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River Flood Warning 191, NWS Atlanta, GA

August 7, 2013Forsyth County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this river flood warning at Aug 7, 2013, 11:58 AM EDT for Forsyth County, Georgia. It took effect at Aug 7, 2013, 12:38 PM EDT. It was in force for 16 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Aug 7, 2013, 11:58 AM EDT (15:58 UTC)
In effect from
Aug 7, 2013, 12:38 PM EDT
Expired
Aug 8, 2013, 5:06 AM EDT
In force
16 hr
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
Flood severity
Minor

County Forsyth County, GA

The radar

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 104 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The river

Written for the forecast point Big Creek at GA 9 near Cumming (CMGG1). The gauge peaked at 8.28 ft at Aug 7, 2013, 8:00 PM EDT.

actionminormoderate051008/0708/0808/09
Action stage
4 ft
Minor stage
6 ft
Moderate stage
12 ft
Major stage
15 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02335580, 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.

991 
WGUS42 KFFC 071558
FLWFFC
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1158 AM EDT WED AUG 7 2013

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

  BIG CREEK NEAR CUMMING AFFECTING FORSYTH 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.

&&

GAC117-080200-
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/CMGG1.1.ER.130807T1638Z.130807T1800Z.130807T2000Z.UU/
1158 AM EDT WED AUG 7 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE BIG CREEK NEAR CUMMING.
* UNTIL THIS EVENING.
* AT 1045 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 2.4 FEET...AND RISING. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 6 FEET. 
* FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE 
  TO RISE TO NEAR 7.2 FEET BY THIS AFTERNOON. THE CREEK WILL FALL 
  BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY THIS EVENING.
* 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. 

$$
5 follow-up statements
489 
WGUS82 KFFC 071851
FLSFFC
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
251 PM EDT WED AUG 7 2013

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA...
 
  ETOWAH RIVER NEAR CANTON AFFECTING CHEROKEE COUNTY 

  ETOWAH RIVER NEAR DAWSONVILLE  AFFECTING DAWSON AND FORSYTH 
  COUNTIES 

  BIG CREEK NEAR CUMMING AFFECTING FORSYTH COUNTY 

GAC085-117-080651-
/O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0187.000000T0000Z-130808T0651Z/
/DWSG1.1.ER.130807T0900Z.130807T1800Z.130808T0051Z.NR/
251 PM EDT WED AUG 7 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE ETOWAH RIVER NEAR DAWSONVILLE .
* UNTIL LATE TONIGHT. 
* AT 215 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.3 FEET...AND NEARLY
  STEADY.
* MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 13 FEET. 
* THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY THIS 
  EVENING.
* AT 16 FEET...MODERATE FLOOD BEGINS IN SOUTH DAWSON COUNTY AND 
  CONTINUES IN NORTHWEST FORSYTH COUNTY. WIDESPREAD FLOODING OF 
  PASTURE LAND AND HORSE STABLES OCCUR. OLD FEDERAL AND NICHOLSON 
  ROADS ARE CLOSED IN NORTHWEST FORSYTH COUNTY.

$$

GAC057-080850-
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/CNNG1.1.ER.130808T0330Z.130808T0600Z.130808T1127Z.NO/
251 PM EDT WED AUG 7 2013

...FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE ETOWAH RIVER NEAR CANTON.
* FROM TONIGHT UNTIL THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
* AT 215 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.2 FEET...AND RISING RAPIDLY.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16 FEET. 
* FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TONIGHT AND CONTINUE TO RISE 
  TO NEAR 17 FEET AROUND MIDNIGHT. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD
  STAGE BY THURSDAY MORNING.
* AT 17 FEET...MINOR FLOODING CONTINUES IN THE WOODLANDS AND FIELDS
  ALONG THE RIVER UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM FROM THE GAGE BY THE 
  WALASKA STREET BRIDGE. PORTIONS OF RECREATIONAL AREAS SUCH AS 
  BOLING PARK BEHIND THE CHEROKEE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL...THE CHEROKEE 
  COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS AND THE ETOWAH RIVER GREENWAY AT HERITAGE PARK 
  WILL BE FLOODED WITH UP TO ONE FOOT OF WATER. THE PARKING LOT AT 
  BOLING PARK WILL BEGIN TO FLOOD. 

