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River Flood Warning 34, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this river flood warning at Mar 28, 2009, 5:56 PM EDT for Baldwin County, Washington County, Wilkinson County, Georgia. It took effect at Mar 28, 2009, 9:38 PM EDT. It was in force for 20 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 28, 2009, 5:56 PM EDT (21:56 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 28, 2009, 9:38 PM EDT
- Expired
- Mar 29, 2009, 5:49 PM EDT
- In force
- 20 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Flood severity
- Minor
Counties Baldwin County, GA, Washington County, GA, Wilkinson County, GA
The radar
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 40 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The river
Written for the forecast point Oconee River at Milledgeville (MLGG1). The gauge peaked at 31.96 ft at Mar 29, 2009, 4:00 AM EDT.
- Action stage
- 20 ft
- Minor stage
- 22 ft
- Moderate stage
- 32 ft
- Major stage
- 38 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02223000, 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 282156 FLWFFC BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 556 PM EDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN GEORGIA... OCONEE RIVER NEAR MILLEDGEVILLE AFFECTING BALDWIN...WASHINGTON AND WILKINSON COUNTIES .RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE AREA HAS CAUSED SIGNIFICANT RUNOFF INTO STREAMS AND RIVERS...CAUSING THE RIVERS TO RISE. SOME POINTS ALONG THE RIVER SYSTEM WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ALL PERSONS WITH INTERESTS ALONG THE RIVER SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS...AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. IF YOU SEE FLOOD WATERS...REMEMBER TO TURN AROUND AND DO NOT DROWN. THE LATEST STAGE DATA WAS FURNISHED IN COOPERATION WITH THE UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. && GAC009-303-319-291156- /O.NEW.KFFC.FL.W.0034.090329T0306Z-090331T0000Z/ /MLGG1.1.ER.090329T0306Z.090329T1200Z.090330T1800Z.NO/ 556 PM EDT SAT MAR 28 2009 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE OCONEE RIVER NEAR MILLEDGEVILLE * FROM THIS EVENING UNTIL MONDAY EVENING. * AT 5 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 23.0 FEET AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 27.0 FEET. * FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TONIGHT AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 29.4 FEET BY TOMORROW MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY MONDAY EARLY AFTERNOON. * AT 30.0 FEET...FISHING CREEK AND A FEW BUILDINGS ALONG THE CREEK WILL BE FLOODED. ALSO CREEK BETWEEN EAST THOMAS AND EAST CHARLESTON STREETS IN MILLEDGEVILLE WILL FLOOD. $$
4 follow-up statements
000 WGUS82 KFFC 290148 FLSFFC FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 948 PM EDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... BIG CREEK NEAR ALPHARETTA AFFECTING FORSYTH AND FULTON COUNTIES FLINT RIVER NEAR LOVEJOY AFFECTING CLAYTON...FAYETTE AND SPALDING COUNTIES FLINT RIVER NEAR CARSONVILLE HWY. 19 AFFECTING CRAWFORD... TALBOT...TAYLOR AND UPSON COUNTIES YELLOW RIVER NEAR CONYERS BLW MILSTEAD AFFECTING NEWTON AND ROCKDALE COUNTIES OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR MACON AFFECTING BIBB...HOUSTON...JONES... MONROE AND TWIGGS COUNTIES BROAD RIVER NEAR CARLTON AFFECTING MADISON AND OGLETHORPE COUNTIES OCONEE RIVER NEAR PENFIELD AFFECTING CLARKE...GREENE AND OCONEE COUNTIES OCONEE RIVER NEAR MILLEDGEVILLE AFFECTING BALDWIN...WASHINGTON AND WILKINSON COUNTIES OCONEE RIVER NEAR DUBLIN AFFECTING JOHNSON...LAURENS...WASHINGTON AND WILKINSON COUNTIES .RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE AREA HAS CAUSED SIGNIFICANT RUNOFF INTO STREAMS AND RIVERS...CAUSING THE RIVERS TO RISE. SOME POINTS ALONG THE RIVER SYSTEM WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ALL PERSONS WITH INTERESTS ALONG THE RIVER SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS...AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. IF YOU SEE FLOOD WATERS...REMEMBER TO TURN AROUND AND DO NOT DROWN. && GAC059-133-219-291548- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0023.000000T0000Z-090331T1342Z/ /PNFG1.1.ER.090328T1140Z.090329T1800Z.090331T0742Z.NO/ 948 PM EDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL TUESDAY MORNING...