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River Flood Warning 240, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this river flood warning at Dec 18, 2009, 6:01 PM EST for Jones County, Georgia. It was in force for 18 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 18, 2009, 6:01 PM EST (23:01 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 19, 2009, 11:53 AM EST
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Jones County, GA
The radar
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 44 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:03 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The river
Written for the forecast point Falling Creek near Juliette (FALG1).
- Action stage
- 11 ft
- Minor stage
- 13 ft
- Moderate stage
- 17 ft
- Major stage
- 21 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02212600, 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 182301 FLWFFC BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 601 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2009 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING CREEK IN GEORGIA... FALLING CREEK NEAR EAST JULIETTE AFFECTING JONES 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. && GAC169-191301- /O.NEW.KFFC.FL.W.0240.091218T2301Z-000000T0000Z/ /FALG1.1.ER.091218T2245Z.091218T2245Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 601 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2009 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FALLING CREEK NEAR EAST JULIETTE. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 5 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.9 FEET...AND RISING. * FLOOD STAGE IS 13.0 FEET. * THE CREEK WILL REMAIN IN MINOR FLOOD TONIGHT. $$
4 follow-up statements
000 WGUS82 KFFC 190105 FLSFFC BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 805 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2009 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR MACON AFFECTING BIBB...HOUSTON...JONES... MONROE AND TWIGGS COUNTIES OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR HAWKINSVILLE AFFECTING BLECKLEY AND PULASKI COUNTIES OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR ABBEVILLE AFFECTING DODGE...TELFAIR AND WILCOX COUNTIES OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR LUMBER CITY AFFECTING MONTGOMERY...TELFAIR AND WHEELER COUNTIES FALLING CREEK NEAR EAST JULIETTE AFFECTING JONES COUNTY .HEAVY RAINFALL FRIDAY ON TOTALLY SATURATED GROUND HAS RESULTED IN SIGNIFICANT RUNOFF INTO AREA CREEKS...STREAMS...AND RIVERS. MANY POINTS ALONG THE RIVER SYSTEM WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. && GAC169-191505- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0240.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /FALG1.1.ER.091218T2245Z.091219T0045Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 805 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FALLING CREEK NEAR EAST JULIETTE * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 7 PM EST FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.4 FEET...AND SLOWLY RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. * FLOOD STAGE IS 13.0 FEET. * THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 13.6 FEET ON APR 2 2009. $$ GAC021-153-169-207-289-191504- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0242.000000T0000Z-091223T0600Z/ /MACG1.1.ER.091218T2350Z.091219T0600Z.091223T0000Z.NO/ 805 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2009 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR MACON * UNTIL LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. * AT 7 PM EST FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.5 FEET...AND RISING RAPIDLY. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY. * FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET. MODERATE FLOOD STAGE IS 26.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 19.8 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE TUESDAY EVENING. * AT 20.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING EXPANDS. AN INCREASING AMOUNT OF THE MACON GREENWAY OCMULGEE HERITAGE TRAIL FLOODS NORTH OF THE FIFTH STREET BRIDGE. BOTH BANKS OVERFLOW UPSTREAM FROM THE FIFTH STREET BRIDGE. $$ GAC023-235-191504- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0224.