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River Flood Warning 34, NWS Atlanta, GA

February 12, 20135 counties in Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this river flood warning at Feb 12, 2013, 2:38 AM EST for 5 counties in Georgia. It took effect at Feb 12, 2013, 5:08 PM EST. It was in force for 33 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 12, 2013, 2:38 AM EST (07:38 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 12, 2013, 5:08 PM EST
Expired
Feb 14, 2013, 2:22 AM EST
In force
33 hr
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
Flood severity
Minor

Counties Bibb County, GA, Houston County, GA, Jones County, GA, Monroe County, GA, Twiggs County, GA

The radar

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 31 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:40 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 Ocmulgee River at 5th Street Bridge at Macon (MACG1). The gauge peaked at 20.85 ft at Feb 13, 2013, 6:00 AM EST.

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Action stage
16 ft
Minor stage
18 ft
Moderate stage
26 ft
Major stage
30 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02213000, 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.

201 
WGUS42 KFFC 120738
FLWFFC
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
238 AM EST TUE FEB 12 2013

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

  OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR MACON AFFECTING BIBB...HOUSTON...JONES...
  MONROE AND TWIGGS COUNTIES


.RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL HAS CAUSED SIGNIFICANT RUNOFF INTO STREAMS AND
RIVERS WHICH WILL CAUSE FLOODING IN SOME AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ALL PERSONS WITH INTERESTS ALONG THE RIVER SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS...AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT
LIFE AND PROPERTY.

THE LATEST STAGE DATA WAS FURNISHED IN COOPERATION WITH THE UNITED 
STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY.

&&

GAC021-153-169-207-289-122138-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FL.W.0034.130213T0200Z-130216T1200Z/
/MACG1.1.ER.130213T0200Z.130214T1800Z.130216T0600Z.NO/
238 AM EST TUE FEB 12 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR MACON
* FROM THIS EVENING UNTIL SATURDAY MORNING.
* AT 2 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.4 FEET...AND RISING. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TONIGHT AND CONTINUE TO RISE 
  TO NEAR 19.4 FEET BY THURSDAY EARLY AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL 
  BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.
* AT 19.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING CONTINUES. THE MACON GREENWAY 
  OCMULGEE HERITAGE TRAIL WILL BEGIN TO FLOOD IN AREAS JUST NORTH OF 
  THE FIFTH STREET BRIDGE. CITIZENS OF THE TRAIL WILL NEED TO STOP 
  USE. IN ADDITION...THE LOWEST SECTIONS OF THE CHARLES JONES GATEWAY
  PARK WILL FLOOD.
* THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 19.5 FEET ON FEB 16 1997.
  

$$
11 follow-up statements
085 
WGUS82 KFFC 121546
FLSFFC
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1046 AM EST TUE FEB 12 2013

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA...
 
  OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR MACON AFFECTING BIBB...HOUSTON...JONES...
  MONROE AND TWIGGS COUNTIES 

 
GAC021-153-169-207-289-130546-
/O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0034.130212T2136Z-130216T1017Z/
/MACG1.1.ER.130212T2136Z.130214T1200Z.130216T0417Z.NO/
1046 AM EST TUE FEB 12 2013

...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...THE FLOOD WARNING
CONTINUES FOR
  THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR MACON.
* FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL LATE FRIDAY NIGHT.
* AT 10 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.5 FEET...AND RISING.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 18 FEET. 
* FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND 
  CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 19.9 FEET BY THURSDAY MORNING. THE RIVER 
  WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY FRIDAY NIGHT.
* AT 20 FEET...MINOR FLOODING EXPANDS. AN INCREASING AMOUNT OF THE 
  MACON GREENWAY OCMULGEE HERITAGE TRAIL FLOODS NORTH OF THE FIFTH 
  STREET BRIDGE. BOTH BANKS OVERFLOW UPSTREAM FROM THE FIFTH STREET 
  BRIDGE.


$$
180 
WGUS82 KFFC 122115
FLSFFC
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
415 PM EST TUE FEB 12 2013

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA...
 
  OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR MACON AFFECTING BIBB...HOUSTON...JONES...
  MONROE AND TWIGGS COUNTIES 

 
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA...
  ECHECONNEE CREEK NEAR BYRON AFFECTING BIBB...CRAWFORD...HOUSTON 
  AND PEACH COUNTIES 


GAC021-153-169-207-289-131115-
/O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0034.130212T2214Z-130216T1017Z/
/MACG1.1.ER.130212T2214Z.130214T1200Z.130216T0417Z.NO/
415 PM EST TUE FEB 12 2013

...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...THE FLOOD WARNING
CONTINUES FOR
  THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR MACON.
* FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL LATE FRIDAY NIGHT.
* AT 4 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.8 FEET...AND RISING.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 18 FEET. 
* FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND 
  CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 19.9 FEET BY THURSDAY MORNING. THE RIVER 
  WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY FRIDAY NIGHT.
* AT 20 FEET...MINOR FLOODING EXPANDS. AN INCREASING AMOUNT OF THE 
  MACON GREENWAY OCMULGEE HERITAGE TRAIL FLOODS NORTH OF THE FIFTH 
  STREET BRIDGE. BOTH BANKS OVERFLOW UPSTREAM FROM THE FIFTH STREET 
  BRIDGE.


