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River Flood Warning 230, NWS Atlanta, GA

December 25, 2015Murray County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this river flood warning at Dec 25, 2015, 5:10 PM EST for Murray County, Georgia. It was in force for 24 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Dec 25, 2015, 5:10 PM EST (22:10 UTC)
Expired: Dec 26, 2015, 5:10 PM EST
In force: 24 hr
Issued by: NWS Atlanta, GA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

County Murray County, GA

The radar

The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 120 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:10 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 Holly Creek near Chatsworth (HOLG1). The gauge peaked at 11.84 ft at Dec 26, 2015, 2:00 AM EST.

Action stage: 8 ft
Minor stage: 10 ft
Moderate stage: 15 ft
Major stage: 19 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02385800, 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.

488 
WGUS42 KFFC 252210
FLWFFC
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
510 PM EST FRI DEC 25 2015

...The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a Flood 
Warning for the following rivers in Georgia...

  Holly Creek near Chatsworth affecting Murray County

  Oothkalooga Creek near Calhoun affecting Gordon 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.

&&

GAC213-261210-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FL.W.0230.151225T2210Z-000000T0000Z/
/HOLG1.1.ER.151225T2158Z.151225T2200Z.000000T0000Z.UU/
510 PM EST FRI DEC 25 2015

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Flood Warning for 
  The Holly Creek near Chatsworth.
* From this afternoon until further notice.
* At 5 PM Friday the stage was 10 feet...and rising.
* Flood stage is 10 feet.
* At 10 feet...Flood stage is reached and Minor flooding begins in 
  the woodlands...fields and pastures upstream and downstream from 
  the gage on Smyrna Ramhurst Road.
 

&&

LAT...LON 3484 8472 3479 8469 3464 8480 3470 8492
      3472 8486 3479 8477             

$$

GAC129-261210-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FL.W.0231.151225T2210Z-000000T0000Z/
/OTKG1.1.ER.151225T2157Z.151225T2200Z.000000T0000Z.UU/
510 PM EST FRI DEC 25 2015

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Flood Warning for 
  The Oothkalooga Creek near Calhoun.
* From this afternoon until further notice.
* At 5 PM Friday the stage was 18 feet...and rising.
* Flood stage is 18 feet.
* At 18 feet...Minor flooding of the natural flood plain begins. 
  The parking lot of the Mohawk Home Industries complex begins to 
  flood and the athletic fields at the recreation center upstream on 
  the right bank become flooded.


&&

LAT...LON 3440 8491 3440 8498 3451 8501 3453 8497


$$

4 follow-up statements

793 
WGUS82 KFFC 260250
FLSFFC
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
950 PM EST FRI DEC 25 2015

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Georgia...
  Conasauga River near Eton affecting Murray and Whitfield Counties 

  Mill Creek near Dalton affecting Whitfield County 

  Coahulla Creek near Keiths Mill near Dalton affecting Whitfield 
  County 

  Holly Creek near Chatsworth affecting Murray County 

  Conasauga River near Tilton affecting Gordon...Murray and 
  Whitfield Counties 

  Conasauga River near Sloan Bridge near Dalton affecting Gordon...
  Murray and Whitfield Counties 


GAC213-313-261650-
/O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0187.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/ETNG1.1.ER.151225T0630Z.151226T2200Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
950 PM EST FRI DEC 25 2015

The Flood Warning continues for
  The Conasauga River near Eton.
* Until further notice.
* At 9PM Friday the stage was 14.3 feet...and rising.
* Minor flooding is occurring and Minor flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 12.0 feet.
* The river will continue rising to near 14.6 feet by tomorrow 
  afternoon then begin falling.
* At 14.0 feet...Minor flooding continues to expand into the 
  woodlands...pasture and fields along the river...upstream and 
  downstream from the gage on Georgia Highway 286 or Dawnville Road.
  

&&

LAT...LON 3473 8489 3499 8485 3499 8475 3491 8480 3472 8483


$$

GAC313-261649-
/O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0227.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/DLNG1.3.ER.151225T1810Z.151226T0200Z.000000T0000Z.NR/
950 PM EST FRI DEC 25 2015

The Flood Warning continues for
  The Mill Creek near Dalton.
* Until further notice.
* At 09PM Friday the stage was 12 feet...and rising.
* Record flooding is occurring.
* Flood stage is 11.0 feet.
* This crest compares to a previous crest of 11.7 feet on Sep 3 2014.
  

