Alert archive / Georgia / Flood Watches in 2009
Flood Watch 4, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this flood watch at Mar 25, 2009, 4:25 AM EDT for 69 counties in Georgia. It took effect at Mar 26, 2009, 2:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 69 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 25, 2009, 4:25 AM EDT (08:25 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 26, 2009, 2:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Mar 28, 2009, 11:24 PM EDT
- In force
- 69 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Flood severity
- None
All 69 counties
Baldwin County, GA, Banks County, GA, Barrow County, GA, Bartow County, GA, Bibb County, GA, Butts County, GA, Carroll County, GA, Catoosa County, GA, Chattooga County, GA, Cherokee County, GA, Clarke County, GA, Clayton County, GA, Cobb County, GA, Coweta County, GA, Crawford County, GA, Dade County, GA, Dawson County, GA, DeKalb County, GA, Douglas County, GA, Fannin County, GA, Fayette County, GA, Floyd County, GA, Forsyth County, GA, Fulton County, GA, Gilmer County, GA, Glascock County, GA, Gordon County, GA, Greene County, GA, Gwinnett County, GA, Hall County, GA, Hancock County, GA, Haralson County, GA, Harris County, GA, Heard County, GA, Henry County, GA, Jackson County, GA, Jasper County, GA, Jones County, GA, Lamar County, GA, Lumpkin County, GA, Madison County, GA, Meriwether County, GA, Monroe County, GA, Morgan County, GA, Murray County, GA, Muscogee County, GA, Newton County, GA, Oconee County, GA, Oglethorpe County, GA, Paulding County, GA, Pickens County, GA, Pike County, GA, Polk County, GA, Putnam County, GA, Rockdale County, GA, Spalding County, GA, Talbot County, GA, Taliaferro County, GA, Taylor County, GA, Towns County, GA, Troup County, GA, Union County, GA, Upson County, GA, Walker County, GA, Walton County, GA, Warren County, GA, White County, GA, Whitfield County, GA, Wilkes County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:27 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 00:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 55 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
- 6 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -38 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1570 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 78 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 178 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
231 WGUS62 KFFC 250825 FFAFFC URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 425 AM EDT WED MAR 25 2009 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>073-075- 078>082-089-251630- /O.NEW.KFFC.FA.A.0004.090326T0600Z-090329T0800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS- CHATTOOGA-GORDON-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE-FLOYD-BARTOW- CHEROKEE-FORSYTH-HALL-BANKS-JACKSON-MADISON-POLK-PAULDING-COBB- NORTH FULTON-GWINNETT-BARROW-CLARKE-OCONEE-OGLETHORPE-WILKES- HARALSON-CARROLL-DOUGLAS-SOUTH FULTON-DEKALB-ROCKDALE-WALTON- NEWTON-MORGAN-GREENE-TALIAFERRO-HEARD-COWETA-FAYETTE-CLAYTON- SPALDING-HENRY-BUTTS-JASPER-PUTNAM-HANCOCK-WARREN-TROUP- MERIWETHER-PIKE-UPSON-LAMAR-MONROE-JONES-BALDWIN-GLASCOCK-HARRIS- TALBOT-TAYLOR-CRAWFORD-BIBB-MUSCOGEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALHOUN...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND... ROME...CARTERSVILLE...GAINESVILLE...MARIETTA...ATLANTA... LAWRENCEVILLE...ATHENS...CARROLLTON...DOUGLASVILLE...EAST POINT... DECATUR...CONYERS...COVINGTON...NEWNAN...PEACHTREE CITY... GRIFFIN...MILLEDGEVILLE...MACON...COLUMBUS 425 AM EDT WED MAR 25 2009 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA...EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA...NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...NORTHEAST GEORGIA... NORTHWEST GEORGIA AND WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA. * FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT * A LARGE STORM SYSTEM OVER THE PLAINS WILL MOVE NORTHEAST INTO THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES REGION TODAY. A TRAILING COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THIS STORM THROUGH THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY TO A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER SOUTH TEXAS. AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES EAST...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND MOVE INTO NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO BECOME STATIONARY OVER EXTREME NORTH GEORGIA ON THURSDAY AS A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES MOVE PARALLEL TO THE FRONT. ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER CENTRAL TEXAS ON FRIDAY AND DEEPEN AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST TO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY BY SATURDAY. A TRAILING COLD FRONT FROM THIS LOW WILL PRODUCE NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN WHICH WILL MOVE THROUGH GEORGIA ON SATURDAY...ENDING BY EARLY SUNDAY. BETWEEN THESE TWO STORM SYSTEMS...WIDESPREAD RAINFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 4 INCHES WITH ISOLATED 5 INCH AMOUNTS CAN BE ANTICIPATED OVER MOST OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA...BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY. THE HEAVY RAIN THREAT AREA AT THIS TIME WILL BE GENERALLY NORTH OF A LINE FROM COLUMBUS THROUGH MACON TO AUGUSTA. * THIS HEAVY RAINFALL WILL LIKELY CAUSE SOME RIVERS...STREAMS AND CREEKS TO RISE TO LEVELS THAT RESULT IN MINOR FLOODING. LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE IN URBAN AREAS AND MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN DUE TO RAPID RUNOFF. A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR FLOODING ESPECIALLY ALONG LARGER STREAMS AND RIVERS. IF YOU ARE IN THE WATCH AREA...CHECK YOUR PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS...ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE INTERESTS ALONG AREA RIVERS. KEEP INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR ACTION IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF A FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED. $$
