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River Flood Warning 270, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this river flood warning at Dec 28, 2009, 2:49 PM EST for 4 counties in Georgia. It took effect at Dec 29, 2009, 9:00 AM EST. It was in force for 33 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 28, 2009, 2:49 PM EST (19:49 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 29, 2009, 9:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Dec 30, 2009, 5:34 PM EST
- In force
- 33 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Flood severity
- Minor
Counties Johnson County, GA, Laurens County, GA, Washington County, GA, Wilkinson County, GA
The radar
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 44 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The river
Written for the forecast point Oconee River at Dublin (DBNG1). The gauge peaked at 21.20 ft at Dec 30, 2009, 1:00 AM EST.
- Action stage
- 20 ft
- Minor stage
- 21 ft
- Moderate stage
- 25 ft
- Major stage
- 30 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02223500, 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 281949 FLWFFC BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 249 PM EST MON DEC 28 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 OCONEE RIVER NEAR DUBLIN AFFECTING JOHNSON...LAURENS...WASHINGTON AND WILKINSON 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. THE LATEST STAGE DATA WAS FURNISHED IN COOPERATION WITH THE UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. && GAC023-235-290949- /O.NEW.KFFC.FL.W.0269.091231T0359Z-100101T2100Z/ /HAWG1.1.ER.091231T0359Z.091231T1200Z.100101T1500Z.NO/ 249 PM EST MON DEC 28 2009 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR HAWKINSVILLE * FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING UNTIL FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 2 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.9 FEET...AND FALLING. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 20.0 FEET. * THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO BECOME STEADY TONIGHT...AND BEGIN RISING TUESDAY MORNING. THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY WEDNESDAY BEFORE MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 20.3 FEET BY THURSDAY EARLY AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY LATE FRIDAY 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. $$ GAC167-175-303-319-290948- /O.NEW.KFFC.FL.W.0270.091229T1200Z-091230T1800Z/ /DBNG1.1.ER.091229T1200Z.091230T0000Z.091230T1200Z.NO/ 249 PM EST MON DEC 28 2009 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE OCONEE RIVER NEAR DUBLIN * FROM TUESDAY MORNING UNTIL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 2 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 19.1 FEET...AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 21.0 FEET. * FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TUESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 21.2 FEET BY TUESDAY EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * AT 21.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE IS REACHED. MINOR FLOODING DEVELOPS WITH LOWLAND FLOODING. $$
8 follow-up statements
000 WGUS82 KFFC 290237 FLSFFC BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 937 PM EST MON DEC 28 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 DUBLIN AFFECTING JOHNSON...LAURENS...WASHINGTON AND WILKINSON 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 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. && GAC023-235-291637- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0269.091231T0600Z-100101T1800Z/ /HAWG1.1.ER.091231T0600Z.091231T1200Z.100101T1200Z.NO/ 937 PM EST MON DEC 28 2009 ...FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR HAWKINSVILLE. * FROM EARLY THURSDAY MORNING UNTIL FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 9 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.9 FEET...AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 20 FEET. * FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 20.2 FEET. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY FRIDAY 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. $$ GAC091-271-315-291636- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0207.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /ABBG1.2.ER.091208T1552Z.091217T1300Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 937 PM EST MON DEC 28 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR ABBEVILLE. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 9 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.3 FEET...AND FALLING. * MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE FALLING TO AROUND 12.8 FEET BY THURSDAY... THEN BEGIN RISING TO NEAR 13.5 FEET BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL RISES MAY BE POSSIBLE THEREAFTER. * AT 14 FEET...MODERATE FLOODING BEGINS. ROADS TO HOMES ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF THE RIVER IN ABBEVILLE BECOME INACCESSIBLE. $$ GAC209-271-309-291636- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0223.000000T0000Z-100101T0600Z/ /LBRG1.1.ER.091215T1530Z.091221T1415Z.100101T0000Z.NO/ 937 PM EST MON DEC 28 2009 ...FLOOD WARNING WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR LUMBER CITY. * UNTIL LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. * AT 9 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.2 FEET...AND RISING SLOWLY. * MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 15 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 15.3 FEET BY TUESDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE THURSDAY EVENING. * AT 15 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. $$ GAC167-303-319-291636- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0268.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /OCNG1.1.ER.091226T1800Z.091228T0815Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 937 PM EST MON DEC 28 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCONEE RIVER NEAR OCONEE. