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River Flood Warning 97, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this river flood warning at Sep 23, 2009, 6:28 PM EDT for Johnson County, Washington County, Wilkinson County, Georgia. It was in force for 71 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 23, 2009, 6:28 PM EDT (22:28 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 26, 2009, 5:29 PM EDT
- In force
- 71 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Flood severity
- Minor
Counties Johnson County, GA, Washington County, GA, Wilkinson County, GA
The radar
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 47 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:27 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The river
Written for the forecast point Oconee River below Oconee (OCNG1). The gauge peaked at 20.50 ft at Sep 24, 2009, 2:00 PM EDT.
- Action stage
- 14 ft
- Minor stage
- 17 ft
- Moderate stage
- 21 ft
- Major stage
- 25 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02223248, 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 232228 FLWFFC BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 628 PM EDT WED SEP 23 2009 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... OCONEE RIVER NEAR OCONEE AFFECTING JOHNSON...WASHINGTON AND WILKINSON COUNTIES ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY CONTINUES THE FLOOD WARNING 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 .HEAVY RAINFALL EARLIER THIS WEEK ACROSS THE AREA RESULTED IN SIGNIFICANT RUNOFF INTO STREAMS AND RIVERS...CAUSING THE RIVERS TO RISE. SEVERAL POINTS ALONG THE RIVER SYSTEM WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. && GAC059-133-219-241228- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0064.000000T0000Z-090925T0000Z/ /PNFG1.1.ER.090920T2230Z.090922T2030Z.090924T1800Z.NO/ 628 PM EDT WED SEP 23 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCONEE RIVER NEAR PENFIELD * UNTIL THURSDAY EVENING * AT 5 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.6 FEET...AND FALLING. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. MODERATE FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. $$ GAC303-319-232258- /O.CAN.KFFC.FL.W.0091.000000T0000Z-090923T2228Z/ /OCOG1.1.ER.090922T2348Z.090923T0830Z.090923T2134Z.NR/ 628 PM EDT WED SEP 23 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING FOR THE OCONEE RIVER 9NW OF OCONEE HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * AT 5 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.0 FEET...AND FALLING * FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET. * THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW FLOOD STAGE UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. $$ GAC167-303-319-241227- /O.NEW.KFFC.FL.W.0097.090923T2228Z-000000T0000Z/ /OCNG1.1.ER.090923T2112Z.090923T2200Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 628 PM EDT WED SEP 23 2009 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE OCONEE RIVER NEAR OCONEE * FROM THIS EVENING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 6 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.2 FEET...AND RISING. * FLOOD STAGE IS 17.0 FEET. * THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE SLOWLY RISING AND REMAIN ABOVE FLOOD STAGE INTO THURSDAY. * 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. $$ GAC167-175-303-319-241227- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0094.090926T1800Z-090927T0000Z/ /DBNG1.1.ER.090926T1800Z.090926T1800Z.090926T1800Z.NO/ 628 PM EDT WED SEP 23 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCONEE RIVER NEAR * UNTIL SATURDAY EVENING * AT 5 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.7 FEET...AND SLOWLY RISING * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST TO BEGIN LATE SATURDAY MORNING. * FLOOD STAGE IS 21.0 FEET. * FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY NOON SATURDAY AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 21.0 FEET SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY SATURDAY EARLY AFTERNOON. * AT 21.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE IS REACHED. MINOR FLOODING DEVELOPS WITH LOWLAND FLOODING. $$
11 follow-up statements
000 WGUS42 KFFC 232231 CCA FLWFFC BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 628 PM EDT WED SEP 23 2009 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... OCONEE RIVER NEAR OCONEE AFFECTING JOHNSON...WASHINGTON AND WILKINSON COUNTIES ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY CONTINUES THE FLOOD WARNING 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 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... OCONEE RIVER 9NW OF OCONEE...AFFECTING WASHINGTON AND WILKINSON COUNTIES .HEAVY RAINFALL EARLIER THIS WEEK ACROSS THE AREA RESULTED IN SIGNIFICANT RUNOFF INTO STREAMS AND RIVERS...CAUSING THE RIVERS TO RISE. SEVERAL POINTS ALONG THE RIVER SYSTEM WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. && GAC059-133-219-241228- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0064.000000T0000Z-090925T0000Z/ /PNFG1.1.ER.090920T2230Z.090922T2030Z.090924T1800Z.NO/ 628 PM EDT WED SEP 23 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCONEE RIVER NEAR PENFIELD * UNTIL THURSDAY EVENING * AT 5 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.6 FEET...AND FALLING. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. MODERATE FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. $$ GAC303-319-232258- /O.CAN.KFFC.FL.W.0091.000000T0000Z-090923T2228Z/ /OCOG1.1.ER.090922T2348Z.090923T0830Z.090923T2134Z.NR/ 628 PM EDT WED SEP 23 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING FOR THE OCONEE RIVER 9NW OF OCONEE HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * AT 5 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.0 FEET...AND FALLING * FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET. * THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW FLOOD STAGE UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. $$ GAC167-303-319-241227- /O.NEW.KFFC.FL.W.0097.090923T2228Z-000000T0000Z/ /OCNG1.1.ER.090923T2112Z.090923T2200Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 628 PM EDT WED SEP 23 2009 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE OCONEE RIVER NEAR OCONEE * FROM THIS EVENING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 6 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.2 FEET...AND RISING. * FLOOD STAGE IS 17.0 FEET. * THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE SLOWLY RISING AND REMAIN ABOVE FLOOD STAGE INTO THURSDAY. * 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. $$ GAC167-175-303-319-241227- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0094.090926T1800Z-090927T0000Z/ /DBNG1.1.ER.090926T1800Z.090926T1800Z.090926T1800Z.NO/ 628 PM EDT WED SEP 23 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCONEE RIVER NEAR * UNTIL SATURDAY EVENING * AT 5 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.7 FEET...AND SLOWLY RISING * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST TO BEGIN LATE SATURDAY MORNING. * FLOOD STAGE IS 21.0 FEET. * FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY NOON SATURDAY AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 21.0 FEET SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY SATURDAY EARLY AFTERNOON. * AT 21.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE IS REACHED. MINOR FLOODING DEVELOPS WITH LOWLAND FLOODING. $$ 19
000 WGUS82 KFFC 240228 FLSFFC FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1028 PM EDT WED SEP 23 2009 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... OCONEE RIVER NEAR PENFIELD AFFECTING CLARKE...GREENE AND OCONEE COUNTIES OCONEE RIVER NEAR OCONEE AFFECTING JOHNSON...WASHINGTON AND WILKINSON COUNTIES OCONEE RIVER NEAR DUBLIN AFFECTING JOHNSON...LAURENS...WASHINGTON AND WILKINSON COUNTIES .HEAVY RAINFALL EARLIER THIS WEEK HAS RESULTED IN SIGNIFICANT RUNOFF INTO AREA STREAMS AND RIVERS. SEVERAL POINTS ALONG THE RIVER SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE FLOODING FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. && GAC059-133-219-241628- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0064.000000T0000Z-090925T0400Z/ /PNFG1.1.ER.090920T2230Z.090922T2030Z.090924T2200Z.NO/ 1028 PM EDT WED SEP 23 2009 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCONEE RIVER NEAR PENFIELD * UNTIL LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. * AT 9 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.4 FEET...AND SLOWLY FALLING. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE UNTIL LATE THURSDAY. * FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. MODERATE FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET. * THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE THURSDAY EVENING. $$ GAC167-303-319-241628- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0097.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /OCNG1.1.ER.090923T2112Z.090924T0200Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 1028 PM EDT WED SEP 23 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCONEE RIVER NEAR OCONEE * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 10 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.4 FEET...AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 17.0 FEET. MODERATE FLOOD STAGE IS 21.0 FEET. * AT 19.0 FEET...THE WATER LEVEL BEGINS TO FLOOD THE DIRT PARKING LOT AREA NEAR THE OLD BALLS FERRY ROAD BOAT RAMP...JUST UPSTREAM AND RIGHTBANK FROM THE GEORGIA HIGHWAY 57 BRIDGE. MINOR FLOODING CONTINUES AND SPREADS FURTHER INTO THE WOODLANDS NEAR THE RIVER. * THE RIVER MAY APPROACH THE MODERATE FLOOD STAGE OF 21.0 FEET DURING THE DAY THURSDAY. $$ GAC167-175-303-319-241628- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0094.090926T1800Z-090927T0000Z/ /DBNG1.1.ER.090926T1800Z.090926T1800Z.090926T1800Z.NO/ 1028 PM EDT WED SEP 23 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCONEE RIVER NEAR DUBLIN * FROM SATURDAY EARLY AFTERNOON UNTIL SATURDAY EVENING. * AT 9 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.8 FEET...AND SLOWLY RISING. * FLOOD STAGE IS 21.0 FEET. * FORECAST TO RISE TO NEAR FLOOD STAGE EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 21.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE IS REACHED. MINOR FLOODING DEVELOPS WITH LOWLAND FLOODING. $$