12 follow-up statements
599 WGUS62 KFFC 252038 FFAFFC FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 438 PM EDT WED MAR 25 2009 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>073-075- 078>082-089-260445- /O.CON.KFFC.FA.A.0004.090326T0600Z-090329T0800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS- CHATTOOGA-GORDON-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE-FLOYD-BARTOW- CHEROKEE-FORSYTH-HALL-BANKS-JACKSON-MADISON-POLK-PAULDING-COBB- NORTH FULTON-GWINNETT-BARROW-CLARKE-OCONEE-OGLETHORPE-WILKES- HARALSON-CARROLL-DOUGLAS-SOUTH FULTON-DEKALB-ROCKDALE-WALTON- NEWTON-MORGAN-GREENE-TALIAFERRO-HEARD-COWETA-FAYETTE-CLAYTON- SPALDING-HENRY-BUTTS-JASPER-PUTNAM-HANCOCK-WARREN-TROUP- MERIWETHER-PIKE-UPSON-LAMAR-MONROE-JONES-BALDWIN-GLASCOCK-HARRIS- TALBOT-TAYLOR-CRAWFORD-BIBB-MUSCOGEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALHOUN...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND... ROME...CARTERSVILLE...GAINESVILLE...MARIETTA...ATLANTA... LAWRENCEVILLE...ATHENS...CARROLLTON...DOUGLASVILLE...EAST POINT... DECATUR...CONYERS...COVINGTON...NEWNAN...PEACHTREE CITY... GRIFFIN...MILLEDGEVILLE...MACON...COLUMBUS 438 PM EDT WED MAR 25 2009 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM EDT THURSDAY THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA...EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA...NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...NORTHEAST GEORGIA...NORTHWEST GEORGIA AND WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA. * FROM 2 AM EDT THURSDAY THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT * AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PUSH OUT OF THE NORTHWEST GULF TONIGHT AND PUSH INTO EAST CENTRAL TENNESSEE BY MID THURSDAY MORNING. THE TRAILING COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO BECOME STATIONARY OVER EXTREME NORTH GEORGIA ON THURSDAY... AND PROVIDE THE FOCUS FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AS A SERIES OF UPPER DISTURBANCES MOVE PARALLEL TO THE FRONT. ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER CENTRAL TEXAS ON FRIDAY AND DEEPEN AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST TO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY BY SATURDAY. A TRAILING COLD FRONT FROM THIS LOW WILL PRODUCE NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN WHICH WILL MOVE THROUGH GEORGIA ON SATURDAY...ENDING BY EARLY SUNDAY. BETWEEN THESE TWO STORM SYSTEMS...WIDESPREAD RAINFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 4 INCHES WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS CAN BE ANTICIPATED OVER MOST OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA...BEGINNING TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY. THE HEAVY RAIN THREAT AREA AT THIS TIME WILL BE GENERALLY NORTH OF A LINE FROM COLUMBUS THROUGH MACON TO AUGUSTA. * THIS HEAVY RAINFALL WILL LIKELY CAUSE SOME RIVERS...STREAMS AND CREEKS TO RISE TO LEVELS THAT RESULT IN MINOR FLOODING. LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE IN URBAN AREAS AND MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN DUE TO RAPID RUNOFF. REMEMBER...A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR FLOODING ESPECIALLY ALONG LARGER STREAMS AND RIVERS. IF YOU ARE IN THE WATCH AREA...CHECK YOUR PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS...ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE INTERESTS ALONG AREA RIVERS. KEEP INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR ACTION IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF A FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED. $$
504 WGUS62 KFFC 252040 FFAFFC FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 440 PM EDT WED MAR 25 2009 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>073-075- 078>082-089-260930- /O.CON.KFFC.FA.A.0004.090326T0600Z-090329T0800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS- CHATTOOGA-GORDON-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE-FLOYD-BARTOW- CHEROKEE-FORSYTH-HALL-BANKS-JACKSON-MADISON-POLK-PAULDING-COBB- NORTH FULTON-GWINNETT-BARROW-CLARKE-OCONEE-OGLETHORPE-WILKES- HARALSON-CARROLL-DOUGLAS-SOUTH FULTON-DEKALB-ROCKDALE-WALTON- NEWTON-MORGAN-GREENE-TALIAFERRO-HEARD-COWETA-FAYETTE-CLAYTON- SPALDING-HENRY-BUTTS-JASPER-PUTNAM-HANCOCK-WARREN-TROUP- MERIWETHER-PIKE-UPSON-LAMAR-MONROE-JONES-BALDWIN-GLASCOCK-HARRIS- TALBOT-TAYLOR-CRAWFORD-BIBB-MUSCOGEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALHOUN...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND... ROME...CARTERSVILLE...GAINESVILLE...MARIETTA...ATLANTA... LAWRENCEVILLE...ATHENS...CARROLLTON...DOUGLASVILLE...EAST POINT... DECATUR...CONYERS...COVINGTON...NEWNAN...PEACHTREE CITY... GRIFFIN...MILLEDGEVILLE...MACON...COLUMBUS 440 PM EDT WED MAR 25 2009 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM EDT THURSDAY THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA...EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA...NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...NORTHEAST GEORGIA...NORTHWEST GEORGIA AND WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA. * FROM 2 AM EDT THURSDAY THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT * AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PUSH OUT OF THE NORTHWEST GULF TONIGHT AND PUSH INTO EAST CENTRAL TENNESSEE BY MID THURSDAY MORNING. THE TRAILING COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO BECOME STATIONARY OVER EXTREME NORTH GEORGIA ON THURSDAY... AND PROVIDE THE FOCUS FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AS A SERIES OF UPPER DISTURBANCES MOVE PARALLEL TO THE FRONT. ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER CENTRAL TEXAS ON FRIDAY AND DEEPEN AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST TO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY BY SATURDAY. A TRAILING COLD FRONT FROM THIS LOW WILL PRODUCE NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN WHICH WILL MOVE THROUGH GEORGIA ON SATURDAY...ENDING BY EARLY SUNDAY. BETWEEN THESE TWO STORM SYSTEMS...WIDESPREAD RAINFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 4 INCHES WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS CAN BE ANTICIPATED OVER MOST OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA...BEGINNING TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY. THE HEAVY RAIN THREAT AREA AT THIS TIME WILL BE GENERALLY NORTH OF A LINE FROM COLUMBUS THROUGH MACON TO AUGUSTA. * THIS HEAVY RAINFALL WILL LIKELY CAUSE SOME RIVERS...STREAMS AND CREEKS TO RISE TO LEVELS THAT RESULT IN MINOR FLOODING. LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE IN URBAN AREAS AND MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN DUE TO RAPID RUNOFF. REMEMBER...A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR FLOODING ESPECIALLY ALONG LARGER STREAMS AND RIVERS. IF YOU ARE IN THE WATCH AREA...CHECK YOUR PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS...ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE INTERESTS ALONG AREA RIVERS. KEEP INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR ACTION IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF A FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED. $$
689 WGUS62 KFFC 260852 FFAFFC FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 452 AM EDT THU MAR 26 2009 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>073-075- 078>082-089-262000- /O.CON.KFFC.FA.A.0004.000000T0000Z-090329T0800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS- CHATTOOGA-GORDON-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE-FLOYD-BARTOW- CHEROKEE-FORSYTH-HALL-BANKS-JACKSON-MADISON-POLK-PAULDING-COBB- NORTH FULTON-GWINNETT-BARROW-CLARKE-OCONEE-OGLETHORPE-WILKES- HARALSON-CARROLL-DOUGLAS-SOUTH FULTON-DEKALB-ROCKDALE-WALTON- NEWTON-MORGAN-GREENE-TALIAFERRO-HEARD-COWETA-FAYETTE-CLAYTON- SPALDING-HENRY-BUTTS-JASPER-PUTNAM-HANCOCK-WARREN-TROUP- MERIWETHER-PIKE-UPSON-LAMAR-MONROE-JONES-BALDWIN-GLASCOCK-HARRIS- TALBOT-TAYLOR-CRAWFORD-BIBB-MUSCOGEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALHOUN...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND... ROME...CARTERSVILLE...GAINESVILLE...MARIETTA...ATLANTA... LAWRENCEVILLE...ATHENS...CARROLLTON...DOUGLASVILLE...EAST POINT... DECATUR...CONYERS...COVINGTON...NEWNAN...PEACHTREE CITY... GRIFFIN...MILLEDGEVILLE...MACON...COLUMBUS 452 AM EDT THU MAR 26 2009 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA...EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA...NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...NORTHEAST GEORGIA...NORTHWEST GEORGIA AND WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA. * THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT * AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PUSH NORTHEAST OUT OF MISSISSIPPI INTO EAST CENTRAL TENNESSEE TODAY. THE TRAILING COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO BECOME STATIONARY OVER EXTREME NORTH GEORGIA AND PROVIDE THE FOCUS FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AS A SERIES OF UPPER DISTURBANCES MOVE PARALLEL TO THE FRONT. ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER CENTRAL TEXAS ON FRIDAY AND DEEPEN AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST TO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY BY SATURDAY. A TRAILING COLD FRONT FROM THIS LOW WILL PRODUCE NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN WHICH WILL MOVE THROUGH GEORGIA ON SATURDAY...ENDING BY EARLY SUNDAY. BETWEEN THESE TWO STORM SYSTEMS...WIDESPREAD RAINFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 4 INCHES WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS CAN BE ANTICIPATED OVER MOST OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA...BEFORE THE PRECIPITATION ENDS BY EARLY SUNDAY. THE HEAVY RAIN THREAT AREA AT THIS TIME WILL BE GENERALLY NORTH OF A LINE FROM COLUMBUS THROUGH MACON TO AUGUSTA. $$
527 WGUS62 KFFC 262010 FFAFFC FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 410 PM EDT THU MAR 26 2009 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>073-075- 078>082-089-270415- /O.CON.KFFC.FA.A.0004.000000T0000Z-090329T0800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS- CHATTOOGA-GORDON-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE-FLOYD-BARTOW- CHEROKEE-FORSYTH-HALL-BANKS-JACKSON-MADISON-POLK-PAULDING-COBB- NORTH FULTON-GWINNETT-BARROW-CLARKE-OCONEE-OGLETHORPE-WILKES- HARALSON-CARROLL-DOUGLAS-SOUTH FULTON-DEKALB-ROCKDALE-WALTON- NEWTON-MORGAN-GREENE-TALIAFERRO-HEARD-COWETA-FAYETTE-CLAYTON- SPALDING-HENRY-BUTTS-JASPER-PUTNAM-HANCOCK-WARREN-TROUP- MERIWETHER-PIKE-UPSON-LAMAR-MONROE-JONES-BALDWIN-GLASCOCK-HARRIS- TALBOT-TAYLOR-CRAWFORD-BIBB-MUSCOGEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALHOUN...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND... ROME...CARTERSVILLE...GAINESVILLE...MARIETTA...ATLANTA... LAWRENCEVILLE...ATHENS...CARROLLTON...DOUGLASVILLE...EAST POINT... DECATUR...CONYERS...COVINGTON...NEWNAN...PEACHTREE CITY... GRIFFIN...MILLEDGEVILLE...MACON...COLUMBUS 410 PM EDT THU MAR 26 2009 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA...EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA...NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...NORTHEAST GEORGIA...NORTHWEST GEORGIA AND WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA. * THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT * A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO BECOME STATIONARY OVER EXTREME NORTH GEORGIA TONIGHT PROVIDING THE FOCUS FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH TOMORROW AS A SERIES OF UPPER DISTURBANCES MOVE PARALLEL TO THE FRONT. ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER CENTRAL TEXAS ON FRIDAY AND DEEPEN AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST TO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY BY SATURDAY. A TRAILING COLD FRONT FROM THIS LOW WILL PRODUCE NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN WHICH WILL MOVE THROUGH GEORGIA ON SATURDAY...ENDING BY EARLY SUNDAY. BETWEEN THESE TWO STORM SYSTEMS...WIDESPREAD RAINFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 4 INCHES WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS CAN BE ANTICIPATED OVER MOST OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA...BEFORE THE PRECIPITATION ENDS BY EARLY SUNDAY. THE HEAVY RAIN THREAT AREA AT THIS TIME WILL BE GENERALLY NORTH OF A LINE FROM COLUMBUS THROUGH MACON TO AUGUSTA. $$
830 WGUS62 KFFC 270114 FFAFFC FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 914 PM EDT THU MAR 26 2009 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>073-075- 078>082-089-270915- /O.CON.KFFC.FA.A.0004.000000T0000Z-090329T0800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS- CHATTOOGA-GORDON-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE-FLOYD-BARTOW- CHEROKEE-FORSYTH-HALL-BANKS-JACKSON-MADISON-POLK-PAULDING-COBB- NORTH FULTON-GWINNETT-BARROW-CLARKE-OCONEE-OGLETHORPE-WILKES- HARALSON-CARROLL-DOUGLAS-SOUTH FULTON-DEKALB-ROCKDALE-WALTON- NEWTON-MORGAN-GREENE-TALIAFERRO-HEARD-COWETA-FAYETTE-CLAYTON- SPALDING-HENRY-BUTTS-JASPER-PUTNAM-HANCOCK-WARREN-TROUP- MERIWETHER-PIKE-UPSON-LAMAR-MONROE-JONES-BALDWIN-GLASCOCK-HARRIS- TALBOT-TAYLOR-CRAWFORD-BIBB-MUSCOGEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALHOUN...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND... ROME...CARTERSVILLE...GAINESVILLE...MARIETTA...ATLANTA... LAWRENCEVILLE...ATHENS...CARROLLTON...DOUGLASVILLE...EAST POINT... DECATUR...CONYERS...COVINGTON...NEWNAN...PEACHTREE CITY... GRIFFIN...MILLEDGEVILLE...MACON...COLUMBUS 914 PM EDT THU MAR 26 2009 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * NORTH AND PARTS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA. * THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT * A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO BECOME STATIONARY OVER EXTREME NORTH GEORGIA TONIGHT PROVIDING THE FOCUS FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH TOMORROW AS A SERIES OF UPPER DISTURBANCES MOVE PARALLEL TO THE FRONT. ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER CENTRAL TEXAS ON FRIDAY AND DEEPEN AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST TO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY BY SATURDAY. A TRAILING COLD FRONT FROM THIS LOW WILL PRODUCE NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN WHICH WILL MOVE THROUGH GEORGIA ON SATURDAY...ENDING BY EARLY SUNDAY. BETWEEN THESE TWO STORM SYSTEMS...WIDESPREAD RAINFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 4 INCHES WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS CAN BE ANTICIPATED OVER MOST OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA...BEFORE THE PRECIPITATION ENDS BY EARLY SUNDAY. THE HEAVY RAIN THREAT AREA AT THIS TIME WILL BE GENERALLY NORTH OF A LINE FROM COLUMBUS THROUGH MACON TO AUGUSTA. $$
990 WGUS62 KFFC 270830 FFAFFC FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 430 AM EDT FRI MAR 27 2009 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>073-075- 078>082-089-271630- /O.CON.KFFC.FA.A.0004.000000T0000Z-090329T0800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS- CHATTOOGA-GORDON-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE-FLOYD-BARTOW- CHEROKEE-FORSYTH-HALL-BANKS-JACKSON-MADISON-POLK-PAULDING-COBB- NORTH FULTON-GWINNETT-BARROW-CLARKE-OCONEE-OGLETHORPE-WILKES- HARALSON-CARROLL-DOUGLAS-SOUTH FULTON-DEKALB-ROCKDALE-WALTON- NEWTON-MORGAN-GREENE-TALIAFERRO-HEARD-COWETA-FAYETTE-CLAYTON- SPALDING-HENRY-BUTTS-JASPER-PUTNAM-HANCOCK-WARREN-TROUP- MERIWETHER-PIKE-UPSON-LAMAR-MONROE-JONES-BALDWIN-GLASCOCK-HARRIS- TALBOT-TAYLOR-CRAWFORD-BIBB-MUSCOGEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALHOUN...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND... ROME...CARTERSVILLE...GAINESVILLE...MARIETTA...ATLANTA... LAWRENCEVILLE...ATHENS...CARROLLTON...DOUGLASVILLE...EAST POINT... DECATUR...CONYERS...COVINGTON...NEWNAN...PEACHTREE CITY... GRIFFIN...MILLEDGEVILLE...MACON...COLUMBUS 430 AM EDT FRI MAR 27 2009 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * NORTH AND PARTS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA. * THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT * A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO BECOME STATIONARY OVER EXTREME NORTH GEORGIA TODAY PROVIDING THE FOCUS FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH TOMORROW AS A SERIES OF UPPER DISTURBANCES MOVE PARALLEL TO THE FRONT. ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER CENTRAL TEXAS ON FRIDAY AND DEEPEN AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST TO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY BY SATURDAY. A TRAILING COLD FRONT FROM THIS LOW WILL PRODUCE NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN WHICH WILL MOVE THROUGH GEORGIA ON SATURDAY...ENDING BY EARLY SUNDAY. BETWEEN THESE TWO STORM SYSTEMS...WIDESPREAD RAINFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 4 INCHES WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS CAN BE ANTICIPATED OVER MOST OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA...BEFORE THE PRECIPITATION ENDS BY EARLY SUNDAY. THE HEAVY RAIN THREAT AREA AT THIS TIME WILL BE GENERALLY NORTH OF A LINE FROM COLUMBUS THROUGH MACON TO AUGUSTA. $$
