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River Flood Warning 206, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this river flood warning at Dec 6, 2009, 11:02 AM EST for Bleckley County, Pulaski County, Georgia. It took effect at Dec 7, 2009, 4:00 AM EST. It was in force for 57 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 6, 2009, 11:02 AM EST (16:02 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 7, 2009, 4:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Dec 9, 2009, 12:53 PM EST
- In force
- 57 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Flood severity
- Minor
Counties Bleckley County, GA, Pulaski County, GA
The radar
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 38 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The river
Written for the forecast point Ocmulgee River at US 341 at Hawkinsville (HAWG1). The gauge peaked at 21.35 ft at Dec 8, 2009, 12:00 AM EST.
- Action stage
- 14 ft
- Minor stage
- 20 ft
- Moderate stage
- 26 ft
- Major stage
- 40 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02215000, 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 061602 FLWFFC BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1102 AM EST SUN DEC 06 2009 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR HAWKINSVILLE AFFECTING BLECKLEY AND PULASKI 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. THE LATEST STAGE DATA WAS FURNISHED IN COOPERATION WITH THE UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. && GAC023-235-070602- /O.NEW.KFFC.FL.W.0206.091207T0720Z-091210T1930Z/ /HAWG1.1.ER.091207T0720Z.091208T1200Z.091210T1330Z.NO/ 1102 AM EST SUN DEC 06 2009 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR HAWKINSVILLE * FROM LATE TONIGHT UNTIL THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 9AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.1 FEET...AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 20.0 FEET. * FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY AFTER MIDNIGHT TOMORROW AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 22.0 FEET BY TUESDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY THURSDAY 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. * THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 21.9 FEET ON SEP 28 2009. $$
12 follow-up statements
000 WGUS82 KFFC 070241 FLSFFC BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 941 PM EST SUN DEC 06 2009 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR HAWKINSVILLE AFFECTING BLECKLEY AND PULASKI COUNTIES OCONEE RIVER NEAR OCONEE AFFECTING JOHNSON...WASHINGTON AND WILKINSON COUNTIES && GAC023-235-071641- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0206.091207T0900Z-091210T1800Z/ /HAWG1.1.ER.091207T0900Z.091208T1200Z.091210T1200Z.NO/ 941 PM EST SUN DEC 06 2009 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL THURSDAY AFTERNOON... A FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR HAWKINSVILLE * FROM EARLY MONDAY MORNING UNTIL THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 8 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.7 FEET...AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 20.0 FEET. * THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY MONDAY AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 21.8 FEET BY TUESDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY THURSDAY MORNING. * AT 20.5 FEET...MINOR FLOODING OF ROADS BEGINS ON THE SOUTHSIDE OF HAWKINSVILLE...ALONG GOOSENECK LANE. WITH THE FLOODING OF GOOSENECK LANE...RESIDENTS ARE CUTOFF FROM REACHING THEIR HOMES. * THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 21.9 FEET ON SEP 28 2009. $$ GAC167-303-319-071640- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0205.000000T0000Z-091209T0742Z/ /OCNG1.1.ER.091205T0507Z.091206T1015Z.091209T0142Z.NO/ 941 PM EST SUN DEC 06 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCONEE RIVER NEAR OCONEE * UNTIL LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. * AT 9 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 19.4 FEET...AND FALLING. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 17.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TUESDAY EVENING. * 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. * THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 19.6 FEET ON OCT 16 2009. $$
