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River Flood Warning 30, NWS Atlanta, GA

February 3, 2016Forsyth County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this river flood warning at Feb 3, 2016, 6:18 AM EST for Forsyth County, Georgia. It took effect at Feb 3, 2016, 12:54 PM EST. It was in force for 10 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Feb 3, 2016, 6:18 AM EST (11:18 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 3, 2016, 12:54 PM EST
Expired
Feb 3, 2016, 11:11 PM EST
In force
10 hr
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

County Forsyth County, GA

The radar

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:17 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Big Creek at GA 9 near Cumming (CMGG1). The gauge peaked at 5.18 ft at Feb 3, 2016, 12:00 PM EST.

actionminormoderate051002/0302/0402/05
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.

The text

As transmitted.

976 
WGUS42 KFFC 031118
FLWFFC
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
618 AM EST WED FEB 3 2016

...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

  Big Creek near Alpharetta affecting Forsyth and Fulton 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.

&&

GAC117-040118-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FL.W.0030.160203T1754Z-160204T0411Z/
/CMGG1.1.ER.160203T1754Z.160203T2000Z.160203T2211Z.UU/
618 AM EST WED FEB 3 2016

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Flood Warning for 
  The Big Creek near Cumming.
* From this afternoon until this evening.
* At 545 Wednesday the stage was 1.4 feet...and steady.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 6.0 feet.
* Forecast to rise above flood stage by this afternoon and continue 
  to rise to near 6.1 feet by late this afternoon.The river will fall
  below flood stage late this afternoon.
* At 6.0 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. 

&&

LAT...LON 3418 8424 3417 8420 3411 8419 3410 8420
      3410 8425 3411 8424             

$$

GAC117-121-040117-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FL.W.0031.160204T1400Z-160205T1434Z/
/APHG1.1.ER.160204T1400Z.160205T0000Z.160205T0834Z.NO/
618 AM EST WED FEB 3 2016

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Flood Warning for 
  The Big Creek near Alpharetta.
* From Thursday morning until Friday morning.
* At 545 Wednesday the stage was 3.2 feet...and /steady.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 7.0 feet.
* Forecast to rise above flood stage by Thursday late morning and 
  continue to rise to near 7.4 feet by Thursday evening.The river 
  will fall below flood stage by Friday morning.
* At 7.0 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.

&&

LAT...LON 3410 8425 3410 8420 3404 8425 3402 8430
      3404 8433 3407 8427             

$$
2 follow-up statements
268 
WGUS82 KFFC 031711
FLSFFC
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1211 PM EST WED FEB 3 2016

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Georgia...
 
  Big Creek near Alpharetta affecting Forsyth and Fulton Counties 

  West Chickamauga Creek near Fort Oglethorpe affecting Catoosa and 
  Hamilton Counties 

  Lookout Creek near New England affecting Dade and Hamilton 
  Counties 

  Big Creek near Cumming affecting Forsyth County 


GAC047-TNC065-040711-
/O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0032.160203T2015Z-160205T2308Z/
/WCKG1.1.ER.160203T2015Z.160204T1800Z.160205T1708Z.UU/
1211 PM EST WED FEB 3 2016

The Flood Warning continues for
  The West Chickamauga Creek near Fort Oglethorpe.
* From late this afternoon until Friday evening.
* At 1130 AM Wednesday the stage was 9.9 feet...and rising.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 11.0 feet.
* Forecast to rise above flood stage by late this afternoon and 
  continue to rise to near 12 feet by Thursday early afternoon. The 
  river will fall below flood stage by Friday early afternoon.
* At 13 feet...Minor flooding expands further into the woodlands 
  and fields near the creek upstream and downstream from the gage on 
  the Georgia Highway 146 or Cloud Springs Road bridge. Minor 
  flooding of the creek also expands much further downstream as it 
  crosses the Tennessee border into the south East Ridge area.
  