828 WGUS62 KFFC 271430 FFAFFC FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1030 AM EDT FRI MAR 27 2009 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>073-075- 078>082-089-272230- /O.CON.KFFC.FA.A.0004.000000T0000Z-090329T0800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS- CHATTOOGA-GORDON-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE-FLOYD-BARTOW- CHEROKEE-FORSYTH-HALL-BANKS-JACKSON-MADISON-POLK-PAULDING-COBB- NORTH FULTON-GWINNETT-BARROW-CLARKE-OCONEE-OGLETHORPE-WILKES- HARALSON-CARROLL-DOUGLAS-SOUTH FULTON-DEKALB-ROCKDALE-WALTON- NEWTON-MORGAN-GREENE-TALIAFERRO-HEARD-COWETA-FAYETTE-CLAYTON- SPALDING-HENRY-BUTTS-JASPER-PUTNAM-HANCOCK-WARREN-TROUP- MERIWETHER-PIKE-UPSON-LAMAR-MONROE-JONES-BALDWIN-GLASCOCK-HARRIS- TALBOT-TAYLOR-CRAWFORD-BIBB-MUSCOGEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALHOUN...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND... ROME...CARTERSVILLE...GAINESVILLE...MARIETTA...ATLANTA... LAWRENCEVILLE...ATHENS...CARROLLTON...DOUGLASVILLE...EAST POINT... DECATUR...CONYERS...COVINGTON...NEWNAN...PEACHTREE CITY... GRIFFIN...MILLEDGEVILLE...MACON...COLUMBUS 1030 AM EDT FRI MAR 27 2009 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * NORTH GEORGIA AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA. * THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT * THE HEAVY RAIN THREAT AREA REMAINS GENERALLY NORTH OF A LINE FROM COLUMBUS THROUGH MACON TO AUGUSTA. * A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA THIS MORNING WILL CONTINUE MOVING NORTHEAST OVER GEORGIA TODAY AND INTO THE WESTERN CAROLINAS TONIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL COMBINE WITH A STATIONARY FRONT FROM ROME THROUGH ATLANTA TO AUGUSTA...WHICH WILL MOVE SLOWLY NORTH AS A WARM FRONT TODAY. THE COMBINATION OF THESE SYSTEMS WITH ABUNDANT MOISTURE FROM THE GULF WILL PRODUCE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN FOR THE REST OF TODAY. * PAST RAINFALL FOR WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY HAS RANGED FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES OVER THE WATCH AREA. AROUND 3 INCHES HAS OCCURRED IN THE ROME AREA. THE GROUND IS BECOMING SATURATED WITH CREEKS AND RIVERS ON A STEADY RISE. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF AROUND AN INCH TODAY WILL BECOME MAINLY RUNOFF. * ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM HAS DEVELOPED OVER EAST TEXAS THIS MORNING AND WILL DEEPEN AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST TO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY BY SATURDAY. A TRAILING COLD FRONT FROM THIS LOW WILL PRODUCE NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN WHICH WILL MOVE THROUGH GEORGIA ON SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. * WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AMOUNTS AROUND 2 INCHES WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS CAN BE ANTICIPATED OVER MOST OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. RUNOFF FROM THESE STORMS IS EXPECTED TO CAUSE SOME CREEKS AND RIVERS IN THE WATCH AREA TO GO INTO MINOR FLOOD. $$ 16
334 WGUS62 KFFC 272117 FFAFFC FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 517 PM EDT FRI MAR 27 2009 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>073-075- 078>082-089-280530- /O.CON.KFFC.FA.A.0004.000000T0000Z-090329T0800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS- CHATTOOGA-GORDON-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE-FLOYD-BARTOW- CHEROKEE-FORSYTH-HALL-BANKS-JACKSON-MADISON-POLK-PAULDING-COBB- NORTH FULTON-GWINNETT-BARROW-CLARKE-OCONEE-OGLETHORPE-WILKES- HARALSON-CARROLL-DOUGLAS-SOUTH FULTON-DEKALB-ROCKDALE-WALTON- NEWTON-MORGAN-GREENE-TALIAFERRO-HEARD-COWETA-FAYETTE-CLAYTON- SPALDING-HENRY-BUTTS-JASPER-PUTNAM-HANCOCK-WARREN-TROUP- MERIWETHER-PIKE-UPSON-LAMAR-MONROE-JONES-BALDWIN-GLASCOCK-HARRIS- TALBOT-TAYLOR-CRAWFORD-BIBB-MUSCOGEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALHOUN...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND... ROME...CARTERSVILLE...GAINESVILLE...MARIETTA...ATLANTA... LAWRENCEVILLE...ATHENS...CARROLLTON...DOUGLASVILLE...EAST POINT... DECATUR...CONYERS...COVINGTON...NEWNAN...PEACHTREE CITY... GRIFFIN...MILLEDGEVILLE...MACON...COLUMBUS 517 PM EDT FRI MAR 27 2009 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * NORTH GEORGIA AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA. * THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT * THE HEAVY RAIN THREAT AREA REMAINS GENERALLY NORTH OF A LINE FROM COLUMBUS THROUGH MACON TO AUGUSTA. * FROM WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS HAVE FALLEN OVER THE WATCH AREA. THE GROUND IS SATURATED WITH CREEKS AND RIVERS NOW ON A STEADY RISE. * ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM DEVELOPING OVER TEXAS WILL DEEPEN OVERNIGHT AND BEGIN TO PUSH NORTHEAST INTO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY BY LATE SATURDAY. A TRAILING COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL HELP PRODUCE NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN THAT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE STATE ON SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. * WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AMOUNTS AROUND 2 INCHES WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS CAN BE ANTICIPATED OVER MOST OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. RUNOFF FROM THESE STORMS IS EXPECTED TO CAUSE SOME CREEKS AND RIVERS IN THE WATCH AREA TO GO INTO MINOR FLOOD. REMEMBER...A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR FLOODING ESPECIALLY ALONG LARGER STREAMS AND RIVERS. IF YOU ARE IN THE WATCH AREA...CHECK YOUR PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS...ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE INTERESTS ALONG AREA RIVERS. KEEP INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR ACTION IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF A FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED. $$
342 WGUS62 KFFC 280354 FFAFFC FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1154 PM EDT FRI MAR 27 2009 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>073-075- 078>082-089-281200- /O.CON.KFFC.FA.A.0004.000000T0000Z-090329T0800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS- CHATTOOGA-GORDON-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE-FLOYD-BARTOW- CHEROKEE-FORSYTH-HALL-BANKS-JACKSON-MADISON-POLK-PAULDING-COBB- NORTH FULTON-GWINNETT-BARROW-CLARKE-OCONEE-OGLETHORPE-WILKES- HARALSON-CARROLL-DOUGLAS-SOUTH FULTON-DEKALB-ROCKDALE-WALTON- NEWTON-MORGAN-GREENE-TALIAFERRO-HEARD-COWETA-FAYETTE-CLAYTON- SPALDING-HENRY-BUTTS-JASPER-PUTNAM-HANCOCK-WARREN-TROUP- MERIWETHER-PIKE-UPSON-LAMAR-MONROE-JONES-BALDWIN-GLASCOCK-HARRIS- TALBOT-TAYLOR-CRAWFORD-BIBB-MUSCOGEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALHOUN...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND... ROME...CARTERSVILLE...GAINESVILLE...MARIETTA...ATLANTA... LAWRENCEVILLE...ATHENS...CARROLLTON...DOUGLASVILLE...EAST POINT... DECATUR...CONYERS...COVINGTON...NEWNAN...PEACHTREE CITY... GRIFFIN...MILLEDGEVILLE...MACON...COLUMBUS 1154 PM EDT FRI MAR 27 2009 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * NORTH AND PARTS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA. * THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT * THE HEAVY RAIN THREAT AREA REMAINS GENERALLY NORTH OF A LINE FROM COLUMBUS THROUGH MACON TO AUGUSTA. * FROM WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS HAVE FALLEN OVER THE WATCH AREA. THE GROUND IS SATURATED WITH CREEKS AND RIVERS NOW ON A STEADY RISE. * ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM DEVELOPING OVER THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WILL DEEPEN OVERNIGHT AND BEGIN TO PUSH NORTHEAST INTO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY BY LATE SATURDAY. A TRAILING COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL HELP PRODUCE NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN THAT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE STATE ON SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. * WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AMOUNTS AROUND 2 INCHES WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS CAN BE ANTICIPATED OVER MOST OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. RUNOFF FROM THESE STORMS IS EXPECTED TO CAUSE SOME CREEKS AND RIVERS IN THE WATCH AREA TO GO INTO MINOR FLOOD. REMEMBER...A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR FLOODING ESPECIALLY ALONG LARGER STREAMS AND RIVERS. IF YOU ARE IN THE WATCH AREA...CHECK YOUR PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS... ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE INTERESTS ALONG AREA RIVERS. KEEP INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR ACTION IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF A FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED. $$
960 WGUS62 KFFC 280852 FFAFFC FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 452 AM EDT SAT MAR 28 2009 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>073-075- 078>082-089-281700- /O.CON.KFFC.FA.A.0004.000000T0000Z-090329T0800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS- CHATTOOGA-GORDON-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE-FLOYD-BARTOW- CHEROKEE-FORSYTH-HALL-BANKS-JACKSON-MADISON-POLK-PAULDING-COBB- NORTH FULTON-GWINNETT-BARROW-CLARKE-OCONEE-OGLETHORPE-WILKES- HARALSON-CARROLL-DOUGLAS-SOUTH FULTON-DEKALB-ROCKDALE-WALTON- NEWTON-MORGAN-GREENE-TALIAFERRO-HEARD-COWETA-FAYETTE-CLAYTON- SPALDING-HENRY-BUTTS-JASPER-PUTNAM-HANCOCK-WARREN-TROUP- MERIWETHER-PIKE-UPSON-LAMAR-MONROE-JONES-BALDWIN-GLASCOCK-HARRIS- TALBOT-TAYLOR-CRAWFORD-BIBB-MUSCOGEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALHOUN...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND... ROME...CARTERSVILLE...GAINESVILLE...MARIETTA...ATLANTA... LAWRENCEVILLE...ATHENS...CARROLLTON...DOUGLASVILLE...EAST POINT... DECATUR...CONYERS...COVINGTON...NEWNAN...PEACHTREE CITY... GRIFFIN...MILLEDGEVILLE...MACON...COLUMBUS 452 AM EDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * NORTH AND PARTS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA. * THROUGH LATE TONIGHT * THE HEAVY RAIN THREAT AREA REMAINS GENERALLY NORTH OF A LINE FROM COLUMBUS THROUGH MACON TO AUGUSTA. * FROM WEDNESDAY THROUGH THIS MORNING...RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS HAVE FALLEN OVER THE WATCH AREA. THE GROUND IS SATURATED WITH CREEKS AND RIVERS NOW ON A STEADY RISE. * ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM DEVELOPING OVER THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WILL MOVE NORTHEAST