&&

LAT...LON 3477 8503 3483 8502 3480 8491 3474 8490


$$

GAC313-261649-
/O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0174.000000T0000Z-151229T0028Z/
/CHCG1.1.ER.151224T1630Z.151227T0900Z.151228T1828Z.UU/
950 PM EST FRI DEC 25 2015

The Flood Warning continues for
  The Coahulla Creek near Keiths Mill near Dalton.
* Until Monday evening.
* At 09PM Friday the stage was 19.6 feet...and rising.
* Minor flooding is occurring and Minor flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 16 feet.
* The river will continue rising to near 21.0 feet by Sunday morning.
  The river will fall below flood stage Monday early afternoon.
* At 22.0 feet...Minor flooding continues to expand further into the 
  pastures...fields and woodlands upstream and downstream from the 
  Keiths Mill Road bridge. Some areas closer to the creek will be 
  under 6 feet of water.
  

&&

LAT...LON 3471 8489 3480 8495 3488 8495 3488 8486
      3480 8488 3474 8486             

$$

GAC213-261649-
/O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0230.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/HOLG1.1.ER.151225T2158Z.151226T0215Z.000000T0000Z.UU/
950 PM EST FRI DEC 25 2015

The Flood Warning continues for
  The Holly Creek near Chatsworth.
* Until further notice.
* At 09PM Friday the stage was 10.9 feet...and rising.
* Minor flooding is occurring.
* Flood stage is 10.0 feet.
* At 11.0 feet...Minor flooding continues in the woodlands...fields 
  and pasture upstream and downstream from the gage on Smyrna 
  Ramhurst Road.
* This crest compares to a previous crest of 10.5 feet on May 5 2013.
  

&&

LAT...LON 3484 8472 3479 8469 3464 8480 3470 8492
      3472 8486 3479 8477             

$$

GAC129-213-313-261649-
/O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0162.000000T0000Z-151229T0240Z/
/TLNG1.1.ER.151225T1848Z.151227T1200Z.151228T2040Z.NO/
950 PM EST FRI DEC 25 2015

The Flood Warning continues for
  The Conasauga River near Tilton.
* Until Monday evening.
* At 09PM Friday the stage was 20.7 feet...and rising.
* Minor flooding is occurring and Minor flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 18 feet.
* The river will continue rising to near 23.1 feet by Sunday morning.
  The river will fall below flood stage Monday afternoon.
* At 24.0 feet...Moderate flooding begins. Significant flooding 
  expands into the woodlands...fields and pastures along the river 
  upstream and downstream from the Brackett Ridge Road bridge.
  

&&

LAT...LON 3473 8489 3472 8483 3463 8488 3463 8495 3471 8497


$$

GAC129-213-313-261649-
/O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0232.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/DLBG1.1.ER.151225T2248Z.151226T0200Z.000000T0000Z.UU/
950 PM EST FRI DEC 25 2015

The Flood Warning continues for
  The Conasauga River near Sloan Bridge near Dalton.
* At 09PM Friday the stage was 18.7 feet...and rising.
* Minor flooding is occurring.
* Flood stage is 18.0 feet.
* At 18.0 feet...Minor flooding begins of woodlands...fields and 
  pastures upstream and downstream from the river gauge at Sloan 
  Bridge on the Whitfield and Gordon county line.
  

&&

LAT...LON 3463 8495 3463 8488 3459 8488 3461 8497


$$

861 
WGUS82 KFFC 260713
FLSFFC
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
213 AM EST SAT DEC 26 2015

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Georgia...
 
  Conasauga River near Tilton affecting Gordon...Murray and 
  Whitfield Counties 

 
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Georgia...
  Conasauga River near Eton affecting Murray and Whitfield Counties 

  Mill Creek near Dalton affecting Whitfield County 

  Coahulla Creek near Keiths Mill near Dalton affecting Whitfield 
  County 

  Holly Creek near Chatsworth affecting Murray County 

  Conasauga River near Sloan Bridge near Dalton affecting Gordon...
  Murray and Whitfield Counties 


GAC213-313-262113-
/O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0187.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/ETNG1.1.ER.151225T0630Z.151226T0700Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
213 AM EST SAT DEC 26 2015

The Flood Warning continues for
  The Conasauga River near Eton.
* Until further notice.
* At 2AM Saturday the stage was 15.4 feet...and 
  rising.
* Minor flooding is occurring.
* Flood stage is 12.0 feet.
* At 16.0 feet...Minor flooding expands further into the woodlands...
  pasture and fields along the river...upstream and downstream from 
  the gage on Georgia Highway 286 or Dawnville Road.


