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River Flood Warning 175, NWS Atlanta, GA
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.
- 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.
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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 8285Special 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 8414Special 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 8377Special 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.
&&
AGIBBSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 8, 8:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Laurens | 42 min |
| Jul 8, 8:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Forsyth | 78 min |
| Jul 8, 8:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Hall | 59 min |
| Jul 8, 8:59 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Forsyth, Hall | 6 hr |
| Jul 8, 9:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Pickens | 48 min |
| Jul 8, 9:49 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Dawson, Pickens | 6 hr |
| Jul 9, 12:59 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Madison | 31 min |
| Jul 9, 1:29 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Madison | 31 min |
| Jul 9, 5:32 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Carroll | 3 hr |
| Jul 9, 5:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Hall | 46 min |
| Jul 9, 7:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Spalding | 35 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.