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River Flood Warning 16, NWS Atlanta, GA

January 21, 2017Gwinnett County, Walton County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this river flood warning at Jan 21, 2017, 5:39 PM EST for Gwinnett County, Walton County, Georgia. It was in force for 24 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jan 21, 2017, 5:39 PM EST (22:39 UTC)
Expired
Jan 22, 2017, 5:39 PM EST
In force
24 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 22:42 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 10.02 ft at Jan 21, 2017, 7:00 PM EST.

actionminormoderate51001/2101/2201/23
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.

382 
WGUS42 KFFC 212239
FLWFFC
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
539 PM EST SAT JAN 21 2017

...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


.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.

&&

GAC135-297-221239-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FL.W.0016.170121T2239Z-000000T0000Z/
/ALCG1.1.ER.170121T2145Z.170121T2230Z.000000T0000Z.UU/
539 PM EST SAT JAN 21 2017

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Flood Warning for 
  The Alcovy River near Lawrenceville.
* From this afternoon until further notice.
* At 5 PM Saturday the stage was 8.8 feet...and rising.
* Flood stage is 9 feet.
* At 9.0 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


$$
2 follow-up statements
089 
WGUS82 KFFC 220140
FLSFFC
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
840 PM EST SAT JAN 21 2017

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

  Alcovy River near Lawrenceville affecting Gwinnett and Walton 
  counties


GAC117-121-221540-
/O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0015.170122T2000Z-170124T1312Z/
/APHG1.1.ER.170122T2000Z.170123T1800Z.170124T0712Z.NO/
840 PM EST SAT JAN 21 2017

The Flood Warning continues for
  The Big Creek near Alpharetta.
* From tomorrow afternoon until Tuesday morning.
* At 8PM Saturday the stage was 6.2 feet...and nearly steady.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 7 feet.
* Forecast to rise above flood stage by tomorrow afternoon and 
  continue to rise to near 7.7 feet by early Monday early.The 
  river will fall below flood stage by early Tuesday 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 Mill 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             

$$

GAC135-297-221540-
/O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0016.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/ALCG1.1.ER.170121T2145Z.170121T2330Z.000000T0000Z.UU/
840 PM EST SAT JAN 21 2017

The Flood Warning continues for
  The Alcovy River near Lawrenceville.
* Until further notice.
* At 8 PM Saturday the stage was 9.7 feet...and falling.
* Minor flooding will continue.
* Flood stage is 9 feet.
* At 10.0 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


$$
237 
WGUS82 KFFC 220313
FLSFFC
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1013 PM EST SAT JAN 21 2017

...The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in 
Georgia...
 
  Alcovy River near Lawrenceville affecting Gwinnett AND Walton 
  COUNTIES

 
GAC135-297-220343-
/O.CAN.KFFC.FL.W.0016.000000T0000Z-170122T0313Z/
/ALCG1.1.ER.170121T2145Z.170121T2330Z.170122T0152Z.UU/
1013 PM EST SAT JAN 21 2017

The Flood Warning is cancelled for
  The Alcovy River near Lawrenceville.
* This takes affect immediately.
* At 10 PM Saturday the stage was 8.3 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


$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 21, 7:52 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHeard, Troup38 min
Jan 21, 8:28 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTroup32 min
Jan 21, 8:33 AM ESTTornado WarningFFCTroup27 min
Jan 21, 8:55 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCMeriwether, Troup35 min
Jan 21, 9:23 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCoweta37 min
Jan 21, 10:04 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCoweta, Fayette, Troup56 min
Jan 21, 10:14 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCHarris, Muscogee46 min
Jan 21, 10:22 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCChattahoochee, Stewart38 min
Jan 21, 10:35 AM ESTTornado WarningFFCHarris, Muscogee, Talbot25 min
Jan 21, 11:00 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCTalbot, Upson30 min
Jan 21, 11:01 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCoweta, Fayette, Heard, Troup59 min
Jan 21, 11:10 AM ESTTornado WarningFFCMeriwether, Talbot, Upson32 min
Jan 21, 11:16 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCTaylor29 min
Jan 21, 11:26 AM ESTTornado Warning Tornado observedFFCCrawford, Taylor, Upson34 min
Jan 21, 11:36 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCoweta, Fayette39 min
Jan 21, 11:39 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCLamar, Pike, Upson36 min
Jan 21, 11:46 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMacon, Peach, Schley, Sumter44 min
Jan 21, 11:50 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBibb, Crawford, Monroe25 min
Jan 21, 11:56 AM ESTTornado WarningFFCLamar14 min
Jan 21, 12:04 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCHouston, Macon, Peach26 min
Jan 21, 12:06 PM ESTTornado WarningFFCHouston, Macon, Peach24 min
Jan 21, 12:10 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCClayton, Fayette, Henry, Spalding50 min
Jan 21, 12:13 PM ESTTornado Warning Tornado observedFFCMonroe15 min
Jan 21, 12:21 PM ESTTornado WarningFFCHouston, Peach, Twiggs24 min
Jan 21, 12:28 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCDeKalb24 hr
Jan 21, 12:28 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCGwinnett24 hr
Jan 21, 12:42 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBleckley, Dodge, Laurens, Pulaski, Twiggs33 min
Jan 21, 12:43 PM ESTTornado WarningFFCTwiggs, Wilkinson32 min
Jan 21, 12:53 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBleckley, Crisp, Dodge, Dooly, Laurens, Pulaski and 1 more52 min
Jan 21, 12:57 PM ESTTornado WarningFFCBleckley, Laurens33 min
Jan 21, 1:05 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCJohnson, Laurens, Washington, Wilkinson40 min
Jan 21, 1:11 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBaldwin, Hancock, Washington, Wilkinson49 min
Jan 21, 1:24 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCEmanuel, Johnson, Laurens, Treutlen51 min
Jan 21, 1:24 PM ESTTornado WarningFFCJohnson, Laurens36 min
Jan 21, 1:27 PM ESTTornado WarningFFCBaldwin, Hancock, Washington34 min
Jan 21, 1:31 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCEmanuel, Laurens, Montgomery, Telfair, Toombs, Treutlen and 1 more44 min
Jan 21, 1:32 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCJefferson, Washington43 min
Jan 21, 1:41 PM ESTTornado WarningFFCJefferson, Johnson34 min
Jan 21, 2:12 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCEmanuel, Montgomery, Telfair, Toombs, Treutlen, Wheeler33 min
Jan 21, 2:14 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCJefferson31 min
Jan 21, 2:26 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCDeKalb24 hr
Jan 21, 3:46 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCGwinnett24 hr
Jan 21, 3:46 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCForsyth, Fulton64 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.