River Flood Warning 45, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Feb 23, 2013, 7:12 AM EST (12:12 UTC)

Expired

Feb 23, 2013, 1:12 PM EST

In force

6 hr

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

Flood severity

Minor

County Forsyth County, GA

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 104 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Written for the forecast point Big Creek at GA 9 near Cumming (CMGG1). The gauge peaked at 6.26 ft at Feb 23, 2013, 9:00 AM EST.

Action stage

4 ft

Minor stage

6 ft

Moderate stage

12 ft

Major stage

15 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02335580, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

872 
WGUS42 KFFC 231212
FLWFFC
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
712 AM EST SAT FEB 23 2013

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

  BIG CREEK NEAR CUMMING AFFECTING FORSYTH COUNTY

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

GAC117-240212-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FL.W.0045.130223T1212Z-000000T0000Z/
/CMGG1.1.ER.130223T1145Z.130223T1145Z.000000T0000Z.UU/
712 AM EST SAT FEB 23 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE BIG CREEK NEAR CUMMING.
* FROM THIS MORNING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT 6 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 5.9 FEET...AND RISING. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 6 FEET. 
* AT 6 FEET...FLOOD STAGE IS REACHED. 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. LARGE 
  PORTIONS OF THE SIDEWALK AND BOARDWALK OF THE BIG CREEK GREENWAY 
  WILL BEGIN TO FLOOD. THE AREAS UNDER THE GEORGIA 400 HIGHWAY AND 
  MCFARLAND ROAD WILL BE COVERED WITH AROUND ONE FOOT OF WATER. A 
  PORTION OF THE SIDEWALK UNDER MAJORS ROAD WILL BE COVERED WITH 
  AROUND TWO FEET OF WATER. 

$$

053 
WGUS82 KFFC 231812
FLSFFC
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
112 PM EST SAT FEB 23 2013

...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
GEORGIA...
 
  BIG CREEK NEAR CUMMING AFFECTING FORSYTH COUNTY.
 
GAC117-231842-
/O.CAN.KFFC.FL.W.0045.000000T0000Z-130223T1812Z/
/CMGG1.1.ER.130223T1145Z.130223T1445Z.130223T1630Z.UU/
112 PM EST SAT FEB 23 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE BIG CREEK NEAR CUMMING.
* AT 12 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 5.4 FEET...AND FALLING.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 6 FEET. 
* AT 5 FEET...BANKFULL CONDITIONS CONTINUE TO EXPAND INTO LOW LYING
  AREAS OF THE CREEK UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM FROM THE GAGE AT ATLANTA
  HIGHWAY OR GEORGIA HIGHWAY 9. PORTIONS OF THE SIDEWALK ON THE BIG 
  CREEK GREENWAY UNDER THE GEORGIA 400 HIGHWAY AND MCFARLAND ROAD 
  BEGIN TO FLOOD. A PORTION OF THE SIDEWALK UNDER MAJORS ROAD WILL BE
  COVERED WITH AROUND ONE FOOT OF WATER. THE WATER LEVEL WILL BEGIN 
  REACHING THE BOTTOM OF THE BOARDWALK ALONG SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE 
  GREENWAY.

$$

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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.