&&

LAT...LON 3473 8489 3499 8485 3499 8475 3491 8480 3472 8483


$$

GAC313-262113-
/O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0227.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/DLNG1.3.ER.151225T1810Z.151226T0315Z.000000T0000Z.NR/
213 AM EST SAT DEC 26 2015

The Flood Warning continues for
  The Mill Creek near Dalton.
* Until further notice.
* At 2 AM Saturday the stage was 12.0 feet...and 
  falling.
* Record flooding is occurring.
* Flood stage is 11.0 feet.


&&

LAT...LON 3477 8503 3483 8502 3480 8491 3474 8490


$$

GAC313-262113-
/O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0174.000000T0000Z-151229T0028Z/
/CHCG1.1.ER.151224T1630Z.151226T0700Z.151228T1828Z.UU/
213 AM EST SAT DEC 26 2015

The Flood Warning continues for
  The Coahulla Creek near Keiths Mill near Dalton.
* Until Monday evening.
* At 2 AM Saturday the stage was 21.2 feet...and 
  rising.
* Minor flooding is occurring.
* Flood stage is 16.0 feet.
* At 22.0 feet...Minor flooding continues to expand further into the 
  pastures...fields and woodlands upstream and downstream from the 
  Keiths Mill Road bridge. Some areas closer to the creek will be 
  under 6 feet of water.
  

&&

LAT...LON 3471 8489 3480 8495 3488 8495 3488 8486
      3480 8488 3474 8486             

$$

GAC213-262113-
/O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0230.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/HOLG1.1.ER.151225T2158Z.151226T0545Z.000000T0000Z.UU/
213 AM EST SAT DEC 26 2015

The Flood Warning continues for
  The Holly Creek near Chatsworth.
* Until further notice.
* At 2 AM Saturday the stage was 11.8 feet...and 
  steady.
* Minor flooding is occurring.
* Flood stage is 10.0 feet.
* At 11.0 feet...Minor flooding continues in the woodlands...fields 
  and pasture upstream and downstream from the gage on Smyrna 
  Ramhurst Road.

&&

LAT...LON 3484 8472 3479 8469 3464 8480 3470 8492
      3472 8486 3479 8477             

$$

GAC129-213-313-262113-
/O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0162.000000T0000Z-151229T0907Z/
/TLNG1.1.ER.151225T1848Z.151227T0000Z.151229T0307Z.NO/
213 AM EST SAT DEC 26 2015

...Flood Warning extended until late Monday night...The Flood Warning
continues for
  The Conasauga River near Tilton.
* Until late Monday night.
* At 2 AM Saturday the stage was 21.5 feet...and 
  rising.
* Minor flooding is occurring.
* Flood stage is 18.0 feet.
* The river will continue rising to near 23.3 feet by this evening. 
  The river will fall below flood stage Monday before midnight.
* At 24.0 feet...Moderate flooding begins. Significant flooding 
  expands into the woodlands...fields and pastures along the river 
  upstream and downstream from the Brackett Ridge Road bridge.

&&

LAT...LON 3473 8489 3472 8483 3463 8488 3463 8495 3471 8497


$$

GAC129-213-313-262113-
/O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0232.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/DLBG1.1.ER.151225T2248Z.151226T0700Z.000000T0000Z.UU/
213 AM EST SAT DEC 26 2015

The Flood Warning continues for
  The Conasauga River near Sloan Bridge near Dalton.
* Until further notice.
* At 2 AM Saturday the stage was 19.6 feet...and 
  rising.
* Minor flooding is occurring.
* Flood stage is 18.0 feet.
* At 20.0 feet...Minor flooding continues of the woodlands...fields 
  and pastures upstream and downstream from the river gauge at Sloan 
  Bridge on the Whitfield and Gordon county line.

  

&&

LAT...LON 3463 8495 3463 8488 3459 8488 3461 8497


$$

026 
WGUS82 KFFC 261253
FLSFFC
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
753 AM EST SAT DEC 26 2015

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Georgia...
 
  Coahulla Creek near Keiths Mill near Dalton affecting Whitfield 
  County 

 
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Georgia...
  Conasauga River near Eton affecting Murray and Whitfield Counties 

  Holly Creek near Chatsworth affecting Murray County 

  Conasauga River near Tilton affecting Gordon...Murray and 
  Whitfield Counties 

  Conasauga River near Sloan Bridge near Dalton affecting Gordon...
  Murray and Whitfield Counties 


GAC213-313-270253-
/O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0187.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/ETNG1.1.ER.151225T0630Z.151227T0200Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
753 AM EST SAT DEC 26 2015

The Flood Warning continues for
  The Conasauga River near Eton.
* Until further notice.
* At 7 AM Saturday the stage was 16.2 feet...and rising.
* Minor flooding will continue.
* Flood stage is 12 feet.
* The river will continue rising to near 17.5 feet by tonight then 
  begin falling.
* At 16 feet...Minor flooding expands further into the woodlands...
  pasture and fields along the river...upstream and downstream from 
  the gage on Georgia Highway 286 or Dawnville Road.


