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River Flood Warning 192, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this river flood warning at Aug 7, 2013, 12:13 PM EDT for Cherokee County, Georgia. It took effect at Aug 7, 2013, 9:13 PM EDT. It was in force for 19 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 7, 2013, 12:13 PM EDT (16:13 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 7, 2013, 9:13 PM EDT
- Expired
- Aug 8, 2013, 3:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 19 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Cherokee County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The river
Written for the forecast point Etowah River at Canton (CNNG1). The gauge peaked at 20.16 ft at Aug 8, 2013, 6:00 AM EDT.
- Action stage
- 15 ft
- Minor stage
- 16 ft
- Moderate stage
- 22 ft
- Major stage
- 26 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02392000, 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.
787 WGUS42 KFFC 071613 FLWFFC BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1213 PM EDT WED AUG 7 2013 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN GEORGIA... ETOWAH RIVER NEAR CANTON AFFECTING CHEROKEE 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. && GAC057-080613- /O.NEW.KFFC.FL.W.0192.130808T0541Z-130808T1600Z/ /CNNG1.1.ER.130808T0541Z.130808T0600Z.130808T1000Z.NO/ 1213 PM EDT WED AUG 7 2013 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE ETOWAH RIVER NEAR CANTON. * FROM TONIGHT UNTIL THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 1130 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 3.6 FEET...AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16 FEET. * FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 16.2 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE THURSDAY MORNING. * AT 16 FEET...FLOOD STAGE IS REACHED. MINOR FLOODING BEGINS IN THE WOODLANDS AND FIELDS ALONG THE RIVER UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM FROM THE GAGE BY THE WALASKA STREET BRIDGE. LOW LYING 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 BEGIN TO FLOOD. $$
8 follow-up statements
489 WGUS82 KFFC 071851 FLSFFC BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 251 PM EDT WED AUG 7 2013 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... ETOWAH RIVER NEAR CANTON AFFECTING CHEROKEE COUNTY ETOWAH RIVER NEAR DAWSONVILLE AFFECTING DAWSON AND FORSYTH COUNTIES BIG CREEK NEAR CUMMING AFFECTING FORSYTH COUNTY GAC085-117-080651- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0187.000000T0000Z-130808T0651Z/ /DWSG1.1.ER.130807T0900Z.130807T1800Z.130808T0051Z.NR/ 251 PM EDT WED AUG 7 2013 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE ETOWAH RIVER NEAR DAWSONVILLE . * UNTIL LATE TONIGHT. * AT 215 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.3 FEET...AND NEARLY STEADY. * MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 13 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY THIS EVENING. * AT 16 FEET...MODERATE FLOOD BEGINS IN SOUTH DAWSON COUNTY AND CONTINUES IN NORTHWEST FORSYTH COUNTY. WIDESPREAD FLOODING OF PASTURE LAND AND HORSE STABLES OCCUR. OLD FEDERAL AND NICHOLSON ROADS ARE CLOSED IN NORTHWEST FORSYTH COUNTY. $$ GAC057-080850- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0192.130808T0330Z-130808T1727Z/ /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. $$ GAC117-080200- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0191.000000T0000Z-130808T0200Z/ /CMGG1.1.ER.130807T1628Z.130807T1900Z.130807T2000Z.UU/ 251 PM EDT WED AUG 7 2013 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE BIG CREEK NEAR CUMMING. * UNTIL THIS EVENING. * AT 215 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 6.9 FEET...AND NEARLY STEADY. * MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 6 FEET. * THE CREEK WILL GRADUALLY FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY THIS EVENING. * AT 7 FEET...MINOR FLOODING CONTINUES TO EXPAND INTO THE NATURAL FLOOD PLAIN OF THE CREEK UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM FROM THE GAGE AT ATLANTA HIGHWAY OR GEORGIA HIGHWAY 9. LARGE PORTIONS OF THE SIDEWALK AND BOARDWALK OF THE BIG CREEK GREENWAY WILL BE FLOODED. THE AREAS UNDER THE GEORGIA 400 HIGHWAY AND MCFARLAND ROAD WILL BE COVERED WITH AROUND TWO FEET OF WATER. A PORTION OF THE SIDEWALK UNDER MAJORS ROAD WILL BE COVERED WITH AROUND 3 FEET OF WATER. $$
