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River Flood Warning 101, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this river flood warning at Sep 26, 2009, 6:50 PM EDT for Whitfield County, Georgia. It was in force for 69 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 26, 2009, 6:50 PM EDT (22:50 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 29, 2009, 4:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 69 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Whitfield County, GA
The radar
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 103 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:52 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The river
Written for the forecast point Coahulla Creek at Keiths Mill Road near Dalton (CHCG1). The gauge peaked at 20.57 ft at Sep 28, 2009, 3:00 PM EDT.
- Action stage
- 14 ft
- Minor stage
- 16 ft
- Moderate stage
- 28 ft
- Major stage
- 32 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02385170, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WGUS42 KFFC 262250 FLWFFC BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 650 PM EDT SAT SEP 26 2009 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... CONASAUGA RIVER NEAR ETON AFFECTING MURRAY AND WHITFIELD COUNTIES COAHULLA CREEK NEAR KEITHS MILL NEAR DALTON AFFECTING WHITFIELD COUNTY .RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE AREA HAS CAUSED SIGNIFICANT RUNOFF INTO STREAMS AND RIVERS...CAUSING THE RIVERS TO RISE. SOME POINTS ALONG THE RIVER SYSTEM WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ALL PERSONS WITH INTERESTS ALONG THE RIVER SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS...AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. IF YOU SEE FLOOD WATERS...REMEMBER TO TURN AROUND AND DO NOT DROWN. THE LATEST STAGE DATA WAS FURNISHED IN COOPERATION WITH THE UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. && GAC213-313-271250- /O.NEW.KFFC.FL.W.0100.090926T2250Z-000000T0000Z/ /ETNG1.1.ER.090926T2230Z.090926T2230Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 650 PM EDT SAT SEP 26 2009 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE CONASAUGA RIVER NEAR ETON. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 630 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.0 FEET...AND RISING SLOWLY. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL REMAIN IN MINOR FLOOD FOR A FEW HOURS. $$ GAC313-271250- /O.NEW.KFFC.FL.W.0101.090926T2250Z-000000T0000Z/ /CHCG1.1.ER.090926T1823Z.090926T2145Z.000000T0000Z.UU/ 650 PM EDT SAT SEP 26 2009 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE COAHULLA CREEK NEAR KEITHS MILL NEAR DALTON. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 630 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.1 FEET...AND STEADY. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. * THE RIVER FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AFTER MIDNIGHT. * AT 18.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING EXPANDS INTO THE PASTURES AND FIELDS UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM FROM THE KEITHS MILL ROAD BRIDGE. $$
11 follow-up statements
000 WGUS82 KFFC 270915 FLSFFC FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 515 AM EDT SUN SEP 27 2009 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... YELLOW RIVER NEAR CONYERS BELOW MILSTEAD AFFECTING NEWTON AND ROCKDALE COUNTIES... CONASAUGA RIVER NEAR ETON AFFECTING MURRAY AND WHITFIELD COUNTIES... COAHULLA CREEK NEAR KEITHS MILL NEAR DALTON AFFECTING WHITFIELD COUNTY... CONASAUGA RIVER NEAR TILTON AFFECTING GORDON...MURRAY AND WHITFIELD COUNTIES... OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR HAWKINSVILLE AFFECTING BLECKLEY AND PULASKI COUNTIES... OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR ABBEVILLE AFFECTING DODGE...TELFAIR AND WILCOX COUNTIES... OCONEE RIVER NEAR PENFIELD AFFECTING CLARKE...GREENE AND OCONEE COUNTIES. .RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE AREA HAS CAUSED SIGNIFICANT RUNOFF INTO STREAMS AND RIVERS...CAUSING THE RIVERS TO RISE. SOME POINTS ALONG THE RIVER SYSTEM WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ALL PERSONS WITH INTERESTS ALONG THE RIVER SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS...AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. IF YOU SEE FLOOD WATERS...REMEMBER TO TURN AROUND AND DO NOT DROWN. && GAC023-235-272315- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0092.000000T0000Z-091001T1200Z/ /HAWG1.1.ER.090926T2137Z.090928T1200Z.091001T0600Z.NO/ 515 AM EDT SUN SEP 27 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR HAWKINSVILLE... * UNTIL THURSDAY MORNING. * AT 3 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 20.9 FEET AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 20.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 22.9 FEET BY TOMORROW MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. $$ GAC091-271-315-272315- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0093.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /ABBG1.2.ER.090925T0945Z.091001T1200Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 515 AM EDT SUN SEP 27 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR ABBEVILLE... * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 6 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.6 FEET AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 14.3 FEET BY THURSDAY MORNING THEN BEGIN FALLING. * AT 14.0 FEET...MODERATE FLOODING BEGINS. ROADS TO HOMES ALONG WEST END OF RIVER IN ABBEVILLE FLOOD OUT AND CUT OFF RESIDENTS TO ACCESS TO THEIR HOMES. $$ GAC213-313-272315- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0100.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /ETNG1.1.ER.090926T2230Z.090927T0845Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 515 AM EDT SUN SEP 27 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE CONASAUGA RIVER NEAR ETON... * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 4 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.6 FEET AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. $$ GAC313-272314- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0101.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /CHCG1.1.ER.090926T1823Z.090927T0700Z.000000T0000Z.UU/ 515 AM EDT SUN SEP 27 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE COAHULLA CREEK NEAR KEITHS MILL NEAR DALTON... * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 4 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.7 FEET AND NEARLY STEADY. * MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. * AT 18.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING EXPANDS INTO THE PASTURES AND FIELDS UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM FROM THE KEITHS MILL ROAD BRIDGE. $$ GAC129-213-313-272314- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0099.000000T0000Z-090929T1221Z/ /TLNG1.1.ER.090927T0030Z.090928T1800Z.090929T0621Z.NO/ 515 AM EDT SUN SEP 27 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE CONASAUGA RIVER NEAR TILTON... * FROM TONIGHT UNTIL TUESDAY MORNING. * AT 04AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.6 FEET AND NEARLY STEADY. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET. * FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TONIGHT AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 19.3 FEET BY TOMORROW EARLY AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * AT 18.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE IS REACHED. MINOR FLOODING BEGINS OF THE WOODLAND AREAS ALONG THE RIVER. $$ GAC217-247-272314- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0102.090927T1800Z-090928T0600Z/ /MYRG1.1.ER.090927T1800Z.090927T2000Z.090928T0000Z.UU/ 515 AM EDT SUN SEP 27 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE YELLOW RIVER NEAR CONYERS BELOW MILSTEAD... * FROM THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL LATE TONIGHT. * AT 4 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.4 FEET AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. * FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 11.1 FEET BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY THIS EVENING. * AT 11.