&&

LAT...LON 3473 8489 3499 8485 3499 8475 3491 8480 3472 8483


$$

GAC313-270253-
/O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0174.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/CHCG1.1.ER.151224T1630Z.151227T2300Z.000000T0000Z.UU/
753 AM EST SAT DEC 26 2015

...Flood Warning extended until further notice...The Flood Warning 
continues for
  The Coahulla Creek near Keiths Mill near Dalton.
* Until further notice.
* At 7 AM Saturday the stage was 22.7 feet...and rising.
* Minor flooding will continue.
* Flood stage is 16 feet.
* The river will continue rising to near 24.9 feet by tomorrow 
  evening then begin falling.
* At 22 feet...Minor flooding continues to expand further into the 
  pastures...fields and woodlands upstream and downstream from the 
  Keiths Mill Road bridge. Some areas closer to the creek will be 
  under 6 feet of water.


&&

LAT...LON 3471 8489 3480 8495 3488 8495 3488 8486
      3480 8488 3474 8486             

$$

GAC213-270253-
/O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0230.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/HOLG1.1.ER.151225T2158Z.151226T0545Z.000000T0000Z.UU/
753 AM EST SAT DEC 26 2015

The Flood Warning continues for
  The Holly Creek near Chatsworth.
* Until further notice.
* At 7 AM Saturday the stage was 11 feet...and falling.
* Minor flooding will continue.
* Flood stage is 10 feet.
* At 11 feet...Minor flooding continues in the woodlands...fields 
  and pasture upstream and downstream from the gage on Smyrna 
  Ramhurst Road.


&&

LAT...LON 3484 8472 3479 8469 3464 8480 3470 8492
      3472 8486 3479 8477             

$$

GAC129-213-313-270253-
/O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0162.000000T0000Z-151229T0907Z/
/TLNG1.1.ER.151225T1848Z.151227T0000Z.151229T0307Z.NO/
753 AM EST SAT DEC 26 2015

The Flood Warning continues for
  The Conasauga River near Tilton.
* Until late Monday night.
* At 7 AM Saturday the stage was 22.3 feet...and rising.
* Minor flooding will continue.
* Flood stage is 18 feet.
* The river will continue rising to near 23.3 feet by this evening. 
  The river will fall below flood stage Monday before midnight.
* At 24 feet...Moderate flooding begins. Significant flooding 
  expands into the woodlands...fields and pastures along the river 
  upstream and downstream from the Brackett Ridge Road bridge.


&&

LAT...LON 3473 8489 3472 8483 3463 8488 3463 8495 3471 8497


$$

GAC129-213-313-270253-
/O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0232.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/DLBG1.1.ER.151225T2248Z.151226T1200Z.000000T0000Z.UU/
753 AM EST SAT DEC 26 2015

The Flood Warning continues for
  The Conasauga River near Sloan Bridge near Dalton.
* Until further notice.
* At 7 AM Saturday the stage was 20.2 feet...and rising.
* Minor flooding will continue.
* Flood stage is 18 feet.
* At 20 feet...Minor flooding continues of the woodlands...fields 
  and pastures upstream and downstream from the river gauge at Sloan 
  Bridge on the Whitfield and Gordon county line.


&&

LAT...LON 3463 8495 3463 8488 3459 8488 3461 8497


$$

093 
WGUS82 KFFC 261937
FLSFFC
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
236 PM EST SAT DEC 26 2015

...The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following creeks or rivers in 
Georgia...
 
  Holly Creek near Chatsworth affecting Murray County

  Etowah River near East Canton affecting Cherokee County

  Whitewater Creek near Starrs Mill affecting Fayette County

  South River near Snapping Shoals affecting Butts...Henry and 
  Newton Counties

 
GAC213-262036-
/O.CAN.KFFC.FL.W.0230.000000T0000Z-151226T1936Z/
/HOLG1.1.ER.151225T2158Z.151226T0545Z.151226T1803Z.UU/
236 PM EST SAT DEC 26 2015

The Flood Warning is cancelled for
  The Holly Creek near Chatsworth.
* This takes affect immediately.
* At 200 PM Saturday the stage was 9.9 feet...and falling.
* Flood stage is 10 feet.
* The creek will continue to fall.