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 9 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 19.7 FEET...AND FALLING. * MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 17 FEET. * AT 19 FEET...THE WATER LEVEL BEGINS TO FLOOD THE DIRT PARKING LOT AREA NEAR THE OLD BALLS FERRY ROAD BOAT RAMP...JUST UPSTREAM AND RIGHTBANK FROM THE GEORGIA HIGHWAY 57 BRIDGE. MINOR FLOODING CONTINUES AND SPREADS FURTHER INTO THE WOODLANDS NEAR THE RIVER. $$ GAC167-175-303-319-291636- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0270.091229T1400Z-091231T0600Z/ /DBNG1.1.ER.091229T1400Z.091230T0000Z.091231T0000Z.NO/ 937 PM EST MON DEC 28 2009 ...FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCONEE RIVER NEAR DUBLIN. * FROM TUESDAY MORNING UNTIL LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * AT 9 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 19.9 FEET...AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 21 FEET. * FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TUESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 21.3 FEET BY TUESDAY EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY WEDNESDAY EVENING. * AT 21 FEET...FLOOD STAGE IS REACHED. MINOR FLOODING DEVELOPS WITH LOWLAND FLOODING. $$ GAC209-283-309-291636- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0225.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /MTVG1.1.ER.091218T1937Z.091226T0500Z.091228T2045Z.NO/ 937 PM EST MON DEC 28 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCONEE RIVER NEAR MOUNT VERNON. * FROM EARLY THURSDAY MORNING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 9 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.9 FEET...AND FALLING. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16 FEET. * FORECAST TO FALL TO AROUND 15.7 FEET ON TUESDAY...THEN RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 16.3 FEET BY FRIDAY EVENING. * AT 16 FEET...FLOOD STAGE IS REACHED. THE FLOOD PLAIN BECOMES FLOODED. THESE CONDITIONS AFFECT MAINLY GRAZING LAND AND TIMBERLANDS. FLOOD WATERS REACH TOP OF BOAT RAMP ON WHEELER COUNTY SIDE OF OCONEE RIVER. $$
000 WGUS82 KFFC 290901 FLSFFC BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 401 AM EST TUE DEC 29 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 OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR LUMBER CITY AFFECTING MONTGOMERY...TELFAIR AND WHEELER COUNTIES OCONEE RIVER NEAR OCONEE AFFECTING JOHNSON...WASHINGTON AND WILKINSON COUNTIES OCONEE RIVER NEAR DUBLIN AFFECTING JOHNSON...LAURENS...WASHINGTON AND WILKINSON COUNTIES OCONEE RIVER NEAR MOUNT VERNON AFFECTING MONTGOMERY...TREUTLEN AND WHEELER 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. && GAC023-235-292301- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0269.091231T0600Z-100101T1800Z/ /HAWG1.1.ER.091231T0600Z.091231T1200Z.100101T1200Z.NO/ 401 AM EST TUE DEC 29 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR HAWKINSVILLE * FROM EARLY THURSDAY MORNING UNTIL FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 245 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.3 FEET...AND RISING. * NO FLOODING IS OCCURRING AT THIS TIME...HOWEVER MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP. * FLOOD STAGE IS 20 FEET. * THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...REACHING TO NEAR 20.2 FEET BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BACK BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY FRIDAY MORNING. * AT 19 FEET...THE RIVER BEGINS TO COVER RIVERSIDE DRIVE AND CUTOFF RESIDENTS FROM THEIR HOMES. AT 20.5 FEET...MINOR FLOODING OF ROADS BEGINS ON THE SOUTHSIDE OF HAWKINSVILLE...INCLUDING GOOSENECK LANE...CUTTING OFF RESIDENTS FROM THEIR HOMES. $$ GAC091-271-315-292300- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0207.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /ABBG1.2.ER.091208T1552Z.091217T1300Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 401 AM EST TUE DEC 29 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR ABBEVILLE * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 345 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.2 FEET...AND FALLING. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING...AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE FALLING OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...BUT WILL REMAIN ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. THE RIVER WILL BEGIN RISING ONCE AGAIN BY THURSDAY...REACHING NEAR 13.5 FEET BY SATURDAY. * BETWEEN 13 AND 14 FEET...MINOR FLOODING OF LOWLANDS ADJACENT TO THE RIVER CONTINUES IN THE FLOOD PLAIN...INCLUDING FLOODING OF THE NEARBY PARK AND PARKING LOT AT THE BOAT RAMP. WATER MAY ALSO STILL BE IMPACTING ROADS TO HOMES ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF THE RIVER IN ABBEVILLE. $$ GAC209-271-309-292300- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0223.000000T0000Z-100101T0600Z/ /LBRG1.1.ER.091215T1530Z.091221T1415Z.100101T0000Z.NO/ 401 AM EST TUE DEC 29 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR LUMBER CITY * UNTIL LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. * AT 345 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.2 FEET...AND SLOWLY RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING...AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 15 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 15.3 FEET BY LATER THIS MORNING...THEN BECOME STEADY. THE RIVER WILL BEGIN FALLING BY EARLY THURSDAY...DROPPING BELOW FLOOD STAGE THURSDAY EVENING. * AT 15 FEET...MINOR FLOODING OCCURS WITH WATER OVERFLOWING INTO THE BROAD SWAMPY FLOOD PLAIN. FARM FIELDS ON THE RIGHT BANK FLOOD AND GENERAL AGRICULTURE AND TIMBER INTERESTS ARE AFFECTED. ALSO... WATER REACHES THE TOP OF THE BOAT RAMP NEAR THE HIGHWAY 341 BRIDGE. $$ GAC167-303-319-292300- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0268.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /OCNG1.1.ER.091226T1800Z.091228T0815Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 401 AM EST TUE DEC 29 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCONEE RIVER NEAR OCONEE * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 345 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 19.3 FEET...AND FALLING. