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River Flood Warning 222, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this river flood warning at Dec 14, 2009, 6:23 PM EST for Dooly County, Georgia. It was in force for 37 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 14, 2009, 6:23 PM EST (23:23 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 16, 2009, 7:14 AM EST
- In force
- 37 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Dooly County, GA
The radar
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:25 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The river
Written for the forecast point Turkey Creek near Byromville (BVLG1). The gauge peaked at 11.33 ft at Dec 15, 2009, 10:00 AM EST.
- Action stage
- 8 ft
- Minor stage
- 10 ft
- Moderate stage
- 12 ft
- Major stage
- 15 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02349900, 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 142323 FLWFFC BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 623 PM EST MON DEC 14 2009 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... TURKEY CREEK NEAR BYROMVILLE AFFECTING DOOLY 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. && GAC093-151323- /O.NEW.KFFC.FL.W.0222.091214T2323Z-091216T0600Z/ /BVLG1.1.ER.091213T2100Z.091214T0800Z.091216T0000Z.NO/ 623 PM EST MON DEC 14 2009 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR TURKEY CREEK NEAR BYROMVILLE * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 5PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.7 FEET...AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET. * TURKEY CREEK WILL RISE TO FLOOD STAGE THIS EVENING AND CREST NEAR 10.5 FEET EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 10.5 FEET ON APR 3 2009. $$
8 follow-up statements
000 WGUS82 KFFC 150105 FLSFFC BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 805 PM EST MON DEC 14 2009 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... TURKEY CREEK NEAR BYROMVILLE AFFECTING DOOLY COUNTY .RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE AREA HAS CAUSED SIGNIFICANT RUNOFF INTO STREAMS AND RIVERS...CAUSING THE RIVERS TO RISE. SOME POINTS ALONG THE RIVER SYSTEM WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ALL PERSONS WITH INTERESTS ALONG THE RIVER SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS...AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. IF YOU SEE FLOOD WATERS...REMEMBER TO TURN AROUND AND DO NOT DROWN. && GAC093-151505- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0222.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /BVLG1.1.ER.091213T2100Z.091215T1200Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 805 PM EST MON DEC 14 2009 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE TURKEY CREEK NEAR BYROMVILLE * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 7PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.1 FEET...AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET. * THE CREEK WILL CREST NEAR 11.2 FEET EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 10.5 FEET ON APR 3 2009. $$
000 WGUS42 KFFC 150313 FLWFFC BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1013 PM EST MON DEC 14 2009 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR LUMBER CITY AFFECTING MONTGOMERY...TELFAIR AND WHEELER COUNTIES ...FORECAST FLOODING CHANGED FROM MINOR TO MODERATE SEVERITY FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... TURKEY CREEK NEAR BYROMVILLE AFFECTING DOOLY 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. && GAC209-271-309-151713- /O.NEW.KFFC.FL.W.0223.091216T0600Z-091217T0600Z/ /LBRG1.1.ER.091216T0600Z.091216T0600Z.091217T0000Z.NO/ 1013 PM EST MON DEC 14 2009 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR LUMBER CITY * FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT UNTIL LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * AT 9PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.5 FEET...AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET. * FORECAST TO RISE TO FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY WEDNESDAY EVENING. * AT 15.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE IS REACHED. MINOR FLOODING BEGINS. WATER OVERFLOWS INTO THE BROAD SWAMPY FLOOD PLAIN. FARM FIELDS ON RIGHT BANK FLOOD. GENERAL AGRICULTURE AND TIMBER INTEREST AFFECTED BY FLOODING. IN ADDITION...WATER REACHES TOP OF BOAT RAMP NEAR HIGHWAY 341 BRIDGE. * THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 15.0 FEET ON FEB 21 1921. $$ GAC093-151712- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0222.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /BVLG1.2.ER.091213T2100Z.091215T1800Z.000000T0000Z.NR/ 1013 PM EST MON DEC 14 2009 ...FORECAST FLOODING INCREASED FROM MINOR TO MODERATE SEVERITY...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE TURKEY CREEK NEAR BYROMVILLE * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 9PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.7 FEET...AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET. * TURKEY CREEK WILL CONTINUE TO RISE REACHING MODERATE FLOODING EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 13.0 FEET BY EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 12.8 FEET ON MAR 9 1998. $$
