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River Flood Warning 102, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this river flood warning at Sep 26, 2009, 9:36 PM EDT for Newton County, Rockdale County, Georgia. It took effect at Sep 27, 2009, 3:53 PM EDT. It was in force for 5 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 26, 2009, 9:36 PM EDT (01:36 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 27, 2009, 3:53 PM EDT
- Expired
- Sep 27, 2009, 9:04 PM EDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Flood severity
- Minor
Counties Newton County, GA, Rockdale County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 64 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:37 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The river
Written for the forecast point Yellow River at Gees Mill Road near Milstead (MYRG1).
- Action stage
- 9 ft
- Minor stage
- 11 ft
- Moderate stage
- 16 ft
- Major stage
- 20 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02207335, 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 270136 FLWFFC BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 936 PM EDT SAT SEP 26 2009 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... YELLOW RIVER NEAR CONYERS BLW MILSTEAD AFFECTING NEWTON AND ROCKDALE 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...TURN AROUND AND DO NOT DROWN. THE LATEST STAGE DATA WAS FURNISHED IN COOPERATION WITH THE UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. && GAC217-247-271536- /O.NEW.KFFC.FL.W.0102.090927T1128Z-090928T2100Z/ /MYRG1.1.ER.090927T1128Z.090928T0000Z.090928T1500Z.UU/ 936 PM EDT SAT SEP 26 2009 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE YELLOW RIVER NEAR CONYERS. * FROM SUNDAY MORNING UNTIL MONDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 8 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 6.1 FEET AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. * THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 12.5 FEET BY SUNDAY EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY LATE MONDAY MORNING. * AT 13.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING EXPANDS. MINOR FLOODING OCCURS IN NEWTON COUNTY IN THE RIVERSIDE ESTATES TRAVEL AND TRAILOR PARK. SOME TRAILERS MAY NEED TO BE MOVED TO HIGHER GROUND. $$ GAC059-133-219-271535- /O.NEW.KFFC.FL.W.0103.090927T1415Z-090929T1813Z/ /PNFG1.1.ER.090927T1415Z.090928T1800Z.090929T1213Z.NO/ 936 PM EDT SAT SEP 26 2009 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE OCONEE RIVER NEAR PENFIELD. * FROM SUNDAY MORNING UNTIL TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 9 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.8 FEET AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. * THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY SUNDAY LATE MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 12.7 FEET BY MONDAY 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.
5 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 271316 FLSFFC FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 915 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 .HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE REGION HAS CAUSED SIGNIFICANT RUNOFF INTO STREAMS AND RIVERS...CAUSING THE RIVERS TO RISE. SOME POINTS ALONG THIS 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. && GAC217-247-280315- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0102.090928T0600Z-090928T1800Z/ /MYRG1.1.ER.090928T0600Z.090928T0600Z.090928T1200Z.UU/ 915 AM EDT SUN SEP 27 2009 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL MONDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE YELLOW RIVER NEAR CONYERS...BELOW MILSTEAD... * FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT UNTIL MONDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 9AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.2 FEET. * NO FLOODING IS OCCURRING AT THIS TIME...HOWEVER MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP. * FLOOD STAGE IS 11 FEET. * THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO RISE TO FLOOD STAGE BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATE MONDAY MORNING. * AT 11 FEET...FLOOD STAGE IS REACHED AND MINOR FLOODING BEGINS WITH SOCKWELL ROAD BEGINNING TO FLOOD IN NEWTON COUNTY. $$
000 WGUS82 KFFC 271834 FLSFFC FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 234 PM EDT SUN SEP 27 2009 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... YELLOW RIVER NEAR CONYERS...BELOW MILSTEAD...AFFECTING NEWTON AND ROCKDALE COUNTIES PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ALL PERSONS WITH INTERESTS ALONG THE RIVER SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS...AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. IF YOU SEE FLOOD WATERS...REMEMBER TO TURN AROUND AND DO NOT DROWN. && GAC217-247-280834- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0102.090927T1953Z-090928T1800Z/ /MYRG1.1.ER.090927T1953Z.090927T2000Z.090928T1200Z.UU/ 234 PM EDT SUN SEP 27 2009 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL MONDAY AFTERNOON...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE YELLOW RIVER NEAR CONYERS...BELOW MILSTEAD * FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL MONDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 2PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.5 FEET AND SLOWLY RISING. * NO FLOODING IS OCCURRING AT THIS TIME...HOWEVER MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP. * FLOOD STAGE IS 11 FEET. * THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO RISE TO FLOOD STAGE TONIGHT AND REMAIN AT OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE FLOOD STAGE THROUGH THE MORNING ON MONDAY BEFORE BEGINNING TO FALL. * AT 11 FEET...FLOOD STAGE IS REACHED AND MINOR FLOODING BEGINS WITH SOCKWELL ROAD BEGINNING TO FLOOD IN NEWTON COUNTY. $$
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. $$
