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River Flood Warning 7, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this river flood warning at Jan 6, 2009, 5:33 PM EST for Gordon County, Murray County, Whitfield County, Georgia. It took effect at Jan 7, 2009, 12:01 AM EST. It was in force for 4 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 6, 2009, 5:33 PM EST (22:33 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 7, 2009, 12:01 AM EST
- Expired
- Jan 10, 2009, 11:12 PM EST
- In force
- 4 days
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Flood severity
- Minor
Counties Gordon County, GA, Murray County, GA, Whitfield County, GA
The radar
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 114 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:37 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The river
Written for the forecast point Conasauga River at Tilton (TLNG1). The gauge peaked at 23.65 ft at Jan 9, 2009, 9:00 AM EST.
- Action stage
- 15 ft
- Minor stage
- 18 ft
- Moderate stage
- 24 ft
- Major stage
- 28 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02387000, 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 062233 FLWFFC BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 533 PM EST TUE JAN 06 2009 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... CONASAUGA RIVER NEAR TILTON AFFECTING GORDON...MURRAY AND WHITFIELD 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. 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. GAC129-213-313-071233- /O.NEW.KFFC.FL.W.0007.090107T0900Z-090109T1120Z/ /TLNG1.1.ER.090107T0900Z.090108T0600Z.090109T0520Z.NO/ 533 PM EST TUE JAN 06 2009 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY, GA. HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE CONASAUGA RIVER NEAR TILTON * FROM LATE TONIGHT UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING * AT 5 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS...12.0 FEET...AND RISING STEADILY * FLOODING IS FORECAST * FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET * FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY TOMORROW AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 23.0 FEET...OR 5 FEET ABOVE FLOOD STAGE...BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * AT 24.0 FEET...MODERATE FLOODING BEGINS. FLOODING EXPANDS INTO THE WOODLAND AREAS ALONG THE RIVER AND BEGINS TO FLOOD THE AGRICULTURAL AREAS DOWNSTREAM AND THE RIGHT BANK FROM THE BRACKETT RIDGE ROAD BRIDGE. * THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 22.0 FEET ON MAY 24 2003. $$
12 follow-up statements
000 WGUS82 KFFC 070318 FLSFFC FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1018 PM EST TUE JAN 06 2009 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... CONASAUGA RIVER NEAR TILTON AFFECTING GORDON...MURRAY AND WHITFIELD COUNTIES .RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE AREA HAS CAUSED SIGNIFICANT RUNOFF INTO STREAMS AND RIVERS...CAUSING THE RIVERS TO RISE. SOME POINTS ALONG THE RIVER SYSTEM WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING. ALL PERSONS WITH INTERESTS ALONG THE RIVER SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS...AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. IF YOU SEE FLOOD WATERS...REMEMBER TO TURN AROUND AND DO NOT DROWN. GAC129-213-313-071718- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0007.090107T0501Z-090109T0320Z/ /TLNG1.1.ER.090107T0501Z.090108T0000Z.090108T2120Z.NO/ 1018 PM EST TUE JAN 06 2009 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL THURSDAY EVENING. STAGE REVISED UPWARD. THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE CONASAUGA RIVER NEAR TILTON * FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT UNTIL THURSDAY EVENING * AT 10 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.1 FEET AND RISING * MINOR TO POSSIBLY MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST * FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET * FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 23.9 FEET BY WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 24.0 FEET...MODERATE FLOODING BEGINS. FLOODING EXPANDS INTO THE WOODLAND AREAS ALONG THE RIVER AND BEGINS TO FLOOD THE AGRICULTURAL AREAS DOWNSTREAM AND RIGHT BANK FROM THE BRACKETT RIDGE ROAD BRIDGE. $$
000 WGUS82 KFFC 071624 FLSFFC FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1124 AM EST WED JAN 07 2009 ...A FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... LOOKOUT CREEK ABOVE NEW ENGLAND AFFECTING DADE COUNTY CONASAUGA RIVER NEAR TILTON AFFECTING GORDON...MURRAY AND WHITFIELD COUNTIES COOSAWATTEE RIVER ABOVE REDBUD AFFECTING GORDON COUNTY OOSTANAULA RIVER NEAR RESACA AFFECTING FLOYD AND GORDON COUNTIES OOSTANAULA RIVER NEAR ROME US HWY. 27 AFFECTING FLOYD COUNTY ETOWAH RIVER AT CANTON AFFECTING CHEROKEE COUNTY BIG CREEK NEAR ALPHARETTA AFFECTING FORSYTH AND FULTON COUNTIES ALL PERSONS WITH INTERESTS ALONG THE RIVER SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS...AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. IF YOU SEE FLOOD WATERS...REMEMBER TO TURN AROUND AND DO NOT DROWN. GAC117-121-080624- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090109T0400Z/ /APHG1.2.ER.090106T1111Z.090107T1400Z.090108T2200Z.NO/ 1124 AM EST WED JAN 07 2009 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL THURSDAY EVENING...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE BIG CREEK NEAR ALPHARETTA * UNTIL THURSDAY EVENING * AT 11AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.7 FEET AND STEADY * MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND WILL CONTINUE * FLOOD STAGE IS 7.0 FEET * THE CREEK IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 10.0 FEET...MODERATE FLOODING BEGINS. FLOODING OF YARDS BEGINS ALONG THE REACH OF CREEK BETWEEN CUMMING IN FORSYTH COUNTY THROUGH ALPHARETTA AND ROSWELL IN NORTH FULTON COUNTY. $$ GAC083-080624- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-090108T1204Z/ /ENGG1.2.ER.090106T1850Z.090107T0315Z.090108T0604Z.UU/ 1124 AM EST WED JAN 07 2009 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL THURSDAY MORNING...