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River Flood Warning 46, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this river flood warning at Feb 23, 2013, 2:50 PM EST for 5 counties in Georgia. It took effect at Feb 23, 2013, 4:47 PM EST. It was in force for 54 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 23, 2013, 2:50 PM EST (19:50 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 23, 2013, 4:47 PM EST
- Expired
- Feb 25, 2013, 10:18 PM EST
- In force
- 54 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 19:49 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The river
Written for the forecast point Ocmulgee River at 5th Street Bridge at Macon (MACG1). The gauge peaked at 20.61 ft at Feb 24, 2013, 8:00 AM EST.
- 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.
456 WGUS42 KFFC 231950 FLWFFC BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 250 PM EST SAT FEB 23 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. && GAC021-153-169-207-289-240950- /O.NEW.KFFC.FL.W.0046.130223T2147Z-130225T1200Z/ /MACG1.1.ER.130223T2147Z.130224T0600Z.130225T0600Z.NO/ 250 PM EST SAT FEB 23 2013 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR MACON. * FROM THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL MONDAY MORNING. * AT 2 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.3 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 AFTER MIDNIGHT TOMORROW. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * 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. $$
14 follow-up statements
563 WGUS82 KFFC 232206 FLSFFC BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 506 PM EST SAT FEB 23 2013 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR MACON AFFECTING BIBB...HOUSTON...JONES... MONROE AND TWIGGS COUNTIES GAC021-153-169-207-289-241206- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0046.000000T0000Z-130225T1200Z/ /MACG1.1.ER.130223T2131Z.130224T0600Z.130225T0600Z.NO/ 506 PM EST SAT FEB 23 2013 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR MACON. * UNTIL MONDAY MORNING. * AT 5 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.1 FEET...AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 18 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 19.9 FEET BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * AT 20 FEET...MINOR FLOODING EXPANDS. AN INCREASING AMOUNT OF THE MACON GREENWAY OCMULGEE HERITAGE TRAIL FLOODS NORTH OF THE FIFTH STREET BRIDGE. BOTH BANKS OVERFLOW UPSTREAM FROM THE FIFTH STREET BRIDGE. $$
152 WGUS82 KFFC 240315 FLSFFC BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1015 PM EST SAT FEB 23 2013 ...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... BIG CREEK NEAR ALPHARETTA AFFECTING FORSYTH AND FULTON COUNTIES LINE CREEK NEAR SENOIA AFFECTING COWETA...FAYETTE AND SPALDING COUNTIES ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR MACON AFFECTING BIBB...HOUSTON...JONES... MONROE AND TWIGGS COUNTIES GAC077-113-255-240345- /O.CAN.KFFC.FL.W.0047.000000T0000Z-130224T0315Z/ /LING1.1.ER.130223T2100Z.130223T2100Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 1015 PM EST SAT FEB 23 2013 THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE LINE CREEK NEAR SENOIA. * AT 10 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.6 FEET...AND NEARLY STEADY. * FLOOD STAGE IS 10 FEET. * THE CREEK IS NO LONGER EXPECTED TO MAKE IT TO 10 FEET...AND WILL BEGIN FALLING OVERNIGHT. * AT 10 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. $$ GAC021-153-169-207-289-241715- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0046.000000T0000Z-130225T1048Z/ /MACG1.1.ER.130223T2131Z.130224T1200Z.130225T0448Z.NO/ 1015 PM EST SAT FEB 23 2013 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR MACON. * UNTIL LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. * AT 10 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 19.6 FEET...AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 18 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 19.7 FEET BY SUNDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATE SUNDAY EVENING. * AT 20 FEET...MINOR FLOODING EXPANDS. AN INCREASING AMOUNT OF THE MACON GREENWAY OCMULGEE HERITAGE TRAIL FLOODS NORTH OF THE FIFTH STREET BRIDGE. BOTH BANKS OVERFLOW UPSTREAM FROM THE FIFTH STREET BRIDGE. $$ GAC117-121-240345- /O.CAN.KFFC.FL.W.0044.000000T0000Z-130224T0330Z/ /APHG1.1.ER.130223T2130Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 1015 PM EST SAT FEB 23 2013 THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE BIG CREEK NEAR ALPHARETTA * UNTIL THIS EVENING. * AT 9 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 6.9 FEET...AND FALLING SLOWLY. * FLOOD STAGE IS 7 FEET. * AT 7 FEET...FLOOD STAGE IS REACHED. MINOR FLOODING OF WOODLANDS AND FIELDS BEGIN ALONG THE CREEK BETWEEN CUMMING IN FORSYTH COUNTY...TO ALPHARETTA AND ROSWELL IN NORTH FULTON COUNTY. FLOODING STARTS TO EFFECT PORTIONS OF THE BIG CREEK GREENWAY NEAR ALPHARETTA AND SOME PORTIONS MAY BECOME CLOSED WITH AROUND ONE FOOT OF WATER...