$$

GAC117-080200-
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/CMGG1.1.ER.130807T1628Z.130807T1900Z.130807T2000Z.UU/
251 PM EDT WED AUG 7 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE BIG CREEK NEAR CUMMING.
* UNTIL THIS EVENING. 
* AT 215 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 6.9 FEET...AND NEARLY STEADY.
* MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 6 FEET. 
* THE CREEK WILL GRADUALLY FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY THIS EVENING.
* 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. 

$$
748 
WGUS82 KFFC 071912
FLSFFC
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
312 PM EDT WED AUG 7 2013

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING CREEK IN GEORGIA...
 
  BIG CREEK NEAR CUMMING AFFECTING FORSYTH COUNTY 

GAC117-080505-
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/CMGG1.1.ER.130807T1628Z.130807T2000Z.130807T2305Z.UU/
312 PM EDT WED AUG 7 2013

...FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE BIG CREEK NEAR CUMMING.
* UNTIL LATE TONIGHT. 
* AT 245 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.3 FEET...AND RISING SLOWLY.
* MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 6 FEET. 
* THE CREEK WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 7.5 FEET BY LATE THIS 
  AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE THIS EVENING.
* AT 8 FEET...MINOR FLOODING WILL EXPAND INTO THE NATURAL FLOOD 
  PLAIN OF THE CREEK UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM FROM THE GAGE AT ATLANTA
  HIGHWAY OR GEORGIA HIGHWAY 9. MOST OF THE SIDEWALK AND BOARDWALK OF
  THE BIG CREEK GREENWAY WILL BE UNDER A FOOT OR TWO OF WATER. THE 
  AREAS UNDER THE GEORGIA 400 HIGHWAY AND MCFARLAND ROAD WILL BE 
  COVERED WITH AROUND THREE FEET OF WATER. A PORTION OF THE SIDEWALK 
  UNDER MAJORS ROAD WILL BE COVERED WITH AROUND FOUR FEET OF WATER.

$$
231 
WGUS82 KFFC 072207
FLSFFC
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
607 PM EDT WED AUG 7 2013

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA...
 
  ETOWAH RIVER NEAR DAWSONVILLE  AFFECTING DAWSON AND FORSYTH 
  COUNTIES 

  BIG CREEK NEAR CUMMING AFFECTING FORSYTH COUNTY 

  BIG CREEK NEAR ALPHARETTA AFFECTING FORSYTH AND FULTON COUNTIES 
 
  ETOWAH RIVER NEAR EAST CANTON AFFECTING CHEROKEE COUNTY 

  ETOWAH RIVER NEAR CANTON AFFECTING CHEROKEE COUNTY 

GAC085-117-080745-
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/DWSG1.1.ER.130807T0900Z.130807T1815Z.130808T0145Z.NR/
607 PM EDT WED AUG 7 2013

...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL LATE TONIGHT...THE FLOOD WARNING 
CONTINUES FOR
  THE ETOWAH RIVER NEAR DAWSONVILLE .
* UNTIL LATE TONIGHT. 
* AT 545 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.5 FEET...AND FALLING.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 13 FEET. 
* THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TONIGHT.
* AT 14 FEET...MODERATE FLOODING BEGINS IN NORTHWEST FORSYTH 
  COUNTY. OLD FEDERAL ROAD BEGINS TO FLOOD AND NICHOLSON ROAD IS 
  CLOSED OFF TO RESIDENTS. MINOR FLOODING CONTINUES IN SOUTH DAWSON 
  COUNTY.