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE IS REACHED AND MINOR FLOODING BEGINS. SOCKWELL ROAD BEGINS TO FLOOD IN NEWTON COUNTY. $$ GAC059-133-219-272314- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0103.090927T1415Z-090929T1813Z/ /PNFG1.1.ER.090927T1415Z.090928T1800Z.090929T1213Z.NO/ 515 AM EDT SUN SEP 27 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCONEE RIVER NEAR PENFIELD... * FROM LATE THIS MORNING UNTIL TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 4 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.1 FEET AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. * FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 12.7 FEET BY TOMORROW EARLY AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TUESDAY MORNING. * AT 11.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE IS REACHED. MINOR FLOODING OCCURS. THE RIGHT BANK BEGINS TO OVERFLOW INTO AGRICULTURAL LANDS AND PASTURES. $$
000 WGUS82 KFFC 271414 FLSFFC FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1014 AM EDT SUN SEP 27 2009 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... CONASAUGA RIVER NEAR TILTON AFFECTING GORDON...MURRAY AND WHITFIELD COUNTIES CONASAUGA RIVER NEAR ETON AFFECTING MURRAY AND WHITFIELD COUNTIES COAHULLA CREEK AT KEITHS MILL NEAR DALTON AFFECTING WHITFIELD COUNTY .HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE REGION HAS CAUSED SIGNIFICANT RUNOFF INTO STREAMS AND RIVERS...CAUSING THE RIVERS TO RISE. SOME POINTS ALONG THESE RIVER SYSTEMS WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ALL PERSONS WITH INTERESTS ALONG THESE RIVERS SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS...AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. IF YOU SEE FLOOD WATERS...REMEMBER TO TURN AROUND AND DO NOT DROWN. && GAC213-313-280414- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0100.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /ETNG1.1.ER.090926T2230Z.090927T1330Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 1014 AM EDT SUN SEP 27 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE CONASAUGA RIVER NEAR ETON * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 9AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.1 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12 FEET. $$ GAC313-280414- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0101.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /CHCG1.1.ER.090926T1823Z.090927T0700Z.000000T0000Z.UU/ 1014 AM EDT SUN SEP 27 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE COAHULLA CREEK AT KEITHS MILL NEAR DALTON * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 9AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.5 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16 FEET. * AT 18 FEET...MINOR FLOODING EXPANDS INTO THE PASTURES AND FIELDS ALONG THE CREEK UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM FROM THE KEITHS MILL ROAD BRIDGE. $$ GAC129-213-313-280414- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0099.000000T0000Z-090929T1342Z/ /TLNG1.1.ER.090927T0030Z.090928T1200Z.090929T0742Z.NO/ 1014 AM EDT SUN SEP 27 2009 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL TUESDAY MORNING... THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE CONASAUGA RIVER NEAR TILTON * FROM TONIGHT UNTIL TUESDAY MORNING. * AT 9AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.5 FEET. * NO FLOODING IS OCCURRING AT THIS TIME...HOWEVER...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP. * FLOOD STAGE IS 18 FEET. * THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TONIGHT AND TO CONTINUE RISING...REACHING TO AROUND 19.4 FEET BY EARLY TOMORROW AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TUESDAY MORNING. * AT 18 FEET...FLOOD STAGE IS REACHED WITH MINOR FLOODING OF THE WOODLAND AREAS ALONG THE RIVER. $$ MSS
000 WGUS82 KFFC 271819 FLSFFC FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 219 PM EDT SUN SEP 27 2009 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... CONASAUGA RIVER NEAR ETON AFFECTING MURRAY AND WHITFIELD COUNTIES COAHULLA CREEK AT KEITHS MILL NEAR DALTON AFFECTING WHITFIELD COUNTY CONASAUGA RIVER NEAR TILTON AFFECTING GORDON...MURRAY AND WHITFIELD COUNTIES PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ALL PERSONS WITH INTERESTS ALONG THE RIVER SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS...AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. IF YOU SEE FLOOD WATERS...REMEMBER TO TURN AROUND AND DO NOT DROWN. && GAC213-313-280819- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0100.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /ETNG1.1.ER.090926T2230Z.090927T1730Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 219 PM EDT SUN SEP 27 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE CONASAUGA RIVER NEAR ETON * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 1PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.5 FEET AND SLOWLY RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING...AND IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12 FEET. $$ GAC313-280818- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0101.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /CHCG1.1.ER.090926T1823Z.090927T0700Z.000000T0000Z.UU/ 219 PM EDT SUN SEP 27 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE COAHULLA CREEK AT KEITHS MILL NEAR DALTON * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 2PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.6 FEET AND SLOWLY RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING...AND IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16 FEET. * AT 18 FEET...MINOR FLOODING EXPANDS INTO THE PASTURES AND FIELDS ALONG THE CREEK UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM FROM THE KEITHS MILL ROAD BRIDGE. $$ GAC129-213-313-280818- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0099.000000T0000Z-090929T1342Z/ /TLNG1.1.ER.090927T0030Z.090928T1200Z.090929T0742Z.NO/ 219 PM EDT SUN SEP 27 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE CONASAUGA RIVER NEAR TILTON * FROM TONIGHT UNTIL TUESDAY MORNING. * AT 2PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.4 FEET AND STEADY...BUT THE RIVER WILL BEGIN SLOWLY RISING AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON. * NO FLOODING IS OCCURRING AT THIS TIME...HOWEVER MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP. * FLOOD STAGE IS 18 FEET. * THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 19.4 FEET BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND TUESDAY MORNING. * AT 18 FEET...FLOOD STAGE IS REACHED WITH MINOR FLOODING OF THE WOODLAND AREAS ALONG THE RIVER. $$