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 BEGIN TO FLOOD. $$
241 WGUS82 KFFC 240719 FLSFFC BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 219 AM EST SUN FEB 24 2013 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR MACON AFFECTING BIBB...HOUSTON...JONES... MONROE AND TWIGGS COUNTIES GAC021-153-169-207-289-242119- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0046.000000T0000Z-130225T1048Z/ /MACG1.1.ER.130223T2131Z.130224T0630Z.130225T0448Z.NO/ 219 AM EST SUN FEB 24 2013 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR MACON * UNTIL LATE TONIGHT. * AT 145 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 20.2 FEET...AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE TONIGHT. * AT 20.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING EXPANDS. AN INCREASING AMOUNT OF THE MACON GREENWAY OCMULGEE HERITAGE TRAIL FLOODS NORTH OF THE FIFTH STREET BRIDGE. BOTH BANKS OVERFLOW UPSTREAM FROM THE FIFTH STREET BRIDGE. $$
613 WGUS82 KFFC 240721 CCA FLSFFC BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 221 AM EST SUN FEB 24 2013 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR MACON AFFECTING BIBB...HOUSTON...JONES... MONROE AND TWIGGS COUNTIES GAC021-153-169-207-289-242119- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0046.000000T0000Z-130225T1048Z/ /MACG1.1.ER.130223T2131Z.130224T0630Z.130225T0448Z.NO/ 221 AM EST SUN FEB 24 2013 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR MACON * UNTIL LATE TONIGHT. * AT 145 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 20.2 FEET...AND RISING SLOWLY. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE TONIGHT. * 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. $$
298 WGUS82 KFFC 240724 FLSFFC BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 224 AM EST SUN FEB 24 2013 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR MACON AFFECTING BIBB...HOUSTON...JONES... MONROE AND TWIGGS COUNTIES GAC021-153-169-207-289-242124- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0046.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /MACG1.1.ER.130223T2131Z.130224T1200Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 224 AM EST SUN FEB 24 2013 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR MACON * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 145 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 20.2 FEET...AND RISING SLOWLY. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 21.0 FEET THIS MORNING THEN BEGIN FALLING. * AT 20.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING EXPANDS. AN INCREASING AMOUNT OF THE MACON GREENWAY OCMULGEE HERITAGE TRAIL FLOODS NORTH OF THE FIFTH STREET BRIDGE. BOTH BANKS OVERFLOW UPSTREAM FROM THE FIFTH STREET BRIDGE. $$
680 WGUS82 KFFC 241127 FLSFFC BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 627 AM EST SUN FEB 24 2013 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR MACON AFFECTING BIBB...HOUSTON...JONES... MONROE AND TWIGGS COUNTIES GAC021-153-169-207-289-250127- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0046.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /MACG1.1.ER.130223T2131Z.130224T1200Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 627 AM EST SUN FEB 24 2013 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR MACON * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 615 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 20.5 FEET...AND RISING SLOWLY. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 21.0 FEET THIS MORNING THEN BEGIN FALLING. * 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 21.0 FEET ON DEC 19 2009. $$
