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River Flood Warning 36, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this river flood warning at Apr 5, 2011, 12:48 AM EDT for Dade County, Georgia; Hamilton County, Tennessee. It was in force for 15 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 5, 2011, 12:48 AM EDT (04:48 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 5, 2011, 3:57 PM EDT
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Flood severity
- Minor
Counties Dade County, GA, Hamilton County, TN
The radar
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:51 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 Lookout Creek near New England (ENGG1). The gauge peaked at 13.16 ft at Apr 5, 2011, 4:00 AM EDT.
- Action stage
- 10 ft
- Minor stage
- 12 ft
- Moderate stage
- 17 ft
- Major stage
- 19 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03568933, 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 050448 FLWFFC BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1248 AM EDT TUE APR 5 2011 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... LOOKOUT CREEK NEAR NEW ENGLAND AFFECTING DADE AND HAMILTON 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 CREEK 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. && GAC083-TNC065-051848- /O.NEW.KFFC.FL.W.0036.110405T0448Z-000000T0000Z/ /ENGG1.1.ER.110405T0430Z.110405T0430Z.000000T0000Z.UU/ 1248 AM EDT TUE APR 5 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR LOOKOUT CREEK NEAR NEW ENGLAND * FROM EARLY THIS MORNING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 12 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.5 FEET AND RISING. THE CREEK IS EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12 FEET. * AT 12 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. MINOR FLOODING OF THE CREEK CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED MUCH FURTHER DOWNSTREAM AS IT CROSSES THE TENNESSEE BORDER INTO THE TIFTONA AREA. $$
3 follow-up statements
995 WGUS82 KFFC 051304 FLSFFC BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 904 AM EDT TUE APR 5 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... BIG CREEK NEAR CUMMING AFFECTING FORSYTH COUNTY ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... LOOKOUT CREEK NEAR NEW ENGLAND AFFECTING DADE AND HAMILTON COUNTIES GAC083-TNC065-060045- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0036.000000T0000Z-110406T0045Z/ /ENGG1.1.ER.110405T0430Z.110405T0830Z.110405T1845Z.UU/ 904 AM EDT TUE APR 5 2011 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL THIS EVENING...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE LOOKOUT CREEK NEAR NEW ENGLAND * UNTIL THIS EVENING. * AT 8 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.8 FEET...AND FALLING. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY THIS AFTERNOON. * AT 13.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING EXPANDS ALONG SELLS LANE IN TRENTON...MASON ROAD NEAR RISING FAWN...AND CREEK ROAD NEAR NEW ENGLAND. ALL THESE ROADS WILL BE CLOSED. ALSO MINOR FLOODING EXPANDS MUCH FURTHER DOWNSTREAM AS THE CREEK CROSSES THE TENNESSEE BORDER INTO THE TIFTONA AREA. $$ GAC117-051334- /O.CAN.KFFC.FL.W.0037.000000T0000Z-110405T1304Z/ /CMGG1.1.ER.110405T0830Z.110405T1030Z.110405T1119Z.UU/ 904 AM EDT TUE APR 5 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE BIG CREEK NEAR CUMMING * AT 8 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 5.8 FEET...AND FALLING. * FLOOD STAGE IS 6.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. $$
570 WGUS82 KFFC 051614 FLSFFC BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1214 PM EDT TUE APR 5 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... LOOKOUT CREEK NEAR NEW ENGLAND AFFECTING DADE AND HAMILTON COUNTIES GAC083-TNC065-060032- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0036.000000T0000Z-110406T0032Z/ /ENGG1.1.ER.110405T0430Z.110405T0830Z.110405T1832Z.UU/ 1214 PM EDT TUE APR 5 2011 ...FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE LOOKOUT CREEK NEAR NEW ENGLAND * UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON. * AT 12 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.4 FEET...AND FALLING. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL...FALLING BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY MID AFTERNOON. * AT 12.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE IS REACHED AND MINOR FLOODING BEGINS. FLOODING BEGINS ALONG SELLS LANE IN TRENTON...MASON ROAD NEAR RISING FAWN...AND CREEK ROAD NEAR NEW ENGLAND. IN ADDITION...MINOR FLOODING OF PASTURE AND GRAZING LAND BEGINS ALONG THE FLOOD PLAIN. MINOR FLOODING OF THE CREEK CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED MUCH FURTHER DOWNSTREAM AS IT CROSSES THE TENNESSEE BORDER INTO THE TIFTONA AREA. $$