000 WGUS82 KFFC 280054 FLSFFC FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 854 PM EDT SUN SEP 27 2009 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... CONASAUGA RIVER NEAR ETON AFFECTING MURRAY AND WHITFIELD COUNTIES COAHULLA CREEK NEAR KEITHS MILL NEAR DALTON AFFECTING WHITFIELD COUNTY CONASAUGA RIVER NEAR TILTON AFFECTING GORDON...MURRAY AND WHITFIELD COUNTIES YELLOW RIVER NEAR CONYERS BLW MILSTEAD AFFECTING NEWTON AND ROCKDALE COUNTIES OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR HAWKINSVILLE AFFECTING BLECKLEY AND PULASKI COUNTIES OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR ABBEVILLE AFFECTING DODGE...TELFAIR AND WILCOX COUNTIES OCONEE RIVER NEAR PENFIELD AFFECTING CLARKE...GREENE AND OCONEE COUNTIES .RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE AREA HAS CAUSED SIGNIFICANT RUNOFF INTO STREAMS AND RIVERS...CAUSING THE RIVERS TO RISE. SOME POINTS ALONG THE RIVER SYSTEM WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ALL PERSONS WITH INTERESTS ALONG THE RIVER SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS...AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. IF YOU SEE FLOOD WATERS...REMEMBER TO TURN AROUND AND DO NOT DROWN. && GAC023-235-281454- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0092.000000T0000Z-091001T0800Z/ /HAWG1.1.ER.090926T2137Z.090928T1200Z.091001T0200Z.NO/ 854 PM EDT SUN SEP 27 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR HAWKINSVILLE * UNTIL LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * AT 7PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 21.6 FEET AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 20.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 22.5 FEET BY TOMORROW MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE WEDNESDAY BEFORE MIDNIGHT. * AT 20.5 FEET...MINOR FLOODING OF ROADS BEGINS ON THE SOUTHSIDE OF HAWKINSVILLE...ALONG GOOSENECK LANE. WITH THE FLOODING OF GOOSENECK LANE...RESIDENTS ARE CUTOFF FROM REACHING THEIR HOMES. $$ GAC091-271-315-281454- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0093.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /ABBG1.2.ER.090925T0945Z.091001T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 854 PM EDT SUN SEP 27 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR ABBEVILLE * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 6PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.1 FEET AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 14.2 FEET BY WEDNESDAY EVENING THEN BEGIN FALLING. * AT 14.0 FEET...MODERATE FLOODING BEGINS. ROADS TO HOMES ALONG WEST END OF RIVER IN ABBEVILLE FLOOD OUT AND CUT OFF RESIDENTS TO ACCESS TO THEIR HOMES. $$ GAC213-313-281454- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0100.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /ETNG1.1.ER.090926T2230Z.090928T0015Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 854 PM EDT SUN SEP 27 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE CONASAUGA RIVER NEAR ETON * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 8PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.3 FEET AND NEARLY STEADY. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. $$ GAC313-281453- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0101.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /CHCG1.1.ER.090926T1823Z.090928T0000Z.000000T0000Z.UU/ 854 PM EDT SUN SEP 27 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE COAHULLA CREEK NEAR KEITHS MILL NEAR DALTON * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 8PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 19.0 FEET AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. * AT 18.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING EXPANDS INTO THE PASTURES AND FIELDS UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM FROM THE KEITHS MILL ROAD BRIDGE. $$ GAC129-213-313-281453- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0099.000000T0000Z-090929T1342Z/ /TLNG1.1.ER.090927T0030Z.090928T1200Z.090929T0742Z.NO/ 854 PM EDT SUN SEP 27 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE CONASAUGA RIVER NEAR TILTON * FROM TONIGHT UNTIL TUESDAY MORNING. * AT 8PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.5 FEET AND SLOWLY RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET. * FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 19.4 FEET BY TOMORROW EARLY AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TUESDAY MORNING. * AT 18.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE IS REACHED. MINOR FLOODING BEGINS OF THE WOODLAND AREAS ALONG THE RIVER. $$ GAC217-247-281453- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0102.000000T0000Z-090928T1800Z/ /MYRG1.1.ER.090928T0600Z.090928T0600Z.090928T1200Z.UU/ 854 PM EDT SUN SEP 27 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE YELLOW RIVER NEAR CONYERS BLW MILSTEAD * FROM AFTER MIDNIGHT TOMORROW UNTIL MONDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 8PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.7 FEET AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. * FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 11.0 FEET BY EARLY TOMORROW MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY LATE TOMORROW MORNING. * AT 11.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE IS REACHED AND MINOR FLOODING BEGINS. SOCKWELL ROAD BEGINS TO FLOOD IN NEWTON COUNTY. $$ GAC059-133-219-281453- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0103.000000T0000Z-090929T1048Z/ /PNFG1.1.ER.090927T1251Z.090928T1800Z.090929T0448Z.NO/ 854 PM EDT SUN SEP 27 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCONEE RIVER NEAR PENFIELD * UNTIL TUESDAY MORNING. * AT 8PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.3 FEET AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 11.6 FEET BY TOMORROW EARLY AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * AT 11.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE IS REACHED. MINOR FLOODING OCCURS. THE RIGHT BANK BEGINS TO OVERFLOW INTO AGRICULTURAL LANDS AND PASTURES. $$
000 WGUS82 KFFC 281024 FLSFFC FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 624 AM EDT MON SEP 28 2009 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... CONASAUGA RIVER NEAR ETON AFFECTING MURRAY AND WHITFIELD COUNTIES... COAHULLA CREEK NEAR KEITHS MILL NEAR DALTON AFFECTING WHITFIELD COUNTY... CONASAUGA RIVER NEAR TILTON AFFECTING GORDON...MURRAY AND WHITFIELD COUNTIES... OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR HAWKINSVILLE AFFECTING BLECKLEY AND PULASKI COUNTIES... OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR ABBEVILLE AFFECTING DODGE...TELFAIR AND WILCOX COUNTIES... OCONEE RIVER NEAR PENFIELD AFFECTING CLARKE...GREENE AND OCONEE COUNTIES... .RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE AREA HAS CAUSED SIGNIFICANT RUNOFF INTO STREAMS AND RIVERS...CAUSING THE RIVERS TO RISE. SOME POINTS ALONG THE RIVER SYSTEM WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ALL PERSONS WITH INTERESTS ALONG THE RIVER SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS...AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. IF YOU SEE FLOOD WATERS...REMEMBER TO TURN AROUND AND DO NOT DROWN. && GAC023-235-290024- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0092.000000T0000Z-091001T0200Z/ /HAWG1.1.ER.090926T2137Z.090928T1800Z.090930T2000Z.NO/ 624 AM EDT MON SEP 28 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR HAWKINSVILLE... * UNTIL WEDNESDAY EVENING. * AT 5AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 21.8 FEET AND NEARLY STEADY. * MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 20.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 22.1 FEET BY THIS AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 20.5 FEET...MINOR FLOODING OF ROADS BEGINS ON THE SOUTHSIDE OF HAWKINSVILLE...ALONG GOOSENECK LANE. WITH THE FLOODING OF GOOSENECK LANE...RESIDENTS ARE CUTOFF FROM REACHING THEIR HOMES. $$ GAC091-271-315-290024- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0093.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /ABBG1.2.ER.090925T0945Z.091001T0600Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 624 AM EDT MON SEP 28 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR ABBEVILLE... * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 6 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.1 FEET AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 14.3 FEET BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING THEN BEGIN FALLING. * AT 14.0 FEET...MODERATE FLOODING BEGINS. ROADS TO HOMES ALONG WEST END OF RIVER IN ABBEVILLE FLOOD OUT AND CUT OFF RESIDENTS TO ACCESS TO THEIR HOMES. $$ GAC213-313-290024- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0100.