151 WGUS82 KFFC 241451 FLSFFC BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 951 AM EST SUN FEB 24 2013 ...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... YELLOWJACKET CREEK NEAR HOGANSVILLE AFFECTING TROUP COUNTY. ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR MACON AFFECTING BIBB...HOUSTON...JONES... MONROE AND TWIGGS COUNTIES. GAC021-153-169-207-289-250451- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0046.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /MACG1.1.ER.130223T2131Z.130228T1800Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 951 AM EST SUN FEB 24 2013 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR MACON. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 9 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 20.5 FEET...AND STEADY. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 18 FEET. * AT 21 FEET...MINOR FLOODING CONTINUES. MUCH OF THE MACON GREENWAY OCMULGEE HERITAGE TRAIL WILL FLOOD NORTH OF THE FIFTH STREET BRIDGE. AGRICULTURAL FLOODING INCREASE NORTH AND SOUTH OF MACON. $$ GAC285-241521- /O.CAN.KFFC.FL.W.0049.000000T0000Z-130224T1451Z/ /YJCG1.1.ER.130224T0330Z.130224T1015Z.130224T1337Z.UU/ 951 AM EST SUN FEB 24 2013 THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE YELLOWJACKET CREEK NEAR HOGANSVILLE. * AT 9 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.9 FEET...AND FALLING. * FLOOD STAGE IS 8 FEET. * AT 8 FEET...MINOR FLOODING BEGINS OF THE MARSHY WETLANDS AND WOODS ALONG THE CREEK UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM FROM THE STREAM GAGE ON THE HAMMETT ROAD BRIDGE. $$
302 WGUS82 KFFC 242250 FLSFFC BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 550 PM EST SUN FEB 24 2013 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR MACON AFFECTING BIBB...HOUSTON...JONES... MONROE AND TWIGGS COUNTIES TUCSAWHATCHEE CREEK NEAR HAWKINSVILLE AFFECTING PULASKI COUNTY GAC021-153-169-207-289-251250- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0046.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /MACG1.1.ER.130223T2131Z.130228T1800Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 550 PM EST SUN FEB 24 2013 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR MACON. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 5 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 20.1 FEET...AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 18 FEET. * AT 21.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING CONTINUES. MUCH OF THE MACON GREENWAY OCMULGEE HERITAGE TRAIL WILL FLOOD NORTH OF THE FIFTH STREET BRIDGE. AGRICULTURAL FLOODING INCREASES NORTH AND SOUTH OF MACON. $$ GAC235-251250- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0050.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /TSCG1.1.ER.130224T1145Z.130224T1815Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 550 PM EST SUN FEB 24 2013 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE TUCSAWHATCHEE CREEK NEAR HAWKINSVILLE. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 5 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 11 FEET...AND NEARLY STEADY. * MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 11 FEET. $$
900 WGUS82 KFFC 250830 FLSFFC BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 330 AM EST MON FEB 25 2013 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR MACON AFFECTING BIBB...HOUSTON...JONES... MONROE AND TWIGGS COUNTIES GAC021-153-169-207-289-252230- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0046.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /MACG1.1.ER.130223T2131Z.130224T1300Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 330 AM EST MON FEB 25 2013 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR MACON * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 300 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 20.0 FEET...AND NEARLY STEADY. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET. * THE RIVER LEVEL WILL CONTINUE AROUND 20 FEET THROUGH THURSDAY THEN BEGIN FALLING. * AT 20.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING EXPANDS. AN INCREASING AMOUNT OF THE MACON GREENWAY OCMULGEE HERITAGE TRAIL FLOODS NORTH OF THE FIFTH STREET BRIDGE. BOTH BANKS OVERFLOW UPSTREAM FROM THE FIFTH STREET BRIDGE. * THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 20.4 FEET ON OCT 14 2009. $$
