Alert archive / Georgia / River Flood Warnings in 2011
River Flood Warning 60, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this river flood warning at Dec 7, 2011, 1:50 PM EST for Whitfield County, Georgia. It was in force for 49 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 7, 2011, 1:50 PM EST (18:50 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 9, 2011, 2:37 PM EST
- In force
- 49 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Whitfield County, GA
The radar
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 103 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The river
Written for the forecast point Coahulla Creek at Keiths Mill Road near Dalton (CHCG1). The gauge peaked at 17.18 ft at Dec 9, 2011, 12:00 AM EST.
- Action stage
- 14 ft
- Minor stage
- 16 ft
- Moderate stage
- 28 ft
- Major stage
- 32 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02385170, 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.
265 WGUS42 KFFC 071850 FLWFFC BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 150 PM EST WED DEC 7 2011 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING CREEK IN GEORGIA... COAHULLA CREEK NEAR KEITHS MILL NEAR DALTON AFFECTING WHITFIELD 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 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. && GAC313-080850- /O.NEW.KFFC.FL.W.0060.111207T1850Z-000000T0000Z/ /CHCG1.1.ER.111207T1830Z.111207T1830Z.000000T0000Z.UU/ 150 PM EST WED DEC 7 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE COAHULLA CREEK NEAR KEITHS MILL NEAR DALTON. * FROM THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 1 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.7 FEET...AND SLOWLY RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * 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. $$
8 follow-up statements
066 WGUS82 KFFC 072142 FLSFFC BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 442 PM EST WED DEC 7 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... COAHULLA CREEK NEAR KEITHS MILL NEAR DALTON AFFECTING WHITFIELD COUNTY GAC313-081142- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0060.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /CHCG1.1.ER.111207T1830Z.111207T2115Z.000000T0000Z.UU/ 442 PM EST WED DEC 7 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE COAHULLA CREEK NEAR KEITHS MILL NEAR DALTON * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 4 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.0 FEET...AND RISING SLOWLY. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND -- FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. * AT 16.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING BEGINS. PASTURE AND FIELDS UPSTREAM...RIGHT AND LEFT BANK FROM THE KEITHS MILL ROAD BRIDGE... AND DOWNSTREAM ON THE LEFT BANK BEGIN TO FLOOD. $$
400 WGUS82 KFFC 080239 FLSFFC BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 939 PM EST WED DEC 7 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... CONASAUGA RIVER NEAR ETON AFFECTING MURRAY AND WHITFIELD COUNTIES COAHULLA CREEK NEAR KEITHS MILL NEAR DALTON AFFECTING WHITFIELD COUNTY GAC213-313-081639- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0061.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /ETNG1.1.ER.111207T2100Z.111208T0215Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 939 PM EST WED DEC 7 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE CONASAUGA RIVER NEAR ETON * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 9 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.1 FEET...AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE. * 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. $$ GAC313-081639- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0060.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /CHCG1.1.ER.111207T1830Z.111208T0215Z.000000T0000Z.UU/ 939 PM EST WED DEC 7 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE COAHULLA CREEK NEAR KEITHS MILL NEAR DALTON * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 9 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.4 FEET...AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. * AT 16.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING BEGINS. PASTURE AND FIELDS UPSTREAM...RIGHT AND LEFT BANK FROM THE KEITHS MILL ROAD BRIDGE... AND DOWNSTREAM ON THE LEFT BANK BEGIN TO FLOOD. $$
156 WGUS82 KFFC 080841 FLSFFC BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 340 AM EST THU DEC 8 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... CONASAUGA RIVER NEAR ETON AFFECTING MURRAY AND WHITFIELD COUNTIES COAHULLA CREEK NEAR KEITHS MILL NEAR DALTON AFFECTING WHITFIELD COUNTY GAC213-313-082240- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0061.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /ETNG1.1.ER.111207T2100Z.111208T0745Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 340 AM EST THU DEC 8 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE CONASAUGA RIVER NEAR ETON * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 2 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.3 FEET NEARLY STEADY. * MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE. THE RIVER SHOULD FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE SOMETIME TONIGHT. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12 FEET. * AT 12 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. $$ GAC313-082240- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0060.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /CHCG1.1.ER.111207T1830Z.111208T0800Z.000000T0000Z.UU/ 340 AM EST THU DEC 8 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE COAHULLA CREEK NEAR KEITHS MILL NEAR DALTON * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 3 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.6 FEET AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE. THE CREEK SHOULD FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE SOMETIME ON FRIDAY. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16 FEET. * AT 16 FEET...MINOR FLOODING BEGINS. PASTURE AND FIELDS UPSTREAM...RIGHT AND LEFT BANK FROM THE KEITHS MILL ROAD BRIDGE... AND DOWNSTREAM ON THE LEFT BANK BEGIN TO FLOOD. $$