&&

LAT...LON 3492 8526 3500 8523 3499 8516 3486 8524


$$

GAC083-TNC065-040711-
/O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0029.000000T0000Z-160204T2230Z/
/ENGG1.1.ER.160203T1055Z.160204T0000Z.160204T1630Z.UU/
1211 PM EST WED FEB 3 2016

The Flood Warning continues for
  The Lookout Creek near New England.
* Until Thursday afternoon.
* At 11AM Wednesday the stage was 14.7 feet...and steady.
* Minor flooding will continue.
* Flood stage is 12 feet.
* The creek will continue rising to near 15.5 feet by this evening. 
  The creek will fall below flood stage Thursday late morning.
* At 15 feet...Minor flooding continues to expand along Sells Lane 
  in Trenton...Mason Road near Rising Fawn...and Creek Road near New 
  England. These roads and other roads with creeks flowing into 
  Lookout Creek will flood causing the roads to be closed. The water 
  will be a few feet deep on portions of these roads. Also minor 
  flooding will continue to expand downstream as the creek crosses 
  the Tennessee border into the Tiftona area.
  

&&

LAT...LON 3503 8539 3502 8533 3484 8545 3471 8549
      3473 8556 3487 8553             

$$

GAC117-040411-
/O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0030.160203T1754Z-160204T0411Z/
/CMGG1.1.ER.160203T1754Z.160203T2000Z.160203T2211Z.UU/
1211 PM EST WED FEB 3 2016

The Flood Warning continues for
  The Big Creek near Cumming.
* From this afternoon until this evening.
* At 1030 AM Wednesday the stage was 5.1 feet...and rising.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 6 feet.
* Forecast to rise above flood stage by this afternoon and continue 
  to rise to near 6.1 feet by late this afternoon. The creek will fall
  below flood stage by late this afternoon.
* 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. 
 

&&

LAT...LON 3418 8424 3417 8420 3411 8419 3410 8420
      3410 8425 3411 8424             

$$

GAC117-121-040711-
/O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0031.160204T1400Z-160205T1700Z/
/APHG1.1.ER.160204T1400Z.160205T0000Z.160205T1100Z.NO/
1211 PM EST WED FEB 3 2016

...Flood Warning continues for
  The Big Creek near Alpharetta.
* From tomorrow late morning until Friday afternoon.
* At 1030 AM Wednesday the stage was 6.4 feet...and rising.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 7 feet.
* Forecast to rise above flood stage by Thursday morning and 
  continue to rise to near 7.5 feet by Thursday evening. The creek 
  will fall below flood stage by Friday morning.
* At 8 feet...Minor flooding continues to expand further into the 
  woodlands and fields along the creek from near Cumming in south 
  Forsyth County to Alpharetta and Roswell in north Fulton County. 
  Additional portions of The Big Creek Greenway have minor flooding 
  with 1 to 2 feet of water. Most of the walking and biking paths 
  will be closed...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 flood.

&&

LAT...LON 3410 8425 3410 8420 3404 8425 3402 8430
      3404 8433 3407 8427             

$$
376 
WGUS82 KFFC 031824
FLSFFC
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
124 PM EST WED FEB 3 2016

...The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following creek in 
Georgia...
 
  Big Creek near Cumming affecting Forsyth County

 
GAC117-031924-
/O.CAN.KFFC.FL.W.0030.000000T0000Z-160204T0411Z/
/CMGG1.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.UU/
124 PM EST WED FEB 3 2016

The Flood Warning is cancelled for
  The Big Creek near Cumming.
* This takes affect immediately.
* At 1230 PM Wednesday the stage was 5.2 feet...and steady.
* Flood stage is 6 feet.
* The creek will remain below flood stage and fall during the rest
  of the afternoon.
* At 5.0 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.
  