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCONEE RIVER NEAR PENFIELD * UNTIL TUESDAY MORNING. * AT 9 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.8 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 16.6 FEET BY TOMORROW EARLY AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE TUESDAY MORNING. * AT 18.0 FEET...MODERATE FLOODING BEGINS. WARD ROAD FLOODS AND CUTS OFF ACCESS TO L.C. CURTIS AND SON SAND AND GRAVEL COMPANY. IRRIGATION SYSTEMS ALSO BEGIN TO FLOOD AND NEED TO BE MOVED TO HIGHER GROUND. $$ GAC009-303-319-291548- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0034.090329T0138Z-090331T0228Z/ /MLGG1.2.ER.090329T0002Z.090329T1800Z.090330T2028Z.NO/ 948 PM EDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL MONDAY EVENING...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCONEE RIVER NEAR MILLEDGEVILLE * UNTIL MONDAY EVENING. * AT 9 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 29.6 FEET AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 27.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 34.3 FEET BY TOMORROW EARLY AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE MONDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 30.0 FEET...FISHING CREEK AND A FEW BUILDINGS ALONG THE CREEK WILL BE FLOODED. ALSO CREEK BETWEEN EAST THOMAS AND EAST CHARLESTON STREETS IN MILLEDGEVILLE WILL FLOOD. $$ GAC167-175-303-319-291548- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0033.090401T1312Z-000000T0000Z/ /DBNG1.1.ER.090401T1312Z.090404T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 948 PM EDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCONEE RIVER NEAR DUBLIN * FROM LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 9 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.8 FEET AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 21.0 FEET. * AT 21.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE IS REACHED. MINOR FLOODING DEVELOPS WITH LOWLAND FLOODING. $$ GAC117-121-291548- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0026.000000T0000Z-090330T2200Z/ /APHG1.1.ER.090328T1642Z.090329T1200Z.090330T1600Z.NO/ 948 PM EDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL MONDAY EVENING...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE BIG CREEK NEAR ALPHARETTA * UNTIL MONDAY EVENING. * AT 9 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.2 FEET AND STEADY...HOWEVER IT WILL START RISING AGAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 7.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL RISE TO NEAR 7.9 FEET BY TOMORROW MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE MONDAY EARLY AFTERNOON. * AT 8.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING CONTINUES. ALPHARETTA GREENWAY BEGINS FLOODING AND RESULTS IN RESIDENTS NOT BEING ABLE TO USE WALKING AND BIKING PATHS. DOWNSTREAM...CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER ROAD INTO PARK NEAR ROSWELL AT STATE HIGHWAY 9 AND RIVERSIDE ROAD BEGINS TO FLOOD. $$ GAC063-113-255-291547- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0027.090329T0730Z-090329T2136Z/ /LOVG1.1.ER.090329T0730Z.090329T1200Z.090329T1536Z.NO/ 948 PM EDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL SUNDAY AFTERNOON...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FLINT RIVER NEAR LOVEJOY * FROM EARLY TOMORROW UNTIL SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 9 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.2 FEET AND STEADY...HOWEVER IT WILL START RISING AGAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. * FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY TOMORROW AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 12.3 FEET BY TOMORROW MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW LATE MORNING. * AT 12.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE IS REACHED AND MINOR FLOODING BEGINS. FLOODING OF RIVERS EDGE GOLF COURSE BEGINS. SEVERAL HOLES AND FAIRWAYS WILL FLOOD. FLOODING OF SOME YARDS BEGINS UPSTREAM OF GAGE BETWEEN UPPER RIVERDALE ROAD AND HIGHWAY 138. $$ GAC079-263-269-293-291547- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0028.000000T0000Z-090330T2308Z/ /CLUG1.1.ER.090328T1906Z.090329T0600Z.090330T1708Z.NO/ 948 PM EDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL MONDAY EVENING...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FLINT RIVER NEAR CARSONVILLE HWY. 19 * UNTIL MONDAY EVENING. * AT 9 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 23.0 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 24.3 FEET BY AFTER MIDNIGHT TOMORROW. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE MONDAY EARLY AFTERNOON. * AT 25.0 FEET...MODERATE FLOODING BEGINS. ACCESS ROAD TO BOAT RAMP AND PARKING LOT TO BOAT RAMP FLOOD. IN ADDITION...FLOODING OF MOST OF THE LAND AT THE BEND OF THE RIVER UPSTREAM DEVELOPS. $$ GAC217-247-291547- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0025.000000T0000Z-090330T1300Z/ /MYRG1.1.ER.090328T1024Z.090329T1200Z.090330T0700Z.UU/ 948 PM EDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL MONDAY MORNING...