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING...AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 17 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE FALLING...BUT WILL REMAIN ABOVE FLOOD STAGE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. * BETWEEN 19 AND 21 FEET...THE DIRT PARKING LOT AREA NEAR THE OLD BALLS FERRY ROAD BOAT RAMP...JUST UPSTREAM ALONG THE RIGHT BANK FROM THE GEORGIA HIGHWAY 57 BRIDGE...IS FLOODED. MINOR FLOODING CONTINUES IN THE WOODLANDS NEAR THE RIVER. $$ GAC167-175-303-319-292300- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0270.091229T1400Z-091231T0600Z/ /DBNG1.1.ER.091229T1400Z.091230T0000Z.091231T0000Z.NO/ 401 AM EST TUE DEC 29 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCONEE RIVER NEAR DUBLIN * FROM LATE THIS MORNING UNTIL LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * AT 12 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 20.3 FEET...AND RISING. * NO FLOODING IS OCCURRING AT THIS TIME...HOWEVER MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP. * FLOOD STAGE IS 21 FEET. * THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE...REACHING NEAR 21.3 FEET BY THIS EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY WEDNESDAY EVENING. * AT 21 FEET...MINOR FLOODING DEVELOPS IN THE LOWLANDS ALONG THE RIVER. $$ GAC209-283-309-292300- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0225.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /MTVG1.1.ER.091218T1937Z.091226T0500Z.091228T2045Z.NO/ 401 AM EST TUE DEC 29 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCONEE RIVER NEAR MOUNT VERNON * FROM EARLY THURSDAY MORNING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 3 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.8 FEET...AND FALLING. * NO FLOODING IS OCCURRING AT THIS TIME...HOWEVER MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16 FEET. * THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO BEGIN RISING AGAIN BY TUESDAY NIGHT...RISING ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL REACH NEAR 16.3 FEET BY FRIDAY EVENING. * AT 16 FEET...THE FLOOD PLAIN IS FLOODED...AFFECTING MAINLY GRAZING LAND AND TIMBERLANDS. WATER REACHES THE TOP OF THE BOAT RAMP ON THE WHEELER COUNTY SIDE OF THE RIVER. $$
000 WGUS82 KFFC 291541 FLSFFC BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1041 AM EST TUE DEC 29 2009 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR HAWKINSVILLE AFFECTING BLECKLEY AND PULASKI COUNTIES OCONEE RIVER NEAR MOUNT VERNON AFFECTING MONTGOMERY...TREUTLEN AND WHEELER COUNTIES OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR ABBEVILLE AFFECTING DODGE...TELFAIR AND WILCOX 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 DUBLIN AFFECTING JOHNSON...LAURENS...WASHINGTON AND WILKINSON COUNTIES && GAC023-235-300541- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0269.091231T1200Z-100101T1200Z/ /HAWG1.1.ER.091231T1200Z.091231T1800Z.100101T0600Z.NO/ 1041 AM EST TUE DEC 29 2009 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR HAWKINSVILLE * FROM THURSDAY MORNING UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING. * AT 10 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.1 FEET...AND FALLING. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 20.0 FEET. * FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 20.1 FEET BY THURSDAY EARLY AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY FRIDAY 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. $$ GAC091-271-315-300540- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0207.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /ABBG1.2.ER.091208T1552Z.091217T1300Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 1041 AM EST TUE DEC 29 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR ABBEVILLE * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 10 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.0 FEET...AND FALLING. * MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL BECOME STEADY WEDNESDAY...BEGIN RISING EARLY THURSDAY ...AND CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 13.6 FEET BY EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL RISES MAY BE POSSIBLE THEREAFTER. * AT 14.0 FEET...MODERATE FLOODING BEGINS. ROADS TO HOMES ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF THE RIVER IN ABBEVILLE BECOME INACCESSIBLE. $$ GAC209-271-309-300540- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0223.000000T0000Z-100101T0600Z/ /LBRG1.1.ER.091215T1530Z.091221T1415Z.100101T0000Z.NO/ 1041 AM EST TUE DEC 29 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR LUMBER CITY * UNTIL LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. * AT 10 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.2 FEET...AND RISING SLOWLY. * MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 15.4 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE THURSDAY EVENING. * 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. $$ GAC167-303-319-300540- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0268.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /OCNG1.1.ER.091226T1800Z.091228T0815Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 1041 AM EST TUE DEC 29 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCONEE RIVER NEAR OCONEE * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 10 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 19.0 FEET...AND FALLING. * MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 17.0 FEET. * AT 19.0 FEET...THE WATER LEVEL BEGINS TO FLOOD THE DIRT PARKING LOT AREA NEAR THE OLD BALLS FERRY ROAD BOAT RAMP...JUST UPSTREAM AND RIGHTBANK FROM THE GEORGIA HIGHWAY 57 BRIDGE. MINOR FLOODING CONTINUES AND SPREADS FURTHER INTO THE WOODLANDS NEAR THE RIVER. $$ GAC167-175-303-319-300540- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0270.000000T0000Z-091231T0600Z/ /DBNG1.1.ER.091229T1800Z.091230T0600Z.091231T0000Z.NO/ 1041 AM EST TUE DEC 29 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCONEE RIVER NEAR DUBLIN * FROM THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * AT 10 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 20.9 FEET...AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 21.0 FEET. * FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 21.3 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW EVENING. * AT 21.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE IS REACHED. MINOR FLOODING DEVELOPS WITH LOWLAND FLOODING. $$ GAC209-283-309-300540- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0225.000000T0000Z-100103T1500Z/ /MTVG1.1.ER.091218T1937Z.091226T0500Z.100103T0900Z.NO/ 1041 AM EST TUE DEC 29 2009 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL SUNDAY MORNING...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCONEE RIVER NEAR MOUNT VERNON * FROM TOMORROW EVENING UNTIL SUNDAY MORNING. * AT 10 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.6 FEET...AND FALLING. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL BEGIN TO RISE TONIGHT...AND IT IS FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW EVENING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 16.3 FEET BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY SUNDAY MORNING. * AT 16.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE IS REACHED. THE FLOOD PLAIN BECOMES FLOODED. THESE CONDITIONS AFFECT MAINLY GRAZING LAND AND TIMBERLANDS. FLOOD WATERS REACH TOP OF BOAT RAMP ON WHEELER COUNTY SIDE OF OCONEE RIVER. $$