&&

LAT...LON 3484 8472 3479 8469 3464 8480 3470 8492
      3472 8486 3479 8477             

$$

GAC113-262036-
/O.CAN.KFFC.FL.W.0171.000000T0000Z-151226T1936Z/
/SMFG1.2.ER.151224T1550Z.151224T2345Z.151226T1800Z.UU/
236 PM EST SAT DEC 26 2015

The Flood Warning is cancelled for
  The Whitewater Creek near Starrs Mill.
* This takes affect immediately.
* At 200 PM Saturday the stage was 9.5 feet...and falling.
* Flood stage is 10 feet.
* The creek will continue to fall.

&&

LAT...LON 3336 8449 3336 8453 3328 8451 3327 8450


$$

GAC057-262036-
/O.CAN.KFFC.FL.W.0235.000000T0000Z-151226T1936Z/
/ECTG1.1.ER.151226T1139Z.151226T1515Z.151226T1812Z.UU/
236 PM EST SAT DEC 26 2015

The Flood Warning is cancelled for
  The Etowah River near East Canton.
* This takes affect immediately.
* At 130 PM Saturday the stage was 16.9 feet...and falling.
* Flood stage is 17 feet.
* The river will continue to fall.

&&

LAT...LON 3434 8427 3428 8425 3427 8436 3422 8446
      3427 8450 3433 8440             

$$

GAC035-151-217-262036-
/O.CAN.KFFC.FL.W.0203.000000T0000Z-151226T1936Z/
/SPGG1.1.ER.151224T2115Z.151226T0130Z.151226T1733Z.UU/
236 PM EST SAT DEC 26 2015

The Flood Warning is cancelled for
  The South River near Snapping Shoals.
* This takes affect immediately.
* At 130 PM Saturday the stage was 11.7 feet...and falling.
* Flood stage is 12.0 feet.
* The river will continue to fall.

&&

LAT...LON 3353 8410 3357 8404 3350 8392 3341 8388
      3339 8393 3346 8398             

$$

16

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 25, 2:56 PM EST, 2 hours 14 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 25, 2:56 PM EST, 2 hours 14 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
256 PM EST FRI DEC 25 2015

.SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT/...

PREVIOUSLY ANTICIPATED TRENDS HAVE EVOLVED TODAY AS THE AXIS OF
BETTER MOISTURE AND PRECIPITATION HAVE SHIFTED NORTH. STILL HAVE A
GOOD-SIZED AREA OF PERSISTENT MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE
FAR NORTH...BUT THIS IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH THROUGH THE EVENING AND
SHIFT NORTH AS THE UPPER RIDGE BULGES BACK INTO THE REGION THROUGH
SATURDAY NIGHT.

20

.LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...

MADE MINIMAL CHANGES IN THE LONG TERM FORECAST GRIDS. PLEASE SEE THE
PREVIOUS LONG TERM FORECAST DISCUSSION BELOW.

20

&&

.HYDROLOGY...

THIS HAS BEEN...AND CONTINUES TO BE...A LONG-DURATION AND COMPLEX
HEAVY RAIN EVENT. SOME RIVERS AND STREAMS MAY TAKE SEVERAL DAYS TO
RESPOND AND CONTINUE TO FLOOD EVEN AFTER THE HEAVY RAIN ENDS...OTHERS
WILL FLOOD MORE QUICKLY. FOR THESE REASONS I HAVE EXTENDED THE FLOOD
WATCH FOR THE ENTIRE AREA...EVEN AREAS WHERE LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL
HEAVY RAIN IS ANTICIPATED...SINCE RIVERS CONTINUE TO RISE IN ALL
AREAS.

&&

PREVIOUS LONG TERM FORECAST DISCUSSION/SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY/...

MODELS IN GENERAL AGREEMENT FOR THE LONG TERM. STRONG LOW PRESSURE
DEVELOPING THE THE WESTERN GULF FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHEAST INTO
THE MID MS VALLEY BY THE FIRST OF THE WEEK...CONTINUING INTO THE
GREAT LAKES BY MID WEEK. THIS SHOULD EVENTUALLY PUSH A COLD FRONT
INTO CENTRAL GA BY EARLY TUESDAY WITH SOME DRYING MAINLY NORTH.
HOWEVER MOISTURE RETURNS BY THE END OF THE PERIOD AS THE STALLED
FRONT BEGINS TO DRIFT BACK NORTH. SOME COOLER TEMPERATURES IN
STORE TOWARD THE END OF THE PERIOD.

41

&&

.CLIMATE...