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE YELLOW RIVER NEAR CONYERS BLW MILSTEAD * UNTIL MONDAY MORNING. * AT 9 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.2 FEET AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 12.7 FEET BY TOMORROW MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE MONDAY MORNING. * AT 13.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING EXPANDS. MINOR FLOODING OCCURS IN NEWTON COUNTY IN THE RIVERSIDE ESTATES TRAVEL AND TRAILOR PARK. SOME TRAILORS MAY NEED TO BE MOVED TO HIGHER GROUND. $$ GAC021-153-169-207-289-291547- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0029.000000T0000Z-090401T1700Z/ /MACG1.1.ER.090328T1931Z.090330T0000Z.090401T1100Z.NO/ 948 PM EDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR MACON * UNTIL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 9 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 21.6 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 24.6 FEET BY TOMORROW EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE WEDNESDAY MORNING. * AT 23.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING CONTINUES TO EXPAND. $$ GAC195-221-291547- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0031.090329T2100Z-090330T0900Z/ /CARG1.1.ER.090329T2100Z.090330T0000Z.090330T0300Z.UU/ 948 PM EDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE BROAD RIVER NEAR CARLTON * FROM TOMORROW AFTERNOON UNTIL LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. * AT 9 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.8 FEET AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET. * FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 15.1 FEET BY TOMORROW EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW LATE EVENING. $$
000 WGUS82 KFFC 291248 FLSFFC FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 848 AM EDT SUN MAR 29 2009 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS AND CREEKS IN GEORGIA... FLINT RIVER NEAR CARSONVILLE HWY. 19 AFFECTING CRAWFORD... TALBOT...TAYLOR AND UPSON COUNTIES YELLOW RIVER NEAR CONYERS BLW MILSTEAD AFFECTING NEWTON AND ROCKDALE COUNTIES OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR MACON AFFECTING BIBB...HOUSTON...JONES... MONROE AND TWIGGS COUNTIES OCONEE RIVER NEAR PENFIELD AFFECTING CLARKE...GREENE AND OCONEE COUNTIES OCONEE RIVER NEAR MILLEDGEVILLE AFFECTING BALDWIN...WASHINGTON AND WILKINSON COUNTIES .RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE AREA HAS CAUSED SIGNIFICANT RUNOFF INTO STREAMS AND RIVERS...CAUSING THE RIVERS TO RISE. SOME POINTS ALONG THE RIVER SYSTEM WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ALL PERSONS WITH INTERESTS ALONG THE RIVER SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS...AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. IF YOU SEE FLOOD WATERS...REMEMBER TO TURN AROUND AND DO NOT DROWN. && GAC059-133-219-300248- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0023.000000T0000Z-090331T1342Z/ /PNFG1.1.ER.090328T1140Z.090329T1200Z.090331T0742Z.NO/ 848 AM EDT SUN MAR 29 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCONEE RIVER NEAR PENFIELD * UNTIL TUESDAY MORNING. * AT 8AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.6 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TUESDAY MORNING. * AT 18.0 FEET...MODERATE FLOODING BEGINS. WARD ROAD FLOODS AND CUTS OFF ACCESS TO L.C. CURTIS AND SON SAND AND GRAVEL COMPANY. IRRIGATION SYSTEMS ALSO BEGIN TO FLOOD AND NEED TO BE MOVED TO HIGHER GROUND. $$ GAC009-303-319-300248- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0034.000000T0000Z-090331T0228Z/ /MLGG1.2.ER.090329T0002Z.090329T1800Z.090330T2028Z.NO/ 848 AM EDT SUN MAR 29 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCONEE RIVER NEAR MILLEDGEVILLE * UNTIL MONDAY EVENING. * AT 8AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 30.4 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 27.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 34.3 FEET BY THIS AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE TOMORROW AFTERNOON. $$ GAC079-263-269-293-300248- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0028.000000T0000Z-090330T1845Z/ /CLUG1.2.ER.090328T1906Z.090329T0815Z.090330T1245Z.NO/ 848 AM EDT SUN MAR 29 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FLINT RIVER NEAR CARSONVILLE HWY. 19 * UNTIL MONDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 8AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 24.8 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW MORNING. * AT 25.0 FEET...MODERATE FLOODING BEGINS. ACCESS ROAD TO BOAT RAMP AND PARKING LOT TO BOAT RAMP FLOOD. IN ADDITION...FLOODING OF MOST OF THE LAND AT THE BEND OF THE RIVER UPSTREAM DEVELOPS. $$ GAC217-247-300247- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0025.000000T0000Z-090330T1300Z/ /MYRG1.1.ER.090328T1024Z.090329T1800Z.090330T0700Z.UU/ 848 AM EDT SUN MAR 29 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE YELLOW RIVER NEAR CONYERS BLW MILSTEAD * UNTIL MONDAY MORNING. * AT 8AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.1 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. * AT 13.