000 WGUS82 KFFC 291606 CCA FLSFFC BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD STATEMENT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1041 AM EST TUE DEC 29 2009 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR HAWKINSVILLE AFFECTING BLECKLEY AND PULASKI COUNTIES OCONEE RIVER NEAR MOUNT VERNON AFFECTING MONTGOMERY...TREUTLEN AND WHEELER COUNTIES OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR ABBEVILLE AFFECTING DODGE...TELFAIR AND WILCOX 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 DUBLIN AFFECTING JOHNSON...LAURENS...WASHINGTON AND WILKINSON COUNTIES && GAC023-235-300541- /O.COR.KFFC.FL.W.0269.091231T1200Z-100101T1200Z/ /HAWG1.1.ER.091231T1200Z.091231T1800Z.100101T0600Z.NO/ 1041 AM EST TUE DEC 29 2009 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR HAWKINSVILLE * FROM THURSDAY MORNING UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING. * AT 10 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.1 FEET...AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 20.0 FEET. * FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 20.1 FEET BY THURSDAY EARLY AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY FRIDAY 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. $$ GAC091-271-315-300540- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0207.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /ABBG1.2.ER.091208T1552Z.091217T1300Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 1041 AM EST TUE DEC 29 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR ABBEVILLE * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 10 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.0 FEET...AND FALLING. * MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL BECOME STEADY WEDNESDAY...BEGIN RISING EARLY THURSDAY ...AND CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 13.6 FEET BY EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL RISES MAY BE POSSIBLE THEREAFTER. * AT 14.0 FEET...MODERATE FLOODING BEGINS. ROADS TO HOMES ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF THE RIVER IN ABBEVILLE BECOME INACCESSIBLE. $$ GAC209-271-309-300540- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0223.000000T0000Z-100101T0600Z/ /LBRG1.1.ER.091215T1530Z.091221T1415Z.100101T0000Z.NO/ 1041 AM EST TUE DEC 29 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR LUMBER CITY * UNTIL LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. * AT 10 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.2 FEET...AND RISING SLOWLY. * MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 15.4 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE THURSDAY EVENING. * 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. $$ GAC167-303-319-300540- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0268.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /OCNG1.1.ER.091226T1800Z.091228T0815Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 1041 AM EST TUE DEC 29 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCONEE RIVER NEAR OCONEE * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 10 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 19.0 FEET...AND FALLING. * MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 17.0 FEET. * AT 19.0 FEET...THE WATER LEVEL BEGINS TO FLOOD THE DIRT PARKING LOT AREA NEAR THE OLD BALLS FERRY ROAD BOAT RAMP...JUST UPSTREAM AND RIGHTBANK FROM THE GEORGIA HIGHWAY 57 BRIDGE. MINOR FLOODING CONTINUES AND SPREADS FURTHER INTO THE WOODLANDS NEAR THE RIVER. $$ GAC167-175-303-319-300540- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0270.000000T0000Z-091231T0600Z/ /DBNG1.1.ER.091229T1800Z.091230T0600Z.091231T0000Z.NO/ 1041 AM EST TUE DEC 29 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCONEE RIVER NEAR DUBLIN * FROM THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * AT 10 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 20.9 FEET...AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 21.0 FEET. * FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 21.3 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW EVENING. * AT 21.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE IS REACHED. MINOR FLOODING DEVELOPS WITH LOWLAND FLOODING. $$ GAC209-283-309-300540- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0225.000000T0000Z-100103T1500Z/ /MTVG1.1.ER.091218T1937Z.091226T0500Z.100103T0900Z.NO/ 1041 AM EST TUE DEC 29 2009 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL SUNDAY MORNING...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCONEE RIVER NEAR MOUNT VERNON * FROM TOMORROW EVENING UNTIL SUNDAY MORNING. * AT 10 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.6 FEET...AND FALLING. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL BEGIN TO RISE TONIGHT...AND IT IS FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW EVENING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 16.3 FEET BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY SUNDAY MORNING. * AT 16.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE IS REACHED. THE FLOOD PLAIN BECOMES FLOODED. THESE CONDITIONS AFFECT MAINLY GRAZING LAND AND TIMBERLANDS. FLOOD WATERS REACH TOP OF BOAT RAMP ON WHEELER COUNTY SIDE OF OCONEE RIVER. $$
