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River Flood Warning 44, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this river flood warning at Feb 3, 2016, 11:40 AM EST for Gwinnett County, Walton County, Georgia. It took effect at Feb 3, 2016, 12:25 PM EST. It was in force for 8 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 3, 2016, 11:40 AM EST (16:40 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 3, 2016, 12:25 PM EST
- Expired
- Feb 3, 2016, 8:15 PM EST
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
Counties Gwinnett County, GA, Walton County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 87 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The river
Written for the forecast point Alcovy River at New Hope Road near Grayson (ALCG1). The gauge peaked at 10.54 ft at Feb 3, 2016, 2:00 PM EST.
- Action stage
- 7 ft
- Minor stage
- 9 ft
- Moderate stage
- 11 ft
- Major stage
- 16 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02208150, 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.
981 WGUS42 KFFC 031640 FLWFFC BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1140 AM EST WED FEB 3 2016 ...The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Georgia... Alcovy River near Lawrenceville affecting Gwinnett and Walton Counties Shoal Creek near Panthersville affecting De Kalb 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. && GAC135-297-040115- /O.NEW.KFFC.FL.W.0044.160203T1753Z-160204T0115Z/ /ALCG1.1.ER.160203T1753Z.160203T1900Z.160203T1915Z.UU/ 1140 AM EST WED FEB 3 2016 The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a * Flood Warning for The Alcovy River near Lawrenceville. * From this afternoon until this evening. * At 1030 AM Wednesday the stage was 7.8 feet...and rising. * Minor flooding is forecast. * Flood stage is 9 feet. * Forecast to rise above flood stage by early afternoon and continue to rise to near 9.1 feet by this afternoon. The river will fall below flood stage by late this afternoon. * At 9 feet...Flood stage is reached. Minor flooding begins of the woodlands upstream and downstream from the river gauge at New Hope Road. && LAT...LON 3391 8394 3394 8392 3396 8388 3383 8374 3379 8379 $$ GAC089-040639- /O.NEW.KFFC.FL.W.0045.160203T1640Z-000000T0000Z/ /SHOG1.1.ER.160203T1530Z.160203T1615Z.000000T0000Z.UU/ 1140 AM EST WED FEB 3 2016 The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a * Flood Warning for The Shoal Creek near Panthersville. * From this morning until further notice. * At 11 AM Wednesday the stage was 11.3 feet...and rising. * Flood stage is 11 feet. * The creek will crest near 11.5 feet around noon...then fall below flood stage this afternoon. * At 11 feet...Flood stage is reached. Minor flooding will occur in the woodlands and natural flood plain of the creek upstream and downstream from the gage on Columbia Drive. && LAT...LON 3374 8431 3376 8425 3368 8421 3368 8428 $$ 16
5 follow-up statements
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WGUS82 KFFC 031731
FLSFFC
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1231 PM EST WED FEB 3 2016
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Georgia...
Conasauga River near Eton affecting Murray and Whitfield Counties
Alcovy River near Lawrenceville affecting Gwinnett and Walton
Counties
Coahulla Creek near Keiths Mill near Dalton affecting Whitfield
County
GAC213-313-040731-
/O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0033.160203T1747Z-160205T0640Z/
/ETNG1.1.ER.160203T1747Z.160204T1200Z.160205T0040Z.NO/
1231 PM EST WED FEB 3 2016
...Flood Warning continues for
The Conasauga River near Eton.
* From this afternoon until late Thursday night.
* At 12 PM Wednesday the stage was 11.7 feet...and rising.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 12 feet.
* Forecast to rise above flood stage by this afternoon and continue
to rise to near 13.6 feet by Thursday morning. The river will fall
below flood stage by Thursday evening.
* At 14 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
$$
GAC313-040731-
/O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0034.000000T0000Z-160206T0757Z/
/CHCG1.1.ER.160203T1513Z.160205T0100Z.160206T0157Z.UU/
1231 PM EST WED FEB 3 2016
The Flood Warning continues for
The Coahulla Creek near Keiths Mill near Dalton.