131 WGUS82 KFFC 251119 FLSFFC BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 619 AM EST MON FEB 25 2013 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR MACON AFFECTING BIBB...HOUSTON...JONES... MONROE AND TWIGGS COUNTIES GAC021-153-169-207-289-260119- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0046.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /MACG1.1.ER.130223T2131Z.130224T1300Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 619 AM EST MON FEB 25 2013 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR MACON * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 600 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 19.6 FEET...AND FALLING SLOWLY. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL EVENTUALLY RISE TO NEAR 20.1 FEET LATE THURSDAY THEN BEGIN FALLING. * 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 20.1 FEET ON MAR 12 2010. $$
803 WGUS82 KFFC 251629 FLSFFC BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1129 AM EST MON FEB 25 2013 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN GEORGIA... OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR MACON AFFECTING BIBB...HOUSTON...JONES... MONROE AND TWIGGS COUNTIES GAC021-153-169-207-289-260629- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0046.000000T0000Z-130302T1400Z/ /MACG1.1.ER.130223T2131Z.130224T1300Z.130302T0800Z.NO/ 1129 AM EST MON FEB 25 2013 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL SATURDAY MORNING...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR MACON * UNTIL SATURDAY MORNING. * AT 11 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.7 FEET...AND FALLING BUT WILL BEGIN RISING AGAIN ON TUESDAY. * MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 18 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL EVENTUALLY RISE TO NEAR 20 FEET BY THURSDAY NIGHT. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE SATURDAY MORNING. * AT 20 FEET...MINOR FLOODING EXPANDS. AN INCREASING AMOUNT OF THE MACON GREENWAY OCMULGEE HERITAGE TRAIL FLOODS NORTH OF THE FIFTH STREET BRIDGE. BOTH BANKS OVERFLOW UPSTREAM FROM THE FIFTH STREET BRIDGE. * THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 20.1 FEET ON MAR 12 2010. $$
176 WGUS82 KFFC 251831 FLSFFC BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 131 PM EST MON FEB 25 2013 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR MACON AFFECTING BIBB...HOUSTON...JONES... MONROE AND TWIGGS COUNTIES GAC021-153-169-207-289-260831- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0046.000000T0000Z-130302T1400Z/ /MACG1.1.ER.130223T2131Z.130224T1300Z.130302T0800Z.NO/ 131 PM EST MON FEB 25 2013 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR MACON. * UNTIL SATURDAY MORNING. * AT 1 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.2 FEET...AND SLOWLY FALLING. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 18 FEET. * THE RIVER MAY FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BRIEFLY LATER THIS AFTERNOON... BUT THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO NEAR 19.5 FEET BY TUESDAY EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE SATURDAY MORNING. * 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. $$
758 WGUS82 KFFC 252201 FLSFFC BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 501 PM EST MON FEB 25 2013 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR MACON AFFECTING BIBB...HOUSTON...JONES... MONROE AND TWIGGS COUNTIES. OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR HAWKINSVILLE AFFECTING BLECKLEY AND PULASKI COUNTIES. OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR LUMBER CITY AFFECTING MONTGOMERY...TELFAIR AND WHEELER COUNTIES. OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR ABBEVILLE AFFECTING DODGE...TELFAIR AND WILCOX COUNTIES OCONEE RIVER NEAR OCONEE AFFECTING JOHNSON...WASHINGTON AND WILKINSON COUNTIES GAC021-153-169-207-289-261201- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0046.000000T0000Z-130301T1800Z/ /MACG1.1.ER.130223T2131Z.130224T1300Z.130301T1200Z.NO/ 501 PM EST MON FEB 25 2013 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL FRIDAY AFTERNOON...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR MACON. * FROM TUESDAY LATE MORNING UNTIL FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 4 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.6 FEET...AND SLOWLY FALLING. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 18 FEET. * FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TUESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 18.4 FEET BY TUESDAY EVENING. THE RIVER WILL REMAIN NEAR FLOOD STAGE UNTIL NEAR FRIDAY MORNING. * AT 18 FEET...FLOOD STAGE IS REACHED. MINOR FLOODING OF AGRICULTURAL LANDS DOWNSTREAM FROM THE GAGE WILL OCCUR. $$ GAC023-235-261201- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0051.130227T2141Z-000000T0000Z/ /HAWG1.1.ER.130227T2141Z.130301T1800Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 501 PM EST MON FEB 25 2013 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR HAWKINSVILLE. * FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 3 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.2 FEET...AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 20 FEET. * FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 24.1 FEET BY FRIDAY EARLY AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL RISES ARE POSSIBLE THEREAFTER. * AT 25 FEET...MINOR FLOODING OCCURS...WITH SOME ROADS CLOSED WITH ACCESS TO RESIDENCES. RIVERVIEW ROAD CLOSES TO RESIDENTS. $$ GAC091-271-315-261201- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0052.130226T1800Z-000000T0000Z/ /ABBG1.2.ER.130226T1800Z.130303T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 501 PM EST MON FEB 25 2013 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR ABBEVILLE. * FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 3 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 11 FEET...AND RISING. * MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12 FEET. * FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 14.5 FEET BY SATURDAY EVENING. ADDITIONAL RISES ARE POSSIBLE THEREAFTER. * AT 14 FEET...MODERATE FLOODING BEGINS. ROADS TO HOMES ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF THE RIVER IN ABBEVILLE BECOME INACCESSIBLE. $$ GAC209-271-309-261201- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0053.130226T0000Z-130228T0600Z/ /LBRG1.1.ER.130226T0000Z.130226T1800Z.130228T0000Z.NO/ 501 PM EST MON FEB 25 2013 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR LUMBER CITY. * FROM THIS EVENING UNTIL LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * AT 4 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.9 FEET...AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 15 FEET. * FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 15.2 FEET BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY WEDNESDAY EVENING. * AT 15 FEET...FLOOD STAGE IS REACHED AND MINOR FLOODING BEGINS. WATER OVERFLOWS INTO THE BROAD SWAMPY FLOOD PLAIN. FARM FIELDS ON THE RIGHT BANK FLOOD. GENERAL AGRICULTURE AND TIMBER INTERESTS ARE AFFECTED BY THE FLOODING. IN ADDITION...WATER REACHES THE TOP OF THE BOAT RAMP NEAR THE HIGHWAY 341 BRIDGE. $$ GAC167-303-319-261201- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0054.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /OCNG1.1.ER.130225T1745Z.130225T1745Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 501 PM EST MON FEB 25 2013 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCONEE RIVER NEAR OCONEE. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 4 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.9 FEET...AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 17 FEET. * FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 17.5 FEET BY TUESDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY THURSDAY MORNING. * AT 17 FEET...FLOOD STAGE IS REACHED. THE WATER LEVEL REACHES THE TOP OF THE OLD BALLS FERRY ROAD BOAT RAMP...JUST UPSTREAM AND RIGHTBANK FROM THE GEORGIA HIGHWAY 57 BRIDGE. MINOR FLOODING OF WOODLANDS NEAR THE RIVER OCCURS. $$
849 WGUS82 KFFC 260318 FLSFFC BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1018 PM EST MON FEB 25 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... OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR HAWKINSVILLE AFFECTING BLECKLEY AND PULASKI COUNTIES. OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR ABBEVILLE AFFECTING DODGE...TELFAIR AND WILCOX COUNTIES. OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR LUMBER CITY AFFECTING MONTGOMERY...TELFAIR AND WHEELER COUNTIES. OCONEE RIVER NEAR OCONEE AFFECTING JOHNSON...WASHINGTON AND WILKINSON COUNTIES. GAC021-153-169-207-289-260348- /O.CAN.KFFC.FL.W.0046.000000T0000Z-130301T1800Z/ /MACG1.1.ER.130223T2131Z.130224T1300Z.130225T1922Z.NO/ 1018 PM EST MON FEB 25 2013 THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR MACON. * AT 10 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.1 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. $$ GAC023-235-261717- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0051.130228T0600Z-000000T0000Z/ /HAWG1.1.ER.130228T0600Z.130301T1200Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 