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /HAWG1.1.ER.091219T1500Z.091223T1200Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 805 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2009 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR HAWKINSVILLE * FROM TOMORROW LATE MORNING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 7 PM EST FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 19.4 FEET...AND NEARLY STEADY. * MINOR FLOODING IS STILL EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE SATURDAY AS RUNOFF FROM FRIDAYS RAINFALL CONTINUES DOWNSTREAM. * FLOOD STAGE IS 20.0 FEET. * AT 20.5 FEET...MINOR FLOODING OF ROADS BEGINS ON THE SOUTHSIDE OF HAWKINSVILLE...ALONG GOOSENECK LANE. WITH THE FLOODING OF GOOSENECK LANE...RESIDENTS ARE CUTOFF FROM REACHING THEIR HOMES. * THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 21.9 FEET ON SEP 28 2009. $$ GAC091-271-315-191504- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0207.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /ABBG1.2.ER.091208T1552Z.091217T1300Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 805 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR ABBEVILLE * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 7 PM EST FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.6 FEET...AND NEARLY STEADY. * MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. * THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO NEAR 14.8 FEET BY SUNDAY MORNING... THEN BEGIN FALLING SLOWLY. * 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 14.3 FEET ON SEP 30 2009. $$ GAC209-271-309-191504- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0223.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /LBRG1.1.ER.091215T1530Z.091221T1800Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 805 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR LUMBER CITY * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 7 PM EST FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.1 FEET...AND RISING SLOWLY. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 16.2 FEET BY EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL RISES MAY BE POSSIBLE THEREAFTER. * AT 15.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE IS REACHED AND MINOR FLOODING BEGINS. WATER OVERFLOWS INTO THE BROAD SWAMPY FLOOD PLAIN. FARM FIELDS ON THE RIGHT BANK FLOOD. GENERAL AGRICULTURE AND TIMBER INTERESTS ARE AFFECTED BY THE FLOODING. IN ADDITION...WATER REACHES THE TOP OF THE BOAT RAMP NEAR THE HIGHWAY 341 BRIDGE. $$
000 WGUS82 KFFC 190327 FLSFFC BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1027 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2009 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... YELLOW RIVER NEAR CONYERS BELOW MILSTEAD AFFECTING NEWTON AND ROCKDALE COUNTIES ALCOVY RIVER NEAR LAWRENCEVILLE AFFECTING GWINNETT AND WALTON COUNTIES FALLING CREEK NEAR EAST JULIETTE AFFECTING JONES COUNTY OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR MACON AFFECTING BIBB...HOUSTON...JONES... MONROE AND TWIGGS COUNTIES 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 .HEAVY RAINFALL FRIDAY ON TOTALLY SATURATED GROUND HAS RESULTED IN SIGNIFICANT RUNOFF INTO AREA CREEKS...STREAMS...AND RIVERS. MANY POINTS ALONG THE RIVER SYSTEM WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS. && GAC169-191727- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0240.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /FALG1.1.ER.091218T2245Z.091219T0300Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 1027 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FALLING CREEK NEAR EAST JULIETTE * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 10 PM EST FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.2 FEET...AND FALLING. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE TONIGHT. * FLOOD STAGE IS 13.0 FEET. * THE CREEK SHOULD CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 15.0 FEET TONIGHT...THEN BEGIN TO FALL. * THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 13.6 FEET ON APR 2 2009. $$ GAC021-153-169-207-289-191726- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0242.000000T0000Z-091223T0600Z/ /MACG1.1.ER.091218T2350Z.091219T0600Z.091223T0000Z.NO/ 1027 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR MACON * UNTIL LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. * AT 10 PM EST FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 19.7 FEET...AND RISING RAPIDLY. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET. MODERATE FLOOD STAGE IS 26.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 19.8 FEET EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE TUESDAY EVENING. * AT 20.