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River Flood Warning 147, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this river flood warning at May 19, 2013, 6:51 PM EDT for Whitfield County, Georgia. It was in force for 6 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 19, 2013, 6:51 PM EDT (22:51 UTC)
- Expired
- May 25, 2013, 6:51 PM EDT
- In force
- 6 days
- 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 22:51 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 17.79 ft at May 20, 2013, 6:00 AM EDT.
- 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.
703 WGUS42 KFFC 192251 FLWFFC BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 651 PM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013 ...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 CHATTOOGA RIVER NEAR SUMMERVILLE AFFECTING CHATTOOGA 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. && GAC313-201251- /O.NEW.KFFC.FL.W.0147.130519T2251Z-000000T0000Z/ /CHCG1.1.ER.130519T2230Z.130519T2230Z.000000T0000Z.UU/ 651 PM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013 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 630 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.2 FEET...AND 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. $$ GAC055-201251- /O.NEW.KFFC.FL.W.0148.130519T2251Z-000000T0000Z/ /SUMG1.1.ER.130519T2202Z.130519T2215Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 651 PM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE CHATTOOGA RIVER NEAR SUMMERVILLE. * FROM THIS EVENING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 615 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 14 FEET...AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 14 FEET. * THE RIVER SHOULD CREST NEAR 16 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT THEN SLOWLY FALL THEREAFTER. * AT 16 FEET...MINOR FLOODING CONTINUES AND EXPANDS FURTHER INTO THE WOODLANDS AND FIELDS ALONG THE RIVER UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM FROM THE GAGE ON U.S. HIGHWAY 27 OR ROME BOULEVARD. $$
4 follow-up statements
035 WGUS82 KFFC 200241 FLSFFC BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1041 PM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... BIG CREEK NEAR CUMMING AFFECTING FORSYTH COUNTY BIG CREEK NEAR ALPHARETTA AFFECTING FORSYTH AND FULTON COUNTIES SUWANEE CREEK NEAR SUWANEE AFFECTING GWINNETT COUNTY COAHULLA CREEK NEAR KEITHS MILL NEAR DALTON AFFECTING WHITFIELD COUNTY CHATTOOGA RIVER NEAR SUMMERVILLE AFFECTING CHATTOOGA COUNTY GAC313-201641- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0147.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /CHCG1.1.ER.130519T2230Z.130520T0200Z.000000T0000Z.UU/ 1041 PM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE COAHULLA CREEK NEAR KEITHS MILL NEAR DALTON. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 10 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.2 FEET...AND RISING. * 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. $$ GAC055-201640- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0148.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /SUMG1.1.ER.130519T2202Z.130520T0215Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 1041 PM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE CHATTOOGA RIVER NEAR SUMMERVILLE. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 10 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.7 FEET...AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND NEAR MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 14 FEET. * AT 16 FEET...MINOR FLOODING CONTINUES AND EXPANDS FURTHER INTO THE WOODLANDS AND FIELDS ALONG THE RIVER UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM FROM THE GAGE ON U.S. HIGHWAY 27 OR ROME BOULEVARD. $$ GAC117-201012- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0138.000000T0000Z-130520T1012Z/ /CMGG1.1.ER.130519T0959Z.130519T1915Z.130520T0412Z.UU/ 1041 PM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL MONDAY MORNING...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE BIG CREEK NEAR CUMMING. * UNTIL MONDAY MORNING. * AT 945 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.1 FEET...AND FALLING. * MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 6 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * AT 7 FEET...MINOR FLOODING CONTINUES TO EXPAND INTO THE NATURAL FLOOD PLAIN OF THE CREEK UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM FROM THE GAGE AT ATLANTA HIGHWAY OR GEORGIA HIGHWAY 9. LARGE PORTIONS OF THE SIDEWALK AND BOARDWALK OF THE BIG CREEK GREENWAY WILL BE FLOODED. THE AREAS UNDER THE GEORGIA 400 HIGHWAY AND MCFARLAND ROAD WILL BE COVERED WITH AROUND TWO FEET OF WATER. A PORTION OF THE SIDEWALK UNDER MAJORS ROAD WILL BE COVERED WITH AROUND 3 FEET OF WATER. $$ GAC117-121-201640- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0139.000000T0000Z-130521T1434Z/ /APHG1.1.ER.130519T1141Z.130520T0015Z.130521T0834Z.NO/ 1041 PM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL TUESDAY MORNING...