Alert archive / Georgia / River Flood Warnings in 2017
River Flood Warning 80, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this river flood warning at Sep 12, 2017, 4:23 AM EDT for 5 counties in Georgia. It took effect at Sep 14, 2017, 3:12 AM EDT. It was in force for 32 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 12, 2017, 4:23 AM EDT (08:23 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 14, 2017, 3:12 AM EDT
- Expired
- Sep 15, 2017, 11:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 32 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
Counties Bibb County, GA, Houston County, GA, Jones County, GA, Monroe County, GA, Twiggs County, GA
The radar
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 30 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:27 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The river
Written for the forecast point Ocmulgee River at 5th Street Bridge at Macon (MACG1). The gauge peaked at 14.68 ft at Sep 14, 2017, 4:00 AM EDT.
- Action stage
- 16 ft
- Minor stage
- 18 ft
- Moderate stage
- 26 ft
- Major stage
- 30 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02213000, 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.
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WGUS42 KFFC 120823
FLWFFC
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
423 AM EDT Tue Sep 12 2017
...The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in Georgia...
Ocmulgee River near Macon affecting Bibb...Houston...Jones...
Monroe and Twiggs Counties
Oconee River near Oconee affecting Johnson...Washington and
Wilkinson 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.
&&
GAC021-153-169-207-289-122223-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FL.W.0080.170914T1330Z-170915T1500Z/
/MACG1.1.ER.170914T1330Z.170914T1800Z.170915T0900Z.NO/
423 AM EDT Tue Sep 12 2017
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Flood Warning for
The Ocmulgee River near Macon.
* From Thursday morning until Friday morning.
* At 3AM Tuesday the stage was 12.9 feet...and rising.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 18 feet.
* Forecast to rise above flood stage by late Thursday morning and
continue to rise to near 18.3 feet by Thursday evening.The river
will fall below flood stage by Friday morning.
* At 18 feet...Flood stage is reached. Minor flooding begins along
the river upstream and downstream from the gage at U.S. Highway 80
or Martin Luther King Boulevard. Portions of the Ocmulgee Riverwalk
and agricultural lands well downstream will be under a foot of
water.
&&
LAT...LON 3290 8372 3293 8367 3282 8356 3266 8353
3263 8359 3274 8363
$$
GAC167-303-319-122223-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FL.W.0081.170916T1800Z-000000T0000Z/
/OCNG1.1.ER.170916T1800Z.170917T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
423 AM EDT Tue Sep 12 2017
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Flood Warning for
The Oconee River near Oconee.
* From Saturday afternoon until further notice.
* At 3AM Tuesday the stage was 5.8 feet...and rising.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 17 feet.
* Forecast to rise above flood stage by Saturday early afternoon and
continue to rise to near 17.1 feet by Saturday evening. additional
rises are possible thereafter.
* At 17 feet...Flood stage is reached. The water level reaches the
top of the Old Balls Ferry Road boat ramp...just upstream and
rightbank from the Georgia Highway 57 bridge. Minor flooding of
woodlands near the river occurs.
&&
LAT...LON 3284 8303 3288 8298 3279 8292 3267 8289
3265 8298 3278 8300
$$3 follow-up statements
641
WGUS82 KFFC 121435
FLSFFC
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1035 AM EDT Tue Sep 12 2017
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Georgia...
Chattahoochee River near Whitesburg affecting Carroll...Coweta and
Heard Counties
Sweetwater Creek near Austell affecting Cobb and Douglas Counties
Ocmulgee River near Macon affecting Bibb...Houston...Jones...
Monroe and Twiggs Counties
GAC045-077-149-130200-
/O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0078.170912T1749Z-170913T0200Z/
/WHTG1.1.ER.170912T1749Z.170912T1800Z.170912T2000Z.NO/
1035 AM EDT Tue Sep 12 2017
...The Flood Warning continues for...
The Chattahoochee River near Whitesburg.
* From this afternoon through the evening.
* At 10AM Tuesday the stage was 14.8 feet...and
rising.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 17 feet.
* Forecast to rise above flood stage by this afternoon and continue
to rise to near 17.1 feet by this afternoon.The river will fall
below flood stage late tonight.
* At 17 feet...Flood Stage is reached. Minor flooding begins in the
woodlands and fields along the river upstream and downstream from
the gage on U.S. Highway 27 or Georgia Highway 16. Flood waters
reach the top of the boat ramp at Riverside Park next to the
bridge. The playground at a day use area on the west side of the
Chattahoochee Bend State Park will begin to flood.
&&
LAT...LON 3359 8484 3355 8478 3350 8479 3341 8498
3344 8505 3350 8493
$$
GAC067-097-130435-
/O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0079.170913T0515Z-170914T1130Z/
/AUSG1.1.ER.170913T0515Z.170913T1800Z.170914T0530Z.NO/
1035 AM EDT Tue Sep 12 2017
...The Flood Warning continues for...
The Sweetwater Creek near Austell.
* From Wednesday morning until Thursday morning.
* At 9AM Tuesday the stage was 6.5 feet...and rising.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 10 feet.
* Forecast to rise above flood stage early Wednesday morning and
continue to rise to near 11.9 feet by Wednesday early afternoon.The
river will fall below flood stage by early Thursday morning.
* At 12 feet...Minor flooding continues in the woodlands and fields
upstream and downstream from the gage near the Interstate 20
bridge. Portions of a paintball playing field just downstream of
the bridge and athletic fields in the Woodrow Wilson Park on Mount
Vernon Road are flooded with one to two feet of water. Water also
floods yards of four elevated homes along Mount Vernon Road. A
portion of Wren Circle in Douglas County...the County Iron Works
and Sunlight Drive in Cobb County begin to flood.
