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River Flood Warning 136, NWS Atlanta, GA

December 22, 2015Washington County, Wilkinson County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this river flood warning at Dec 22, 2015, 11:11 PM EST for Washington County, Wilkinson County, Georgia. It was in force for 6 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Dec 22, 2015, 11:11 PM EST (04:11 UTC)
Expired: Dec 28, 2015, 11:11 PM EST
In force: 6 days
Issued by: NWS Atlanta, GA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Washington County, GA, Wilkinson County, GA

The radar

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 42 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:12 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 Oconee River at Avant Mine near Oconee (OCOG1). The gauge peaked at 19.97 ft at Dec 23, 2015, 12:00 PM EST.

Action stage: 16 ft
Minor stage: 18 ft
Moderate stage: 20 ft
Major stage: 22 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02223056, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

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 Dec 22, 7:05 PM EST, 4 hours 6 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 22, 7:05 PM EST, 4 hours 6 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 22, 10:38 PM EST, 33 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1038 PM EST TUE DEC 22 2015

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TOWNS-TREUTLEN-TROUP-TWIGGS-UNION-UPSON-WALKER-WALTON-WARREN-
WASHINGTON-WEBSTER-WHEELER-WHITE-WHITFIELD-WILCOX-WILKES-
WILKINSON-
1038 PM EST TUE DEC 22 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT...

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR MOST OF NORTH AND CENTRAL
GEORGIA INCLUDING THE ATLANTA METRO FOR WIDESPREAD VISIBILITY
BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES TONIGHT AND INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. MOTORISTS
ARE URGED TO USE GREAT CAUTION.

ANOTHER WAVE OF RAIN AND POSSIBLE ISOLATED EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS
LOOKS TO FILL IN OVERNIGHT TONIGHT...PRIMARILY FROM SOUTHWEST
CENTRAL GEORGIA SPREADING NORTH AND EASTWARD AFTER MIDNIGHT TO
BECOME AREA-WIDE. RAIN MAY BE LOCALLY HEAVY AT TIMES WITH SOME
MINOR FLOODING POSSIBLE. ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP SHOULD
REMAIN BELOW SEVERE LIMITS. MOTORISTS PLEASE BE CAUTIOUS FOR ANY
WATER COVERING ROADWAYS ESPECIALLY OVERNIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY...

MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF RAIN...LOCALLY HEAVY...ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE
AREA THROUGH CHRISTMAS DAY WHICH WILL INCREASE THE FLOOD THREAT.
AN ADDITIONAL TWO TO FOUR INCHES ARE POSSIBLE MAINLY WEDNESDAY
THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH SOME LOCATIONS POSSIBLY REACHING FIVE
INCHES. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY AS AN UNSEASONABLY WARM AND
UNSTABLE AIRMASS SETS UP ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL AND NORTH GEORGIA.
AT THIS TIME...DAMAGING WIND IS THE PRIMARY THREAT BUT ONE OR TWO
BRIEF TORNADOES AND EVEN HAIL REMAIN A POSSIBILITY.

.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
Dec 22, 10:34 PM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	FFC	Baldwin, Banks, Barrow, Bibb, Bleckley, Butts and 64 more	11 hr
Dec 23, 4:37 AM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	Bibb, Crawford, Houston, Peach	4 days
Dec 23, 6:45 AM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	Wilkinson	24 hr
Dec 23, 8:29 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Bibb, Crawford, Jones, Monroe	46 min
Dec 23, 9:48 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Taliaferro, Wilkes	27 min
Dec 23, 12:35 PM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	Wilkes	24 hr
Dec 23, 5:05 PM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	Baldwin, Washington, Wilkinson	55 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Georgia, 2015 Every river flood warning in 2015

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.