$$

GAC021-079-153-225-131115-
/O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0035.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/BYNG1.1.ER.130212T1715Z.130212T1715Z.000000T0000Z.UU/
415 PM EST TUE FEB 12 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE ECHECONNEE CREEK NEAR BYRON.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. 
* AT 3 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.4 FEET...AND RISING.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15 FEET. 
* AT 15 FEET...FLOOD STAGE IS REACHED. MINOR FLOODING OF WOODLANDS 
  OCCURS UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM FROM THE GAGE ON HOUSTON ROAD. 
  PORTIONS OF CREEK ACCESS ROADS AND LOW LYING AREAS WILL BEGIN TO 
  FLOOD.


$$
764 
WGUS82 KFFC 122209
FLSFFC
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
509 PM EST TUE FEB 12 2013

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA...
 
  OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR MACON AFFECTING BIBB...HOUSTON...JONES...
  MONROE AND TWIGGS COUNTIES 

 
GAC021-153-169-207-289-131209-
/O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0034.130212T2208Z-130216T1017Z/
/MACG1.1.ER.130212T2200Z.130214T1200Z.130216T0417Z.NO/
509 PM EST TUE FEB 12 2013

...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...THE FLOOD WARNING
CONTINUES FOR
  THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR MACON.
* UNTIL LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. 
* AT 5 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 18 FEET...AND RISING.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 18 FEET. 
* THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 19.9 FEET BY THURSDAY 
  MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE FRIDAY NIGHT.
* AT 20 FEET...MINOR FLOODING EXPANDS. AN INCREASING AMOUNT OF THE 
  MACON GREENWAY OCMULGEE HERITAGE TRAIL FLOODS NORTH OF THE FIFTH 
  STREET BRIDGE. BOTH BANKS OVERFLOW UPSTREAM FROM THE FIFTH STREET 
  BRIDGE.


$$
255 
WGUS82 KFFC 122212 CCA
FLSFFC
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD STATEMENT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
509 PM EST TUE FEB 12 2013

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA...
 
  OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR MACON AFFECTING BIBB...HOUSTON...JONES...
  MONROE AND TWIGGS COUNTIES 

 
GAC021-153-169-207-289-131209-
/O.COR.KFFC.FL.W.0034.130212T2208Z-130216T1017Z/
/MACG1.1.ER.130212T2200Z.130214T1200Z.130216T0417Z.NO/
509 PM EST TUE FEB 12 2013

...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...THE FLOOD WARNING
CONTINUES FOR
  THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR MACON.
* UNTIL LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. 
* AT 5 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 18 FEET...AND RISING.
* MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 18 FEET. 
* THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 19.9 FEET BY THURSDAY 
  MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE FRIDAY NIGHT.
* AT 20 FEET...MINOR FLOODING EXPANDS. AN INCREASING AMOUNT OF THE 
  MACON GREENWAY OCMULGEE HERITAGE TRAIL FLOODS NORTH OF THE FIFTH 
  STREET BRIDGE. BOTH BANKS OVERFLOW UPSTREAM FROM THE FIFTH STREET 
  BRIDGE.


$$
866 
WGUS82 KFFC 130208
FLSFFC
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
908 PM EST TUE FEB 12 2013

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA...
 
  OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR MACON AFFECTING BIBB...HOUSTON...JONES...
  MONROE AND TWIGGS COUNTIES 

 
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA...

  LINE CREEK NEAR SENOIA AFFECTING COWETA...FAYETTE AND SPALDING 
  COUNTIES 

  TURKEY CREEK NEAR BYROMVILLE AFFECTING DOOLY COUNTY 

  ECHECONNEE CREEK NEAR BYRON AFFECTING BIBB...CRAWFORD...HOUSTON 
  AND PEACH COUNTIES 


GAC077-113-255-131608-
/O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0036.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/LING1.1.ER.130212T2045Z.130212T2045Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
908 PM EST TUE FEB 12 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE LINE CREEK NEAR SENOIA
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. 
* AT 800 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.1 FEET...AND RISING.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET. 
* AT 10.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING OF THE NATURAL FLOOD PLAIN BEGINS 
  WHICH PRIMARILY AFFECTS AGRICULTURAL AND WOODED AREAS. A SMALL DIRT
  UTILITY ACCESS ROAD NEAR THE GEORGIA HIGHWAY 85 BRIDGE GOES 
  UNDERWATER.