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- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0187.000000T0000Z-130808T0745Z/ /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. $$ GAC057-081206- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0193.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /ECTG1.1.ER.130807T1835Z.130807T2145Z.000000T0000Z.UU/ 607 PM EDT WED AUG 7 2013 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE ETOWAH RIVER NEAR EAST CANTON. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 05PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 20.1 FEET...AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 17 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL RISE TO NEAR 22 FEET BY MIDNIGHT. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE ON THURSDAY MORNING. * AT 22 FEET...MINOR FLOODING EXPANDS MUCH FURTHER INTO THE WOODLANDS AND FIELDS ALONG THE RIVER GENERALLY EAST OF CANTON NEAR THE INTERSTATE 575 BRIDGE. A GRASSY LOT BEHIND A PUMP STATION OFF OF RIVERSTONE PARKWAY AND AREAS BEHIND THE BUSINESSES ON OLD BALL GROUND HIGHWAY AND KEITH DRIVE ARE FLOODED WITH UP TO 3 FEET OF WATER. AN INGROUND ELECTRICAL BOX NEAR THE PUMP STATION AND TRUCK TRAILERS AT THE END OF KEITH DRIVE WILL BEGIN TO FLOOD. FLOOD WATERS WILL SURROUND THE WOODEN STRUCTURE SUPPORTING THE USGS GAGE HOUSE. $$ 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. $$ GAC117-080742- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0191.000000T0000Z-130808T0742Z/ /CMGG1.1.ER.130807T1628Z.130807T2200Z.130808T0142Z.UU/ 607 PM EDT WED AUG 7 2013 ...FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE BIG CREEK NEAR CUMMING. * UNTIL LATE TONIGHT. * AT 545 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 8 FEET...AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 6 FEET. * FORECAST TO RISE TO NEAR 8.5 FEET THIS EVENING. THE CREEK WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AFTER MIDNIGHT. * AT 8 FEET...MINOR FLOODING WILL EXPAND INTO THE NATURAL FLOOD PLAIN OF THE CREEK UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM FROM THE GAGE AT ATLANTA HIGHWAY OR GEORGIA HIGHWAY 9. MOST OF THE SIDEWALK AND BOARDWALK OF THE BIG CREEK GREENWAY WILL BE UNDER A FOOT OR TWO OF WATER. THE AREAS UNDER THE GEORGIA 400 HIGHWAY AND MCFARLAND ROAD WILL BE COVERED WITH AROUND THREE FEET OF WATER. A PORTION OF THE SIDEWALK UNDER MAJORS ROAD WILL BE COVERED WITH AROUND FOUR FEET OF WATER. $$ 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. $$
848 WGUS82 KFFC 080114 FLSFFC BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 914 PM EDT WED AUG 7 2013 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... ETOWAH RIVER NEAR CANTON AFFECTING CHEROKEE COUNTY GAC057-081514- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0192.130808T0113Z-130808T1728Z/ /CNNG1.1.ER.130807T2302Z.130808T0600Z.130808T1128Z.NO/ 914 PM EDT WED AUG 7 2013 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL THURSDAY AFTERNOON...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE ETOWAH RIVER NEAR CANTON. * UNTIL THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 9PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.6 FEET...AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 18.1 FEET BY AFTER MIDNIGHT TOMORROW. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE TOMORROW MORNING. * AT 18.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING EXPANDS INTO THE WOODLANDS AND FIELDS ALONG THE RIVER UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM FROM THE GAGE BY THE WALASKA STREET BRIDGE. LARGE PORTIONS OF RECREATIONAL AREAS SUCH AS BOLING PARK BEHIND THE CHEROKEE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL...THE CHEROKEE COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS AND THE ETOWAH RIVER GREENWAY AT HERITAGE PARK WILL BE FLOODED WITH UP TO TWO FEET OF WATER. THE PARKING LOT AT BOLING PARK WILL BE UNDER ONE FOOT OF WATER. PORTIONS OF THE MILL INDUSTRIAL WAY ROAD BEGIN TO FLOOD. * THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 18.5 FEET ON JAN 7 2009. $$
