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River Flood Warning 175, NWS Atlanta, GA

July 8, 2013Gordon County, Murray County, Whitfield County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this river flood warning at Jul 8, 2013, 11:18 PM EDT for Gordon County, Murray County, Whitfield County, Georgia. It took effect at Jul 9, 2013, 12:53 AM EDT. It was in force for 29 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 8, 2013, 11:18 PM EDT (03:18 UTC)
In effect from
Jul 9, 2013, 12:53 AM EDT
Expired
Jul 10, 2013, 6:15 AM EDT
In force
29 hr
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
Flood severity
Minor

Counties Gordon County, GA, Murray County, GA, Whitfield County, GA

The radar

The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 114 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:21 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Conasauga River at Tilton (TLNG1). The gauge peaked at 18.45 ft at Jul 9, 2013, 5:00 PM EDT.

actionminormoderate15202507/0907/1007/11
Action stage
15 ft
Minor stage
18 ft
Moderate stage
24 ft
Major stage
28 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02387000, 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.

282 
WGUS42 KFFC 090318
FLWFFC
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1118 PM EDT MON JUL 8 2013

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

  CONASAUGA RIVER NEAR TILTON AFFECTING GORDON...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.

&&

GAC129-213-313-091718-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FL.W.0175.130709T0453Z-130710T0645Z/
/TLNG1.1.ER.130709T0453Z.130709T1800Z.130710T0045Z.NO/
1118 PM EDT MON JUL 8 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE CONASAUGA RIVER NEAR TILTON.
* FROM LATE TONIGHT UNTIL LATE TUESDAY NIGHT.
* AT 11 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.8 FEET...AND RISING.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 18 FEET. 
* FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY AFTER MIDNIGHT TOMORROW AND 
  CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 18.4 FEET BY TOMORROW EARLY AFTERNOON. THE
  RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW EVENING.
* AT 18 FEET...FLOOD STAGE IS REACHED. MINOR FLOODING BEGINS IN THE
  WOODLANDS...FIELDS AND PASTURES ALONG THE RIVER  UPSTREAM AND 
  DOWNSTREAM FROM THE GAGE ON THE BRACKETT RIDGE ROAD BRIDGE.
* THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 18.4 FEET ON FEB 19 1942.
  

$$
6 follow-up statements
287 
WGUS82 KFFC 090630
FLSFFC
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
230 AM EDT TUE JUL 9 2013

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA...
  WEST CHICKAMAUGA CREEK NEAR FORT OGLETHORPE AFFECTING CATOOSA AND 
  HAMILTON COUNTIES 

  COAHULLA CREEK NEAR KEITHS MILL NEAR DALTON AFFECTING WHITFIELD 
  COUNTY 

  CONASAUGA RIVER NEAR TILTON AFFECTING GORDON...MURRAY AND 
  WHITFIELD COUNTIES 

  COOSA RIVER NEAR PLANT HAMMOND AFFECTING FLOYD COUNTY 


GAC047-TNC065-091912-
/O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0172.000000T0000Z-130709T1912Z/
/WCKG1.1.ER.130708T2245Z.130709T0600Z.130709T1312Z.UU/
230 AM EDT TUE JUL 9 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE WEST CHICKAMAUGA CREEK NEAR FORT OGLETHORPE.
* UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON. 
* AT 2 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.2 FEET...AND
  RISING.
* MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 11 FEET. 
* THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS 
  MORNING.
* AT 11 FEET...FLOOD STAGE IS REACHED. MINOR FLOODING BEGINS OF 
  WOODLANDS AND FIELDS NEAR THE CREEK UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM FROM 
  THE GAGE ON THE GEORGIA HIGHWAY 146 OR CLOUD SPRINGS ROAD BRIDGE. 
  MINOR FLOODING OF THE CREEK CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED FURTHER DOWNSTREAM
  AS IT CROSSES THE TENNESSEE BORDER INTO THE SOUTH EAST RIDGE AREA.


$$

GAC313-092030-
/O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0164.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/CHCG1.1.ER.130707T0345Z.130708T2230Z.000000T0000Z.UU/
230 AM EDT TUE JUL 9 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE COAHULLA CREEK NEAR KEITHS MILL NEAR DALTON.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. 
* AT 2 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 19.3 FEET...AND 
  FALLING.
* MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16 FEET. 
* AT 20 FEET...MINOR FLOODING CONTINUES TO EXPAND INTO THE 
  PASTURES...FIELDS AND WOODLANDS UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM FROM THE 
  KEITHS MILL ROAD BRIDGE. SOME AREAS WILL BE UNDER 4 FEET OF WATER.


$$

GAC129-213-313-092029-
/O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0175.000000T0000Z-130710T0645Z/
/TLNG1.1.ER.130709T0535Z.130709T1800Z.130710T0045Z.NO/
230 AM EDT TUE JUL 9 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE CONASAUGA RIVER NEAR TILTON.
* UNTIL LATE TONIGHT. 
* AT 2 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.0 FEET...AND 
  RISING.
* MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 18 FEET. 
* THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 18.4 FEET BY THIS AFTERNOON.
  THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE THIS EVENING.
* AT 18 FEET...FLOOD STAGE IS REACHED. MINOR FLOODING BEGINS IN THE
  WOODLANDS...FIELDS AND PASTURES ALONG THE RIVER  UPSTREAM AND 
  DOWNSTREAM FROM THE GAGE ON THE BRACKETT RIDGE ROAD BRIDGE.

