Alert archive / Georgia / River Flood Warnings in 2012
River Flood Warning 16, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this river flood warning at Oct 2, 2012, 6:41 AM EDT for Gwinnett County, Georgia. It was in force for 18 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 2, 2012, 6:41 AM EDT (10:41 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 3, 2012, 12:38 AM EDT
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Gwinnett County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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 Suwanee Creek at Suwanee (SWEG1). The gauge peaked at 10.75 ft at Oct 2, 2012, 1:00 PM EDT.
- Action stage
- 7 ft
- Minor stage
- 8 ft
- Moderate stage
- 11 ft
- Major stage
- 14 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02334885, 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.
387 WGUS42 KFFC 021041 FLWFFC BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 641 AM EDT TUE OCT 2 2012 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... SUWANEE CREEK NEAR SUWANEE AFFECTING GWINNETT 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. && GAC135-030041- /O.NEW.KFFC.FL.W.0016.121002T1041Z-121003T0136Z/ /SWEG1.1.ER.121002T1008Z.121002T1800Z.121002T1936Z.NO/ 641 AM EDT TUE OCT 2 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE SUWANEE CREEK NEAR SUWANEE * FROM THIS MORNING UNTIL THIS EVENING. * AT 6 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.2 FEET...AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 8.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 8.4 FEET BY THIS AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * AT 7.0 FEET...BANKFULL CONDITIONS ARE REACHED ALONG THE CREEK UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM FROM THE GAGE AT U S HIGHWAY 23 OR BUFORD HIGHWAY. PORTIONS OF THE SUWANEE CREEK GREENWAY AND TRAILS IN THE PARK TO MARTIN FARM ROAD BEGIN TO FLOOD. THIS WILL ALSO INCLUDE THE LOW LYING AREAS BEHIND THE SUWANEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND THE GEORGE PIERCE PARK. * THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 7.4 FEET ON FEB 1 1999. $$
7 follow-up statements
197 WGUS82 KFFC 021056 FLSFFC BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 656 AM EDT TUE OCT 2 2012 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... SUWANEE CREEK NEAR SUWANEE AFFECTING GWINNETT COUNTY GAC135-030056- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0016.000000T0000Z-121003T0600Z/ /SWEG1.1.ER.121002T1008Z.121002T1200Z.121003T0000Z.NO/ 656 AM EDT TUE OCT 2 2012 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL LATE TONIGHT...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SUWANEE CREEK NEAR SUWANEE * UNTIL LATE TONIGHT. * AT 6 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.2 FEET...AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 8.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 8.7 FEET BY THIS MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE THIS EVENING. * AT 8.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE IS REACHED. MINOR FLOODING BEGINS ALONG THE CREEK UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM FROM THE GAGE AT U S HIGHWAY 23 OR BUFORD HIGHWAY. PORTIONS OF THE SUWANEE CREEK PARK OFF OF SUWANEE CREEK TRAIL BEGIN TO FLOOD TO MARTIN FARM ROAD. THIS WILL ALSO INCLUDE AREAS BEHIND THE SUWANEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND THE GEORGE PIERCE PARK. * THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 8.5 FEET ON JAN 20 2002. $$
153 WGUS82 KFFC 021158 FLSFFC BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 758 AM EDT TUE OCT 2 2012 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... SUWANEE CREEK NEAR SUWANEE AFFECTING GWINNETT COUNTY GAC135-030158- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0016.000000T0000Z-121003T2034Z/ /SWEG1.1.ER.121002T1008Z.121002T1800Z.121003T1434Z.NO/ 758 AM EDT TUE OCT 2 2012 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SUWANEE CREEK NEAR SUWANEE * UNTIL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 7 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.7 FEET...AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 8.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 9.4 FEET BY THIS AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. * AT 9.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING EXPANDS ALONG THE CREEK UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM FROM THE GAGE AT U S HIGHWAY 23 OR BUFORD HIGHWAY. MOST OF THE SUWANEE CREEK GREENWAY AND TRAILS ARE FLOODED FROM THE SUWANEE CREEK PARK TO GEORGE PIERCE PARK. THE MINOR FLOODING WILL ALSO BEGIN TO AFFECT PORTIONS OF THE PLAYGROUND AREA BEHIND THE SUWANEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. * THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 8.7 FEET ON JUN 8 2003. $$