116 WGUS82 KFFC 081607 FLSFFC BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1107 AM EST THU DEC 8 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... CONASAUGA RIVER NEAR ETON AFFECTING MURRAY AND WHITFIELD COUNTIES COAHULLA CREEK NEAR KEITHS MILL NEAR DALTON AFFECTING WHITFIELD COUNTY GAC213-313-090607- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0061.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /ETNG1.1.ER.111207T2100Z.111208T1200Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 1107 AM EST THU DEC 8 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE CONASAUGA RIVER NEAR ETON. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 1030 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.3 FEET...AND SLOWLY FALLING. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING. * THE RIVER CRESTED AT 12.3 FEET AROUND 6 AM THIS MORNING AND IS FORECAST TO FALL BELOW 12 FEET LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12 FEET. * AT 12 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. $$ GAC313-090607- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0060.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /CHCG1.1.ER.111207T1830Z.111208T1545Z.000000T0000Z.UU/ 1107 AM EST THU DEC 8 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE COAHULLA CREEK NEAR KEITHS MILL NEAR DALTON * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 10 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.9 FEET...AND SLOWLY RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16 FEET. * AT 16 FEET...MINOR FLOODING BEGINS. PASTURE AND FIELDS UPSTREAM...RIGHT AND LEFT BANK FROM THE KEITHS MILL ROAD BRIDGE... AND DOWNSTREAM ON THE LEFT BANK BEGIN TO FLOOD. $$
504 WGUS82 KFFC 090243 FLSFFC BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 943 PM EST THU DEC 8 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... COAHULLA CREEK NEAR KEITHS MILL NEAR DALTON AFFECTING WHITFIELD COUNTY GAC313-091643- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0060.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /CHCG1.1.ER.111207T1830Z.111209T0215Z.000000T0000Z.UU/ 943 PM EST THU DEC 8 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE COAHULLA CREEK NEAR KEITHS MILL NEAR DALTON * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 9 PM EST THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.1 FEET...AND NEARLY STEADY. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE... LIKELY INTO SATURDAY. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. $$
791 WGUS82 KFFC 090907 FLSFFC BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 407 AM EST FRI DEC 9 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... COAHULLA CREEK NEAR KEITHS MILL NEAR DALTON AFFECTING WHITFIELD COUNTY GAC313-092307- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0060.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /CHCG1.1.ER.111207T1830Z.111209T0730Z.000000T0000Z.UU/ 407 AM EST FRI DEC 9 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE COAHULLA CREEK NEAR KEITHS MILL NEAR DALTON * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 3 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.2 FEET...AND STEADY. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING...AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16 FEET. * AT 16 TO 18 FEET...MINOR FLOODING CONTINUES IN PASTURES AND FIELDS UPSTREAM FROM THE KEITHS MILL ROAD BRIDGE ALONG THE RIGHT AND LEFT BANK...AND DOWNSTREAM ON THE LEFT BANK. FLOODING ALSO BEGINS TO EXPAND INTO THE WOODLANDS UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM FROM THE KEITHS MILL ROAD BRIDGE. $$
375 WGUS82 KFFC 091423 FLSFFC BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 923 AM EST FRI DEC 9 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... COAHULLA CREEK NEAR KEITHS MILL NEAR DALTON AFFECTING WHITFIELD COUNTY GAC313-100423- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0060.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /CHCG1.1.ER.111207T1830Z.111209T0730Z.000000T0000Z.UU/ 923 AM EST FRI DEC 9 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE COAHULLA CREEK NEAR KEITHS MILL NEAR DALTON. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 8 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.9 FEET...AND FALLING. * MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE. * 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. $$
657 WGUS82 KFFC 091937 FLSFFC BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 237 PM EST FRI DEC 9 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... COAHULLA CREEK NEAR KEITHS MILL NEAR DALTON AFFECTING WHITFIELD COUNTY GAC313-092007- /O.CAN.KFFC.FL.W.0060.000000T0000Z-111209T1937Z/ /CHCG1.1.ER.111207T1830Z.111209T0730Z.111209T1806Z.UU/ 237 PM EST FRI DEC 9 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE COAHULLA CREEK NEAR KEITHS MILL NEAR DALTON. * AT 2 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.4 FEET...AND FALLING. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16 FEET. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 7, 2:45 AM EST | Wind Advisory | FFC | Baldwin, Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Bibb, Bleckley and 84 more | 17 hr |
| Dec 7, 9:42 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Dade | 7 hr |
| Dec 7, 11:19 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | FFC | Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Floyd, Walker, Whitfield | 8 hr |
| Dec 7, 4:37 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Murray, Whitfield | 23 hr |
Nearby
River Flood Warnings in Georgia, 2011Every river flood warning in 2011
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.