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /ETNG1.1.ER.090926T2230Z.090928T0015Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 624 AM EDT MON SEP 28 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE CONASAUGA RIVER NEAR ETON... * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 6 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.1 FEET AND FALLING. * MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. $$ GAC313-290023- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0101.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /CHCG1.1.ER.090926T1823Z.090928T1000Z.000000T0000Z.UU/ 624 AM EDT MON SEP 28 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE COAHULLA CREEK NEAR KEITHS MILL NEAR DALTON... * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 6 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 20.1 FEET AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. $$ GAC129-213-313-290023- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0099.000000T0000Z-090929T2315Z/ /TLNG1.1.ER.090927T0030Z.090928T1200Z.090929T1715Z.NO/ 624 AM EDT MON SEP 28 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE CONASAUGA RIVER NEAR TILTON... * UNTIL TUESDAY EVENING. * AT 6 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.9 FEET AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET. * FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 19.4 FEET BY THIS AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW EARLY AFTERNOON. * AT 18.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE IS REACHED. MINOR FLOODING BEGINS OF THE WOODLAND AREAS ALONG THE RIVER. $$ GAC059-133-219-290023- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0103.000000T0000Z-090929T1200Z/ /PNFG1.1.ER.090927T1251Z.090928T1200Z.090929T0600Z.NO/ 624 AM EDT MON SEP 28 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCONEE RIVER NEAR PENFIELD... * UNTIL TUESDAY MORNING. * AT 6 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.8 FEET AND SLOWLY RISING. * MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 11.9 FEET THIS MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AFTER MIDNIGHT TOMORROW. * AT 11.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE IS REACHED. MINOR FLOODING OCCURS. THE RIGHT BANK BEGINS TO OVERFLOW INTO AGRICULTURAL LANDS AND PASTURES. $$
000 WGUS82 KFFC 281434 FLSFFC FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1034 AM EDT MON SEP 28 2009 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... CONASAUGA RIVER NEAR TILTON AFFECTING GORDON...MURRAY AND WHITFIELD COUNTIES CONASAUGA RIVER NEAR ETON AFFECTING MURRAY AND WHITFIELD COUNTIES COAHULLA CREEK AT KEITHS MILL NEAR DALTON AFFECTING WHITFIELD COUNTY && GAC213-313-290434- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0100.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /ETNG1.1.ER.090926T2230Z.090928T0015Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 1034 AM EDT MON SEP 28 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE CONASAUGA RIVER NEAR ETON * THROUGH THIS EVENING. * AT 9AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.3 FEET AND FALLING. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING...AND IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL...DROPPING BELOW FLOOD STAGE THIS EVENING. $$ GAC313-290434- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0101.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /CHCG1.1.ER.090926T1823Z.090928T1415Z.000000T0000Z.UU/ 1034 AM EDT MON SEP 28 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE COAHULLA CREEK AT KEITHS MILL NEAR DALTON * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 10AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 20.4 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING...AND IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16 FEET. * AT 18 FEET...MINOR FLOODING OCCURS INTO PASTURES AND FIELDS UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM FROM THE KEITHS MILL ROAD BRIDGE. $$ GAC129-213-313-290434- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0099.000000T0000Z-090930T0424Z/ /TLNG1.1.ER.090927T0030Z.090929T1200Z.090929T2224Z.NO/ 1034 AM EDT MON SEP 28 2009 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE CONASAUGA RIVER NEAR TILTON * UNTIL LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. * AT 10AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.2 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING...AND IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 18 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 19.8 FEET BY TOMORROW MORNING...THEN BEGIN FALLING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE TOMORROW EVENING. * AT 18 FEET...FLOOD STAGE IS REACHED AND MINOR FLOODING BEGINS OF THE WOODLAND AREAS ALONG THE RIVER. $$
000 WGUS82 KFFC 281902 FLSFFC FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 302 PM EDT MON SEP 28 2009 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... COAHULLA CREEK AT KEITHS MILL NEAR DALTON AFFECTING WHITFIELD COUNTY CONASAUGA RIVER NEAR TILTON AFFECTING GORDON...MURRAY AND WHITFIELD COUNTIES && GAC313-290902- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0101.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /CHCG1.1.ER.090926T1823Z.090928T1815Z.000000T0000Z.UU/ 302 PM EDT MON SEP 28 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE COAHULLA CREEK AT KEITHS MILL NEAR DALTON * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 2PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 20.6 FEET AND STEADY. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING...AND IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16 FEET. * THE RIVER APPEARS TO BE CRESTING THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL BEGIN FALLING THIS EVENING. * AT 18 FEET...MINOR FLOODING OCCURS INTO PASTURES AND FIELDS UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM FROM THE KEITHS MILL ROAD BRIDGE. $$ GAC129-213-313-290902- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0099.000000T0000Z-090930T0424Z/ /TLNG1.1.ER.090927T0030Z.090929T1200Z.090929T2224Z.NO/ 302 PM EDT MON SEP 28 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE CONASAUGA RIVER NEAR TILTON * UNTIL LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. * AT 2PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.5 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING...AND IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 18 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 19.8 FEET BY TOMORROW MORNING...THEN BEGIN FALLING...DROPPING BELOW FLOOD STAGE TOMORROW EVENING. * AT 18 FEET...FLOOD STAGE IS REACHED AND MINOR FLOODING BEGINS OF THE WOODLAND AREAS ALONG THE RIVER. $$