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE BIG CREEK NEAR ALPHARETTA. * UNTIL TUESDAY MORNING. * AT 10 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.2 FEET...AND FALLING. * MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 7 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TUESDAY MORNING. * AT 10 FEET...MINOR FLOODING CONTINUES UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM FROM THE GAGE ON KIMBRALL BRIDGE ROAD. THE FLOOD WATERS EXPAND FUTHER INTO THE WOODLANDS ALONG THE CREEK...AND BEGINS TO AFFECT SOME RESIDENTIAL YARDS BETWEEN CUMMING IN FORSYTH COUNTY THROUGH ALPHARETTA AND ROSWELL IN NORTH FULTON COUNTY. THE BIG CREEK GREENWAY IS CLOSED AND COMPLETELY FLOODED WITH UP TO 4 FEET OF WATER IN SOME AREAS. $$ GAC135-201640- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0140.000000T0000Z-130520T1813Z/ /SWEG1.2.ER.130519T1114Z.130519T2245Z.130520T1213Z.NO/ 1041 PM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL MONDAY MORNING...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SUWANEE CREEK NEAR SUWANEE. * UNTIL MONDAY MORNING. * AT 10 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.7 FEET...AND FALLING. * MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 8 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY MONDAY 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 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. $$
237 WGUS82 KFFC 200747 FLSFFC BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 347 AM EDT MON MAY 20 2013 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... LOOKOUT CREEK NEAR NEW ENGLAND AFFECTING DADE AND HAMILTON COUNTIES SUWANEE CREEK NEAR SUWANEE AFFECTING GWINNETT COUNTY ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... COAHULLA CREEK NEAR KEITHS MILL NEAR DALTON AFFECTING WHITFIELD COUNTY ETOWAH RIVER NEAR EAST CANTON AFFECTING CHEROKEE COUNTY BIG CREEK NEAR ALPHARETTA AFFECTING FORSYTH AND FULTON COUNTIES GAC083-TNC065-201415- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0146.000000T0000Z-130520T1415Z/ /ENGG1.1.ER.130519T2135Z.130519T2345Z.130520T0815Z.UU/ 347 AM EDT MON MAY 20 2013 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL THIS MORNING...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE LOOKOUT CREEK NEAR NEW ENGLAND. * UNTIL LATE THIS MORNING. * AT 300 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.1 FEET...AND FALLING. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS MORNING. * AT 13.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING EXPANDS ALONG SELLS LANE IN TRENTON...MASON ROAD NEAR RISING FAWN...AND CREEK ROAD NEAR NEW ENGLAND. ALL THESE ROADS WILL BE CLOSED. ALSO MINOR FLOODING EXPANDS MUCH FURTHER DOWNSTREAM AS THE CREEK CROSSES THE TENNESSEE BORDER INTO THE TIFTONA AREA. $$ GAC313-202146- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0147.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /CHCG1.1.ER.130519T2230Z.130520T0715Z.000000T0000Z.UU/ 347 AM EDT MON MAY 20 2013 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE COAHULLA CREEK NEAR KEITHS MILL NEAR DALTON. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 300 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.6 FEET...AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. * AT 18.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING EXPANDS INTO THE PASTURES...FIELDS AND WOODLANDS UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM FROM THE KEITHS MILL ROAD BRIDGE. $$ GAC057-202146- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0149.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /ECTG1.1.ER.130520T0142Z.130520T0645Z.000000T0000Z.UU/ 347 AM EDT MON MAY 20 2013 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE ETOWAH RIVER NEAR EAST CANTON. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 200 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.1 FEET...AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING. * FLOOD STAGE IS 17.0 FEET. * AT 18.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING CONTINUES ALONG THE RIVER GENERALLY EAST OF CANTON NEAR THE INTERSTATE 575 BRIDGE. A ROCK LANDING AND PARKING LOT BEHIND THE PUMP STATION OFF OF RIVERSTONE PARKWAY BEGINS TO FLOOD. $$ GAC117-121-202146- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0139.000000T0000Z-130521T1434Z/ /APHG1.1.ER.130519T1141Z.130520T0015Z.130521T0834Z.NO/ 347 AM EDT MON MAY 20 2013 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE BIG CREEK NEAR ALPHARETTA. * UNTIL TUESDAY MORNING. * AT 300 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.0 FEET...AND STEADY. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING. * FLOOD STAGE IS 7.