&&

LAT...LON 3418 8424 3417 8420 3411 8419 3410 8420
      3410 8425 3411 8424             

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 3, 3:16 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDade29 min
Feb 3, 3:45 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCChattooga, Walker30 min
Feb 3, 4:16 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCChattooga, Floyd, Walker, Whitfield29 min
Feb 3, 4:32 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHaralson, Polk28 min
Feb 3, 4:42 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCDade46 hr
Feb 3, 4:45 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMurray30 min
Feb 3, 5:00 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBartow, Haralson, Paulding30 min
Feb 3, 5:02 AM ESTFlash Flood WatchFFCBaldwin, Banks, Barrow, Bibb, Bleckley, Butts and 70 more17 hr
Feb 3, 5:22 AM ESTFlash Flood WarningFFCCatoosa, Walker6 hr
Feb 3, 5:37 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCherokee, Pickens23 min
Feb 3, 6:02 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCherokee, Cobb, Fulton28 min
Feb 3, 6:18 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCForsyth, Fulton51 hr
Feb 3, 6:26 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDeKalb, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett34 min
Feb 3, 6:50 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCoweta25 min
Feb 3, 7:00 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCClayton, DeKalb, Gwinnett, Hall30 min
Feb 3, 7:29 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBarrow, Clayton, Gwinnett, Jackson, Rockdale46 min
Feb 3, 7:35 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCFayette, Henry, Meriwether, Troup25 min
Feb 3, 7:59 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCFayette, Harris, Henry, Meriwether, Troup31 min
Feb 3, 8:12 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCCatoosa58 hr
Feb 3, 8:13 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBarrow, Jackson, Madison, Newton, Rockdale, Walton47 min
Feb 3, 8:28 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHarris, Henry, Meriwether, Muscogee, Pike, Spalding and 1 more32 min
Feb 3, 8:43 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCMurray, Whitfield41 hr
Feb 3, 8:43 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCWhitfield66 hr
Feb 3, 8:54 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCChattahoochee, Marion, Muscogee, Stewart51 min
Feb 3, 8:57 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCDeKalb24 hr
Feb 3, 9:00 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCLamar, Pike, Talbot, Upson30 min
Feb 3, 9:03 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCGwinnett9 hr
Feb 3, 9:03 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCButts, Morgan, Newton, Oconee27 min
Feb 3, 9:17 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTowns, Union28 min
Feb 3, 9:25 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCButts, Jasper35 min
Feb 3, 9:30 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCrawford, Lamar, Monroe, Taylor, Upson45 min
Feb 3, 9:38 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCDeKalb24 hr
Feb 3, 9:39 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMarion, Schley, Webster36 min
Feb 3, 9:45 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMorgan30 min
Feb 3, 10:11 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBibb, Crawford34 min
Feb 3, 10:18 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCGordon, Murray, Whitfield70 hr
Feb 3, 10:43 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBibb32 min
Feb 3, 11:00 AM ESTAreal Flood WarningFFCUnion6 hr
Feb 3, 11:13 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBaldwin, Bleckley, Crisp, Dooly, Hancock, Houston and 7 more62 min
Feb 3, 11:26 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCDeKalb, Rockdale29 hr
Feb 3, 11:26 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCNewton, Rockdale38 hr
Feb 3, 11:26 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCBibb, Houston, Jones, Monroe, Twiggs4 days
Feb 3, 11:26 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCClarke, Greene, Oconee64 hr
Feb 3, 11:26 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCJohnson, Washington, Wilkinson4 days
Feb 3, 11:40 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCGwinnett, Walton9 hr
Feb 3, 11:40 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCDeKalb24 hr
Feb 3, 11:57 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCSumter33 min
Feb 3, 12:17 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBleckley, Crisp, Dodge, Dooly, Jefferson, Johnson and 3 more43 min
Feb 3, 12:55 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBleckley, Twiggs, Wilkinson35 min
Feb 3, 1:03 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCrisp, Dodge, Emanuel, Jefferson, Johnson, Laurens and 5 more42 min
Feb 3, 1:43 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBleckley, Crisp, Dodge, Dooly, Glascock, Houston and 9 more47 min
Feb 3, 2:35 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBleckley, Crisp, Dodge, Emanuel, Jefferson, Johnson and 4 more25 min
Feb 3, 3:06 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBleckley, Crisp, Dodge, Emanuel, Johnson, Laurens and 3 more24 min
Feb 3, 3:32 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCrisp, Dodge, Emanuel, Johnson, Laurens, Montgomery and 6 more58 min
Feb 3, 4:24 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningFFCJohnson6 hr
Feb 3, 4:37 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCEmanuel, Montgomery, Telfair, Toombs, Treutlen, Wheeler38 min
Feb 3, 4:47 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCEmanuel, Montgomery, Telfair, Toombs, Treutlen, Wheeler43 min
Feb 3, 5:59 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCChattooga12 hr
Feb 3, 5:59 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBleckley, Crisp, Dodge, Emanuel, Johnson, Laurens and 7 more16 min

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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.