened property. High and fast flowing rivers are not suitable for recreation of any kind. Keep children away from flooded areas. Do not drive vehicles through flooded areas. Turn around...don’t drown.