* Until late Friday night.
* At 12 PM Wednesday the stage was 16.6 feet...and rising.
* Minor flooding will continue.
* Flood stage is 16 feet.
* The creek will continue rising to near 17.5 feet by Thursday
evening. The creek will fall below flood stage Friday evening.
* At 18 feet...Minor flooding expands into the pastures...fields
and woodlands upstream and downstream from the Keiths Mill Road
bridge.
&&
LAT...LON 3471 8489 3480 8495 3488 8495 3488 8486
3480 8488 3474 8486
$$
GAC135-297-040300-
/O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0044.160203T1725Z-160204T0300Z/
/ALCG1.1.ER.160203T1638Z.160203T1900Z.160203T2100Z.UU/
1231 PM EST WED FEB 3 2016
...Flood Warning continues for
The Alcovy River near Lawrenceville.
* Until this evening.
* At 1145 AM Wednesday the stage was 9.1 feet...and rising.
* Minor flooding will continue.
* Flood stage is 9 feet.
* The river will continue rising to near 9.7 feet by this afternoon.
The river will fall below flood stage late this afternoon.
* At 10 feet...Minor flooding continues to expand further into the
woodlands upstream and downstream from the river gauge at New Hope
Road.
&&
LAT...LON 3391 8394 3394 8392 3396 8388 3383 8374 3379 8379
$$100 WGUS82 KFFC 031828 FLSFFC BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 128 PM EST WED FEB 3 2016 ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Georgia... Alcovy River near Lawrenceville affecting Gwinnett and Walton Counties Sweetwater Creek near Lilburn affecting Gwinnett County GAC135-297-040431- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0044.000000T0000Z-160204T0431Z/ /ALCG1.1.ER.160203T1638Z.160203T1900Z.160203T2231Z.UU/ 128 PM EST WED FEB 3 2016 ...Flood Warning extended until this evening...The Flood Warning continues for The Alcovy River near Lawrenceville. * Until this evening. * At 100 PM Wednesday the stage was 10.3 feet...and rising. * Minor flooding will continue. * Flood stage is 9 feet. * The river will continue rising to near 10.7 feet by this afternoon. The river will fall below flood stage late this afternoon. * At 11 feet...Moderate flooding begins. Significant flooding expands further into the woodlands upstream and downstream from the river gauge at New Hope Road. The water level reaches the bottom of the bridge. County officials may need to close the bridge due to erosion to the banks on the sides of the bridge. && LAT...LON 3391 8394 3394 8392 3396 8388 3383 8374 3379 8379 $$ GAC135-040154- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0036.000000T0000Z-160204T0154Z/ /STWG1.1.ER.160203T1450Z.160203T1730Z.160203T1954Z.UU/ 128 PM EST WED FEB 3 2016 ...Flood Warning continues for The Sweetwater Creek near Lilburn. * Until this evening. * At 100 PM Wednesday the stage was 11.4 feet...and steady. * Minor flooding will continue. * Flood stage is 11 feet. * The creek will continue to fall to below flood stage by this afternoon. * At 11 feet...Flood stage is reached. Minor flooding will occur in portions of the Northwood Country Club Golf Course upstream from the gage on Club Drive...and in the woodland areas downstream from the gage and for the next four miles until the creek merges with the Yellow River. An old concrete golf cart bridge around 300 feet downstream from the gage will begin to flood. && LAT...LON 3398 8414 3398 8407 3391 8406 3389 8408 3389 8412 $$
751 WGUS42 KFFC 032337 FLWFFC BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 637 PM EST WED FEB 3 2016 .Recent heavy rainfall has caused significant runoff into streams and rivers which will cause flooding in some areas. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... All persons with interests along the river should monitor the latest forecasts...and be prepared to take necessary precautions to protect life and property. The latest stage data was furnished in cooperation with the United States Geological Survey. && GAC135-297-040007- /O.CAN.KFFC.FL.W.0044.000000T0000Z-160204T0431Z/ /ALCG1.1.ER.160203T1638Z.160203T1900Z.160203T2201Z.UU/ 637 PM EST WED FEB 3 2016 Forecast information for Alcovy River near Lawrenceville. * At 6 PM Wednesday the stage was 8.6 feet...and falling. * Flood stage is 9 feet. * At 9 feet...Flood stage is reached. Minor flooding begins of the woodlands upstream and downstream from the river gauge at New Hope Road. && LAT...LON 3391 8394 3394 8392 3396 8388 3383 8374 3379 8379 $$