$$

GAC115-092029-
/O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0174.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/HMMG1.1.ER.130708T0037Z.130708T1100Z.000000T0000Z.UU/
230 AM EDT TUE JUL 9 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE COOSA RIVER NEAR PLANT HAMMOND.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. 
* AT  7 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 571.6 FEET...AND 
  RISING.
* MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 570 FEET. 
* AT 572 FEET...MINOR FLOODING CONTINUES TO EXPAND FURTHER INTO THE
  WOODLANDS...FIELDS AND PASTURES ALONG THE RIVER UPSTREAM AND 
  DOWNSTREAM FROM THE GAGE BEHIND PLANT HAMMOND. THE WATER REACHES 
  THE PARKING LOT LEVEL NEAR THE INTAKES BEHIND THE PLANT.

$$
632 
WGUS82 KFFC 091019
FLSFFC
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
619 AM EDT TUE JUL 9 2013

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA...
 
  CONASAUGA RIVER NEAR TILTON AFFECTING GORDON...MURRAY AND 
  WHITFIELD COUNTIES 

 
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA...
  WEST CHICKAMAUGA CREEK NEAR FORT OGLETHORPE AFFECTING CATOOSA AND 
  HAMILTON COUNTIES 

  COAHULLA CREEK NEAR KEITHS MILL NEAR DALTON AFFECTING WHITFIELD 
  COUNTY 

  COOSA RIVER NEAR PLANT HAMMOND AFFECTING FLOYD COUNTY 


GAC047-TNC065-091912-
/O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0172.000000T0000Z-130709T1912Z/
/WCKG1.1.ER.130708T2245Z.130709T0645Z.130709T1312Z.UU/
619 AM EDT TUE JUL 9 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE WEST CHICKAMAUGA CREEK NEAR FORT OGLETHORPE.
* UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON. 
* AT 6 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.2 FEET...AND 
  STEADY.
* MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 11 FEET. 
* THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS 
  MORNING.
* AT 11 FEET...FLOOD STAGE IS REACHED. MINOR FLOODING BEGINS OF 
  WOODLANDS AND FIELDS NEAR THE CREEK UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM FROM 
  THE GAGE ON THE GEORGIA HIGHWAY 146 OR CLOUD SPRINGS ROAD BRIDGE. 
  MINOR FLOODING OF THE CREEK CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED FURTHER DOWNSTREAM
  AS IT CROSSES THE TENNESSEE BORDER INTO THE SOUTH EAST RIDGE AREA.


$$

GAC313-100019-
/O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0164.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/CHCG1.1.ER.130707T0345Z.130708T2230Z.000000T0000Z.UU/
619 AM EDT TUE JUL 9 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE COAHULLA CREEK NEAR KEITHS MILL NEAR DALTON.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. 
* AT 5 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 19.2 FEET...AND 
  FALLING.
* MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16 FEET. 
* AT 20 FEET...MINOR FLOODING CONTINUES TO EXPAND INTO THE 
  PASTURES...FIELDS AND WOODLANDS UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM FROM THE 
  KEITHS MILL ROAD BRIDGE. SOME AREAS WILL BE UNDER 4 FEET OF WATER.


$$

GAC129-213-313-100019-
/O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0175.000000T0000Z-130710T1200Z/
/TLNG1.1.ER.130709T0535Z.130709T1800Z.130710T0600Z.NO/
619 AM EDT TUE JUL 9 2013

...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL WEDNESDAY MORNING...THE FLOOD WARNING
CONTINUES FOR
  THE CONASAUGA RIVER NEAR TILTON.
* UNTIL WEDNESDAY MORNING. 
* AT 6 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.2 FEET...AND 
  RISING.
* MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 18 FEET. 
* THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 18.6 FEET BY THIS AFTERNOON.
  THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AFTER MIDNIGHT TOMORROW.
* AT 18.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE IS REACHED. MINOR FLOODING BEGINS IN THE
  WOODLANDS...FIELDS AND PASTURES ALONG THE RIVER  UPSTREAM AND 
  DOWNSTREAM FROM THE GAGE ON THE BRACKETT RIDGE ROAD BRIDGE.

$$

GAC115-100019-
/O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0174.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/HMMG1.1.ER.130708T0037Z.130708T1100Z.000000T0000Z.UU/
619 AM EDT TUE JUL 9 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE COOSA RIVER NEAR PLANT HAMMOND.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. 
* AT 7 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 571.6 FEET...AND 
  RISING.
* MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 570 FEET. 
* AT 572 FEET...MINOR FLOODING CONTINUES TO EXPAND FURTHER INTO THE
  WOODLANDS...FIELDS AND PASTURES ALONG THE RIVER UPSTREAM AND 
  DOWNSTREAM FROM THE GAGE BEHIND PLANT HAMMOND. THE WATER REACHES 
  THE PARKING LOT LEVEL NEAR THE INTAKES BEHIND THE PLANT.


$$
888 
WGUS82 KFFC 091523
FLSFFC
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1123 AM EDT TUE JUL 9 2013

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA...
 