000 WGUS82 KFFC 300155 FLSFFC BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 855 PM EST TUE DEC 29 2009 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR LUMBER CITY AFFECTING MONTGOMERY...TELFAIR AND WHEELER COUNTIES OCONEE RIVER NEAR MOUNT VERNON AFFECTING MONTGOMERY...TREUTLEN 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 DUBLIN AFFECTING JOHNSON...LAURENS...WASHINGTON AND WILKINSON 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. && GAC023-235-301555- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0269.091231T1200Z-100101T1200Z/ /HAWG1.1.ER.091231T1200Z.091231T1800Z.100101T0600Z.NO/ 855 PM EST TUE DEC 29 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR HAWKINSVILLE * FROM THURSDAY MORNING UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING. * AT 7PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.3 FEET...AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 20.0 FEET. * FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 20.1 FEET BY THURSDAY EARLY AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY FRIDAY 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. $$ GAC091-271-315-301554- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0207.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /ABBG1.2.ER.091208T1552Z.091217T1300Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 855 PM EST TUE DEC 29 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR ABBEVILLE * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 7PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.8 FEET...AND FALLING. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL REMAIN ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BEFORE RISING TO NEAR 13.6 FEET BY SATURDAY EARLY AFTERNOON BEFORE FALLING AGAIN. * AT 14.0 FEET...MODERATE FLOODING BEGINS. ROADS TO HOMES ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF THE RIVER IN ABBEVILLE BECOME INACCESSIBLE. $$ GAC209-271-309-301554- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0223.000000T0000Z-091231T1800Z/ /LBRG1.1.ER.091215T1530Z.091221T1415Z.091231T1200Z.NO/ 855 PM EST TUE DEC 29 2009 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL THURSDAY AFTERNOON...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR LUMBER CITY * UNTIL THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 8PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.1 FEET...AND STEADY. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL REMAIN NEARLY STEADY THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE THURSDAY MORNING. * 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. $$ GAC167-303-319-301554- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0268.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /OCNG1.1.ER.091226T1800Z.091228T0815Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 855 PM EST TUE DEC 29 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCONEE RIVER NEAR OCONEE * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 8PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.5 FEET...AND FALLING. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 17.0 FEET. * AT 19.0 FEET...THE WATER LEVEL BEGINS TO FLOOD THE DIRT PARKING LOT AREA NEAR THE OLD BALLS FERRY ROAD BOAT RAMP...JUST UPSTREAM AND RIGHTBANK FROM THE GEORGIA HIGHWAY 57 BRIDGE. MINOR FLOODING CONTINUES AND SPREADS FURTHER INTO THE WOODLANDS NEAR THE RIVER. $$ GAC167-175-303-319-301554- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0270.000000T0000Z-091231T0600Z/ /DBNG1.1.ER.091229T1641Z.091230T0600Z.091231T0000Z.NO/ 855 PM EST TUE DEC 29 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCONEE RIVER NEAR DUBLIN * UNTIL LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * AT 3PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 21.1 FEET...AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 21.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 21.2 FEET BY VERY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE TOMORROW EVENING. * AT 21.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE IS REACHED. MINOR FLOODING DEVELOPS WITH LOWLAND FLOODING. $$ GAC209-283-309-301554- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0225.000000T0000Z-100103T1800Z/ /MTVG1.1.ER.091218T1937Z.091226T0500Z.100103T1200Z.NO/ 855 PM EST TUE DEC 29 2009 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL SUNDAY AFTERNOON...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCONEE RIVER NEAR MOUNT VERNON * FROM THURSDAY MORNING UNTIL SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 8PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.5 FEET...AND STEADY. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. * THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 16.3 FEET BY FRIDAY EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY SUNDAY MORNING. * AT 16.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE IS REACHED. THE FLOOD PLAIN BECOMES FLOODED. THESE CONDITIONS AFFECT MAINLY GRAZING LAND AND TIMBERLANDS. FLOOD WATERS REACH TOP OF BOAT RAMP ON WHEELER COUNTY SIDE OF OCONEE RIVER. $$
000 WGUS82 KFFC 300902 FLSFFC BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 401 AM EST WED DEC 30 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 OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR LUMBER CITY AFFECTING MONTGOMERY...TELFAIR AND WHEELER COUNTIES OCONEE RIVER NEAR OCONEE AFFECTING JOHNSON...WASHINGTON AND WILKINSON COUNTIES OCONEE RIVER NEAR DUBLIN AFFECTING JOHNSON...LAURENS...WASHINGTON AND WILKINSON COUNTIES OCONEE RIVER NEAR MOUNT VERNON AFFECTING MONTGOMERY...TREUTLEN AND WHEELER 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. && GAC023-235-302301- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0269.091231T1200Z-100101T1200Z/ /HAWG1.1.ER.091231T1200Z.091231T1800Z.100101T0600Z.NO/ 401 AM EST WED DEC 30 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR HAWKINSVILLE * FROM TOMORROW MORNING UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING. * AT 345 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 19 FEET...AND RISING. * NO FLOODING IS OCCURRING AT THIS TIME...HOWEVER MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP. * FLOOD STAGE IS 20 FEET. * THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE RISING...REACHING NEAR 20.1 FEET BY EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * AT 19 FEET...THE RIVER BEGINS TO COVER RIVERSIDE DRIVE AND CUTOFF RESIDENTS FROM THEIR HOMES. AT 20.5 FEET...MINOR FLOODING OF ROADS BEGINS ON THE SOUTHSIDE OF HAWKINSVILLE...INCLUDING GOOSENECK LANE...CUTTING OFF RESIDENTS FROM THEIR HOMES. $$ GAC091-271-315-302300- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0207.