000 WGUS82 KFFC 280104 FLSFFC FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 904 PM EDT SUN SEP 27 2009 ...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... YELLOW RIVER NEAR CONYERS BLW MILSTEAD AFFECTING NEWTON AND ROCKDALE COUNTIES ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR HAWKINSVILLE AFFECTING BLECKLEY AND PULASKI COUNTIES OCONEE RIVER NEAR PENFIELD AFFECTING CLARKE...GREENE AND OCONEE COUNTIES ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR ABBEVILLE AFFECTING DODGE...TELFAIR AND WILCOX COUNTIES .RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE AREA HAS CAUSED SIGNIFICANT RUNOFF INTO STREAMS AND RIVERS...CAUSING THE RIVERS TO RISE. SOME POINTS ALONG THE RIVER SYSTEM WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ALL PERSONS WITH INTERESTS ALONG THE RIVER SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS...AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. IF YOU SEE FLOOD WATERS...REMEMBER TO TURN AROUND AND DO NOT DROWN. && GAC023-235-281504- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0092.000000T0000Z-091001T0200Z/ /HAWG1.1.ER.090926T2137Z.090928T1800Z.090930T2000Z.NO/ 904 PM EDT SUN SEP 27 2009 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL WEDNESDAY EVENING...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR HAWKINSVILLE * UNTIL WEDNESDAY EVENING. * AT 8PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 21.7 FEET AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 20.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 22.1 FEET BY TOMORROW EARLY AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 20.5 FEET...MINOR FLOODING OF ROADS BEGINS ON THE SOUTHSIDE OF HAWKINSVILLE...ALONG GOOSENECK LANE. WITH THE FLOODING OF GOOSENECK LANE...RESIDENTS ARE CUTOFF FROM REACHING THEIR HOMES. $$ GAC091-271-315-281504- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0093.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /ABBG1.2.ER.090925T0945Z.091001T0600Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 904 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 14.3 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. $$ GAC059-133-219-281504- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0103.000000T0000Z-090929T1200Z/ /PNFG1.1.ER.090927T1251Z.090928T1200Z.090929T0600Z.NO/ 904 PM EDT SUN SEP 27 2009 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL TUESDAY MORNING...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCONEE RIVER NEAR PENFIELD * UNTIL TUESDAY MORNING. * AT 8PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.3 FEET AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 11.9 FEET BY TOMORROW MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * AT 11.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE IS REACHED. MINOR FLOODING OCCURS. THE RIGHT BANK BEGINS TO OVERFLOW INTO AGRICULTURAL LANDS AND PASTURES. $$ GAC217-247-280134- /O.CAN.KFFC.FL.W.0102.000000T0000Z-090928T1800Z/ /MYRG1.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.UU/ 904 PM EDT SUN SEP 27 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE YELLOW RIVER NEAR CONYERS BLW MILSTEAD * AT 8PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.7 FEET AND RISING SLOWLY. * FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO RISE SLOWLY TO NEAR 10.3 FEET BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON...STAYING BELOW FLOOD STAGE. * AT 10.0 FEET...BANKFULL STAGE IS REACHED. $$
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, 8:15 PM EDT, 1 hour 21 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 26, 8:15 PM EDT, 1 hour 21 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 815 PM EDT SAT SEP 26 2009 .UPDATE... A LINE OF STRONG STORMS CURRENTLY PUSHING THROUGH PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA...THESE STORMS WILL WEAKEN OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS WITH LINGERING SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE OVER SOUTH AND EAST PORTIONS OF FORECAST AREA INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. WILL CONFINE HIGHEST POPS TO EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA WITH ONLY ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDER THERE. THESE STORMS PRODUCED UP TO 2.5 INCHES OF RAINFALL ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE ATLANTA METROPOLITAN AREA AND NORTHEAST AND EAST GEORGIA AS THEY MOVED THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS FOR NORTHWEST GEORGIA HAVE EXPIRED ALREADY AND CONDITIONS ACROSS THE ATLANTA METROPOLITAN AREA ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE OVER THE NEXT HOUR...ENOUGH TO DROP THE FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS THERE. WILL GO AHEAD AND CANCEL THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH AS ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS THE WATCH AREA WILL BE LIGHT AND ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS ARE NOT EXPECTED. DRIER AIR IS BEGINNING TO FILTER INTO NORTHWEST GEORGIA AND HAVE TWEAKED TEMPERATURES BASED UPON CURRENT TRENDS. UPDATED FORECASTS WILL BE ISSUED SHORTLY. PREVIOUS DISCUSSION... .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, 9:20 PM EDT, 16 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 920 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- 920 PM EDT SAT SEP 26 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT A FEW THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED IN SOUTHEASTERN GEORGIA THIS EVENING...OTHERWISE NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER EXPECTED AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. .SYNOPSIS... LOW PRESSURE ALOFT MOVED ACROSS THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TODAY...PUSHING A FRONTAL BOUNDARY ACROSS GEORGIA. THIS FRONT...ALONG WITH A WEAK WEDGE-LIKE BOUNDARY LYING ACROSS EASTERN GEORGIA...WILL CONTINUE TO SERVE AS A FOCUS FOR THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY. .PRIMARY HAZARDS... HEAVY RAINFALL...GUSTY WINDS...SMALL HAIL AND INTENSE LIGHTNING WILL BE THE MAIN HAZARDS...ESPECIALLY