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Flash Flood Warning 11, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this flash flood warning at Aug 28, 2009, 8:51 AM EDT for 5 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 6 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 28, 2009, 8:51 AM EDT (12:51 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 28, 2009, 2:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Clayton County, GA, DeKalb County, GA, Fulton County, GA, Gwinnett County, GA, Henry County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 0.9 hours before the alert went out and 52 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 125 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -14 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 498 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 21 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 41 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 22 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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WGUS52 KFFC 281251
FFWFFC
GAC063-089-121-135-151-281845-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FF.W.0011.090828T1251Z-090828T1845Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
851 AM EDT FRI AUG 28 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN CLAYTON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
DEKALB COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
EASTERN FULTON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
WEST CENTRAL GWINNETT COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
NORTH CENTRAL HENRY COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
* UNTIL 245 PM EDT
* AT 841 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
FLASH FLOODING FROM NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN OVER
THE WARNED AREA.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO BUCKHEAD...
NORCROSS...LILBURN...DULUTH...BERKELEY LAKE...PINE LAKE...AVONDALE
ESTATES...DECATUR...STONE MOUNTAIN...CLARKSTON...TUCKER...DRUID
HILLS...DORAVILLE...CHAMBLEE...DUNWOODY...GRANT PARK-ZOO ATLANTA...
MIDTOWN...JOHNS CREEK...ATLANTA AND ALPHARETTA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FLOOD WATERS ARE MOVING DOWN THE NORTH AND SOUTH FORK PEACHTREE
CREEKS IN DEKALB COUNTY TOWARD PEACHTREE CREEK IN FULTON COUNTY.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES HAS OCCURRED IN PORTIONS OF THE
WARNED AREA SINCE 630 AM EDT THIS MORNING. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL
AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE MORNING.
DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF
RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.
IF YOU SEE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6.
&&
LAT...LON 3405 8412 3364 8416 3364 8417 3359 8415
3353 8415 3356 8446 3409 8431
$$
16/316 follow-up statements
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WGUS72 KFFC 281345
FFSFFC
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
945 AM EDT FRI AUG 28 2009
GAC063-089-121-135-151-281845-
/O.CON.KFFC.FF.W.0011.000000T0000Z-090828T1845Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
HENRY GA-CLAYTON GA-DEKALB GA-GWINNETT GA-FULTON GA-
945 AM EDT FRI AUG 28 2009
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 PM EDT FOR
EASTERN FULTON...WEST CENTRAL GWINNETT...DEKALB...NORTHERN CLAYTON
AND NORTH CENTRAL HENRY COUNTIES...
AT 930 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN WERE STILL PASSING
OVER THE WARNED AREA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES HAVE FALLEN
SINCE 630 AM EDT. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ANOTHER INCH IS
EXPECTED THIS MORNING.
THE FOLLOWING CREEKS ARE CURRENTLY IN FLOOD OR EXPECTED TO FLOOD...
THE NORTH FORK PEACHTREE CREEK NEAR ATLANTA
AT 9AM THIS MORNING THE STAGE WAS 12.2 FEET...AND RISING.
FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET.
THE SOUTH FORK PEACHTREE CREEK NEAR ATLANTA
AT 9AM THIS MORNING THE STAGE WAS 12.3 FEET...AND RISING.
FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET.
THE PEACHTREE CREEK NEAR ATLANTA
AT 9AM THIS MORNING THE STAGE WAS 7.3 FEET...AND RISING RAPIDLY.
MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. FLOOD STAGE IS 17.0 FEET.
THE CREEK IS FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS MORNING
AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 18.0 FEET BY THIS AFTERNOON. THE CREEK
WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
AT 18.0 FEET...MODERATE FLOODING BEGINS. WATER BEGINS TO REACH
HOMES ON HANOVER WEST DRIVE. BACKYARDS OF HOMES ON WEST NANCY CREEK
ROAD BEGIN TO FLOOD.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
BUCKHEAD...NORCROSS...LILBURN...DULUTH...BERKELEY LAKE...PINE LAKE
...AVONDALE ESTATES...DECATUR...STONE MOUNTAIN...CLARKSTON...TUCKER
...DRUID HILLS...DORAVILLE...CHAMBLEE...DUNWOODY...GRANT PARK-ZOO
ATLANTA...MIDTOWN...JOHNS CREEK...ATLANTA AND ALPHARETTA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU SEE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6.