  WEST CHICKAMAUGA CREEK NEAR FORT OGLETHORPE AFFECTING CATOOSA AND 
  HAMILTON COUNTIES 

  CONASAUGA RIVER NEAR TILTON AFFECTING GORDON...MURRAY AND 
  WHITFIELD COUNTIES 

  COAHULLA CREEK NEAR KEITHS MILL NEAR DALTON AFFECTING WHITFIELD 
  COUNTY 

  COOSA RIVER NEAR PLANT HAMMOND AFFECTING FLOYD COUNTY 


GAC047-TNC065-092057-
/O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0172.000000T0000Z-130709T2057Z/
/WCKG1.1.ER.130708T2245Z.130709T0645Z.130709T1457Z.UU/
1123 AM EDT TUE JUL 9 2013

...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON...THE FLOOD WARNING 
CONTINUES FOR
  THE WEST CHICKAMAUGA CREEK NEAR FORT OGLETHORPE.
* UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON. 
* AT 11 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 11 FEET AND FALLING.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND NON-FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 11 FEET. 
* THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL AND FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY
  THIS AFTERNOON. 
* AT 11 FEET...MINOR FLOODING BEGINS OF WOODLANDS AND FIELDS NEAR THE CREEK
  UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM FROM THE GAGE ON THE GEORGIA HIGHWAY 146 OR CLOUD
  SPRINGS ROAD BRIDGE. MINOR FLOODING OF THE CREEK CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED
  FURTHER DOWNSTREAM AS IT CROSSES THE TENNESSEE BORDER INTO THE SOUTH EAST
  RIDGE AREA.

$$

GAC313-100523-
/O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0164.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/CHCG1.1.ER.130707T0345Z.130708T2230Z.000000T0000Z.UU/
1123 AM EDT TUE JUL 9 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE COAHULLA CREEK NEAR KEITHS MILL NEAR DALTON.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. 
* AT 11 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 19 FEET AND SLOWLY FALLING.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND FORECAST TO CONTINUE. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16 FEET. 
* AT 20 FEET...MINOR FLOODING CONTINUES TO EXPAND INTO THE 
  PASTURES...FIELDS AND WOODLANDS UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM FROM THE 
  KEITHS MILL ROAD BRIDGE. SOME AREAS WILL BE UNDER 4 FEET OF WATER.

$$

GAC129-213-313-100523-
/O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0175.000000T0000Z-130710T0900Z/
/TLNG1.1.ER.130709T0535Z.130709T1430Z.130710T0300Z.NO/
1123 AM EDT TUE JUL 9 2013

...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL LATE TONIGHT...THE FLOOD WARNING 
CONTINUES FOR
  THE CONASAUGA RIVER NEAR TILTON.
* UNTIL LATE TONIGHT. 
* AT 11 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.4 FEET AND NEARLY STEADY.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND FORECAST TO CONTINUE TODAY. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 18 FEET. 
* THE RIVER WILL BEGIN TO FALL THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO FALL
  TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TONIGHT.
* AT 18 FEET...FLOOD STAGE IS REACHED. MINOR FLOODING BEGINS IN THE
  WOODLANDS...FIELDS AND PASTURES ALONG THE RIVER  UPSTREAM AND 
  DOWNSTREAM FROM THE GAGE ON THE BRACKETT RIDGE ROAD BRIDGE.

$$

GAC115-100523-
/O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0174.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/HMMG1.1.ER.130708T0037Z.130708T1100Z.000000T0000Z.UU/
1123 AM EDT TUE JUL 9 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE COOSA RIVER NEAR PLANT HAMMOND.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. 
* AT 7 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 571.6 FEET AND NEARLY STEADY.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND FORECAST TO CONTINUE. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 570 FEET. 
* AT 572 FEET...MINOR FLOODING CONTINUES TO EXPAND FURTHER INTO THE
  WOODLANDS...FIELDS AND PASTURES ALONG THE RIVER UPSTREAM AND 
  DOWNSTREAM FROM THE GAGE BEHIND PLANT HAMMOND. THE WATER REACHES 
  THE PARKING LOT LEVEL NEAR THE INTAKES BEHIND THE PLANT.

$$
868 
WGUS82 KFFC 100112
FLSFFC
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
911 PM EDT TUE JUL 9 2013

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA...
 