000 WGUS82 KFFC 290141 FLSFFC FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 941 PM EDT MON SEP 28 2009 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... CONASAUGA RIVER NEAR TILTON AFFECTING GORDON...MURRAY AND WHITFIELD COUNTIES COAHULLA CREEK NEAR KEITHS MILL NEAR DALTON AFFECTING WHITFIELD COUNTY OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR ABBEVILLE AFFECTING DODGE...TELFAIR AND WILCOX COUNTIES .RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE AREA HAS CAUSED SIGNIFICANT RUNOFF INTO STREAMS AND RIVERS...CAUSING THE RIVERS TO RISE. SOME POINTS ALONG THE RIVER SYSTEM ARE EXPERIENCING FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ALL PERSONS WITH INTERESTS ALONG THE RIVER SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS...AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. IF YOU SEE FLOOD WATERS...REMEMBER TO TURN AROUND AND DO NOT DROWN. && GAC091-271-315-291541- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0093.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /ABBG1.2.ER.090925T0945Z.090930T1800Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 941 PM EDT MON SEP 28 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR ABBEVILLE * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 5PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.5 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 14.1 FEET BY WEDNESDAY EARLY AFTERNOON THEN BEGIN FALLING. * AT 14.0 FEET...MODERATE FLOODING BEGINS. ROADS TO HOMES ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF THE RIVER IN ABBEVILLE FLOOD AND CUT OFF RESIDENT ACCESS TO THEIR HOMES. $$ GAC313-291541- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0101.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /CHCG1.1.ER.090926T1823Z.090928T1815Z.000000T0000Z.UU/ 941 PM EDT MON SEP 28 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE COAHULLA CREEK NEAR KEITHS MILL NEAR DALTON * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 8PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 20.4 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. $$ GAC129-213-313-291541- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0099.000000T0000Z-090930T0900Z/ /TLNG1.1.ER.090927T0030Z.090929T1200Z.090930T0300Z.NO/ 941 PM EDT MON SEP 28 2009 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE CONASAUGA RIVER NEAR TILTON * UNTIL LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. * AT 9PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 19.1 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 20.0 FEET BY TUESDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATE TUESDAY EVENING. * AT 18.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE IS REACHED. MINOR FLOODING BEGINS OF THE WOODLAND AREAS ALONG THE RIVER. $$
000 WGUS82 KFFC 290844 FLSFFC FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 444 AM EDT TUE SEP 29 2009 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... COAHULLA CREEK NEAR KEITHS MILL NEAR DALTON AFFECTING WHITFIELD COUNTY... CONASAUGA RIVER NEAR TILTON AFFECTING GORDON...MURRAY AND WHITFIELD COUNTIES... OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR HAWKINSVILLE AFFECTING BLECKLEY AND PULASKI COUNTIES... OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR ABBEVILLE AFFECTING DODGE...TELFAIR AND WILCOX COUNTIES... OCONEE RIVER NEAR OCONEE AFFECTING JOHNSON...WASHINGTON AND WILKINSON COUNTIES. .RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE AREA HAS CAUSED SIGNIFICANT RUNOFF INTO STREAMS AND RIVERS...CAUSING THE RIVERS TO RISE. SOME POINTS ALONG THE RIVER SYSTEM WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ALL PERSONS WITH INTERESTS ALONG THE RIVER SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS...AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. IF YOU SEE FLOOD WATERS...REMEMBER TO TURN AROUND AND DO NOT DROWN. && GAC023-235-292244- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0092.000000T0000Z-090930T1912Z/ /HAWG1.1.ER.090926T2137Z.090928T1145Z.090930T1312Z.NO/ 444 AM EDT TUE SEP 29 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR HAWKINSVILLE... * UNTIL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 3 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 21.2 FEET AND FALLING. * MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 20 FEET. * AT 20.5 FEET...MINOR FLOODING OF ROADS BEGINS ON THE SOUTHSIDE OF HAWKINSVILLE...ALONG GOOSENECK LANE. WITH THE FLOODING OF GOOSENECK LANE...RESIDENTS ARE CUTOFF FROM REACHING THEIR HOMES. $$ GAC091-271-315-292244- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0093.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /ABBG1.2.ER.090925T0945Z.090930T1800Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 444 AM EDT TUE SEP 29 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR ABBEVILLE... * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 5 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.5 FEET AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 14.1 FEET BY TOMORROW EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN BEGIN FALLING. * AT 14 FEET...MODERATE FLOODING BEGINS. ROADS TO HOMES ALONG WEST SIDE OF RIVER IN ABBEVILLE FLOOD OUT AND CUT OFF RESIDENTS TO ACCESS TO THEIR HOMES. $$ GAC313-292244- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0101.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /CHCG1.1.ER.090926T1823Z.090928T1815Z.000000T0000Z.UU/ 444 AM EDT TUE SEP 29 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE COAHULLA CREEK NEAR KEITHS MILL NEAR DALTON... * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 4 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 19.6 FEET AND SLOWLY FALLING. * MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16 FEET. * AT 18 FEET...MINOR FLOODING EXPANDS INTO THE PASTURES AND FIELDS UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM FROM THE KEITHS MILL ROAD BRIDGE. $$ GAC129-213-313-292244- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0099.000000T0000Z-090930T0900Z/ /TLNG1.1.ER.090927T0030Z.090929T1200Z.090930T0300Z.NO/ 444 AM EDT TUE SEP 29 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE CONASAUGA RIVER NEAR TILTON... * UNTIL LATE TONIGHT. * AT 4 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 19.5 FEET AND SLOWLY RISING. * MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 18 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 20.0 FEET LATER THIS MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE TONIGHT. * AT 18 FEET...FLOOD STAGE IS REACHED. MINOR FLOODING BEGINS OF THE WOODLAND AREAS ALONG THE RIVER. $$ GAC167-303-319-292243- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0104.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /OCNG1.1.ER.090928T2252Z.090929T0830Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 444 AM EDT TUE SEP 29 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCONEE RIVER NEAR OCONEE... * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 4 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.1 FEET AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 17 FEET. * AT 19 FEET...THE WATER LEVEL BEGINS TO FLOOD THE DIRT PARKING LOT AREA NEAR THE OLD BALLS FERRY ROAD BOAT RAMP...JUST UPSTREAM AND RIGHTBANK FROM THE GEORGIA HIGHWAY 57 BRIDGE. MINOR FLOODING CONTINUES AND SPREADS FURTHER INTO THE WOODLANDS NEAR THE RIVER. $$
000 WGUS82 KFFC 291259 FLSFFC FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 859 AM EDT TUE SEP 29 2009 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... COAHULLA CREEK NEAR KEITHS MILL NEAR DALTON AFFECTING WHITFIELD COUNTY CONASAUGA RIVER NEAR TILTON AFFECTING GORDON...MURRAY AND WHITFIELD COUNTIES OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR HAWKINSVILLE AFFECTING BLECKLEY AND PULASKI COUNTIES OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR ABBEVILLE AFFECTING DODGE...TELFAIR AND WILCOX COUNTIES OCONEE RIVER NEAR OCONEE AFFECTING JOHNSON...WASHINGTON AND WILKINSON COUNTIES && GAC023-235-300259- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0092.000000T0000Z-090930T1912Z/ /HAWG1.1.ER.090926T2137Z.090928T1145Z.090930T1312Z.NO/ 859 AM EDT TUE SEP 29 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR HAWKINSVILLE * UNTIL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 7AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 20.9 FEET...AND FALLING. * MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 20.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW LATE MORNING. * AT 20.5 FEET...MINOR FLOODING OF ROADS BEGINS ON THE SOUTHSIDE OF HAWKINSVILLE...ALONG GOOSENECK LANE. WITH THE FLOODING OF GOOSENECK LANE...RESIDENTS ARE CUTOFF FROM REACHING THEIR HOMES. $$ GAC091-271-315-300259- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0093.