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING EXPANDS. MINOR FLOODING OCCURS IN NEWTON COUNTY IN THE RIVERSIDE ESTATES TRAVEL AND TRAILOR PARK. SOME TRAILORS MAY NEED TO BE MOVED TO HIGHER GROUND. $$ GAC021-153-169-207-289-300247- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0029.000000T0000Z-090401T1700Z/ /MACG1.1.ER.090328T1931Z.090330T0000Z.090401T1100Z.NO/ 848 AM EDT SUN MAR 29 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR MACON * UNTIL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 8AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 23.2 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 24.6 FEET BY THIS EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE WEDNESDAY MORNING. * AT 26.0 FEET...MODERATE FLOODING BEGINS. PRIVATE LEVEES WHICH PROTECT BURNS BRICK COMPANY AND CHEROKEE BRICK AND TILE COMPANY WILL BEGIN TO OVERTOP. WATER BEGINS TO ENTER FLOORS OF A FEW BUSINESSES. SOUTHERN RAILROAD TRACKS ALSO BECOME INUNDATED. $$
000 WGUS82 KFFC 291545 FLSFFC FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1145 AM EDT SUN MAR 29 2009 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... YELLOW RIVER NEAR CONYERS BLW MILSTEAD AFFECTING NEWTON AND ROCKDALE COUNTIES OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR MACON AFFECTING BIBB...HOUSTON...JONES... MONROE AND TWIGGS COUNTIES OCONEE RIVER NEAR PENFIELD AFFECTING CLARKE...GREENE AND OCONEE COUNTIES OCONEE RIVER NEAR MILLEDGEVILLE AFFECTING BALDWIN...WASHINGTON AND WILKINSON COUNTIES OCONEE RIVER NEAR DUBLIN AFFECTING JOHNSON...LAURENS...WASHINGTON AND WILKINSON COUNTIES .RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE AREA HAS CAUSED SIGNIFICANT RUNOFF INTO STREAMS AND RIVERS...CAUSING THE RIVERS TO RISE. SOME POINTS ALONG THE RIVER SYSTEM WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ALL PERSONS WITH INTERESTS ALONG THE RIVER SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS...AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. IF YOU SEE FLOOD WATERS...REMEMBER TO TURN AROUND AND DO NOT DROWN. && GAC217-247-300345- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0025.000000T0000Z-090330T0345Z/ /MYRG1.1.ER.090328T1024Z.090329T0600Z.090329T2145Z.UU/ 1145 AM EDT SUN MAR 29 2009 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL THIS EVENING...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE YELLOW RIVER NEAR CONYERS BELOW MILSTEAD * UNTIL THIS EVENING. * AT 11AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.8 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * AT 11.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE IS REACHED AND MINOR FLOODING BEGINS. SOCKWELL ROAD BEGINS TO FLOOD IN NEWTON COUNTY. $$ GAC021-153-169-207-289-300545- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0029.000000T0000Z-090401T0300Z/ /MACG1.1.ER.090328T1931Z.090329T1800Z.090331T2100Z.NO/ 1145 AM EDT SUN MAR 29 2009 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL TUESDAY EVENING...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR MACON * UNTIL TUESDAY EVENING. * AT 11AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 23.4 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 23.4 FEET BY THIS AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 23.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING CONTINUES TO EXPAND. $$ GAC059-133-219-300545- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0023.000000T0000Z-090401T0243Z/ /PNFG1.1.ER.090328T1140Z.090329T1800Z.090331T2043Z.NO/ 1145 AM EDT SUN MAR 29 2009 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL TUESDAY EVENING...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCONEE RIVER NEAR PENFIELD * UNTIL TUESDAY EVENING. * AT 11AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.7 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 17.1 FEET BY THIS AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 18.0 FEET...MODERATE FLOODING BEGINS. WARD ROAD FLOODS AND CUTS OFF ACCESS TO L.C. CURTIS AND SON SAND AND GRAVEL COMPANY. IRRIGATION SYSTEMS ALSO BEGIN TO FLOOD AND NEED TO BE MOVED TO HIGHER GROUND. $$ GAC009-303-319-300043- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0034.000000T0000Z-090330T0043Z/ /MLGG1.1.ER.090329T0002Z.090329T0815Z.090329T1843Z.NO/ 1145 AM EDT SUN MAR 29 2009 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL THIS EVENING...