  

$$

GAC093-131608-
/O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0037.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/BVLG1.1.ER.130212T2045Z.130212T2045Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
908 PM EST TUE FEB 12 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE TURKEY CREEK NEAR BYROMVILLE
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. 
* AT 800 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.9 FEET...AND RISING.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET. 
* AT 10.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE IS REACHED. MINOR FLOODING OF WOODLANDS 
  OCCURS UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM FROM THE STREAM GAGE ON GEORGIA 
  HIGHWAY 90. PORTIONS OF CREEK ACCESS ROADS AND LOW LYING AREAS WILL
  BEGIN TO FLOOD.

  

$$

GAC021-153-169-207-289-131608-
/O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0034.000000T0000Z-130217T1200Z/
/MACG1.1.ER.130212T2200Z.130214T1800Z.130217T0600Z.NO/
908 PM EST TUE FEB 12 2013

...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL SUNDAY MORNING...THE FLOOD WARNING 
CONTINUES FOR
  THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR MACON
* UNTIL SUNDAY MORNING. 
* AT 800 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.6 FEET...AND RISING.
* MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET. 
* THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 19.9 FEET BY THURSDAY 
  AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY SUNDAY 
  MORNING.
* AT 20.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING EXPANDS. AN INCREASING AMOUNT OF THE 
  MACON GREENWAY OCMULGEE HERITAGE TRAIL FLOODS NORTH OF THE FIFTH 
  STREET BRIDGE. BOTH BANKS OVERFLOW UPSTREAM FROM THE FIFTH STREET 
  BRIDGE.

  

$$

GAC021-079-153-225-131608-
/O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0035.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/BYNG1.1.ER.130212T1715Z.130213T0145Z.000000T0000Z.UU/
908 PM EST TUE FEB 12 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE ECHECONNEE CREEK NEAR BYRON
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. 
* AT 800 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.0 FEET...AND RISING.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET. 
* AT 15.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE IS REACHED. MINOR FLOODING OF WOODLANDS 
  OCCURS UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM FROM THE GAGE ON HOUSTON ROAD. 
  PORTIONS OF CREEK ACCESS ROADS AND LOW LYING AREAS WILL BEGIN TO 
  FLOOD.

  

$$
838 
WGUS82 KFFC 130555
FLSFFC
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1255 AM EST WED FEB 13 2013

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA...
  OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR MACON AFFECTING BIBB...HOUSTON...JONES...
  MONROE AND TWIGGS COUNTIES 


GAC021-153-169-207-289-131955-
/O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0034.000000T0000Z-130217T1200Z/
/MACG1.1.ER.130212T2200Z.130214T0000Z.130217T0600Z.NO/
1255 AM EST WED FEB 13 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR MACON
* UNTIL SUNDAY MORNING. 
* AT 12 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 20.0 FEET...AND RISING.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET. 
* THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 21.9 FEET BY THIS EVENING. 
  THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.
* AT 20.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING EXPANDS. AN INCREASING AMOUNT OF THE 
  MACON GREENWAY OCMULGEE HERITAGE TRAIL FLOODS NORTH OF THE FIFTH 
  STREET BRIDGE. BOTH BANKS OVERFLOW UPSTREAM FROM THE FIFTH STREET 
  BRIDGE.
* THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 19.9 FEET ON SEP 19 2004.
  

$$
931 
WGUS82 KFFC 130947
FLSFFC
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
447 AM EST WED FEB 13 2013

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA...
 
  FLINT RIVER NEAR CARSONVILLE HWY. 19 AFFECTING CRAWFORD...
  TALBOT...TAYLOR AND UPSON COUNTIES 

 
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA...
  TURKEY CREEK NEAR BYROMVILLE AFFECTING DOOLY COUNTY 

  OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR MACON AFFECTING BIBB...HOUSTON...JONES...
  MONROE AND TWIGGS COUNTIES 

  ECHECONNEE CREEK NEAR BYRON AFFECTING BIBB...CRAWFORD...HOUSTON 
  AND PEACH COUNTIES 


GAC079-263-269-293-132347-
/O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0038.130213T1001Z-130214T0807Z/
/CLUG1.1.ER.130213T1001Z.130213T1800Z.130214T0207Z.NO/
447 AM EST WED FEB 13 2013

...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL LATE TONIGHT...THE FLOOD WARNING 
CONTINUES FOR
  THE FLINT RIVER NEAR CARSONVILLE HWY. 19
* FROM EARLY THIS MORNING UNTIL LATE TONIGHT.
* AT 3 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.7 FEET...AND RISING.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY THIS MORNING AND 
  CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 19.1 FEET BY THIS AFTERNOON. THE RIVER 
  WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TONIGHT.
* AT 18.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE IS REACHED. FLOODING OF SOME LOW AREAS 
  AND FARM LANDS IN THE FLOOD PLAIN OF THE RIVER OCCUR. IN 
  ADDITION...FLOOD WATERS REACH TOP OF BOAT RAMP.
* THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 19.1 FEET ON MAR 29 2005.
  