RECORDS FOR 12-26

               MAX TEMPERATURE         MIN TEMPERATURE
  STATION      HIGH        LOW         HIGH        LOW
  -------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------
   KAHN      74 1964     30 1980     61 1987      9 1983
                1928
   KATL      72 1987     26 1935     61 1987      5 1983
   KMCN      77 1987     33 1902     61 1987      9 1983
                1982                    1964
   KCSG      80 1987     33 1983     64 1987     10 1983

RECORDS FOR 12-27

               MAX TEMPERATURE         MIN TEMPERATURE
  STATION      HIGH        LOW         HIGH        LOW
  -------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------
   KAHN      73 1971     33 1917     56 1982     11 1935
   KATL      71 1982     27 1892     58 1982     12 1925
                1889
   KMCN      78 1987     35 1902     61 1987     17 1902
   KCSG      75 2008     43 1948     61 1987     23 1985
                1982

RECORDS FOR 12-28

               MAX TEMPERATURE         MIN TEMPERATURE
  STATION      HIGH        LOW         HIGH        LOW
  -------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------
   KAHN      78 1928     32 1950     59 1982      8 1925
   KATL      74 1984     15 1894     58 1954      5 1925
                1971
   KMCN      76 2008     31 1925     65 1942     11 1925
                2007
   KCSG      80 1984     36 1950     59 2008     23 2010
                                        1954        1977

&&

AVIATION...
18Z UPDATE...

MOST AREAS WILL BE MVFR BY 18Z...CONTINUING THROUGH 03-06Z BEFORE
LOWERING BACK INTO THE IFR OR LOWER RANGE. IFR OR LOWER THROUGH 12-
16Z...IMPROVING TO MVFR 14-18Z MOST AREAS. BAND OF CONVECTION ACROSS
THE FAR NORTHERN PORTION OF THE AREA CURRENTLY MAY SAG A BIT
SOUTH...BUT WILL LIKELY REMAIN NORTH OF THE TAF SITES. WILL NEED TO
WATCH THE PROGRESS...ESPECIALLY IN THE 22-04Z TIME FRAME. WINDS WILL
REMAIN SSW 7-12KT W/ GUSTS 15-20KT THROUGH AROUND 22-00Z...
DIMINISHING TO 3-7KT AND BECOMING SSE 22-02Z THROUGH THE END OF THIS
FORECAST PERIOD.

//ATL CONFIDENCE...18Z UPDATE...

HIGH FOR WIND DIRECTION/SPEED...MEDIUM CEILINGS/VISIBILITY AND
CHANCES FOR CONVECTION.

20

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
ATHENS          64  74  62  71 /  30  20  20  30
ATLANTA         65  73  63  72 /  30  20  20  30
BLAIRSVILLE     63  68  59  68 /  80  30  30  50
CARTERSVILLE    65  73  62  72 /  60  30  30  40
COLUMBUS        64  76  64  75 /  10  10  10  20
GAINESVILLE     63  70  61  69 /  60  30  30  40
MACON           64  77  63  75 /  10  10  10  20
ROME            65  74  62  72 /  70  30  30  40
PEACHTREE CITY  64  74  62  73 /  20  10  10  20
VIDALIA         65  79  64  79 /  10  10  10  20

&&

.FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FLOOD WATCH THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
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.

&&

SHORT TERM...20
LONG TERM....20
AVIATION...20

Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 25, 2:05 PM EST, 3 hours 5 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
205 PM EST FRI DEC 25 2015

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-261915-
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-
205 PM EST FRI DEC 25 2015

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT...

A PERSISTENT BAND OF RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS REMAIN GENERALLY NORTH OF
A LINE FROM ROME CLEVELAND THROUGH THIS EVENING. ONGOING FLOODING OF
RIVERS...STREAMS AND CREEKS WILL CONTINUE FROM RUNOFF AND PREVIOUSLY
SATURATED SOILS ACROSS MUCH OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA.

ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS WITH DAMAGING WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE INTO
THIS EVENING...MAINLY ACROSS FAR NORTH GEORGIA.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...

THE MOST SIGNIFICANT RAIN WILL GRADUALLY PUSH NORTH OF THE AREA BY
SATURDAY BUT THERE WILL STILL BE A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND A FEW
THUNDERSTORMS INTO THE FIRST OF THE WEEK. SEVERAL RIVERS AND STREAMS
COULD REMAIN IN FLOOD THROUGH THIS WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

In the hours before

Local storm report, Dec 25, 12:33 PM EST, 4 hours 37 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1233 PM EST FRI DEC 25 2015

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1220 PM     FLASH FLOOD      6 NW RINGGOLD           34.97N  85.18W
12/25/2015                   CATOOSA            GA   AMATEUR RADIO

            WATER IS POND ON ROADS AND MINOR FLOODING IS ALSO
            OCCURING.