358 WGUS82 KFFC 051957 FLSFFC BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 357 PM EDT TUE APR 5 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... LOOKOUT CREEK NEAR NEW ENGLAND AFFECTING DADE AND HAMILTON COUNTIES GAC083-TNC065-052027- /O.CAN.KFFC.FL.W.0036.000000T0000Z-110406T0032Z/ /ENGG1.1.ER.110405T0430Z.110405T0830Z.110405T1900Z.UU/ 357 PM EDT TUE APR 5 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE LOOKOUT CREEK NEAR NEW ENGLAND. * AT 3 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.8 FEET...AND FALLING. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL THROUGH THIS EVENING. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 4, 8:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dade, Walker | 49 min |
| Apr 4, 8:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattooga, Floyd, Walker | 62 min |
| Apr 4, 9:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Gilmer, Gordon, Murray, Pickens, Whitfield | 51 min |
| Apr 4, 9:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Floyd, Polk | 45 min |
| Apr 4, 9:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Fannin, Gilmer, Murray, Whitfield | 43 min |
| Apr 4, 9:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow | 48 min |
| Apr 4, 9:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Fannin, Towns, Union | 45 min |
| Apr 4, 9:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Cherokee, Cobb, Paulding, Polk | 51 min |
| Apr 4, 9:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dawson, Lumpkin, Pickens, White | 49 min |
| Apr 4, 10:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Haralson | 42 min |
| Apr 4, 10:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll, Cobb, Douglas, Haralson, Paulding | 46 min |
| Apr 4, 10:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dawson, Hall, Lumpkin, White | 46 min |
| Apr 4, 10:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Cherokee, Cobb, Forsyth, Fulton | 53 min |
| Apr 4, 10:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Coweta, Heard, Troup | 31 min |
| Apr 4, 11:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clayton, Cobb, Fulton | 65 min |
| Apr 4, 11:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll, Cobb, Douglas, Heard | 45 min |
| Apr 4, 11:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Banks, Barrow, Gwinnett, Hall, Jackson | 48 min |
| Apr 4, 11:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Gwinnett | 44 min |
| Apr 4, 11:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clayton, Coweta, Fayette, Harris, Meriwether, Troup | 57 min |
| Apr 4, 11:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Marion, Muscogee, Talbot | 55 min |
| Apr 4, 11:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Henry, Newton, Rockdale, Walton | 38 min |
| Apr 4, 11:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Butts, Henry, Lamar, Monroe, Pike, Spalding and 1 more | 46 min |
| Apr 5, 12:14 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Barrow, Clarke, Jackson, Madison, Oconee, Oglethorpe | 61 min |
| Apr 5, 12:22 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Marion, Stewart, Webster | 53 min |
| Apr 5, 12:28 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Jasper, Morgan, Newton, Rockdale, Walton | 47 min |
| Apr 5, 12:41 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Butts, Chattahoochee, Crawford, Jasper, Jones, Lamar and 5 more | 49 min |
| Apr 5, 12:59 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dooly, Macon, Schley, Sumter | 46 min |
| Apr 5, 1:08 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Greene, Jasper, Morgan, Putnam | 52 min |
| Apr 5, 1:12 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Bibb, Crawford, Houston, Jones, Peach and 2 more | 63 min |
| Apr 5, 1:16 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Webster | 14 min |
| Apr 5, 1:28 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Hancock, Taliaferro, Warren | 47 min |
| Apr 5, 1:30 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Wilkes | 45 min |
| Apr 5, 1:44 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bleckley, Crisp, Dodge, Dooly, Macon, Pulaski and 2 more | 46 min |
| Apr 5, 1:57 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Glascock, Jefferson, Johnson, Laurens, Washington | 63 min |
| Apr 5, 2:11 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Wilkinson | 19 min |
| Apr 5, 2:12 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Hancock, Warren | 33 min |
| Apr 5, 2:31 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bleckley, Dodge, Pulaski, Telfair, Wheeler, Wilcox | 59 min |
| Apr 5, 2:55 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Jefferson, Johnson, Laurens, Washington | 35 min |
| Apr 5, 3:09 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Emanuel, Montgomery, Toombs, Treutlen | 66 min |
| Apr 5, 3:29 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Johnson | 16 min |
| Apr 5, 6:10 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Forsyth | 3 hr |
| Apr 5, 3:25 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | FFC | Baldwin, Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Bibb, Bleckley and 72 more | 18 hr |
| Apr 5, 3:25 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | FFC | Fannin, Towns, Union | 18 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.