000 WGUS82 KFFC 071422 FLSFFC BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 922 AM EST MON DEC 07 2009 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR HAWKINSVILLE AFFECTING BLECKLEY AND PULASKI COUNTIES OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR ABBEVILLE AFFECTING DODGE...TELFAIR AND WILCOX COUNTIES OCONEE RIVER NEAR OCONEE AFFECTING JOHNSON...WASHINGTON AND WILKINSON COUNTIES .RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE AREA HAS CAUSED SIGNIFICANT RUNOFF INTO STREAMS AND RIVERS...CAUSING THE RIVERS TO RISE. SOME POINTS ALONG THE RIVER SYSTEM WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ALL PERSONS WITH INTERESTS ALONG THE RIVER SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS...AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. IF YOU SEE FLOOD WATERS...REMEMBER TO TURN AROUND AND DO NOT DROWN. && GAC023-235-080422- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0206.000000T0000Z-091210T1400Z/ /HAWG1.1.ER.091207T0815Z.091208T1200Z.091210T0800Z.NO/ 922 AM EST MON DEC 07 2009 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL THURSDAY MORNING...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR HAWKINSVILLE * UNTIL THURSDAY MORNING. * AT 8AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 20.7 FEET...AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 20.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 21.8 FEET BY TOMORROW MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE THURSDAY MORNING. * AT 20.5 FEET...MINOR FLOODING OF ROADS BEGINS ON THE SOUTHSIDE OF HAWKINSVILLE...ALONG GOOSENECK LANE. WITH THE FLOODING OF GOOSENECK LANE...RESIDENTS ARE CUTOFF FROM REACHING THEIR HOMES. * THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 21.9 FEET ON SEP 28 2009. $$ GAC091-271-315-080421- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0207.091208T1800Z-000000T0000Z/ /ABBG1.1.ER.091208T1800Z.091211T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 922 AM EST MON DEC 07 2009 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR ABBEVILLE * FROM TOMORROW EARLY AFTERNOON UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 8AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.3 FEET...AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. * FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW EARLY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 13.7 FEET BY THURSDAY EVENING. * AT 14.0 FEET...MODERATE FLOODING BEGINS. ROADS TO HOMES ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF THE RIVER IN ABBEVILLE BECOME INACCESSIBLE. * THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 13.8 FEET ON MAR 15 2003. $$ GAC167-303-319-080421- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0205.000000T0000Z-091208T2325Z/ /OCNG1.1.ER.091205T0507Z.091206T1015Z.091208T1725Z.NO/ 922 AM EST MON DEC 07 2009 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL TUESDAY EVENING...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCONEE RIVER NEAR OCONEE * UNTIL TUESDAY EVENING. * AT 8AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.6 FEET...AND FALLING. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 17.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW EARLY AFTERNOON. * AT 19.0 FEET...THE WATER LEVEL BEGINS TO FLOOD THE DIRT PARKING LOT AREA NEAR THE OLD BALLS FERRY ROAD BOAT RAMP...JUST UPSTREAM AND RIGHTBANK FROM THE GEORGIA HIGHWAY 57 BRIDGE. MINOR FLOODING CONTINUES AND SPREADS FURTHER INTO THE WOODLANDS NEAR THE RIVER. $$
000 WGUS82 KFFC 072201 FLSFFC BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 501 PM EST MON DEC 07 2009 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR HAWKINSVILLE AFFECTING BLECKLEY AND PULASKI COUNTIES OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR ABBEVILLE AFFECTING DODGE...TELFAIR AND WILCOX 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. && GAC023-235-081201- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0206.000000T0000Z-091210T1400Z/ /HAWG1.1.ER.091207T0815Z.091208T1200Z.091210T0800Z.NO/ 501 PM EST MON DEC 07 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR HAWKINSVILLE * UNTIL THURSDAY MORNING. * AT 345 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 21.2 FEET AND RISING SLOW. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 20.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 21.8 FEET TUESDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE THURSDAY 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. $$ GAC091-271-315-081200- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0207.091208T1800Z-000000T0000Z/ /ABBG1.1.ER.091208T1800Z.091211T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 501 PM EST MON DEC 07 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR ABBEVILLE * FROM TUESDAY EARLY AFTERNOON UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 445 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.9 FEET AND RISING. * NO FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. * FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE TUESDAY EARLY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 13.7 FEET THURSDAY EVENING. * AT 14.0 FEET...MODERATE FLOODING BEGINS. ROADS TO HOMES ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF THE RIVER IN ABBEVILLE BECOME INACCESSIBLE. $$