000 WGUS82 KFFC 151023 FLSFFC BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 523 AM EST TUE DEC 15 2009 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... TURKEY CREEK NEAR BYROMVILLE AFFECTING DOOLY 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. && GAC093-160023- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0222.000000T0000Z-091216T0600Z/ /BVLG1.1.ER.091213T2100Z.091215T0945Z.091216T0000Z.NO/ 523 AM EST TUE DEC 15 2009 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL LATE TONIGHT...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE TURKEY CREEK NEAR BYROMVILLE * UNTIL LATE TONIGHT. * AT 445 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.1 FEET AND RISING SLOW. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATE THIS EVENING. $$
000 WGUS82 KFFC 151641 FLSFFC BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1141 AM EST TUE DEC 15 2009 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR HAWKINSVILLE AFFECTING BLECKLEY AND PULASKI COUNTIES OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR LUMBER CITY AFFECTING MONTGOMERY...TELFAIR AND WHEELER COUNTIES OCONEE RIVER NEAR OCONEE AFFECTING JOHNSON...WASHINGTON AND WILKINSON COUNTIES OCONEE RIVER NEAR MOUNT VERNON AFFECTING MONTGOMERY...TREUTLEN AND WHEELER COUNTIES ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... TURKEY CREEK NEAR BYROMVILLE AFFECTING DOOLY COUNTY OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR ABBEVILLE AFFECTING DODGE...TELFAIR AND WILCOX COUNTIES .RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE AREA HAS CAUSED SIGNIFICANT RUNOFF INTO STREAMS AND RIVERS...CAUSING THE RIVERS TO RISE. SOME POINTS ALONG THE RIVER SYSTEM WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ALL PERSONS WITH INTERESTS ALONG THE RIVER SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS...AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. IF YOU SEE FLOOD WATERS...REMEMBER TO TURN AROUND AND DO NOT DROWN. && GAC023-235-160641- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0224.091216T1536Z-000000T0000Z/ /HAWG1.1.ER.091216T1536Z.091219T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 1141 AM EST TUE DEC 15 2009 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR HAWKINSVILLE * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 10 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.5 FEET...ANd RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 20.0 FEET. * FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 22.0 FEET BY FRIDAY EVENING. * AT 20.5 FEET...MINOR FLOODING OF ROADS BEGINS ON THE SOUTHSIDE OF HAWKINSVILLE...ALONG GOOSENECK LANE. WITH THE FLOODING OF GOOSENECK LANE...RESIDENTS ARE CUTOFF FROM REACHING THEIR HOMES. * THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 21.9 FEET ON SEP 28 2009. $$ GAC091-271-315-160640- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0207.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /ABBG1.2.ER.091208T1552Z.091220T0600Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 1141 AM EST TUE DEC 15 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR ABBEVILLE * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 10 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.9 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 15.1 FEET BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL RISES MAY BE POSSIBLE THEREAFTER. * AT 16.0 FEET...FLOODING OF FARM LANDS...TIMBERLANDS...AND ACCESS ROADS WILL OCCUR. * THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 14.3 FEET ON SEP 30 2009. $$ GAC209-271-309-160640- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0223.091215T1603Z-091216T2000Z/ /LBRG1.1.ER.091215T1530Z.091216T0000Z.091216T1400Z.NO/ 1141 AM EST TUE DEC 15 2009 ...FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR LUMBER CITY * UNTIL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 10 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.0 FEET...AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 15.2 FEET BY THIS EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. * AT 15.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE IS REACHED. MINOR FLOODING BEGINS. WATER OVERFLOWS INTO THE BROAD SWAMPY FLOOD PLAIN. FARM FIELDS ON RIGHT BANK FLOOD. GENERAL AGRICULTURE AND TIMBER INTEREST AFFECTED BY FLOODING. IN ADDITION...WATER REACHES TOP OF BOAT RAMP NEAR HIGHWAY 341 BRIDGE. $$ GAC093-160600- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0222.000000T0000Z-091216T0600Z/ /BVLG1.1.ER.091213T2100Z.091215T1500Z.091216T0000Z.NO/ 1141 AM EST TUE DEC 15 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE TURKEY CREEK NEAR BYROMVILLE * UNTIL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 10 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.3 FEET...AND STEADY. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. $$ GAC167-303-319-160640- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0221.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /OCNG1.1.ER.091213T1309Z.091217T1200Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 1141 AM EST TUE DEC 15 2009 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCONEE RIVER NEAR OCONEE * UNTIL WEDNESDAY MORNING. * AT 10 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.0 FEET...AND STEADY. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 17.0 FEET. * FORECAST TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. $$ GAC209-283-309-160640- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0225.091215T2100Z-000000T0000Z/ /MTVG1.1.ER.091215T2100Z.091218T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 1141 AM EST TUE DEC 15 2009 ...FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCONEE RIVER NEAR MOUNT VERNON * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 10 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.5 FEET...AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. * FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 16.9 FEET BY THURSDAY EVENING. * AT 17.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING CONTINUES AND EXPANDS INTO THE PASTURE AND WOODLAND ALONG THE OCONEE RIVER. SOME HOMES ON DEAD RIVER ROAD IN THE SOUTH END OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY BECOME SURROUNDED BY WATER. DEAD RIVER ROAD BEGINS TO HAVE SOME WATER ON THE ROAD. $$
000 WGUS82 KFFC 152120 FLSFFC BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 420 PM EST TUE DEC 15 2009 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... TURKEY CREEK NEAR BYROMVILLE AFFECTING DOOLY COUNTY OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR LUMBER CITY AFFECTING MONTGOMERY...TELFAIR AND WHEELER 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 OCONEE AFFECTING JOHNSON...WASHINGTON AND WILKINSON COUNTIES OCONEE RIVER NEAR MOUNT VERNON AFFECTING MONTGOMERY...TREUTLEN AND WHEELER 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. && GAC023-235-161120- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0224.091216T1536Z-000000T0000Z/ /HAWG1.1.ER.091216T1536Z.091219T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 420 PM EST TUE DEC 15 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR HAWKINSVILLE * FROM TOMORROW LATE MORNING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 3PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.7 FEET...AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 20.0 FEET. * FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY WEDNESDAY LATE MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 22.0 FEET BY FRIDAY 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. $$ GAC091-271-315-161119- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0207.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /ABBG1.2.ER.091208T1552Z.091220T0600Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 420 PM EST TUE DEC 15 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR ABBEVILLE * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 3PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.2 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 15.1 FEET BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL RISES MAY BE POSSIBLE THEREAFTER. * AT 16.0 FEET...FLOODING OF FARM LANDS...TIMBERLANDS...AND ACCESS ROADS WILL OCCUR. * THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 14.3 FEET ON SEP 30 2009. $$ GAC209-271-309-161119- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0223.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /LBRG1.1.ER.091215T1530Z.091216T1200Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 420 PM EST TUE DEC 15 2009 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR LUMBER CITY * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 3PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.2 FEET...AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 15.6 FEET BY WEDNESDAY EVENING THEN BEGIN FALLING. * AT 15.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE IS REACHED. MINOR FLOODING BEGINS. WATER OVERFLOWS INTO THE BROAD SWAMPY FLOOD PLAIN. FARM FIELDS ON RIGHT BANK FLOOD. GENERAL AGRICULTURE AND TIMBER INTEREST AFFECTED BY FLOODING. IN ADDITION...WATER REACHES TOP OF BOAT RAMP NEAR HIGHWAY 341 BRIDGE. $$ GAC093-161119- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0222.000000T0000Z-091217T0000Z/ /BVLG1.1.ER.091213T2100Z.091215T1500Z.091216T1800Z.NO/ 420 PM EST TUE DEC 15 2009 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL WEDNESDAY EVENING...