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River Flood Warning 192, NWS Atlanta, GA

August 7, 2013Cherokee County, Georgia

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.

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 Etowah River at Canton (CNNG1). The gauge peaked at 20.16 ft at Aug 8, 2013, 6:00 AM EDT.

actionminormoderate102008/0708/0808/09
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-
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/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-
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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-
/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-
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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-
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/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-
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/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.

&&

GWETZEL
Local 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.

&&

GWETZEL
Local 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.

&&

GWETZEL
Special 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 8428
Local 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.

&&

GWETZEL
Local 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...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

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.

&&

20

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, 11:58 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCForsyth17 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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River Flood Warnings in Georgia, 2013Every river flood warning in 2013

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.