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River Flood Warning 119, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this river flood warning at May 3, 2010, 3:10 PM EDT for Cobb County, Fulton County, Georgia. It took effect at May 3, 2010, 5:27 PM EDT. It was in force for 5 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 3, 2010, 3:10 PM EDT (19:10 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 3, 2010, 5:27 PM EDT
- Expired
- May 3, 2010, 10:21 PM EDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Flood severity
- Minor
Counties Cobb County, GA, Fulton County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The river
Written for the forecast point Chattahoochee River at Atlanta (VING1).
- Action stage
- 12 ft
- Minor stage
- 14 ft
- Moderate stage
- 18 ft
- Major stage
- 20 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02336000, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
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 May 3, 3:08 PM EDT, 2 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 3, 3:08 PM EDT, 2 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, May 3, 10:30 AM EDT, 4 hours 40 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1030 AM EDT MON MAY 3 2010 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-040900- 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- 1030 AM EDT MON MAY 3 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS CENTRAL AND PARTS OF NORTH GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. .SYNOPSIS... A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT ACROSS NORTHWEST GEORGIA WILL DRIFT ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA TODAY AND INTO CENTRAL GEORGIA TONIGHT. .PRIMARY HAZARDS... THE PRIMARY HAZARDS FROM THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE HEAVY RAINS WHICH COULD CAUSE FLOODING OF CREEKS AND STREAMS...AND LIGHTNING. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE FLOODING POTENTIAL...SEE THE LATEST FLASH FLOOD AND FLOOD WATCH STATEMENTS. STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE OVER CENTRAL GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING THAT COULD CAUSE GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL. .DISCUSSION... CAPES WILL RANGE FROM 200 TO 1000 WITH LIFTED INDICES OF ZERO TO MINUS 4...AND K INDEX VALUES OF 35 TO 40. THE MOST UNSTABLE VALUES WILL OCCUR OVER CENTRAL GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WITH STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ALOFT...THIS WILL GIVE POTENTIAL FOR THUNDERSTORMS TO PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL AND LIGHTNING. GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN ACROSS CENTRAL GEORGIA ON TUESDAY. THERE IS ALSO A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ON FRIDAY...SATURDAY AND MONDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT REQUESTED BUT SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT REPORTS OF ANY SEVERE WEATHER AND HEAVY RAINFALL THROUGH THE WEB BY GOING TO WEATHER.GOV/ATLANTA. BDL
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 3, 1:03 PM EDT, 2 hours 7 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 103 PM EDT MON MAY 3 2010 GAZ071-072-082-031745- 103 PM EDT MON MAY 3 2010 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR 40 MPH WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN IN BIBB...JONES AND MONROE COUNTIES UNTIL 145 PM EDT... AT 1256 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS STRETCHING FROM LIZELLA TO BOLINGBROKE TO ROUND OAK...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH ARE LIKELY AS THESE STORMS MOVE ACROSS BIBB... JONES AND MONROE COUNTIES THROUGH 145 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE LAKE TOBESOFKEE...LIZELLA...FORSYTH... BOLINGBROKE...WESLEYAN...PAYNE CITY...PLANT SCHERER...ARKWRIGHT... JARRELL PLANTATION...DAMES FERRY...POSTELL...WAYSIDE...ROUND OAK... CLINTON AND BRADLEY.
Special weather statement, May 3, 1:06 PM EDT, 2 hours 4 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 106 PM EDT MON MAY 3 2010 GAZ069-079>081-089>091-031800- 106 PM EDT MON MAY 3 2010 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HEAVY RAIN IN TAYLOR... CHATTAHOOCHEE...MARION...MUSCOGEE...CRAWFORD...TALBOT AND UPSON COUNTIES UNTIL 200 PM EDT... AT 102 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A A SERIES OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN FROM CUSSETA...TO BUTLER...TO ROBERTA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 3 AND 4 INCHES HAVE FALLEN SINCE EARLY THIS MORNING...AND ANOTHER HALF TO ONE INCH PER HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS TAYLOR...CHATTAHOOCHEE...MARION...MUSCOGEE... CRAWFORD...TALBOT AND UPSON COUNTIES...INCLUDING AREAS AROUND FORT BENNING....OAKLAND...GENEVA...UPATOI...TALBOTTON...HOWARD... PRATTSBURG...SALEM...AND ROBERTA. DRIVERS SHOULD USE CAUTION AS INTENSE RAINFALL WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES. PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS IS ALSO LIKELY...WITH MINOR STREET FLOODING POSSIBLE IN SLOW DRAINING AREAS. 31
Special weather statement, May 3, 1:50 PM EDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 150 PM EDT MON MAY 3 2010 GAZ072-073-031830- 150 PM EDT MON MAY 3 2010 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR 40 MPH WINDS AND BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS IN JONES AND BALDWIN COUNTIES UNTIL 230 PM EDT... AT 143 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS STRETCHING FROM POSTELL TO BLOUNTSVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH AND BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE LIKELY AS THIS STORM MOVES ACROSS JONES AND BALDWIN COUNTIES THROUGH 230 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM INCLUDE POSTELL...GREENBERRY CROSSROADS...CLINTON...JAMES...BRADLEY...GRAY...BLOUNTSVILLE... HADDOCK...COOPERS...BROWNS CROSSING...PANCRAS...MERIWETHER... SCOTTSBORO...ALL ENWOOD AND HARDWICK.