$$

GAC093-132347-
/O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0037.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/BVLG1.1.ER.130212T2045Z.130213T0845Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
447 AM EST WED FEB 13 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE TURKEY CREEK NEAR BYROMVILLE
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. 
* AT 3 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.3 FEET...AND STEADY.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET.
* FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THIS AFTERNOON. 
* AT 10.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE IS REACHED. MINOR FLOODING OF WOODLANDS 
  OCCURS UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM FROM THE STREAM GAGE ON GEORGIA 
  HIGHWAY 90. PORTIONS OF CREEK ACCESS ROADS AND LOW LYING AREAS WILL
  BEGIN TO FLOOD.
* THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 10.3 FEET ON DEC 19 2009.
  

$$

GAC021-153-169-207-289-132347-
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/MACG1.1.ER.130212T2200Z.130214T0000Z.130217T0600Z.NO/
447 AM EST WED FEB 13 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR MACON
* UNTIL SUNDAY MORNING. 
* AT 4 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 20.7 FEET...AND RISING.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET. 
* THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 21.9 FEET BY THIS EVENING. 
  THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.
* AT 21.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING CONTINUES. MUCH OF THE MACON GREENWAY
  OCMULGEE HERITAGE TRAIL WILL FLOOD NORTH OF THE FIFTH STREET 
  BRIDGE. AGRICULTURAL FLOODING INCREASE NORTH AND SOUTH OF MACON.
* THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 21.9 FEET ON FEB 7 2010.
  

$$

GAC021-079-153-225-132347-
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/BYNG1.1.ER.130212T1715Z.130213T0800Z.000000T0000Z.UU/
447 AM EST WED FEB 13 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE ECHECONNEE CREEK NEAR BYRON
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. 
* AT 4 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.1 FEET...AND STEADY.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FLOODING. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET. 
* AT 15.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE IS REACHED. MINOR FLOODING OF WOODLANDS 
  OCCURS UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM FROM THE GAGE ON HOUSTON ROAD. 
  PORTIONS OF CREEK ACCESS ROADS AND LOW LYING AREAS WILL BEGIN TO 
  FLOOD.
* THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 15.1 FEET ON JAN 26 2010.
  

$$
669 
WGUS82 KFFC 131438
FLSFFC
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
938 AM EST WED FEB 13 2013

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA...
 
  FLINT RIVER NEAR CARSONVILLE HWY. 19 AFFECTING CRAWFORD...
  TALBOT...TAYLOR AND UPSON COUNTIES 

  OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR MACON AFFECTING BIBB...HOUSTON...JONES...
  MONROE AND TWIGGS COUNTIES 

 
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA...
  ECHECONNEE CREEK NEAR BYRON AFFECTING BIBB...CRAWFORD...HOUSTON 
  AND PEACH COUNTIES 


GAC079-263-269-293-140438-
/O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0038.000000T0000Z-130214T0636Z/
/CLUG1.1.ER.130213T1030Z.130213T1800Z.130214T0036Z.NO/
938 AM EST WED FEB 13 2013

...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL LATE TONIGHT...THE FLOOD WARNING 
CONTINUES FOR
  THE FLINT RIVER NEAR CARSONVILLE HWY. 19
* UNTIL LATE TONIGHT. 
* AT 9 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.2 FEET...AND NEARLY STEADY.
* MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 18 FEET. 
* THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 18.4 FEET BY THIS AFTERNOON.
  THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE THIS EVENING.
* AT 18 FEET...FLOOD STAGE IS REACHED. FLOODING OF SOME LOW AREAS 
  AND FARM LANDS IN THE FLOOD PLAIN OF THE RIVER OCCUR. IN 
  ADDITION...FLOOD WATERS REACH TOP OF BOAT RAMP.


$$

GAC021-153-169-207-289-140437-
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/MACG1.1.ER.130212T2200Z.130213T1100Z.130215T2159Z.NO/
938 AM EST WED FEB 13 2013

...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL FRIDAY EVENING...THE FLOOD WARNING 
CONTINUES FOR
  THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR MACON
* UNTIL FRIDAY EVENING. 
* AT 9 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 20.7 FEET...AND SLOWLY FALLING.
* MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 18 FEET. 
* THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY FRIDAY 
  AFTERNOON.
* AT 21 FEET...MINOR FLOODING CONTINUES. MUCH OF THE MACON GREENWAY
  OCMULGEE HERITAGE TRAIL WILL FLOOD NORTH OF THE FIFTH STREET 
  BRIDGE. AGRICULTURAL FLOODING INCREASE NORTH AND SOUTH OF MACON.


$$

GAC021-079-153-225-140437-
/O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0035.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/BYNG1.1.ER.130212T1715Z.130213T0800Z.000000T0000Z.UU/
938 AM EST WED FEB 13 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE ECHECONNEE CREEK NEAR BYRON
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. 
* AT 9 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.03 FEET...AND FALLING SLOWLY.
* MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15 FEET. 
* THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY LATE MORNING TODAY.
* AT 15 FEET...FLOOD STAGE IS REACHED. MINOR FLOODING OF WOODLANDS 
  OCCURS UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM FROM THE GAGE ON HOUSTON ROAD. 
  PORTIONS OF CREEK ACCESS ROADS AND LOW LYING AREAS WILL BEGIN TO 
  FLOOD.