&&

EVENT NUMBER FFC1500701

GEO

Local storm report, Dec 25, 12:37 PM EST, 4 hours 33 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1237 PM EST FRI DEC 25 2015

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1228 PM     FLASH FLOOD      ROCKY FACE              34.80N  85.03W
12/25/2015                   WHITFIELD          GA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            THE FOLLOWNG ROADS ARE FLOODED...OLD LAFAYETTE AND SAM
            LOVE AND UPPER VARNELL ROAD AND MCGAUGHY CHAPEL ROAD.

&&

EVENT NUMBER FFC1500702

GEO

Local storm report, Dec 25, 12:40 PM EST, 4 hours 30 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1240 PM EST FRI DEC 25 2015

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1225 PM     FLASH FLOOD      DALTON                  34.77N  84.97W
12/25/2015                   WHITFIELD          GA   AMATEUR RADIO

            WATER IS OVER THE ROAD ON REED POND ROAD IN DALTON.

&&

EVENT NUMBER FFC1500703

GEO

Local storm report, Dec 25, 12:46 PM EST, 4 hours 24 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1246 PM EST FRI DEC 25 2015

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1240 PM     FLASH FLOOD      TRENTON                 34.87N  85.51W
12/25/2015                   DADE               GA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            AT LEAST A HALF DOZEN ROADS ARE CLOSED AT THIS TIME DUE
            TO FLOODING AND WATER FLOWIING OVER THE ROADWAYS. MOST
            OF THE FLOODING IS OCCURING IN AND AROUND TRENTON.

&&

EVENT NUMBER FFC1500704

GEO

Special weather statement, Dec 25, 12:48 PM EST, 4 hours 22 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1248 PM EST FRI DEC 25 2015

GAZ008-009-251845-
TOWNS GA-UNION GA-
1248 PM EST FRI DEC 25 2015

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR TOWNS AND UNION COUNTIES UNTIL
145 PM EST...

AT 1246 PM EST...A LINE OF STRONG SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WAS NEAR
LOVING AND BLUE RIDGE AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

  HAZARD...UP TO 45 MPH WIND... OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING
           AND HEAVY RAIN WITH LOCALIZED FLOODING CAN BE EXPECTED.

  IMPACT...PEOPLE OUTDOORS SHOULD SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. EXPECT
           MINOR DAMAGE TO TREE LIMBS AND BLOWING AROUND OF
           LIGHT...UNSECURED OBJECTS. ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES SHOULD
           NOT BE USED UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY. LOCALIZED FLOODING IN
           LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS IS ALSO LIKELY.
           MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND BE PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE
           LOSS OF CONTROL DUE TO HYDROPLANING. WHEN WATER COVERS
           THE ROAD...REMEMBER TO TURN AROUND DON'T DROWN.

SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE
HIAWASSEE...BLAIRSVILLE...YOUNG HARRIS...JONES CREEK...BRASSTOWN
BALD...PLUM ORCHARD GAP SHELTER...GUMLOG...OWLTOWN...NOTTELY DAM...
TRACK ROCK...MACEDONIA...ALEXANDERS MILL...MOUNTAIN SCENE...IVY
LOG...BLUE MOUNTAIN SHELTER...TITUS AND TATE CITY.

LAT...LON 3495 8355 3494 8360 3492 8359 3491 8363
      3488 8366 3482 8365 3479 8370 3480 8375
      3478 8382 3479 8407 3479 8409 3480 8410
      3480 8413 3481 8414 3484 8415 3487 8411
      3489 8411 3495 8418 3499 8413 3499 8355
TIME...MOT...LOC 1746Z 269DEG 36KT 3493 8420

Local storm report, Dec 25, 2:33 PM EST, 2 hours 37 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
233 PM EST FRI DEC 25 2015

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0205 PM     FLASH FLOOD      CHATSWORTH              34.77N  84.77W
12/25/2015                   MURRAY             GA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SPOTTER REPORTED SEVERAL STREETS IMPASSABLE IN
            SPRINGDALE ESTATES AND SPRING PLACE COMMUNITY.