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /ABBG1.2.ER.091208T1552Z.091217T1300Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 401 AM EST WED DEC 30 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR ABBEVILLE * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 345 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.7 FEET...AND NEARLY STEADY. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING...AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL REMAIN NEARLY STEADY TODAY AND BEGIN RISING ONCE AGAIN BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...REACHING NEAR 13.6 FEET BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * BETWEEN 13 AND 14 FEET...MINOR FLOODING OF LOWLANDS ADJACENT TO THE RIVER CONTINUES IN THE FLOOD PLAIN...INCLUDING FLOODING OF THE NEARBY PARK AND PARKING LOT AT THE BOAT RAMP. WATER MAY ALSO STILL BE IMPACTING ROADS TO HOMES ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF THE RIVER IN ABBEVILLE. $$ GAC209-271-309-302300- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0223.000000T0000Z-091231T1800Z/ /LBRG1.1.ER.091215T1530Z.091221T1415Z.091231T1200Z.NO/ 401 AM EST WED DEC 30 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR LUMBER CITY * UNTIL THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 3 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.1 FEET...AND NEARLY STEADY. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING...AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 15 FEET. * THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO REMAIN NEARLY STEADY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...THEN BEGIN FALLING. THE RIVER WILL DROP BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 15 FEET...MINOR FLOODING OCCURS WITH WATER OVERFLOWING INTO THE BROAD SWAMPY FLOOD PLAIN. FARM FIELDS ON THE RIGHT BANK FLOOD AND GENERAL AGRICULTURE AND TIMBER INTERESTS ARE AFFECTED. ALSO... WATER REACHES THE TOP OF THE BOAT RAMP NEAR THE HIGHWAY 341 BRIDGE. $$ GAC167-303-319-302300- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0268.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /OCNG1.1.ER.091226T1800Z.091228T0815Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 401 AM EST WED DEC 30 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCONEE RIVER NEAR OCONEE * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 330 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 18 FEET...AND FALLING. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING...AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 17 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. * BETWEEN 17 AND 18 FEET...THE WATER LEVEL REACHES THE TOP OF THE OLD BALLS FERRY ROAD BOAT RAMP...JUST UPSTREAM ON THE RIGHT BANK FROM THE GEORGIA HIGHWAY 57 BRIDGE WITH MINOR FLOODING CONTINUING IN THE WOODLANDS NEAR THE RIVER $$ GAC167-175-303-319-302300- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0270.000000T0000Z-091231T0600Z/ /DBNG1.1.ER.091229T1641Z.091230T1200Z.091231T0000Z.NO/ 401 AM EST WED DEC 30 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCONEE RIVER NEAR DUBLIN * UNTIL LATE TONIGHT. * AT 345 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 21.1 FEET...AND SLOWLY RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING...AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 21 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL BECOME STEADY AROUND 21.2 FEET EARLY THIS MORNING AND BEGIN FALLING BY LATE THIS MORNING...DROPPING BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING. * AT 21 FEET...MINOR FLOODING DEVELOPS IN THE LOWLANDS ALONG THE RIVER. $$ GAC209-283-309-302300- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0225.000000T0000Z-100103T1800Z/ /MTVG1.1.ER.091218T1937Z.091226T0500Z.100103T1200Z.NO/ 401 AM EST WED DEC 30 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCONEE RIVER NEAR MOUNT VERNON * FROM TOMORROW MORNING UNTIL SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 3 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.5 FEET...AND SLOWLY RISING. * NO FLOODING IS OCCURRING AT THIS TIME...HOWEVER MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16 FEET. * THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE RISING...REACHING NEAR 16.3 FEET BY FRIDAY EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY SUNDAY MORNING. * AT 16 FEET...THE FLOOD PLAIN IS FLOODED...AFFECTING MAINLY GRAZING LAND AND TIMBERLANDS. WATER REACHES THE TOP OF THE BOAT RAMP ON THE WHEELER COUNTY SIDE OF THE RIVER. $$
000 WGUS82 KFFC 301617 FLSFFC BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1117 AM EST WED DEC 30 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 MOUNT VERNON AFFECTING MONTGOMERY...TREUTLEN AND WHEELER COUNTIES OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR ABBEVILLE AFFECTING DODGE...TELFAIR AND WILCOX COUNTIES OCONEE RIVER NEAR OCONEE AFFECTING JOHNSON...WASHINGTON AND WILKINSON COUNTIES OCONEE RIVER NEAR DUBLIN AFFECTING JOHNSON...LAURENS...WASHINGTON AND WILKINSON 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. && GAC023-235-310617- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0269.091231T0300Z-100101T1200Z/ /HAWG1.1.ER.091231T0300Z.091231T1200Z.100101T0600Z.NO/ 1117 AM EST WED DEC 30 2009 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR HAWKINSVILLE * FROM TONIGHT UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING. * AT 9 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 19.4 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 20.2 FEET BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY FRIDAY 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. $$ GAC091-271-315-310616- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0207.