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE LOOKOUT CREEK ABOVE NEW ENGLAND * UNTIL THURSDAY MORNING * AT 11AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.8 FEET AND SLOWLY FALLING * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND WILL CONTINUE * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET * THE CREEK IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE THURSDAY MORNING. * AT 17.0 FEET...MODERATE FLOODING BEGINS. SEVERAL SMALL BUILDINGS NEAR NEW ENGLAND HAND-GLIDING RECREATION PARK BEGIN TO FLOOD. SEVERAL ROADS WILL BE CLOSED INCLUDING SELLS LANE...MASON ROAD... AND CREEK ROAD. $$ GAC129-213-313-080624- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-090109T1540Z/ /TLNG1.1.ER.090107T1430Z.090108T1200Z.090109T0940Z.NO/ 1124 AM EST WED JAN 07 2009 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE CONASAUGA RIVER NEAR TILTON * UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING * AT 11AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.1 FEET AND RISING SLOWLY * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND WILL CONTINUE * FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 23.5 FEET BY THURSDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE FRIDAY MORNING. * AT 24.0 FEET...MODERATE FLOODING BEGINS. FLOODING EXPANDS INTO THE WOODLAND AREAS ALONG THE RIVER AND BEGINS TO FLOOD THE AGRICULTURAL AREAS DOWNSTREAM AND RIGHT BANK FROM THE BRACKETT RIDGE ROAD BRIDGE. $$ GAC129-080624- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0010.000000T0000Z-090108T0720Z/ /RDBG1.1.ER.090107T0849Z.090107T1800Z.090108T0120Z.NO/ 1124 AM EST WED JAN 07 2009 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL LATE TONIGHT...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE COOSAWATTEE RIVER ABOVE REDBUD * UNTIL LATE TONIGHT * AT 11AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 26.4 FEET AND STEADY * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST * FLOOD STAGE IS 25.0 FEET * THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE TONIGHT. * AT 25.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING OF THE NATURAL FLOOD PLAIN BEGINS... MAINLY AFFECTING FARMLAND AND PASTURE. $$ GAC115-129-080623- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090109T2112Z/ /RSCG1.1.ER.090107T1627Z.090108T1200Z.090109T1512Z.NO/ 1124 AM EST WED JAN 07 2009 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL FRIDAY AFTERNOON...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OOSTANAULA RIVER NEAR RESACA * UNTIL FRIDAY AFTERNOON * AT 11AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 21.4 FEET AND RISING SLOWLY * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST * FLOOD STAGE IS 22.0 FEET * FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 26.2 FEET BY THURSDAY MORNING. THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATE FRIDAY MORNING. * AT 28.0 FEET...HIGH WATER WILL CAUSE EXTENSIVE FLOODING OF FARM LANDS IN THE AREA. $$ GAC115-080623- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-090108T1225Z/ /RTMG1.1.ER.090107T0805Z.090107T1800Z.090108T0625Z.NO/ 1124 AM EST WED JAN 07 2009 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL THURSDAY MORNING...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OOSTANAULA RIVER NEAR ROME US HWY. 27 * UNTIL THURSDAY MORNING * AT 11AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 25.6 FEET AND STEADY * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND WILL CONTINUE * FLOOD STAGE IS 25.0 FEET * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 25.8 FEET BY THIS AFTERNOON. THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AFTER MIDNIGHT. * AT 25.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE IS REACHED. MAINLY MINOR FLOODING WILL DEVELOP. $$ GAC057-080623- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090108T0724Z/ /CNNG1.1.ER.090106T2100Z.090107T0845Z.090108T0124Z.NO/ 1124 AM EST WED JAN 07 2009 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL LATE TONIGHT...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE ETOWAH RIVER AT CANTON * UNTIL LATE TONIGHT * AT 11AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.8 FEET AND SLOWLY FALLING. THE RIVER CREST NEAR 18.5 FEET AT 345 AM THIS MORNING. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND WILL CONTINUE * FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY THIS EVENING. * AT 18.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING EXPANDS. MILL INDUSTRIAL WAY ROAD FLOODS. $$
000 WGUS82 KFFC 080036 FLSFFC FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 736 PM EST WED JAN 07 2009 ...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... ETOWAH RIVER AT CANTON AFFECTING CHEROKEE COUNTY ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... LOOKOUT CREEK ABOVE NEW ENGLAND AFFECTING DADE COUNTY CONASAUGA RIVER NEAR TILTON AFFECTING GORDON...MURRAY AND WHITFIELD COUNTIES COOSAWATTEE RIVER ABOVE REDBUD AFFECTING GORDON COUNTY OOSTANAULA RIVER NEAR RESACA AFFECTING FLOYD AND GORDON COUNTIES OOSTANAULA RIVER NEAR ROME US HWY. 27 AFFECTING FLOYD COUNTY BIG CREEK NEAR ALPHARETTA AFFECTING FORSYTH AND FULTON COUNTIES OCONEE RIVER NEAR PENFIELD AFFECTING CLARKE...GREENE AND OCONEE COUNTIES .RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE AREA HAS CAUSED SIGNIFICANT RUNOFF INTO STREAMS AND RIVERS...CAUSING THE RIVERS TO RISE. SOME POINTS ALONG THE RIVER SYSTEM WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING. ALL PERSONS WITH INTERESTS ALONG THE RIVER SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS...AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. IF YOU SEE FLOOD WATERS...REMEMBER TO TURN AROUND AND DO NOT DROWN. GAC117-121-081435- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090109T0400Z/ /APHG1.2.ER.090106T1111Z.090107T1400Z.090108T2200Z.NO/ 736 PM EST WED JAN 07 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE BIG CREEK NEAR ALPHARETTA * UNTIL THURSDAY EVENING * AT 7 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.0 FEET AND CONTINUING TO FALL * MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING * FLOOD STAGE IS 7.0 FEET. MODERATE FLOOD STAGE IS 10 FEET. * THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW MODERATE FLOOD STAGE AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY THURSDAY EVENING * AT 10.0 FEET...MODERATE FLOODING BEINGS. FLOODING OF YARDS BEGINS ALONG THE REACH OF CREEK BETWEEN CUMMING IN FORSYTH COUNTY THROUGH ALPHARETTA AND ROSWELL IN NORTH FULTON COUNTY. ADDITIONAL FLOODING IS COMMON ALONG OLD FEDERAL ROAD AND NICHOLSON ROAD NEAR THE ETOWAH RIVER IN WESTERN FORSYTH COUNTY. $$ GAC083-081204- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-090108T1204Z/ /ENGG1.2.ER.090106T1850Z.090107T0315Z.090108T0604Z.UU/ 736 PM EST WED JAN 07 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE LOOKOUT CREEK ABOVE NEW ENGLAND * UNTIL THURSDAY MORNING * AT 7 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.6 FEET AND FALLING. * MODERATE FLOODING HAS ENDED...BUT MINOR FLOODING IS STILL OCCURRING * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET * THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 7 AM THURSDAY MORNING. * AT 15.0 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 AND OTHERS WITH CREEKS FLOWING INTO LOOKOUT CREEK FLOOD WILL BE CLOSED. $$ GAC129-213-313-081435- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-090109T1540Z/ /TLNG1.1.ER.090107T1430Z.090108T1200Z.090109T0940Z.NO/ 736 PM EST WED JAN 07 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE CONASAUGA RIVER NEAR TILTON * UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING * AT 6 