000 WGUS82 KFFC 080245 FLSFFC BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 945 PM EST MON DEC 07 2009 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR HAWKINSVILLE AFFECTING BLECKLEY AND PULASKI COUNTIES OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR ABBEVILLE AFFECTING DODGE...TELFAIR AND WILCOX 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. && GAC023-235-081645- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0206.000000T0000Z-091210T1030Z/ /HAWG1.1.ER.091207T0815Z.091208T1200Z.091210T0430Z.NO/ 945 PM EST MON DEC 07 2009 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR HAWKINSVILLE * UNTIL LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * AT 845 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 21.3 FEET...AND SLOWLY RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 20.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 21.6 FEET TUESDAY 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. * THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 21.9 FEET ON SEP 28 2009. $$ GAC091-271-315-081645- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0207.091208T1400Z-000000T0000Z/ /ABBG1.1.ER.091208T1400Z.091210T1800Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 945 PM EST MON DEC 07 2009 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR ABBEVILLE * FROM TOMORROW LATE MORNING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 845 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.2 FEET...AND RISING. * NO FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. * FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE TUESDAY LATE MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 13.8 FEET EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * AT 14.0 FEET...MODERATE FLOODING BEGINS. ROADS TO HOMES ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF THE RIVER IN ABBEVILLE BECOME INACCESSIBLE. $$
000 WGUS82 KFFC 080925 FLSFFC BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 425 AM EST TUE DEC 08 2009 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... OCONEE RIVER NEAR OCONEE AFFECTING JOHNSON...WASHINGTON AND WILKINSON COUNTIES ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR HAWKINSVILLE AFFECTING BLECKLEY AND PULASKI COUNTIES 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. && GAC023-235-082325- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0206.000000T0000Z-091210T1030Z/ /HAWG1.1.ER.091207T0815Z.091208T1200Z.091210T0430Z.NO/ 425 AM EST TUE DEC 08 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR HAWKINSVILLE * UNTIL LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * AT 3AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 21.3 FEET...AND STEADY. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 20.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 21.6 FEET BY THIS MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE TOMORROW LATE EVENING. * 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. * THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 21.9 FEET ON SEP 28 2009. $$ GAC091-271-315-082324- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0207.091208T1400Z-000000T0000Z/ /ABBG1.1.ER.091208T1400Z.091210T1800Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 425 AM EST TUE DEC 08 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR ABBEVILLE * FROM LATE THIS MORNING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 3AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.6 FEET...AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. * FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 13.8 FEET BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * AT 14.0 FEET...MODERATE FLOODING BEGINS. ROADS TO HOMES ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF THE RIVER IN ABBEVILLE BECOME INACCESSIBLE. * THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 13.8 FEET ON MAR 15 2003. $$ GAC167-303-319-081731- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0205.000000T0000Z-091208T1731Z/ /OCNG1.1.ER.091205T0507Z.091206T1015Z.091208T1131Z.NO/ 425 AM EST TUE DEC 08 2009 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCONEE RIVER NEAR OCONEE * UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON. * AT 4AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.3 FEET...AND FALLING. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING. * FLOOD STAGE IS 17.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY THIS MORNING. * AT 17.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE IS REACHED. THE WATER LEVEL REACHES THE TOP OF THE OLD BALLS FERRY ROAD BOAT RAMP...JUST UPSTREAM AND RIGHTBANK FROM THE GEORGIA HIGHWAY 57 BRIDGE. MINOR FLOODING OF WOODLANDS NEAR THE RIVER OCCURS. $$