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /ABBG1.2.ER.091208T1552Z.091217T1300Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 1117 AM EST WED DEC 30 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR ABBEVILLE * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 10 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.6 FEET...AND FALLING. * MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 13.6 FEET BY SATURDAY EVENING THEN BEGIN FALLING. * AT 14.0 FEET...MODERATE FLOODING BEGINS. ROADS TO HOMES ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF THE RIVER IN ABBEVILLE BECOME INACCESSIBLE. $$ GAC209-271-309-310000- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0223.000000T0000Z-091231T0000Z/ /LBRG1.1.ER.091215T1530Z.091221T1415Z.091230T1800Z.NO/ 1117 AM EST WED DEC 30 2009 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR LUMBER CITY * UNTIL THIS EVENING. * AT 10 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.0 FEET...AND FALLING. * FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE THIS AFTERNOON. * 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. $$ GAC167-303-319-310616- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0268.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /OCNG1.1.ER.091226T1800Z.091228T0815Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 1117 AM EST WED DEC 30 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCONEE RIVER NEAR OCONEE * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 10 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.6 FEET...AND FALLING. * MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 17.0 FEET. * AT 17.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE IS REACHED. THE WATER LEVEL REACHES THE TOP OF THE OLD BALLS FERRY ROAD BOAT RAMP...JUST UPSTREAM AND RIGHTBANK FROM THE GEORGIA HIGHWAY 57 BRIDGE. MINOR FLOODING OF WOODLANDS NEAR THE RIVER OCCURS. $$ GAC167-175-303-319-310600- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0270.000000T0000Z-091231T0600Z/ /DBNG1.1.ER.091229T1641Z.091229T2000Z.091231T0000Z.NO/ 1117 AM EST WED DEC 30 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCONEE RIVER NEAR DUBLIN * UNTIL THIS EVENING. * AT 10 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS ESTIMATED AT 21.1 FEET...AND FALLING. * MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 21.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY THIS EVENING. * AT 21.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE IS REACHED. MINOR FLOODING DEVELOPS WITH LOWLAND FLOODING. $$ GAC209-283-309-310616- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0225.000000T0000Z-100103T1200Z/ /MTVG1.1.ER.091218T1937Z.091226T0500Z.100103T0600Z.NO/ 1117 AM EST WED DEC 30 2009 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL SUNDAY MORNING...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCONEE RIVER NEAR MOUNT VERNON * FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON UNTIL SUNDAY MORNING. * AT 10 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.5 FEET...AND STEADY. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. * FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 16.2 FEET BY SATURDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * AT 16.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE IS REACHED. THE FLOOD PLAIN BECOMES FLOODED. THESE CONDITIONS AFFECT MAINLY GRAZING LAND AND TIMBERLANDS. FLOOD WATERS REACH TOP OF BOAT RAMP ON WHEELER COUNTY SIDE OF OCONEE RIVER. $$
000 WGUS82 KFFC 302234 FLSFFC BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 534 PM EST WED DEC 30 2009 ...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED 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 DUBLIN AFFECTING JOHNSON...LAURENS...WASHINGTON AND WILKINSON COUNTIES ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... 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. && GAC023-235-302304- /O.CAN.KFFC.FL.W.0269.000000T0000Z-100101T1200Z/ /HAWG1.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 534 PM EST WED DEC 30 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR HAWKINSVILLE * UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING. * AT 4PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 19.6 FEET...AND STEADY. * FLOOD STAGE IS 20.0 FEET. * AT 19.0 FEET...THE RIVER BEGINS TO COVER RIVERSIDE DRIVE AND CUTOFF RESIDENTS FROM THEIR HOMES. $$ GAC091-271-315-311233- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0207.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /ABBG1.2.ER.091208T1552Z.091217T1300Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 534 PM EST WED DEC 30 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR ABBEVILLE * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 4PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.6 FEET...AND FALLING. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 13.6 FEET BY SATURDAY EVENING THEN BEGIN FALLING. * AT 14.0 FEET...MODERATE FLOODING BEGINS. ROADS TO HOMES ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF THE RIVER IN ABBEVILLE BECOME INACCESSIBLE. * THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 13.8 FEET ON MAR 15 2003. $$ GAC209-271-309-302304- /O.CAN.KFFC.FL.W.0223.000000T0000Z-091231T0000Z/ /LBRG1.1.ER.091215T1530Z.091221T1415Z.091230T1906Z.NO/ 534 PM EST WED DEC 30 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR LUMBER CITY * UNTIL THIS EVENING. * AT 5PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.9 FEET...AND FALLING. * FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET. * 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. $$ GAC167-303-319-311233- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0268.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /OCNG1.1.ER.091226T1800Z.091228T0815Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 534 PM EST WED DEC 30 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCONEE RIVER NEAR OCONEE * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 5PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.3 FEET...AND FALLING. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 17.0 FEET. * AT 17.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE IS REACHED. THE WATER LEVEL REACHES THE TOP OF THE OLD BALLS FERRY ROAD BOAT RAMP...JUST UPSTREAM AND RIGHTBANK FROM THE GEORGIA HIGHWAY 57 BRIDGE. MINOR FLOODING OF WOODLANDS NEAR THE RIVER OCCURS. $$ GAC167-175-303-319-302304- /O.CAN.KFFC.FL.W.0270.000000T0000Z-091231T0600Z/ /DBNG1.1.ER.091229T1641Z.091229T2000Z.091230T1217Z.NO/ 534 PM EST WED DEC 30 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE OCONEE RIVER NEAR DUBLIN * UNTIL LATE TONIGHT. * AT 4PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 20.9 FEET...AND FALLING. * FLOOD STAGE IS 21.0 FEET. * AT 21.