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING EXPANDS. AN INCREASING AMOUNT OF THE MACON GREENWAY OCMULGEE HERITAGE TRAIL FLOODS NORTH OF THE FIFTH STREET BRIDGE. BOTH BANKS OVERFLOW UPSTREAM FROM THE FIFTH STREET BRIDGE. * THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 19.9 FEET ON SEP 19 2004. $$ GAC023-235-191726- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0224.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /HAWG1.1.ER.091219T1500Z.091223T1200Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 1027 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR HAWKINSVILLE * FROM TOMORROW LATE MORNING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 10 PM EST FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 19.4 FEET...AND NEARLY STEADY. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST TO BEGIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * FLOOD STAGE IS 20.0 FEET. $$ GAC091-271-315-191726- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0207.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /ABBG1.2.ER.091208T1552Z.091217T1300Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 1027 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR ABBEVILLE * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 10 PM EST FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.5 FEET...AND SLOWLY FALLING. * MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. MODERATE FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET. * THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN RISING AGAIN SATURDAY AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 14.8 FEET BY SUNDAY MORNING. * AT 14.0 FEET...MODERATE FLOODING BEGINS. ROADS TO HOMES ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF THE RIVER IN ABBEVILLE BECOME INACCESSIBLE. * THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 14.3 FEET ON SEP 30 2009. $$ GAC209-271-309-191726- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0223.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /LBRG1.1.ER.091215T1530Z.091221T1800Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 1027 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR LUMBER CITY * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 10 PM EST FRIDAY 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 16.2 FEET EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL RISES MAY BE POSSIBLE THEREAFTER. * AT 15.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE IS REACHED AND MINOR FLOODING BEGINS. WATER OVERFLOWS INTO THE BROAD SWAMPY FLOOD PLAIN. FARM FIELDS ON THE RIGHT BANK FLOOD. GENERAL AGRICULTURE AND TIMBER INTERESTS ARE AFFECTED BY THE FLOODING. IN ADDITION...WATER REACHES THE TOP OF THE BOAT RAMP NEAR THE HIGHWAY 341 BRIDGE. $$ GAC135-297-191726- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0238.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /ALCG1.1.ER.091218T2130Z.091219T0100Z.000000T0000Z.UU/ 1027 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE ALCOVY RIVER NEAR LAWRENCEVILLE * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 10 PM EST FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.3 FEET...AND FALLING. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE FOR A FEW MORE HOURS. * FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET. * THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 9.7 FEET ON SEP 16 2009. $$ GAC217-247-191726- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0239.091219T0824Z-091220T1536Z/ /MYRG1.1.ER.091219T0824Z.091219T1800Z.091220T0936Z.UU/ 1027 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2009 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL SUNDAY MORNING...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE YELLOW RIVER NEAR CONYERS BELOW MILSTEAD * FROM EARLY TOMORROW UNTIL SUNDAY MORNING. * AT 10 PM EST FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.5 FEET...AND FALLING. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY. * FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. * FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE EARLY SATURDAY AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 12.5 FEET EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE RIVER IS EXPECTED WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY SUNDAY MORNING. * AT 13.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING EXPANDS. MINOR FLOODING OCCURS IN NEWTON COUNTY IN THE RIVERSIDE ESTATES TRAVEL AND TRAILER PARK. SOME TRAILERS MAY NEED TO BE MOVED TO HIGHER GROUND. * THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 12.4 FEET ON MAR 29 2009. $$