077 WGUS82 KFFC 080344 FLSFFC BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1144 PM EDT WED AUG 7 2013 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... BIG CREEK NEAR ALPHARETTA AFFECTING FORSYTH AND FULTON COUNTIES ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... ETOWAH RIVER NEAR CANTON AFFECTING CHEROKEE COUNTY GAC057-081728- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0192.000000T0000Z-130808T1728Z/ /CNNG1.1.ER.130807T2302Z.130808T0300Z.130808T1128Z.NO/ 1144 PM EDT WED AUG 7 2013 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE ETOWAH RIVER NEAR CANTON. * UNTIL THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 11PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.5 FEET...AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW MORNING. * AT 18 FEET...MINOR FLOODING EXPANDS INTO THE WOODLANDS AND FIELDS ALONG THE RIVER UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM FROM THE GAGE BY THE WALASKA STREET BRIDGE. LARGE 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 TWO FEET OF WATER. THE PARKING LOT AT BOLING PARK WILL BE UNDER ONE FOOT OF WATER. PORTIONS OF THE MILL INDUSTRIAL WAY ROAD BEGIN TO FLOOD. * THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 18.5 FEET ON JAN 7 2009. $$ GAC117-121-081743- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0194.000000T0000Z-130809T1000Z/ /APHG1.1.ER.130808T0015Z.130808T1200Z.130809T0400Z.NO/ 1144 PM EDT WED AUG 7 2013 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE BIG CREEK NEAR ALPHARETTA. * UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING. * AT 11PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.2 FEET...AND SLOWLY RISING. * MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 7 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 8.6 FEET BY TOMORROW MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * AT 9.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING CONTINUES TO EXPAND FURTHER INTO THE WOODLANDS AND FIELDS ALONG THE CREEK FROM NEAR CUMMING IN SOUTH FORSYTH COUNTY TO ALPHARETTA AND ROSWELL IN NORTH FULTON COUNTY. THE BIG CREEK GREENWAY EXPERIENCES SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...WHICH RESULTS IN CLOSURE OF MOST OF THE WALKING AND BIKING PATHS. THIS ESPECIALLY OCCURS UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM FROM THE GAGE ON KIMBALL BRIDGE ROAD AND ROCK HILL PARK. A LARGE PORTION OF THE YMCA CAMPGROUND OFF PRESTON RIDGE ROAD WILL BE FLOODED. * THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 8.5 FEET ON DEC 3 2009. $$
255 WGUS82 KFFC 080836 FLSFFC BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 436 AM EDT THU AUG 8 2013 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... ETOWAH RIVER NEAR CANTON AFFECTING CHEROKEE COUNTY ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... ETOWAH RIVER NEAR EAST CANTON AFFECTING CHEROKEE COUNTY GAC057-082236- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0193.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /ECTG1.2.ER.130807T1835Z.130808T0800Z.000000T0000Z.UU/ 436 AM EDT THU AUG 8 2013 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE ETOWAH RIVER NEAR EAST CANTON. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 415 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 24.3 FEET...AND STEADY. * MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING. * FLOOD STAGE IS 17.0 FEET. * AT 23.0 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. $$ GAC057-082235- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0192.000000T0000Z-130809T0213Z/ /CNNG1.1.ER.130807T2302Z.130808T0815Z.130808T2013Z.NO/ 436 AM EDT THU AUG 8 2013 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL THIS EVENING...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE ETOWAH RIVER NEAR CANTON. * UNTIL THIS EVENING. * AT 415 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 20.0 FEET...AND RISING SLOWLY. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * AT 18.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING EXPANDS INTO THE WOODLANDS AND FIELDS ALONG THE RIVER UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM FROM THE GAGE BY THE WALASKA STREET BRIDGE. LARGE PORTIONS OF RECREATIONAL AREAS SUCH AS BOLING PARK BEHIND THE CHEROKEE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL...THE CHEROKEE COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS AND THE ETOWAH RIVER GREENWAY AT HERITAGE PARK WILL BE FLOODED WITH UP TO TWO FEET OF WATER. THE PARKING LOT AT BOLING PARK WILL BE UNDER ONE FOOT OF WATER. PORTIONS OF THE MILL INDUSTRIAL WAY ROAD BEGIN TO FLOOD. $$