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.7 FEET AND STILL SLOWLY RISING * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY. * FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 23.5 FEET BY THURSDAY MORNING. THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE FRIDAY MORNING. * AT 24.0 FEET...MODERATE FLOODING BEGINS. FLOODING EXPANDS INTO THE WOODLAND AREAS ALONG THE RIVER AND BEGINS TO FLOOD THE AGRICULTURAL AREAS DOWNSTREAM AND RIGHT BANK FROM THE BRACKETT RIDGE ROAD BRIDGE. $$ GAC129-080720- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0010.000000T0000Z-090108T0720Z/ /RDBG1.1.ER.090107T0849Z.090107T1830Z.090108T0120Z.NO/ 736 PM EST WED JAN 07 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE COOSAWATTEE RIVER ABOVE REDBUD * UNTIL LATE TONIGHT * AT 7 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 26.1 FEET AND FALLING * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING * FLOOD STAGE IS 25.0 FEET * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL...AND IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT * AT 25.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING OF THE NATURAL FLOOD PLAIN BEGINS... MAINLY AFFECTING FARMLAND AND PASTURE. $$ GAC115-129-081435- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090109T2112Z/ /RSCG1.1.ER.090107T1945Z.090108T1200Z.090109T1512Z.NO/ 736 PM EST WED JAN 07 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OOSTANAULA RIVER NEAR RESACA * UNTIL FRIDAY AFTERNOON * AT 7 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 22.6 FEET * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE UNTIL AT LEAST MIDDAY FRIDAY * FLOOD STAGE IS 22.0 FEET * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 26.2 FEET BY TOMORROW MORNING. MODERATE FLOOD STAGE IS 28 FEET. THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE FRIDAY AFTERNOON * AT 28.0 FEET...HIGH WATER WILL CAUSE EXTENSIVE FLOODING OF FARM LANDS IN THE AREA. $$ GAC115-081435- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-090109T0045Z/ /RTMG1.1.ER.090107T0805Z.090108T0600Z.090108T1845Z.NO/ 736 PM EST WED JAN 07 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OOSTANAULA RIVER NEAR ROME US HWY. 27 * UNTIL THURSDAY EVENING * AT 6 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 25.6 FEET...AND NEAR STEADY * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. * FLOOD STAGE IS 25.0 FEET * THE RIVER WILL REMAIN BETWEEN 25 AND 26 FEET...RISING TO NEAR 25.8 FEET AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY THURSDAY EVENING. * AT 25.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE IS REACHED. MAINLY MINOR FLOODING WILL DEVELOP. $$ GAC059-133-219-081435- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0011.000000T0000Z-090108T2200Z/ /PNFG1.1.ER.090107T2245Z.090108T0600Z.090108T1600Z.NO/ 736 PM EST WED JAN 07 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCONEE RIVER NEAR PENFIELD * UNTIL THURSDAY AFTERNOON * AT 6 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.1 FEET...AND NEAR STEADY * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO RISE VERY SLOWLY TO NEAR 11.7 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE THURSDAY EVENING. * AT 11.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE IS REACHED. MINOR FLOODING OCCURS. THE RIGHT BANK BEGINS TO OVERFLOW INTO AGRICULTURAL LANDS AND PASTURES. $$ GAC057-080106- /O.CAN.KFFC.FL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090108T0724Z/ /CNNG1.1.ER.090106T2100Z.090107T0845Z.090107T2056Z.NO/ 736 PM EST WED JAN 07 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE ETOWAH RIVER AT CANTON * AT 6 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.5 FEET AND FALLING RAPIDLY. THE RIVER FELL BELOW THE FLOOD STATE WEDNESDAY EVENING. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET * AT 15.0 FEET...BANKFULL IS REACHED. WATER BEGINS TO SPILL OUT OF THE ETOWAH RIVER BANKS IN CANTON. $$ 19
000 WGUS82 KFFC 080154 FLSFFC FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 854 PM EST WED JAN 07 2009 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... CONASAUGA RIVER NEAR TILTON AFFECTING GORDON...MURRAY AND WHITFIELD COUNTIES OOSTANAULA RIVER NEAR RESACA AFFECTING FLOYD AND GORDON COUNTIES OOSTANAULA RIVER NEAR ROME US HWY. 27 AFFECTING FLOYD COUNTY .RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE AREA HAS CAUSED SIGNIFICANT RUNOFF INTO STREAMS AND RIVERS...CAUSING THE RIVERS TO RISE. SOME POINTS ALONG THE RIVER SYSTEM WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING. ALL PERSONS WITH INTERESTS ALONG THE RIVER SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS...AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. IF YOU SEE FLOOD WATERS...REMEMBER TO TURN AROUND AND DO NOT DROWN. GAC129-213-313-081554- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-090110T0618Z/ /TLNG1.1.ER.090107T1430Z.090109T0600Z.090110T0018Z.NO/ 854 PM EST WED JAN 07 2009 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE CONASAUGA RIVER NEAR TILTON * UNTIL LATE FRIDAY NIGHT * AT 8 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.9 FEET * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST * FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 23.3 FEET BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE FRIDAY EVENING. * AT 24.0 FEET...MODERATE FLOODING BEGINS. FLOODING EXPANDS INTO THE WOODLAND AREAS ALONG THE RIVER AND BEGINS TO FLOOD THE AGRICULTURAL AREAS DOWNSTREAM AND RIGHT BANK FROM THE BRACKETT RIDGE ROAD BRIDGE. $$ GAC115-129-081553- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090110T0846Z/ /RSCG1.1.ER.090107T1945Z.090109T0000Z.090110T0246Z.NO/ 854 PM EST WED JAN 07 2009 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OOSTANAULA RIVER NEAR RESACA * UNTIL LATE FRIDAY NIGHT * AT 8 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 22.9 FEET * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST * FLOOD STAGE IS 22.0 FEET * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 24.4 FEET BY TOMORROW EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE FRIDAY BEFORE MIDNIGHT. * AT 24.0 FEET...MAINLY MINOR FLOODING OF LOW AREAS WILL OCCUR. $$ GAC115-081415- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-090108T1415Z/ /RTMG1.1.ER.090107T0805Z.090107T1930Z.090108T0815Z.NO/ 854 PM EST WED JAN 07 2009 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL THURSDAY MORNING...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OOSTANAULA RIVER NEAR ROME US HWY. 27 * UNTIL THURSDAY MORNING * AT 8 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 25.5 FEET * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST * FLOOD STAGE IS 25.0 FEET * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY TOMORROW. * AT 25.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE IS REACHED. MAINLY MINOR FLOODING WILL DEVELOP. $$