INTO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY BY LATE TODAY. A TRAILING COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL HELP PRODUCE NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN THAT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE STATE ON TODAY AND TONIGHT. * WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AMOUNTS AROUND 2 INCHES WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS CAN BE ANTICIPATED OVER MOST OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA TODAY AND TONIGHT. RUNOFF FROM THESE STORMS IS EXPECTED TO CAUSE SOME CREEKS AND RIVERS IN THE WATCH AREA TO GO INTO MINOR FLOOD. REMEMBER...A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR FLOODING ESPECIALLY ALONG LARGER STREAMS AND RIVERS. IF YOU ARE IN THE WATCH AREA...CHECK YOUR PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS... ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE INTERESTS ALONG AREA RIVERS. KEEP INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR ACTION IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF A FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED. $$
866 WGUS62 KFFC 281952 FFAFFC FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 352 PM EDT SAT MAR 28 2009 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>073-075- 078>082-089-290800- /O.CON.KFFC.FA.A.0004.000000T0000Z-090329T0800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS- CHATTOOGA-GORDON-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE-FLOYD-BARTOW- CHEROKEE-FORSYTH-HALL-BANKS-JACKSON-MADISON-POLK-PAULDING-COBB- NORTH FULTON-GWINNETT-BARROW-CLARKE-OCONEE-OGLETHORPE-WILKES- HARALSON-CARROLL-DOUGLAS-SOUTH FULTON-DEKALB-ROCKDALE-WALTON- NEWTON-MORGAN-GREENE-TALIAFERRO-HEARD-COWETA-FAYETTE-CLAYTON- SPALDING-HENRY-BUTTS-JASPER-PUTNAM-HANCOCK-WARREN-TROUP- MERIWETHER-PIKE-UPSON-LAMAR-MONROE-JONES-BALDWIN-GLASCOCK-HARRIS- TALBOT-TAYLOR-CRAWFORD-BIBB-MUSCOGEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALHOUN...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND... ROME...CARTERSVILLE...GAINESVILLE...MARIETTA...ATLANTA... LAWRENCEVILLE...ATHENS...CARROLLTON...DOUGLASVILLE...EAST POINT... DECATUR...CONYERS...COVINGTON...NEWNAN...PEACHTREE CITY... GRIFFIN...MILLEDGEVILLE...MACON...COLUMBUS 352 PM EDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA...EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA...NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...NORTHEAST GEORGIA...NORTHWEST GEORGIA AND WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA. * THROUGH LATE TONIGHT * THE HEAVY RAIN THREAT AREA REMAINS GENERALLY NORTH OF A LINE FROM COLUMBUS THROUGH MACON TO AUGUSTA. * FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON...RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS HAVE FALLEN OVER THE WATCH AREA. THE GROUND IS SATURATED WITH CREEKS AND RIVERS ON A STEADY RISE. MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING ON THE BIG CREEK...YELLOW RIVER...OCONEE RIVER...OCMULGEE RIVER...AND FLINT RIVER. FLASH FLOODING IS OCCURRING ON THE FALLING CREEK IN NORTHWEST JONES COUNTY. * THE STORM SYSTEM OVER THE CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON WILL MOVE NORTHEAST TOWARD THE GREAT LAKES TONIGHT. A TRAILING COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL FINALLY PUSH OUT OF THE STATE EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO ONE INCH CAN BE ANTICIPATED OVER MOST OF CENTRAL AND EAST GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. RUNOFF FROM THESE STORMS MAY CAUSE OTHER CREEKS AND RIVERS IN THE WATCH AREA TO GO INTO MINOR FLOOD. REMEMBER...A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR FLOODING ESPECIALLY ALONG LARGER STREAMS AND RIVERS. IF YOU ARE IN THE WATCH AREA...CHECK YOUR PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS... ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE INTERESTS ALONG AREA RIVERS. KEEP INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR ACTION IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF A FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED. $$
824 WGUS62 KFFC 290324 FFAFFC FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1124 PM EDT SAT MAR 28 2009 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>073-075- 078>082-089-290430- /O.CAN.KFFC.FA.A.0004.000000T0000Z-090329T0800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS- CHATTOOGA-GORDON-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE-FLOYD-BARTOW- CHEROKEE-FORSYTH-HALL-BANKS-JACKSON-MADISON-POLK-PAULDING-COBB- NORTH FULTON-GWINNETT-BARROW-CLARKE-OCONEE-OGLETHORPE-WILKES- HARALSON-CARROLL-DOUGLAS-SOUTH FULTON-DEKALB-ROCKDALE-WALTON- NEWTON-MORGAN-GREENE-TALIAFERRO-HEARD-COWETA-FAYETTE-CLAYTON- SPALDING-HENRY-BUTTS-JASPER-PUTNAM-HANCOCK-WARREN-TROUP- MERIWETHER-PIKE-UPSON-LAMAR-MONROE-JONES-BALDWIN-GLASCOCK-HARRIS- TALBOT-TAYLOR-CRAWFORD-BIBB-MUSCOGEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALHOUN...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND... ROME...CARTERSVILLE...GAINESVILLE...MARIETTA...ATLANTA... LAWRENCEVILLE...ATHENS...CARROLLTON...DOUGLASVILLE...EAST POINT... DECATUR...CONYERS...COVINGTON...NEWNAN...PEACHTREE CITY... GRIFFIN...MILLEDGEVILLE...MACON...COLUMBUS 1124 PM EDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLOOD WATCH FOR NORTH AND PARTS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE HEAVY RAINFALL HAS ENDED ACROSS THE REGION. HOWEVER RUNOFF FROM THE HEAVY RAIN OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS WILL PRODUCE SMALL STREAM AND RIVER FLOODING OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS ACROSS PARTS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flood watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Atlanta, GA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flood watch went out at Mar 24, 10:39 PM EDT, 5 hours 46 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 24, 10:39 PM EDT, 5 hours 46 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1039 PM EDT TUE MAR 24 2009 .UPDATE... NOT MUCH TO ADD TO CURRENT FORECAST. CLOUDS INCREASING FROM WEST BUT NOT MUCH PRECIP. WILL DROP POPS FROM THIS EVENING AND MAY BACK DOWN A LITTLE REST OF TONIGHT. WILL KEEP DRIZZLE IN FCST. 00Z NAM12 ONLY OUT TO 12Z FRI THIS TIME OF NIGHT. WED STILL LOOKS LIKE WIDESPREAD OVERRUNNING PRECIP WITH ONLY A SLT CHC OF ELEVATED TSRA. HVY RAINFALL STILL REMAINS LIKELY ALTHOUGH MUCAPE WITH SFC TO 700MB LIFTED PARCELS SHOWS NO POSITIVE AREA WED OR WED NIGHT. 500 TO 1000 J/KG MLCAPE PROGGED FOR THURS AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT WITH SUFFICIENT SHEAR FOR SUPERCELLS. NO WELL DEFINED SFC FEATURE FOR LOCALIZED LIFT THURS BUT COULD SEE FOCUS ON WEAK WARM FRONT LIFTING NORTH INTO MIDDLE GA AS WELL AS LINGERING WEDGE FRONT IN FAR NE GA. 18Z GFS HAD BACKED OFF ON INSTABILITY FOR THURS AND FRI COMPARED WITH PREV RUNS. WILL NEED TO WAIT FOR LATER RUNS TO ESTIMATE MAGNITUDE OF SEVERE THREAT. SNELSON && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 520 PM EDT TUE MAR 24 2009/ SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/... GFS/NAM SIMILAR BRINGING A COLD FRONT CLOSE TO THE APPALACHIANS THEN BECOMING STATIONARY ON WEDNESDAY WHILE A WARM FRONT DEVELOPS OVER CENTRAL-S GA. THE GFS AND NAM START TO DIFFER WITH A WAVE FORECAST TO MOVE ALONG THE STATIONARY FRONT WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY WITH THE GFS BEING FASTER THAN THE NAM WITH THE MOVEMENT OF THE WAVE AND WHERE THE AXIS OF HEAVIEST PRECIP WILL BE. AN AXIS OF GOOD INSTABILITY IS FORECAST WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE SURFACE WAVE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY TIME FRAME THAT WILL NEED TO BE MONITORED FOR POSSIBLE SEVERE WEATHER. MAV/MET TEMPERATURES WERE BLENDED DUE TO DIFFERING GUIDANCE. OVERALL CONFIDENCE IS MODERATE. LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/... GENERALLY WET UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY INTO EARLY SUNDAY. THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT SATURDAY NIGHT COULD BRING A ROUND OF STRONG AND POSSIBLY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. MAINLY DRY WEATHER LOOKS TO BE IN STORE SUNDAY INTO TUESDAY. A WEAK COLD FRONT COULD MOVE TO N GA TUESDAY. FIRE WEATHER... EXCEPT FOR INCREASING WINDS AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE GA MOUNTAINS LATER TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY...THERE WILL BE NO FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS THE REST OF THE WEEK AS PRECIP IS EXPECTED FOR MUCH OF GA. HYDROLOGY...UPDATED... THERE IS STILL HEAVY RAINFALL POTENTIAL BEGINNING LATE WEDNESDAY THAT COULD EXTEND INTO SUNDAY...AND THAT WOULD CAUSE FLOODING PROBLEMS OVER PARTS OF N GA AND CENTRAL GA. THE SITUATION WILL CONTINUE TO BE MONITORED FOR A POSSIBLE FLOOD WATCH WEDNESDAY MORNING. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... ATHENS 52 63 52 66 51 / 50 100 90 90 20 ATLANTA 54 64 54 66 55 / 50 100 90 100 30 BLAIRSVILLE 49 54 50 61 52 / 60 100 100 90 30 CARTERSVILLE 54 64 57 70 54 / 60 100 100 100 30 COLUMBUS 56 68 58 71 58 / 30 90 80 90 40 GAINESVILLE 52 58 51 63 52 / 50 100 100 100 20 MACON 56 71 57 70 56 / 30 70 70 80 40 ROME 55 64 58 72 54 / 60 100 100 80 30 PEACHTREE CITY 53 65 56 68 53 / 50 100 90 100 30 VIDALIA 55 78 57 75 57 / 10 40 40 60 50 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM EDT THURSDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: CHATTOOGA...DADE...DAWSON...FANNIN...GILMER...LUMPKIN...MURRAY... PICKENS...TOWNS...UNION...WALKER...WHITE. && 13
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 24, 11:30 AM EDT, 16 hours 55 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1130 AM EDT TUE MAR 24 2009 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-251000- BALDWIN-BANKS-BARROW-BARTOW-BIBB-BLECKLEY-BUTTS-CARROLL-CATOOSA- CHATTAHOOCHEE-CHATTOOGA-CHEROKEE-CLARKE-CLAYTON-COBB-COWETA- CRAWFORD-CRISP-DADE-DAWSON-DEKALB-DODGE-DOOLY-DOUGLAS-EMANUEL- FANNIN-FAYETTE-FLOYD-FORSYTH-GILMER-GLASCOCK-GORDON-GREENE- GWINNETT-HALL-HANCOCK-HARALSON-HARRIS-HEARD-HENRY-HOUSTON-JACKSON- JASPER-JEFFERSON-JOHNSON-JONES-LAMAR-LAURENS-LUMPKIN-MACON- MADISON-MARION-MERIWETHER-MONROE-MONTGOMERY-MORGAN-MURRAY- MUSCOGEE-NEWTON-NORTH FULTON-OCONEE-OGLETHORPE-PAULDING-PEACH- PICKENS-PIKE-POLK-PULASKI-PUTNAM-ROCKDALE-SCHLEY-SOUTH FULTON- SPALDING-STEWART-SUMTER-TALBOT-TALIAFERRO-TAYLOR-TELFAIR-TOOMBS- TOWNS-TREUTLEN-TROUP-TWIGGS-UNION-UPSON-WALKER-WALTON-WARREN- WASHINGTON-WEBSTER-WHEELER-WHITE-WHITFIELD-WILCOX-WILKES- WILKINSON- 1130 AM EDT TUE MAR 24 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SYNOPSIS... SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE...EXTENDING FROM THE CANADIAN MARITIMES SOUTHWARD TO FLORIDA WILL SLOWLY DRIFT EAST TODAY AS A DEEP UPPER TROUGH DRIFTS FROM THE WESTERN INTO THE CENTRAL U.S. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH NORTHWEST GEORGIA LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS...SOME SEVERE...ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. HEAVY RAINFALL OF TWO TO FOUR INCHES OR MORE DURING THE PERIOD LATE WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY WILL LIKELY RESULT IN AREAS OF FLOODING. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED FOR THE PERIOD SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT.
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