$$

GAC057-081206-
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/ECTG1.1.ER.130807T1835Z.130807T2145Z.000000T0000Z.UU/
607 PM EDT WED AUG 7 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE ETOWAH RIVER NEAR EAST CANTON.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. 
* AT 05PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 20.1 FEET...AND RISING.
* MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 17 FEET. 
* THE RIVER WILL RISE TO NEAR 22 FEET BY MIDNIGHT. THE RIVER WILL 
  FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE ON THURSDAY MORNING.
* AT 22 FEET...MINOR FLOODING EXPANDS MUCH FURTHER INTO THE 
  WOODLANDS AND FIELDS ALONG THE RIVER GENERALLY EAST OF CANTON NEAR 
  THE INTERSTATE 575 BRIDGE. A GRASSY LOT BEHIND A PUMP STATION OFF 
  OF RIVERSTONE PARKWAY AND AREAS BEHIND THE BUSINESSES ON OLD BALL 
  GROUND HIGHWAY AND KEITH DRIVE ARE FLOODED WITH UP TO 3 FEET OF 
  WATER. AN INGROUND ELECTRICAL BOX NEAR THE PUMP STATION AND TRUCK 
  TRAILERS AT THE END OF KEITH DRIVE WILL BEGIN TO FLOOD. FLOOD 
  WATERS WILL SURROUND THE WOODEN STRUCTURE SUPPORTING THE USGS GAGE 
  HOUSE.

$$

GAC057-081206-
/O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0192.130808T0330Z-130808T1727Z/
/CNNG1.1.ER.130808T0330Z.130808T0600Z.130808T1127Z.NO/
607 PM EDT WED AUG 7 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE ETOWAH RIVER NEAR CANTON.
* FROM TONIGHT UNTIL THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
* AT 545 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.1 FEET...AND RISING.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16 FEET. 
* FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TONIGHT AND CONTINUE TO RISE 
  TO NEAR 17 FEET BY MIDNIGHT. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE
  BY THURSDAY MORNING.
* AT 17 FEET...MINOR FLOODING CONTINUES IN THE WOODLANDS AND FIELDS
  ALONG THE RIVER UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM FROM THE GAGE BY THE 
  WALASKA STREET BRIDGE. PORTIONS OF RECREATIONAL AREAS SUCH AS 
  BOLING PARK BEHIND THE CHEROKEE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL...THE CHEROKEE 
  COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS AND THE ETOWAH RIVER GREENWAY AT HERITAGE PARK 
  WILL BE FLOODED WITH UP TO ONE FOOT OF WATER. THE PARKING LOT AT 
  BOLING PARK WILL BEGIN TO FLOOD. 

$$

GAC117-080742-
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/CMGG1.1.ER.130807T1628Z.130807T2200Z.130808T0142Z.UU/
607 PM EDT WED AUG 7 2013

...FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE BIG CREEK NEAR CUMMING.
* UNTIL LATE TONIGHT. 
* AT 545 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 8 FEET...AND RISING.
* MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 6 FEET. 
* FORECAST TO RISE TO NEAR 8.5 FEET THIS EVENING. THE CREEK WILL
  FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
* AT 8 FEET...MINOR FLOODING WILL EXPAND INTO THE NATURAL FLOOD 
  PLAIN OF THE CREEK UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM FROM THE GAGE AT ATLANTA
  HIGHWAY OR GEORGIA HIGHWAY 9. MOST OF THE SIDEWALK AND BOARDWALK OF
  THE BIG CREEK GREENWAY WILL BE UNDER A FOOT OR TWO OF WATER. THE 
  AREAS UNDER THE GEORGIA 400 HIGHWAY AND MCFARLAND ROAD WILL BE 
  COVERED WITH AROUND THREE FEET OF WATER. A PORTION OF THE SIDEWALK 
  UNDER MAJORS ROAD WILL BE COVERED WITH AROUND FOUR FEET OF WATER.