000 WGUS82 KFFC 081206 FLSFFC FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 706 AM EST THU JAN 08 2009 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... LOOKOUT CREEK ABOVE NEW ENGLAND AFFECTING DADE COUNTY OOSTANAULA RIVER NEAR ROME US HWY. 27 AFFECTING FLOYD COUNTY OCONEE RIVER NEAR PENFIELD AFFECTING CLARKE...GREENE AND OCONEE COUNTIES ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... CONASAUGA RIVER NEAR TILTON AFFECTING GORDON...MURRAY AND WHITFIELD COUNTIES OOSTANAULA RIVER NEAR RESACA AFFECTING FLOYD AND GORDON COUNTIES BIG CREEK NEAR ALPHARETTA AFFECTING FORSYTH AND FULTON COUNTIES ALL PERSONS WITH INTERESTS ALONG THE RIVER SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS...AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. IF YOU SEE FLOOD WATERS...REMEMBER TO TURN AROUND AND DO NOT DROWN. GAC083-081840- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-090108T1840Z/ /ENGG1.2.ER.090106T1850Z.090107T0315Z.090108T1240Z.UU/ 706 AM EST THU JAN 08 2009 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE LOOKOUT CREEK ABOVE NEW ENGLAND * UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON * AT 6AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.6 FEET AND FALLING * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND WILL CONTINUE * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY 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. $$ GAC129-213-313-090206- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-090110T0618Z/ /TLNG1.1.ER.090107T1430Z.090109T0600Z.090110T0018Z.NO/ 706 AM EST THU JAN 08 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE CONASAUGA RIVER NEAR TILTON * UNTIL LATE FRIDAY NIGHT * AT 6AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 20.3 FEET AND RISING * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND WILL CONTINUE * FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 23.3 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE FRIDAY NIGHT. * AT 24.0 FEET...MODERATE FLOODING BEGINS. FLOODING EXPANDS INTO THE WOODLAND AREAS ALONG THE RIVER AND BEGINS TO FLOOD THE AGRICULTURAL AREAS DOWNSTREAM AND RIGHT BANK FROM THE BRACKETT RIDGE ROAD BRIDGE. $$ GAC115-129-090206- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090110T0846Z/ /RSCG1.1.ER.090107T1945Z.090109T0000Z.090110T0246Z.NO/ 706 AM EST THU JAN 08 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OOSTANAULA RIVER NEAR RESACA * UNTIL LATE FRIDAY NIGHT * AT 6AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 23.7 FEET AND RISING * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND WILL CONTINUE * FLOOD STAGE IS 22.0 FEET * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 24.4 FEET BY THIS EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATE FRIDAY EVENING. * AT 24.0 FEET...MAINLY MINOR FLOODING OF LOW AREAS WILL OCCUR. $$ GAC115-082054- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-090108T2054Z/ /RTMG1.1.ER.090107T0805Z.090107T1930Z.090108T1454Z.NO/ 706 AM EST THU JAN 08 2009 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OOSTANAULA RIVER NEAR ROME US HWY. 27 * UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON * AT 6AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 25.2 FEET AND SLOWLY FALLING * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND WILL CONTINUE * FLOOD STAGE IS 25.0 FEET * AT 25.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE IS REACHED. MAINLY MINOR FLOODING WILL DEVELOP. $$ GAC117-121-090205- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090109T0240Z/ /APHG1.2.ER.090106T1111Z.090107T1400Z.090108T2040Z.NO/ 706 AM EST THU JAN 08 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE BIG CREEK NEAR ALPHARETTA * UNTIL THIS EVENING * AT 6AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.8 FEET AND FALLING * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND WILL CONTINUE * FLOOD STAGE IS 7.0 FEET * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * AT 9.0 FEET...ALPHARETTA GREENWAY EXPERIENCES SIGNIFICANT FLOODING AND RESULTS IN CLOSURE OF MOST OF THE WALKING AND BIKING PATHS. $$ GAC059-133-219-090205- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0011.000000T0000Z-090109T0500Z/ /PNFG1.1.ER.090107T2245Z.090108T1200Z.090108T2300Z.NO/ 706 AM EST THU JAN 08 2009 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL LATE TONIGHT...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCONEE RIVER NEAR PENFIELD * UNTIL LATE TONIGHT * AT 6AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.6 FEET AND SLOWLY RISING * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND WILL CONTINUE * FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 11.7 FEET BY THIS MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE THIS EVENING. * AT 11.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE IS REACHED. MINOR FLOODING OCCURS. THE RIGHT BANK BEGINS TO OVERFLOW INTO AGRICULTURAL LANDS AND PASTURES. $$
000 WGUS82 KFFC 081652 FLSFFC FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1152 AM EST THU JAN 08 2009 ...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... LOOKOUT CREEK ABOVE NEW ENGLAND AFFECTING DADE COUNTY OOSTANAULA RIVER NEAR ROME US HWY. 27 AFFECTING FLOYD COUNTY ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... CONASAUGA RIVER NEAR TILTON AFFECTING GORDON...MURRAY AND WHITFIELD COUNTIES OOSTANAULA RIVER NEAR RESACA AFFECTING FLOYD AND GORDON COUNTIES BIG CREEK NEAR ALPHARETTA AFFECTING FORSYTH AND FULTON COUNTIES OCONEE RIVER NEAR PENFIELD AFFECTING CLARKE...GREENE AND OCONEE COUNTIES .RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE AREA HAS CAUSED SIGNIFICANT RUNOFF INTO STREAMS AND RIVERS...CAUSING THE RIVERS TO RISE. SOME POINTS ALONG THE RIVER SYSTEM WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING. 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. GAC129-213-313-090652- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-090110T0627Z/ /TLNG1.1.ER.090107T1430Z.090109T0000Z.090110T0027Z.NO/ 1152 AM EST THU JAN 08 2009 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE CONASAUGA RIVER NEAR TILTON * UNTIL LATE FRIDAY NIGHT * AT 11 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 21.2 FEET * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST * FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 23.6 FEET BY THIS EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE friday EVENING. * AT 24.0 FEET...MODERATE FLOODING BEGINS. FLOODING EXPANDS INTO THE WOODLAND AREAS ALONG THE RIVER AND BEGINS TO FLOOD THE AGRICULTURAL AREAS DOWNSTREAM AND RIGHT BANK FROM THE BRACKETT RIDGE ROAD BRIDGE. $$ GAC115-129-090652- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090110T0834Z/ /RSCG1.1.ER.090107T1945Z.090109T1200Z.090110T0234Z.NO/ 1152 AM EST THU JAN 08 2009 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OOSTANAULA RIVER NEAR RESACA * UNTIL LATE FRIDAY NIGHT * AT 11 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 24.0 FEET * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST * FLOOD STAGE IS 22.0 FEET * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 24.2 FEET BY friday MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATE friday EVENING. * AT 24.0 FEET...MAINLY MINOR FLOODING OF LOW AREAS WILL OCCUR. $$ GAC115-081722- /O.CAN.KFFC.FL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-090108T2054Z/ /RTMG1.1.ER.090107T0805Z.090107T1930Z.090108T1415Z.NO/ 1152 AM EST THU JAN 08 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE OOSTANAULA RIVER NEAR ROME US HWY. 27 * AT 11 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 24.8 FEET and falling. THE RIVER FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLIER THIS MORNING. * FLOOD STAGE IS 25.0 FEET * AT 25.