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE IS REACHED. MINOR FLOODING DEVELOPS WITH LOWLAND FLOODING. * THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 21.4 FEET ON MAR 12 2003. $$ GAC209-283-309-311233- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0225.000000T0000Z-100103T1200Z/ /MTVG1.1.ER.091218T1937Z.091226T0500Z.100103T0600Z.NO/ 534 PM EST WED DEC 30 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCONEE RIVER NEAR MOUNT VERNON * FROM TOMORROW EARLY AFTERNOON UNTIL SUNDAY MORNING. * AT 4PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.6 FEET...AND FALLING. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. * FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW EARLY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 16.2 FEET BY SATURDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * AT 16.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE IS REACHED. THE FLOOD PLAIN BECOMES FLOODED. THESE CONDITIONS AFFECT MAINLY GRAZING LAND AND TIMBERLANDS. FLOOD WATERS REACH TOP OF BOAT RAMP ON WHEELER COUNTY SIDE OF OCONEE RIVER. * THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 17.9 FEET ON NOV 18 2009. $$
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 28, 5:25 AM EST, 9 hours 24 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 28, 5:25 AM EST, 9 hours 24 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 525 AM EST MON DEC 28 2009 .SHORT TERM /TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/... A DRY COLD FRONT...CURRENTLY PUSHING ACROSS NORTH GA...WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE STATE THIS MORNING. BEHIND THE FRONT...EXPECT A SURGE OF COLD DRY AIR AS A COLD DOME OF HIGH PRESSURE DIVING OUT OF CANADA SETTLES OVER THE STATE ON TUESDAY. IT APPEARS THE COLDEST TEMPS WILL BE FELT TUESDAY MORNING WITH NUMEROUS LOCATIONS SEEING LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S...WITH A FEW UPPER TEENS POSSIBLE. LOWS WEDNESDAY MORNING SHOULD BE A BIT WARMER AS THE AIR MASS MODIFIES A BIT UNDER AMPLE SUNSHINE ON TUESDAY...THEN CLOUDS INCREASE FROM THE WEST TUESDAY NIGHT. MODELS ARE IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT WITH INCREASING CLOUDS AND RAIN CHANCES ON WEDNESDAY AS ANOTHER UPPER DISTURBANCE KICKS OUT OF THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND DEVELOPS A SURFACE LOW OVER THE NW GULF BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE ECMWF/GFS/NAM AND SREF MODELS ALL TAKE THE LOW NEAR SOUTH LA BY LATE WEDNESDAY... WITH RAINS OVERRUNNING THE COLD SURFACE RIDGE NOSING DOWN FROM THE EAST WEDNESDAY-WEDNESDAY NIGHT. ALTHOUGH A FEW SNOW FLAKES OR SLEET MAY BE SEEN OVER THE NE GA MOUNTAINS WEDNESDAY NIGHT... WILL MENTION ONLY RAIN FOR NOW AS THE WARM GULF MOISTURE/RAIN TENDS TO WARM THE SHALLOW COLD AIR NEAR THE SURFACE AND HINDER ANY SIGNIFICANT WINTRY ACCUMULATION ISSUES. AS FOR TEMPS...WENT WITH A MAV AND MET BLEND FOR HIGHS THROUGH THE SHORT TERM. MAV AND MET LOWS WERE CLOSE...SO DID NOT STRAY FAR. .LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/... THE GFS AND ECMWF ARE IN BETTER AGREEMENT AND TRACK THE GULF LOW ACROSS NORTH FL/SOUTH GA ON THURSDAY. THE GREATER RAIN CHANCES WILL BE WEDNESDAY NIGHT-THURSDAY WITH A TRAILING COLD FRONT SWEEPING ACROSS THE STATE THURSDAY NIGHT. IT APPEARS THE GREATER RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL FALL OVER THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA... GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF A WEST POINT TO MILLEDGEVILLE LINE WHERE AROUND 1 INCH OR SO WITH SOME ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY. EXPECTING GENERALLY LESS THAN AN INCH NORTH OF THAT LINE. HOWEVER...WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED TO SEE THE RAINFALL FORECAST GO UP A BIT AS MID WEEK APPROACHES...SINCE THESE GULF LOWS HAVE A HISTORY OF DUMPING FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES AREA WIDE. ANYTHING AROUND 1.5 TO 2 INCHES WILL CAUSE MORE MINOR FLOOD PROBLEMS WITH SEVERAL CREEKS AND RIVERS STILL AT OR ABOVE BANK FULL FROM LAST WEEKS RAINFALL. OTHERWISE...THIS SYSTEM MOVES OUT LATE THURSDAY WITH AMPLE WRAP AROUND MOISTURE AND A SERIES OF UPPER DISTURBANCES IN THE NW FLOW ALOFT BRINGING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW OR RAIN TO NORTH GA FROM THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. SO FAR IT APPEARS ONLY MINOR ACCUMULATIONS (AN INCH OR LESS) WOULD BE POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS. A COLD DOME OF HIGH PRESSURE AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL DOMINATE OVER THE WEEKEND. && .AVIATION... BAND OF COLD ADVECTION STRATOCUMULUS ASSOCIATED WITH A FAST MOVING COLD FRONT SWEEPING INTO NORTHWEST GEORGIA HIS MORNING. CEILING HEIGHTS GENERALLY JUST ABOVE MVFR LEVELS WITH THIS BAND OF CLOUDS. MAIN EFFECTS WILL BE IN THE ATLANTA AREA TAFS. CLOUD COVER SHOULD DISSIPATE AFTER 18Z WITH VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST PERIOD. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... ATHENS 46 26 52 29 44 / 0 0 0 10 40 ATLANTA 43 28 49 31 46 / 0 0 0 10 50 BLAIRSVILLE 38 23 44 25 43 / 0 0 0 10 40 CARTERSVILLE 42 23 46 27 45 / 0 0 0 10 50 COLUMBUS 48 28 54 32 49 / 0 0 0 10 50 GAINESVILLE 44 25 48 30 45 / 0 0 0 10 40 MACON 50 28 53 30 49 / 0 0 0 10 40 ROME 44 25 49 27 48 / 0 0 0 5 50 PEACHTREE CITY 43 23 49 29 46 / 0 0 0 10 50 VIDALIA 53 29 54 30 53 / 0 0 0 5 40 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && 39
Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 28, 5:01 AM EST, 9 hours 48 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 501 AM EST MON DEC 28 2009 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-291015- 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- 501 AM EST MON DEC 28 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... A FAST MOVING...AND DRY...COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA TODAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 28, 2:49 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Bleckley, Pulaski | 51 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.