141 WGUS42 KFFC 032344 CCA FLWFFC BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 637 PM EST WED FEB 3 2016 ...The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in Georgia... Alcovy River near Lawrenceville affecting Gwinnett and Walton Counties && GAC135-297-040007- /O.COR.KFFC.FL.W.0044.000000T0000Z-160204T0431Z/ /ALCG1.1.ER.160203T1638Z.160203T1900Z.160203T2201Z.UU/ 637 PM EST WED FEB 3 2016 Forecast information for Alcovy River near Lawrenceville. * This takes affect immediately. * At 6 PM Wednesday the stage was 8.6 feet...and falling. * Flood stage is 9 feet. * The river will continue to fall. * At 9 feet...Flood stage is reached. Minor flooding begins of the woodlands upstream and downstream from the river gauge at New Hope Road. && LAT...LON 3391 8394 3394 8392 3396 8388 3383 8374 3379 8379 $$
402 WGUS82 KFFC 040054 FLSFFC BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 754 PM EST WED FEB 3 2016 ...The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in Georgia... Alcovy River near Lawrenceville affecting Gwinnett and Walton Counties GAC135-297-040124- /O.CAN.KFFC.FL.W.0044.000000T0000Z-160204T0431Z/ /ALCG1.1.ER.160203T1638Z.160203T1900Z.160203T2201Z.UU/ 754 PM EST WED FEB 3 2016 The Flood Warning is cancelled for The Alcovy River near Lawrenceville. * This takes affect immediately. * Until this evening. * At 7 PM Wednesday the stage was 7.9 feet...and falling. * Flood stage is 9 feet. * The river will continue to fall. * At 7 feet...Bankfull conditions are reached upstream and downstream from the river gauge at New Hope Road. && LAT...LON 3391 8394 3394 8392 3396 8388 3383 8374 3379 8379 $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 3, 3:16 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dade | 29 min |
| Feb 3, 3:45 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattooga, Walker | 30 min |
| Feb 3, 4:16 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattooga, Floyd, Walker, Whitfield | 29 min |
| Feb 3, 4:32 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Haralson, Polk | 28 min |
| Feb 3, 4:42 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Dade | 46 hr |
| Feb 3, 4:45 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Murray | 30 min |
| Feb 3, 5:00 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bartow, Haralson, Paulding | 30 min |
| Feb 3, 5:02 AM EST | Flash Flood Watch | FFC | Baldwin, Banks, Barrow, Bibb, Bleckley, Butts and 70 more | 17 hr |
| Feb 3, 5:22 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Catoosa, Walker | 6 hr |
| Feb 3, 5:37 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cherokee, Pickens | 23 min |
| Feb 3, 6:02 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cherokee, Cobb, Fulton | 28 min |
| Feb 3, 6:18 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Forsyth | 17 hr |
| Feb 3, 6:18 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Forsyth, Fulton | 51 hr |
| Feb 3, 6:26 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | DeKalb, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett | 34 min |
| Feb 3, 6:50 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Coweta | 25 min |
| Feb 3, 7:00 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clayton, DeKalb, Gwinnett, Hall | 30 min |
| Feb 3, 7:29 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Barrow, Clayton, Gwinnett, Jackson, Rockdale | 46 min |
| Feb 3, 7:35 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fayette, Henry, Meriwether, Troup | 25 min |
| Feb 3, 7:59 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fayette, Harris, Henry, Meriwether, Troup | 31 min |
| Feb 3, 8:12 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Catoosa | 58 hr |
| Feb 3, 8:13 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Barrow, Jackson, Madison, Newton, Rockdale, Walton | 47 min |