1018 PM EST MON FEB 25 2013 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR HAWKINSVILLE. * FROM EARLY THURSDAY MORNING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 10 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.3 FEET...AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 20 FEET. * FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 22.4 FEET BY FRIDAY MORNING. * AT 20.5 FEET...MINOR FLOODING OF ROADS BEGINS ON THE SOUTHSIDE OF HAWKINSVILLE...ALONG GOOSENECK LANE. WITH THE FLOODING OF GOOSENECK LANE...RESIDENTS ARE CUTOFF FROM REACHING THEIR HOMES. $$ GAC091-271-315-261717- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0052.130227T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /ABBG1.2.ER.130227T0000Z.130303T0600Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 1018 PM EST MON FEB 25 2013 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR ABBEVILLE. * FROM TUESDAY EVENING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 10 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.3 FEET...AND RISING. * MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12 FEET. * FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TUESDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 14.1 FEET BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL RISES ARE POSSIBLE THEREAFTER. * AT 14 FEET...MODERATE FLOODING BEGINS. ROADS TO HOMES ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF THE RIVER IN ABBEVILLE BECOME INACCESSIBLE. $$ GAC209-271-309-261717- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0053.000000T0000Z-130227T1200Z/ /LBRG1.1.ER.130226T0208Z.130226T1200Z.130227T0600Z.NO/ 1018 PM EST MON FEB 25 2013 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL WEDNESDAY MORNING...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR LUMBER CITY. * FROM TONIGHT UNTIL WEDNESDAY MORNING. * AT 10 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 15 FEET...AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 15 FEET. * FORECAST TO CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 15.2 FEET BY TUESDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * AT 15 FEET...FLOOD STAGE IS REACHED AND MINOR FLOODING BEGINS. WATER OVERFLOWS INTO THE BROAD SWAMPY FLOOD PLAIN. FARM FIELDS ON THE RIGHT BANK FLOOD. GENERAL AGRICULTURE AND TIMBER INTERESTS ARE AFFECTED BY THE FLOODING. IN ADDITION...WATER REACHES THE TOP OF THE BOAT RAMP NEAR THE HIGHWAY 341 BRIDGE. $$ GAC167-303-319-261717- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0054.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /OCNG1.1.ER.130225T1745Z.130226T0230Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 1018 PM EST MON FEB 25 2013 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCONEE RIVER NEAR OCONEE. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 10 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.4 FEET...AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 17 FEET. * FORECAST TO CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 18 FEET BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY THURSDAY. * AT 18 FEET...THE WATER LEVEL BEGINS TO FLOOD PORTIONS OF THE DIRT PARKING LOT AREA NEAR THE OLD BALLS FERRY ROAD BOAT RAMP...JUST UPSTREAM AND RIGHTBANK FROM THE GEORGIA HIGHWAY 57 BRIDGE. MINOR FLOODING CONTINUES IN THE WOODLANDS NEAR THE RIVER. $$
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 23, 1:13 PM EST, 1 hour 37 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 23, 1:13 PM EST, 1 hour 37 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 113 PM EST SAT FEB 23 2013 .PREV DISCUSSION... UPDATE... /ISSUED 1033 AM EST SAT FEB 23 2013/ MAIN AREA OF PRECIPITATION IS ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST PART OF THE CWA...MAINLY SOUTH OF A CSG TO MCN LINE. NORTH OF THIS LINE THOUGH...SOME LIGHT SHOWERS OR DRIZZLE MAY CONTINUE ACROSS INTO THE AFTERNOON. MAIN CHANGE TO THE FORECAST IS JUST TO ADJUST THE POPS BASED OFF INITIAL TRENDS. STILL APPEARS LIKE SOME RAIN WILL HOLD ON ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST PART OF THE CWA THROUGH TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES THIS MORNING HAVE BEEN WARMER SLOWER THAN EXPECTED AND WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE TO TWEAK THIS. MAY EVEN NEED TO NUDGE MAX TEMPS DOWN ACROSS THE FAR SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA. 11 