000 WGUS82 KFFC 241538 FLSFFC FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1138 AM EDT THU SEP 24 2009 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER NEAR WHITESBURG AFFECTING CARROLL...COWETA AND HEARD COUNTIES SWEETWATER CREEK NEAR AUSTELL AFFECTING COBB AND DOUGLAS COUNTIES OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR MACON AFFECTING BIBB...HOUSTON...JONES... MONROE AND TWIGGS COUNTIES OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR HAWKINSVILLE AFFECTING BLECKLEY AND PULASKI COUNTIES OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR ABBEVILLE AFFECTING DODGE...TELFAIR AND WILCOX COUNTIES OCONEE RIVER NEAR PENFIELD AFFECTING CLARKE...GREENE AND OCONEE COUNTIES OCONEE RIVER NEAR OCONEE AFFECTING JOHNSON...WASHINGTON AND WILKINSON COUNTIES OCONEE RIVER NEAR DUBLIN AFFECTING JOHNSON...LAURENS...WASHINGTON AND WILKINSON COUNTIES && GAC045-077-149-250538- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0068.000000T0000Z-090926T1424Z/ /WHTG1.3.ER.090921T0715Z.090923T1230Z.090926T0824Z.UU/ 1138 AM EDT THU SEP 24 2009 ...FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER NEAR WHITESBURG. * UNTIL SATURDAY MORNING. * AT 10 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 25.8 FEET...AND FALLING. * MODERATE FLOODING WILL CONTINUE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY SATURDAY MORNING. * AT 26.0 FEET...MAJOR FLOODING BEGINS. SMALL COFFER DAMS...AT GEORGIA POWER PLANT WANSLEY 12 MILES DOWNSTREAM...BEGIN TO BE OVERTOPPED. $$ GAC067-097-250538- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0066.000000T0000Z-090925T1100Z/ /AUSG1.3.ER.090921T0658Z.090922T1730Z.090925T0500Z.NR/ 1138 AM EDT THU SEP 24 2009 ...FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SWEETWATER CREEK NEAR AUSTELL. * UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING. * AT 10 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.9 FEET...AND FALLING. * MODERATE FLOODING WILL CONTINUE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY AFTER MIDNIGHT. * AT 17.0 FEET...MAJOR FLOODING OCCURS. EXTENSIVE FLOODING OF HOMES IN AUSTELL SUBDIVISIONS...BROOK FOREST MOBILE HOME PARK...AND BEECH GUM TRAILER PARK DEVELOPS. $$ GAC021-153-169-207-289-250538- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0074.000000T0000Z-090927T0300Z/ /MACG1.1.ER.090922T0306Z.090925T0600Z.090926T2100Z.NO/ 1138 AM EDT THU SEP 24 2009 ...FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR MACON. * UNTIL SATURDAY EVENING. * AT 11 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 22.4 FEET...AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 23.3 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 23.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING CONTINUES TO EXPAND. $$ GAC023-235-250538- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0092.090927T0520Z-000000T0000Z/ /HAWG1.1.ER.090927T0520Z.090928T1800Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 1138 AM EDT THU SEP 24 2009 ...FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR HAWKINSVILLE. * FROM EARLY SUNDAY MORNING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 10 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.8 FEET...AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 20.0 FEET. * FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 22.9 FEET BY MONDAY EARLY AFTERNOON. $$ GAC091-271-315-250538- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0093.090926T0600Z-000000T0000Z/ /ABBG1.1.ER.090926T0600Z.090929T1200Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 1138 AM EDT THU SEP 24 2009 ...FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR ABBEVILLE. * FROM EARLY SATURDAY MORNING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 8 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.8 FEET...AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. * FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 13.4 FEET BY TUESDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL RISES ARE POSSIBLE THEREAFTER. * AT 14.0 FEET...MODERATE FLOODING BEGINS. ROADS TO HOMES ALONG WEST END OF RIVER IN ABBEVILLE FLOOD OUT AND CUT OFF RESIDENTS TO ACCESS TO THEIR HOMES. $$ GAC059-133-219-250517- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0064.000000T0000Z-090925T0517Z/ /PNFG1.1.ER.090920T2230Z.090922T2030Z.090924T2317Z.NO/ 1138 AM EDT THU SEP 24 2009 ...FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCONEE RIVER NEAR PENFIELD. * UNTIL LATE TONIGHT. * AT 11 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.5 FEET...AND FALLING. * MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TONIGHT. $$ GAC167-303-319-250538- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0097.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /OCNG1.1.ER.090923T2112Z.090924T1515Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 1138 AM EDT THU SEP 24 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCONEE RIVER NEAR OCONEE. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 11 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 20.4 FEET...AND RISING SLOWLY. * MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 17.0 FEET. * AT 21.0 FEET...MODERATE FLOODING BEGINS. THE DIRT PARKING LOT BY THE OLD BALLS FERRY ROAD BOAT RAMP IS UNDER ONE TO THREE FEET OF WATER. THE END OF OLD BALLS FERRY ROAD BEGINS TO FLOOD. FLOODING CONTINUES AND SPREADS FURTHER INTO THE WOODLANDS NEAR THE RIVER. $$ GAC167-175-303-319-250537- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0094.090926T1800Z-090927T0000Z/ /DBNG1.1.ER.090926T1800Z.090926T1800Z.090926T1800Z.NO/ 1138 AM EDT THU SEP 24 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCONEE RIVER NEAR DUBLIN. * FROM SATURDAY UNTIL SATURDAY NIGHT. * AT 10 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.4 FEET...AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 21.0 FEET. * FORECAST TO RISE TO NEAR 21.0 FEET BY SATURDAY. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY SATURDAY NIGHT. * AT 21.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE IS REACHED. MINOR FLOODING DEVELOPS WITH LOWLAND FLOODING. $$
000 WGUS82 KFFC 242115 FLSFFC FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 515 PM EDT THU SEP 24 2009 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... OCONEE RIVER NEAR PENFIELD AFFECTING CLARKE...GREENE AND OCONEE COUNTIES ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... OCONEE RIVER NEAR OCONEE AFFECTING JOHNSON...WASHINGTON AND WILKINSON COUNTIES OCONEE RIVER NEAR DUBLIN AFFECTING JOHNSON...LAURENS...WASHINGTON AND WILKINSON COUNTIES .RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE AREA HAS CAUSED SIGNIFICANT RUNOFF INTO STREAMS AND RIVERS...CAUSING THE RIVERS TO RISE. SOME POINTS ALONG THE RIVER SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE FLOODING. && GAC059-133-219-250531- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0064.000000T0000Z-090925T0531Z/ /PNFG1.1.ER.090920T2230Z.090922T2030Z.090924T2331Z.NO/ 515 PM EDT THU SEP 24 2009 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL LATE TONIGHT...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCONEE RIVER NEAR PENFIELD * UNTIL LATE TONIGHT. * AT 4 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.3 FEET...AND FALLING. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. * FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. * THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 8 PM THIS EVENING. * WHEN MINOR FLOODING OCCURS...THE RIGHT BANK BEGINS TO OVERFLOW INTO AGRICULTURAL LANDS AND PASTURES. $$ GAC167-303-319-251115- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0097.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /OCNG1.1.ER.090923T2112Z.090924T1800Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 515 PM EDT THU SEP 24 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCONEE RIVER NEAR OCONEE * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 4 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 20.5 FEET...AND NEARLY STEADY. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 17.0 FEET. MODERATE FLOOD STAGE IS 21.0 FEET. * AT 21.0 FEET...MODERATE FLOODING BEGINS. THE DIRT PARKING LOT BY THE OLD BALLS FERRY ROAD BOAT RAMP IS UNDER ONE TO THREE FEET OF WATER. THE END OF OLD BALLS FERRY ROAD BEGINS TO FLOOD. FLOODING CONTINUES AND SPREADS FURTHER INTO THE WOODLANDS NEAR THE RIVER. $$ GAC167-175-303-319-251114- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0094.090926T1800Z-090927T0000Z/ /DBNG1.1.ER.090926T1800Z.090926T1800Z.090926T1800Z.NO/ 515 PM EDT THU SEP 24 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCONEE RIVER NEAR DUBLIN * FROM EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY EVENING. * AT 4 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.8 FEET...AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST TO BEGIN EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * FLOOD STAGE IS 21.0 FEET. * FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON... THEN FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY SATURDAY EVENING. * AT 21.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE IS REACHED. MINOR FLOODING DEVELOPS WITH LOWLAND FLOODING. $$
000 WGUS82 KFFC 250146 FLSFFC FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 946 PM EDT THU SEP 24 2009 ...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 OCONEE RIVER NEAR OCONEE AFFECTING JOHNSON...WASHINGTON AND WILKINSON COUNTIES .HEAVY RAINFALL EARLIER THIS WEEK CONTINUES TO RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT RUNOFF INTO AREA STREAMS...CREEKS...AND RIVERS. SEVERAL POINTS ALONG THE RIVER SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE FLOODING DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS. && GAC059-133-219-250744- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0064.000000T0000Z-090925T0744Z/ /PNFG1.1.ER.090920T2230Z.090922T2030Z.090925T0144Z.NO/ 946 PM EDT THU SEP 24 2009 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL LATE TONIGHT...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCONEE RIVER NEAR PENFIELD * UNTIL LATE TONIGHT. * AT 9 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.0 FEET...AND FALLING. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING...BUT IS FORECAST TO END BY MIDNIGHT. * FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY MIDNIGHT. * AT 11.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE IS REACHED. MINOR FLOODING OCCURS. THE RIGHT BANK BEGINS TO OVERFLOW INTO AGRICULTURAL LANDS AND PASTURES. $$ GAC167-303-319-251545- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0097.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /OCNG1.1.ER.090923T2112Z.090924T1800Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 946 PM EDT THU SEP 24 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCONEE RIVER NEAR OCONEE * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 9 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 20.3 FEET...AND SLOWLY FALLING. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 17.0 FEET. MODEARTE FLOOD STAGE IS 21.0 FEET. * AT 21.0 FEET...MODERATE FLOODING BEGINS. THE DIRT PARKING LOT BY THE OLD BALLS FERRY ROAD BOAT RAMP IS UNDER ONE TO THREE FEET OF WATER. THE END OF OLD BALLS FERRY ROAD BEGINS TO FLOOD. FLOODING CONTINUES AND SPREADS FURTHER INTO THE WOODLANDS NEAR THE RIVER. $$ GAC167-175-303-319-251545- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0094.090927T0000Z-090927T0600Z/ /DBNG1.1.ER.090927T0000Z.090927T0000Z.090927T0000Z.NO/ 946 PM EDT THU SEP 24 2009 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCONEE RIVER NEAR DUBLIN * FROM SATURDAY EVENING UNTIL LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. * AT 8 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.2 FEET...AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST TO BEGIN AROUND NOON SATURDAY. * FLOOD STAGE IS 21.0 FEET. * FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATER SATURDAY EVENING. * AT 21.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE IS REACHED. MINOR FLOODING DEVELOPS WITH LOWLAND FLOODING. $$
000 WGUS82 KFFC 251048 FLSFFC FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 648 AM EDT FRI SEP 25 2009 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... OCONEE RIVER NEAR OCONEE AFFECTING JOHNSON...WASHINGTON AND WILKINSON COUNTIES OCONEE RIVER NEAR DUBLIN AFFECTING JOHNSON...LAURENS...WASHINGTON AND WILKINSON COUNTIES .RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE AREA HAS CAUSED SIGNIFICANT RUNOFF INTO STREAMS AND RIVERS...CAUSING THE RIVERS TO RISE. SOME POINTS ALONG THE RIVER SYSTEM WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING. && GAC167-303-319-260048- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0097.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /OCNG1.1.ER.090923T2112Z.090924T1800Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 648 AM EDT FRI SEP 25 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCONEE RIVER NEAR OCONEE * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 6 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 19.9 FEET AND FALLING. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND FORECAST TO CONTINUE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 17.0 FEET. * AT 19.0 FEET...THE WATER LEVEL BEGINS TO FLOOD THE DIRT PARKING LOT AREA NEAR THE OLD BALLS FERRY ROAD BOAT RAMP...JUST UPSTREAM AND RIGHTBANK FROM THE GEORGIA HIGHWAY 57 BRIDGE. MINOR FLOODING CONTINUES AND SPREADS FURTHER INTO THE WOODLANDS NEAR THE RIVER. $$ GAC167-175-303-319-260048- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0094.090927T0000Z-090927T0600Z/ /DBNG1.1.ER.090927T0000Z.090927T0000Z.090927T0000Z.NO/ 648 AM EDT FRI SEP 25 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCONEE RIVER NEAR DUBLIN * FROM SATURDAY EVENING UNTIL LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. * AT 5 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.6 FEET AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST TO BEGIN AROUND NOON SATURDAY. * FLOOD STAGE IS 21.0 FEET. * FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY SATURDAY AFTERNON. THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATER SATURDAY EVENING. * AT 21.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE IS REACHED. MINOR FLOODING DEVELOPS WITH LOWLAND FLOODING. $$
000 WGUS82 KFFC 251557 FLSFFC FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1157 AM EDT FRI SEP 25 2009 ...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER NEAR WHITESBURG AFFECTING CARROLL...COWETA AND HEARD COUNTIES OCONEE RIVER NEAR DUBLIN AFFECTING JOHNSON...LAURENS...WASHINGTON AND WILKINSON COUNTIES ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER NEAR WEST POINT AFFECTING CHAMBERS...LEE... HARRIS AND TROUP COUNTIES SWEETWATER CREEK NEAR AUSTELL AFFECTING COBB AND DOUGLAS COUNTIES OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR MACON AFFECTING BIBB...HOUSTON...JONES... MONROE AND TWIGGS COUNTIES OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR HAWKINSVILLE AFFECTING BLECKLEY AND PULASKI COUNTIES OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR ABBEVILLE AFFECTING DODGE...TELFAIR AND WILCOX COUNTIES CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER NEAR FRANKLIN AFFECTING HEARD COUNTY OCONEE RIVER NEAR OCONEE AFFECTING JOHNSON...WASHINGTON AND WILKINSON COUNTIES && GAC045-077-149-251627- /O.CAN.KFFC.FL.W.0068.000000T0000Z-090926T1443Z/ /WHTG1.3.ER.090921T0715Z.090923T1230Z.090925T1215Z.UU/ 1157 AM EDT FRI SEP 25 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER NEAR WHITESBURG. * AT 10 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.1 FEET...AND FALLING. * FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TODAY. $$ GAC149-260556- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0098.