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCONEE RIVER NEAR MILLEDGEVILLE * UNTIL THIS EVENING. * AT 11AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 29.6 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 27.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY THIS AFTERNOON. $$ GAC167-175-303-319-300545- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0033.090401T1525Z-000000T0000Z/ /DBNG1.1.ER.090401T1525Z.090402T1200Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 1145 AM EDT SUN MAR 29 2009 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCONEE RIVER NEAR DUBLIN * FROM LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 9AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.4 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 21.0 FEET. * FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 22.2 FEET BY THURSDAY MORNING. * AT 21.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE IS REACHED. MINOR FLOODING DEVELOPS WITH LOWLAND FLOODING. $$
000 WGUS82 KFFC 292149 FLSFFC FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 549 PM EDT SUN MAR 29 2009 ...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... OCONEE RIVER NEAR MILLEDGEVILLE AFFECTING BALDWIN...WASHINGTON AND WILKINSON COUNTIES ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... OCONEE RIVER NEAR PENFIELD AFFECTING CLARKE...GREENE AND OCONEE COUNTIES OCONEE RIVER NEAR DUBLIN AFFECTING JOHNSON...LAURENS...WASHINGTON AND WILKINSON COUNTIES PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ALL PERSONS WITH INTERESTS ALONG THE RIVERS IN THESE AREAS 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. && GAC059-133-219-301149- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0023.000000T0000Z-090401T0243Z/ /PNFG1.1.ER.090328T1140Z.090329T1615Z.090331T2043Z.NO/ 549 PM EDT SUN MAR 29 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCONEE RIVER NEAR PENFIELD * UNTIL TUESDAY EVENING. * AT 5PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.5 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING...AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 11 FEET. * THE RIVER CRESTED AT 16.82 FEET AT 1215 PM EDT SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE TO FALL...DROPPING BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 11 FEET...MINOR FLOODING BEGINS WITH WATER ALONG THE RIGHT BANK OVERFLOWING INTO AGRICULTURAL LANDS AND PASTURES. $$ GAC009-303-319-292219- /O.CAN.KFFC.FL.W.0034.000000T0000Z-090330T0043Z/ /MLGG1.1.ER.090329T0002Z.090329T0815Z.090329T1857Z.NO/ 549 PM EDT SUN MAR 29 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE OCONEE RIVER NEAR MILLEDGEVILLE * AT 5PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 24.3 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 27 FEET. * THE RIVER CRESTED AT 31.96 FEET AROUND 415 AM EDT SUNDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE FALLING...DROPPING BELOW 20 FEET EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * AT 20 FEET...WATER OVERFLOWS INTO THE FLOOD PLAIN EFFECTING CATTLE AND LOGGING EQUIPMENT ALONG THE RIVER. $$ GAC167-175-303-319-301149- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0033.090401T1525Z-000000T0000Z/ /DBNG1.1.ER.090401T1525Z.090402T1200Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 549 PM EDT SUN MAR 29 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCONEE RIVER NEAR DUBLIN * FROM LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 5PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.3 FEET. * 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 WEDNESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 22.2 FEET BY THURSDAY MORNING. * AT 21 FEET...FLOOD STAGE IS REACHED. MINOR FLOODING DEVELOPS WITH LOWLAND FLOODING. $$