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE TURKEY CREEK NEAR BYROMVILLE * UNTIL WEDNESDAY EVENING. * AT 3PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.1 FEET...AND FALLING. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY WEDNESDAY EARLY AFTERNOON. * THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 10.5 FEET ON APR 3 2009. $$ GAC167-303-319-161119- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0221.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /OCNG1.1.ER.091213T1309Z.091217T1200Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 420 PM EST TUE DEC 15 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCONEE RIVER NEAR OCONEE * FROM THURSDAY MORNING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 4PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.0 FEET...AND STEADY. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 17.0 FEET. * FORECAST TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE WEDNESDAY MORNING. * AT 19.0 FEET...THE WATER LEVEL BEGINS TO FLOOD THE DIRT PARKING LOT AREA NEAR THE OLD BALLS FERRY ROAD BOAT RAMP...JUST UPSTREAM AND RIGHTBANK FROM THE GEORGIA HIGHWAY 57 BRIDGE. MINOR FLOODING CONTINUES AND SPREADS FURTHER INTO THE WOODLANDS NEAR THE RIVER. * THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 19.6 FEET ON OCT 16 2009. $$ GAC209-283-309-161119- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0225.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /MTVG1.1.ER.091215T2232Z.091218T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 420 PM EST TUE DEC 15 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCONEE RIVER NEAR MOUNT VERNON * FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 4PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.8 FEET...AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. * FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 16.9 FEET BY THURSDAY EVENING. * AT 17.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING CONTINUES AND EXPANDS INTO THE PASTURE AND WOODLAND ALONG THE OCONEE RIVER. SOME HOMES ON DEAD RIVER ROAD IN THE SOUTH END OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY BECOME SURROUNDED BY WATER. DEAD RIVER ROAD BEGINS TO HAVE SOME WATER ON THE ROAD. * THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 18.6 FEET ON MAR 27 2003. $$
000 WGUS82 KFFC 160149 FLSFFC BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 849 PM EST TUE DEC 15 2009 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... TURKEY CREEK NEAR BYROMVILLE AFFECTING DOOLY COUNTY OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR HAWKINSVILLE AFFECTING BLECKLEY AND PULASKI COUNTIES OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR ABBEVILLE AFFECTING DODGE...TELFAIR AND WILCOX COUNTIES OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR LUMBER CITY AFFECTING MONTGOMERY...TELFAIR AND WHEELER COUNTIES LIME CREEK NEAR COBB AFFECTING SUMTER COUNTY TUCSAWHATCHEE CREEK NEAR HAWKINSVILLE 4SW AFFECTING PULASKI COUNTY OCONEE RIVER NEAR OCONEE AFFECTING JOHNSON...WASHINGTON AND WILKINSON COUNTIES OCONEE RIVER NEAR MOUNT VERNON AFFECTING MONTGOMERY...TREUTLEN AND WHEELER 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. && GAC023-235-161549- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0224.091216T1630Z-000000T0000Z/ /HAWG1.1.ER.091216T1630Z.091219T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 849 PM EST TUE DEC 15 2009 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR HAWKINSVILLE * FROM WEDNESDAY LATE MORNING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 7PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 19.0 FEET...AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 20.0 FEET. * FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY WEDNESDAY LATE MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 22.0 FEET BY FRIDAY 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. $$ GAC235-161548- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0226.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /TSCG1.1.ER.000000T0000Z.091216T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 849 PM EST TUE DEC 15 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE TUCSAWHATCHEE CREEK NEAR HAWKINSVILLE * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 7PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.1 FEET...AND RISING. * FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. * THE CREEK WILL REMAIN IN MINOR FLOOD. $$ GAC091-271-315-161548- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0207.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /ABBG1.2.ER.091208T1552Z.091220T0600Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 849 PM EST TUE DEC 15 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR ABBEVILLE * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 7PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.4 FEET...AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 15.0 FEET BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL RISES MAY BE POSSIBLE THEREAFTER. * AT 16.0 FEET...FLOODING OF FARM LANDS...TIMBERLANDS...AND ACCESS ROADS WILL OCCUR. * THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 14.3 FEET ON SEP 30 2009. $$ GAC209-271-309-161548- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0223.