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY TUESDAY. * AT 10.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING CONTINUES UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM FROM THE GAGE ON KIMBALL BRIDGE ROAD. THE FLOOD WATERS EXPAND FURTHER INTO THE WOODLANDS ALONG THE CREEK...AND BEGINS TO AFFECT SOME RESIDENTIAL YARDS BETWEEN CUMMING IN FORSYTH COUNTY THROUGH ALPHARETTA AND ROSWELL IN NORTH FULTON COUNTY. THE BIG CREEK GREENWAY IS CLOSED AND COMPLETELY FLOODED WITH UP TO 4 FEET OF WATER IN SOME AREAS. $$ GAC135-201441- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0140.000000T0000Z-130520T1441Z/ /SWEG1.2.ER.130519T1114Z.130519T2245Z.130520T0841Z.NO/ 347 AM EDT MON MAY 20 2013 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL THIS MORNING...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SUWANEE CREEK NEAR SUWANEE. * UNTIL THIS MORNING. * AT 300 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.5 FEET...AND FALLING. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING. * FLOOD STAGE IS 8.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY LATER THIS MORNING. * AT 9.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING EXPANDS ALONG THE CREEK UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM FROM THE GAGE AT U S HIGHWAY 23 OR BUFORD HIGHWAY. MOST OF THE SUWANEE CREEK GREENWAY AND TRAILS ARE FLOODED FROM THE SUWANEE CREEK PARK TO GEORGE PIERCE PARK. THE MINOR FLOODING WILL ALSO BEGIN TO AFFECT PORTIONS OF THE PLAYGROUND AREA BEHIND THE SUWANEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. $$
601 WGUS82 KFFC 201637 FLSFFC BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1237 PM EDT MON MAY 20 2013 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... BIG CREEK NEAR ALPHARETTA AFFECTING FORSYTH AND FULTON COUNTIES COAHULLA CREEK NEAR KEITHS MILL NEAR DALTON AFFECTING WHITFIELD COUNTY CHATTOOGA RIVER NEAR SUMMERVILLE AFFECTING CHATTOOGA COUNTY ARMUCHEE CREEK NEAR ARMUCHEE AFFECTING FLOYD COUNTY COOSA RIVER NEAR ROME MAYO BAR LOCK AND DAM AFFECTING FLOYD COUNTY ETOWAH RIVER NEAR EAST CANTON AFFECTING CHEROKEE COUNTY GAC313-210637- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0147.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /CHCG1.1.ER.130519T2230Z.130520T0945Z.000000T0000Z.UU/ 1237 PM EDT MON MAY 20 2013 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE COAHULLA CREEK NEAR KEITHS MILL NEAR DALTON. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 12 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.3 FEET...AND FALLING. * MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16 FEET. * THE CREEK SHOULD FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE THIS EVENING. * AT 18 FEET...MINOR FLOODING EXPANDS INTO THE PASTURES...FIELDS AND WOODLANDS UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM FROM THE KEITHS MILL ROAD BRIDGE. $$ GAC055-210637- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0148.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /SUMG1.2.ER.130519T2202Z.130520T0700Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 1237 PM EDT MON MAY 20 2013 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE CHATTOOGA RIVER NEAR SUMMERVILLE. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 12 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 15 FEET...AND FALLING. * MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 14 FEET. * THE RIVER SHOULD FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * AT 16 FEET...MINOR FLOODING CONTINUES AND EXPANDS FURTHER INTO THE WOODLANDS AND FIELDS ALONG THE RIVER UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM FROM THE GAGE ON U.S. HIGHWAY 27 OR ROME BOULEVARD. $$ GAC115-210637- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0150.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /ARCG1.1.ER.130520T0718Z.130520T1545Z.000000T0000Z.UU/ 1237 PM EDT MON MAY 20 2013 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE ARMUCHEE CREEK NEAR ARMUCHEE. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 1145 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 22.4 FEET...AND STEADY. * MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 19 FEET. * AT 23 FEET...MINOR FLOODING EXPANDS FURTHER INTO THE WOODLANDS... FIELDS AND PASTURES ALONG THE CREEK UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM FROM THE GAGE ON OLD DALTON ROAD. $$ GAC115-210637- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0151.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /RMBG1.1.ER.130520T1305Z.130520T1545Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 1237 PM EDT MON MAY 20 2013 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE COOSA RIVER NEAR ROME MAYO BAR LOCK AND DAM. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 1145 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 24.4 FEET...AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 24 FEET. * AT 24 FEET...MINOR FLOODING BEGINS OF THE WOODLANDS...FIELDS AND PASTURES ALONG THE RIVER UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM FROM THE GAGE ON THE OLD LOCK AND DAM BEHIND THE TRADING POST. THE BOAT RAMP WILL BE MOSTLY UNDER WATER AT LOCK AND DAM PARK. $$ GAC057-210637- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0149.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /ECTG1.1.ER.130520T0142Z.130520T1015Z.000000T0000Z.UU/ 1237 PM EDT MON MAY 20 2013 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE ETOWAH RIVER NEAR EAST CANTON. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 1145 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.5 FEET...AND FALLING. * MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 17 FEET. * THE RIVER SHOULD FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE THIS AFTERNOON. * AT 18 FEET...MINOR FLOODING CONTINUES ALONG THE RIVER GENERALLY EAST OF CANTON NEAR THE INTERSTATE 575 BRIDGE. A ROCK LANDING AND PARKING LOT BEHIND THE PUMP STATION OFF OF RIVERSTONE PARKWAY BEGINS TO FLOOD. $$ GAC117-121-210636- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0139.000000T0000Z-130522T0000Z/ /APHG1.1.ER.130519T1141Z.130520T0015Z.130521T1800Z.NO/ 1237 PM EDT MON MAY 20 2013 ...FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE BIG CREEK NEAR ALPHARETTA. * UNTIL TUESDAY EVENING. * AT 1145 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.6 FEET...AND FALLING. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 7 FEET. * THE CREEK SHOULD FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE TUESDAY MORNING. * AT 10 FEET...MINOR FLOODING CONTINUES UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM FROM THE GAGE ON KIMBALL BRIDGE ROAD. THE FLOOD WATERS EXPAND FURTHER INTO THE WOODLANDS ALONG THE CREEK...AND BEGINS TO AFFECT SOME RESIDENTIAL YARDS BETWEEN CUMMING IN FORSYTH COUNTY THROUGH ALPHARETTA AND ROSWELL IN NORTH FULTON COUNTY. THE BIG CREEK GREENWAY IS CLOSED AND COMPLETELY FLOODED WITH UP TO 4 FEET OF WATER IN SOME AREAS. $$
011 WGUS82 KFFC 210217 FLSFFC BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1017 PM EDT MON MAY 20 2013 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... BIG CREEK NEAR ALPHARETTA AFFECTING FORSYTH AND FULTON COUNTIES COAHULLA CREEK NEAR KEITHS MILL NEAR DALTON AFFECTING WHITFIELD COUNTY ARMUCHEE CREEK NEAR ARMUCHEE AFFECTING FLOYD COUNTY COOSA RIVER NEAR ROME MAYO BAR LOCK AND DAM AFFECTING FLOYD COUNTY GAC313-211617- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0147.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /CHCG1.1.ER.130519T2230Z.130520T0945Z.000000T0000Z.UU/ 1017 PM EDT MON MAY 20 2013 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE COAHULLA CREEK NEAR KEITHS MILL NEAR DALTON. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 10 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.2 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. $$ GAC115-211616- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0150.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /ARCG1.1.ER.130520T0718Z.130520T1745Z.000000T0000Z.UU/ 1017 PM EDT MON MAY 20 2013 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE ARMUCHEE CREEK NEAR ARMUCHEE. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 945 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 21.5 FEET...AND FALLING. * MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 19 FEET. * AT 21 FEET...MINOR FLOODING CONTINUES AND EXPANDS FURTHER INTO THE WOODLANDS...FIELDS AND PASTURES ALONG THE CREEK UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM FROM THE GAGE ON OLD DALTON ROAD. $$ GAC115-211616- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0151.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /RMBG1.1.ER.130520T1305Z.130521T0200Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 1017 PM EDT MON MAY 20 2013 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE COOSA RIVER NEAR ROME MAYO BAR LOCK AND DAM. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 10 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 25.1 FEET...AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 24 FEET. * AT 26 FEET...MINOR FLOODING CONTINUES TO EXPAND INTO THE WOODLANDS...FIELDS AND PASTURES ALONG THE RIVER UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM FROM THE GAGE ON THE OLD LOCK AND DAM BEHIND THE TRADING POST. THE BOAT RAMP WILL BE COMPLETELY UNDER WATER AT LOCK AND DAM PARK. PORTIONS OF THE PARKING LOT WILL BEGIN TO FLOOD. $$ GAC117-121-211616- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0139.000000T0000Z-130521T1800Z/ /APHG1.1.ER.130519T1141Z.130520T0015Z.130521T1200Z.NO/ 1017 PM EDT MON MAY 20 2013 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL TUESDAY AFTERNOON...