Local storm report, May 3, 1:56 PM EDT, 1 hour 14 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
156 PM EDT MON MAY 03 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1155 AM FLASH FLOOD 4 W NORTH ATLANTA 33.86N 84.41W
05/03/2010 FULTON GA EMERGENCY MNGR
MAJOR FLOODING ON PORTIONS OF NANCY CREEK. A SWIFT WATER
RESCUE WAS BEING PLANNED BY COUNTY OFFICIALS TO REMOVE A
WOMAN OFF THE TOP OF A HOUSE ON FAIRFIELD ROAD.
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KFRANTZSpecial weather statement, May 3, 2:23 PM EDT, 47 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 223 PM EDT MON MAY 3 2010 GAZ081>083-093>095-031900- 223 PM EDT MON MAY 3 2010 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR 45 MPH WINDS AND BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS IN MACON...HOUSTON...PEACH...CRAWFORD...TWIGGS AND BIBB COUNTIES UNTIL 300 PM EDT... AT 220 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS STRETCHING FROM FOUNTAINVILLE TO REYNOLDS TO SANDY POINT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. WIND GUSTS OF 45 MPH AND BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE LIKELY AS THESE STORMS MOVE ACROSS MACON...HOUSTON...PEACH...CRAWFORD...TWIGGS AND BIBB COUNTIES THROUGH 300 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE FRIENDSHIP...MIAMI VALLEY...FORT VALLEY...SANDY POINT...HORNS...NAKOMIS...LEE POPE...MUSELLA...KNOXVILLE... ROBERTA...POWERVILLE...LAKE TOBESOFKEE...LIZELLA...LAKEWOOD AND BYRON.
Local storm report, May 3, 2:42 PM EDT, 28 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
242 PM EDT MON MAY 03 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0202 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 W MILLEDGEVILLE 33.09N 83.29W
05/03/2010 BALDWIN GA COUNTY OFFICIAL
POSSIBLE TORNADO DOWNED SEVERAL TREES. MAY HAVE DAMAGED A
STRUCTURE.
0220 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 N MILLEDGEVILLE 33.11N 83.24W
05/03/2010 BALDWIN GA COUNTY OFFICIAL
POSSIBLE TORNADO DOWNED NUMEROUS TREES ON JEFFERSON DRIVE
NEAR LAKE SINCLAIR. SOME MAY HAVE FALLEN ON STRUCTURES.
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JFIEUXThe office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 5:21 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Meriwether, Troup | 39 min |
| May 3, 5:27 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Dade | 20 hr |
| May 3, 6:06 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Fulton, Gwinnett | 6 hr |
| May 3, 6:24 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Carroll, Cobb, Douglas | 6 hr |
| May 3, 7:03 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Cobb, Douglas | 10 hr |
| May 3, 8:58 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Forsyth | 10 hr |
| May 3, 8:58 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Forsyth, Fulton | 27 hr |
| May 3, 9:43 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gwinnett | 19 hr |
| May 3, 10:24 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gwinnett, Walton | 9 hr |
| May 3, 10:24 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Newton, Rockdale | 47 hr |
| May 3, 10:43 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Carroll, Coweta, Heard | 40 hr |
| May 3, 12:05 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Fulton | 6 hr |
| May 3, 12:05 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Fulton | 9 hr |
| May 3, 12:05 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Fulton | 6 hr |
| May 3, 12:05 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Fulton | 3 hr |
| May 3, 12:05 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Fulton | 6 hr |
| May 3, 12:05 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Fulton, Gwinnett | 3 hr |
| May 3, 12:05 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Cobb | 5 hr |
| May 3, 12:05 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gwinnett | 8 hr |
| May 3, 2:31 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Hancock, Warren | 44 min |
| May 3, 3:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Glascock, Hancock, Warren, Washington | 54 min |
| May 3, 3:10 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Cobb, Fulton | 6 hr |
| May 3, 3:10 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Clarke, Greene, Oconee | 58 hr |
| May 3, 3:27 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Glascock, Hancock, Warren | 48 min |
| May 3, 3:47 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Glascock, Washington | 43 min |
| May 3, 4:17 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Glascock, Jefferson, Warren | 40 min |
| May 3, 5:01 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Crisp, Dooly, Sumter | 44 min |
| May 3, 5:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dodge, Pulaski, Telfair, Wilcox | 53 min |
| May 3, 6:34 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Cobb, Fulton | 108 min |
| May 3, 7:07 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Rockdale | 24 hr |
| May 3, 7:35 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Bibb, Houston, Jones, Monroe, Twiggs | 50 hr |
Nearby
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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.