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 Mar 28, 3:14 PM EDT, 2 hours 42 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 28, 3:14 PM EDT, 2 hours 42 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 314 PM EDT SAT MAR 28 2009 .SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT/... SHORT TERM MODELS IN GENERAL AGREEMENT ON THE EVOLUTION OF THE SYSTEM...THOUGH THE GFS IS SLIGHTLY FASTER THAN THE NAM. HAVE GENERALLY TAKEN A BLEND WITH THE FORECAST AS THE ECMWF IS ALSO SLIGHTLY SLOWER THAN THE GFS. FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...FIRST ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS IS FOR THE MOST PART MOVING OUT OF CENTRAL GEORGIA...BUT MORE STORMS ARE DEVELOPING AHEAD OF THE CLEARING IN EASTERN ALABAMA AT AFD TIME. THIS WILL SHIFT EAST OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS...BUT THE COLD FRONT IS STILL BACK ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI/ALABAMA STATE LINE. EXPECT MORE SHOWERS AND POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS (SEE SLIGHT RISK IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA ON SWODY1) TO DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT. WITH VERY COLD TEMPS MOVING IN AT 500MB...NOT SURPRISED TO SEE MORE OF A HAIL THREAT WITH THESE STORMS IN EASTERN ALABAMA AND THOSE THAT MIGHT DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT...THOUGH DAMAGING WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE A THREAT. HIGHEST SHEAR VALUES ARE SHIFTING EAST SO THE TORNADO THREAT WILL DECREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THOUGH OF COURSE IT CANNOT BE TOTALLY RULED OUT. THE FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE STATE OVERNIGHT...AND BY SUNDAY MORNING MOST IF NOT ALL THE PRECIP SHOULD BE OUT OF OUR AREA. SOME QUESTION AS TO HOW MUCH IF ANY OF THE WRAPAROUND PRECIP WILL MAKE IT INTO NORTH GEORGIA...BUT FOR NOW AM NOT PLAYING IT UP. THE OTHER CONCERN IS THE STRONG GRADIENT. HAVE ALREADY HAD REPORTS OF TREES DOWN NOT ASSOCIATED WITH ANY THUNDERSTORM. WITH THE VERY SATURATED GROUND...WILL NOT TAKE PARTICULARLY STRONG WINDS TO BRING THESE TREES DOWN. HAVE ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...THOUGH WINDS MAY NOT QUITE REACH CRITERIA LEVELS...IN PLACE THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. AS THE UPPER LOW SHIFTS NORTHEAST TOWARD THE GREAT LAKES SUNDAY EVENING...FLOW ALOFT WILL SHIFT TO MORE ZONAL AND HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN...DECREASING THE GRADIENT. SUNDAY NIGHT TEMPS MAY DROP TO NEAR FREEZING IN SOME LOCATIONS...AT LEAST INTO THE 30S JUST ABOUT EVERYWHERE...DESPITE A BUILDING RIDGE ALOFT... SO WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED TO SEE A LAYER OF FROST IN THE MORNING. EXPECT A NICE DAY ON MONDAY WITH TEMPS WARMING INTO THE 70S UNDER THE RETREATING RIDGE. .LONG TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/... IN THE MEANTIME...ANOTHER STRONG SYSTEM DEVELOPS ON TUESDAY IN THE CENTRAL PLAINS. COLD FRONT APPROACHES MONDAY NIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY. GFS IS SLOWER AND DEEPER WITH THIS SYSTEM...WHILE THE ECMWF BREAKS UP THE SOUTHERN EDGE OF THE FRONT AND THUS HAS LESS OF AN IMPACT OVER THE SOUTHEAST. HOWEVER...WITH THE DEEPER SYSTEM ON THE GFS...IT PASSES THE COLD FRONT THROUGH BY WEDNESDAY BUT THE ECMWF PROLONGS THE WEAK SOUTHERN EDGE OF THE COLD FRONT...KEEPING THE IMPLIED POPS IN THE AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. AFTER THAT...MODEL DIFFERENCES BECOME EXTREMELY SIGNIFICANT AS GFS DEVELOPS A VERY STRONG SURFACE LOW IN THE CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI VALLEY UNDERNEATH THE SHORTWAVE WHILE THE ECMWF DEVELOPS A COASTAL LOW OFF CAPE HATTERAS. WITH THESE UNCERTAINTIES...HAVE MADE NO CHANGES TO THE EXTENDED AND AM NOT EVEN SURE HOW MUCH OF AN IMPACT THE TUESDAY-WEDNESDAY FRONT WILL HAVE ON THE AREA BESIDES JUST A CHANCE OF RAIN. WILL CONTINUE TO WATCH THE EVOLUTION TO REFINE THE FORECAST. BASED ON THE CURRENT FORECAST...NO SIGNIFICANT TEMPERATURE SHIFTS THROUGH THE EXTENDED. && .HYDROLOGY... ANYWHERE FROM 1/4 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN ACROSS THE AREA OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS...THIS ON TOP OF THE RAINFALL FROM THE PREVIOUS TWO DAYS. ADDITIONAL RAIN EXPECTED AS THE FRONT ACTUALLY PASSES THROUGH OVERNIGHT. WILL LEAVE FLOOD WATCH IN PLACE AS A FEW RIVERS AND CREEKS HAVE ALREADY RISEN ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AND THIS TREND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE AS THE SURFACE RUNOFF REACHES THE MAINSTEM RIVERS OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... ATHENS 46 60 38 74 44 / 70 5 0 5 5 ATLANTA 44 56 40 72 49 / 50 5 0 5 10 BLAIRSVILLE 44 48 34 70 40 / 70 5 0 5 10 CARTERSVILLE 44 55 34 71 44 / 50 5 0 5 10 COLUMBUS 48 64 40 76 47 / 30 5 5 5 10 GAINESVILLE 46 55 37 73 46 / 70 5 0 5 5 MACON 48 66 39 76 45 / 60 5 0 5 5 ROME 45 54 36 71 42 / 50 5 0 5 10 PEACHTREE CITY 46 59 36 73 38 / 40 5 0 5 10 VIDALIA 54 69 40 74 44 / 90 5 0 5 5 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: BALDWIN...BIBB...BLECKLEY...CRAWFORD...CRISP...DODGE... DOOLY...EMANUEL...HOUSTON...JEFFERSON...JOHNSON...JONES... LAURENS...MACON...MONTGOMERY...PEACH...PULASKI...SCHLEY... SUMTER...TAYLOR...TELFAIR...TOOMBS...TREUTLEN...TWIGGS... WASHINGTON...WHEELER...WILCOX...WILKINSON. WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM EDT SUNDAY FOR ALL OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. FLOOD WATCH THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR ALL OF NORTH AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA. && TDP