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /ABBG1.2.ER.090925T0945Z.090930T1800Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 859 AM EDT TUE SEP 29 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR ABBEVILLE * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 8AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.0 FEET...AND RISING * MODERATE FLOODING IS WILL CONTINUE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 14.1 FEET BY TOMORROW EARLY AFTERNOON THEN BEGIN FALLING. * AT 14.0 FEET...MODERATE FLOODING BEGINS. ROADS TO HOMES ALONG WEST SIDE OF RIVER IN ABBEVILLE FLOOD OUT AND CUT OFF RESIDENTS TO ACCESS TO THEIR HOMES. $$ GAC313-300259- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0101.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /CHCG1.1.ER.090926T1823Z.090928T1815Z.000000T0000Z.UU/ 859 AM EDT TUE SEP 29 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE COAHULLA CREEK NEAR KEITHS MILL NEAR DALTON * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 8AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.7 FEET...AND FALLING * MINOR FLOODING IS WILL CONTINUE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. * AT 18.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING EXPANDS INTO THE PASTURES AND FIELDS UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM FROM THE KEITHS MILL ROAD BRIDGE. $$ GAC129-213-313-300259- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0099.000000T0000Z-090930T0900Z/ /TLNG1.1.ER.090927T0030Z.090929T1800Z.090930T0300Z.NO/ 859 AM EDT TUE SEP 29 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE CONASAUGA RIVER NEAR TILTON * UNTIL LATE TONIGHT. * AT 8AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 19.6 FEET...AND STEADY * MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET. * AT 18.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE IS REACHED. MINOR FLOODING BEGINS OF THE WOODLAND AREAS ALONG THE RIVER. $$ GAC167-303-319-300259- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0104.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /OCNG1.1.ER.090928T2252Z.090929T1245Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 859 AM EDT TUE SEP 29 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCONEE RIVER NEAR OCONEE * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 8AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.2 FEET...AND FALLING. * MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 17.0 FEET. * AT 19.0 FEET...THE WATER LEVEL BEGINS TO FLOOD THE DIRT PARKING LOT AREA NEAR THE OLD BALLS FERRY ROAD BOAT RAMP...JUST UPSTREAM AND RIGHTBANK FROM THE GEORGIA HIGHWAY 57 BRIDGE. MINOR FLOODING CONTINUES AND SPREADS FURTHER INTO THE WOODLANDS NEAR THE RIVER. $$
000 WGUS82 KFFC 292015 FLSFFC FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 415 PM EDT TUE SEP 29 2009 ...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING CREEK IN GEORGIA... COAHULLA CREEK NEAR KEITHS MILL NEAR DALTON AFFECTING WHITFIELD COUNTY. ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... CONASAUGA RIVER NEAR TILTON AFFECTING GORDON...MURRAY AND WHITFIELD COUNTIES OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR HAWKINSVILLE AFFECTING BLECKLEY AND PULASKI COUNTIES. OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR ABBEVILLE AFFECTING DODGE...TELFAIR AND WILCOX COUNTIES OCONEE RIVER NEAR OCONEE AFFECTING JOHNSON...WASHINGTON AND WILKINSON COUNTIES && GAC023-235-301015- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0092.000000T0000Z-090930T1200Z/ /HAWG1.1.ER.090926T2137Z.090928T1145Z.090930T0600Z.NO/ 415 PM EDT TUE SEP 29 2009 ...FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR HAWKINSVILLE. * UNTIL WEDNESDAY MORNING. * AT 3PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 20.4 FEET...AND FALLING. * MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 20.0 FEET. * AT 20.5 FEET...MINOR FLOODING OF ROADS BEGINS ON THE SOUTHSIDE OF HAWKINSVILLE...ALONG GOOSENECK LANE. WITH THE FLOODING OF GOOSENECK LANE...RESIDENTS ARE CUTOFF FROM REACHING THEIR HOMES. $$ GAC091-271-315-301014- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0093.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /ABBG1.2.ER.090925T0945Z.090930T1800Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 415 PM EDT TUE SEP 29 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR ABBEVILLE. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 8AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.0 FEET...AND RISING. * MODERATE FLOODING WILL CONTINUE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 14.4 FEET BY WEDNESDAY EVENING... THEN BEGIN FALLING. * AT 14.0 FEET...MODERATE FLOODING BEGINS. ROADS TO HOMES ALONG WEST SIDE OF RIVER IN ABBEVILLE FLOOD OUT AND CUT OFF RESIDENTS TO ACCESS TO THEIR HOMES. $$ GAC313-292045- /O.CAN.KFFC.FL.W.0101.000000T0000Z-090929T2015Z/ /CHCG1.1.ER.090926T1823Z.090928T1815Z.090929T1952Z.UU/ 415 PM EDT TUE SEP 29 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE COAHULLA CREEK NEAR KEITHS MILL NEAR DALTON. * AT 4PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.9 FEET...AND FALLING. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. * THE CREEK WILL CONTINUE TO FALL FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. $$ GAC129-213-313-301014- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0099.000000T0000Z-090930T1200Z/ /TLNG1.1.ER.090927T0030Z.090929T1400Z.090930T0600Z.NO/ 415 PM EDT TUE SEP 29 2009 ...FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE CONASAUGA RIVER NEAR TILTON. * UNTIL WEDNESDAY MORNING. * AT 3PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 19.6 FEET...AND SLOWLY FALLING. * MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY AFTER MIDNIGHT. * AT 18.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE IS REACHED. MINOR FLOODING BEGINS OF THE WOODLAND AREAS ALONG THE RIVER. $$ GAC167-303-319-301014- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0104.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /OCNG1.1.ER.090928T2252Z.090929T1345Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 415 PM EDT TUE SEP 29 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCONEE RIVER NEAR OCONEE. * UNTIL TONIGHT. * AT 4PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.0 FEET...AND FALLING. * MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 17.0 FEET. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this river flood warning 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 river flood warning went out at Sep 26, 6:22 PM EDT, 28 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 26, 6:22 PM EDT, 28 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 622 PM EDT SAT SEP 26 2009 .SYNOPSIS... FINALLY...SOME SIGNIFICANT CHANGES ON THE WAY...THAT WILL BRING A COMPLETE PATTERN CHANGE AND FALL-LIKE WEATHER TO THE REGION EARLY NEXT WEEK. DEEP CLOSED LOW CENTRAL U.S. AND MODERATE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE COVERING THE SE STATES. BACKDOOR FRONT LOCATED ACROSS EC/NE GA...SUPPORTED BY STRONG NEW ENGLAND 1030MB SFC HIGH. VERY MOIST...TROPICAL AIR MASS REMAINS FIRMLY ENTRENCHED ACROSS THE CWA. A STRONG SHORT WAVE WILL DIVE SE FROM CENTRAL CANADA AS THE POLAR JET MAKES A SIGNIFICANT DROP INTO THE CENTRAL U.S. THIS WILL BE THE KICKER THAT RESULTS IN A COMPLETE CHANGE IN THE UPPER ATMOSPHERIC PATTERN FROM THE VERY STATIC RECENT PATTERN TO A VERY ACTIVE PATTERN NEXT WEEK. AS THE SHORT WAVE AND POLAR JET DROP INTO THE CENTRAL U.S...THE CENTRAL U.S. UPPER LOW WILL LIFT NE AND COMBINE WITH THE CANADIAN SHORT WAVE TO RESULT IN A DEEP POLAR VORTEX ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES REGION. THIS WILL PUSH A STRONG COLD FRONT THROUGH THE CWA SUNDAY AND OFF THE SE U.S. COAST BY EARLY MON...RESULTING IN OUR FIRST REAL TASTE OF FALL THIS YEAR AND FINALLY BRINGING AN END TO THE INCESSANT RAINFALL AND FLOODING. 