River Flood Warning 57, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Nov 28, 2011, 12:03 PM EST (17:03 UTC)

In effect from

Nov 28, 2011, 7:55 PM EST

Expired

Nov 28, 2011, 8:49 PM EST

In force

54 min

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

Flood severity

Minor

County Towns County, GA

The Greer radar (KGSP), 138 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:06 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.

Written for the forecast point Hiwassee River at Riverside Drive near Hiawassee (HWEG1). The gauge peaked at 8.74 ft at Nov 28, 2011, 6:00 PM EST.

Action stage

8 ft

Minor stage

10 ft

Moderate stage

12 ft

Major stage

14 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03544970, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

103 
WGUS42 KFFC 281703
FLWFFC
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1203 PM EST MON NOV 28 2011

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A FLOOD 
WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA...

  HIWASSEE RIVER NEAR HIAWASSEE AFFECTING TOWNS 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.

&&

GAC281-290703-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FL.W.0057.111129T0055Z-111129T1111Z/
/HWEG1.1.ER.111129T0055Z.111129T0300Z.111129T0511Z.UU/
1203 PM EST MON NOV 28 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE HIWASSEE RIVER NEAR HIAWASSEE
* FROM THIS EVENING UNTIL TUESDAY MORNING.
* AT 11 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.7 FEET...AND RISING. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 10 FEET. 
* THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THIS EVENING AND 
  CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 10.4 FEET LATE TONIGHT. THE RIVER WILL FALL 
  BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY TOMORROW MORNING.
* AT 10 FEET...FLOOD STAGE IS REACHED WITH MINOR FLOODING OF FIELDS AND
  WOODLANDS IN THE NATURAL FLOOD PLAIN. THE WATER LEVEL GETS VERY CLOSE 
  TO TRAILER HOMES IN THE ENCHANTED VALLEY RESORT ON THE RIGHT BANK AND 
  DOWNSTREAM FROM THE STREAM GAGE ON RIVERSIDE DRIVE.
  

$$

501 
WGUS82 KFFC 282206
FLSFFC
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
506 PM EST MON NOV 28 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA...
  HIWASSEE RIVER NEAR HIAWASSEE AFFECTING TOWNS COUNTY 


GAC281-291111-
/O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0057.111129T0055Z-111129T1111Z/
/HWEG1.1.ER.111129T0055Z.111129T0300Z.111129T0511Z.UU/
506 PM EST MON NOV 28 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE HIWASSEE RIVER NEAR HIAWASSEE
* FROM THIS EVENING UNTIL TUESDAY MORNING.
* AT 445 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.8 FEET...AND RISING.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 10 FEET. 
* THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE THIS EVENING...
  RISING TO NEAR 10.4 FEET BY LATE TONIGHT. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW 
  FLOOD STAGE EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.
* AT 10 FEET...FLOOD STAGE IS REACHED WITH MINOR FLOODING OF FIELDS AND
  WOODLANDS IN THE NATURAL FLOOD PLAIN. THE WATER LEVEL GETS VERY 
  CLOSE TO TRAILER HOMES IN THE ENCHANTED VALLEY RESORT ALONG THE 
  RIGHT BANK AND DOWNSTREAM FROM THE STREAM GAGE ON RIVERSIDE DRIVE.
  

$$

242 
WGUS82 KFFC 290149
FLSFFC
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
849 PM EST MON NOV 28 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN 
GEORGIA...
 
  HIWASSEE RIVER NEAR HIAWASSEE AFFECTING TOWNS COUNTY

 
GAC281-290219-
/O.CAN.KFFC.FL.W.0057.000000T0000Z-111129T1111Z/
/HWEG1.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.UU/
849 PM EST MON NOV 28 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE HIWASSEE RIVER NEAR HIAWASSEE.
* AT 7 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.2 FEET...AND FALLING.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 10 FEET. 
* AT 8 FEET...BANKFULL IS REACHED WITH RAPIDLY MOVING HIGH WATER.

$$

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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.