$$

GAC117-121-081206-
/O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0194.130807T2252Z-130809T1017Z/
/APHG1.1.ER.130807T2252Z.130808T0600Z.130809T0417Z.NO/
607 PM EDT WED AUG 7 2013

...FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE BIG CREEK NEAR ALPHARETTA.
* FROM THIS EVENING UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING.
* AT 545 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 6.3 FEET...AND RISING SLOWLY.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 7 FEET. 
* FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE TO 
  RISE TO NEAR 8.6 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE CREEK WILL FALL BELOW 
  FLOOD STAGE FRIDAY 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.

$$
240 
WGUS82 KFFC 080057
FLSFFC
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
857 PM EDT WED AUG 7 2013

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA...
 
  BIG CREEK NEAR CUMMING AFFECTING FORSYTH COUNTY 

 
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA...
  ETOWAH RIVER NEAR EAST CANTON AFFECTING CHEROKEE COUNTY 

  BIG CREEK NEAR ALPHARETTA AFFECTING FORSYTH AND FULTON COUNTIES 


GAC057-081457-
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/ECTG1.1.ER.130807T1835Z.130807T2145Z.000000T0000Z.UU/
857 PM EDT WED AUG 7 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE ETOWAH RIVER NEAR EAST CANTON.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. 
* AT 8PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 21.9 FEET...AND RISING.
* A CREST OF 22.75 IS NOW EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT.
* MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 17 FEET. 
* AT 23 FEET...MODERATE FLOODING BEGINS. SIGNIFICANT FLOODING 
  OCCURS GENERALLY EAST OF CANTON NEAR THE INTERSTATE 575 BRIDGE. THE
  FLOOD WATERS WILL APPROACH THE TOP OF A SEWER COVER BEHIND A PUMP 
  STATION OFF OF RIVERSTONE PARKWAY AND THE FOUNDATIONS OF SOME 
  BUSINESSES ON OLD BALL GROUND HIGHWAY AND KEITH DRIVE. FLOOD WATERS
  WILL BE UP TO TWO FEET DEEP AROUND THE WOODEN STRUCTURE SUPPORTING 
  THE USGS GAGE HOUSE BEHIND THE PUMP STATION.
* THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 22.3 FEET ON JAN 7 2009.
  

$$

GAC117-080959-
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/CMGG1.1.ER.130807T1628Z.130808T0100Z.130808T0359Z.UU/
857 PM EDT WED AUG 7 2013

...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL LATE TONIGHT...THE FLOOD WARNING 
CONTINUES FOR
  THE BIG CREEK NEAR CUMMING.
* UNTIL LATE TONIGHT. 
* AT 7PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.3 FEET...AND 
  RISING.
* MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 6 FEET. 
* AT 8 FEET...MINOR FLOODING WILL EXPAND INTO THE NATURAL FLOOD 
  PLAIN OF THE CREEK UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM FROM THE GAGE AT ATLANTA
  HIGHWAY OR GEORGIA HIGHWAY 9. MOST OF THE SIDEWALK AND BOARDWALK OF
  THE BIG CREEK GREENWAY WILL BE UNDER A FOOT OR TWO OF WATER. THE 
  AREAS UNDER THE GEORGIA 400 HIGHWAY AND MCFARLAND ROAD WILL BE 
  COVERED WITH AROUND THREE FEET OF WATER. A PORTION OF THE SIDEWALK 
  UNDER MAJORS ROAD WILL BE COVERED WITH AROUND FOUR FEET OF WATER.
* THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 8.2 FEET ON MAY 19 2013.
  

$$

GAC117-121-081457-
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857 PM EDT WED AUG 7 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE BIG CREEK NEAR ALPHARETTA.
* UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING. 
* AT 08PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.0 FEET...AND 
  RISING.
* MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 7 FEET. 
* THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 8.6 FEET BY AFTER MIDNIGHT 
  TOMORROW. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY FRIDAY 
  MORNING.
* AT 9.0 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.
* THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 8.5 FEET ON DEC 3 2009.  

$$
177 
WGUS82 KFFC 080906
FLSFFC
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
506 AM EDT THU AUG 8 2013

...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
GEORGIA...
 
