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WGUS82 KFFC 262002
FLSATL
GAC133-211-270700-
RIVER FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 
259 PM EST THU DEC 26 2002

...RIVER FLOOD WARNING FOR THE OCONEE RIVER...INCLUDING PENFIELD...

MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURING...WITH A STAGE OF 15.3 FEET MEASURED AT 3 
PM THURSDAY.  MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST...WITH A MAXIMUM STAGE OF 
16.0 FEET AT 07 PM THURSDAY...WHICH IS 5.0 FEET ABOVE FLOOD STAGE.   
THE STAGE EXCEEDED THE FLOOD STAGE OF 11.0 FEET AT 4 PM TUESDAY.  THE 
STAGE WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 3 AM SATURDAY.  THIS CREST 
COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 15.5 FEET ON FEB 1 1999.  

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL TV AND RADIO STATIONS...OR 
YOUR CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THIS FLOOD 
EVENT.

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                 FLD  OBSERVED         ......FORECAST 8AM......     
LOCATION         STG  STG  DAY TIME    DEC 27    DEC 28    DEC 29

OCONEE RIVER
  PENFIELD        11  15.3 THU 03 PM   14.7      10.0       8.5