&&
LAT...LON 3405 8412 3364 8416 3364 8417 3359 8415
3353 8415 3356 8446 3409 8431
$$
16/31000
WGUS72 KFFC 281449
FFSFFC
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1049 AM EDT FRI AUG 28 2009
GAC063-089-121-135-151-281845-
/O.CON.KFFC.FF.W.0011.000000T0000Z-090828T1845Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
HENRY GA-CLAYTON GA-DEKALB GA-GWINNETT GA-FULTON GA-
1049 AM EDT FRI AUG 28 2009
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 PM EDT FOR
EASTERN FULTON...WEST CENTRAL GWINNETT...DEKALB...NORTHERN CLAYTON
AND NORTH CENTRAL HENRY COUNTIES...
AT 1030 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
LIGHT TO MODERATE SHOWERS MOVING OVER THE WARNED AREA. RAINFALL
AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES HAS OCCURRED SINCE 400 AM EDT THIS MORNING.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF LESS THAN ONE INCH CAN BE EXPECTED
THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON.
THE NORTH FORK PEACHTREE CREEK NEAR ATLANTA
AT 10 AM THIS MORNING THE STAGE WAS 12.8 FEET...AND RISING SLOWLY.
FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET.
THE SOUTH FORK PEACHTREE CREEK NEAR ATLANTA
AT 10 AM THIS MORNING THE STAGE WAS 12.9 FEET...AND RISING SLOWLY.
FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET.
THE PEACHTREE CREEK NEAR ATLANTA
AT 10 AM THIS MORNING THE STAGE WAS 10.3 FEET...AND RISING RAPIDLY.
MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. FLOOD STAGE IS 17.0 FEET. THE CREEK
IS FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS MORNING AND
CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 18.0 FEET BY THIS AFTERNOON. THE CREEK WILL
FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
AT 18.0 FEET...MODERATE FLOODING BEGINS. WATER BEGINS TO REACH
HOMES ON HANOVER WEST DRIVE. BACKYARDS OF HOMES ON WEST NANCY CREEK
ROAD BEGIN TO FLOOD.
THE BIG CREEK NEAR ALPHARETTA
AT 10 AM THIS MORNING THE STAGE WAS 6.7 FEET...AND RISING.
FLOOD STAGE IS 7.0 FEET. THE CREEK IS FORECAST TO RISE TO FLOOD
STAGE EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THE CREEK WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE
BY THIS EVENING.
AT 7.0 FEET...BANKFULL AND FLOOD STAGE ARE REACHED ALONG BIG CREEK
BETWEEN CUMMING IN FORSYTH COUNTY...TO ALPHARETTA...AND ROSWELL IN
NORTH FULTON COUNTY. FLOODING STARTS TO EFFECT THE ALPHARETTA
GREENWAY AND ABOUT 200 FEET OF THE GREENWAY NEED TO BE CLOSED. IN
ADDITION...HIGH WATER BEGINS TO ENCROACH INTO PARK DOWNSTREAM OF
GAGE NEAR ROSWELL ALONG STATE HIGHWAY 9 AND RIVERSIDE ROAD.
THE CROOKED CREEK NEAR NORCROSS
AT 1030 AM THIS MORNING THE STAGE WAS 10.7 FEET...AND RISING SLOWLY.
FLOOD STAGE IS 11 FEET. THE CREEK WILL CREST NEAR FLOOD STAGE EARLY
THIS AFTERNOON.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
BUCKHEAD...NORCROSS...LILBURN...DULUTH...BERKELEY LAKE...PINE
LAKE...AVONDALE ESTATES...DECATUR...STONE MOUNTAIN...CLARKSTON
...TUCKER...DRUID HILLS...DORAVILLE...CHAMBLEE...DUNWOODY...GRANT
PARK-ZOO ATLANTA...MIDTOWN...JOHNS CREEK...ATLANTA AND ALPHARETTA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU SEE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6.
&&
LAT...LON 3405 8412 3364 8416 3364 8417 3359 8415
3353 8415 3356 8446 3409 8431
$$000
WGUS72 KFFC 281543
FFSFFC
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1143 AM EDT FRI AUG 28 2009
GAC063-089-121-135-151-281845-
/O.CON.KFFC.FF.W.0011.000000T0000Z-090828T1845Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
HENRY GA-CLAYTON GA-DEKALB GA-GWINNETT GA-FULTON GA-
1143 AM EDT FRI AUG 28 2009
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 PM EDT FOR
EASTERN FULTON...WEST CENTRAL GWINNETT...DEKALB...NORTHERN CLAYTON
AND NORTH CENTRAL HENRY COUNTIES...
