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River Flood Warning 4, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this river flood warning at Jan 11, 2014, 10:17 AM EST for Barrow County, Jackson County, Georgia. It took effect at Jan 11, 2014, 8:42 PM EST. It was in force for 13 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 11, 2014, 10:17 AM EST (15:17 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 11, 2014, 8:42 PM EST
- Expired
- Jan 12, 2014, 10:09 AM EST
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
Counties Barrow County, GA, Jackson County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 Middle Oconee River near Arcade (ACDG1). The gauge peaked at 17.11 ft at Jan 12, 2014, 8:00 AM EST.
- Action stage
- 15 ft
- Minor stage
- 16 ft
- Moderate stage
- 21 ft
- Major stage
- 27 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02217475, 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.
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WGUS42 KFFC 111518
FLWFFC
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1017 AM EST SAT JAN 11 2014
...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A FLOOD
WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA...
MIDDLE OCONEE RIVER NEAR ARCADE AFFECTING BARROW AND JACKSON
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.
&&
GAC013-157-120517-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FL.W.0004.140112T0142Z-140112T1509Z/
/ACDG1.1.ER.140112T0142Z.140112T0600Z.140112T0909Z.NO/
1017 AM EST SAT JAN 11 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR
THE MIDDLE OCONEE RIVER NEAR ARCADE.
* FROM THIS EVENING UNTIL SUNDAY MORNING.
* AT 945 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.0 FEET...AND RISING.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET.
* FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE TO
RISE TO NEAR 17.0 FEET BY AFTER MIDNIGHT SUNDAY. THE RIVER WILL
FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE ON SUNDAY.
* AT 18.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING CONTINUES IN THE WOODLANDS...FIELDS
AND PASTURE UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM FROM THE GAGE AT GEORGIA
HIGHWAY 82. A FEW DIRT ACCESS ROADS AND A RESIDENTIAL YARD JUST
DOWNSTREAM WILL BE FLOODED WITH UP TO TWO FEET OF WATER.
&&
LAT...LON 3404 8377 3410 8375 3406 8355 3400 8347
3395 8352 3402 8363
$$2 follow-up statements
615
WGUS82 KFFC 111932
FLSFFC
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
232 PM EST SAT JAN 11 2014
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA...
MIDDLE OCONEE RIVER NEAR ARCADE AFFECTING BARROW AND JACKSON
COUNTIES
OCONEE RIVER NEAR PENFIELD AFFECTING CLARKE...GREENE AND OCONEE
COUNTIES
GAC013-157-120932-
/O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0004.140112T0142Z-140112T1509Z/
/ACDG1.1.ER.140112T0142Z.140112T0600Z.140112T0909Z.NO/
232 PM EST SAT JAN 11 2014
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE MIDDLE OCONEE RIVER NEAR ARCADE.
* FROM THIS EVENING UNTIL SUNDAY MORNING.
* AT 145 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.3 FEET...AND RISING.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET.
* FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE TO
RISE TO NEAR 17.0 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT SUNDAY. THE RIVER WILL
FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY SUNDAY.
* AT 18.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING CONTINUES IN THE WOODLANDS...FIELDS
AND PASTURE UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM FROM THE GAGE AT GEORGIA
HIGHWAY 82. A FEW DIRT ACCESS ROADS AND A RESIDENTIAL YARD JUST
DOWNSTREAM WILL BE FLOODED WITH UP TO TWO FEET OF WATER.
&&
LAT...LON 3404 8377 3410 8375 3406 8355 3400 8347
3395 8352 3402 8363
$$
GAC059-133-219-120931-
/O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0008.140112T1127Z-140114T0827Z/
/PNFG1.1.ER.140112T1127Z.140113T1200Z.140114T0227Z.NO/
232 PM EST SAT JAN 11 2014
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE OCONEE RIVER NEAR PENFIELD.
* FROM EARLY SUNDAY MORNING UNTIL LATE MONDAY NIGHT.
* AT 2 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.5 FEET...AND RISING.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 13.0 FEET.
* FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE
TO RISE TO NEAR 16.0 FEET BY MONDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL
BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATE MONDAY EVENING.
* AT 17.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING CONTINUES TO EXPAND INTO FIELDS...
WOODLANDS AND PASTURES NEAR THE RIVER. THE WATER LEVEL IS VERY
CLOSE TO WARD ROAD ON THE RIGHT BANK. FLOOD WATERS WILL BE
APPROACHING IRRIGATION SYSTEMS AND THEY MAY NEED TO BE MOVED TO
HIGHER GROUND.
&&
LAT...LON 3364 8325 3364 8333 3383 8333 3384 8327
$$711
WGUS82 KFFC 120150
FLSFFC
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
850 PM EST SAT JAN 11 2014
...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
GEORGIA...
MIDDLE OCONEE RIVER NEAR ARCADE AFFECTING BARROW AND JACKSON
COUNTIES
GAC013-157-120220-
/O.CAN.KFFC.FL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140112T1509Z/
/ACDG1.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
850 PM EST SAT JAN 11 2014
THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
THE MIDDLE OCONEE RIVER NEAR ARCADE.
* THIS TAKES AFFECT IMMEDIATELY.
* UNTIL SUNDAY MORNING.
* AT 845 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.4 FEET...AND RISING.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16 FEET.
* THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING...REACHING NEAR 15.2 FEET EARLY
SUNDAY THEN FALL. THE RIVER IS NO LONGER EXPECTED TO REACH FLOOD
STAGE.
* AT 15 FEET...BANKFULL CONDITIONS ARE REACHED ALONG THE RIVER
UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM FROM THE GAGE AT GEORGIA HIGHWAY 82.
&&
LAT...LON 3404 8377 3410 8375 3406 8355 3400 8347
3395 8352 3402 8363
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 11, 12:07 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | FFC | Baldwin, Bibb, Bleckley, Chattahoochee, Crawford, Crisp and 29 more | 7 hr |
| Jan 11, 1:57 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Harris, Meriwether | 33 min |
| Jan 11, 2:51 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Henry, Newton, Spalding | 24 min |
| Jan 11, 3:20 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Newton | 25 min |
| Jan 11, 6:18 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattooga, Gordon, Walker, Whitfield | 27 min |
| Jan 11, 6:39 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Floyd, Haralson, Polk | 36 min |
| Jan 11, 6:43 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fannin, Gilmer, Gordon, Murray, Pickens, Whitfield | 32 min |
| Jan 11, 7:03 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow | 27 min |
| Jan 11, 7:11 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fannin, Gilmer | 34 min |
| Jan 11, 7:13 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Haralson, Paulding, Polk | 32 min |
| Jan 11, 7:23 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Cherokee, Pickens | 37 min |
| Jan 11, 7:29 AM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Bartow, Cherokee | 31 min |
| Jan 11, 7:37 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Carroll, Cobb, Douglas, Paulding | 23 min |
| Jan 11, 7:42 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Cherokee, Cobb, Paulding | 48 min |
| Jan 11, 7:44 AM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Dawson, Lumpkin, Pickens | 46 min |
| Jan 11, 8:07 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dawson, DeKalb, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Hall | 23 min |
| Jan 11, 8:09 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll, Coweta, DeKalb, Douglas, Fulton, Heard | 36 min |
| Jan 11, 8:23 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Coweta, Heard, Troup | 37 min |
| Jan 11, 8:29 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Banks, Barrow, Gwinnett, Hall, Jackson | 16 min |
| Jan 11, 8:42 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Banks, Barrow, Gwinnett, Jackson, Madison | 48 min |
| Jan 11, 8:44 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clarke, Clayton, DeKalb, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry and 4 more | 46 min |
| Jan 11, 8:47 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bartow, Fannin, Floyd, Gilmer, Gordon, Haralson and 3 more | 73 min |
| Jan 11, 8:50 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clayton, Coweta, Fayette, Henry, Meriwether, Newton and 3 more | 40 min |
| Jan 11, 9:12 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Fulton | 6 hr |
| Jan 11, 9:29 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Banks, Barrow, Cherokee, Dawson, Fannin, Forsyth and 9 more | 2 hr |
| Jan 11, 9:30 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clarke, Oconee, Oglethorpe | 30 min |
| Jan 11, 9:31 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Henry, Meriwether, Newton, Pike, Spalding | 29 min |
| Jan 11, 9:42 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Carroll, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, Douglas, Fayette and 7 more | 2 hr |
| Jan 11, 9:57 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Forsyth, Fulton | 51 hr |
| Jan 11, 10:01 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Butts, Jasper, Lamar, Morgan, Pike, Talbot and 1 more | 29 min |
| Jan 11, 10:03 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gwinnett | 22 hr |
| Jan 11, 10:22 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Fulton, Gwinnett | 24 hr |
| Jan 11, 10:26 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gwinnett | 2 hr |
| Jan 11, 10:29 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Greene, Jasper, Lamar, Monroe, Oglethorpe, Putnam and 3 more | 46 min |
| Jan 11, 10:32 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gwinnett | 24 hr |
| Jan 11, 10:41 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Clarke, Greene, Oconee | 3 days |
| Jan 11, 11:00 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Macon, Marion, Peach, Schley, Stewart, Sumter and 2 more | 45 min |
| Jan 11, 11:06 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Forsyth | 24 hr |
| Jan 11, 11:19 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Baldwin, Bibb, Crawford, Hancock, Jones, Putnam and 1 more | 26 min |
| Jan 11, 11:43 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Baldwin, Bibb, Bleckley, Crisp, Dooly, Hancock and 9 more | 47 min |
| Jan 11, 12:08 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Twiggs, Wilkinson | 37 min |
| Jan 11, 12:18 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clarke, Greene, Jackson, Madison, Morgan, Oconee and 4 more | 72 min |
| Jan 11, 12:43 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Glascock, Jefferson, Washington | 32 min |
| Jan 11, 12:51 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crisp, Dodge, Pulaski, Wilcox | 24 min |
| Jan 11, 12:54 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Carroll, Coweta, Heard | 43 hr |
| Jan 11, 1:00 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Elbert, Madison, Oglethorpe | 22 hr |
| Jan 11, 1:05 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gwinnett, Walton | 24 hr |
| Jan 11, 1:21 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dodge, Laurens, Montgomery, Treutlen, Wheeler | 39 min |
| Jan 11, 1:59 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Montgomery, Telfair, Toombs, Wheeler | 46 min |
| Jan 11, 2:15 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Toombs | 15 min |
| Jan 11, 4:04 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Rockdale | 24 hr |
| Jan 11, 4:27 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Whitfield | 36 hr |
| Jan 11, 5:51 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Morgan, Newton | 24 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.