$$
044 
WGUS82 KFFC 131950
FLSFFC
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
250 PM EST WED FEB 13 2013

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN GEORGIA...
  OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR MACON AFFECTING BIBB...HOUSTON...JONES...
  MONROE AND TWIGGS COUNTIES 

GAC021-153-169-207-289-140950-
/O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0034.000000T0000Z-130216T0359Z/
/MACG1.1.ER.130212T2200Z.130213T1100Z.130215T2159Z.NO/
250 PM EST WED FEB 13 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR MACON.
* UNTIL FRIDAY EVENING. 
* AT 230 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 20 FEET...AND FALLING SLOWLY.
* MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE. 
* THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY FRIDAY EVENING.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 18 FEET. 
* AT 20 FEET...MINOR FLOODING EXPANDS. AN INCREASING AMOUNT OF THE 
  MACON GREENWAY OCMULGEE HERITAGE TRAIL FLOODS NORTH OF THE FIFTH 
  STREET BRIDGE. BOTH BANKS OVERFLOW UPSTREAM FROM THE FIFTH STREET 
  BRIDGE.

$$
256 
WGUS82 KFFC 140254
FLSFFC
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
954 PM EST WED FEB 13 2013

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA...
 
  OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR MACON AFFECTING BIBB...HOUSTON...JONES...
  MONROE AND TWIGGS COUNTIES 

 
GAC021-153-169-207-289-141630-
/O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0034.000000T0000Z-130214T1630Z/
/MACG1.1.ER.130212T2200Z.130213T1100Z.130214T1030Z.NO/
954 PM EST WED FEB 13 2013

...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL THURSDAY MORNING...THE FLOOD WARNING 
CONTINUES FOR
  THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR MACON
* UNTIL THURSDAY MORNING. 
* AT 900 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.8 FEET...AND FALLING.
* MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET. 
* THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY 
  TOMORROW.
* AT 19.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING CONTINUES. THE MACON GREENWAY 
  OCMULGEE HERITAGE TRAIL WILL BEGIN TO FLOOD IN AREAS JUST NORTH OF 
  THE FIFTH STREET BRIDGE. CITIZENS OF THE TRAIL WILL NEED TO STOP 
  USE. IN ADDITION...THE LOWEST SECTIONS OF THE CHARLES JONES GATEWAY
  PARK WILL FLOOD.

  

$$
212 
WGUS82 KFFC 140722
FLSFFC
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
222 AM EST THU FEB 14 2013

...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
GEORGIA...
 
  OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR MACON AFFECTING BIBB...HOUSTON...JONES...
  MONROE AND TWIGGS COUNTIES

 
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA...
  ECHECONNEE CREEK NEAR BYRON AFFECTING BIBB...CRAWFORD...HOUSTON 
  AND PEACH COUNTIES 


GAC021-153-169-207-289-140752-
/O.CAN.KFFC.FL.W.0034.000000T0000Z-130214T1630Z/
/MACG1.1.ER.130212T2200Z.130213T1100Z.130214T0620Z.NO/
222 AM EST THU FEB 14 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR MACON
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. 
* AT 2 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.9 FEET...AND FALLING.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 18 FEET. 
* AT 18 FEET...FLOOD STAGE IS REACHED. MINOR FLOODING OF 
  AGRICULTURAL LANDS DOWNSTREAM FROM THE GAGE WILL OCCUR.

$$

GAC021-079-153-225-142122-
/O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0039.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/BYNG1.1.ER.130214T0052Z.130214T0700Z.000000T0000Z.UU/
222 AM EST THU FEB 14 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE ECHECONNEE CREEK NEAR BYRON
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. 
* AT 2 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.6 FEET...AND RISING.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND WILL CONTINUE. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15 FEET. 
* AT 15 FEET...FLOOD STAGE IS REACHED. MINOR FLOODING OF WOODLANDS 
  OCCURS UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM FROM THE GAGE ON HOUSTON ROAD. 
  PORTIONS OF CREEK ACCESS ROADS AND LOW LYING AREAS WILL BEGIN TO 
  FLOOD.
* THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 16 FEET ON DEC 20 2009.
  

$$

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 Feb 12, 12:43 AM EST, 1 hour 55 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 12, 12:43 AM EST, 1 hour 55 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1243 AM EST TUE FEB 12 2013

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 917 PM EST MON FEB 11 2013/

UPDATE...
RAIN CONTINUES TO PERSIST ACROSS AN AREA FROM ATL TO AHN AND
SOUTHWARD. MUCH OF THIS RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
OVERNIGHT...ALTHOUGH IT COULD BE MORE ON AND OFF INTO THE ATL
METRO AREA AS COMPARED TO THE CONTINUOUS RAIN FROM THIS
AFTERNOON/EVENING. OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS...THE HIGHEST RAINFALL
AMOUNTS HAVE MAINLY BEEN ACROSS WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA WHERE
WIDESPREAD TWO TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN. WITH PLENTY OF
RAIN STILL TO FALL...WILL NOT MAKE ANY ADJUSTMENTS TO THE CURRENT
FLOOD WATCH.