&&
LAT...LON 3379 8464 3385 8463 3380 8459 3374 8459
3370 8463 3376 8466
$$
GAC021-153-169-207-289-130435-
/O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0080.170914T0651Z-170916T0130Z/
/MACG1.1.ER.170914T0651Z.170915T0000Z.170915T1930Z.NO/
1035 AM EDT Tue Sep 12 2017
...The Flood Warning continues for...
The Ocmulgee River near Macon.
* From early Thursday morning until Friday evening.
* At 9AM Tuesday the stage was 13.3 feet...and
rising.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 18 feet.
* Forecast to rise above flood stage by early Thursday morning and
continue to rise to near 19 feet by Thursday evening.The river
will fall below flood stage by Friday afternoon.
* At 19 feet...Minor flooding continues. The Macon Greenway
Ocmulgee Heritage Trail will begin to flood in areas just north of
the Martin Luther King Boulevard bridge. The public should not use
this portion of the trail. In addition...the lowest sections of the
Charles Jones Gateway Park will flood. Portions of agricultural
lands well downstream will be under two feet of water.
&&
LAT...LON 3290 8372 3293 8367 3282 8356 3266 8353
3263 8359 3274 8363
$$133
WGUS82 KFFC 130348
FLSFFC
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1148 PM EDT Tue Sep 12 2017
...The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in
Georgia...
Big Creek near Alpharetta affecting Forsyth and Fulton Counties
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Georgia...
Ocmulgee River near Macon affecting Bibb...Houston...Jones...
Monroe and Twiggs Counties
GAC021-153-169-207-289-131748-
/O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0080.170914T0712Z-170915T1900Z/
/MACG1.1.ER.170914T0712Z.170914T1800Z.170915T1300Z.NO/
1148 PM EDT Tue Sep 12 2017
...Flood Warning extended until Friday afternoon...The Flood Warning
continues for
The Ocmulgee River near Macon.
* From Thursday morning until Friday afternoon.
* At 1030 PM this evening the stage was 13.0 feet...and falling before an
expected transition to rising again.
* Nonflood flooding is occurring and Minor flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 18 feet.
* Forecast to rise above flood stage by Thursday morning and continue
to rise to near 18.7 feet by Thursday early afternoon.The river
will fall below flood stage by late Friday morning.
* At 19 feet...Minor flooding continues. The Macon Greenway
Ocmulgee Heritage Trail will begin to flood in areas just north of
the Martin Luther King Boulevard bridge. The public should not use
this portion of the trail. In addition...the lowest sections of the
Charles Jones Gateway Park will flood. Portions of agricultural
lands well downstream will be under two feet of water.
&&
LAT...LON 3290 8372 3293 8367 3282 8356 3266 8353
3263 8359 3274 8363
$$
GAC117-121-130418-
/O.CAN.KFFC.FL.W.0077.000000T0000Z-170913T1400Z/
/APHG1.1.ER.170912T1215Z.170912T1845Z.170913T0115Z.NO/
1148 PM EDT Tue Sep 12 2017
The Flood Warning is cancelled for
The Big Creek near Alpharetta.
* This takes effect immediately.
* At 1045 PM this evening the stage was 6.9 feet...and falling.
* Flood stage is 7 feet.
* The creek will continue to fall.
* At 7 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 Mill 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
$$729
WGUS82 KFFC 130739
FLSFFC
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
339 AM EDT Wed Sep 13 2017
...The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in
Georgia...
Ocmulgee River near Macon affecting Bibb...Houston...Jones...
Monroe and Twiggs Counties
GAC021-153-169-207-289-130809-
/O.CAN.KFFC.FL.W.0080.000000T0000Z-170915T1900Z/
/MACG1.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
339 AM EDT Wed Sep 13 2017
The Flood Warning is cancelled for
The Ocmulgee River near Macon.
* At 230 AM Wednesday the stage was 12.6 feet...and
falling.
* Flood stage is 18.0 feet.
* The river will begin to rise and rise to a stage of 17.1 feet
Late Thursday or early Friday.
* At 19.0 feet...Minor flooding continues. The Macon Greenway
Ocmulgee Heritage Trail will begin to flood in areas just north of
the Martin Luther King Boulevard bridge. The public should not use
this portion of the trail. In addition...the lowest sections of the
Charles Jones Gateway Park will flood. Portions of agricultural
lands well downstream will be under two feet of water.
&&
LAT...LON 3290 8372 3293 8367 3282 8356 3266 8353
3263 8359 3274 8363
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 8:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Lamar, Monroe | 24 min |
| Sep 11, 8:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jones, Monroe | 30 min |
| Sep 11, 8:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Putnam | 24 min |
| Sep 11, 8:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Butts | 34 min |
| Sep 11, 9:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Hancock | 26 min |
| Sep 11, 9:05 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Catoosa, Fannin, Gilmer, Murray, Whitfield | 6 hr |
| Sep 11, 9:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilkes | 37 min |
| Sep 11, 9:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jasper | 37 min |
| Sep 11, 10:56 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | FFC | Baldwin, Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Butts, Carroll and 59 more | 4 hr |
| Sep 12, 4:02 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Carroll, Coweta, Heard | 34 hr |
| Sep 12, 4:18 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Cobb, Douglas | 44 hr |
| Sep 12, 4:23 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Johnson, Washington, Wilkinson | 24 hr |
| Sep 12, 8:41 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gwinnett | 12 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.