Alert archive / Georgia / River Flood Warnings in 2011
River Flood Warning 11, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this river flood warning at Mar 7, 2011, 4:39 AM EST for Murray County, Whitfield County, Georgia. It was in force for 15 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 7, 2011, 4:39 AM EST (09:39 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 7, 2011, 7:18 PM EST
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Flood severity
- Minor
Counties Murray County, GA, Whitfield County, GA
The radar
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The river
Written for the forecast point Conasauga River at GA 286 near Eton (ETNG1). The gauge peaked at 12.57 ft at Mar 7, 2011, 11:00 AM EST.
- Action stage
- 10 ft
- Minor stage
- 12 ft
- Moderate stage
- 20 ft
- Major stage
- 24 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02384500, 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.
383 WGUS42 KFFC 070939 FLWFFC BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 439 AM EST MON MAR 7 2011 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... CONASAUGA RIVER NEAR ETON AFFECTING MURRAY AND WHITFIELD COUNTIES .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. && GAC213-313-072339- /O.NEW.KFFC.FL.W.0011.110307T0939Z-000000T0000Z/ /ETNG1.1.ER.110307T0837Z.110307T0930Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 439 AM EST MON MAR 7 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE CONASAUGA RIVER NEAR ETON * FROM EARLY THIS MORNING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 4AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.1 FEET...AND RISING. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. $$
3 follow-up statements
486 WGUS82 KFFC 071553 FLSFFC BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1053 AM EST MON MAR 7 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... WEST CHICKAMAUGA CREEK NEAR FORT OGLETHORPE AFFECTING CATOOSA AND HAMILTON COUNTIES CONASAUGA RIVER NEAR ETON AFFECTING MURRAY AND WHITFIELD COUNTIES COAHULLA CREEK NEAR KEITHS MILL NEAR DALTON AFFECTING WHITFIELD COUNTY GAC047-TNC065-080553- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0010.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /WCKG1.1.ER.110307T0315Z.110307T1500Z.000000T0000Z.UU/ 1053 AM EST MON MAR 7 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE WEST CHICKAMAUGA CREEK NEAR FORT OGLETHORPE. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 1015 AM TODAY THE STAGE WAS 11.1 FEET...AND STEADY. * MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. * FLOOD STAGE IS 11 FEET. * AT 11 FEET...FLOOD STAGE IS REACHED. MINOR FLOODING BEGINS OF WOODLANDS AND FIELDS NEAR THE CREEK UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM FROM THE GAGE ON THE GEORGIA HIGHWAY 146 OR CLOUD SPRINGS ROAD BRIDGE. MINOR FLOODING OF THE CREEK CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED FURTHER DOWNSTREAM AS IT CROSSES THE TENNESSEE BORDER INTO THE SOUTH EAST RIDGE AREA. $$ GAC213-313-080553- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0011.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /ETNG1.1.ER.110307T0837Z.110307T1515Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 1053 AM EST MON MAR 7 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE CONASAUGA RIVER NEAR ETON. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 1030 AM TODAY THE STAGE WAS 12.6 FEET...AND SLOWLY RISING. * MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12 FEET. * AT 12 FEET...MINOR FLOODING BEGINS. PASTURE AND FIELDS UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM FROM THE GAGE ON THE GEORGIA HIGHWAY 286 BRIDGE BEGIN TO FLOOD. $$ GAC313-080553- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /CHCG1.1.ER.110306T2045Z.110307T1515Z.000000T0000Z.UU/ 1053 AM EST MON MAR 7 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE COAHULLA CREEK NEAR KEITHS MILL NEAR DALTON. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 1045 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.7 FEET...AND SLOWLY RISING. * MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16 FEET. * AT 16 FEET...MINOR FLOODING BEGINS. PASTURE AND FIELDS UPSTREAM...RIGHT AND LEFT BANK FROM THE KEITHS MILL ROAD BRIDGE... AND DOWNSTREAM ON THE LEFT BANK BEGIN TO FLOOD. $$
338 WGUS82 KFFC 072129 FLSFFC BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 429 PM EST MON MAR 7 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... WEST CHICKAMAUGA CREEK NEAR FORT OGLETHORPE AFFECTING CATOOSA AND HAMILTON COUNTIES CONASAUGA RIVER NEAR ETON AFFECTING MURRAY AND WHITFIELD COUNTIES COAHULLA CREEK NEAR KEITHS MILL NEAR DALTON AFFECTING WHITFIELD COUNTY GAC047-TNC065-081129- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0010.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /WCKG1.1.ER.110307T0315Z.110307T1545Z.000000T0000Z.UU/ 429 PM EST MON MAR 7 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE WEST CHICKAMAUGA CREEK NEAR FORT OGLETHORPE * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 04PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.1 FEET...AND HAS CRESTED WITH A SLOW FALL. * MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. * FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. * AT 11.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE IS REACHED. MINOR FLOODING BEGINS OF WOODLANDS AND FIELDS NEAR THE CREEK UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM FROM THE GAGE ON THE GEORGIA HIGHWAY 146 OR CLOUD SPRINGS ROAD BRIDGE. MINOR FLOODING OF THE CREEK CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED FURTHER DOWNSTREAM AS IT CROSSES THE TENNESSEE BORDER INTO THE SOUTH EAST RIDGE AREA. $$ GAC213-313-081128- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0011.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /ETNG1.1.ER.110307T0837Z.110307T1615Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 429 PM EST MON MAR 7 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE CONASAUGA RIVER NEAR ETON * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 04PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.1 FEET...AND FALLING. * MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. * AT 12.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING OF WOODLANDS...PASTURE AND FIELDS BEGINS ALONG THE RIVER...UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM FROM THE GAGE ON GEORGIA HIGHWAY 286 OR DAWNVILLE ROAD. $$ GAC313-081128- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /CHCG1.1.ER.110306T2045Z.110307T2100Z.000000T0000Z.UU/ 429 PM EST MON MAR 7 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE COAHULLA CREEK NEAR KEITHS MILL NEAR DALTON * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 04PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.9 FEET...AND SLOWLY RISING. * MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. * AT 16.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING BEGINS. PASTURE AND FIELDS UPSTREAM...RIGHT AND LEFT BANK FROM THE KEITHS MILL ROAD BRIDGE... AND DOWNSTREAM ON THE LEFT BANK BEGIN TO FLOOD. $$
155 WGUS82 KFFC 080018 FLSFFC BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 718 PM EST MON MAR 7 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... CONASAUGA RIVER NEAR ETON AFFECTING MURRAY AND WHITFIELD COUNTIES GAC213-313-080048- /O.CAN.KFFC.FL.W.0011.000000T0000Z-110308T0018Z/ /ETNG1.1.ER.110307T0837Z.110307T1615Z.110307T2142Z.NO/ 718 PM EST MON MAR 7 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE CONASAUGA RIVER NEAR ETON * AT 06PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.3 FEET...AND FALLING. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 6, 10:26 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Catoosa | 24 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.