000 WGUS82 KFFC 190944 FLSFFC BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 443 AM EST SAT DEC 19 2009 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... OCONEE RIVER NEAR PENFIELD AFFECTING CLARKE...GREENE AND OCONEE COUNTIES OCONEE RIVER NEAR MOUNT VERNON AFFECTING MONTGOMERY...TREUTLEN AND WHEELER COUNTIES LOOKOUT CREEK NEAR NEW ENGLAND AFFECTING DADE COUNTY COAHULLA CREEK NEAR KEITHS MILL NEAR DALTON AFFECTING WHITFIELD COUNTY BIG CREEK NEAR ALPHARETTA AFFECTING FORSYTH AND FULTON COUNTIES CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER NEAR WHITESBURG AFFECTING CARROLL...COWETA AND HEARD COUNTIES SUWANEE CREEK NEAR SUWANEE AFFECTING GWINNETT COUNTY TURKEY CREEK NEAR BYROMVILLE AFFECTING DOOLY COUNTY YELLOW RIVER NEAR CONYERS BELOW MILSTEAD AFFECTING NEWTON AND ROCKDALE COUNTIES FALLING CREEK NEAR EAST JULIETTE AFFECTING JONES COUNTY OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR MACON AFFECTING BIBB...HOUSTON...JONES... MONROE AND TWIGGS COUNTIES 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 .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. && GAC169-192343- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0240.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /FALG1.1.ER.091218T2245Z.091219T0715Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 443 AM EST SAT DEC 19 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FALLING CREEK NEAR EAST JULIETTE * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 4AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.1 FEET...AND FALLING. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 13.0 FEET. * FORECAST TO CONTINUE FALLING THROUGH TODAY. * THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 13.6 FEET ON APR 2 2009. $$ GAC021-153-169-207-289-192342- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0242.000000T0000Z-091222T2159Z/ /MACG1.1.ER.091218T2350Z.091219T1800Z.091222T1559Z.NO/ 443 AM EST SAT DEC 19 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR MACON * UNTIL TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 3AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 21.0 FEET...AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 21.5 FEET BY THIS AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATE TUESDAY MORNING. * AT 21.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING CONTINUES. MUCH OF THE MACON GREENWAY OCMULGEE HERITAGE TRAIL WILL FLOOD NORTH OF THE FIFTH STREET BRIDGE. AGRICULTURAL FLOODING INCREASE NORTH AND SOUTH OF MACON. * THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 21.8 FEET ON MAY 9 2003. $$ GAC023-235-192342- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0224.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /HAWG1.1.ER.091219T1500Z.091223T1200Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 443 AM EST SAT DEC 19 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR HAWKINSVILLE * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 3AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 19.3 FEET...AND STEADY. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 20.0 FEET. * FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS MORNING. * AT 20.5 FEET...MINOR FLOODING OF ROADS BEGINS ON THE SOUTHSIDE OF HAWKINSVILLE...ALONG GOOSENECK LANE. WITH THE FLOODING OF GOOSENECK LANE...RESIDENTS ARE CUTOFF FROM REACHING THEIR HOMES. * THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 21.9 FEET ON SEP 28 2009. $$ GAC091-271-315-192342- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0207.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /ABBG1.2.ER.091208T1552Z.091217T1300Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 443 AM EST SAT DEC 19 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR ABBEVILLE * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 3AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.5 FEET...AND FALLING. * MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 14.8 FEET BY SUNDAY 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. * THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 14.3 FEET ON SEP 30 2009. $$ GAC209-271-309-192342- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0223.