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /LBRG1.1.ER.091215T1530Z.091220T1200Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 849 PM EST TUE DEC 15 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR LUMBER CITY * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 8PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.4 FEET...AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET. * FORECAST TO RISE TO 15.8 FEET BY WEDNESDAY EVENING AND REMAIN STEADY AROUND 15.8 FEET THROUGH SUNDAY. * AT 15.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE IS REACHED. MINOR FLOODING BEGINS. WATER OVERFLOWS INTO THE BROAD SWAMPY FLOOD PLAIN. FARM FIELDS ON RIGHT BANK FLOOD. GENERAL AGRICULTURE AND TIMBER INTEREST AFFECTED BY FLOODING. IN ADDITION...WATER REACHES TOP OF BOAT RAMP NEAR HIGHWAY 341 BRIDGE. * THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 17.9 FEET ON APR 3 2005. $$ GAC093-161548- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0222.000000T0000Z-091216T1805Z/ /BVLG1.1.ER.091213T2100Z.091215T1500Z.091216T1205Z.NO/ 849 PM EST TUE DEC 15 2009 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE TURKEY CREEK NEAR BYROMVILLE * UNTIL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 7PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.8 FEET...AND FALLING. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 10.5 FEET ON APR 3 2009. $$ GAC261-161548- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0227.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /LIMG1.1.ER.091215T0646Z.091215T1630Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 849 PM EST TUE DEC 15 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE LIME CREEK NEAR COBB * UNTIL WEDNESDAY MORNING. * AT 8PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.5 FEET...AND FALLING. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. * THE CREEK WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 16.4 FEET ON MAY 22 2003. $$ GAC167-303-319-161548- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0221.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /OCNG1.1.ER.091213T1309Z.091217T1200Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 849 PM EST TUE DEC 15 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCONEE RIVER NEAR OCONEE * FROM THURSDAY MORNING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 8PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.0 FEET...AND STEADY. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 17.0 FEET. * FORECAST TO REMAIN STEADY AROUND 17.0 FEET THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN BEGIN FALLING. * AT 19.0 FEET...THE WATER LEVEL BEGINS TO FLOOD THE DIRT PARKING LOT AREA NEAR THE OLD BALLS FERRY ROAD BOAT RAMP...JUST UPSTREAM AND RIGHTBANK FROM THE GEORGIA HIGHWAY 57 BRIDGE. MINOR FLOODING CONTINUES AND SPREADS FURTHER INTO THE WOODLANDS NEAR THE RIVER. $$ GAC209-283-309-161548- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0225.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /MTVG1.1.ER.091217T1200Z.091219T0600Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 849 PM EST TUE DEC 15 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCONEE RIVER NEAR MOUNT VERNON * FROM THURSDAY MORNING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 8PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.8 FEET...AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. * FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 16.3 FEET BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * AT 17.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING CONTINUES AND EXPANDS INTO THE PASTURE AND WOODLAND ALONG THE OCONEE RIVER. SOME HOMES ON DEAD RIVER ROAD IN THE SOUTH END OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY BECOME SURROUNDED BY WATER. DEAD RIVER ROAD BEGINS TO HAVE SOME WATER ON THE ROAD. * THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 18.6 FEET ON MAR 27 2003. $$