000 WGUS82 KFFC 081427 FLSFFC BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 927 AM EST TUE DEC 08 2009 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR HAWKINSVILLE AFFECTING BLECKLEY AND PULASKI COUNTIES ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR ABBEVILLE AFFECTING DODGE...TELFAIR AND WILCOX COUNTIES .RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE AREA HAS CAUSED SIGNIFICANT RUNOFF INTO STREAMS AND RIVERS...CAUSING THE RIVERS TO RISE. SOME POINTS ALONG THE RIVER SYSTEM WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ALL PERSONS WITH INTERESTS ALONG THE RIVER SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS...AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. IF YOU SEE FLOOD WATERS...REMEMBER TO TURN AROUND AND DO NOT DROWN. && GAC023-235-090426- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0206.000000T0000Z-091210T0430Z/ /HAWG1.1.ER.091207T0815Z.091208T0730Z.091209T2230Z.NO/ 927 AM EST TUE DEC 08 2009 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL WEDNESDAY EVENING...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR HAWKINSVILLE * UNTIL WEDNESDAY EVENING. * AT 8AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 21.2 FEET...AND FALLING SLOWLY. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 20.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 20.5 FEET...MINOR FLOODING OF ROADS BEGINS ON THE SOUTHSIDE OF HAWKINSVILLE...ALONG GOOSENECK LANE. WITH THE FLOODING OF GOOSENECK LANE...RESIDENTS ARE CUTOFF FROM REACHING THEIR HOMES. $$ GAC091-271-315-090426- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0207.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /ABBG1.1.ER.091208T1520Z.091211T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 927 AM EST TUE DEC 08 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR ABBEVILLE * FROM LATE THIS MORNING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 8AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.9 FEET...AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. * FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 13.8 FEET BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * AT 14.0 FEET...MODERATE FLOODING BEGINS. ROADS TO HOMES ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF THE RIVER IN ABBEVILLE BECOME INACCESSIBLE. * THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 13.8 FEET ON MAR 15 2003. $$
000 WGUS82 KFFC 081932 FLSFFC BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 232 PM EST TUE DEC 08 2009 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR HAWKINSVILLE AFFECTING BLECKLEY AND PULASKI COUNTIES OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR ABBEVILLE AFFECTING DODGE...TELFAIR AND WILCOX COUNTIES PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ALL PERSONS WITH INTERESTS ALONG THE RIVER SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS...AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. IF YOU SEE FLOOD WATERS...REMEMBER TO TURN AROUND AND DO NOT DROWN. && GAC023-235-090932- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0206.000000T0000Z-091210T0430Z/ /HAWG1.1.ER.091207T0815Z.091208T0730Z.091209T2230Z.NO/ 232 PM EST TUE DEC 08 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR HAWKINSVILLE. * UNTIL WEDNESDAY EVENING. * AT 1 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 21.1 FEET...AND FALLING. * MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 20.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 20.5 FEET...MINOR FLOODING OF ROADS BEGINS ON THE SOUTHSIDE OF HAWKINSVILLE...ALONG GOOSENECK LANE. WITH THE FLOODING OF GOOSENECK LANE...RESIDENTS ARE CUTOFF FROM REACHING THEIR HOMES. $$ GAC091-271-315-090931- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0207.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /ABBG1.1.ER.091208T1552Z.091211T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 232 PM EST TUE DEC 08 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR ABBEVILLE. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 1 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.1 FEET...AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 13.8 FEET BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING THEN BEGIN FALLING. * AT 14.0 FEET...MODERATE FLOODING BEGINS. ROADS TO HOMES ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF THE RIVER IN ABBEVILLE BECOME INACCESSIBLE. $$