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE IS REACHED. MAINLY MINOR FLOODING WILL DEVELOP. $$ GAC117-121-090652- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090109T0810Z/ /APHG1.2.ER.090106T1111Z.090107T1400Z.090109T0210Z.NO/ 1152 AM EST THU JAN 08 2009 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL LATE TONIGHT...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE BIG CREEK NEAR ALPHARETTA * UNTIL LATE TONIGHT * AT 10 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.3 FEET * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST * FLOOD STAGE IS 7.0 FEET * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TONIGHT. * AT 8.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING CONTINUES. ALPHARETTA GREENWAY BEGINS FLOODING AND RESULTS IN RESIDENTS NOT BEING ABLE TO USE WALKING AND BIKING PATHS. DOWNSTREAM...CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER ROAD INTO PARK NEAR ROSWELL AT STATE HIGHWAY 9 AND RIVERSIDE ROAD BEGINS TO FLOOD. $$ GAC059-133-219-090652- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0011.000000T0000Z-090109T2000Z/ /PNFG1.1.ER.090107T2245Z.090109T0000Z.090109T1400Z.NO/ 1152 AM EST THU JAN 08 2009 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL FRIDAY AFTERNOON...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCONEE RIVER NEAR PENFIELD * UNTIL FRIDAY AFTERNOON * AT 11 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.9 FEET * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST * FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 12.0 FEET BY THIS EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATE FRIDAY MORNING. * AT 11.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE IS REACHED. MINOR FLOODING OCCURS. THE RIGHT BANK BEGINS TO OVERFLOW INTO AGRICULTURAL LANDS AND PASTURES. $$ GAC083-081722- /O.CAN.KFFC.FL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-090108T1840Z/ /ENGG1.2.ER.090106T1850Z.090107T0315Z.090108T1457Z.UU/ 1152 AM EST THU JAN 08 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE LOOKOUT CREEK ABOVE NEW ENGLAND * AT 11 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.6 FEET AND FALLING THE RIVER FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLIER THIS MORNING. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET * AT 12.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE IS REACHED AND MINOR FLOODING BEGINS. FLOODING BEGINS ALONG SELLS LANE IN TRENTON...MASON ROAD NEAR RISING FAWN...AND CREEK ROAD NEAR NEW ENGLAND. IN ADDITION...MINOR FLOODING OF PASTURE AND GRAZING LAND BEGINS ALONG THE FLOOD PLAIN. $$
000 WGUS82 KFFC 090205 FLSFFC FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 905 PM EST THU JAN 08 2009 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... CONASAUGA RIVER NEAR TILTON AFFECTING GORDON...MURRAY AND WHITFIELD COUNTIES OOSTANAULA RIVER NEAR RESACA AFFECTING FLOYD AND GORDON COUNTIES OCONEE RIVER NEAR PENFIELD AFFECTING CLARKE...GREENE AND OCONEE COUNTIES .RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE AREA HAS CAUSED SIGNIFICANT RUNOFF INTO STREAMS AND RIVERS...CAUSING THE RIVERS TO RISE. SOME POINTS ALONG THE RIVER SYSTEM WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING. 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. GAC129-213-313-091605- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-090110T0015Z/ /TLNG1.1.ER.090107T1430Z.090109T0600Z.090109T1815Z.NO/ 905 PM EST THU JAN 08 2009 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL FRIDAY EVENING...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE CONASAUGA RIVER NEAR TILTON * UNTIL FRIDAY EVENING * AT 8 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 22.7 FEET * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST * FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING...CRESTING AT 23.1 FEET AROUND 1 AM FRIDAY. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON * AT 24.0 FEET...MODERATE FLOODING BEGINS. FLOODING EXPANDS INTO THE WOODLAND AREAS ALONG THE RIVER AND BEGINS TO FLOOD THE AGRICULTURAL AREAS DOWNSTREAM AND RIGHT BANK FROM THE BRACKETT RIDGE ROAD BRIDGE. $$ GAC115-129-091605- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090110T0532Z/ /RSCG1.1.ER.090107T1945Z.090109T0600Z.090109T2332Z.NO/ 905 PM EST THU JAN 08 2009 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL FRIDAY NIGHT...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OOSTANAULA RIVER NEAR RESACA * UNTIL FRIDAY NIGHT * AT 8 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 24.1 FEET * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST * FLOOD STAGE IS 22.0 FEET * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 24.3 FEET BY 1 AM FRIDAY. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE FRIDAY EVENING. * AT 24.0 FEET...MAINLY MINOR FLOODING OF LOW AREAS WILL OCCUR. $$ GAC059-133-219-091605- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0011.000000T0000Z-090110T1200Z/ /PNFG1.1.ER.090107T2245Z.090109T0130Z.090110T0600Z.NO/ 905 PM EST THU JAN 08 2009 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL SATURDAY MORNING...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCONEE RIVER NEAR PENFIELD * UNTIL SATURDAY MORNING * AT 8 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.2 FEET * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST * FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET * THE RIVER IS CRESTING AND WILL BEGIN SLOWLY FALLING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * AT 11.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE IS REACHED. MINOR FLOODING OCCURS. THE RIGHT BANK BEGINS TO OVERFLOW INTO AGRICULTURAL LANDS AND PASTURES. $$