00Z KFFC SOUNDING INDICATES NEAR ZERO INSTABILITY. SPC
MESOANALYSIS OF MUCAPE IS VERY SIMILAR. HAVE CONTINUED WITH THE
MENTION OF NO THUNDER OVERNIGHT. SEEMS LIKE THE BEST CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS ISNT UNTIL TOMORROW NIGHT.

UPDATES TO THE FORECAST WERE MAINLY CONFINED TO INCREASING POPS
FOR MUCH OF TONIGHT ACROSS THE ATL TO AHN AREA AND SOUTHWARD.

11

PREV DISCUSSION...

SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
/ISSUED 237 PM EST MON FEB 11 2013/
MAIN CONCERN CONTINUES TO BE THE HEAVY RAIN AND POTENTIAL FOR
FLOODING THROUGH THE SHORT TERM. MID LEVEL CUTOFF LOW HAS MOVED
OVER THE GREAT LAKES...WITH THE ASSOCIATED CUTOFF LOW STRETCHING
INTO THE SOUTHEAST. THE 850MB FRONT IS EXPECTED TO STALL ACROSS
THE AREA... WITH THE STREAM OF GULF MOISTURE CONTINUING. RAIN
MOVING INTO THE METRO ATLANTA AREA FROM ALABAMA AT AFD TIME IS
PARTIALLY ASSOCIATED WITH A WEAK SHORTWAVE PUSHING THROUGH ALOFT
AS WELL AS A JET STREAK EMBEDDED IN THE OVERALL SUBTROPICAL JET.
THE MORE CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY CONTINUES ACROSS CENTRAL GEORGIA.
MUCAPE VALUES REMAIN BELOW ABOUT 500 J/KG AND PUSH SOUTH TONIGHT
AS THE SURFACE FRONT MOVES THROUGH...SO HAVE CONTINUED SLIGHT
CHANCE THUNDER SOUTH THIS EVENING BUT PULLED BACK ON THUNDER
WORDING FOR OVERNIGHT. PORTIONS OF NORTH GEORGIA SHOULD SEE A BIT
OF A BREAK IN THE RAIN OVERNIGHT AS WELL AS THE SHORTWAVE EXITS
AND BEFORE THE NEXT ROUND MOVES IN.

SURFACE HIGH OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS WILL SHIFT EAST TONIGHT AND
EARLY TOMORROW AS THE WEAK RIDGING ALOFT BUILDS IN /REINFORCING THE
MOIST SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT/ AND ANOTHER TROUGH DIGS OFF THE ROCKIES.
THIS TROUGH WILL GIVE US THE FINAL ROUND OF HEAVY PRECIP MOVING IN
TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. AS THE UPPER TROUGH MOVES INTO THE
SOUTHERN PLAINS...THE ATTENDANT SURFACE LOW PROGGED TO MOVE ACROSS
THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WILL PUSH A WARM FRONT NORTH THROUGH
THE AREA TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT...AND WITH IT COMES AN INCREASE
IN INSTABILITY AS WELL. DESPITE THE OVERNIGHT TIMING...THETA-E AND
MUCAPE VALUES INCREASE /MUCAPE UP TO ALMOST 1000 J/KG EVEN ON THE
GFS BETWEEN 06Z-12Z WEDNESDAY/ SO HAVE BROUGHT THUNDER BACK INTO THE
AREA...AND THIS WILL NEED TO BE REEVALUATED AS WE GET CLOSER FOR
SEVERE POTENTIAL...AND IN CASE THE NORTHERN EXTENT OF GENERAL
THUNDER NEEDS TO BE PUSHED INTO THE ATLANTA AREA. NAM IS A LITTLE
SLOWER BUT ALL MODELS INDICATE A PEAK AROUND 12Z WEDNESDAY /AT THE
END OF THE SHORT TERM/ SO THIS WILL HAVE TO BE MONITORED AS WE
APPROACH THAT TIME. SEE HYDRO SECTION BELOW FOR MORE ON THE RAIN.
OVERALL THOUGH...WITH THE EXCEPTION OF PORTIONS OF NORTH GEORGIA
TONIGHT...POPS REMAIN FAIRLY HIGH THROUGH THE SHORT TERM WITH LIKELY
TO CATEGORICAL WIDESPREAD...CONCENTRATING IN CENTRAL GEORGIA.