| Feb 3, 8:28 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Harris, Henry, Meriwether, Muscogee, Pike, Spalding and 1 more | 32 min |
| Feb 3, 8:43 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Murray, Whitfield | 41 hr |
| Feb 3, 8:43 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Whitfield | 66 hr |
| Feb 3, 8:54 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattahoochee, Marion, Muscogee, Stewart | 51 min |
| Feb 3, 8:57 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | DeKalb | 24 hr |
| Feb 3, 9:00 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Lamar, Pike, Talbot, Upson | 30 min |
| Feb 3, 9:03 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gwinnett | 9 hr |
| Feb 3, 9:03 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Butts, Morgan, Newton, Oconee | 27 min |
| Feb 3, 9:17 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Towns, Union | 28 min |
| Feb 3, 9:25 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Butts, Jasper | 35 min |
| Feb 3, 9:30 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crawford, Lamar, Monroe, Taylor, Upson | 45 min |
| Feb 3, 9:38 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | DeKalb | 24 hr |
| Feb 3, 9:39 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Marion, Schley, Webster | 36 min |
| Feb 3, 9:45 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Morgan | 30 min |
| Feb 3, 10:11 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bibb, Crawford | 34 min |
| Feb 3, 10:18 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gordon, Murray, Whitfield | 70 hr |
| Feb 3, 10:43 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bibb | 32 min |
| Feb 3, 11:00 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | FFC | Union | 6 hr |
| Feb 3, 11:13 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Baldwin, Bleckley, Crisp, Dooly, Hancock, Houston and 7 more | 62 min |
| Feb 3, 11:26 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Rockdale | 29 hr |
| Feb 3, 11:26 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Newton, Rockdale | 38 hr |
| Feb 3, 11:26 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Bibb, Houston, Jones, Monroe, Twiggs | 4 days |
| Feb 3, 11:26 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Clarke, Greene, Oconee | 64 hr |
| Feb 3, 11:26 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Johnson, Washington, Wilkinson | 4 days |
| Feb 3, 11:40 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | DeKalb | 24 hr |
| Feb 3, 11:57 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Sumter | 33 min |
| Feb 3, 12:17 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bleckley, Crisp, Dodge, Dooly, Jefferson, Johnson and 3 more | 43 min |
| Feb 3, 12:55 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bleckley, Twiggs, Wilkinson | 35 min |
| Feb 3, 1:03 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crisp, Dodge, Emanuel, Jefferson, Johnson, Laurens and 5 more | 42 min |
| Feb 3, 1:43 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bleckley, Crisp, Dodge, Dooly, Glascock, Houston and 9 more | 47 min |
| Feb 3, 2:35 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bleckley, Crisp, Dodge, Emanuel, Jefferson, Johnson and 4 more | 25 min |
| Feb 3, 3:06 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bleckley, Crisp, Dodge, Emanuel, Johnson, Laurens and 3 more | 24 min |
| Feb 3, 3:32 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crisp, Dodge, Emanuel, Johnson, Laurens, Montgomery and 6 more | 58 min |
| Feb 3, 4:24 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Johnson | 6 hr |
| Feb 3, 4:37 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Emanuel, Montgomery, Telfair, Toombs, Treutlen, Wheeler | 38 min |
| Feb 3, 4:47 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Emanuel, Montgomery, Telfair, Toombs, Treutlen, Wheeler | 43 min |
| Feb 3, 5:59 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Chattooga | 12 hr |
| Feb 3, 5:59 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bleckley, Crisp, Dodge, Emanuel, Johnson, Laurens and 7 more | 16 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.