  CONASAUGA RIVER NEAR TILTON AFFECTING GORDON...MURRAY AND 
  WHITFIELD COUNTIES 

 
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA...
  COAHULLA CREEK NEAR KEITHS MILL NEAR DALTON AFFECTING WHITFIELD 
  COUNTY 

  COOSA RIVER NEAR PLANT HAMMOND AFFECTING FLOYD COUNTY 


GAC313-101511-
/O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0164.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/CHCG1.1.ER.130707T0345Z.130708T2230Z.000000T0000Z.UU/
911 PM EDT TUE JUL 9 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE COAHULLA CREEK NEAR KEITHS MILL NEAR DALTON.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. 
* AT  8 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.5 FEET...AND FALLING.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16 FEET. 
* AT 18 FEET...MINOR FLOODING EXPANDS INTO THE PASTURES...FIELDS 
  AND WOODLANDS UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM FROM THE KEITHS MILL ROAD 
  BRIDGE.
* THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 18.4 FEET ON DEC 12 2008.
  

$$

GAC129-213-313-101008-
/O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0175.000000T0000Z-130710T1008Z/
/TLNG1.1.ER.130709T0535Z.130709T2130Z.130710T0408Z.NO/
911 PM EDT TUE JUL 9 2013

...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL WEDNESDAY MORNING...THE FLOOD WARNING
CONTINUES FOR
  THE CONASAUGA RIVER NEAR TILTON.
* UNTIL WEDNESDAY MORNING. 
* AT 9 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.3 FEET...AND SLOWLY FALLING.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND NONFLOOD FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 18 FEET. 
* THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY AFTER 
  MIDNIGHT TOMORROW.
* AT 18 FEET...FLOOD STAGE IS REACHED. MINOR FLOODING BEGINS IN THE
  WOODLANDS...FIELDS AND PASTURES ALONG THE RIVER  UPSTREAM AND 
  DOWNSTREAM FROM THE GAGE ON THE BRACKETT RIDGE ROAD BRIDGE.
* THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 18.3 FEET ON DEC 1 2011.
  

$$

GAC115-101511-
/O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0174.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/HMMG1.1.ER.130708T0037Z.130708T1100Z.000000T0000Z.UU/
911 PM EDT TUE JUL 9 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE COOSA RIVER NEAR PLANT HAMMOND.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. 
* AT 7 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 571.6 FEET...AND STEADY.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 570 FEET. 
* AT 572.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING CONTINUES TO EXPAND FURTHER INTO THE
  WOODLANDS...FIELDS AND PASTURES ALONG THE RIVER UPSTREAM AND 
  DOWNSTREAM FROM THE GAGE BEHIND PLANT HAMMOND. THE WATER REACHES 
  THE PARKING LOT LEVEL NEAR THE INTAKES BEHIND THE PLANT.
* THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 571.9 FEET ON FEB 21 
  2010.  

$$
207 
WGUS82 KFFC 100615
FLSFFC
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
215 AM EDT WED JUL 10 2013

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA...
 
  CONASAUGA RIVER NEAR TILTON AFFECTING GORDON...MURRAY AND 
  WHITFIELD COUNTIES 

 
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA...
  COAHULLA CREEK NEAR KEITHS MILL NEAR DALTON AFFECTING WHITFIELD 
  COUNTY 

  COOSA RIVER NEAR PLANT HAMMOND AFFECTING FLOYD COUNTY 


GAC313-102015-
/O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0164.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/CHCG1.1.ER.130707T0345Z.130708T2230Z.000000T0000Z.UU/
215 AM EDT WED JUL 10 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE COAHULLA CREEK NEAR KEITHS MILL NEAR DALTON.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. 
* AT 1 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.1 FEET...AND 
  FALLING.
* MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16 FEET. 
* AT 18 FEET...MINOR FLOODING EXPANDS INTO THE PASTURES...FIELDS 
  AND WOODLANDS UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM FROM THE KEITHS MILL ROAD 
  BRIDGE.


$$

GAC129-213-313-101336-
/O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0175.000000T0000Z-130710T1336Z/
/TLNG1.1.ER.130709T0535Z.130709T2130Z.130710T0736Z.NO/
215 AM EDT WED JUL 10 2013

...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL THIS MORNING...THE FLOOD WARNING 
CONTINUES FOR
  THE CONASAUGA RIVER NEAR TILTON.
* UNTIL THIS MORNING. 
* AT 2,AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.1 FEET...AND 
  FALLING.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND NONFLOOD FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 18 FEET. 
* THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY THIS 
  MORNING.
* AT 18 FEET...FLOOD STAGE IS REACHED. MINOR FLOODING BEGINS IN THE
  WOODLANDS...FIELDS AND PASTURES ALONG THE RIVER  UPSTREAM AND 
  DOWNSTREAM FROM THE GAGE ON THE BRACKETT RIDGE ROAD BRIDGE.


$$

GAC115-102015-
/O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0174.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/HMMG1.1.ER.130708T0037Z.130708T1100Z.000000T0000Z.UU/
215 AM EDT WED JUL 10 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE COOSA RIVER NEAR PLANT HAMMOND.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. 
* AT 7 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 571.6 FEET...AND 
  STEADY.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND -- FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 570 FEET. 
* AT 572 FEET...MINOR FLOODING CONTINUES TO EXPAND FURTHER INTO THE
  WOODLANDS...FIELDS AND PASTURES ALONG THE RIVER UPSTREAM AND 
  DOWNSTREAM FROM THE GAGE BEHIND PLANT HAMMOND. THE WATER REACHES 
  THE PARKING LOT LEVEL NEAR THE INTAKES BEHIND THE PLANT.


$$
626 
WGUS82 KFFC 101015
FLSFFC
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
615 AM EDT WED JUL 10 2013

...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
GEORGIA...
 