AT 1130 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
LIGHT TO MODERATE SHOWERS MOVING OVER THE WARNED AREA. RAINFALL
AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES HAS OCCURRED SINCE 400 AM EDT THIS MORNING.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF LESS THAN ONE HALF INCH CAN BE
EXPECTED THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON.
THE NORTH FORK PEACHTREE CREEK NEAR ATLANTA...
AT 1115 AM THE STAGE WAS 12.8 FEET...AND STEADY. FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0
FEET.
THE SOUTH FORK PEACHTREE CREEK NEAR ATLANTA...
AT 1115 AM THE STAGE WAS 12.2 FEET...AND FALLING. FLOOD STAGE IS
12.0 FEET. THE CREEK CREST AT 12.9 FEET AT 1030 AM.
THE PEACHTREE CREEK NEAR ATLANTA
AT 1100 AM THE STAGE WAS 12.6 FEET...AND RISING RAPIDLY. MODERATE
FLOODING IS FORECAST. FLOOD STAGE IS 17.0 FEET. THE CREEK IS
FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE
TO RISE TO NEAR 18.0 FEET BY THIS AFTERNOON. THE CREEK WILL FALL
BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
AT 18.0 FEET...MODERATE FLOODING BEGINS. WATER BEGINS TO REACH
HOMES ON HANOVER WEST DRIVE. BACKYARDS OF HOMES ON WEST NANCY CREEK
ROAD BEGIN TO FLOOD.
THE BIG CREEK NEAR ALPHARETTA
AT 1130 AM THE STAGE WAS 7.0 FEET...AND RISING SLOWLY. FLOOD STAGE
IS 7.0 FEET. THE CREEK IS FORECAST TO REMAIN IN MINOR FLOOD FOR THE
AFTERNOON. THE CREEK WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY THIS EVENING.
AT 7.0 FEET...BANKFULL AND FLOOD STAGE ARE REACHED ALONG BIG CREEK
BETWEEN CUMMING IN FORSYTH COUNTY...TO ALPHARETTA...AND ROSWELL IN
NORTH FULTON COUNTY. FLOODING STARTS TO EFFECT THE ALPHARETTA
GREENWAY AND ABOUT 200 FEET OF THE GREENWAY NEED TO BE CLOSED. IN
ADDITION...HIGH WATER BEGINS TO ENCROACH INTO PARK DOWNSTREAM OF
GAGE NEAR ROSWELL ALONG STATE HIGHWAY 9 AND RIVERSIDE ROAD.
THE CROOKED CREEK NEAR NORCROSS
AT 1115 AM THE STAGE WAS 11.3 FEET...AND RISING SLOWLY. FLOOD STAGE
IS 11 FEET. THE CREEK WILL BE IN MINOR FLOOD THROUGH THE EARLY
AFTERNOON.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
BUCKHEAD...NORCROSS...LILBURN...DULUTH...BERKELEY LAKE...PINE
LAKE...AVONDALE ESTATES...DECATUR...STONE MOUNTAIN...CLARKSTON...
TUCKER...DRUID HILLS...DORAVILLE...CHAMBLEE...DUNWOODY...GRANT
PARK-ZOO ATLANTA...MIDTOWN...JOHNS CREEK...ATLANTA AND ALPHARETTA
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU SEE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6.
&&
LAT...LON 3405 8412 3364 8416 3364 8417 3359 8415
3353 8415 3356 8446 3409 8431
$$
16000
WGUS72 KFFC 281732
FFSFFC
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
132 PM EDT FRI AUG 28 2009
GAC063-089-121-135-151-281845-
/O.CON.KFFC.FF.W.0011.000000T0000Z-090828T1845Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
HENRY GA-CLAYTON GA-DEKALB GA-GWINNETT GA-FULTON GA-
132 PM EDT FRI AUG 28 2009
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 PM EDT FOR
EASTERN FULTON...WEST CENTRAL GWINNETT...DEKALB...NORTHERN CLAYTON
AND NORTH CENTRAL HENRY COUNTIES...
AT 115 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
SCATTERED LIGHT SHOWERS MOVING OVER THE WARNED AREA. RAINFALL
AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES HAVE OCCURRED SINCE 400 AM EDT THIS
MORNING. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF LESS THAN ONE TENTH INCH
CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
THE NORTH FORK PEACHTREE CREEK NEAR ATLANTA...
AT 115 PM THE STAGE WAS 12.6 FEET...AND FALLING SLOWLY. FLOOD STAGE
IS 12.0 FEET. THE CREEK CREST EARLIER AT 12.8 FEET.
THE SOUTH FORK PEACHTREE CREEK NEAR ATLANTA...
