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River Flood Warning 17, NWS Atlanta, GA

October 2, 2012DeKalb County, Rockdale County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this river flood warning at Oct 2, 2012, 11:26 AM EDT for DeKalb County, Rockdale County, Georgia. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Oct 2, 2012, 11:26 AM EDT (15:26 UTC)
Expired: Oct 2, 2012, 7:43 PM EDT
In force: 8 hr
Issued by: NWS Atlanta, GA
Flood severity: Minor

Counties DeKalb County, GA, Rockdale County, GA

The radar

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Yellow River at Pleasant Hill Road near Lithonia (YLOG1).

Action stage: 11 ft
Minor stage: 13 ft
Moderate stage: 17 ft
Major stage: 23 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02207220, 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.

879 
WGUS42 KFFC 021526
FLWFFC
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1126 AM EDT TUE OCT 2 2012

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

  YELLOW RIVER NEAR EAST LITHONIA AFFECTING DE KALB AND ROCKDALE 
  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.

&&

GAC089-247-030526-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FL.W.0017.121002T1526Z-000000T0000Z/
/YLOG1.1.ER.121002T1457Z.121002T1500Z.000000T0000Z.UU/
1126 AM EDT TUE OCT 2 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE YELLOW RIVER NEAR EAST LITHONIA
* FROM THIS MORNING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT 11 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.9 FEET...AND RISING.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 13 FEET. 
* THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO AROUND 14 FEET THIS AFTERNOON 
  OR EVENING. 
* AT 13 FEET...FLOOD STAGE IS REACHED. MINOR FLOODING WILL OCCUR IN
  PORTIONS OF THE WOODLANDS AND FIELDS NEAR THE RIVER UPSTREAM AND 
  DOWNSTREAM FROM THE GAGE ON PLEASANT HILL ROAD.
  

$$

4 follow-up statements

105 
WGUS82 KFFC 021614
FLSFFC
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1214 PM EDT TUE OCT 2 2012

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN GEORGIA...
  YELLOW RIVER NEAR EAST LITHONIA AFFECTING DE KALB AND ROCKDALE 
  COUNTIES 


GAC089-247-030614-
/O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0017.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/YLOG1.1.ER.121002T1457Z.121002T1545Z.000000T0000Z.UU/
1214 PM EDT TUE OCT 2 2012

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE YELLOW RIVER NEAR EAST LITHONIA
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. 
* AT NOON TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.3 FEET...AND RISING.
* MINOR FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 13 FEET. 
* THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO AROUND 16 FEET THIS AFTERNOON 
  OR EVENING. 
* AT 13 FEET...FLOOD STAGE IS REACHED. MINOR FLOODING WILL OCCUR IN
  PORTIONS OF THE WOODLANDS AND FIELDS NEAR THE RIVER UPSTREAM AND 
  DOWNSTREAM FROM THE GAGE ON PLEASANT HILL ROAD.
  

$$

985 
WGUS42 KFFC 021817
FLWFFC
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
217 PM EDT TUE OCT 2 2012

...FORECAST FLOODING CHANGED FROM MINOR TO MODERATE SEVERITY FOR THE 
FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA...

  YELLOW RIVER NEAR EAST LITHONIA AFFECTING DE KALB AND ROCKDALE 
  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.

&&

GAC089-247-030817-
/O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0017.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/YLOG1.2.ER.121002T1457Z.121002T1800Z.000000T0000Z.UU/
217 PM EDT TUE OCT 2 2012

...FORECAST FLOODING INCREASED FROM MINOR TO MODERATE SEVERITY...THE 
FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR 
  THE YELLOW RIVER NEAR EAST LITHONIA
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT 2 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.1 FEET...AND RISING. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 13 FEET. 
* THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO AROUND 17 FEET THIS AFTERNOON 
  OR EVENING. 
* AT 17 FEET...MODERATE FLOODING BEGINS. SIGNIFICANT FLOODING 
  EXPANDS INTO THE WOODLANDS AND FIELDS NEAR THE RIVER UPSTREAM AND 
  DOWNSTREAM FROM THE GAGE ON PLEASANT HILL ROAD. IN ROCKDALE 
  COUNTY...SOME FLOODING OF YARDS BEGINS IN THE LAKE CAPRI 
  SUBDIVISION.
  

$$

538 
WGUS82 KFFC 022126
FLSFFC
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
526 PM EDT TUE OCT 2 2012

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA...
  YELLOW RIVER NEAR EAST LITHONIA AFFECTING DE KALB AND ROCKDALE 
  COUNTIES 


GAC089-247-031126-
/O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0017.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/YLOG1.2.ER.121002T1457Z.121002T1800Z.000000T0000Z.UU/
526 PM EDT TUE OCT 2 2012

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE YELLOW RIVER NEAR EAST LITHONIA
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. 
* AT 3 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.7 FEET...AND IT APPEARS
  THE RISE HAS LEVELED OFF.
* MINOR FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 13 FEET. 
* AT 17 FEET...MODERATE FLOODING BEGINS. SIGNIFICANT FLOODING 
  EXPANDS INTO THE WOODLANDS AND FIELDS NEAR THE RIVER UPSTREAM AND 
  DOWNSTREAM FROM THE GAGE ON PLEASANT HILL ROAD. IN ROCKDALE 
  COUNTY...SOME FLOODING OF YARDS BEGINS IN THE LAKE CAPRI 
  SUBDIVISION. 
* THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 17.5 FEET ON MAY 7 2003.
  

$$

879 
WGUS82 KFFC 022343
FLSFFC
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
743 PM EDT TUE OCT 2 2012

...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
GEORGIA...
 
  YELLOW RIVER NEAR EAST LITHONIA AFFECTING DE KALB AND ROCKDALE 
  COUNTIES

 
GAC089-247-030013-
/O.CAN.KFFC.FL.W.0017.000000T0000Z-121002T2343Z/
/YLOG1.2.ER.121002T1457Z.121002T1800Z.121002T2221Z.UU/
743 PM EDT TUE OCT 2 2012

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE YELLOW RIVER NEAR EAST LITHONIA
* AT 07PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.3 FEET...AND 
  FALLING.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 13 FEET. 
  

$$

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, 6:41 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	FFC	Gwinnett	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.