592 WGUS82 KFFC 081456 FLSFFC BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1056 AM EDT THU AUG 8 2013 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... ETOWAH RIVER NEAR CANTON AFFECTING CHEROKEE COUNTY BIG CREEK NEAR ALPHARETTA AFFECTING FORSYTH AND FULTON COUNTIES ETOWAH RIVER NEAR EAST CANTON AFFECTING CHEROKEE COUNTY GAC057-090456- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0193.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /ECTG1.2.ER.130807T1835Z.130808T0930Z.000000T0000Z.UU/ 1056 AM EDT THU AUG 8 2013 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE ETOWAH RIVER NEAR EAST CANTON. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 1030 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 23.2 FEET...AND FALLING. * MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 17 FEET. * THE RIVER SHOULD FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY THIS EVENING. * 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. $$ GAC057-090455- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0192.000000T0000Z-130809T0532Z/ /CNNG1.1.ER.130807T2302Z.130808T1000Z.130808T2332Z.NO/ 1056 AM EDT THU AUG 8 2013 ...FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE ETOWAH RIVER NEAR CANTON. * UNTIL LATE TONIGHT. * AT 1030 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 19.4 FEET...AND FALLING. * MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY THIS EVENING. * AT 20 FEET...MINOR FLOODING EXPANDS FURTHER INTO THE WOODLANDS AND FIELDS UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM FROM THE GAGE BY THE WALASKA STREET BRIDGE. LARGE PORTIONS OF RECREATIONAL AREAS SUCH AS BOLING PARK BEHIND THE CHEROKEE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL...THE CHEROKEE COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS AND THE ETOWAH RIVER GREENWAY AT HERITAGE PARK WILL BE FLOODED WITH UP TO 4 FEET OF WATER. THE FLOOD WATERS WILL REACH THE BASE OF THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT NEAR BOLING PARK. PORTIONS OF THE MILL INDUSTRIAL WAY ROAD WILL BE UNDER 3 FEET OF WATER. $$ GAC117-121-090455- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0194.000000T0000Z-130810T0100Z/ /APHG1.1.ER.130808T0015Z.130809T0600Z.130809T1900Z.NO/ 1056 AM EDT THU AUG 8 2013 ...FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE BIG CREEK NEAR ALPHARETTA. * UNTIL FRIDAY EVENING. * AT 1030 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.6 FEET...AND RISING SLOWLY. * MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 7 FEET. * THE CREEK WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 8.3 FEET BY MIDNIGHT. THE CREEK WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 8 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. ADDITIONAL PORTIONS OF THE BIG CREEK GREENWAY HAVE MINOR FLOODING WITH 1 TO 2 FEET OF WATER. MOST OF THE WALKING AND BIKING PATHS WILL BE CLOSED...ESPECIALLY UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM FROM THE GAGE ON KIMBALL BRIDGE ROAD AND NEAR ROCK HILL PARK. PORTIONS OF THE YMCA CAMPGROUND OFF PRESTON RIDGE ROAD WILL FLOOD. $$
340 WGUS82 KFFC 081900 FLSFFC BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 300 PM EDT THU AUG 8 2013 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... ETOWAH RIVER NEAR CANTON AFFECTING CHEROKEE COUNTY BIG CREEK NEAR ALPHARETTA AFFECTING FORSYTH AND FULTON COUNTIES ETOWAH RIVER NEAR EAST CANTON AFFECTING CHEROKEE COUNTY GAC057-090900- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0193.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /ECTG1.2.ER.130807T1835Z.130808T0930Z.000000T0000Z.UU/ 300 PM EDT THU AUG 8 2013 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE ETOWAH RIVER NEAR EAST CANTON. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 230 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.6 FEET...AND FALLING. * MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 17 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * AT 18 FEET...MINOR FLOODING CONTINUES IN THE WOODLANDS AND FIELDS ALONG THE RIVER GENERALLY EAST OF CANTON NEAR THE INTERSTATE 575 BRIDGE. A ROCK LANDING AND GRASSY LOT BEHIND THE PUMP STATION OFF OF RIVERSTONE PARKWAY BEGINS TO FLOOD. FLOODING ALSO OCCURS IN AREAS BEHIND THE BUSINESSES ON OLD BALL GROUND HIGHWAY AND KEITH DRIVE. $$ GAC057-090031- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0192.000000T0000Z-130809T0031Z/ /CNNG1.1.ER.130807T2302Z.130808T1000Z.130808T1831Z.NO/ 300 PM EDT THU AUG 8 2013 ...FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE ETOWAH RIVER NEAR CANTON. * UNTIL THIS EVENING. * AT 230 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.1 FEET...AND FALLING. * MINOR FLOODING WILL DIMINISH SOON. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY THIS AFTERNOON. * AT 16 FEET...FLOOD STAGE IS REACHED. MINOR FLOODING BEGINS IN THE WOODLANDS AND FIELDS ALONG THE RIVER UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM FROM THE GAGE BY THE WALASKA STREET BRIDGE. LOW LYING 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 BEGIN TO FLOOD. $$ GAC117-121-090900- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0194.000000T0000Z-130810T0130Z/ /APHG1.1.ER.130808T0015Z.130809T0000Z.130809T1930Z.NO/ 300 PM EDT THU AUG 8 2013 ...FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE BIG CREEK NEAR ALPHARETTA. * UNTIL FRIDAY EVENING. * AT 230 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.3 FEET...AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 7 FEET. * THE CREEK WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 8.7 FEET BY THIS EVENING. THE CREEK WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 9 FEET...MINOR FLOODING CONTINUES TO EXPAND FURTHER INTO THE WOODLANDS AND FIELDS ALONG THE CREEK FROM NEAR CUMMING IN SOUTH FORSYTH COUNTY TO ALPHARETTA AND ROSWELL IN NORTH FULTON COUNTY. THE BIG CREEK GREENWAY EXPERIENCES SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...WHICH RESULTS IN CLOSURE OF MOST OF THE WALKING AND BIKING PATHS. THIS ESPECIALLY OCCURS UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM FROM THE GAGE ON KIMBALL BRIDGE ROAD AND ROCK HILL PARK. A LARGE PORTION OF THE YMCA CAMPGROUND OFF PRESTON RIDGE ROAD WILL BE FLOODED. $$
885 WGUS82 KFFC 081945 FLSFFC BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 345 PM EDT THU AUG 8 2013 ...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... ETOWAH RIVER NEAR CANTON AFFECTING CHEROKEE COUNTY GAC057-082015- /O.CAN.KFFC.FL.W.0192.000000T0000Z-130809T0031Z/ /CNNG1.1.ER.130807T2302Z.130808T1000Z.130808T1830Z.NO/ 345 PM EDT THU AUG 8 2013 THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE ETOWAH RIVER NEAR CANTON. * THIS TAKES AFFECT IMMEDIATELY. * UNTIL THIS EVENING. * AT 03PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.8 FEET...AND RISING/FALLING/STEADY. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. * THE CREEK/RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL. * AT 15.0 FEET...BANKFULL CONDITIONS OCCUR IN THE WOODLANDS AND FIELDS ALONG THE RIVER IN THE CANTON AREA. SOME FLOODING WILL BEGIN IN LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. * THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 16.3 FEET ON MAY 6 2013. $$
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 Aug 7, 11:05 AM EDT, 1 hour 8 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 7, 11:05 AM EDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1105 AM EDT WED AUG 7 2013 .UPDATE... AREAS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THAT HAVE CAUSED FLASH FLOODING ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTH GEORGIA IS SHIFTING EASTWARD...HOWEVER LIGHT SHOWERS ARE DEVELOPING BACK TO THE WEST. IN ADDITION...STARTING TO SEE SOME TRAINING ACROSS WESTERN GEORGIA AND THE ATL METRO AREA...SO WILL HAVE TO CLOSELY MONITOR THESE AREAS FOR FLASH FLOODING. AT THIS POINT...WILL LEAVE THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH AS IS IN REGARDS TO LOCATION FOR NOW...BUT THE POTENTIAL EXISTS THAT IT COULD NEED TO BE EXTENDED LATER DEPENDING ON TRENDS. IT APPEARS IT WILL REMAIN ACTIVE THROUGHOUT THE DAY...BUT DECREASE IN COVERAGE OVERNIGHT. OVERALL FORECAST IS ON TRACK AND MAIN CHANGE WAS JUST TO BRING HIGHER POPS FURTHER SOUTH INTO THE ATL METRO AREA. IN ADDITION...EXTENSIVE CLOUD COVERAGE HAS SLOWED WARMING ACROSS MUCH OF NORTH AND WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA SO HAVE SLOWED HOURLY TEMPERATURE TRENDS. 