19 && .SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT/... GFS/ECMWF/NAM IN GOOD AGREEMENT ON EVENTS THROUGH THE SHORT TERM. CLEARLY THE MAIN CONCERN WILL BE HEAVY RAIN AND RENEWED FLOODING ON THE HEELS OF THE RECORD FLOODING ACROSS NC/NW/WC GA EARLIER THIS WEEK. ALREADY EXPERIENCING MINOR PROBLEMS IN PARTS OF NC/NW GA...AND IT WILL ONLY BECOME WORSE THROUGH THE EVENING AS LARGE AREA OF SHRA/TSRA NOW ACROSS AL TRANSLATES EAST AHEAD OF FRONT. THROUGH MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON...THE MAIN THREAT FOR HEAVY RAIN/FLOODING WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE NORTHERN COUNTIES...WHERE WEAK SFC CONVERGENCE BOUNDARY EXISTS. TOWARD 00Z...THE THREAT FOR HEAVY RAIN WILL SHIFT FURTHER SOUTH...INCLUDING ATL...AHN...CSG AS THE FRONT BEGINS TO MOVE. WITH PWS STILL NEAR 2.0 INCHES...HEAVIER SHRA/TSRA WILL QUICKLY PRODUCE EXCESSIVE RAINFALL AMOUNTS. HOWEVER...THE THREAT FOR FLASH FLOODING WILL BE LESS SIGNIFICANT AS THE ACTIVITY TRANSLATES FURTHER SOUTH AND EAST BECAUSE OF INCREASED FORWARD SPEED OF THE ACTIVITY. HPC QPF REMAINS ON THE LOW SIDE OF 1.0-1.5 INCHES...AS WE HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED REPORTS OF 2.5 TO 3.0 INCHES OF RAIN IN WHITFIELD COUNTY IN THE LAST COUPLE OF HOURS. GFS QPF SUGGESTS AMOUNTS OF 3.0 TO 3.5 INCHES ACROSS THE NORTH...WITH 1.0 - 2.0 INCH AMOUNTS ACROSS CENTRAL AREAS. MAIN FLASH FLOODING THREAT SHOULD REMAIN NORTH OF I-20. IN ADDITION...THERE IS AT LEAST A MINIMAL THREAT FOR SEVERE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS...MAINLY IN THE FORM OF DAMAGING WINDS AND EVEN AN ISOLD TORNADO. 25 TO 30KTS OF DEEP LAYER SHEER AND CAPES IN EXCESS OF 1000 J/KG WILL TRANSLATE ACROSS THE AREA IN THE 22Z - 02Z TIME FRAME. ANY BOW OR LINE SEGMENTS...AS IN EVIDENCE ACROSS N/WC AL NOW...WILL NEED TO BE CAREFULLY WATCHED FOR SEVERE. BUT AGAIN...THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE FLASH FLOODING THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. THE THREAT FOR SHRA/TSRA WILL END ACROSS THE NW HALF OF THE CWA BY 06Z...AND ACROSS ALL EXCEPT THE EXTREME SE BY 12Z...AND THE ENTIRE CWA SHORTLY THEREAFTER. SUNDAY APPEARS TO BE A RELATIVELY WORRY FREE DAY WEATHERWISE. A SECONDARY FRONT...SUPPORTED BY THE DEEPENING GREAT LAKES UPPER LOW...WILL FINALLY PUSH SE THROUGH THE AREA EARLY MON. THIS FRONT WILL FINALLY BRING THE BONA FIDE COOLER...DRIER AIR MASS INTO THE CWA. WHILE NOT AN EXCEPTIONALLY COOL AIR MASS...NOTED BY 850MB TEMPS STILL NEAR +10C...THE AIR MASS WILL BE NOTICEABLY DRIER...WITH PWS FALLING FROM THEIR CURRENT 2.0+ INCH VALUES TO AROUND 0.25 INCH BY EARLY TUE. MIN TEMPS WILL FALL INTO THE 50S AND HIGH TEMPS WILL ONLY REACH THE 70S...A VERY WELCOME CHANGE. THE ONLY CONCERN FOR ANY PCPN DURING THIS PERIOD WILL BE DURING THE DAY MON IN THE NC/NE GA MOUNTAINS...WILL BE COLD ADVECTION...OROGRAPHICALLY INDUCED SHRA. WILL CONTINUE TO INCLUDE SLIGHT CHC POPS IN THEES AREAS. .LONG TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/... THE MAJORITY OF THE LONG TERM IS DOMINATED BY A LARGE POLAR VORTEX ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES REGION. THE SE U.S. WILL BE ON THE BACK SIDE OF THIS SYSTEM...HENCE DRY NNW FLOW ALOFT. THE AIR MASS IS EXCEPTIONALLY DRY TUE-FRI...WITH MEAN RH AOB 20 PERCENT. WHAT A NICE CHANGE. THE DRY AIR MASS WILL ALLOW MIN TEMPS TO FALL TO NEAR OR BELOW NORMAL TEMPS...BUT WILL BE EVEN MORE NOTICEABLE IN CONTRAST TO THE RECENT EXCESSIVE HUMIDITY. MAX TEMPS WILL BE NEAR NORMAL WITH ABUNDANT SUNSHINE. THE NEXT CONCERN FOR PCPN COMES NEXT WEEKEND. THE GFS/ECMWF ARE IN GENERALLY IN GOOD AGREEMENT ON A PROGRESSIVE PATTERN IN PLACE FOR THE LATER HALF OF THE WEEK AND INTO EARLY OCTOBER WITH A FAIRLY DEEP UPPER TROUGH TRANSLATING ACROSS THE U.S. FROM WEST TO EAST...REACHING THE EASTERN STATES SAT-SUN. THIS SYSTEM APPEARS RELATIVELY WEAK COMPARED TO THE CURRENT SYSTEM...AND WITH LITTLE AIR MASS CHANGE IN ITS WAKE...AS THE PARENT UPPER LOW REMAINS IN THE WESTERN U.S. INSTABILITY IS NOT IMPRESSIVE AT THIS TIME...BUT LOW CHC POPS ARE WARRANTED. ALL-IN-ALL...EL NINO APPEARS TO BE IN FULL FORCE AS A VERY ACTIVE...PROGRESSIVE PATTERN SETS UP FOR EARLY OCTOBER...WITH A SERIES OF ACTIVE...IMPRESSIVE UPPER TROUGHS. 19 && .HYDROLOGY... AS NOTED ABOVE...MODEL QPF AMOUNTS OF 2-3 INCHES LOOK REASONABLE ACROSS N GA. GIVEN PERSISTENT SW-NE TRAINING OF ECHOES AND A LARGE SWATH OF PCPN STILL MOVING NE FROM CENTRAL AL...FLASH FLOODING APPEARS LIKELY...ESPECIALLY NORTH OF I-20. WILL CONTINUE WITH FFA AS ADVERTISED. WOULD EXPECT RENEWED AND EXPANDED CREEK...STREAM...AND RIVER FLOODING FOR SEVERAL DAYS. 19 && .AVIATION... LINE OF CONVECTION HAS PUSHED THROUGH THE METRO AREA AIRPORTS. -RA AND IFR TO LIFR CONDITIONS WILL LINGER BEHIND IT THROUGH 02Z...WITH WINDS GRADUALLY SWITCHING AROUND TO NW AND W AS SFC LOW AND BOUNDARY LIFT OUT. CHALLENGE WILL BE THE TIMING OF THE SHIFT. COULD BE A BIT SLOWER SO WILL NEED TO WATCH THAT. OTHER CHALLENGE WILL BE THE TRANSITION TO MVFR FROM IFR CIGS LATER IN THE MORNING. EXPECT THE TRANSITION TO OCCUR FROM 13Z-15Z...WITH LINGERING SCT005 RANGE AFTER THAT DUE TO THE ABUNDANT LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE. STRONG DRY PUSH DOESNT COME UNTIL LATER IN THE DAY AS SECOND FRONT SWEEPS THROUGH. 27 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... ATHENS 66 81 59 81 52 / 100 10 5 10 0 ATLANTA 65 78 62 77 53 / 100 5 5 10 0 BLAIRSVILLE 61 72 53 69 46 / 100 5 10 20 5 CARTERSVILLE 62 77 55 76 48 / 100 5 10 10 0 COLUMBUS 69 83 63 84 58 / 90 10 0 5 0 GAINESVILLE 64 76 59 75 54 / 100 5 10 10 5 MACON 70 84 61 86 56 / 90 10 0 5 0 ROME 64 77 58 75 47 / 90 5 10 10 0 PEACHTREE CITY 65 79 58 78 51 / 100 5 0 10 0 VIDALIA 72 85 63 86 58 / 60 20 0 5 0 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: BANKS...BARROW...BARTOW...BUTTS...CARROLL...CATOOSA... CHATTOOGA...CHEROKEE...CLARKE...CLAYTON...COBB...COWETA...DADE... DAWSON...DEKALB...DOUGLAS...FANNIN...FAYETTE...FLOYD...FORSYTH... GILMER...GORDON...GWINNETT...HALL...HARALSON...HARRIS...HEARD... HENRY...JACKSON...JASPER...LAMAR...LUMPKIN...MADISON... MERIWETHER...MONROE...MORGAN...MURRAY...MUSCOGEE...NEWTON... NORTH FULTON...OCONEE...PAULDING...PICKENS...PIKE...POLK... ROCKDALE...SOUTH FULTON...SPALDING...TALBOT...TOWNS...TROUP... UNION...UPSON...WALKER...WALTON...WHITE...WHITFIELD. && 19
Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 26, 4:40 PM EDT, 2 hours 10 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 440 PM EDT SAT SEP 26 2009 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-271045- 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- 440 PM EDT SAT SEP 26 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND ISOLATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE. .SYNOPSIS... GEORGIA REMAINS IN A DEEP TROPICAL AIRMASS. LOW PRESSURE ALOFT HAS MOVED INTO THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...PUSHING A FRONTAL BOUNDARY ACROSS GEORGIA. A WEAK WEDGE-LIKE BOUNDARY IS ALSO PUSHING WESTWARD ACROSS THE STATE AND HAS INTERSECTED THE FRONT NEAR THE ATLANTA METRO AREA. .PRIMARY HAZARDS... HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLOODING WILL BE THE MAIN HAZARDS...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND JUST NORTH OF A LINE FROM COLUMBUS TO FORSYTH TO GAINESVILLE THIS EVENING. OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE WITH SOME OF THE STRONGER STORMS. .DISCUSSION... THE ATMOSPHERE REMAINS VERY MOIST WITH PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES NEAR 2 INCHES. SOILS ARE VERY SATURATED AFTER RECENT RAINFALL. ANY ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN WILL AGGRAVATE FLOODING THAT HAS ALREADY OCCURRING ALONG MANY CREEKS...STREAMS...RIVERS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS. A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. ALSO...THE UNSTABLE TROPICAL AIRMASS WILL ALLOW ISOLATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP WITH FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS. AS THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE STATE...IT WILL BRING A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG WITH IT. THE HEAVIEST RAIN WILL BE ALONG WITH THE FRONT. AFTER THE FRONT PASSES...LIGHT SHOWERS WILL PREVAIL AND THE FLOODING THREAT WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS CENTRAL SUNDAY MORNING...AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ON FRIDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ACTIVATION IS NOT REQUESTED BUT SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT REPORTS OF HEAVY RAIN OR FLOODING THROUGH THE WEB BY GOING TO WEATHER.GOV/ATLANTA.