000 WGUS82 KFFC 082127 FLSFFC BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 427 PM EST TUE DEC 08 2009 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN GEORGIA... OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR HAWKINSVILLE AFFECTING BLECKLEY AND PULASKI COUNTIES OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR ABBEVILLE AFFECTING DODGE...TELFAIR AND WILCOX COUNTIES PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ALL PERSONS WITH INTERESTS ALONG THE RIVER SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS...AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. IF YOU SEE FLOOD WATERS...REMEMBER TO TURN AROUND AND DO NOT DROWN. && GAC023-235-091127- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0206.000000T0000Z-091210T0430Z/ /HAWG1.1.ER.091207T0815Z.091208T0730Z.091209T2230Z.NO/ 427 PM EST TUE DEC 08 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR HAWKINSVILLE. * UNTIL WEDNESDAY EVENING. * AT 3 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 21.0 FEET...AND FALLING. * MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 20.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 20.5 FEET...MINOR FLOODING OF ROADS BEGINS ON THE SOUTHSIDE OF HAWKINSVILLE...ALONG GOOSENECK LANE. WITH THE FLOODING OF GOOSENECK LANE...RESIDENTS ARE CUTOFF FROM REACHING THEIR HOMES. $$ GAC091-271-315-091126- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0207.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /ABBG1.1.ER.091208T1552Z.091211T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 427 PM EST TUE DEC 08 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR ABBEVILLE. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 3 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.3 FEET...AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 13.8 FEET BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING THEN BEGIN FALLING. * AT 14.0 FEET...MODERATE FLOODING BEGINS. ROADS TO HOMES ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF THE RIVER IN ABBEVILLE BECOME INACCESSIBLE. $$
000 WGUS82 KFFC 090222 FLSFFC BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 922 PM EST TUE DEC 08 2009 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR HAWKINSVILLE AFFECTING BLECKLEY AND PULASKI COUNTIES OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR ABBEVILLE AFFECTING DODGE...TELFAIR AND WILCOX COUNTIES PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ALL PERSONS WITH INTERESTS ALONG THE RIVER SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS...AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. IF YOU SEE FLOOD WATERS...REMEMBER TO TURN AROUND AND DO NOT DROWN. && GAC023-235-091622- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0206.000000T0000Z-091210T0430Z/ /HAWG1.1.ER.091207T0815Z.091208T0730Z.091209T2230Z.NO/ 922 PM EST TUE DEC 08 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR HAWKINSVILLE * UNTIL WEDNESDAY EVENING. * AT 8PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 20.8 FEET...AND FALLING. * MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 20.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON. * AT 20.5 FEET...MINOR FLOODING OF ROADS BEGINS ON THE SOUTHSIDE OF HAWKINSVILLE...ALONG GOOSENECK LANE. WITH THE FLOODING OF GOOSENECK LANE...RESIDENTS ARE CUTOFF FROM REACHING THEIR HOMES. $$ GAC091-271-315-091621- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0207.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /ABBG1.1.ER.091208T1552Z.091210T1800Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 922 PM EST TUE DEC 08 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR ABBEVILLE * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 8PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.5 FEET...AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 13.6 FEET BY THURSDAY EVENING THEN BEGIN FALLING. * AT 14.0 FEET...MODERATE FLOODING BEGINS. ROADS TO HOMES ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF THE RIVER IN ABBEVILLE BECOME INACCESSIBLE. $$