DID NOT FOCUS MUCH ON TEMPERATURES WITH YESTERDAY/S FORECAST /WENT
WITH A GENERAL BLEND/ WHICH OBVIOUSLY TURNED OUT TO BE A MISTAKE
GIVEN THE POOR PERFORMANCE OF THE MET AND MUCH BETTER MAV
PERFORMANCE. TEMPS LAST NIGHT /AND SO FAR TODAY/ WERE MUCH COOLER
THAN FORECAST ESPECIALLY NORTH HALF. STARTED WITH A BLEND AGAIN BUT
LEANED AGAIN TOWARD THE MAV...WHICH IN THIS CASE AT LEAST FOR
TUESDAY HIGHS IS MUCH WARMER /BY AS MUCH AS 10 DEGREES IN SOME
PLACES/ AND MORE MOIST. MADE SOME MINOR ADJUSTMENTS FOR CONSISTENCY
BUT CONFIDENCE NOT PARTICULARLY HIGH IN THE TEMP FORECAST SINCE MAIN
FOCUS OF THE FORECAST HAS BEEN ON THE RAINFALL. THE PREFERENCE FOR
THE MAV LINES UP WITH HPC/S PMDHMD WHICH...AS MENTIONED ABOVE...
POINTS OUT THE SLIGHTLY SLOWER TREND IN THE NAM ESPECIALLY TOWARD
THE END OF THE PERIOD.

LOW LEVEL JET HAS CALMED DOWN A BIT AND AS WE HAVE SEEN TODAY...
WINDS HAVE BEEN PRETTY TAME FOR THE MOST PART...INDICATING THE
SURFACE INVERSION HAS BEEN A BIT TOO STRONG FOR THOSE STRONGER WINDS
TO PENETRATE TO THE SURFACE /STRONGEST WINDS PER VWP HAVE BEEN AT
LEAST 10KFT UP/. AS THE HIGH PRESSURE MOVES CLOSER...WINDS WILL
DIMINISH TONIGHT AND TOMORROW BEFORE SWITCHING TO THE NORTHEAST WITH
THE PASSAGE OF THE RIDGE AXIS. AS THE WARM FRONT LIFTS BACK NORTH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WE SHOULD SEE AN INCREASE IN WINDS
AGAIN...BUT 850MB JET PROGGED TO GENERALLY STAY BELOW 50KT.

TDP

LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/...
/ISSUED 237 PM EST MON FEB 11 2013/
LONG RANGE MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH A COOL DOME OF HIGH
PRESSURE AND DRY CONDITIONS PREVAILING EARLY IN THE PERIOD...
THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY. THEN BOTH MODELS SHOW A COLD CANADIAN
COLD FRONT TRAVERSING THE STATE ON SATURDAY. SO FAR... MODELS ARE
LIMITED ON MOISTURE... AND ONLY WARRANTS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN
OR SNOW FOR MAINLY NORTH GA FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.
WILL HAVE TO MONITOR THIS SYSTEM CLOSELY...ESPECIALLY TIMING OF
THE COLD AIR ARRIVAL WITH DEPARTING MOISTURE. THIS SYSTEM HAS THE
POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE POSSIBLY SOME LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS IN THE
MOUNTAINS OF NORTH GA...BUT TOO MUCH UNCERTAINTY AT THIS TIME.
BEHIND THIS SYSTEM... A COLD DOME OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL SETTLE IN
AND BRING UNSEASONABLY COOL TEMPERATURES TO THE AREA SATURDAY
NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. SHOULD BEGIN TO SEE A NICE WARM-UP FOR
MONDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE SHIFTS EAST AND A LIGHT SOUTHERLY FLOW
BEGINS TO DEVELOP. /39

HYDROLOGY...
/ISSUED 237 PM EST MON FEB 11 2013/
WENT WITH A PRETTY MUCH STRAIGHT HPC QPF THIS TIME...BUT STILL OVER
THE REMAINDER OF THE SHORT TERM WE HAVE 0.5-1 INCHES NORTH AND
BETWEEN 2-4 INCHES SOUTH...THIS IS ALL IN ADDITION TO WHAT HAS
ALREADY FALLEN. SAW SOME QUICK RISES ON AREA CREEKS AND STREAMS LAST
NIGHT AND THIS MORNING BUT SINCE WE ARE TRANSITIONING TO A MORE
LONGER TERM EVENT...HAVE LET THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH EXPIRE AND
INSTEAD ISSUED A FLOOD WATCH... THAT INCLUDES PORTIONS OF METRO
ATLANTA AND EXTENDS TO THE SOUTHERN AND EASTERN CWA BORDER. HAVE
HAD REPORTS OF ALMOST 3 INCHES ALREADY /2.76 INCHES IN HOUSTON
COUNTY AS OF 18Z TODAY/ SO STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS BY WEDNESDAY 12Z
MIGHT BE MORE IMPRESSIVE THAN ORIGINALLY THOUGHT. WILL BE
MONITORING THE RIVERS OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS BUT FOR THE
MOST PART ESPECIALLY ACROSS CENTRAL GEORGIA...THIS WILL BE A MUCH-
NEEDED RAIN. OUR 12Z SOUNDING HAD PW OF 1.36 WHICH IS NEAR THE
99TH PERCENTILE FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR... THOUGH FORECAST PW VALUES
DECREASE SOMEWHAT THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE EVENT.

