Alert archive / Georgia / River Flood Warnings in 2011
River Flood Warning 1, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this river flood warning at Feb 2, 2011, 12:44 AM EST for Forsyth County, Georgia. It was in force for 8 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 2, 2011, 12:44 AM EST (05:44 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 2, 2011, 8:17 AM EST
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Forsyth County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 104 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 Big Creek at GA 9 near Cumming (CMGG1). The gauge peaked at 6.57 ft at Feb 2, 2011, 4:00 AM EST.
- Action stage
- 4 ft
- Minor stage
- 6 ft
- Moderate stage
- 12 ft
- Major stage
- 15 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02335580, 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.
873 WGUS42 KFFC 020544 FLWFFC BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1244 AM EST WED FEB 2 2011 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... BIG CREEK NEAR CUMMING AFFECTING FORSYTH COUNTY .RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL HAS CAUSED SIGNIFICANT RUNOFF INTO STREAMS AND RIVERS WHICH WILL CAUSE FLOODING IN SOME AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ALL PERSONS WITH INTERESTS ALONG THE RIVER SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS...AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. THE LATEST STAGE DATA WAS FURNISHED IN COOPERATION WITH THE UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. && GAC117-021944- /O.NEW.KFFC.FL.W.0001.110202T0544Z-000000T0000Z/ /CMGG1.1.ER.110202T0442Z.110202T0445Z.000000T0000Z.UU/ 1244 AM EST WED FEB 2 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE BIG CREEK NEAR CUMMING. * FROM EARLY THIS MORNING UNTIL LATE MORNING. * AT 11PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 5.7 FEET...AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS EXPECTED. * THE CREEK IS EXPECTED TO CREST NEAR 6.5 FEET AROUND SUNRISE AND SHOULD GO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BEFORE NOON. * FLOOD STAGE IS 6.0 FEET. * AT 6.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE IS REACHED. MINOR FLOODING WILL EXPAND INTO THE NATURAL FLOOD PLAIN OF THE CREEK UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM FROM THE GAGE AT ATLANTA HIGHWAY OR GEORGIA HIGHWAY 9. LARGE PORTIONS OF THE SIDEWALK AND BOARDWALK OF THE BIG CREEK GREENWAY WILL BEGIN TO FLOOD. THE AREAS UNDER THE GEORGIA 400 HIGHWAY AND MCFARLAND ROAD WILL BE COVERED WITH AROUND ONE FOOT OF WATER. A PORTION OF THE SIDEWALK UNDER MAJORS ROAD WILL BE COVERED WITH AROUND TWO FEET OF WATER. $$
3 follow-up statements
715 WGUS82 KFFC 020819 FLSFFC BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 319 AM EST WED FEB 2 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... BIG CREEK NEAR CUMMING AFFECTING FORSYTH COUNTY GAC117-022219- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /CMGG1.1.ER.110202T0442Z.110202T0745Z.000000T0000Z.UU/ 319 AM EST WED FEB 2 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE BIG CREEK NEAR CUMMING * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 2AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 6.5 FEET AND WAS SLOWLY RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND WILL CONTINUE. * THE CREEK WILL CREST AROUND 6.7 FEET AROUND SUNRISE AND SHOULD GO BELOW FLOOD STATE AROUND MIDDAY. * FLOOD STAGE IS 6.0 FEET. * AT 6.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE IS REACHED. MINOR FLOODING WILL EXPAND INTO THE NATURAL FLOOD PLAIN OF THE CREEK UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM FROM THE GAGE AT ATLANTA HIGHWAY OR GEORGIA HIGHWAY 9. LARGE PORTIONS OF THE SIDEWALK AND BOARDWALK OF THE BIG CREEK GREENWAY WILL BEGIN TO FLOOD. THE AREAS UNDER THE GEORGIA 400 HIGHWAY AND MCFARLAND ROAD WILL BE COVERED WITH AROUND ONE FOOT OF WATER. A PORTION OF THE SIDEWALK UNDER MAJORS ROAD WILL BE COVERED WITH AROUND TWO FEET OF WATER. $$
527 WGUS82 KFFC 021112 FLSFFC BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 612 AM EST WED FEB 2 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... BIG CREEK NEAR CUMMING AFFECTING FORSYTH COUNTY GAC117-030112- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /CMGG1.1.ER.110202T0442Z.110202T0915Z.000000T0000Z.UU/ 612 AM EST WED FEB 2 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE BIG CREEK NEAR CUMMING * UNTIL MID MORNING. * AT 545 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 6.4 FEET AND WAS SLOWLY FALLING. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND WILL CONTNIUE THROUGH MID MORNING. * THE CREEK HAS CRESTED AND WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 9 AM. * FLOOD STAGE IS 6.0 FEET. * AT 6.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE IS REACHED. MINOR FLOODING WILL EXPAND INTO THE NATURAL FLOOD PLAIN OF THE CREEK UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM FROM THE GAGE AT ATLANTA HIGHWAY OR GEORGIA HIGHWAY 9. LARGE PORTIONS OF THE SIDEWALK AND BOARDWALK OF THE BIG CREEK GREENWAY WILL BEGIN TO FLOOD. THE AREAS UNDER THE GEORGIA 400 HIGHWAY AND MCFARLAND ROAD WILL BE COVERED WITH AROUND ONE FOOT OF WATER. A PORTION OF THE SIDEWALK UNDER MAJORS ROAD WILL BE COVERED WITH AROUND TWO FEET OF WATER. $$
229 WGUS82 KFFC 021317 FLSFFC BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 817 AM EST WED FEB 2 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... BIG CREEK NEAR CUMMING AFFECTING FORSYTH COUNTY GAC117-021347- /O.CAN.KFFC.FL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110202T1317Z/ /CMGG1.1.ER.110202T0442Z.110202T0915Z.110202T1140Z.UU/ 817 AM EST WED FEB 2 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE BIG CREEK NEAR CUMMING. * AT 8 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 5.4 FEET...AND FALLING. * FLOOD STAGE IS 6 FEET. * AT 5 FEET...BANKFULL CONDITIONS COVER SOME LOW LYING AREAS OF THE CREEK UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM FROM THE GAGE AT ATLANTA HIGHWAY OR GEORGIA HIGHWAY 9. PORTIONS OF THE SIDEWALK ON THE BIG CREEK GREENWAY UNDER THE GEORGIA 400 HIGHWAY AND MCFARLAND ROAD ARE FLOODED. A PORTION OF THE SIDEWALK UNDER MAJORS ROAD WILL BE COVERED WITH AROUND ONE FOOT OF WATER. THE WATER LEVEL REACHES THE BOTTOM OF THE BOARDWALK ALONG SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE GREENWAY. $$
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.