000 WGUS82 KFFC 091016 FLSFFC BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 516 AM EST WED DEC 09 2009 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... BIG CREEK NEAR ALPHARETTA AFFECTING FORSYTH AND FULTON COUNTIES ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... 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. && GAC117-121-100016- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0208.091209T1011Z-091211T0300Z/ /APHG1.1.ER.091209T0907Z.091209T1800Z.091210T2100Z.NO/ 516 AM EST WED DEC 09 2009 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL THURSDAY EVENING...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE BIG CREEK NEAR ALPHARETTA * UNTIL THURSDAY EVENING. * AT 4 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.4 FEET...ANd RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 7.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 8.2 FEET BY THIS AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 7.0 FEET...BANKFULL AND FLOOD STAGE ARE REACHED ALONG BIG CREEK BETWEEN CUMMING IN FORSYTH COUNTY...TO ALPHARETTA...AND ROSWELL IN NORTH FULTON COUNTY. FLOODING STARTS TO EFFECT THE ALPHARETTA GREENWAY AND ABOUT 200 FEET OF THE GREENWAY NEED TO BE CLOSED. IN ADDITION...HIGH WATER BEGINS TO ENCROACH INTO PARK DOWNSTREAM OF GAGE NEAR ROSWELL ALONG STATE HIGHWAY 9 AND RIVERSIDE ROAD. $$ GAC023-235-100016- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0206.000000T0000Z-091210T0430Z/ /HAWG1.1.ER.091207T0815Z.091208T0730Z.091209T2230Z.NO/ 516 AM EST WED DEC 09 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR HAWKINSVILLE * UNTIL THIS EVENING. * AT 4 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 20.2 FEET...AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * 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. $$ GAC091-271-315-100015- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0207.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /ABBG1.1.ER.091208T1552Z.091210T1800Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 516 AM EST WED DEC 09 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR ABBEVILLE * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 4 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.9 FEET...AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 13.6 FEET BY THURSDAY EVENING THEN BEGIN FALLING. * AT 14.0 FEET...MODERATE FLOODING BEGINS. ROADS TO HOMES ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF THE RIVER IN ABBEVILLE BECOME INACCESSIBLE. $$ GAC059-133-219-100015- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0209.091210T0000Z-091212T1600Z/ /PNFG1.1.ER.091210T0000Z.091211T0000Z.091212T1000Z.NO/ 516 AM EST WED DEC 09 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCONEE RIVER NEAR PENFIELD * FROM THIS EVENING UNTIL SATURDAY MORNING. * AT 4 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.2 FEET...AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. * FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 12.7 FEET BY THURSDAY EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY SATURDAY MORNING. * AT 13.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING EXPANDS INTO THE AGRICULTURAL LANDS AND PASTURES...MAINLY ON THE RIGHT BANK OF THE RIVER. $$
000 WGUS82 KFFC 091558 FLSFFC BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1058 AM EST WED DEC 09 2009 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... LOOKOUT CREEK NEAR NEW ENGLAND AFFECTING DADE COUNTY CHATTOOGA RIVER NEAR SUMMERVILLE AFFECTING CHATTOOGA COUNTY ETOWAH RIVER NEAR DAWSONVILLE AFFECTING DAWSON AND FORSYTH COUNTIES BIG CREEK NEAR ALPHARETTA AFFECTING FORSYTH AND FULTON COUNTIES OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR HAWKINSVILLE AFFECTING BLECKLEY AND PULASKI COUNTIES OCONEE RIVER NEAR PENFIELD AFFECTING CLARKE...GREENE AND OCONEE COUNTIES OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR ABBEVILLE AFFECTING DODGE...TELFAIR AND WILCOX COUNTIES PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ALL PERSONS WITH INTERESTS ALONG THE RIVER SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS...AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. IF YOU SEE FLOOD WATERS...REMEMBER TO TURN AROUND AND DO NOT DROWN. && GAC083-092300- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0210.000000T0000Z-091209T2300Z/ /ENGG1.1.ER.091209T0911Z.091209T1145Z.091209T1700Z.UU/ 1058 AM EST WED DEC 09 2009 ...FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE LOOKOUT CREEK NEAR NEW ENGLAND. * UNTIL THIS EVENING. * AT 10 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.9 FEET...AND FALLING. * MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY THIS AFTERNOON. * AT 13.