000 WGUS82 KFFC 091521 FLSFFC FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1021 AM EST FRI JAN 09 2009 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... CONASAUGA RIVER NEAR TILTON AFFECTING GORDON...MURRAY AND WHITFIELD COUNTIES OOSTANAULA RIVER NEAR RESACA AFFECTING FLOYD AND GORDON COUNTIES ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... OCONEE RIVER NEAR PENFIELD AFFECTING CLARKE...GREENE AND OCONEE COUNTIES .RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE AREA HAS CAUSED SIGNIFICANT RUNOFF INTO STREAMS AND RIVERS...CAUSING THE RIVERS TO RISE. SOME POINTS ALONG THE RIVER SYSTEM WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING. ALL PERSONS WITH INTERESTS ALONG THE RIVER SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS...AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. IF YOU SEE FLOOD WATERS...REMEMBER TO TURN AROUND AND DO NOT DROWN. GAC129-213-313-100521- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-090110T2120Z/ /TLNG1.1.ER.090107T1430Z.090109T1800Z.090110T1520Z.NO/ 1021 AM EST FRI JAN 09 2009 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE CONASAUGA RIVER NEAR TILTON * UNTIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON * AT 10 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 23.6 FEET * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST * FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET * AT 24.0 FEET...MODERATE FLOODING BEGINS. FLOODING EXPANDS INTO THE WOODLAND AREAS ALONG THE RIVER AND BEGINS TO FLOOD THE AGRICULTURAL AREAS DOWNSTREAM AND RIGHT BANK FROM THE BRACKETT RIDGE ROAD BRIDGE. $$ GAC115-129-100520- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090110T2248Z/ /RSCG1.1.ER.090107T1945Z.090109T0915Z.090110T1648Z.NO/ 1021 AM EST FRI JAN 09 2009 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OOSTANAULA RIVER NEAR RESACA * UNTIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON * AT 10 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 24.1 FEET * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST * FLOOD STAGE IS 22.0 FEET * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY LATE SATURDAY MORNING. * AT 24.0 FEET...MAINLY MINOR FLOODING OF LOW AREAS WILL OCCUR. $$ GAC059-133-219-100520- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0011.000000T0000Z-090110T1200Z/ /PNFG1.1.ER.090107T2245Z.090109T0545Z.090110T0600Z.NO/ 1021 AM EST FRI JAN 09 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCONEE RIVER NEAR PENFIELD * UNTIL SATURDAY MORNING * AT 10 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.1 FEET * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST * FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * AT 11.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE IS REACHED. MINOR FLOODING OCCURS. THE RIGHT BANK BEGINS TO OVERFLOW INTO AGRICULTURAL LANDS AND PASTURES. $$
000 WGUS82 KFFC 100249 FLSFFC FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 949 PM EST FRI JAN 09 2009 ...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... OCONEE RIVER NEAR PENFIELD AFFECTING CLARKE...GREENE AND OCONEE COUNTIES ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... CONASAUGA RIVER NEAR TILTON AFFECTING GORDON...MURRAY AND WHITFIELD COUNTIES OOSTANAULA RIVER NEAR RESACA AFFECTING FLOYD AND GORDON 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. 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. GAC129-213-313-101649- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-090110T2120Z/ /TLNG1.1.ER.090107T1430Z.090109T1415Z.090110T1520Z.NO/ 949 PM EST FRI JAN 09 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE CONASAUGA RIVER NEAR TILTON * UNTIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON * AT 9 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 23.1 FEET * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST * FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW LATE MORNING. * AT 24.0 FEET...MODERATE FLOODING BEGINS. FLOODING EXPANDS INTO THE WOODLAND AREAS ALONG THE RIVER AND BEGINS TO FLOOD THE AGRICULTURAL AREAS DOWNSTREAM AND RIGHT BANK FROM THE BRACKETT RIDGE ROAD BRIDGE. $$ GAC115-129-101649- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090110T2248Z/ /RSCG1.1.ER.090107T1945Z.090109T0915Z.090110T1648Z.NO/ 949 PM EST FRI JAN 09 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OOSTANAULA RIVER NEAR RESACA * UNTIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON * AT 9 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 24.0 FEET * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST * FLOOD STAGE IS 22.0 FEET * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW LATE MORNING. * AT 24.0 FEET...MAINLY MINOR FLOODING OF LOW AREAS WILL OCCUR. $$ GAC059-133-219-100319- /O.CAN.KFFC.FL.W.0011.000000T0000Z-090110T1200Z/ /PNFG1.1.ER.090107T2245Z.090109T0545Z.090110T0151Z.NO/ 949 PM EST FRI JAN 09 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE OCONEE RIVER NEAR PENFIELD * AT 9 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.9 FEET AND FALLING * FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET * AT 11.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE IS REACHED. MINOR FLOODING OCCURS. THE RIGHT BANK BEGINS TO OVERFLOW INTO AGRICULTURAL LANDS AND PASTURES. $$
000 WGUS82 KFFC 101810 FLSFFC FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 110 PM EST SAT JAN 10 2009 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... CONASAUGA RIVER NEAR TILTON AFFECTING GORDON...MURRAY AND WHITFIELD COUNTIES OOSTANAULA RIVER NEAR RESACA AFFECTING FLOYD AND GORDON COUNTIES .RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE AREA HAS CAUSED SIGNIFICANT RUNOFF INTO STREAMS AND RIVERS...CAUSING THE RIVERS TO RISE. WHILE THESE RIVERS HAVE CRESTED...SOME POINTS ALONG THE RIVER SYSTEM REMAIN IN FLOOD AND THE WATER LEVELS ARE SLOWLY FALLING. ALL PERSONS WITH INTERESTS ALONG THE RIVER SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. IF YOU SEE FLOOD WATERS...REMEMBER TO TURN AROUND AND DO NOT DROWN. GAC129-213-313-110810- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-090111T0832Z/ /TLNG1.1.ER.090107T1430Z.090109T1415Z.090111T0232Z.NO/ 110 PM EST SAT JAN 10 2009 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL LATE TONIGHT...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE CONASAUGA RIVER NEAR TILTON * UNTIL LATE TONIGHT * AT 12PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 21.0 FEET * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST * FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TONIGHT. $$ GAC115-129-110810- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090111T1434Z/ /RSCG1.1.ER.090107T1945Z.090109T0915Z.090111T0834Z.NO/ 110 PM EST SAT JAN 10 2009 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL SUNDAY MORNING...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OOSTANAULA RIVER NEAR RESACA * UNTIL SUNDAY MORNING * AT 01PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 23.3 FEET * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST * FLOOD STAGE IS 22.0 FEET * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY TOMORROW. * AT 24.0 FEET...MAINLY MINOR FLOODING OF LOW AREAS WILL OCCUR. $$