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /LBRG1.1.ER.091215T1530Z.091221T1800Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 443 AM EST SAT DEC 19 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR LUMBER CITY * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 4AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.3 FEET...AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 16.2 FEET BY MONDAY EARLY AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL RISES MAY BE POSSIBLE THEREAFTER. * AT 15.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE IS REACHED AND MINOR FLOODING BEGINS. WATER OVERFLOWS INTO THE BROAD SWAMPY FLOOD PLAIN. FARM FIELDS ON THE RIGHT BANK FLOOD. GENERAL AGRICULTURE AND TIMBER INTERESTS ARE AFFECTED BY THE FLOODING. IN ADDITION...WATER REACHES THE TOP OF THE BOAT RAMP NEAR THE HIGHWAY 341 BRIDGE. * THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 17.9 FEET ON APR 3 2005. $$ GAC083-192332- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0232.000000T0000Z-091219T2332Z/ /ENGG1.1.ER.091218T2059Z.091219T0145Z.091219T1732Z.UU/ 443 AM EST SAT DEC 19 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE LOOKOUT CREEK NEAR NEW ENGLAND * UNTIL THIS EVENING. * AT 4AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.5 FEET...AND FALLING. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. * FORECAST TO CONTINUE FALLING...FALLING BELOW FLOOD STAGE 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. * THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 13.8 FEET ON DEC 11 2008. $$ GAC313-192342- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0244.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /CHCG1.1.ER.091219T0437Z.091219T0845Z.000000T0000Z.UU/ 443 AM EST SAT DEC 19 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE COAHULLA CREEK NEAR KEITHS MILL NEAR DALTON * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 3AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.5 FEET...AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. * FORECAST TO CREST NEAR 16.8 FEET EARLY THIS MORNING...THEN BEGIN FALLING. * AT 16.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING BEGINS. PASTURE AND FIELDS UPSTREAM...RIGHT AND LEFT BANK FROM THE KEITHS MILL ROAD BRIDGE... AND DOWNSTREAM ON THE LEFT BANK BEGIN TO FLOOD. * THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 18.4 FEET ON DEC 12 2008. $$ GAC117-121-192342- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0229.000000T0000Z-091221T0600Z/ /APHG1.1.ER.091218T1857Z.091219T1200Z.091221T0000Z.NO/ 443 AM EST SAT DEC 19 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE BIG CREEK NEAR ALPHARETTA * UNTIL LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. * AT 3AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.7 FEET...AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 7.0 FEET. * FORECAST TO REMAIN NEARLY STEADY AROUND THROUGH TONIGHT THEN BEGIN FALLING. * AT 9.0 FEET...ALPHARETTA GREENWAY EXPERIENCES SIGNIFICANT FLOODING AND RESULTS IN CLOSURE OF MOST OF THE WALKING AND BIKING PATHS. * THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 8.4 FEET ON JAN 20 2001. $$ GAC045-077-149-192342- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0243.000000T0000Z-091220T1234Z/ /WHTG1.1.ER.091219T0217Z.091219T1800Z.091220T0634Z.NO/ 443 AM EST SAT DEC 19 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER NEAR WHITESBURG * UNTIL SUNDAY MORNING. * AT 3AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.6 FEET...AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 17.2 FEET BY THIS AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AFTER MIDNIGHT SUNDAY. * AT 17.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING CONTINUES. PAYTON ROAD BRIDGE NEAR CLIFF PAYTON CIRCLE FLOODS. * THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 17.2 FEET ON APR 1 2005. $$ GAC135-192342- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0245.000000T0000Z-091220T0234Z/ /SWEG1.1.ER.091219T0533Z.091219T1200Z.091219T2034Z.NO/ 443 AM EST SAT DEC 19 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SUWANEE CREEK NEAR SUWANEE * UNTIL THIS EVENING. * AT 4AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.1 FEET...AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 8.0 FEET. * FORECAST TO RISE TO 9.4 FEET THIS MORNING AND THEN BEGIN FALLING. * AT 9.0 FEET...SUWANEE CREEK GREENWAY FLOODS. * THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 9.4 FEET ON AUG 27 2008. $$ GAC093-192342- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0246.