AT 1OO PM THE STAGE WAS 11.4 FEET...AND FALLING. FLOOD STAGE IS
12.0 FEET. THE CREEK CREST EARLIER AT 12.9 FEET.
THE PEACHTREE CREEK NEAR ATLANTA
AT 100 PM THE STAGE WAS 14.2 FEET...AND RISING. MINOR FLOODING IS
FORECAST. FLOOD STAGE IS 17.0 FEET. THE CREEK IS FORECAST TO REACH
FLOOD STAGE IN THE AFTERNOON. THE CREEK WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE
BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
AT 17.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING BEGINS. WOODWARD WAY BECOMES
IMPASSABLE AND FLOODING BEGINS IN YARDS OF HOMES ON HANOVER WEST
DRIVE AND WOODWARD WAY. ATLANTA MEMORIAL PARK IS FLOODED OUT.
THE BIG CREEK NEAR ALPHARETTA
AT 1230 PM THE STAGE WAS 7.0 FEET...AND RISING SLOWLY. FLOOD STAGE
IS 7.0 FEET. THE CREEK IS FORECAST TO REMAIN IN MINOR FLOOD FOR THE
AFTERNOON. THE CREEK WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY THIS EVENING.
AT 7.0 FEET...BANKFULL AND FLOOD STAGE ARE REACHED ALONG BIG CREEK
BETWEEN CUMMING IN FORSYTH COUNTY...TO ALPHARETTA...AND ROSWELL IN
NORTH FULTON COUNTY. FLOODING STARTS TO EFFECT THE ALPHARETTA
GREENWAY AND ABOUT 200 FEET OF THE GREENWAY NEED TO BE CLOSED. IN
ADDITION...HIGH WATER BEGINS TO ENCROACH INTO PARK DOWNSTREAM OF
GAGE NEAR ROSWELL ALONG STATE HIGHWAY 9 AND RIVERSIDE ROAD.
THE CROOKED CREEK NEAR NORCROSS
AT 115 PM THE STAGE WAS 9.6 FEET...AND FALLING. FLOOD STAGE IS 11
FEET. THE CREEK CREST EARLIER AT 11.5 FEET.
&&
LAT...LON 3405 8412 3364 8416 3364 8417 3359 8415
3353 8415 3356 8446 3409 8431
$$
16000
WGUS72 KFFC 281735 CCA
FFSFFC
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT...CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
135 PM EDT FRI AUG 28 2009
GAC063-089-121-135-151-281845-
/O.CON.KFFC.FF.W.0011.000000T0000Z-090828T1845Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
HENRY GA-CLAYTON GA-DEKALB GA-GWINNETT GA-FULTON GA-
135 PM EDT FRI AUG 28 2009
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 PM EDT FOR
EASTERN FULTON...WEST CENTRAL GWINNETT...DEKALB...NORTHERN CLAYTON
AND NORTH CENTRAL HENRY COUNTIES...
AT 115 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
SCATTERED LIGHT SHOWERS MOVING OVER THE WARNED AREA. RAINFALL
AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES HAVE OCCURRED SINCE 400 AM EDT THIS
MORNING. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF LESS THAN ONE TENTH INCH
CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
THE NORTH FORK PEACHTREE CREEK NEAR ATLANTA...
AT 115 PM THE STAGE WAS 12.6 FEET...AND FALLING SLOWLY. FLOOD STAGE
IS 12.0 FEET. THE CREEK CREST EARLIER AT 12.8 FEET.
THE SOUTH FORK PEACHTREE CREEK NEAR ATLANTA...
AT 100 PM THE STAGE WAS 11.4 FEET...AND FALLING. FLOOD STAGE IS
12.0 FEET. THE CREEK CREST EARLIER AT 12.9 FEET.
THE PEACHTREE CREEK NEAR ATLANTA...
AT 100 PM THE STAGE WAS 14.2 FEET...AND RISING. MINOR FLOODING IS
FORECAST. FLOOD STAGE IS 17.0 FEET. THE CREEK IS FORECAST TO REACH
FLOOD STAGE IN THE AFTERNOON. THE CREEK WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE
BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
AT 17.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING BEGINS. WOODWARD WAY BECOMES
IMPASSABLE AND FLOODING BEGINS IN YARDS OF HOMES ON HANOVER WEST
DRIVE AND WOODWARD WAY. ATLANTA MEMORIAL PARK IS FLOODED OUT.
THE BIG CREEK NEAR ALPHARETTA...