  CONASAUGA RIVER NEAR TILTON AFFECTING GORDON...MURRAY AND 
  WHITFIELD COUNTIES

 
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA...
  COAHULLA CREEK NEAR KEITHS MILL NEAR DALTON AFFECTING WHITFIELD 
  COUNTY 

  COOSA RIVER NEAR PLANT HAMMOND AFFECTING FLOYD COUNTY 


GAC313-110015-
/O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0164.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/CHCG1.1.ER.130707T0345Z.130708T2230Z.000000T0000Z.UU/
615 AM EDT WED JUL 10 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE COAHULLA CREEK NEAR KEITHS MILL NEAR DALTON.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. 
* AT 5 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.9 FEET...AND 
  FALLING.
* MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16 FEET. 
* AT 18 FEET...MINOR FLOODING EXPANDS INTO THE PASTURES...FIELDS 
  AND WOODLANDS UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM FROM THE KEITHS MILL ROAD 
  BRIDGE.


$$

GAC129-213-313-101045-
/O.CAN.KFFC.FL.W.0175.000000T0000Z-130710T1336Z/
/TLNG1.1.ER.130709T0535Z.130709T2130Z.130710T0745Z.NO/
615 AM EDT WED JUL 10 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE CONASAUGA RIVER NEAR TILTON.
* THIS TAKES AFFECT IMMEDIATELY.
* AT  6 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.8 FEET...AND 
  FALLING.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 18 FEET. 
* THE CREEK/RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL.


$$

GAC115-110015-
/O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0174.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/HMMG1.1.ER.130708T0037Z.130708T1100Z.000000T0000Z.UU/
615 AM EDT WED JUL 10 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE COOSA RIVER NEAR PLANT HAMMOND.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. 
* AT 7AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 571.6 FEET...AND 
  STEADY.
* MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 570 FEET. 
* AT 572 FEET...MINOR FLOODING CONTINUES TO EXPAND FURTHER INTO THE
  WOODLANDS...FIELDS AND PASTURES ALONG THE RIVER UPSTREAM AND 
  DOWNSTREAM FROM THE GAGE BEHIND PLANT HAMMOND. THE WATER REACHES 
  THE PARKING LOT LEVEL NEAR THE INTAKES BEHIND THE PLANT.

$$

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 Jul 8, 7:47 PM EDT, 3 hours 31 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 8, 7:47 PM EDT, 3 hours 31 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
747 PM EDT MON JUL 8 2013

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 320 PM EDT MON JUL 8 2013/

SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT/...
CURRENT SATELLITE LOOP CONTINUES TO SHOW LARGE MOISTURE PLUME
EXTENDING FROM THE EASTERN PACIFIC...ACROSS THE GULF...AND UP THE
EASTERN SEABOARD. THERE ARE SOME SCT SHOWERS ACROSS THE REGION AND
SHOULD SEE SOME THUNDERSTORMS LATER THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT.
THERE HAS BEEN SOME DRIER AIR THAT HAS MOVED IN ACROSS THE AREA IN
THE UPPER ATMOSPHERE SO IT LOOKS LIKE THAT MAY BE HELPING TO KEEP
SHRA/TSRA DOWN TO A MINIMUM TODAY. MAIN UPPER LEVEL LOW NOW OVER THE
MID ATLANTIC STATES IS STILL EXPECTED TO MOVE OFFSHORE TONIGHT. THIS
WILL CONTINUE TO SHIFT THE SHEER AXIS A BIT FURTHER SOUTHWARD ACROSS
GA.  THIS SHOULD ALSO KEEP SHRA/TSRA ACTIVITY DOWN TO A MINIMUM AS
WELL. THE MODELS ARE  SHOWING ANOTHER PIECE OF SHORTWAVE ENERGY
DROPPING SOUTH IN THE UPPER FLOW FLOW TOMORROW AFTERNOON. WITH THE
MOISTURE PLUME EXPECTED TO BE A BIT FURTHER SOUTH THAN TODAY ANY
CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY SHOULD BE MORE DIURNAL IN NATURE. IT APPEARS WE
ARE GETTING BACK INTO A MORE SUMMER LIKE PATTERN. WITH THIS IS MIND
WILL ALLOW THE FLOOD WATCH TO EXPIRE AT 00Z TUE.

01

LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
HAVE MADE NO CHANGES TO THE EXTENDED. CONCERNING UPPER LOW OVER
THE SOUTHEAST...NEW ECMWF SIMILAR TO PREVIOUS AND STILL DIFFERENT FROM
GFS BY NEXT WEEKEND. HOWEVER...STILL IS A WET PATTERN FOR THE
FORECAST AREA SO CURRENT POPS IN EXTENDED LOOK REASONABLE. WITH
WET PATTERN EXPECTED...TEMPERATURES AT OR BELOW NORMAL. PREVIOUS
DISCUSSION IS INCLUDED BELOW.

41

PREVIOUS LONG TERM...