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /BVLG1.1.ER.091219T0810Z.091219T0845Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 443 AM EST SAT DEC 19 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE TURKEY CREEK NEAR BYROMVILLE * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 3AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.1 FEET...AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET. * FORECAST TO RISE TO NEAR 10.5 FEET EARLY THIS MORNING. * THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 10.4 FEET ON DEC 12 2008. $$ GAC217-247-192342- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0239.000000T0000Z-091220T1536Z/ /MYRG1.1.ER.091219T1016Z.091219T1800Z.091220T0936Z.UU/ 443 AM EST SAT DEC 19 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE YELLOW RIVER NEAR CONYERS BELOW MILSTEAD * FROM EARLY THIS MORNING UNTIL SUNDAY MORNING. * AT 4AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.5 FEET...AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. * FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 12.5 FEET BY THIS AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY SUNDAY. * AT 13.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING EXPANDS. MINOR FLOODING OCCURS IN NEWTON COUNTY IN THE RIVERSIDE ESTATES TRAVEL AND TRAILER PARK. SOME TRAILERS MAY NEED TO BE MOVED TO HIGHER GROUND. * THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 12.4 FEET ON MAR 29 2009. $$ GAC059-133-219-192342- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0236.000000T0000Z-091222T1500Z/ /PNFG1.1.ER.091219T0019Z.091220T1800Z.091222T0900Z.NO/ 443 AM EST SAT DEC 19 2009 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL TUESDAY MORNING...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCONEE RIVER NEAR PENFIELD * UNTIL TUESDAY MORNING. * AT 4AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.9 FEET...AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 16.9 FEET BY SUNDAY EARLY AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE TUESDAY MORNING. * AT 17.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING CONTINUES TO EXPAND INTO FIELDS... WOODLANDS AND PASTURES NEAR THE RIVER. THE WATER LEVEL IS VERY CLOSE TO WARD ROAD ON THE RIGHT BANK. * THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 16.8 FEET ON MAR 29 2009. $$ GAC209-283-309-192342- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0225.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /MTVG1.1.ER.091218T1937Z.091219T1800Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 443 AM EST SAT DEC 19 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCONEE RIVER NEAR MOUNT VERNON * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 4AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.2 FEET...AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 16.6 FEET BY THIS AFTERNOON THEN BEGIN FALLING. * 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. WATER BEGINS TO COVER PORTIONS OF DEAD RIVER ROAD. * THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 18.6 FEET ON MAR 27 2003. $$
000 WGUS82 KFFC 191653 FLSFFC BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1153 AM EST SAT DEC 19 2009 ...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... FALLING CREEK NEAR EAST JULIETTE AFFECTING JONES COUNTY ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... COAHULLA CREEK NEAR KEITHS MILL NEAR DALTON AFFECTING WHITFIELD COUNTY TURKEY CREEK NEAR BYROMVILLE AFFECTING DOOLY COUNTY .RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE AREA HAS CAUSED SIGNIFICANT RUNOFF INTO STREAMS AND RIVERS...CAUSING THE RIVERS TO RISE. SOME POINTS ALONG THE RIVER SYSTEM WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ALL PERSONS WITH INTERESTS ALONG THE RIVER SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS...AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. IF YOU SEE FLOOD WATERS...REMEMBER TO TURN AROUND AND DO NOT DROWN. && GAC169-191723- /O.CAN.KFFC.FL.W.0240.000000T0000Z-091219T1653Z/ /FALG1.1.ER.091218T2245Z.091219T0715Z.091219T1535Z.NO/ 1153 AM EST SAT DEC 19 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FALLING CREEK NEAR EAST JULIETTE * AT 11 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.6 FEET...AND FALLING. * FLOOD STAGE IS 13 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE FALLING. $$ GAC313-200652- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0244.