Ocmulgee Mounds National Historic Park could expand into national park and preserve
The team says they have to raise $1.2 million by August for the park to be recognized as a National park. Author: Taelore Hicks (WMAZ) Updated: 7:49 PM EDT May 5, 2021
MACON, Ga. Macon s beloved Ocmulgee Mounds National Historic park may soon quadruple in size.
A group of people hope to expand the park and turn it into the first National Park and Preserve east of the Mississippi River. There s one city in the entire United States that has a national park in it, Chris Sheridan said.
Chris Sheridan and Seth Clark joined the Ocmulgee National Park and Preserve Initiative team to make Macon, the second city in the United States with a national park.
Sometimes weather radar picks up things that aren’t weather.
That happened Tuesday morning, near Warner Robins. The radar showed a pretty strong storm with heavy rainfall, maybe even small hail.
But it was not a storm. It was probably birds – a lot of birds.
The Atlanta office of the National Weather Service shared it in a Tuesday morning Tweet.
This morning, near Warner Robins, a flock of birds took off that was so big & dense it registered up to 54 dBZ on the KJGX radar! These values are comparable to some pretty heavy rainfall or even small hail; It was so strong it tricked KJGX into rainfall accumulation mode! #gawxpic.twitter.com/xcBDKCZZ8R