000 WGUS82 KFFC 110325 FLSFFC FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1025 PM EST SAT JAN 10 2009 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN GEORGIA... CONASAUGA RIVER NEAR TILTON AFFECTING GORDON...MURRAY AND WHITFIELD COUNTIES OOSTANAULA RIVER NEAR RESACA AFFECTING FLOYD AND GORDON COUNTIES ALL PERSONS WITH INTERESTS ALONG THE RIVER SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS...AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. IF YOU SEE FLOOD WATERS...REMEMBER TO TURN AROUND AND DO NOT DROWN. GAC129-213-313-110905- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-090111T0905Z/ /TLNG1.1.ER.090107T1430Z.090109T1415Z.090111T0305Z.NO/ 1025 PM EST SAT JAN 10 2009 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL LATE TONIGHT...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE CONASAUGA RIVER NEAR TILTON * UNTIL LATE TONIGHT * AT 10PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.0 FEET AND FALLING * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING * FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY MIDNIGHT. * AT 18.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING OF THE WOODLAND AREAS ALONG THE RIVER CONTINUES. $$ GAC115-129-111320- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090111T1320Z/ /RSCG1.1.ER.090107T1945Z.090109T0915Z.090111T0720Z.NO/ 1025 PM EST SAT JAN 10 2009 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL SUNDAY MORNING...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OOSTANAULA RIVER NEAR RESACA * UNTIL SUNDAY MORNING * AT 10PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 22.5 FEET AND FALLING * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND WILL CONTINUE * FLOOD STAGE IS 22.0 FEET * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE AFTER MIDNIGHT. * AT 22.0 FEET...MAINLY FLOODING OF AGRICULTURAL AND PASTURE LANDS ARE AFFECTED WHEN FLOOD STAGE IS REACHED. $$
000 WGUS82 KFFC 110412 FLSFFC FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1112 PM EST SAT JAN 10 2009 ...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN GEORGIA... CONASAUGA RIVER NEAR TILTON AFFECTING GORDON...MURRAY AND WHITFIELD COUNTIES GAC129-213-313-110442- /O.CAN.KFFC.FL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-090111T0905Z/ /TLNG1.1.ER.090107T1430Z.090109T1415Z.090111T0306Z.NO/ 1112 PM EST SAT JAN 10 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE CONASAUGA RIVER NEAR TILTON * AT 11PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.6 FEET AND FALLING. * FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this river flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Atlanta, GA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood warning went out at Jan 6, 5:25 PM EST, 8 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 6, 5:25 PM EST, 8 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 525 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2009 .SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT/... GFS SEEMS TO BE A REASONABLE COMPROMISE AS THE NAM SEEMS TO BE A TAD SLOW HANDLING THE SYSTEM. ECMWF DOES LOOK A LITTLE BETTER THAN THE GFS AS FAR AS THE STRENGTH OF THE SYSTEM GOES BUT THE GFS IS ENOUGH IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PACKAGE THAT WITH A FEW MINOR TWEAKS...THE GFS IS FINE. STATIONARY/WARM FRONT IS DRAPED ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA BUT WILL SOON START SHIFTING SOUTHEAST AS THE UPPER TROUGH CONTINUES TO DIG. SURFACE LOW WILL TREK NORTHEAST ALONG THE FRONT AND COLD FRONT WILL BEGIN TO SWEEP EAST ACROSS THE REGION THIS EVENING. SEVERAL ASPECTS TO CONSIDER...INCLUDING THE RAINFALL (MORE ON THAT BELOW) AND THE SEVERE POTENTIAL. SPC'S SLIGHT RISK NOSES INTO THE AREA... BUT INSTABILITY WILL BE MODEST AT BEST. SHEAR IS MUCH MORE IMPRESSIVE WITH 60+KT LLJ MOVING INTO THE AREA WITH THE FRONT AND PLENTY OF SPEED SHEAR ALONG WITH THE UPPER JET. KFFC 18Z SOUNDING 0-3KM HELICITY WAS OVER 400 M2/S2...KBMX WAS OVER 500. LAPSE RATES NOT IMPRESSIVE BUT ONCE THE FRONT ARRIVES LAPSE RATES WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY WITH THE UPPER COOLING. ANY OF THE LLJ WINDS THAT GET TRANSFERED TO THE SURFACE WILL EASILY RESULT IN DAMAGING WINDS...BUT WITH THE LACK OF INSTABILITY IT WILL BE HARD FOR STORMS TO REMAIN SURFACE-BASED. THE OTHER CONCERN IS WITH THE POSSIBLE ISOLATED TORNADO OR TWO EMBEDDED IN EITHER QLCS-TYPE LINEAR STORMS OR AHEAD OF THE MAIN LINE IN A POSSIBLE ISOLATED SUPERCELL. THE FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA BY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND MUCH COOLER AIR WILL FILTER IN BEHIND IT. THE UPPER TROUGH WILL DIG QUITE DEEPLY WITH ENOUGH WRAPAROUND MOISTURE TO WARRANT SNOW OR AT LEAST A RAIN/SNOW MIX IN NORTH GEORGIA WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. 850 TEMPS ARE QUITE COLD WITH THE DEEP UPPER LOW WITH THICKNESS VALUES INDICATING TEMPS WELL BELOW FREEZING IN THE 850-700MB LAYER. THIS ADDED TO OROGRAPHIC UPLIFT WILL CERTAINLY INCREASE THE CHANCE...BUT SURFACE TEMPERATURES AND DEPTH OF MOISTURE WILL BE THE LIMITING FACTOR. GFS IS DEFINITELY STRONGER WITH THE POSSIBILITY...SO WILL NOT INCLUDE ANY ACCUMULATIONS FOR NOW...BUT WILL HAVE TO BE MONITORED IN CASE OTHER MODELS LINE UP. .LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/... THE EXTENDED BEGINS WITH WEAK RIDGING IN PLACE FOR FRIDAY AND A SLIGHT WARM UP FROM THE COOL-DOWN AFTER THE MID-WEEK COLD FRONT... THOUGH NIGHTTIME TEMPS WILL STILL BE ON THE COOL SIDE. ANOTHER WAVE AND WEAK FRONT MOVE THROUGH ON SATURDAY...THOUGH BY THE TIME IT REACHES US THE SURFACE LOW IS WELL OCCLUDED IN SOUTHERN CANADA AND ALL THE DYNAMICS ARE FAR TO THE NORTH. AFTER A BRIEF DRY PERIOD...THE NEXT SYSTEM TO MOVE THROUGH IS LATE ON TUESDAY BUT THERE ARE SOME PRETTY SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES IN THE MODELS BY THAT POINT SO HAVE MADE NO CHANGES TO THE GOING FORECAST AT THIS TIME. TEMPS PROGGED TO BE NEAR OR JUST SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH THE EXTENDED. && .HYDROLOGY... WIDESPREAD 2-4" HAS FALLEN ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTH GEORGIA... WITH AN ADDITIONAL 2-3" EXPECTED ACROSS SOME OF THESE SAME AREAS. HAVE HAD NUMEROUS REPORTS OF ROADS CLOSED AND EVEN A REPORT OF A DAM BEING OVERTOPPED. CAN EXPECT THIS TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT AS THE RAIN CONTINUES. FLOOD WATCH WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT AND WILL CONTINUE TO ISSUE FLOOD WARNINGS AS NECESSARY. && .AVIATION... LINE OF CONVECTION TO THE WEST SHOULD BE MOVING INTO THE ATL TAF SITES AROUND 00Z BUT WILL LINGER WITH US FOR A WHILE AS THE FRONT WILL BE SLOW MOVING. WILL LIKELY BEGIN TAFS WITH +TSRA ALONG WITH WINDS G30KTS AND CIGS MVFR AND HOLD THESE CONDITIONS THRU ABOUT 08Z IN ATL AND CSG...AND ABOUT 10Z IN MCN/AHN. WINDS WILL BECOME WEST AROUND THESE TIMES AND INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 KTS...HIGHER AFTER SUNRISE. MESONAM AND GFS INDICATE LOW LEVEL MOISTURE DIMINISHES RAPIDLY AFTER 12Z AND WILL LIKELY SEE CIGS GO VFR BY 18Z. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... ATHENS 53 60 38 53 31 / 100 60 10 5 0 ATLANTA 52 56 39 54 35 / 100 50 5 5 0 BLAIRSVILLE 49 49 32 45 25 / 100 50 20 5 0 CARTERSVILLE 51 53 32 52 27 / 100 50 10 5 0 COLUMBUS 56 60 40 60 37 / 90 30 5 5 0 GAINESVILLE 50 53 34 51 32 / 100 50 10 5 0 MACON 58 61 40 61 34 / 90 60 5 5 0 ROME 49 49 34 50 29 / 100 50 10 5 0 PEACHTREE CITY 53 57 35 55 29 / 100 40 5 5 0 VIDALIA 61 68 40 62 35 / 50 80 5 5 0 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FLOOD WATCH THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: BARTOW...CATOOSA...CHATTOOGA...CHEROKEE...COBB...DADE...DAWSON... FANNIN...FLOYD...FORSYTH...GILMER...GORDON...HARALSON... LUMPKIN...MURRAY...NORTH FULTON...PAULDING...PICKENS...POLK... TOWNS...UNION...WALKER...WHITE...WHITFIELD. && TDP