  BIG CREEK NEAR CUMMING AFFECTING FORSYTH COUNTY

 
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA...
  BIG CREEK NEAR ALPHARETTA AFFECTING FORSYTH AND FULTON COUNTIES 


GAC117-080936-
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/CMGG1.1.ER.130807T1628Z.130808T0000Z.130808T0742Z.UU/
506 AM EDT THU AUG 8 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE BIG CREEK NEAR CUMMING.
* THIS TAKES AFFECT IMMEDIATELY.
* AT 445 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 5.2 FEET...AND FALLING RAPIDLY.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 6.0 FEET. 
* THE CREEK WILL CONTINUE TO FALL.
  

$$

GAC117-121-082305-
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/APHG1.1.ER.130808T0015Z.130808T1200Z.130809T0400Z.NO/
506 AM EDT THU AUG 8 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE BIG CREEK NEAR ALPHARETTA.
* UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING. 
* AT 430 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.2 FEET...AND STEADY.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 7.0 FEET. 
* THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AFTER MIDNIGHT FRIDAY.
* AT 9.0 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.


$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 6, 8:08 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCGordon52 min
Aug 7, 2:38 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningFFCDawson, Lumpkin6 hr
Aug 7, 3:34 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningFFCCherokee, Dawson, Pickens6 hr
Aug 7, 5:24 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningFFCDawson, Gilmer, Pickens6 hr
Aug 7, 5:30 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCDawson, Forsyth15 hr
Aug 7, 6:06 AM EDTFlash Flood WatchFFCBanks, Barrow, Bartow, Butts, Carroll, Catoosa and 50 more48 hr
Aug 7, 6:53 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCGilmer8 hr
Aug 7, 7:01 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningFFCGordon6 hr
Aug 7, 8:49 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningFFCCherokee, Dawson, Forsyth6 hr
Aug 7, 9:18 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCGilmer5 hr
Aug 7, 9:18 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCGilmer5 hr
Aug 7, 11:05 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCoweta55 min
Aug 7, 11:14 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningFFCGilmer, Pickens6 hr
Aug 7, 11:17 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningFFCCoweta6 hr
Aug 7, 11:36 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCForsyth54 min
Aug 7, 12:13 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCCherokee28 hr
Aug 7, 12:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCGwinnett57 min
Aug 7, 12:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBarrow, Jackson, Madison78 min
Aug 7, 1:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWalker64 min
Aug 7, 1:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBanks, Hall59 min
Aug 7, 2:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCClarke, Greene, Madison, Morgan, Oconee, Oglethorpe and 1 more66 min
Aug 7, 2:40 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningFFCCherokee6 hr
Aug 7, 2:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBartow66 min
Aug 7, 3:03 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCCherokee25 hr
Aug 7, 3:03 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCForsyth, Fulton43 hr
Aug 7, 3:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCGreene, Oglethorpe, Taliaferro, Wilkes59 min
Aug 7, 3:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTalbot, Upson65 min
Aug 7, 3:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCGordon65 min
Aug 7, 3:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCatoosa, Dade, Walker, Whitfield67 min
Aug 7, 4:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHancock, Taliaferro, Warren57 min
Aug 7, 4:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBaldwin, Bibb, Jones61 min
Aug 7, 4:57 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningFFCBanks12 hr
Aug 7, 5:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCGilmer, Gordon, Pickens45 min
Aug 7, 5:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCChattooga56 min
Aug 7, 5:08 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningFFCGilmer, Pickens12 hr
Aug 7, 5:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCPaulding, Polk47 min
Aug 7, 6:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHaralson64 min
Aug 7, 6:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCFloyd56 min
Aug 7, 6:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCButts59 min
Aug 7, 7:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCarroll59 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.