SHORT TERM /TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY/... /ISSUED 357 AM EST SAT FEB 23 2013/ LAST GOOD SURGE OF PRECIPITATION WITH THE CURRENT SYSTEM SWEEPS ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA TODAY AHEAD OF A DECENT SHORT WAVE. MODELS ARE NOT HANDLING THE CURRENT WEDGE WELL...BASICALLY ELIMINATING THE WEDGE BY 12Z. I BELIEVE THIS FEATURE WILL HOLD IN PLACE THROUGH 12Z AND THEN SLOWLY ERODE FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST INTO THE AFTERNOON. I HAVE KEPT HIGHS A BIT BELOW GUIDANCE ACROSS MOST OF NORTH GEORGIA TODAY. THUNDER SHOULD REMAIN GENERALLY SOUTH OF A NEWNAN TO LOUISVILLE LINE...ALTHOUGH A FEW ELEVATED STORMS MAY STRAY A BIT NORTH. NO WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED. PRECIPITATION WILL BE DIMINISHING FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE DAY WITH BEST QPF AMOUNTS ACROSS CENTRAL GEORGIA. STRONG SURFACE CYCLOGENESIS OFF THE CAROLINA COAST TODAY HELPS TO SWEEP A NOTICEABLY DRIER AIRMASS THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA OVERNIGHT ENDING PRECIPITATION CHANCES THROUGH LATE SUNDAY. 20 LONG TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/... /ISSUED 357 AM EST SAT FEB 23 2013/ STATIONARY FRONT ALONG GULF COAST WILL BEGIN TO LIFT NORTH IN RESPONSE TO VERY STRONG SHORT WAVE OVER WEST TX SUNDAY NIGHT. PRECIP SHIELD SHOULD REACH I-20 BY MONDAY MORNING. UNFORTUNATELY .EXPECT ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY RAIN WITH THIS INITIAL WARM ADVECTION PRECIP LATE SUN NIGHT/MONDAY FOLLOWED BY A BAND OF SHRA/TSRA ASSOCIATED WITH FORCING FROM SHORT WAVE AND COLD FRONT MON NIGHT. GFS/NAM/ECMWF STILL HOLDING BACK ON HOW MUCH RICH LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL RETURN MONDAY...SO NOT MUCH INSTABILITY FCST. HAVE INCLUDED SLT CHC AND CHC THUNDER PROBS BUT WILL HAVE TO WAIT TO SEE IF BETTER MOISTURE CAN RETURN BEFORE ADVERTISING SEVERE WX THREAT. SIMILAR PATTERN TO WED FEB 13 WHEN MODELS WERE WAY TOO FAR NORTH WITH WARM FRONT AND NO SVR STORMS OCCURRED AT ALL. WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR. MAIN THREAT AT THIS TIME APPEARS TO BE HEAVY RAIN AND FLOODING ESP OVER MIDDLE GA WHICH WILL LIKELY PERSIST INTO MID WEEK WITH THE LARGER RIVERS. AS SHORT WAVE LIFTS INTO NEW ENGLAND...ANOTHER WAVE WITH COLD ARCTIC AIR BEHIND IT DIVES INTO PLAINS AND CARVES OUT BROAD LONG WAVE TROUGH OVER THE ERN 2/3RDS OF THE CONUS. THIS WILL MARK THE BEGINNING OF A COLD PATTERN FOR LATE THIS WEEK AND INTO THE WEEKEND. 00Z GFS/ECMWF IN GOOD AGREEMENT ON THIS PATTERN. AS FOR PRECIP...ONLY LIGHT AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ON WED/THUR OVER NORTH GA. CANT RULE OUT -SHRA/SHSN MIX OR EVEN ALL -SHSN AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 1500FT THURS/FRI. 850MB GFS/EC TEMPS PROGGED TO DROP TO -5C WED NIGHT AND TO -10 TO -13C BY FRI/SAT. MAY BE HARD TO GET OUT OF THE 30S ON SAT IF MODELS ARE TO BE BELIEVED. SNELSON HYDROLOGY... /ISSUED 357 AM EST SAT FEB 23 2013/ LATEST QPF REMAINS IN LINE WITH PREVIOUS FORECAST TRENDS SO I DO NOT PLAN ON ADJUSTING THE CURRENT FLOOD WATCH AT THIS TIME. A FEW RIVERS ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA MAY APPROACH OR EXCEED FLOOD STAGE...BUT BEST CHANCES FOR WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAIN REMAINS ACROSS CENTRAL GEORGIA WHERE THE POTENTIAL FOR AN ADDITIONAL 1.5 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN THRU THIS EVENING EXISTS. NEXT ROUND OF HEAVY RAIN SHOULD BEGIN MONDAY MORNING AND THE NEED FOR ANOTHER FLOOD WATCH APPEARS LIKELY AS POTENTIAL FOR ANOTHER 1 TO 3 INCHES IS HIGH OVER AREAS SOUTH OF I-85. WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR. 20/SNELSON && .AVIATION... 18Z UPDATE... PRECIP HAS SHIFTED SOUTH OF THE TAF SITES...BUT COULD SEE SOME DZ THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE CSG...MCN AND AHN AREAS. WEDGE IS STILL IN PLACE ACROSS GEORGIA AND JUST BEGINNING TO SHOWS SIGNS OF IT BREAKING DOWN ACROSS AL...AT LEAST IN REGARDS TO WIND DIRECTION. TIMING OF SHIFT FROM EAST TO WEST IS VERY UNCERTAIN AT ATL. WILL LIKELY GO VRB THIS AFTERNOON...BUT REMAIN AROUND 5 KTS AND MAY NOT SETTLE INTO NORTHWEST UNTIL AROUND 00Z TONIGHT. VSBYS ARE ANOTHER UNCERTAINTY IN THE FORECAST. DESPITE CURRENT MVFR VSBY ATL ATL...SHOULD REMAIN MAINLY VFR INTO THE EVENING. TWO MODELS BRING THE VSBY DOWN TO VLIFR/LIFR OVERNIGHT FOR A FEW HOURS...HOWEVER THIS MAY BE A LITTLE TOO PESSIMISTIC. OPTED TO ADVERTISE MVFR IN THE EARLY MORNING. //ATL CONFIDENCE...18Z UPDATE... MEDIUM CONFIDENCE ON CIGS. LOW CONFIDENCE ON VSBYS. LOW CONFIDENCE ON WIND DIRECTION THROUGH 06Z THEN HIGH CONFIDENCE. 