LONG TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/...
THE EXTENDED BEGINS WITH THE SOUTHEAST IN A GENERAL WEAKNESS
PATTERN ALOFT...SANDWICHED BETWEEN THE TWO UPPER HIGHS /ONE IN
THE ATLANTIC AND ONE IN THE SOUTHWEST STATES/ AND TWO UPPER LOWS
OR TROUGHS /WEAK WAVE IN THE EASTERLIES OVER FLORIDA AND LONGWAVE
TROUGH IN CANADA/. WEAK SURFACE BOUNDARY REMAINS IN PLACE TUESDAY
NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY AND WHILE THERE IS VERY LITTLE FORCING...
THERE WILL BE ENOUGH MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY TO KEEP SLIGHT TO
LOW CHANCE POPS ACROSS THE AREA.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY...THE LONGWAVE TROUGH DEEPENS IN
RESPONSE TO A SHORTWAVE RIDING DOWN THE NORTHWEST FLOW TOWARD THE
OHIO VALLEY. THIS PUSHES A REINFORCING FRONT THROUGH THE TENNESSEE
VALLEY AND INTO THE SOUTHEAST...WARRANTING HIGHER POPS FOR
THURSDAY AFTERNOON. KEPT TREND OF LIKELY POPS UP NORTH. AS THE
POSITIVELY TILTED TROUGH CONTINUES TO DEEPEN THE FRONT WILL PRETTY
MUCH STALL ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST...THOUGH THERE IS SOME QUESTION AS
TO HOW STRONG THE GREAT LAKES SURFACE HIGH WILL BE AND IF PORTIONS
OF THE STATE ARE ABLE TO CLEAR OUT LATE IN THE WEEK...AS PER THE
00Z GFS...OR IF SIGNIFICANT MOISTURE REMAINS OVER THE ENTIRE AREA
AS PER THE 00Z ECMWF. IF THE GFS IS TO BE BELIEVE...DRY AIR IS
ABLE TO PUSH IN FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY LEADING TO OVERNIGHT LOWS IN
THE 60S. ADD THIS TO TEMPS CONTINUING AT OR BELOW NORMAL...NOT BAD
AT ALL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR.

BY SATURDAY MORNING THE GFS HAS ALREADY CUT OFF THE UPPER LOW
ACROSS GEORGIA WHILE THE ECMWF JUST HAS A VERY LONG AND SKINNY
TROUGH IN PLACE. THIS IS A PRETTY INTERESTING AND PERPLEXING CHANGE
FROM LAST NIGHT/S SOLUTIONS...WHERE THE GFS AND ECMWF WERE IN
REMARKABLE AGREEMENT WITH THE CUTOFF LOW. WITH TONIGHT/S RUNS...
WHILE THE SENSIBLE WEATHER RESULTS ARE NOT ALL THAT DIFFERENT...
THE MASS FIELDS ARE ACTUALLY QUITE A BIT DIFFERENT. IN EITHER CASE
THOUGH...ABOVE-NORMAL PWATS REMAIN OVER THE SOUTHEAST. ADD TO
THIS WHATEVER HAPPENS WITH CHANTAL...OR THE REMNANTS THEREOF.
ENSEMBLE GUIDANCE TAKE THE SYSTEM SOMEWHERE INTO THE SOUTHEAST
LATE IN THE PERIOD...GFS WITH A MORE NOTICEABLE CIRCULATION INTO
THE JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA AREA...BUT THE ECMWF WITH JUST A GENERAL
AREA OF MOISTURE INTO THE FLORIDA PENINSULA. SO ALL THAT SAID...
HAVE KEPT POPS JUST ABOVE CLIMO FOR THE WEEKEND ESPECIALLY SUNDAY.
TEMPS REMAIN AT OR BELOW NORMAL THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

TDP

AVIATION...
18Z UPDATE...
SCT TO BKN CLOUDS OVER THE AREA AT THE MOMENT. CLOUD HEIGHTS ARE
VFR AND SHOULD STAY THERE THROUGH 06Z. LOW STRATUS EXPECTED TO
MOVE BACK IN ACROSS THE TAF SITES TONIGHT WITH IFR CEILINGS
EXPECTED FROM 07Z TO 14 OR 15Z TUESDAY. THERE ARE SOME POP UP
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OUT THERE AND WE COULD SEE SOME AT THE
ATL AREA TAF SITES THIS AFTERNOON. WILL SEE MVFR CEILINGS AND
VSBYS IN AND AROUND ANY TSRA DEVELOPMENT. WINDS WILL STAY OUT OF
THE W TO SW IN THE 5-10KT RANGE.

//ATL CONFIDENCE...18Z UPDATE...
CONFIDENCE MEDIUM TO HIGH ON ALL ELEMENTS.

01

&&

.AVIATION...
00Z UPDATE...
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS APPEAR TO BE WEAKENING AS THE
SUN GOES DOWN THIS EVENING. OVERNIGHT EXPECT THE STRATUS DECK TO
DEVELOP RIGHT AFTER SUN RISE LIKE THIS AM. IFR DECK SEEMS LIKELY
AT ALL TAF SITES AND SOME VSBY ISSUES AT A FEW SITES. STRATUS
SHOULD BE QUICK TO BURN OFF AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF AFTERNOON
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SEEMS LOW ENOUGH TO WARRANT A PROB30
GROUP.

//ATL CONFIDENCE...00Z UPDATE...
HIGH CONFIDENCE ON ALL ELEMENTS.