11 && .PREV DISCUSSION... SHORT TERM /TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY/... AS HAS BEEN THE CASE THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS...SHORT TERM SYNOPTIC GUIDANCE REMAINS IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT WITH OVERALL TRENDS. HOWEVER...AS WE GO THROUGH THE SHORT TERM...NAM SLOWLY BECOMES MORE OF AN OUTLIER IN HOW IT HANDLES THE UPPER LOW /DEEPER AND THUS MOVING MORE SLOWLY/ AND ATTENDANT COLD FRONT. HAVE OPTED FOR MORE OF A GFS/ECMWF COMPROMISE THROUGH THE SHORT TERM. OVERALL FOR THE SOUTHEAST...RIDGING WILL BUILD SLIGHTLY THROUGH THE SHORT TERM... WHILE UPPER LOW OVER SOUTHERN CANADA CONTINUES TO SPIN AND SPIT OUT INTERMITTENT IMPULSES. THE FIRST IS PUSHING THROUGH THE AREA TODAY. IMMEDIATE CONCERN FOR THIS MORNING IS HEAVY RAIN IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA. AT AFD TIME...3-HR RADAR ESTIMATES OF OVER 6 INCHES IN SOUTHEAST DAWSON COUNTY ALONG THE ETOWAH RIVER. SEVERAL COUNTIES UP THERE HAVE SEEN 2-4 INCHES BUT DAWSON IS THE WORST. 00Z KFFC SOUNDING HAD PW ALMOST AT 2 INCHES...AND PW VALUES PROGGED TO INCREASE SLIGHTLY THROUGH THE DAY. HEAVY RAIN IS DEFINITELY A CONCERN AS CONVECTIVE COVERAGE INCREASES THROUGH THE DAY. 00Z HIRES MODELS ARE ACTUALLY CAPTURING THE CONVECTION IN NE GEORGIA VERY WELL...SO IF THE TRENDS FROM THESE MODELS ARE TO BE BELIEVED...THE AREA IN NE GA WILL SAG SOUTHWEST WHILE CONVECTION DEVELOPS IN SITU OVER NORTHEAST ALABAMA/NORTHWEST GEORGIA AFTER SUNRISE AND MOVES SOUTHEAST...WHILE THE REMNANTS OF THE MCS OVER MISSOURI MOVE INTO NORTHWEST GEORGIA AFTER 18Z. THIS RESULTS IN POTENTIALLY MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF CONVECTION ESPECIALLY ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA BEFORE THE CONVECTION DISSIPATES LATE THIS EVENING. HAVE GONE LIKELY TO CATEGORICAL POPS IN SOME AREAS IN N GA FOR TODAY. EXCEPT FOR THE FACT THAT WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL DRY DAYS...WOULD BE TEMPTED TO ISSUE FLASH FLOOD WATCH. AS IT IS...CANNOT RULE OUT ISOLATED FLASH FLOODING THROUGH THE DAY /AS IS ALREADY OCCURRING/. OTHER CONCERN THIS AFTERNOON AS THE CONVECTION MOVES INTO NW GA WILL BE POTENTIAL FOR ISOLATED DOWNBURST /WET MICROBURSTS/. DO NOT EXPECT WIDESPREAD SEVERE BUT ISOLATED SEVERE CERTAINLY NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION. SHOULD SEE A LULL IN ACTIVITY TONIGHT BUT ANOTHER INCREASE IN CONVECTION ESPECIALLY ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA TOMORROW AS ANOTHER SHORTWAVE PUSHES THROUGH THE FLOW. INTRODUCED LIKELY POPS ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA THURSDAY. CONTINUED BIAS-CORRECTED BLEND FOR TEMPS...THOUGH SLIGHTLY INCREASING THICKNESSES WILL COMPETE WITH WIDESPREAD CLOUD COVER. TEMPS TODAY GOT JUST A TAD WARMER THAN FORECAST SO BUMPED UP THE BIAS-CORRECTED BLEND NUMBERS EVER SO SLIGHTLY. BUT ESPECIALLY TODAY TEMPS SHOULD BE BELOW SEASONAL NORMALS FOR HIGHS BY 3-5 DEGREES... BUT NEAR NORMAL FOR LOW. THURSDAY SHOULD BE A TAD WARMER BUT CONFIDENCE NOT PARTICULARLY HIGH AND WITH HIGH-IMPACT IMMEDIATE CONCERNS DID NOT DO SIGNIFICANT ANALYSIS FOR THURSDAY TEMPS. TDP LONG TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/... UPPER RIDGE WILL CONTINUE ANCHORED ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WITH A SERIES OF UPPER SHORT WAVES MOVING ACROSS THE STATE. HAVE KEPT MAINLY CHANCE POPS DURING THE DAY AND CHANCE OR SLIGHT CHANCE OVERNIGHT. HOWEVER FOR SATURDAY LOOKS LIKE A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL DRIFT INTO NORTH GEORGIA AND STALL FOR A DAY OR TWO. SO HAVE INCLUDED LIKELY POPS FOR NORTH GEORGIA ON SATURDAY. UPPER FLOW TRANSITIONS TO A TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN STATES BY THE FIRST OF THE WEEK. SOME DRYING IS INDICATED FOR NORTH GEORGIA MONDAY AND TUESDAY...BUT NOT ENOUGH TO REMOVE POPS ALTOGETHER. TEMPERATURES LOOK SEASONAL WITH MID TO UPPER 80S NORTH TO LOW AND MID 90S SOUTH. 41 AVIATION... 