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE BIG CREEK NEAR ALPHARETTA. * UNTIL TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 930 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.6 FEET...AND FALLING. * MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 7 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TUESDAY MORNING. * AT 9 FEET...MINOR FLOODING CONTINUES TO EXPAND FURTHER INTO THE WOODLANDS AND FIELDS ALONG THE CREEK FROM NEAR CUMMING IN SOUTH FORSYTH COUNTY TO ALPHARETTA AND ROSWELL IN NORTH FULTON COUNTY. THE BIG CREEK GREENWAY EXPERIENCES SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...WHICH RESULTS IN CLOSURE OF MOST OF THE WALKING AND BIKING PATHS. THIS ESPECIALLY OCCURS UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM FROM THE GAGE ON KIMBALL BRIDGE ROAD AND ROCK HILL PARK. A LARGE PORTION OF THE YMCA CAMPGROUND OFF PRESTON RIDGE ROAD WILL BE FLOODED. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this river flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Atlanta, GA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood warning went out at May 19, 3:12 PM EDT, 3 hours 39 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 19, 3:12 PM EDT, 3 hours 39 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 312 PM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013 .SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/... A RATHER MESSY UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM CONTINUES TO KEEP THE RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN OVER MUCH OF THE CWA LATE THIS AFTERNOON. REDEVELOPMENT OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS EASTERN TN/NORTH GA IS REINFORCING THE FORECAST BY THE HRRR WHICH BRINGS ANOTHER ROUND OT THUNDERSTORMS DOWN THE WEST SIDE OF GA THROUGH 00Z. THIS WILL ALSO KEEP THE RISK OF FLASH FLOODING OVER THE WATCH AREA THROUGH 00Z. THE PRECIP WILL SLOWLY EXIT FROM THE WEST TONIGHT ALTHOUGH SOUTHEAST/EAST GA WILL STILL SEE SCATTERED SHOWERS/TSTORMS INTO MONDAY. BY MONDAY AFTERNOON HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE BUILDING OVER AL/GA WHICH SHOULD ALSO STABILIZE THE ATMOSPHERE ENDING THE PRECIP BY MONDAY NIGHT/TUESDAY. MAV/MET TEMPS LOOKING ALRIGHT...PERHAPS ON THE COOL SIDE TONIGHT AND HAVE RAISE THEM A DEGREE OR TWO. WITH MORE SUNSHINE MONDAY AFTERNOON...EXPECT TEMPS TO RISE WELL INTO THE 80S MOST AREAS. 17 .LONG TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/... VERY FEW CHANGES TO THE EXTENDED. MADE SOME ADJUSTMENTS TO TEMPS ON SATURDAY TO ACCOUNT FOR DRY CAD PROGGED TO DEVELOP. 12Z RUNS OF GFS AND ECMWF STILL SIMILAR FOR THE SYSTEM AT THE END OF THE WEEK WITH VERY LITTLE PRECIP EXPECTED AND THE FRONT MOVING THROUGH SOMETIME EARLY FRIDAY. ALSO INCREASED CLOUD COVER A LITTLE FOR THE WEDNESDAY SYSTEM AND ADJUSTED TEMPS ACCORDINGLY THERE AS WELL...OTHERWISE NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES. TDP PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 357 AM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013/ PRECIP SHOULD END FROM WEST TO EAST TONIGHT AS THE SHORTWAVE TROUGH SETS UP ALONG THE EASTERN SEABOARD. HAVE ONLY TWEAKED POPS DURING THIS PERIOD. FOR THE FIRST PART OF THE WEEK...THE 500MB TROUGH/SHEAR AXIS REMAINS ACROSS THE SE COAST. THIS FEATURE WILL HELP FOCUS SCT DIURNAL CONVECTION EACH DAY. PREVIOUS RUNS PUSHED THE FEATURE OFF THE COAST ON TUESDAY...BUT IT SHOULD REMAIN IN PLACE UNTIL EARLY WEDNESDAY. FOR THE LATTER PART OF THE WEEK...A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE SOUTHEAST STATES. MODEL RUN TO RUN CONSISTENCY FOR THIS FEATURE HAS BEEN LOW FOR THE PAST FEW DAYS. THE ECMWF NOW HAS THE BOUNDARY APPROACHING NORTHERN GA ON FRIDAY...AND MOVING THROUGH THE CWFA DURING THE DAY. THE GFS HAS CONTINUES TO BRING THE BOUNDARY SOUTHWARD. NEITHER MODEL IS PRODUCING MUCH PRECIP WITH THIS FEATURE FOR NOW...SO WILL LEAVE POPS IN THE SCT RANGE. HIGH PRESSURE RETURNS FOR NEXT WEEKEND. MAIN CHANGES TO THE EXTENDED WERE TO UP POPS SLIGHTLY IN THE EAST FOR WEDNESDAY. MAINLY PERSISTENCE FOR THE LATTER HALF OF WEEK. NLISTEMAA && .AVIATION... 18Z UPDATE... REDEVELOPMENT OF CONVECTION OVER NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA WILL KEEP THE RISK OF THUNDER THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. CONVECTION WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING WITH STRATUS/STRATO CU FORMING LATE TONIGHT WITH CIGS DROPPING TO MVFR/IFR. ALL AREAS SHOULD RISE TO VFR BY 18Z MONDAY. WINDS WILL BE SOUTH SOUTHWEST LESS THAN 10 KTS...THEN LIGHT AND VARIABLE TONIGHT...THEN SOUTH SOUTHWEST MONDAY. //ATL CONFIDENCE...12Z UPDATE... LOW CONFIDENCE ON CIGS AND TIMING OF SHRA/TSRA. MEDIUM CONFIDENCE REMAINDER OF ELEMENTS. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... ATHENS 63 86 65 86 / 50 20 10 30 ATLANTA 66 86 67 85 / 40 10 10 30 BLAIRSVILLE 60 83 60 82 / 40 10 10 40 CARTERSVILLE 63 87 65 87 / 30 10 10 20 COLUMBUS 66 89 67 89 / 60 10 10 10 GAINESVILLE 63 83 65 83 / 40 10 10 40 MACON 66 87 65 88 / 70 20 20 20 ROME 63 88 64 87 / 30 10 10 20 PEACHTREE CITY 64 86 65 86 / 50 10 10 20 VIDALIA 68 88 67 87 / 70 50 40 40 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: BIBB...BLECKLEY...CHATTAHOOCHEE...CRAWFORD... CRISP...DODGE...DOOLY...HARRIS...HOUSTON...JOHNSON...LAURENS... MACON...MARION...MONTGOMERY...MUSCOGEE...PEACH...PULASKI... SCHLEY...STEWART...SUMTER...TALBOT...TAYLOR...TELFAIR...TOOMBS... TREUTLEN...TWIGGS...UPSON...WEBSTER...WHEELER...WILCOX... WILKINSON. FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: BALDWIN...BANKS...BARROW...BARTOW...BIBB...BUTTS...CARROLL... CATOOSA...CHATTOOGA...CHEROKEE...CLARKE...CLAYTON...COBB... COWETA...CRAWFORD...DADE...DAWSON...DEKALB...DOUGLAS...FANNIN... FAYETTE...FLOYD...FORSYTH...GILMER...GLASCOCK...GORDON... GREENE...GWINNETT...HALL...HANCOCK...HARALSON...HEARD...HENRY... JACKSON...JASPER...JEFFERSON...JONES...LAMAR...LUMPKIN... MADISON...MERIWETHER...MONROE...MORGAN...MURRAY...NEWTON...NORTH FULTON...OCONEE...OGLETHORPE...PAULDING...PICKENS...PIKE... POLK...PUTNAM...ROCKDALE...SOUTH FULTON...SPALDING... TALIAFERRO...TOWNS...TROUP...UNION...UPSON...WALKER...WALTON... WARREN...WASHINGTON...WHITE...WHITFIELD...WILKES...WILKINSON. && SHORT TERM...17 LONG TERM....TDP AVIATION...17
Hazardous weather outlook, May 19, 6:10 PM EDT, 41 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 610 PM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-202215- BALDWIN-BANKS-BARROW-BARTOW-BIBB-BLECKLEY-BUTTS-CARROLL-CATOOSA- CHATTAHOOCHEE-CHATTOOGA-CHEROKEE-CLARKE-CLAYTON-COBB-COWETA- CRAWFORD-CRISP-DADE-DAWSON-DEKALB-DODGE-DOOLY-DOUGLAS-EMANUEL- FANNIN-FAYETTE-FLOYD-FORSYTH-GILMER-GLASCOCK-GORDON-GREENE- GWINNETT-HALL-HANCOCK-HARALSON-HARRIS-HEARD-HENRY-HOUSTON-JACKSON- JASPER-JEFFERSON-JOHNSON-JONES-LAMAR-LAURENS-LUMPKIN-MACON- MADISON-MARION-MERIWETHER-MONROE-MONTGOMERY-MORGAN-MURRAY- MUSCOGEE-NEWTON-NORTH FULTON-OCONEE-OGLETHORPE-PAULDING-PEACH- PICKENS-PIKE-POLK-PULASKI-PUTNAM-ROCKDALE-SCHLEY-SOUTH FULTON- SPALDING-STEWART-SUMTER-TALBOT-TALIAFERRO-TAYLOR-TELFAIR-TOOMBS- TOWNS-TREUTLEN-TROUP-TWIGGS-UNION-UPSON-WALKER-WALTON-WARREN- WASHINGTON-WEBSTER-WHEELER-WHITE-WHITFIELD-WILCOX-WILKES- WILKINSON- 610 PM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT... ...FLASH FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA THROUGH TONIGHT... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA THROUGH THIS EVENING. WITH HIGH RAINFALL RATES...STORMS ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA HAVE ALREADY PRODUCED FLASH FLOODING AND ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING AND FLOODING IS EXPECTED ACROSS NORTH AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA THROUGH TONIGHT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA AS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVES ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST STATES. ALTHOUGH THE THREAT OF SEVERE STORMS HAS DECREASED...STRONG STORMS ARE STILL POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. THE MAIN THREATS WILL BE HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WINDS AND PEA TO NICKEL SIZED HAIL. FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES WILL BE LIKELY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY... SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT REQUESTED BUT SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT REPORTS OF FLOODING AND SEVERE WEATHER THROUGH THE WEB BY GOING TO WEATHER.GOV/ATLANTA.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 19, 4:09 PM EDT, 2 hours 42 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
409 PM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013
GAZ001-002-192100-
409 PM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NICKEL SIZED HAIL AND 45 MPH
WINDS IN WALKER AND DADE COUNTIES UNTIL 500 PM EDT...
AT 404 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER STEPHENSVILLE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE NICKEL SIZED HAIL...FREQUENT
CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH AS IT MOVES ACROSS
WALKER AND DADE COUNTIES THROUGH 500 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE
PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE COLE CITY...STEPHENSVILLE...MORGANVILLE...
NEW ENGLAND...TRENTON...RISING FAWN...CLOUDLAND CANYON STATE PARK...
COOPER HEIGHTS...CEDAR GROVE...ROCK SPRING AND NOBLE. HEAVY DOWNPOURS
WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.
THESE WIND GUSTS WILL PRODUCE MINOR DAMAGE TO TREE LIMBS AND BLOW
LIGHT...UNSECURED OBJECTS AROUND...AND MAY EVEN BLOW DOWN WEAK OR
DEAD TREES.