EAST OF A LINE FROM DUBLIN TO ALBANY THIS EVENING. AFTER MIDNIGHT...THIS ACTIVITY WILL HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE AREA. .DISCUSSION... THE ATMOSPHERE EAST OF THE FRONT REMAINS VERY MOIST WITH PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES NEAR 2 INCHES. THE UNSTABLE TROPICAL AIRMASS WILL ALLOW ISOLATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP WITH FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS. AS THE FRONT EXITS THE AREA TO THE EAST...LIGHT SHOWERS WILL PREVAIL BUT ANY FLASH FLOODING THREAT WILL END. MAINSTEM RIVERS...HOWEVER...WILL CONTINUE TO RESPOND TO THIS WEEK'S RAINFALL...WITH SOME REACHING OR STAYING ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 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, 7:43 PM EDT, 1 hour 53 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 743 PM EDT SAT SEP 26 2009 GAZ104-105-270030- 743 PM EDT SAT SEP 26 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR FREQUENT LIGHTNING IN NORTHEASTERN SUMTER AND NORTHERN DOOLY COUNTIES UNTIL 830 PM EDT... AT 741 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPING NEAR METHVINS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. LIGHTNING DETECTION SYSTEMS INDICATE FREQUENT CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. RESIDENTS IN THIS AREA SHOULD STAY INDOORS. ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES AND TELEPHONES SHOULD NOT BE USED UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY. 19
Special weather statement, Sep 26, 7:51 PM EDT, 1 hour 45 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 751 PM EDT SAT SEP 26 2009 GAZ062-074-075-270030- 751 PM EDT SAT SEP 26 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR FREQUENT LIGHTNING...VERY HEAVY RAIN...AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH IN WASHINGTON...GLASCOCK AND WARREN COUNTIES UNTIL 830 PM EDT... AT 745 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM MAYFIELD...TO LINTON...TO MCINTYRE...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. LIGHTNING DETECTION SYSTEMS INDICATE NUMEROUS CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. RESIDENTS IN THIS AREA SHOULD STAY INDOORS. ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES AND TELEPHONES SHOULD NOT BE USED UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY. STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY PRODUCE MINOR DAMAGE TO TREE LIMBS AND BLOW LIGHT...UNSECURED OBJECTS AROUND. IN ADDITION...VERY HEAVY RAIN IS FALLING ACROSS THE AREA. WITH THE GROUND TOTALLY SATURATED FROM RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL...MINOR FLOODING OF CREEKS...STREAMS...AND LOW-LYING AREAS OF ROADS AND HIGHWAYS WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT 1 TO 2 HOURS. 19
Special weather statement, Sep 26, 8:31 PM EDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 831 PM EDT SAT SEP 26 2009 GAZ062-075-076-270100- 831 PM EDT SAT SEP 26 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR FREQUENT LIGHTNING IN NORTHERN JEFFERSON...GLASCOCK... AND EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN WARREN COUNTIES UNTIL 900 PM EDT... AT 828 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF BASTONVILLE TO AVERA...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. FREQUENT CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THIS ACTIVITY. WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND VERY HEAVY RAIN CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED. DRIVERS SHOULD USE CAUTION AS INTENSE RAINFALL WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES. PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS IS ALSO LIKELY. 19
Special weather statement, Sep 26, 8:38 PM EDT, 58 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 838 PM EDT SAT SEP 26 2009 GAZ104-105-270115- 838 PM EDT SAT SEP 26 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR FREQUENT LIGHTNING...WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH...AND HEAVY RAIN IN EASTERN SUMTER AND DOOLY COUNTIES UNTIL 915 PM EDT... AT 836 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM FLINT RIVER WMA TO SUMTER...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH. WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH AND FREQUENT CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THIS ACTIVITY. DRIVERS SHOULD USE CAUTION AS INTENSE RAINFALL WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES. PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS IS ALSO LIKELY. 19
Special weather statement, Sep 26, 9:00 PM EDT, 36 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 900 PM EDT SAT SEP 26 2009 GAZ076-085-086-270145- 900 PM EDT SAT SEP 26 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR FREQUENT LIGHTNING IN JOHNSON...NORTHERN EMANUEL AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES UNTIL 945 PM EDT... AT 857 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM STAPLETON...TO DAVISBORO...TO BARTOW TO NEW HOME...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. FREQUENT CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING...VERY HEAVY RAIN...AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THESE THUNDERSTORMS. WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN SMALL TREES AND IMPACT POWER LINES IN THE AREA. HEAVY RAIN WILL RESULT IN PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. 19
Local storm report, Sep 26, 9:17 PM EDT, 19 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
917 PM EDT SAT SEP 26 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0915 PM HAIL TENNILLE 32.94N 82.81W
09/26/2009 E0.75 INCH WASHINGTON GA COUNTY OFFICIAL
WASHINGTON COUNTY 911 CENTER RECEIVES REPORT FROM THE
PUBLIC OF PENNY-SIZED HAIL.
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RABThe office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26, 8:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Washington | 51 min |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.