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /CHCG1.1.ER.091219T0437Z.091219T1545Z.000000T0000Z.UU/ 1153 AM EST SAT DEC 19 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE COAHULLA CREEK NEAR KEITHS MILL NEAR DALTON * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 1145 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.7 FEET...AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING...AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING. * AT 16 FEET...MINOR FLOODING OCCURS. PASTURES AND FIELDS UPSTREAM FROM THE KEITHS MILL ROAD BRIDGE ALONG THE RIGHT AND LEFT BANKS...AND DOWNSTREAM ALONG THE LEFT BANK BEGIN TO FLOOD. $$ GAC093-200652- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0246.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /BVLG1.1.ER.091219T0810Z.091219T1245Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 1153 AM EST SAT DEC 19 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE TURKEY CREEK NEAR BYROMVILLE * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 1145 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.1 FEET...AND FALLING. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING...AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE FALLING. $$
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 18, 5:25 PM EST, 36 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 18, 5:25 PM EST, 36 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED FOR AVIATION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 525 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2009 .SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT/... WINDS HAVE DROPPED BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA AS OF 3 PM...AND THUS WILL DROP THE WIND ADVISORY SHORTLY. HEAVY RAIN ALSO BEGINNING TO WIND DOWN THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS WESTERN GA AND WILL START DIMINISHING BY EARLY EVENING OVER EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE LOCAL FORECAST AREA. LOW PRESSURE DEPARTING TO THE NORTHEAST AND HIGH BUILDING IN FROM THE WEST WILL SHIFT WINDS FROM THE NORTHWEST LATE TONIGHT...WITH STRONGER LOW LEVEL COLD ADVECTION DEVELOPING BY 12Z SATURDAY. WET BULB TEMPERATURES DROP BELOW FREEZING IN THE NORTHEAST GA MOUNTAINS BY THAT TIME...THUS WE COULD SEE RESIDUAL PRECIP CHANGING BACK TO LIGHT SNOW BY MORNING...BECOMING MORE LIKELY ACROSS THE TYPICAL NORTHWEST UPSLOPE FLOW SNOW LOCATIONS OVER THE NORTH GA MOUNTAINS SATURDAY MORNING. MOUNTAIN SNOW ACCUMULATION SHOULD BE LIMITED BY SURFACE TEMPERATURES JUST ABOVE FREEZING AS BEST CHANCE OF SNOW OCCURS DURING THE DAY ON SATURDAY...AROUND TIME OF PEAK DIURNAL HEATING. MAY SEE A FEW LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS LAST INTO SUNDAY IN THE FAR NORTH. .LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/... THE SURFACE HIGH BUILDING IN FROM THE WEST WILL CROSS GEORGIA ON MONDAY...LIFTING NORTHEAST INTO THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES BY TUESDAY. GLOBAL MODELS SHOW THIS HIGH MERGING WITH A NEW ENGLAND HIGH LATE NEXT WEEK SETTING THE STAGE FOR OUR NEXT WEDGE SCENARIO. WARM ADVECTION/ISENTROPIC ASCENT OVER THE WEDGE FRONT DEVELOPS ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT IN ADVANCE OF THE NEXT SIGNIFICANT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES ON CHRISTMAS EVE AND CHRISTMAS DAY. THE MODELS ARE HANDLING THE UPPER LEVEL FEATURES OF THIS NEXT SYSTEM WITH SOME CONSISTENCY...THOUGH THE EVOLUTION OF THE SURFACE LOW IS A BIT MORE UNCERTAIN. THE MOST PROBABLE SITUATION IS THAT THIS SYSTEM SHOULD BE PRIMARY RAIN PRIOR TO A STRONG COLD FRONT PASSAGE ON CHRISTMAS EVE. MODELS CONTINUE TO HINT AT THE POSSIBILITY OF LIGHT SNOW IN THE STRONG COLD ADVECTION BEHIND THE FRONT ON CHRISTMAS DAY FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH GA. RRH .AVIATION... SURFACE LOW PRESSURE CURRENTLY MOVING ACROSS SOUTH GA...WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH OFF TO THE ENE OVERNIGHT. AS A RESULT...EXPECT CURRENT NNE WINDS 10KTS TO SHIFT NW AND DIMINISH UNDER 10KTS BY 03Z THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL GO WESTERLY BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. AS FOR CIGS AT ATL...IT APPEARS CIGS WILL WAVER BETWEEN IFR (BKN008) AND MVFR (BKN015) BETWEEN 00Z-03Z AS THE -RA PULLS OFF TO THE ENE AND SHORTWAVE ENERGY ALOFT SWINGS THRU THE BASE OF THE LONGWAVE TROUGH. AS WINDS DIMINISH...SUSPECT CIGS WILL SETTLE DOWN INTO THE IFR (OVC007) RANGE BY 03-04Z SAT. NAM SUPPORTS THIS TREND...ALTHOUGH HOLDS THE IFR CIGS OFF UNTIL 06Z SAT. BOTH NAM AND GFS SHOW LIFR CIGS DEVELOPING EARLY SAT MORNING...WITH NAM BY 09Z AND GFS BY 12Z