&&
LAT...LON 3482 8520 3462 8538 3476 8557 3498 8561
3499 8560 3499 8554
TIME...MOT...LOC 2009Z 307DEG 15KT 3490 8559Local storm report, May 19, 4:25 PM EDT, 2 hours 26 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
425 PM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0424 PM FLASH FLOOD MORGANVILLE 34.94N 85.45W
05/19/2013 DADE GA 911 CALL CENTER
SEVERAL ROADS FLOODED THROUGHOUT NORTHERN DADE COUNTY
&&
04Special weather statement, May 19, 4:51 PM EDT, 2 hours before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
451 PM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013
GAZ019-192145-
451 PM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HEAVY RAIN IN FLOYD COUNTY UNTIL
545 PM EDT...
AT 450 PM EDT...METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING AREAS OF HEAVY RAIN
DEVELOPING OVER FLOYD COUNTY. THESE AREAS WERE SLOWLY MOVING EAST AT
10 MPH AND WILL BE CAPABLE OF A QUICK INCH OR MORE OF RAIN THROUGH
545 PM EDT.
ADDITIONALLY...A LINE OF HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE
NORTH IS SLOWLY SHIFTING SOUTH. THIS LINE OF STORMS WILL LIKELY
SPREAD INTO FLOYD COUNTY AFTER 600 PM EDT AND IF THEY DONT WEAKEN...
THEY COULD PRODUCE ENOUGH ADDITIONAL RAIN TO CAUSE NEW FLASH
FLOODING. REMAIN ALERT FOR ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS AND BE PREPARED TO
TAKE ACTION IF A WARNING IS ISSUED.
THROUGH 545 PM EDT...RUNOFF FROM THESE HEAVY RAIN COULD CAUSE
TEMPORARY STREET FLOODING OR MINOR FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND
STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS... STREETS AND UNDERPASSES ACROSS
FLOYD COUNTY...INCLUDING AREAS AROUND CAVE SPRING...LINDALE...
ROME...COOSA...ARMUCHEE...SENEY...SHANNON AND PINSON.
&&
LAT...LON 3429 8546 3428 8539 3438 8533 3446 8511
3443 8509 3442 8511 3440 8509 3439 8501
3422 8503 3421 8505 3410 8505 3408 8512
3408 8516 3410 8516 3409 8543
TIME...MOT...LOC 2045Z 280DEG 10KT 3426 8515Local storm report, May 19, 5:00 PM EDT, 1 hour 51 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
500 PM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1130 AM TSTM WND DMG 1 ESE HIRAM 33.87N 84.75W
05/19/2013 PAULDING GA PUBLIC
AT LEAST 15 LARGE TREES UPROOTED AND SNAPPED ALONG QUAIL
RIDGE ROAD.
&&
04Local storm report, May 19, 5:06 PM EDT, 1 hour 45 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
506 PM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1204 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 SSE DOUGLASVILLE 33.70N 84.71W
05/19/2013 DOUGLAS GA EMERGENCY MNGR
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN AND SOME ON HOMES IN DOUGLAS COUNTY.
PILGRIMS DR...WINDMARK PLACE...DAVID DR...GREENBROOK
DR...MCKOWN RD...HIDDEN BRANCH RD...BOMAR RD...S BURNT
HICKORY RD.
&&
04Special weather statement, May 19, 5:07 PM EDT, 1 hour 44 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
507 PM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013
GAZ030>032-041-192200-
507 PM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HEAVY RAIN IN POLK...PAULDING...
COBB AND HARALSON COUNTIES UNTIL 600 PM EDT...
AT 505 PM EDT...METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING SCATTERED AREAS OF
HEAVY RAIN DEVELOPING OVER FLOYD AND POLK COUNTIES. THESE AREAS WERE
SLOWLY MOVING EAST-SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH AND WILL BE CAPABLE OF A
QUICK INCH OR MORE OF RAIN THROUGH 600 PM EDT.
ADDITIONALLY...MORE HEAVY SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS TO THE
NORTH OVER NORTHWEST GEORGIA IS SLOWLY SHIFTING SOUTH. THIS ACTIVITY
WILL LIKELY SPREAD INTO POLK...PAULDING...COBB AND HARALSON COUNTIES
AFTER 600 PM EDT AND IF THEY DONT WEAKEN...THEY COULD PRODUCE
ANOTHER ROUND OF FLASH FLOODING. REMAIN ALERT FOR ADDITIONAL
STATEMENTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION IF A WARNING IS ISSUED.
THROUGH 600 PM EDT...RUNOFF FROM THESE HEAVY SHOWERS COULD CAUSE
TEMPORARY STREET FLOODING OR RISES TO NEAR BANKFULL OF SMALL CREEKS
AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS... STREETS AND UNDERPASSES
ACROSS FLOYD COUNTY...INCLUDING AREAS AROUND CAVE SPRING...
LINDALE... ROME...COOSA...ARMUCHEE...SENEY...SHANNON AND PINSON.