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING EXPANDS. FLOODING EXPANDS ALONG SELLS LANE IN TRENTON...MASON ROAD NEAR RISING FAWN...AND CREEK ROAD NEAR NEW ENGLAND. ALL THESE ROADS WILL TO BE CLOSED. $$ GAC055-100557- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0211.000000T0000Z-091210T1500Z/ /SUMG1.1.ER.091209T1128Z.091209T1800Z.091210T0900Z.NO/ 1058 AM EST WED DEC 09 2009 ...FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE CHATTOOGA RIVER NEAR SUMMERVILLE. * UNTIL THURSDAY MORNING. * AT 10 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.1 FEET...AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET. * THE RIVER SHOULD CREST AROUND 16.5 FEET THIS AFTERNOON...THEN FALL THEREAFTER. $$ GAC085-117-100400- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0212.091209T1548Z-091210T0400Z/ /DWSG1.1.ER.091209T1523Z.091209T1800Z.091209T2200Z.NO/ 1058 AM EST WED DEC 09 2009 ...FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE ETOWAH RIVER NEAR DAWSONVILLE. * UNTIL THIS EVENING. * AT 10 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.0 FEET...AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 13.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 13.4 FEET BY THIS AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * AT 13.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE IS REACHED AND MINOR FLOODING BEGINS IN SOUTH DAWSON COUNTY. MINOR FLOOD CONTINUES ON NICHOLSON ROAD IN NORTHWEST FORSYTH COUNTY. $$ GAC117-121-100557- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0208.000000T0000Z-091211T1200Z/ /APHG1.1.ER.091209T0907Z.091210T1200Z.091211T0600Z.NO/ 1058 AM EST WED DEC 09 2009 ...FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE BIG CREEK NEAR ALPHARETTA. * UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING. * AT 10 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.8 FEET...AND STEADY. * MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 7.0 FEET. * THE CREEK WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 9.2 FEET BY THURSDAY MORNING. THE CREEK WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * AT 9.0 FEET...ALPHARETTA GREENWAY EXPERIENCES SIGNIFICANT FLOODING AND RESULTS IN CLOSURE OF MOST OF THE WALKING AND BIKING PATHS. $$ GAC023-235-092045- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0206.000000T0000Z-091209T2045Z/ /HAWG1.1.ER.091207T0815Z.091208T0730Z.091209T1445Z.NO/ 1058 AM EST WED DEC 09 2009 ...FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR HAWKINSVILLE. * UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON. * AT 10 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 20.0 FEET...AND FALLING. * MINOR FLOODING WILL END THIS AFTERNOON. * FLOOD STAGE IS 20.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE. * AT 20.5 FEET...MINOR FLOODING OF ROADS BEGINS ON THE SOUTHSIDE OF HAWKINSVILLE...ALONG GOOSENECK LANE. WITH THE FLOODING OF GOOSENECK LANE...RESIDENTS ARE CUTOFF FROM REACHING THEIR HOMES. $$ GAC091-271-315-100557- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0207.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /ABBG1.1.ER.091208T1552Z.091210T1200Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 1058 AM EST WED DEC 09 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR ABBEVILLE * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 10 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.2 FEET...AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 13.8 FEET BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON THEN BEGIN FALLING. * AT 14.0 FEET...MODERATE FLOODING BEGINS. ROADS TO HOMES ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF THE RIVER IN ABBEVILLE BECOME INACCESSIBLE. $$ GAC059-133-219-100557- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0209.091209T2136Z-091213T0600Z/ /PNFG1.1.ER.091209T2136Z.091211T0600Z.091213T0000Z.NO/ 1058 AM EST WED DEC 09 2009 ...FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCONEE RIVER NEAR PENFIELD. * FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. * AT 10 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.9 FEET...AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. * FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 14.5 FEET BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY SATURDAY EVENING. * AT 15.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING CONTINUES TO EXPAND INTO FIELDS... WOODLANDS AND PASTURES NEAR THE RIVER. $$
