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River Flood Warning 2, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this river flood warning at Jan 18, 2012, 9:30 PM EST for Whitfield County, Georgia. It was in force for 20 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 18, 2012, 9:30 PM EST (02:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 19, 2012, 5:50 PM EST
- In force
- 20 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 02:29 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.
The river
Written for the forecast point Coahulla Creek at Keiths Mill Road near Dalton (CHCG1). The gauge peaked at 16.90 ft at Jan 19, 2012, 10:00 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.
525 WGUS42 KFFC 190231 FLWFFC BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 930 PM EST WED JAN 18 2012 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS 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 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. && GAC313-191630- /O.NEW.KFFC.FL.W.0002.120119T0230Z-000000T0000Z/ /CHCG1.1.ER.120119T0200Z.120119T0200Z.000000T0000Z.UU/ 930 PM EST WED JAN 18 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE COAHULLA CREEK NEAR KEITHS MILL NEAR DALTON * FROM THIS EVENING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 9 PM EST WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.0 FEET...AND RISING. * THE CREEK IS EXPECTED TO REACH FLOOD STAGE BEFORE MIDNIGHT... THEN REMAIN ABOVE FLOOD STAGE INTO THURSDAY. * 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. $$
3 follow-up statements
933 WGUS82 KFFC 191026 FLSFFC BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 526 AM EST THU JAN 19 2012 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... COAHULLA CREEK NEAR KEITHS MILL NEAR DALTON AFFECTING WHITFIELD COUNTY GAC313-200026- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /CHCG1.1.ER.120119T0200Z.120119T1000Z.000000T0000Z.UU/ 526 AM EST THU JAN 19 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE COAHULLA CREEK NEAR KEITHS MILL NEAR DALTON * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 5 AM EST THURSDAY...THE STAGE WAS 16.7 FEET...AND SLOWLY RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE. * THE CREEK WILL CREST AROUND 17 FEET THIS EVENING BEFORE FALLING LATE TONIGHT. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. * AT 16.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING BEGINS. PASTURE AND FIELDS UPSTREAM...RIGHT AND LEFT BANK FROM THE KEITHS MILL ROAD BRIDGE... AND DOWNSTREAM ON THE LEFT BANK BEGIN TO FLOOD. $$
940 WGUS82 KFFC 191613 FLSFFC BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1113 AM EST THU JAN 19 2012 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... COAHULLA CREEK NEAR KEITHS MILL NEAR DALTON AFFECTING WHITFIELD COUNTY GAC313-200613- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /CHCG1.1.ER.120119T0200Z.120119T1515Z.000000T0000Z.UU/ 1113 AM EST THU JAN 19 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE COAHULLA CREEK NEAR KEITHS MILL NEAR DALTON * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 10AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.9 FEET...AND RISING SLOWLY. * 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. $$
771 WGUS82 KFFC 192250 FLSFFC BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 550 PM EST THU JAN 19 2012 ...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... COAHULLA CREEK NEAR KEITHS MILL NEAR DALTON AFFECTING WHITFIELD COUNTY GAC313-192320- /O.CAN.KFFC.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120119T2250Z/ /CHCG1.1.ER.120119T0200Z.120119T1615Z.120119T2131Z.UU/ 550 PM EST THU JAN 19 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE COAHULLA CREEK NEAR KEITHS MILL NEAR DALTON * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 5 PM EST THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.5 FEET...AND FALLING. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. * THE CREEK IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW FLOOD STAGE UNTIL HEAVY RAIN AGAIN OCCURS WITHIN THE BASIN...WHICH COULD OCCUR AGAIN AS SOON AS THIS WEEKEND. $$
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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.