941 WGUS82 KFFC 021356 FLSFFC BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 956 AM EDT TUE OCT 2 2012 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN GEORGIA... SUWANEE CREEK NEAR SUWANEE AFFECTING GWINNETT COUNTY GAC135-030356- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0016.000000T0000Z-121003T1330Z/ /SWEG1.1.ER.121002T1008Z.121002T1800Z.121003T0730Z.NO/ 956 AM EDT TUE OCT 2 2012 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL WEDNESDAY MORNING...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SUWANEE CREEK NEAR SUWANEE * UNTIL WEDNESDAY MORNING. * AT 9 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.6 FEET...AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 8 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 9.9 FEET BY THIS AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * AT 10 FEET...MINOR FLOODING EXPANDS FURTHER INTO THE FLOOD PLAIN FROM SUWANEE CREEK PARK THROUGH MARTIN FARM PARK TO GEORGE PIERCE PARK. THE SUWANEE CREEK GREENWAY AND TRAILS ARE COMPLETELY FLOODED WITH THE WATER APPROACHING THE SWIFT ATLANTA COMPANY PARKING LOT. SUWANEE CREEK ROAD BEGINS TO FLOOD IN LOW AREAS NEAR BENNETT CREEK BRIDGE. IN ADDITION...YARDS BEGIN TO FLOOD OFF BEND CREEK TRAIL AND MILL CREEK RUN. PORTIONS OF THE PLAYGROUND BEHIND THE SUWANEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WILL BE FLOODED. $$
875 WGUS82 KFFC 021443 FLSFFC BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1043 AM EDT TUE OCT 2 2012 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN GEORGIA... SUWANEE CREEK NEAR SUWANEE AFFECTING GWINNETT COUNTY GAC135-030443- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0016.000000T0000Z-121003T1822Z/ /SWEG1.1.ER.121002T1008Z.121003T0000Z.121003T1222Z.NO/ 1043 AM EDT TUE OCT 2 2012 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SUWANEE CREEK NEAR SUWANEE * UNTIL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 10 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 10 FEET...AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE...HOWEVER THE CURRENT FORECAST IS FOR THE RIVER TO CREST NEAR THE MODERATE FLOODING STAGE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 8 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 10.9 FEET BY THIS EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE WEDNESDAY MORNING. * AT 11 FEET...MODERATE BEGINS IN THE SUWANEE CREEK PARK...MARTIN FARM PARK AND GEORGE PIERCE PARK. THE SUWANEE CREEK GREENWAY IS FLOODED WITH 1 TO 3 FEET OF WATER. WATER REACHES THE SWIFT ATLANTA COMPANY PARKING LOT. PORTIONS OF THE SUWANEE CREEK ROAD FLOOD NEAR THE BENNETT CREEK BRIDGE. FLOODING EXPANDS INTO THE YARDS OFF BEND CREEK TRAIL AND MILL CREEK RUN. A LARGE PORTION OF THE PLAYGROUND BEHIND THE SUWANEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WILL BE FLOODED. THE WATER LEVEL WILL REACH THE BOTTOM OF THE MARTIN FARM ROAD BRIDGE. $$
304 WGUS42 KFFC 021624 FLWFFC BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1224 PM EDT TUE OCT 2 2012 ...FORECAST FLOODING CHANGED FROM MINOR TO MODERATE SEVERITY FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN GEORGIA... SUWANEE CREEK NEAR SUWANEE AFFECTING GWINNETT COUNTY .RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL HAS CAUSED SIGNIFICANT RUNOFF INTO STREAMS AND RIVERS WHICH WILL CAUSE FLOODING IN SOME AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ALL PERSONS WITH INTERESTS ALONG THE RIVER SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS...AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. THE LATEST STAGE DATA WAS FURNISHED IN COOPERATION WITH THE UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. && GAC135-030624- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0016.000000T0000Z-121003T1633Z/ /SWEG1.2.ER.121002T1008Z.121003T0000Z.121003T1033Z.NO/ 1224 PM EDT TUE OCT 2 2012 ...FORECAST FLOODING INCREASED FROM MINOR TO MODERATE SEVERITY...