11 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... ATHENS 52 40 64 41 / 100 10 20 30 ATLANTA 55 42 63 43 / 90 10 30 30 BLAIRSVILLE 55 35 60 35 / 80 10 20 20 CARTERSVILLE 59 35 62 40 / 80 10 30 30 COLUMBUS 64 44 67 50 / 100 20 40 70 GAINESVILLE 51 40 63 41 / 90 10 20 30 MACON 60 43 67 47 / 100 20 40 60 ROME 59 36 61 38 / 60 5 20 30 PEACHTREE CITY 57 38 63 42 / 90 10 40 40 VIDALIA 66 52 71 52 / 100 70 50 60 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: BALDWIN...BIBB...BLECKLEY...BUTTS...CHATTAHOOCHEE...CRAWFORD... CRISP...DODGE...DOOLY...EMANUEL...GLASCOCK...GREENE...HANCOCK... HARRIS...HOUSTON...JASPER...JEFFERSON...JOHNSON...JONES... LAMAR...LAURENS...MACON...MARION...MONROE...MONTGOMERY... MUSCOGEE...PEACH...PULASKI...PUTNAM...SCHLEY...STEWART... SUMTER...TALBOT...TALIAFERRO...TAYLOR...TELFAIR...TOOMBS... TREUTLEN...TWIGGS...UPSON...WARREN...WASHINGTON...WEBSTER... WHEELER...WILCOX...WILKINSON. && SHORT TERM...20 LONG TERM....SNELSON AVIATION...11
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 23, 6:30 AM EST, 8 hours 20 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 630 AM EST SAT FEB 23 2013 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-241115- 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- 630 AM EST SAT FEB 23 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... ...AREAS OF FLOODING POSSIBLE TODAY MAINLY ACROSS CENTRAL GEORGIA WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS... WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED... LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING AND MINOR RIVER FLOODING. SOME STREET FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IF STORM DRAINS ARE CLOGGED. OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING...SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY THUNDERSTORMS. DISCUSSION... AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL IS LIKELY OVER MIDDLE GEORGIA TODAY. THIS WILL BE IN ADDITION TO THE 1 TO 2 INCHES THAT HAS FALLEN IN THE LAST 24 HOURS. A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF CENTRAL GEORGIA THROUGH 6 PM TODAY. INSTABILITY WILL REMAIN LOW THROUGH TONIGHT...HOWEVER AREAS SOUTH OF COLUMBUS TO MACON MAY SEE AN ELEVATED THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF LIGHTNING...SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS TODAY. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY... DISCUSSION... FLOODING AND FLASH FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT AS A STRONG STORM SYSTEM MOVES TOWARD THE STATE. AT THIS TIME...ANOTHER 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN APPEARS LIKELY OVER MIDDLE GEORGIA RESULTING IN ADDITIONAL RISES ON AREA CREEKS AND RIVERS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE MAINLY OVER CENTRAL GEORGIA ON MONDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY NIGHT. AT THIS TIME... INSTABILITY IS NOT FORECAST TO BE VERY HIGH AS THE COLD...SLOW MOVING AIRMASS WILL BE TOUGH TO ERODE. HOWEVER...WITH STRONG VERTICAL WIND SHEAR AND FORCING...THERE MAY BE ENOUGH INSTABILITY FOR A FEW SEVERE STORMS TO DEVELOP CAPABLE OF DAMAGING WIND OR ISOLATED TORNADOES. THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR ANY SEVERE STORMS WOULD BE FROM 4 PM TO 4 AM. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT REQUESTED BUT SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT REPORTS OF FLOODING THROUGH THE WEB BY GOING TO WEATHER.GOV/ATLANTA.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 22, 7:57 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Muscogee | 33 min |
| Feb 23, 2:21 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Meriwether | 24 min |
| Feb 23, 4:41 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Forsyth, Fulton | 18 hr |
| Feb 23, 7:12 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Forsyth | 6 hr |
| Feb 23, 4:13 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Coweta, Fayette, Spalding | 6 hr |
| Feb 23, 6:29 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | FFC | Crisp | 6 hr |
| Feb 23, 6:31 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Telfair | 4 hr |
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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.