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 6, 11:30 AM EST, 6 hours 3 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1130 AM EST TUE JAN 6 2009 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-071000- 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- 1130 AM EST TUE JAN 6 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN WITH POSSIBLE FLOODING IS EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTH GEORGIA TODAY AND TONIGHT. ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .SYNOPSIS... A FRONTAL BOUNDARY STRETCHING ACROSS EXTREME NORTH GEORGIA WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THIS AFTERNOON...AS A SURFACE LOW DEVELOPS OVER THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. THE LOW WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ...PULLING THE COLD FRONT ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA TONIGHT. .PRIMARY HAZARDS... THE PRIMARY HAZARD WILL BE FLOODING RAINS. HEAVY RAINFALL COULD CAUSE SOME RIVERS...STREAMS AND CREEKS TO RISE TO LEVELS THAT RESULT IN MINOR FLOODING. THE BEST CHANCE FOR FLOODING CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO BE NORTH OF A BUCHANAN TO ATLANTA TO CLEVELAND LINE. THE PRIMARY HAZARDS WITH THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS WITH AN ISOLATED TORNADO POSSIBLE. THE BEST CHANCE FOR SEVERE STORMS WILL BE SOUTH AND WEST OF A ROME TO GAINESVILLE TO GRIFFIN LINE. .DISCUSSION... GULF MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO ADVECT INTO THE STATE THIS AFTERNOON...OVERRUNNING A STATIONARY BOUNDARY STRETCHING FROM LOUISIANA INTO NORTH GEORGIA. A SURFACE LOW WILL LIFT NORTHEAST ALONG THE BOUNDARY...PULLING A COLD FRONT ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA TONIGHT. SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT AS THIS COMPLEX WEATHER SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST U.S. RAINFALL COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES...WITH ADDITIONAL TOTALS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTH GEORGIA...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS COULD BE 4 TO 7 INCHES BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WIND SHEAR AND WEAK INSTABILITY IS EXPECTED TO BE ENOUGH TO PRODUCE THUNDERSTORMS. SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS WITH AN ISOLATED TORNADO POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED DURING THE PERIOD AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST INFORMATION FOR POSSIBLE ACTIVATION THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jan 6, 3:40 PM EST, 1 hour 53 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 340 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2009 GAZ003-004-062115- 340 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR 40 MPH WINDS IN WHITFIELD AND CATOOSA COUNTIES UNTIL 415 PM EST... AT 337 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM BOYNTON TO 31 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ROCKY FACE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE AS THESE STORMS MOVE ACROSS WHITFIELD AND CATOOSA COUNTIES THROUGH 415 PM EST. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE BOYNTON...LAKEVIEW...INDIAN SPRINGS...RINGGOLD...GRAYSVILLE...ROCKY FACE...TUNNEL HILL...VARNELL...COHUTTA AND DALTON.
Special weather statement, Jan 6, 4:07 PM EST, 1 hour 26 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 407 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2009 GAZ005-006-062145- 407 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR 45 MPH WINDS IN FANNIN AND MURRAY COUNTIES UNTIL 445 PM EST... AT 401 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM GREGORY TO 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SUMAC... MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. WIND GUSTS OF 45 MPH ARE LIKELY AS THESE STORMS MOVE ACROSS FANNIN AND MURRAY COUNTIES THROUGH 445 PM EST. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE TENNGA...GREGORY...SUMAC...CISCO...ETON... CRANDALL...OASIS...EPWORTH...MCCAYSVILLE AND COPPERHILL.
Local storm report, Jan 6, 5:25 PM EST, 8 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
525 PM EST TUE JAN 06 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0518 PM TSTM WND DMG HOLLAND 34.35N 85.37W
01/06/2009 CHATTOOGA GA AMATEUR RADIO
ON HIGHWAY 100 ROOF BLOWN OFF A HOUSE, POWER LINES AND
TREES DOWN.
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15The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 6, 6:45 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | FFC | Forsyth | 24 hr |
| Jan 6, 6:51 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Forsyth, Fulton | 57 hr |
| Jan 6, 7:57 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Dawson, Forsyth | 15 hr |
| Jan 6, 8:46 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | FFC | Bartow, Chattooga, Cherokee, Floyd, Gilmer, Gordon and 1 more | 24 hr |
| Jan 6, 9:40 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | FFC | Banks, Dawson, Fannin, Hall, Lumpkin, Towns and 2 more | 22 hr |
| Jan 6, 10:56 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Cherokee | 33 hr |
| Jan 6, 12:20 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Polk | 13 hr |
| Jan 6, 12:33 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Dade | 47 hr |
| Jan 6, 12:46 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | FFC | Catoosa, Murray, Walker, Whitfield | 24 hr |
| Jan 6, 3:15 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattooga, Dade, Walker | 45 min |
| Jan 6, 3:19 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Dade, Walker | 17 min |
| Jan 6, 3:37 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gilmer | 15 hr |
| Jan 6, 4:41 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattooga, Floyd | 64 min |
| Jan 6, 4:55 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Chattooga, Floyd | 50 min |
| Jan 6, 5:23 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Gordon, Murray, Walker, Whitfield | 52 min |
Nearby
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.