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 28, 3:45 PM EDT, 2 hours 11 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 345 PM EDT SAT MAR 28 2009 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-291030- 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- 345 PM EDT SAT MAR 28 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED ACROSS CENTRAL GEORGIA THROUGH TONIGHT. ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA TONIGHT. .SYNOPSIS... A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER ARKANSAS WILL LIFT NORTHEAST INTO THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES REGION BY SUNDAY MORNING. ITS ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP EASTWARD THROUGH THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES. A STRONG THUNDERSTORM COMPLEX MOVED ACROSS CENTRAL GEORGIA TODAY AND ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE IN ITS WAKE AS IT MOVES OUT OF THE STATE. .PRIMARY HAZARDS... THERE WILL BE TWO AREAS OF CONCERN FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY. IN THE WAKE OF THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM COMPLEX THAT MOVED ACROSS CENTRAL GEORGIA TODAY...THE ATMOSPHERE HAS RECOVERED ENOUGH TO SPAWN THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HAIL UP TO 1 INCH IN DIAMETER. THIS THREAT AREA WILL MOVE WEST TO EAST ACROSS CENTRAL GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...GENERALLY SOUTH OF A LINE FROM ROME TO GAINESVILLE. THE SECOND AREA OF CONCERN WILL BE THE COLD FRONT SWEEPING ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA OVERNIGHT. THE PRIMARY HAZARDS FROM ANY THUNDERSTORMS FORMING ON THIS LINE WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL...GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM LAGRANGE TO ATHENS. .DISCUSSION... THE ATMOSPHERE WEST OF THE THUNDERSTORM COMPLEX THAT MOVED ACROSS GEORGIA THIS MORNING HAS DESTABLIZED SUFFICIENTLY TO PRODUCE A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. BECAUSE THE VERTICAL WIND SHEAR HAS BEEN DISRUPTED BY THE EARLY THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY...HAIL WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREAT. THE THREAT WILL DIMINISH AS THE AFTERNOON HEATING DIMINISHES. AROUND MIDNIGHT...THE COLD FRONT WILL BEGIN TO MOVE INTO NORTHWEST GEORGIA. INSTABILITY WILL BE LIMITED...BUT WITH THE STRONG UPPER LEVEL WINDS AND FORCING ALONG THE FRONT...A FEW STORMS MAY PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. THE THREAT AREA WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN ONE-THIRD OF THE STATE THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY AND AGAIN THURSDAY NIGHT...OTHERWISE NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS AND COCORAHS OBSERVERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEND HEAVY RAINFALL REPORTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR ACTIVATION TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Mar 28, 5:02 PM EDT, 54 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
502 PM EDT SAT MAR 28 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0435 PM HAIL CONYERS 33.66N 84.01W
03/28/2009 E1.00 INCH ROCKDALE GA AIRPLANE PILOT
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22Local storm report, Mar 28, 5:17 PM EDT, 39 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
517 PM EDT SAT MAR 28 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0506 PM HAIL 2 S LOGANVILLE 33.81N 83.90W
03/28/2009 E1.00 INCH WALTON GA AMATEUR RADIO
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22Special weather statement, Mar 28, 5:19 PM EDT, 37 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 519 PM EDT SAT MAR 28 2009 GAZ083-084-096-097-282145- 519 PM EDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR PEA SIZED HAIL IN BLECKLEY... LAURENS...TWIGGS AND WILKINSON COUNTIES UNTIL 545 PM EDT... AT 519 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER ALLENTOWN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE PEA SIZED HAIL...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH AS IT MOVES ACROSS BLECKLEY...LAURENS...TWIGGS AND WILKINSON COUNTIES THROUGH 545 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE GOLDSBORO... REBIE...CARY...ALLENTOWN...DANVILLE...MONTROSE...DUDLEY... NICKLESVILLE AND CHAPPELLS MILL. BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.