SAT. WOULD LEAN TOWARD DELAYING LIFR (OVC004) CIGS UNTIL 06Z OR LATER...THEN IMPROVING TO IFR (OVC007) BY 15Z...AND MVFR (OVC015) BY 18Z SAT. EXPECT THE MVFR CIGS TO PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY...AND LIKELY THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING DUE TO AMPLE WRAP AROUND MOISTURE SPREADING ACROSS THE STATE...AND MAIN AXIS OF LONGWAVE TROUGH NOT SWINGING EAST UNTIL 16-18Z SUN. /39 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... ATHENS 31 45 33 48 28 / 60 5 5 5 0 ATLANTA 34 44 33 46 30 / 30 10 5 5 0 BLAIRSVILLE 31 37 28 39 25 / 70 40 30 20 10 CARTERSVILLE 33 43 31 46 26 / 40 10 10 10 5 COLUMBUS 35 53 34 51 29 / 20 5 5 5 0 GAINESVILLE 32 41 33 45 30 / 50 10 10 5 0 MACON 33 50 34 53 27 / 30 5 5 5 0 ROME 34 45 33 46 28 / 50 20 20 10 5 PEACHTREE CITY 31 48 31 47 25 / 20 5 5 5 0 VIDALIA 36 54 34 52 27 / 30 5 5 5 0 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FLOOD WATCH UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: 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. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 18, 6:50 AM EST, 11 hours 11 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 650 AM EST FRI DEC 18 2009 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-191200- 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- 650 AM EST FRI DEC 18 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT FLOODING IS POSSIBLE OVER MUCH OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA THROUGH TONIGHT. .SYNOPSIS... LOW PRESSURE WAS STRENGTHENING IN THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF THIS MORNING. THIS LOW SHOULD MOVE EASTWARD ALONG THE GULF COAST TODAY AND TURN NORTHEAST TOWARD THE CAROLINAS TONIGHT. MEANWHILE...HIGH PRESSURE WAS CENTERED TO OUR NORTH...OVER THE MID ATLANTIC STATES. .PRIMARY HAZARDS... THE PRIMARY HAZARD WILL BE MINOR TO MODERATE FLOODING. .DISCUSSION... WIDESPREAD RAIN WILL CONTINUE OVER GEORGIA TODAY AS THE LOW TRACKS EASTWARD. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE FLOODING REFER TO THE CURRENT FLOOD WATCH. WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY AS THE LOW TRACKS ALONG THE GULF. REFER TO THE CURRENT WIND ADVISORY FOR MORE INFORMATION. AS COLDER AIR SPREADS INTO THE STATE LATE TONIGHT...THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF SOME MIXED RAIN AND SNOW ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH NO ACCUMULATION OF SNOW EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Dec 18, 4:40 PM EST, 1 hour 21 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
440 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0100 PM FLOOD 5 NW BREMEN 33.77N 85.21W
12/18/2009 HARALSON GA COUNTY OFFICIAL
BEECH CREEK WAS BEGINNING TO FLOOD PORTIONS OF OLD
RIDGEWAY AND BEECH CREEK ROADS.
0100 PM FLOOD 7 NE BUCHANAN 33.87N 85.10W
12/18/2009 HARALSON GA EMERGENCY MNGR
BROOKS CREEK WAS BEGINNING TO FLOOD PORTIONS OF FRANCES
WHITE ROAD.
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KFRANTZThe office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 18, 3:58 AM EST | Wind Advisory | FFC | Baldwin, Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Bibb, Bleckley and 90 more | 12 hr |
| Dec 18, 1:18 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | FFC | Haralson | 9 hr |
| Dec 18, 1:50 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Cobb | 4 hr |
| Dec 18, 1:50 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Forsyth, Fulton | 46 hr |
| Dec 18, 2:17 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Fulton | 7 hr |
| Dec 18, 2:17 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Cobb | 7 hr |
| Dec 18, 2:56 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Dade | 20 hr |
| Dec 18, 3:37 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Fulton, Gwinnett | 2 hr |
| Dec 18, 3:52 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gwinnett | 2 hr |
| Dec 18, 4:26 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Cobb, Fulton | 75 min |
| Dec 18, 4:44 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Clarke, Greene, Oconee | 3 days |
| Dec 18, 4:51 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Cobb, Fulton | 4 hr |
| Dec 18, 4:51 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gwinnett, Walton | 8 hr |
| Dec 18, 4:51 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Newton, Rockdale | 38 hr |
| Dec 18, 6:34 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Fulton | 3 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.