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Sep 26, 5:28 PM EDT, 1 hour 22 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 528 PM EDT SAT SEP 26 2009 GAZ066-078-262215- 528 PM EDT SAT SEP 26 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR MPH WINDS IN NORTHWEST HARRIS AND SOUTHERN TROUP COUNTIES UNTIL 615 PM EDT... AT 524 PM EDT/424 PM CDT/...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM JONES CROSSROADS TO 6 MILES WEST OF WHITESVILLE-PINE LAKE...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS ACTIVITY...WHICH MAY BLOW DOWN SMALL TREES AND IMPACT SOME POWER LINES IN THE AREA. IN ADDITION...VERY HEAVY RAIN IS OCCURRING WITH THIS ACTIVITY. MINOR FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES IN THIS AREA WILL BE POSSIBLE. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE SUBJECT TO MINOR FLOODING. 19
Special weather statement, Sep 26, 5:34 PM EDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 534 PM EDT SAT SEP 26 2009 GAZ067-262215- 534 PM EDT SAT SEP 26 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR HEAVY RAIN IN MERIWETHER COUNTY UNTIL 615 PM EDT... AT 533 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM LONE OAK TO 20 MILES WEST OF DURAND...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 5 MPH. WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH...FREQUENT CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THIS ACTIVITY. LOCALIZED AREAS OF STREET FLOODING AND FLOODING OF LOW-LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT HOUR. IN ADDITION...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH MAY BLOW DOWN SMALL TREES AND IMPACT SOME POWER LINES IN THE AREA. 19
Special weather statement, Sep 26, 5:39 PM EDT, 1 hour 11 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 539 PM EDT SAT SEP 26 2009 GAZ025-027-036-037-047-049-059-262230- 539 PM EDT SAT SEP 26 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH...VERY HEAVY RAIN...AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING IN JASPER...MORGAN...WALTON...OCONEE... CLARKE...MADISON AND JACKSON COUNTIES UNTIL 630 PM EDT... AT 537 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM NICHOLSON...TO NORTH HIGH SHOALS...TO BOSTWICK...TO EUDORA...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS ACTIVITY. THESE WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN SMALL TREES AND IMPACT POWER LINES IN THE AREA. VERY HEAVY RAIN IS LIKELY. THE GROUND IS TOTALLY SATURATED IN THE AREA AND ANY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL RESULT IN COMPLETE RUNOFF. FLOODING OF LOW-LYING...FLOOD PRONE...AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS ON HIGHWAYS IS LIKELY. FREQUENT CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED. 19
Special weather statement, Sep 26, 6:11 PM EDT, 39 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 611 PM EDT SAT SEP 26 2009 GAZ059-060-262300- 611 PM EDT SAT SEP 26 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR HEAVY RAIN IN PUTNAM AND JASPER COUNTIES UNTIL 700 PM EDT... AT 607 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM ADGATEVILLE...TO HILLSBORO...TO EATONTON...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. THESE WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN SMALL TREES AND IMPACT POWER LINES IN THE AREA. FREQUENT CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED. VERY HEAVY RAIN IS LIKELY WITH THIS ACTIVITY. THE GROUND IS TOTALLY SATURATED FROM RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN WILL RESULT IN NEAR COMPLETE RUNOFF INTO AREA CREEKS...STREAMS...AND RIVERS AND MINOR FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE. FLOODING OF HIGHWAYS AND ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY IN POOR DRAINAGE AND LOW-LYING AREAS IS ALSO LIKELY. 19
Special weather statement, Sep 26, 6:18 PM EDT, 32 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 618 PM EDT SAT SEP 26 2009 GAZ056>058-067>070-078-079-089>091-262245- 618 PM EDT SAT SEP 26 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR FREQUENT LIGHTNING IN CHATTAHOOCHEE...MARION...MUSCOGEE...HARRIS...TALBOT...UPSON...PIKE... LAMAR...EASTERN MERIWETHER...SPALDING...BUTTS AND HENRY COUNTIES UNTIL 645 PM EDT... AT 613 PM EDT/513 PM CDT/...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM STOCKBRIDGE...TO GRIFFIN...TO MANCHESTER...TO ELLERSLIE...TO COLUMBUS...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH AND FREQUENT CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING. VERY HEAVY RAIN IS LIKELY WITH THIS ACTIVITY. THE GROUND IN THE AREA IS TOTALLY SATURATED FROM RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL. RUNOFF FROM THESE STORMS MAY RESULT IN MINOR FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES IN THE AFFECTED COUNTIES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE SUBJECT TO MINOR FLOODING. WIND GUSTS MAY PRODUCE MINOR DAMAGE TO TREE LIMBS AND BLOW LIGHT...UNSECURED OBJECTS AROUND. SOME POWER LINES MAY BE IMPACTED. 19
Special weather statement, Sep 26, 6:49 PM EDT, 1 minute before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 649 PM EDT SAT SEP 26 2009 GAZ050-262345- 649 PM EDT SAT SEP 26 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR HEAVY RAIN IN GREENE COUNTY UNTIL 745 PM EDT... AT 646 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS...WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN...COVERING MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN HALF OF GREENE COUNTY. MODERATE RAIN WAS INDICATED ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE COUNTY. RUNOFF FROM THESE STORMS WILL CAUSE MINOR FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES ACROSS GREENE COUNTY. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE SUBJECT TO MINOR FLOODING. 19
The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26, 2:56 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Murray, Whitfield | 6 hr |
| Sep 26, 9:15 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Chattooga, Floyd, Gordon, Murray, Walker, Whitfield | 6 hr |
| Sep 26, 12:21 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Floyd, Walker, Whitfield | 6 hr |
| Sep 26, 3:24 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | FFC | Gordon, Murray, Whitfield | 4 hr |
| Sep 26, 3:47 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Carroll, Cherokee, Cobb, Douglas, Paulding | 6 hr |
| Sep 26, 4:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Heard | 40 min |
| Sep 26, 5:00 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett | 4 hr |
| Sep 26, 5:26 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gordon, Murray, Whitfield | 3 days |
| Sep 26, 5:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Morgan | 44 min |
| Sep 26, 6:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Putnam | 40 min |
| Sep 26, 6:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Jones | 40 min |
| Sep 26, 6:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Marion, Muscogee, Talbot | 39 min |
| Sep 26, 6:50 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Murray, Whitfield | 44 hr |
Nearby
River Flood Warnings in Georgia, 2009Every river flood warning in 2009
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.