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /FRNG1.3.ER.000000T0000Z.090924T0100Z.000000T0000Z.NR/ 1157 AM EDT FRI SEP 25 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER NEAR FRANKLIN. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 11AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 25.6 FEET...AND FALLING. * MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 23.0 FEET. * THE RIVER SHOULD FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY THIS EVENING. $$ ALC017-081-GAC145-285-260556- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0096.000000T0000Z-090927T2240Z/ /WTPG1.2.ER.090923T1800Z.090925T1800Z.090927T1640Z.NO/ 1157 AM EDT FRI SEP 25 2009 ...FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER NEAR WEST POINT. * UNTIL SUNDAY EVENING. * AT 11 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.9 FEET...AND STEADY. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 17.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL REMAIN STEADY NEAR 19.0 FEET. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 19.0 FEET...MODERATE FLOODING BEGINS. MAINLY FARM LANDS UNDERGO SOME FLOODING. FLOOD WATERS ENTER PARKING LOTS NEAR FIRE HOUSE AND 911 CENTER. $$ GAC067-097-252242- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0066.000000T0000Z-090925T2242Z/ /AUSG1.3.ER.090921T0658Z.090922T1730Z.090925T1642Z.NR/ 1157 AM EDT FRI SEP 25 2009 ...FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SWEETWATER CREEK NEAR AUSTELL. * UNTIL THIS EVENING. * AT 10 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.9 FEET...AND FALLING. * MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY THIS AFTERNOON. * AT 11.0 FEET...FLOODING CONTINUES IN LOW AREAS NEAR THE INTERSTATE 20 BRIDGE...ALONG BLAIRS BRIDGE ROAD...MOUNT VERNON ROAD...NEAR WOODROW WILSON PARK...COUNTY IRON WORKS WILL BEGIN TO EXPERIENCE MINOR FLOODING. GOLF DRIVING RANGE SOUTH OF I-20 WILL START FLOODING. $$ GAC021-153-169-207-289-260556- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0074.000000T0000Z-090926T2120Z/ /MACG1.1.ER.090922T0306Z.090924T1515Z.090926T1520Z.NO/ 1157 AM EDT FRI SEP 25 2009 ...FLOOD WARNING WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR MACON. * UNTIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 11 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 21.3 FEET...AND FALLING. * MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY SATURDAY MORNING. * AT 21.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING CONTINUES. MUCH OF THE MACON GREENWAY OCMULGEE HERITAGE TRAIL WILL FLOOD NORTH OF THE FIFTH STREET BRIDGE. AGRICULTURAL FLOODING INCREASE NORTH AND SOUTH OF MACON. $$ GAC023-235-260556- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0092.090927T0130Z-000000T0000Z/ /HAWG1.1.ER.090927T0130Z.090928T1800Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 1157 AM EDT FRI SEP 25 2009 ...FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR HAWKINSVILLE. * FROM SATURDAY EVENING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 10 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.3 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 20.0 FEET. * FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY SATURDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 22.1 FEET BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 20.5 FEET...MINOR FLOODING OF ROADS BEGINS ON THE SOUTHSIDE OF HAWKINSVILLE...ALONG GOOSENECK LANE. WITH THE FLOODING OF GOOSENECK LANE...RESIDENTS ARE CUTOFF FROM REACHING THEIR HOMES. $$ GAC091-271-315-260556- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0093.090925T1524Z-000000T0000Z/ /ABBG1.1.ER.090925T0945Z.090930T1200Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 1157 AM EDT FRI SEP 25 2009 ...FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR ABBEVILLE. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 8 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.1 FEET...AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 13.7 FEET BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL RISES MAY BE POSSIBLE THEREAFTER. * AT 14.0 FEET...MODERATE FLOODING BEGINS. ROADS TO HOMES ALONG WEST END OF RIVER IN ABBEVILLE FLOOD OUT AND CUT OFF RESIDENTS TO ACCESS TO THEIR HOMES. $$ GAC167-303-319-260556- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0097.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /OCNG1.1.ER.090923T2112Z.090924T1800Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 1157 AM EDT FRI SEP 25 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCONEE RIVER NEAR OCONEE. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 11 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 19.6 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. $$ GAC167-175-303-319-251627- /O.CAN.KFFC.FL.W.0094.000000T0000Z-090927T0600Z/ /DBNG1.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 1157 AM EDT FRI SEP 25 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE OCONEE RIVER NEAR DUBLIN. * UNTIL LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. * AT 10AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.5 FEET...AND RISING. * FLOOD STAGE IS 21.0 FEET. * THE RIVER LEVEL WILL CREST AROUND 20.5 FEET ON SATURDAY. * AT 20.0 FEET...BANKFULL STAGE IS REACHED. WATER BEGINS TO SPILL OUT INTO THE FLOOD PLAIN. $$