TDP

&&

.AVIATION...
06Z UPDATE...
VFR CIGS OVERNIGHT FOR THE NORTHERN TAF SITES...WITH PERIODS OF
MVFR CIGS IN LIGHT PRECIP. FOR KCSG AND KMCN...THE BAND OF
HEAVIER RAIN WILL MOST LIKELY IMPACT THESE AREAS THROUGH
DAWN...WITH PERIODS OF IFR CIGS. WINDS N/NW WINDS WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH EARLY MORNING...WITH A SWITCH TO THE EAST FOR THE AFT/EVE.
A BREAK IN THE PRECIP LOOKS TO OCCUR SOMETIME BETWEEN 12Z AND 18Z
TUE FOR THE NORTHERN TAFS.

//ATL CONFIDENCE...06Z UPDATE...
MEDIUM CONFIDENCE IN CIELINGS. HIGH CONFIDENCE IN ALL OTHER
ELEMENTS.

NLISTEMAA

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
ATHENS          55  45  57  35 /  80 100 100  10
ATLANTA         54  45  57  35 /  80 100  90  10
BLAIRSVILLE     54  41  50  30 /  60 100 100  20
CARTERSVILLE    54  44  55  32 /  80 100  90  10
COLUMBUS        56  52  63  36 /  90 100  90  10
GAINESVILLE     53  43  53  34 /  70 100 100  10
MACON           57  52  63  37 /  90 100 100  20
ROME            54  44  55  31 /  80 100  90  10
PEACHTREE CITY  53  45  60  33 /  90 100  90  10
VIDALIA         61  56  66  41 /  90 100 100  30

&&

.FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FLOOD WATCH THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
BALDWIN...BARROW...BIBB...BLECKLEY...BUTTS...CARROLL...
CHATTAHOOCHEE...CLARKE...CLAYTON...COBB...COWETA...CRAWFORD...
CRISP...DEKALB...DODGE...DOOLY...DOUGLAS...EMANUEL...FAYETTE...
GLASCOCK...GREENE...GWINNETT...HANCOCK...HARALSON...HARRIS...
HEARD...HENRY...HOUSTON...JACKSON...JASPER...JEFFERSON...
JOHNSON...JONES...LAMAR...LAURENS...MACON...MADISON...MARION...
MERIWETHER...MONROE...MONTGOMERY...MORGAN...MUSCOGEE...NEWTON...
NORTH FULTON...OCONEE...OGLETHORPE...PAULDING...PEACH...PIKE...
POLK...PULASKI...PUTNAM...ROCKDALE...SCHLEY...SOUTH FULTON...
SPALDING...STEWART...SUMTER...TALBOT...TALIAFERRO...TAYLOR...
TELFAIR...TOOMBS...TREUTLEN...TROUP...TWIGGS...UPSON...WALTON...
WARREN...WASHINGTON...WEBSTER...WHEELER...WILCOX...WILKES...
WILKINSON.

&&
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 11, 5:13 PM EST, 9 hours 25 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
513 PM EST MON FEB 11 2013

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-122215-
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-
513 PM EST MON FEB 11 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT...
PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN ACROSS CENTRAL AND PARTS OF NORTH GEORGIA TONIGHT.

WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED...FLOODING IS POSSIBLE ACROSS PARTS OF
CENTRAL AND PARTS OF NORTH GEORGIA TONIGHT.

DISCUSSION...
A SURFACE BOUNDARY REMAINS ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTH GEORGIA AND
THIS WILL HOLD THROUGH TONIGHT. AT THE SAME TIME...AMPLE GULF
MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA
BRINGING WIDESPREAD RAIN...OCCASIONALLY MODERATE TO HEAVY. FOR
MORE INFORMATION ON THE FLOODING POTENTIAL...SEE THE LATEST FLOOD
WATCH STATEMENT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...
HEAVY RAIN REMAINS POSSIBLE TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY AS THE SURFACE
BOUNDARY REMAINS ACROSS THE REGION. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF
RAIN COULD FALL ACROSS CENTRAL AND PARTS OF NORTH GEORGIA.
FLOODING COULD CONTINUE TO BE A HAZARD THROUGH WEDNESDAY AND
ADDITIONAL FLOOD WATCHES MAY BE REQUIRED DURING THIS TIME PERIOD.

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

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 12, 6:30 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCJefferson30 min
Feb 12, 6:32 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBleckley, Houston, Twiggs43 min
Feb 12, 12:40 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCBibb, Crawford, Houston, Peach26 hr
Feb 12, 4:29 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCCoweta, Fayette, Spalding7 hr
Feb 12, 4:29 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCDooly13 hr
Feb 12, 5:04 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDooly, Pulaski26 min
Feb 12, 5:07 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMarion, Taylor38 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.