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River Flood Warning 67, NWS Atlanta, GA

July 3, 2017Coweta County, Fayette County, Spalding County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this river flood warning at Jul 3, 2017, 4:33 PM EDT for Coweta County, Fayette County, Spalding County, Georgia. It was in force for 24 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jul 3, 2017, 4:33 PM EDT (20:33 UTC)
Expired
Jul 4, 2017, 4:33 PM EDT
In force
24 hr
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

Counties Coweta County, GA, Fayette County, GA, Spalding County, GA

The radar

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 6 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:32 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 Line Creek at Highway 85 near Senoia (LING1). The gauge peaked at 10.37 ft at Jul 3, 2017, 9:00 PM EDT.

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Action stage
8 ft
Minor stage
10 ft
Moderate stage
15 ft
Major stage
20 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02344700, 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.

008 
WGUS42 KFFC 032033
FLWFFC
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
433 PM EDT Mon Jul 3 2017

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

  Line Creek near Senoia affecting Coweta...Fayette and Spalding 
  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.

&&

GAC077-113-255-041033-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FL.W.0067.170703T2033Z-000000T0000Z/
/LING1.1.ER.170703T2015Z.170703T2015Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
433 PM EDT Mon Jul 3 2017

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Flood Warning for 
  The Line Creek near Senoia.
* From this afternoon until further notice.
* At 415 PM Monday the stage was 9.9 feet and rising.
* Flood stage is 10 feet.
* At 10 feet, minor flooding of the natural flood plain begins which 
  primarily affects agricultural and wooded areas. A small dirt utility 
  access road near the Georgia Highway 85 bridge goes underwater.
  

&&

LAT...LON 3332 8456 3335 8451 3330 8448 3328 8455


$$
1 follow-up statement
941 
WGUS82 KFFC 040651
FLSFFC
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
251 AM EDT Tue Jul 4 2017

...The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in 
Georgia...
 
  Line Creek near Senoia affecting Coweta...Fayette and Spalding 
  Counties

 
GAC077-113-255-040721-
/O.CAN.KFFC.FL.W.0067.000000T0000Z-170704T0651Z/
/LING1.1.ER.170703T2015Z.170704T0115Z.170704T0550Z.NO/
251 AM EDT Tue Jul 4 2017

The Flood Warning is cancelled for
  The Line Creek near Senoia.
* This takes effect immediately.
* Until Wednesday December 31.
* At 02AM Tuesday the stage was 9.9 feet...and falling.
* Flood stage is 10.0 feet.
* The creek will continue to fall.
* At 10.0 feet...Minor flooding of the natural flood plain begins 
  which primarily affects agricultural and wooded areas. A small dirt
  utility access road near the Georgia Highway 85 bridge goes 
  underwater.
  

&&

LAT...LON 3332 8456 3335 8451 3330 8448 3328 8455


$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 2, 9:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCoweta, Douglas, Fayette, Fulton33 min
Jul 2, 10:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCClayton, Coweta, Fayette30 min
Jul 2, 10:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCClayton, Fayette, Spalding33 min
Jul 3, 12:16 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCLamar, Meriwether, Pike, Troup44 min
Jul 3, 5:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDade, Walker43 min
Jul 3, 5:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMurray50 min
Jul 3, 6:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCatoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Walker, Whitfield50 min
Jul 3, 6:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCFannin, Gilmer, Murray25 min
Jul 3, 6:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCFloyd, Polk45 min
Jul 3, 6:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCatoosa, Fannin, Gilmer, Murray, Union, Walker and 1 more31 min
Jul 3, 7:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBanks, Madison37 min
Jul 3, 7:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDawson, Fannin, Gilmer, Lumpkin, Pickens, Union and 1 more49 min
Jul 3, 7:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMadison37 min

Nearby

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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.