000 WGUS82 KFFC 091753 FLSFFC BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1253 PM EST WED DEC 09 2009 ...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN GEORGIA... OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR HAWKINSVILLE AFFECTING BLECKLEY AND PULASKI COUNTIES && GAC023-235-091853- /O.CAN.KFFC.FL.W.0206.000000T0000Z-091209T2045Z/ /HAWG1.1.ER.091207T0815Z.091208T0730Z.091209T1445Z.NO/ 1253 PM EST WED DEC 09 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR HAWKINSVILLE. * AT NOON ON WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 19.8 FEET...AND FALLING. * FLOOD STAGE IS 20.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. $$
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 Dec 6, 5:07 AM EST, 5 hours 55 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 6, 5:07 AM EST, 5 hours 55 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 507 AM EST SUN DEC 6 2009 .SHORT TERM /TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY/... HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER TN/KY THIS MORNING WILL SLIDE EAST TO THE NEAR THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST EARLY MONDAY...CONTINUING TO NOSE INTO THE CAROLINAS AND GEORGIA THROUGH THAT TIME. FAST AND NEARLY ZONAL UPPER LEVEL WSW FLOW ALOFT OVER MUCH OF THE EASTERN CONUS. THIS WILL KEEP HIGH CIRRUS RACING OVERHEAD AND A QUICK PROGRESSION OF DISTURBANCES PASSING THROUGH THE AREA. THE NEXT H2 125 KT JET STREAK/H5 VORT MAX COUPLET PASSES THROUGH GEORGIA ON MONDAY... WITH WARM/MOIST ADVECTION OVER TOP THE HIGH BRINGING A FEW LIGHT SHOWERS BACK TO OUR AREA ON MONDAY. THE NEXT TROUGH PUSHING INTO THE PACIFIC COAST CHANNELS A MERGED NORTHERN/SOUTHERN STREAM INTO A POWERFUL 160 KT JET CROSSING THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES ON TUESDAY. .LONG TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/... THAT UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM SPAWNS LEE CYCLOGENESIS WITH A RAPIDLY DEEPENING SURFACE LOW TRACKING FROM OKLAHOMA TO MICHIGAN BY WEDNESDAY. AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM...GLOBAL MODELS/ENSEMBLES DEPICT A WARM FRONT LIFTING NORTHWARD ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES AND GEORGIA TUESDAY NIGHT WITH GULF MOISTURE SURGING INTO OUR AREA. LIMITED INSTABILITY MAY BE OFFSET BY THIS STRONGLY DYNAMIC SYSTEM TO BRING SOME SEVERE THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL...ESPECIALLY GIVEN THE IMPRESSIVE SHEAR TUESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY. HEAVY RAIN IS A BETTER CERTAINTY WITH RAINFALL AMOUNTS LOOKING TO BE AT LEAST IN THE 1-2 INCH RANGE. THE COLD FRONT SHOULD SWEEP THROUGH GEORGIA ON WEDNESDAY...WITH A MODIFIED CANADIAN AIRMASS ARRIVING IN ITS WAKE. THAT COOL HIGH WILL PASS OVERHEAD THURSDAY AND FRIDAY BEFORE WE REPEAT THE CYCLE WITH ANOTHER DISTURBANCE ARRIVING ON SATURDAY. RRH && .AVIATION... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE AREA SHOULD KEEP VFR CONDITIONS THOUGH THE TAF PERIOD. WINDS ARE OUT OF THE NW THIS MORNING BUT THEY SHOULD TURN TO THE NE AND EVENTUALLY THE EAST AS THE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE MOVES EAST INTO THE MID ATLANTIC STATES THIS EVENING. NO PRECIPITATION OR RESTRICTIONS TO VSBYS EXPECTED. THE MODELS ARE TRYING TO SHOW SOME RETURN MOISTURE FROM THE ATLANTIC LATE TONIGHT WHICH MAY BRING SOME MID LEVEL STRATUS IN OVER THE STATE. IF THIS HAPPENS SHOULD NOT SEE CLOUDS BELOW 5000FT AS THE LOWER LEVELS STAY DRY. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... ATHENS 51 35 56 41 54 / 0 10 10 20 70 ATLANTA 49 36 56 45 57 / 0 10 10 20 70 BLAIRSVILLE 45 31 51 35 48 / 0 5 20 20 70 CARTERSVILLE 50 33 53 41 55 / 0 10 20 20 70 COLUMBUS 53 40 63 49 61 / 0 10 10 10 60 GAINESVILLE 47 35 53 42 52 / 0 10 10 20 70 MACON 55 37 64 45 61 / 0 10 10 10 50 ROME 49 33 52 40 56 / 0 5 20 20 60 PEACHTREE CITY 51 33 57 39 56 / 0 10 10 20 70 VIDALIA 56 39 63 44 64 / 0 10 10 10 30 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 6, 5:19 AM EST, 5 hours 43 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 519 AM EST SUN DEC 6 2009 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-071030- 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- 519 AM EST SUN DEC 6 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SYNOPSIS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE STATE WILL KEEP GEORGIA PRECIPITATION FREE THROUGH TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT.
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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.