ARG

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
ATHENS          71  88  71  88 /  50  40  30  40
ATLANTA         72  87  72  87 /  70  40  30  40
BLAIRSVILLE     64  82  66  83 /  70  40  30  60
CARTERSVILLE    70  87  71  88 /  50  40  30  40
COLUMBUS        73  91  73  90 /  70  40  20  30
GAINESVILLE     70  86  71  86 /  70  40  30  40
MACON           73  91  72  89 /  50  40  20  30
ROME            70  88  71  89 /  50  40  30  40
PEACHTREE CITY  70  88  71  87 /  70  40  30  40
VIDALIA         73  92  73  90 /  70  40  20  30

&&

.FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
BANKS...BARROW...BARTOW...CARROLL...CATOOSA...CHATTOOGA...
CHEROKEE...CLARKE...CLAYTON...COBB...COWETA...DADE...DAWSON...
DEKALB...DOUGLAS...FANNIN...FAYETTE...FLOYD...FORSYTH...GILMER...
GORDON...GREENE...GWINNETT...HALL...HARALSON...HEARD...HENRY...
JACKSON...LUMPKIN...MADISON...MORGAN...MURRAY...NEWTON...NORTH
FULTON...OCONEE...OGLETHORPE...PAULDING...PICKENS...POLK...
ROCKDALE...SOUTH FULTON...TALIAFERRO...TOWNS...UNION...WALKER...
WALTON...WHITE...WHITFIELD...WILKES.

&&

SHORT TERM...ARG
LONG TERM....41
AVIATION...ARG
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 8, 12:30 PM EDT, 10 hours 48 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1230 PM EDT MON JUL 8 2013

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-091630-
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-
1230 PM EDT MON JUL 8 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...

SIGNIFICANT MOISTURE CONTINUES ACROSS THE STATE WITH SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED AGAIN TODAY. THE GROUND ACROSS THE
AREA IS SATURATED AND ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN CAN LEAD TO FLOODING
OR FLASH FLOODING. RESIDENTS ARE URGED NOT TO LET THEIR GUARD
DOWN DURING THIS PERIOD OF PROLONGED RAINFALL.

WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED...

PERIODS OF MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL TODAY MAY LEAD TO
ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING AND RIVER FLOODING. RAINFALL AMOUNTS
AVERAGING AROUND AT LEAST A HALF INCH CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE
AREA. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE WHERE STORMS
REPEATEDLY TRACK. WHILE THIS AMOUNT OF RAIN IS NOT PARTICULARLY
HIGH...SOILS ARE EXTREMELY SATURATED AND RIVER LEVELS ARE
HIGH...THUS IT WILL NOT TAKE MUCH TO PRODUCE ADDITIONAL FLOODING.

THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO
UP TO 40 MPH. WITH SATURATED SOILS...IT WILL NOT TAKE MUCH WIND TO
DOWN TREES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...

ALTHOUGH THE RAINFALL THROUGH THE WEEK AND INTO THIS WEEKEND WILL
NOT BE AS PROLONGED OR WIDESPREAD AS WHAT WE SAW LAST WEEK...THERE
WILL STILL BE PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL IN SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. THIS IS ESPECIALLY THE CASE ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON
AS A FRONT MOVES INTO THE STATE. NORTH GEORGIA WILL AGAIN HAVE THE
BEST CHANCES FOR ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AND THERE IS SOME CONCERN
THAT ACCUMULATING HIGH RAINFALL TOTALS MAY LEAD TO MORE
SIGNIFICANT FLOODING ACROSS THE AREA. PERSONS PLANNING OUTDOOR
ACTIVITIES FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT REQUESTED BUT SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED
TO SUBMIT REPORTS OF SEVERE WEATHER THROUGH THE WEB BY GOING TO
WEATHER.GOV/ATLANTA.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 8, 8:03 PM EDT, 3 hours 15 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
803 PM EDT MON JUL 8 2013

GAZ097-098-090045-
803 PM EDT MON JUL 8 2013

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HEAVY RAIN IN TREUTLEN AND
LAURENS COUNTIES UNTIL 845 PM EDT...

AT 800 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER LOWERY...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 15 MPH.

RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 1 AND 2 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS
TREUTLEN AND LAURENS COUNTIES...INCLUDING AREAS AROUND
ORIANNA...ORLAND...ROCKLEDGE...MINTER...LOWERY...EAST
DUBLIN...RENTZ...DUBLIN...HARLOW...MONTROSE...DUDLEY AND DEXTER.
DRIVERS SHOULD USE CAUTION AS INTENSE RAINFALL WILL REDUCE
VISIBILITIES. PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS IS ALSO LIKELY.

THE HIGH RAIN TOTALS SEEN THUS FAR THIS SEASON HAS RESULTED IN
PERSISTENT WET SOILS FOR AREA TREES. THIS WILL ALLOW THESE TREES TO
FALL DUE TO WINDS MUCH LOWER THAN IN A TYPICAL SEASON...AS LOW AS 30
MPH IN SOME CASES.

&&

LAT...LON 3241 8312 3258 8321 3267 8300 3245 8258
      3232 8268
TIME...MOT...LOC 0003Z 114DEG 11KT 3242 8285
Special weather statement, Jul 8, 8:42 PM EDT, 2 hours 36 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
842 PM EDT MON JUL 8 2013

GAZ022-090200-
842 PM EDT MON JUL 8 2013

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HEAVY RAIN IN FORSYTH COUNTY
UNTIL 1000 PM EDT...