000 WGUS82 KFFC 161049 FLSFFC BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 549 AM EST WED DEC 16 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 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... TURKEY CREEK NEAR BYROMVILLE AFFECTING DOOLY COUNTY TUCSAWHATCHEE CREEK NEAR HAWKINSVILLE 4SW AFFECTING PULASKI COUNTY OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR ABBEVILLE AFFECTING DODGE...TELFAIR AND WILCOX COUNTIES OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR LUMBER CITY AFFECTING MONTGOMERY...TELFAIR AND WHEELER COUNTIES OCONEE RIVER NEAR MOUNT VERNON AFFECTING MONTGOMERY...TREUTLEN AND WHEELER 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. && GAC023-235-170048- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0224.091217T0200Z-091221T0000Z/ /HAWG1.1.ER.091217T0200Z.091219T0000Z.091220T1800Z.NO/ 549 AM EST WED DEC 16 2009 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL SUNDAY EVENING...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR HAWKINSVILLE * FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING UNTIL SUNDAY EVENING. * AT 3AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 19.3 FEET...AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 20.0 FEET. * FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TONIGHT AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 21.2 FEET BY FRIDAY EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY SUNDAY 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. * THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 21.9 FEET ON SEP 28 2009. $$ GAC235-170048- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0226.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /TSCG1.1.ER.000000T0000Z.091216T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 549 AM EST WED DEC 16 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE TUCSAWHATCHEE CREEK NEAR HAWKINSVILLE 4SW * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 3AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.6 FEET...AND FALLING. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING. * FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. * THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 12.5 FEET ON APR 3 2009. $$ GAC091-271-315-170048- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0207.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /ABBG1.2.ER.091208T1552Z.091219T0600Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 549 AM EST WED DEC 16 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR ABBEVILLE * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 4AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.0 FEET...AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 15.0 FEET BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL RISES MAY BE POSSIBLE THEREAFTER. * AT 16.0 FEET...FLOODING OF FARM LANDS...TIMBERLANDS...AND ACCESS ROADS WILL OCCUR. * THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 14.3 FEET ON SEP 30 2009. $$ GAC209-271-309-170048- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0223.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /LBRG1.1.ER.091215T1530Z.091220T1800Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 549 AM EST WED DEC 16 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR LUMBER CITY * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 4AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.6 FEET...AND RISING SLOWLY. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 16.1 FEET BY SUNDAY EARLY AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL RISES MAY BE POSSIBLE THEREAFTER. * AT 15.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE IS REACHED. MINOR FLOODING BEGINS. WATER OVERFLOWS INTO THE BROAD SWAMPY FLOOD PLAIN. FARM FIELDS ON RIGHT BANK FLOOD. GENERAL AGRICULTURE AND TIMBER INTEREST AFFECTED BY FLOODING. IN ADDITION...WATER REACHES TOP OF BOAT RAMP NEAR HIGHWAY 341 BRIDGE. * THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 17.9 FEET ON APR 3 2005. $$ GAC093-161805- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0222.000000T0000Z-091216T1805Z/ /BVLG1.1.ER.091213T2100Z.091215T1500Z.091216T1205Z.NO/ 549 AM EST WED DEC 16 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE TURKEY CREEK NEAR BYROMVILLE * UNTIL LATER THIS MORNING. * AT 4AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.1 FEET...AND FALLING. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY LATER THIS MORNING. * THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 10.4 FEET ON DEC 12 2008. $$ GAC167-303-319-161828- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0221.000000T0000Z-091216T1828Z/ /OCNG1.1.ER.091213T1309Z.091216T0930Z.091216T1228Z.NO/ 549 AM EST WED DEC 16 2009 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCONEE RIVER NEAR OCONEE * UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON. * AT 4AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.1 FEET...AND NEAR STEADY. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 17.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY THIS AFTERNOON * 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. $$ GAC209-283-309-170048- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0225.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /MTVG1.1.ER.091217T1200Z.091219T0600Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 549 AM EST WED DEC 16 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCONEE RIVER NEAR MOUNT VERNON * FROM THURSDAY MORNING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 4AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.8 FEET...AND NEAR STEADY. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. * FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 16.3 FEET BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * AT 16.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE IS REACHED. THE FLOOD PLAIN BECOMES FLOODED. THESE CONDITIONS AFFECT MAINLY GRAZING LAND AND TIMBERLANDS. FLOOD WATERS REACH TOP OF BOAT RAMP ON WHEELER COUNTY SIDE OF OCONEE RIVER. $$