12Z UPDATE... WIDESPREAD IFR CIGS ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING EXCEPT CSG WHERE VFR PREVAILS. CIGS SHOULD LIFT THROUGH THE MORNING AS SHRA AND TSRA MOVES IN. BEST TIMING FOR TEMPO TSRA IS 18-22Z BUT COULD EASILY MOVE IN EARLIER AND STAY LATER. CIGS VFR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING BUT EXPECT MVFR AND POTENTIALLY IFR AGAIN THURSDAY MORNING. SE WINDS THROUGH THE PERIOD. SHRA AND POSSIBLY TSRA MOVING BACK IN THURSDAY BUT ONLY INTRODUCED VCSH FOR NOW. //ATL CONFIDENCE...12Z UPDATE... MEDIUM HIGH ON CIGS. HIGH ON OCCURRENCE OF CONVECTION...MEDIUM ON TIMING AND DURATION. HIGH ON WINDS. TDP && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... ATHENS 84 69 89 71 / 80 30 50 30 ATLANTA 85 71 88 72 / 80 50 50 30 BLAIRSVILLE 80 68 84 68 / 90 50 60 30 CARTERSVILLE 87 70 89 71 / 80 50 60 30 COLUMBUS 90 73 92 74 / 80 30 40 20 GAINESVILLE 83 70 86 71 / 100 50 50 30 MACON 88 70 91 73 / 40 20 40 20 ROME 86 71 88 71 / 80 50 70 30 PEACHTREE CITY 86 70 88 71 / 80 40 50 30 VIDALIA 90 73 91 73 / 20 10 40 20 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: BANKS...BARTOW...CATOOSA...CHATTOOGA...CHEROKEE...DADE... DAWSON...FANNIN...FLOYD...FORSYTH...GILMER...GORDON...HALL... LUMPKIN...MURRAY...PICKENS...TOWNS...UNION...WALKER...WHITE... WHITFIELD. && SHORT TERM...11 LONG TERM....20 AVIATION...11
Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 7, 6:31 AM EDT, 5 hours 42 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 631 AM EDT WED AUG 7 2013 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-081045- 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- 631 AM EDT WED AUG 7 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING FOR NORTH GEORGIA. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT AS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVES SOUTH ACROSS THE REGION. THE PRIMARY WEATHER HAZARD WILL BE HEAVY RAINFALL WITH POSSIBLE LOCAL FLASH FLOODING. RAINFALL RATES OF ONE TO TWO INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. OTHER HAZARDS INCLUDE GUSTY WINDS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. ISOLATED STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE. ANY SEVERE THUNDERSTORM THAT DEVELOPS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS OF 60 MPH OR GREATER. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE EACH DAY THROUGH THE WEEK. THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...WHICH COULD CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING. .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
Local storm report, Aug 7, 11:16 AM EDT, 57 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1116 AM EDT WED AUG 07 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1037 AM FLASH FLOOD 1 SE BALL GROUND 34.33N 84.36W
08/07/2013 CHEROKEE GA EMERGENCY MNGR
EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTS THE 911 CENTER IS RECEIVING
REPORTS OF FLOODED ROADS IN THE AREA OF BALL GROUND ROAD
AND CONNS CREEK ROAD AT HWY 372.
&&
GWETZELLocal storm report, Aug 7, 11:20 AM EDT, 53 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1120 AM EDT WED AUG 07 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1100 AM HEAVY RAIN 5 SE DAWSONVILLE 34.37N 84.06W
08/07/2013 M7.64 INCH DAWSON GA MESONET
THIS IS A 24 HOUR TOTAL ENDING AT 11 AM THIS MORNING FROM
A RAWS SITE.
&&
GWETZELLocal storm report, Aug 7, 11:28 AM EDT, 45 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1128 AM EDT WED AUG 07 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1123 AM HEAVY RAIN 6 N SHARPSBURG 33.43N 84.65W
08/07/2013 M2.13 INCH COWETA GA COCORAHS
THIS 2.13 INCHES IS FROM THIS MORNINGS RAIN FALL WITH ALL
OF IT OCCURING IN 2 HOURS AND 45 MINUTES. NO FLOODING
NOTED.
&&
GWETZELSpecial weather statement, Aug 7, 11:36 AM EDT, 37 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1136 AM EDT WED AUG 7 2013
GAZ033-071630-
1136 AM EDT WED AUG 7 2013
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HEAVY RAIN IN NORTH FULTON
COUNTY UNTIL 1230 PM EDT...
AT 1135 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER ALPHARETTA...AND MOVING EAST AT 5 MPH. THIS
STORM WAS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN...WITH RADAR ESTIMATING AROUND 2
INCHES HAVE FALLEN OVER THE PAST HOUR. THE SLOW MOVEMENT... COUPLED
WITH CONTINUED REDEVELOPMENT INDICATES ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES OR MORE
IS POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS.