&&

EVENT NUMBER FFC1500705

DD

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Dec 24, 7:04 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Harris, Meriwether	41 min
Dec 24, 7:32 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Fayette	43 min
Dec 24, 7:44 PM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	Coweta, Fayette	24 hr
Dec 24, 7:44 PM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	DeKalb	24 hr
Dec 24, 7:44 PM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	Newton, Rockdale	24 hr
Dec 24, 7:48 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Chattahoochee, Marion	42 min
Dec 24, 8:19 PM EST	Flash Flood Warning	FFC	Chattahoochee, Stewart	6 hr
Dec 24, 8:35 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Chattahoochee, Marion	55 min
Dec 24, 9:15 PM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	Floyd	12 days
Dec 24, 9:27 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Macon, Marion, Schley	63 min
Dec 24, 9:35 PM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	Dade	70 hr
Dec 24, 9:45 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Macon, Schley, Taylor	45 min
Dec 24, 10:02 PM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	Douglas, Fulton	24 hr
Dec 24, 10:15 PM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	Cobb, Douglas	49 hr
Dec 24, 10:23 PM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	Newton, Rockdale	48 hr
Dec 24, 10:30 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Peach	30 min
Dec 24, 10:32 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Peach	43 min
Dec 24, 11:07 PM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	Gordon	11 days
Dec 24, 11:14 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Bibb	46 min
Dec 24, 11:51 PM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	Gordon	57 hr
Dec 25, 12:03 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Muscogee	42 min
Dec 25, 1:02 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	FFC	Coweta, Fayette, Harris, Lamar, Meriwether, Pike and 4 more	9 hr
Dec 25, 1:35 AM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	Meriwether, Pike	69 hr
Dec 25, 2:08 AM EST	Flash Flood Warning	FFC	Harris, Meriwether, Talbot, Troup	6 hr
Dec 25, 3:24 AM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	Gordon	62 hr
Dec 25, 3:30 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Lamar, Monroe	45 min
Dec 25, 3:33 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Troup	42 min
Dec 25, 4:43 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Catoosa, Walker	47 min
Dec 25, 5:51 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Dade	39 min
Dec 25, 5:57 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Henry	48 min
Dec 25, 6:11 AM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	Newton	3 days
Dec 25, 6:15 AM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	Heard	24 hr
Dec 25, 6:19 AM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	Jones, Monroe	64 hr
Dec 25, 6:23 AM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	Cobb, Paulding	24 hr
Dec 25, 6:28 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Catoosa, Dade	47 min
Dec 25, 7:44 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Floyd, Gordon, Murray and 2 more	61 min
Dec 25, 8:19 AM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	Heard	38 hr
Dec 25, 8:39 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Murray	21 min
Dec 25, 9:20 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Dade	55 min
Dec 25, 9:27 AM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	FFC	Bleckley, Crisp, Dodge, Dooly, Emanuel, Johnson and 9 more	3 hr
Dec 25, 9:32 AM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	Catoosa	5 days
Dec 25, 9:36 AM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	Floyd	14 days
Dec 25, 9:53 AM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	Newton	60 hr
Dec 25, 10:19 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Dade	71 min
Dec 25, 10:35 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Catoosa, Walker	70 min
Dec 25, 10:44 AM EST	Flash Flood Warning	FFC	Catoosa, Dade, Walker	46 min
Dec 25, 11:31 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Catoosa, Murray, Walker, Whitfield	44 min
Dec 25, 11:35 AM EST	Flash Flood Warning	FFC	Catoosa, Dade, Walker	3 hr
Dec 25, 11:48 AM EST	Flash Flood Warning	FFC	Murray, Whitfield	3 hr
Dec 25, 11:51 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Chattooga	39 min
Dec 25, 11:56 AM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	Newton, Walton	25 hr
Dec 25, 12:06 PM EST	Flash Flood Warning	FFC	Chattooga	3 hr
Dec 25, 12:12 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Fannin, Gilmer	48 min
Dec 25, 12:23 PM EST	Flash Flood Warning	FFC	Fannin, Gilmer	3 hr
Dec 25, 12:48 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Towns, Union	57 min
Dec 25, 12:59 PM EST	Flash Flood Warning	FFC	Floyd, Gordon	3 hr
Dec 25, 1:12 PM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	Whitfield	24 hr
Dec 25, 1:13 PM EST	Flash Flood Warning	FFC	Towns, Union	3 hr
Dec 25, 1:29 PM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	Jefferson, Washington	27 hr
Dec 25, 2:28 PM EST	Flash Flood Warning	FFC	Catoosa, Dade, Walker	6 hr
Dec 25, 2:34 PM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	Floyd	8 days
Dec 25, 2:41 PM EST	Flash Flood Warning	FFC	Murray, Whitfield	6 hr
Dec 25, 2:54 PM EST	Flash Flood Warning	FFC	Chattooga	6 hr
Dec 25, 3:03 PM EST	Flash Flood Warning	FFC	Fannin, Gilmer	6 hr
Dec 25, 4:26 PM EST	Areal Flood Warning	FFC	Floyd, Gordon	6 hr
Dec 25, 5:10 PM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	Gordon	7 days
Dec 25, 6:14 PM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	Gordon, Murray, Whitfield	6 days

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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.