&&
LAT...LON 3408 8447 3407 8442 3398 8437 3391 8445
3383 8445 3375 8457 3380 8463 3378 8483
3381 8493 3381 8503 3379 8536 3408 8541
TIME...MOT...LOC 2103Z 296DEG 23KT 3400 8486The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 10:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gordon | 45 min |
| May 18, 11:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gordon | 47 min |
| May 19, 1:26 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dawson | 49 min |
| May 19, 2:10 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Forsyth, Gwinnett | 35 min |
| May 19, 2:27 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dawson | 33 min |
| May 19, 2:43 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Hall | 47 min |
| May 19, 2:46 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Dawson | 6 hr |
| May 19, 3:29 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gwinnett | 31 min |
| May 19, 3:58 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Forsyth, Hall | 6 hr |
| May 19, 4:22 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Forsyth | 38 min |
| May 19, 4:27 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Barrow, Forsyth, Gwinnett, Hall, Jackson | 48 min |
| May 19, 4:41 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Barrow, Forsyth, Gwinnett, Jackson | 6 hr |
| May 19, 4:50 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Barrow, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Jackson | 40 min |
| May 19, 5:28 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Barrow, DeKalb, Fulton, Gwinnett, Walton | 47 min |
| May 19, 6:06 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Barrow, DeKalb, Gwinnett, Newton, Oconee, Rockdale and 1 more | 54 min |
| May 19, 6:31 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Forsyth | 89 min |
| May 19, 6:46 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Fulton, Gwinnett | 6 hr |
| May 19, 6:55 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Morgan | 50 min |
| May 19, 7:32 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Forsyth | 4 hr |
| May 19, 7:32 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gwinnett | 4 hr |
| May 19, 7:32 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Dawson, Forsyth | 18 hr |
| May 19, 7:32 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Forsyth | 19 hr |
| May 19, 7:32 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Forsyth, Fulton | 46 hr |
| May 19, 7:32 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gwinnett | 24 hr |
| May 19, 7:32 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gwinnett | 4 hr |
| May 19, 7:38 AM EDT | Flood Watch | FFC | Baldwin, Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Bibb, Butts and 62 more | 12 hr |
| May 19, 8:01 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gwinnett | 13 hr |
| May 19, 8:31 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Meriwether | 29 min |
| May 19, 8:36 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | FFC | Dawson | 6 hr |
| May 19, 8:40 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Chattooga, Floyd, Gordon, Walker | 6 hr |
| May 19, 8:52 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Morgan, Putnam | 23 min |
| May 19, 8:55 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Hancock, Taliaferro, Warren | 35 min |
| May 19, 8:57 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Catoosa, Walker, Whitfield | 48 min |
| May 19, 9:04 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bartow | 26 min |
| May 19, 9:16 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Putnam | 29 min |
| May 19, 9:21 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Catoosa, Dade, Walker | 6 hr |
| May 19, 9:30 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bartow, Cherokee, Gordon | 30 min |
| May 19, 9:32 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Bartow, Cherokee | 6 hr |
| May 19, 9:51 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Baldwin, Putnam | 24 min |
| May 19, 10:18 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bartow, Chattooga, Cobb, Floyd, Gordon | 42 min |
| May 19, 10:21 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Baldwin, Hancock, Washington | 24 min |
| May 19, 10:44 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Floyd | 6 hr |
| May 19, 10:57 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Cobb, Haralson, Paulding, Polk | 6 hr |
| May 19, 11:09 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cobb, Paulding | 36 min |
| May 19, 11:25 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll, Cobb, Douglas, Paulding | 50 min |
| May 19, 11:32 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Fulton, Gwinnett | 5 hr |
| May 19, 11:32 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gwinnett, Walton | 5 hr |
| May 19, 11:40 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Fulton | 65 min |
| May 19, 11:45 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Carroll, Douglas, Fulton, Haralson | 6 hr |
| May 19, 12:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clayton, Coweta, Fayette, Fulton | 42 min |
| May 19, 12:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattooga | 37 min |
| May 19, 12:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll, Douglas, Heard | 30 min |
| May 19, 12:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clayton, Coweta, Fayette, Fulton, Heard, Henry and 4 more | 39 min |
| May 19, 1:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Murray, Whitfield | 24 min |
| May 19, 1:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Lamar, Meriwether, Pike, Talbot, Upson | 49 min |
| May 19, 1:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Troup | 27 min |
| May 19, 1:35 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Murray, Whitfield | 6 hr |
| May 19, 1:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Crawford, Monroe, Talbot, Taylor, Upson | 37 min |
| May 19, 1:54 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Fulton | 7 hr |
| May 19, 1:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dade | 49 min |
| May 19, 2:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bibb, Crawford, Houston, Macon, Marion, Peach and 3 more | 46 min |
| May 19, 2:35 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | FFC | Chattooga, Floyd, Gordon, Walker | 9 hr |
| May 19, 3:17 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Catoosa, Dade, Walker, Whitfield | 6 hr |
| May 19, 3:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dooly, Houston, Macon, Peach | 42 min |
| May 19, 3:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dade | 48 min |
| May 19, 3:33 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Bartow, Cherokee | 6 hr |
| May 19, 3:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crisp, Pulaski, Wilcox | 45 min |
| May 19, 4:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dade, Walker | 51 min |
| May 19, 4:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Floyd | 54 min |
| May 19, 5:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cobb, Paulding, Polk | 53 min |
| May 19, 5:40 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Dade | 13 hr |
| May 19, 6:51 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Chattooga | 21 hr |
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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.