Alert archive / Georgia / River Flood Warnings in 2012
River Flood Warning 1, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this river flood warning at Jan 18, 2012, 12:58 PM EST for Murray County, Whitfield County, Georgia. It was in force for 13 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 18, 2012, 12:58 PM EST (17:58 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 19, 2012, 2:03 AM EST
- In force
- 13 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 18:00 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 12.30 ft at Jan 18, 2012, 7:00 PM 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.
101 WGUS42 KFFC 181758 FLWFFC BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1258 PM EST WED JAN 18 2012 ...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. && GAC213-313-190758- /O.NEW.KFFC.FL.W.0001.120118T1758Z-000000T0000Z/ /ETNG1.1.ER.120118T1737Z.120118T1745Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 1258 PM EST WED JAN 18 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE CONASAUGA RIVER NEAR ETON. * FOR THIS AFTERNOON. * AT 12PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.9 FEET...AND RISING SLOWLY. * 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. $$
3 follow-up statements
876 WGUS82 KFFC 182132 FLSFFC BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 432 PM EST WED JAN 18 2012 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... CONASAUGA RIVER NEAR ETON AFFECTING MURRAY AND WHITFIELD COUNTIES GAC213-313-191132- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /ETNG1.1.ER.120118T1737Z.120118T2115Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 432 PM EST WED JAN 18 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE CONASAUGA RIVER NEAR ETON * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.2 FEET...AND SLOWLY RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. * AT 12.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING OF WOODLANDS...PASTURE AND FIELDS BEGINS ALONG THE RIVER...UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM FROM THE GAGE ON GEORGIA HIGHWAY 286 OR DAWNVILLE ROAD. $$
148 WGUS82 KFFC 190233 FLSFFC BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 933 PM EST WED JAN 18 2012 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... CONASAUGA RIVER NEAR ETON AFFECTING MURRAY AND WHITFIELD COUNTIES GAC213-313-191633- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /ETNG1.1.ER.120118T1737Z.120119T0145Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 933 PM EST WED JAN 18 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE CONASAUGA RIVER NEAR ETON * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 9 PM EST WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.3 FEET...AND NEARLY STEADY. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST TO 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. $$
565 WGUS82 KFFC 190703 FLSFFC BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 203 AM EST THU JAN 19 2012 ...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... CONASAUGA RIVER NEAR ETON AFFECTING MURRAY AND WHITFIELD COUNTIES GAC213-313-190733- /O.CAN.KFFC.FL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120119T0703Z/ /ETNG1.1.ER.120118T1737Z.120119T0145Z.120119T0611Z.NO/ 203 AM EST THU JAN 19 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE CONASAUGA RIVER NEAR ETON * AT 2AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.9 FEET...AND FALLING. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. * THE RIVER HAS CRESTED AND WILL CONTINUE TO FALL. THIS WILL BE THE LAST STATEMENT FOR THIS EVENT ON THE CONASAUGA RIVER NEAR ETON. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 17, 8:42 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bartow, Cherokee, Floyd, Haralson, Paulding, Pickens and 1 more | 63 min |
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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.