Local storm report, Mar 28, 5:20 PM EDT, 36 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
520 PM EDT SAT MAR 28 2009
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..REMARKS..
0506 PM HAIL 5 SE LOGANVILLE 33.78N 83.83W
03/28/2009 E1.00 INCH WALTON GA AMATEUR RADIO
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22Special weather statement, Mar 28, 5:23 PM EDT, 33 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 523 PM EDT SAT MAR 28 2009 GAZ050-060-061-282200- 523 PM EDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR PEA SIZED HAIL IN HANCOCK...PUTNAM AND GREENE COUNTIES UNTIL 600 PM EDT... AT 523 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER EATONTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE PEA SIZED HAIL...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH AS IT MOVES ACROSS HANCOCK...PUTNAM AND GREENE COUNTIES THROUGH 600 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE WARFIELD...CENTRAL GEORGIA EXPERIMENT STATION...WILLARD...EATONTON...ROCK EAGLE 4-H CENTER...HARMONY...ROCKVILLE...PHOENIX...REYNOLDS PLANTATION AND LIBERTY. BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.
Local storm report, Mar 28, 5:35 PM EDT, 21 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
535 PM EDT SAT MAR 28 2009
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..REMARKS..
1039 AM TSTM WND GST CORDELE 31.97N 83.77W
03/28/2009 M62.00 MPH CRISP GA MESONET
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA MESONET SITE MEASURED 62 MPH GUST.
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22The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 1:38 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gwinnett | 16 hr |
| Mar 28, 2:04 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Newton, Rockdale | 42 hr |
| Mar 28, 6:35 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Forsyth, Fulton | 30 hr |
| Mar 28, 7:50 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Clayton, Fayette, Spalding | 17 hr |
| Mar 28, 9:13 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Stewart | 47 min |
| Mar 28, 9:48 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Webster | 31 min |
| Mar 28, 10:07 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Marion, Schley, Sumter | 38 min |
| Mar 28, 10:23 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Crisp, Dooly, Houston, Macon, Schley, Sumter | 52 min |
| Mar 28, 10:41 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Crisp, Dooly | 34 min |
| Mar 28, 11:01 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bleckley, Dodge, Houston, Pulaski, Wilcox | 59 min |
| Mar 28, 11:26 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Crawford, Talbot, Taylor, Upson | 48 hr |
| Mar 28, 11:26 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Bibb, Houston, Jones, Monroe, Twiggs | 4 days |
| Mar 28, 11:26 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Barrow, Jackson | 7 hr |
| Mar 28, 11:26 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Madison, Oglethorpe | 21 hr |
| Mar 28, 11:36 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bleckley, Dodge, Laurens, Telfair, Wheeler | 54 min |
| Mar 28, 12:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Emanuel, Johnson, Laurens, Montgomery, Telfair, Toombs and 2 more | 41 min |
| Mar 28, 1:07 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | FFC | Baldwin, Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Bibb, Bleckley and 90 more | 31 hr |
| Mar 28, 1:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dodge, Telfair, Wilcox | 49 min |
| Mar 28, 1:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Harris, Muscogee | 38 min |
| Mar 28, 2:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Telfair, Wheeler | 59 min |
| Mar 28, 2:17 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Jones | 6 hr |
| Mar 28, 2:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Harris, Muscogee | 54 min |
| Mar 28, 2:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Montgomery, Toombs, Wheeler | 22 min |
| Mar 28, 3:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Meriwether, Pike | 52 min |
| Mar 28, 3:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clayton, Fayette, Henry | 23 min |
| Mar 28, 3:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Montgomery, Telfair, Toombs, Wheeler | 41 min |
| Mar 28, 3:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Butts, Henry, Spalding | 53 min |
| Mar 28, 4:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Newton, Rockdale | 44 min |
| Mar 28, 4:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Henry, Newton, Rockdale, Walton | 50 min |
| Mar 28, 4:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Toombs | 19 min |
| Mar 28, 4:40 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Rockdale | 5 hr |
| Mar 28, 4:40 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Johnson, Laurens, Washington, Wilkinson | 12 days |
| Mar 28, 4:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Barrow, Clarke, Jackson, Oconee, Walton | 27 min |
| Mar 28, 7:23 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | FFC | Harris | 6 hr |
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River Flood Warnings in Georgia, 2009Every river flood warning in 2009
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.