AT 840 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
PERSISTENT THUNDERSTORM OVER MATT THE THUNDERSTORM WAS NEARLY
STATIONARY. UP TO 1.25 INCHES HAVE FALLEN OVER THE LAST HOUR WITH
THIS STORM.

RUNOFF FROM THESE STORMS WILL CAUSE MINOR FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS
AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES ACROSS
FORSYTH COUNTY...INCLUDING AREAS AROUND BROOKWOOD...HIGHTOWER...
CUMMING...DREW...DUCKTOWN...MATT...COAL MOUNTAIN...OSCARVILLE AND
CHESTATEE. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS
OF CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE SUBJECT TO MINOR FLOODING.

&&

LAT...LON 3430 8393 3424 8395 3423 8397 3422 8396
      3419 8399 3419 8405 3415 8409 3407 8412
      3405 8410 3406 8415 3411 8426 3433 8426
      3433 8396
TIME...MOT...LOC 0041Z 225DEG 1KT 3428 8414
Special weather statement, Jul 8, 8:46 PM EDT, 2 hours 32 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
846 PM EDT MON JUL 8 2013

GAZ023-090145-
846 PM EDT MON JUL 8 2013

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HEAVY RAIN IN HALL COUNTY UNTIL
945 PM EDT...

AT 839 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORM OVER GAINESVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 5
MPH.  DOPPLER RADAR HAS INDICATED THAT 1.5 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN
IN THE LAST HOUR FROM THIS STORM.

RUNOFF FROM THESE STORMS WILL CAUSE MINOR FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS
AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES ACROSS
HALL COUNTY...INCLUDING AREAS AROUND CANDLER...ROAD ATLANTA-LANIER
SPEEDWAY...GAINESVILLE AND GILLSVILLE. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS
AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE SUBJECT TO
MINOR FLOODING.

THE HIGH RAIN TOTALS SEEN THUS FAR THIS SEASON HAS RESULTED IN
PERSISTENT WET SOILS FOR AREA TREES. THIS WILL ALLOW THESE TREES TO
FALL DUE TO WINDS MUCH LOWER THAN IN A TYPICAL SEASON...AS LOW AS 30
MPH IN SOME CASES.

&&

LAT...LON 3440 8366 3436 8367 3434 8365 3432 8365
      3430 8362 3414 8381 3419 8393 3424 8395
      3428 8394 3428 8393 3432 8393 3448 8387
      3449 8385
TIME...MOT...LOC 0045Z 212DEG 5KT 3429 8377
Special weather statement, Jul 8, 9:42 PM EDT, 1 hour 36 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
942 PM EDT MON JUL 8 2013

GAZ007-013-014-090230-
942 PM EDT MON JUL 8 2013

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HEAVY RAIN IN PICKENS...DAWSON
AND GILMER COUNTIES UNTIL 1030 PM EDT...

AT 935 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER MARBLEHILL THE THUNDERSTORM WAS NEARLY
STATIONARY.

RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 1 TO 2 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS
PICKENS...DAWSON AND GILMER COUNTIES...INCLUDING AREAS AROUND
MARBLEHILL...TATE...JASPER...LAKE TAMARACK...FAUSETT LAKE AND
SEQUOYAH LAKE. DRIVERS SHOULD USE CAUTION AS INTENSE RAINFALL WILL
REDUCE VISIBILITIES. PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS IS ALSO LIKELY.

THE HIGH RAIN TOTALS SEEN THUS FAR THIS SEASON HAS RESULTED IN
PERSISTENT WET SOILS FOR AREA TREES. THIS WILL ALLOW THESE TREES TO
FALL DUE TO WINDS MUCH LOWER THAN IN A TYPICAL SEASON...AS LOW AS 30
MPH IN SOME CASES.

&&

LAT...LON 3461 8437 3461 8426 3438 8425 3439 8447
TIME...MOT...LOC 0142Z 191DEG 2KT 3446 8434
Local storm report, Jul 8, 10:58 PM EDT, 20 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1058 PM EDT MON JUL 08 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0945 PM     FLASH FLOOD      GAINESVILLE             34.30N 83.83W
07/08/2013                   HALL               GA   911 CALL CENTER

            HALL COUNTY 911 RELAYED A REPORT OF NUMEROUS ROADS UNDER
            WATER AND A FEW CARS THAT HAD STALLED OUT IN THE WATER AS
            WELL IN THE GAINESVILLE AREA.

&&

AGIBBS

The office that day

Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 8, 8:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCLaurens42 min
Jul 8, 8:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCForsyth78 min
Jul 8, 8:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHall59 min
Jul 8, 8:59 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningFFCForsyth, Hall6 hr
Jul 8, 9:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCPickens48 min
Jul 8, 9:49 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningFFCDawson, Pickens6 hr
Jul 9, 12:59 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMadison31 min
Jul 9, 1:29 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMadison31 min
Jul 9, 5:32 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningFFCCarroll3 hr
Jul 9, 5:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHall46 min
Jul 9, 7:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCSpalding35 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.