AT 1230 PM THE STAGE WAS 7.0 FEET...AND RISING SLOWLY. FLOOD STAGE
IS 7.0 FEET. THE CREEK IS FORECAST TO REMAIN IN MINOR FLOOD FOR THE
AFTERNOON. THE CREEK WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY THIS EVENING.
AT 7.0 FEET...BANKFULL AND FLOOD STAGE ARE REACHED ALONG BIG CREEK
BETWEEN CUMMING IN FORSYTH COUNTY...TO ALPHARETTA...AND ROSWELL IN
NORTH FULTON COUNTY. FLOODING STARTS TO EFFECT THE ALPHARETTA
GREENWAY AND ABOUT 200 FEET OF THE GREENWAY NEED TO BE CLOSED. IN
ADDITION...HIGH WATER BEGINS TO ENCROACH INTO PARK DOWNSTREAM OF
GAGE NEAR ROSWELL ALONG STATE HIGHWAY 9 AND RIVERSIDE ROAD.
THE CROOKED CREEK NEAR NORCROSS...
AT 115 PM THE STAGE WAS 9.6 FEET...AND FALLING. FLOOD STAGE IS 11
FEET. THE CREEK CREST EARLIER AT 11.5 FEET.
&&
LAT...LON 3405 8412 3364 8416 3364 8417 3359 8415
3353 8415 3356 8446 3409 8431
$$
16000
WGUS72 KFFC 281827
FFSFFC
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
227 PM EDT FRI AUG 28 2009
GAC063-089-121-135-151-281845-
/O.CON.KFFC.FF.W.0011.000000T0000Z-090828T1845Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
HENRY GA-CLAYTON GA-DEKALB GA-GWINNETT GA-FULTON GA-
227 PM EDT FRI AUG 28 2009
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 PM EDT FOR
EASTERN FULTON...WEST CENTRAL GWINNETT...DEKALB...NORTHERN CLAYTON
AND NORTH CENTRAL HENRY COUNTIES...
AT 215 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
SCATTERED LIGHT SHOWERS MOVING OVER THE WARNED AREA. RAINFALL
AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES HAVE OCCURRED SINCE 400 AM EDT THIS
MORNING. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF LESS THAN ONE TENTH OF AN
INCH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
THE NORTH FORK PEACHTREE CREEK NEAR ATLANTA...
AT 215 PM THE STAGE WAS 12.5 FEET...AND FALLING SLOWLY. FLOOD STAGE
IS 12.0 FEET. THE CREEK CRESTED EARLIER AT 12.8 FEET.
THE SOUTH FORK PEACHTREE CREEK NEAR ATLANTA...
AT 215 PM THE STAGE WAS 11.2 FEET...AND FALLING. FLOOD STAGE IS
12.0 FEET. THE CREEK CRESTED EARLIER AT 12.9 FEET.
THE PEACHTREE CREEK NEAR ATLANTA...
AT 2 PM THE STAGE WAS 14.3 FEET...AND RISING SLOWLY. FLOOD STAGE IS
17.0 FEET. THE CREEK IS NOW FORECAST TO REMAIN BELOW FLOOD STAGE
THIS AFTERNOON. THE CREEK WILL LIKELY CREST AROUND 14.5 FEET. AT
15.0 FEET ATLANTA MEMORIAL PARK STARTS TO HAVE HIGH WATER AS THE
CREEK OVERFLOWS INTO THE PARK.
THE BIG CREEK NEAR ALPHARETTA...
AT 130 PM THE STAGE WAS 7.0 FEET...AND RISING SLOWLY. FLOOD STAGE IS
7.0 FEET. THE CREEK IS FORECAST TO REMAIN IN MINOR FLOOD FOR THE
AFTERNOON. THE CREEK WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE TONIGHT.
AT 7.0 FEET...BANKFULL AND FLOOD STAGE ARE REACHED ALONG BIG CREEK
BETWEEN CUMMING IN FORSYTH COUNTY...TO ALPHARETTA...AND ROSWELL IN
NORTH FULTON COUNTY. FLOODING STARTS TO EFFECT THE ALPHARETTA
GREENWAY AND ABOUT 200 FEET OF THE GREENWAY NEED TO BE CLOSED. IN
ADDITION...HIGH WATER BEGINS TO ENCROACH INTO PARK DOWNSTREAM OF
GAGE NEAR ROSWELL ALONG STATE HIGHWAY 9 AND RIVERSIDE ROAD.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU SEE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6.
&&
LAT...LON 3405 8412 3364 8416 3364 8417 3359 8415
3353 8415 3356 8446 3409 8431
$$
16/31The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 7:15 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Meriwether, Pike, Talbot, Taylor, Upson | 6 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.