RUNOFF FROM THE HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CAUSE MINOR FLOODING OF
SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND
UNDERPASSES ACROSS NORTH FULTON COUNTY THROUGH 1230 PM EDT OR LATER.
SOME AREAS THAT MAY EXPERIENCE FLOOD PROBLEMS ARE... MOUNTAIN
PARK... BIRMINGHAM... MILTON... ROSWELL... ALPHARETTA AND JOHNS
CREEK. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF
CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE SUBJECT TO MINOR FLOODING.
REMEMBER... DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED ROADWAYS... OR LOW
WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL
ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.
&&
LAT...LON 3411 8426 3405 8410 3403 8417 3399 8420
3400 8425 3396 8427 3397 8434 3395 8435
3395 8440 3398 8437 3401 8440 3410 8442
3413 8436 3417 8436 3419 8432 3419 8426
TIME...MOT...LOC 1533Z 272DEG 6KT 3408 8428Local storm report, Aug 7, 11:39 AM EDT, 34 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1139 AM EDT WED AUG 07 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1137 AM HEAVY RAIN 1 NE EAST ELLIJAY 34.70N 84.46W
08/07/2013 M5.70 INCH GILMER GA PUBLIC
THIS IS A 24 HOUR TOTAL THROUGH 1130 AM.
&&
GWETZELLocal storm report, Aug 7, 11:57 AM EDT, 16 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1157 AM EDT WED AUG 07 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
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1145 AM FLASH FLOOD 4 E NEWNAN 33.37N 84.73W
08/07/2013 COWETA GA NWS EMPLOYEE
OFF DUTY NWS EMPLOYEE REPORTED THE SULLIVAN BRANCH WAS
OUT OF ITS BANKS ON THE SUMMERGROVE GOLF COURSE.
&&
20The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 8:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gordon | 52 min |
| Aug 7, 2:38 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Dawson, Lumpkin | 6 hr |
| Aug 7, 3:34 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Cherokee, Dawson, Pickens | 6 hr |
| Aug 7, 5:24 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Dawson, Gilmer, Pickens | 6 hr |
| Aug 7, 5:30 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Dawson, Forsyth | 15 hr |
| Aug 7, 6:06 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | FFC | Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Butts, Carroll, Catoosa and 50 more | 48 hr |
| Aug 7, 6:53 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gilmer | 8 hr |
| Aug 7, 7:01 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Gordon | 6 hr |
| Aug 7, 8:49 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Cherokee, Dawson, Forsyth | 6 hr |
| Aug 7, 9:18 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gilmer | 5 hr |
| Aug 7, 9:18 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gilmer | 5 hr |
| Aug 7, 11:05 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Coweta | 55 min |
| Aug 7, 11:14 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Gilmer, Pickens | 6 hr |
| Aug 7, 11:17 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Coweta | 6 hr |
| Aug 7, 11:36 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Forsyth | 54 min |
| Aug 7, 11:58 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Forsyth | 17 hr |
| Aug 7, 12:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gwinnett | 57 min |
| Aug 7, 12:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Barrow, Jackson, Madison | 78 min |
| Aug 7, 1:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Walker | 64 min |
| Aug 7, 1:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Banks, Hall | 59 min |
| Aug 7, 2:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clarke, Greene, Madison, Morgan, Oconee, Oglethorpe and 1 more | 66 min |
| Aug 7, 2:40 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | FFC | Cherokee | 6 hr |
| Aug 7, 2:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bartow | 66 min |
| Aug 7, 3:03 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Cherokee | 25 hr |
| Aug 7, 3:03 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Forsyth, Fulton | 43 hr |
| Aug 7, 3:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Greene, Oglethorpe, Taliaferro, Wilkes | 59 min |
| Aug 7, 3:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Talbot, Upson | 65 min |
| Aug 7, 3:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gordon | 65 min |
| Aug 7, 3:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Catoosa, Dade, Walker, Whitfield | 67 min |
| Aug 7, 4:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Hancock, Taliaferro, Warren | 57 min |
| Aug 7, 4:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Baldwin, Bibb, Jones | 61 min |
| Aug 7, 4:57 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | FFC | Banks | 12 hr |
| Aug 7, 5:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gilmer, Gordon, Pickens | 45 min |
| Aug 7, 5:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattooga | 56 min |
| Aug 7, 5:08 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | FFC | Gilmer, Pickens | 12 hr |
| Aug 7, 5:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Paulding, Polk | 47 min |
| Aug 7, 6:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Haralson | 64 min |
| Aug 7, 6:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Floyd | 56 min |
| Aug 7, 6:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Butts | 59 min |
| Aug 7, 7:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Carroll | 59 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.