000 WGUS82 KFFC 252106 FLSFFC FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 506 PM EDT FRI SEP 25 2009 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... OCONEE RIVER NEAR OCONEE AFFECTING JOHNSON...WASHINGTON AND WILKINSON COUNTIES .HEAVY RAINFALL EARLIER THIS WEEK CONTINUES TO RESULT IN HEAVY RUNOFF INTO AREA CREEKS AND STREAMS. SOME POINTS ALONG THE RIVER SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE FLOODING INTO THE WEEKEND. && GAC167-303-319-261106- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0097.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /OCNG1.1.ER.090923T2112Z.090924T1800Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 506 PM EDT FRI SEP 25 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCONEE RIVER NEAR OCONEE * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 4 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 19.2 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 17.0 FEET. MODERATE FLOOD STAGE IS 21.0 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. $$
000 WGUS82 KFFC 260307 FLSFFC FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1107 PM EDT FRI SEP 25 2009 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... OCONEE RIVER NEAR OCONEE AFFECTING JOHNSON...WASHINGTON AND WILKINSON COUNTIES .HEAVY RAINFALL EARLIER IN THE WEEK CONTINUES TO CAUSE RUNOFF INTO AREA STREAMS AND RIVERS. SOME POINTS ALONG THE RIVER SYSTEM WILL EXPERIENCE MINOR FLOODING DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS. && GAC167-303-319-261707- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0097.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /OCNG1.1.ER.090923T2112Z.090924T1800Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 1107 PM EDT FRI SEP 25 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCONEE RIVER NEAR OCONEE * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 10 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.8 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 17.0 FEET. MODERATE FLOOD STAGE IS 21.0 FEET. * AT 19.0 FEET...THE WATER LEVEL BEGINS TO FLOOD THE DIRT PARKING LOT AREA NEAR THE OLD BALLS FERRY ROAD BOAT RAMP...JUST UPSTREAM AND RIGHTBANK FROM THE GEORGIA HIGHWAY 57 BRIDGE. MINOR FLOODING CONTINUES AND SPREADS FURTHER INTO THE WOODLANDS NEAR THE RIVER. $$
000 WGUS82 KFFC 261423 FLSFFC FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1023 AM EDT SAT SEP 26 2009 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR HAWKINSVILLE AFFECTING BLECKLEY AND PULASKI COUNTIES ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... OCONEE RIVER NEAR OCONEE AFFECTING JOHNSON...WASHINGTON AND WILKINSON COUNTIES && GAC023-235-270423- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0092.090926T1729Z-091001T1424Z/ /HAWG1.1.ER.090926T1729Z.090929T0000Z.091001T0824Z.NO/ 1023 AM EDT SAT SEP 26 2009 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR HAWKINSVILLE. * UNTIL THURSDAY MORNING. * AT 9 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 19.3 FEET...AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 20.0 FEET. * FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 23.0 FEET BY MONDAY EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY THURSDAY MORNING. * AT 25.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING OCCURS...WITH SOME ROADS CLOSED WITH ACCESS TO RESIDENCES. RIVERVIEW ROAD CLOSES TO RESIDENTS. $$ GAC167-303-319-270422- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0097.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /OCNG1.1.ER.090923T2112Z.090924T1800Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 1023 AM EDT SAT SEP 26 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCONEE RIVER NEAR OCONEE * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 10 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.8 FEET...AND FALLING. * MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 17.0 FEET. * AT 17.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE IS REACHED. THE WATER LEVEL REACHES THE TOP OF THE OLD BALLS FERRY ROAD BOAT RAMP...JUST UPSTREAM AND RIGHTBANK FROM THE GEORGIA HIGHWAY 57 BRIDGE. MINOR FLOODING OF WOODLANDS NEAR THE RIVER OCCURS. $$