000 WGUS82 KFFC 161214 FLSFFC BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 714 AM EST WED DEC 16 2009 ...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN GEORGIA... TURKEY CREEK NEAR BYROMVILLE AFFECTING DOOLY COUNTY 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. && GAC093-161244- /O.CAN.KFFC.FL.W.0222.000000T0000Z-091216T1805Z/ /BVLG1.1.ER.091213T2100Z.091215T1500Z.091216T1107Z.NO/ 714 AM EST WED DEC 16 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE TURKEY CREEK NEAR BYROMVILLE. * AT 7 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.9 FEET...AND FALLING. * FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 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 Dec 14, 5:25 PM EST, 58 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 14, 5:25 PM EST, 58 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 525 PM EST MON DEC 14 2009 .SHORT TERM /TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY/... WILL LET THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY RIDE TO 10 AM AS CURRENTLY ADVERTISED. NOT ALL STATIONS REPORTING DENSE FOG CRITERIA BUT MANY AT LEAST CLOSE. SATELLITE SHOWING MOISTURE MOVING N FROM GULF OF MEXICO. THIS WILL INCREASE CHANCES FOR RAIN DURING THE DAY WITH THE BEST CHANCES OVER THE SW CWA THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS AS MUCAPE INCREASES IN THE 400-1000 RANGE. NEXT COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE AREA OVERNIGHT AND MOVES THROUGH THE AREA LATER TUESDAY OR SO BRINGING ANOTHER ROUND OF PRECIP WITH IT. MOIST UPPER FLOW ASSOCIATED WITH SHORT WAVE DYNAMICS AIDING THE LIFT POTENTIAL. SPC HAS A 5 PERCENT RISK AREA OVER CENTRAL GA FOR TUESDAY. PRECIP ENDS LATE TUESDAY OR TUESDAY NIGHT. SKIES CLEARING FOR MUCH OF THE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT. MAV/MET HIGH TEMPERATURES DIFFERING TODAY BY 7 TO 12 DEGREES. WILL FAVOR A BLEND OR WARMER AS THE MET LOOKS TOO COLD. MAV/MET CLOSER ON TUESDAY AND WILL FAVOR THE COOLER SIDE OF GUIDANCE DUE TO PRECIP POTENTIAL. OVERALL CONFIDENCE IS MODERATE. .LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/... DRY WEATHER EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY. AFTER THAT CONFIDENCE GOES TO ZERO AS THE GFS AND EUROPEAN GREATLY DIFFER. THE EUROPEAN BRINGS MOISTURE AND PRECIP CHANCES TO THE AREA STARTING FRIDAY AND CONTINUING IN SOME FASHION INTO SUNDAY WHILE THE GFS REMAINS MOSTLY DRY EXCEPT FOR SMALL POPS SATURDAY NIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY THAT COULD CAUSE RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS FOR PARTS OF N GA. AM STICKING WITH THE GFS FOR NOW BUT CONFIDENCE IS ZERO. && .HYDROLOGY... FORECAST RAINFALL FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS(TODAY/TONIGHT)IN THE 1/4 TO 1 INCH RANGE AND TARGETING CENTRAL GA. RAINFALL CONTINUES TO TARGET CENTRAL GA ON TUESDAY WITH AMOUNTS IN THE 1/4 TO 3/4 INCH RANGE EXPECTED. CONDITIONS WILL BE MONITORED FOR SIGNIFICANT FLOOD POTENTIAL. && .AVIATION... .LIFR/IFR CEILINGS AND VISIBILITY PERSISTING THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY. DENSE FOG THIS MORNING GRADUALLY IMPROVING TO AROUND 3 SM BY LATE MORNING. RAIN DEVELOPING BY 18Z WITH A FEW THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 18Z. WINDS LIGHT AND VARIABLE THIS MORNING...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER 15Z. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... ATHENS 57 51 62 38 57 / 40 80 50 5 5 ATLANTA 58 54 60 37 55 / 50 80 60 5 5 BLAIRSVILLE 61 46 52 31 51 / 20 70 30 5 5 CARTERSVILLE 59 51 58 34 54 / 40 70 30 5 5 COLUMBUS 68 60 65 44 60 / 70 90 80 20 5 GAINESVILLE 58 51 57 36 56 / 30 70 30 5 5 MACON 65 59 67 43 61 / 60 90 80 20 5 ROME 60 50 57 34 53 / 30 70 30 5 5 PEACHTREE CITY 58 53 61 35 57 / 60 80 60 10 5 VIDALIA 69 62 72 50 60 / 50 70 80 50 5 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... DENSE FOG ADVISORY UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING FOR ALL N AND CENTRAL GA. && BDL 41
Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 14, 12:53 PM EST, 5 hours 30 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1253 PM EST MON DEC 14 2009 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-151200- 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- 1253 PM EST MON DEC 14 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A FEW THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. .SYNOPSIS... A WARM FRONT ACROSS SOUTH GEORGIA WILL SLOWLY DRIFT NORTHWARD THIS AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT AS A COLD FRONT PUSHES ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY THIS EVENING...THEN PUSHES INTO THE STATE EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. .PRIMARY HAZARDS... PATCHY DENSE FOG WILL CONTINUE TO BE A HAZARD ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL AND NORTH GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT AHEAD OF THE WARM FRONT. THE THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS EXISTS FROM MID AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT...AND MAINLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF A ROME TO ATHENS LINE. OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL BE THE MAIN THREATS ASSOCIATED WITH ANY THUNDERSTORM THAT DEVELOPS. .DISCUSSION... WEAK PRESSURE GRADIENT AND ABUNDANT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL KEEP THE THREAT OF PATCHY DENSE FOG IN OVER MUCH OF CENTRAL AND NORTH GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AS AN UPPER SHORT WAVE MOVES ALONG THE GULF COAST...PROVIDING SOME LIFT AND INSTABILITY. STABILITY PARAMETERS WILL REMAIN MARGINAL AND ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP SHOULD REMAIN BELOW SEVERE LIMITS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA ON TUESDAY. OTHERWISE NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Dec 14, 3:07 PM EST, 3 hours 16 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 307 PM EST MON DEC 14 2009 GAZ090-091-102-103-142100- 307 PM EST MON DEC 14 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR VERY HEAVY RAIN AND MINOR FLOODING IN WEBSTER...STEWART...CHATTAHOOCHEE AND MARION COUNTIES UNTIL 400 PM EST... AT 304 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN AREA OF VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS STEWART...CHATTAHOOCHEE AND WESTERN MARION COUNTIES. RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO 1.5 INCHES HAS ALREADY FALLEN SINCE 2 PM. ANOTHER AREA OF VERY HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED TO MOVE IN FROM THE WEST THROUGH 400 PM EST. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS AROUND AN INCH CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS WEBSTER...STEWART...CHATTAHOOCHEE AND MARION COUNTIES THROUGH 4OO PM...INCLUDING AREAS AROUND OMAHA...PROVIDENCE CANYON STATE PARK...FLORENCE MARINA STATE PARK...LUMPKIN...WESTVILLE...FORT BENNING...RICHLAND...CUSSETA AND SEMINOLE. DRIVERS SHOULD USE CAUTION AS INTENSE RAINFALL WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES. FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS AS WELL AS POOR DRAINAGE AREAS IS ALSO EXPECTED. IF YOU SEE WATER OVER THE ROAD...TURN AROUND AND DONT DROWN. IF YOU SEE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...PLEASE CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6.
Special weather statement, Dec 14, 6:12 PM EST, 11 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 612 PM EST MON DEC 14 2009 GAZ104-105-150000- 612 PM EST MON DEC 14 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR PEA SIZED HAIL AND 45 MPH WINDS IN EASTERN SUMTER AND DOOLY COUNTIES UNTIL 700 PM EST... AT 611 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER METHVINS...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH ARE LIKELY AS THIS STORM MOVES ACROSS SUMTER AND DOOLY COUNTIES THROUGH 700 PM EST. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM INCLUDE LAMAR...METHVINS...FLINT RIVER WMA...DRAYTON...LILLY... RICHWOOD AND VIENNA. SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERTS ARE ISSUED FOR WINDS UP TO 50 MPH...HAIL LESS THAN THE SIZE OF PENNIES...OR SIGNIFICANT CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING.
Local storm report, Dec 14, 6:15 PM EST, 8 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
615 PM EST MON DEC 14 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0545 PM TSTM WND DMG AMERICUS 32.07N 84.23W
12/14/2009 SUMTER GA LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREE DOWN ON A HOUSE ON OGLETHORPE STREET WITH PEOPLE
TRAPPED INSIDE. SEVERAL REPORTS OF FUNNEL CLOUDS.
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Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 14, 3:16 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | FFC | Dooly | 9 hr |
| Dec 14, 12:05 PM EST | Flood Watch | FFC | Bleckley, Chattahoochee, Crisp, Dodge, Dooly, Emanuel and 17 more | 28 hr |
| Dec 14, 3:42 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | FFC | Baldwin, Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Bibb, Bleckley and 67 more | 12 hr |
| Dec 14, 5:20 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Sumter | 40 min |
| Dec 14, 6:28 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Crisp, Dooly, Macon, Marion, Schley and 3 more | 24 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.