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SUWANEE CREEK NEAR SUWANEE * UNTIL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * AT NOON TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.6 FEET...AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 8 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 11.6 FEET BY THIS EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE WEDNESDAY MORNING. * AT 12 FEET...MODERATE FLOODING CONTINUES IN THE SUWANEE CREEK PARK...MARTIN FARM PARK AND GEORGE PIERCE PARK. THE SUWANEE CREEK GREENWAY IS COMPLETELY FLOODED. LOW PORTIONS OF THE PARKING LOT BEHIND THE SWIFT ATLANTA COMPANY BEGIN TO FLOOD. PORTIONS OF SUWANEE CREEK ROAD NEAR THE BENNETT CREEK BRIDGE AND THE YARDS OFF BEND CREEK TRAIL AND MILL CREEK RUN ARE FLOODED. THE PLAYGROUND BEHIND THE SUWANEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WILL BE FLOODED. PORTIONS OF MARTIN FARM ROAD NEAR THE BRIDGE WILL BEGIN TO FLOOD. $$
013 WGUS82 KFFC 022032 FLSFFC BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 432 PM EDT TUE OCT 2 2012 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... SUWANEE CREEK NEAR SUWANEE AFFECTING GWINNETT COUNTY GAC135-031030- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0016.000000T0000Z-121003T1030Z/ /SWEG1.1.ER.121002T1008Z.121002T1815Z.121003T0430Z.NO/ 432 PM EDT TUE OCT 2 2012 ...FLOOD WARNING UNTIL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SUWANEE CREEK NEAR SUWANEE * UNTIL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 4 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.4 FEET...AND FALLING. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 8 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON . * AT 10 FEET...MINOR FLOODING EXPANDS FURTHER INTO THE FLOOD PLAIN FROM SUWANEE CREEK PARK THROUGH MARTIN FARM PARK TO GEORGE PIERCE PARK. THE SUWANEE CREEK GREENWAY AND TRAILS ARE COMPLETELY FLOODED WITH THE WATER APPROACHING THE SWIFT ATLANTA COMPANY PARKING LOT. SUWANEE CREEK ROAD BEGINS TO FLOOD IN LOW AREAS NEAR BENNETT CREEK BRIDGE. IN ADDITION...YARDS BEGIN TO FLOOD OFF BEND CREEK TRAIL AND MILL CREEK RUN. PORTIONS OF THE PLAYGROUND BEHIND THE SUWANEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WILL BE FLOODED. $$
795 WGUS82 KFFC 030438 FLSFFC BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1238 AM EDT WED OCT 3 2012 ...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... SUWANEE CREEK NEAR SUWANEE AFFECTING GWINNETT COUNTY GAC135-030508- /O.CAN.KFFC.FL.W.0016.000000T0000Z-121003T1030Z/ /SWEG1.1.ER.121002T1008Z.121002T1815Z.121003T0335Z.NO/ 1238 AM EDT WED OCT 3 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE SUWANEE CREEK NEAR SUWANEE * AT 12 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.8 FEET...AND FALLING. * FLOOD STAGE IS 8.0 FEET. * AT 8.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE IS REACHED. MINOR FLOODING BEGINS ALONG THE CREEK UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM FROM THE GAGE AT U S HIGHWAY 23 OR BUFORD HIGHWAY. PORTIONS OF THE SUWANEE CREEK PARK OFF OF SUWANEE CREEK TRAIL BEGIN TO FLOOD TO MARTIN FARM ROAD. THIS WILL ALSO INCLUDE AREAS BEHIND THE SUWANEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND THE GEORGE PIERCE PARK. * THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 7.6 FEET ON JUN 16 2003. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 9:23 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Hall | 6 hr |
| Oct 1, 10:17 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Meriwether, Pike, Spalding, Upson | 3 hr |
| Oct 1, 10:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | DeKalb, Gwinnett | 60 min |
| Oct 1, 10:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dade | 36 min |
| Oct 1, 10:56 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Gwinnett | 6 hr |
| Oct 2, 1:18 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gwinnett | 3 hr |
| Oct 2, 1:18 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gwinnett | 6 hr |
| Oct 2, 2:49 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | White | 5 hr |
| Oct 2, 4:10 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gwinnett, Walton | 6 hr |
| Oct 2, 11:26 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Rockdale | 8 hr |
Nearby
River Flood Warnings in Georgia, 2012Every river flood warning in 2012
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.