000 WGUS82 KFFC 262129 FLSFFC FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 529 PM EDT SAT SEP 26 2009 ...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN GEORGIA... OCONEE RIVER NEAR OCONEE AFFECTING JOHNSON...WASHINGTON AND WILKINSON COUNTIES && GAC167-303-319-262159- /O.CAN.KFFC.FL.W.0097.000000T0000Z-090926T2129Z/ /OCNG1.1.ER.090923T2112Z.090924T1800Z.090926T2037Z.NO/ 529 PM EDT SAT SEP 26 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE OCONEE RIVER NEAR OCONEE. * AT 5 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.9 FEET...AND FALLING. * FLOOD STAGE IS 17.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY FALL FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. $$
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 Sep 23, 4:02 PM EDT, 2 hours 26 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 23, 4:02 PM EDT, 2 hours 26 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 402 PM EDT WED SEP 23 2009 .SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT/... AMPLIFIED UPPER PATTERN CHARACTERIZED BY DEEP CUTOFF LOW OVER WRN KS PROGGED BY MODELS TO UNWIND. WESTERLIES CURRENTLY CONFINED TO SRN CANADIAN PROVINCES SHOULD DIP SOUTH ENOUGH TO PICK UP LOW AND LIFT IT NE TOWARDS THE ERN CONUS. UPPER RIDGE AXIS CURRENTLY IN PLACE OVER THE STATE WILL GIVE WAY TO SW FLOW ALOFT...INCREASING WARM/MOIST ADVECTION AND PRECIP OPPORTUNITIES. MODELS IN SHORT TERM FAIR AGREEMENT ON SPEED AND EVOLUTION OF CUTOFF LOW EJECTION. GFS HAS BROADER/WEAKER S/W WHILE NAM IS MORE INTENSE. SREF MEAN AND ECMWF IN BETWEEN PREVIOUS TWO SOLUTIONS. TIMING ABOUT THE SAME WITH ALL MODELS. SHOULD SEE POPS INCREASE TO NEAR LIKELY BY LATE FRI AND CONTINUING INTO THE WEEKEND. CANT RULE OUT HEAVY RAIN THREAT THIS WEEKEND BUT SYSTEM DOES APPEAR TO BE MORE PROGRESSIVE WITH LESS RISK OF TRAINING STORMS AS WITH EARLY THIS WEEK. REGARDLESS OF RAIN...SHOULD CONTINUE TO SEE ANOMALOUSLY WARM MIN TEMPS FOR LATE SEPT. GENERALLY USED 30-DAY BIAS- CORRECTED NAM GUIDANCE FOR MIN TEMPS AND BIAS- CORRECTED GFS/NAM BLEND FOR MAX TEMPS. .LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... GFS/ECMWF CONTINUE GOOD AGREEMENT IN THE LONG TERM PERIOD. AS S/W FLATTENS AND FILLS AS IT PUSHES EAST...FRONT PROGGED TO STALL ACROSS SRN GA/NRN FL ON SUN. PRECIP SHOULD REMAIN MOSTLY SOUTH OF CWA. STRONGER S/W UPSTREAM PROGGED BY GFS/ECMWF TO DROP INTO THE MIDWEST MONDAY AND PUSHES STRONG FRONT INTO THE STATE ON TUES WHICH SHOULD FINALLY PUSH US INTO MUCH DRIER AND MORE SEASONABLE PATTERN. MIN TEMPS SHOULD BE IN THE 50S TUES AND WED WHICH IS ABOUT NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. LOWS IN THE 70S IN LATE SEPT IS JUST WRONG. PUSHED SOME MIN TEMPS AND DEWPOINTS DOWN ON TUES/WED...OTHERWISE GOING FCST LOOKS PRETTY GOOD. SNELSON && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... ATHENS 70 85 69 86 68 / 10 30 10 40 40 ATLANTA 70 84 71 85 69 / 10 40 20 30 40 BLAIRSVILLE 69 79 66 81 65 / 10 40 20 50 50 CARTERSVILLE 69 84 70 84 69 / 10 40 20 50 40 COLUMBUS 71 87 71 88 71 / 10 30 20 20 30 GAINESVILLE 70 82 69 84 66 / 10 40 20 40 50 MACON 71 87 70 88 70 / 10 30 10 20 20 ROME 68 84 68 84 69 / 20 40 20 50 40 PEACHTREE CITY 69 85 70 85 68 / 10 40 20 20 40 VIDALIA 70 88 68 88 69 / 20 30 5 20 10 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && 13
Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 23, 5:10 AM EDT, 13 hours 18 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 510 AM EDT WED SEP 23 2009 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-241000- 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- 510 AM EDT WED SEP 23 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON. .SYNOPSIS... HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OFF THE NEW ENGLAND COAST WILL CONTINUE TODAY AS A STATIONARY FRONT MEANDERS ACROSS THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY REGION. .PRIMARY HAZARDS... THE PRIMARY HAZARD FROM THUNDERSTORMS TODAY WILL BE OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. THE MOSTLY LIKELY LOCATION FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE IN THE AREA ALONG AND EAST OF A LINE FROM WASHINGTON TO MCRAE. THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOST LIKELY TO OCCUR BETWEEN 2 PM AND 8 PM. .DISCUSSION... A MOIST SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW AND A WEAKENING EASTERLY WAVE OFF THE CAROLINA COAST...COULD AID IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON. INSTABILITY IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN WEAK WITH LIFTED INDICES IN THE ZERO TO MINUS 2 RANGE AND CAPES 400 TO 800. ANY THUNDERSTORM THAT DEVELOPS SHOULD REMAIN BELOW SEVERE LIMITS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY THERE WILL BE A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED ON TUESDAY AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22, 10:09 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Washington, Wilkinson | 20 hr |
| Sep 22, 11:29 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Pulaski | 7 days |
| Sep 22, 11:29 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Dodge, Telfair, Wilcox | 11 days |
| Sep 22, 11:41 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Johnson, Laurens, Washington, Wilkinson | 60 hr |
| Sep 23, 11:41 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Taliaferro, Wilkes | 22 hr |
| Sep 23, 3:07 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Harris, Troup | 66 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.