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River Flood Warning 85, NWS Atlanta, GA

October 23, 2017Gwinnett County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this river flood warning at Oct 23, 2017, 1:08 PM EDT for Gwinnett County, Georgia. It was in force for 24 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Oct 23, 2017, 1:08 PM EDT (17:08 UTC)
Expired
Oct 24, 2017, 1:08 PM EDT
In force
24 hr
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

County Gwinnett County, GA

The radar

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Pew Creek at Patterson Road near Lawrenceville (LAWG1). The gauge peaked at 11.59 ft at Oct 23, 2017, 1:00 PM EDT.

actionminormoderate51010/2310/2410/25
Action stage
9 ft
Minor stage
11 ft
Moderate stage
13 ft
Major stage
17 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02205522, 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.

546 
WGUS42 KFFC 231708
FLWFFC
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
108 PM EDT Mon Oct 23 2017

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

  Pew Creek near Lawrenceville  affecting Gwinnett 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.

&&

GAC135-240708-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FL.W.0085.171023T1708Z-000000T0000Z/
/LAWG1.1.ER.171023T1706Z.171023T1706Z.000000T0000Z.UU/
108 PM EDT Mon Oct 23 2017

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Flood Warning for 
  The Pew Creek near Lawrenceville.
* From this afternoon until further notice.
* At 1 PM Monday the stage was 10.8 feet...and rising.
* Flood stage is 11 feet.
* At 11 feet...Minor flooding of the natural flood plain begins. 
  The parking lot of the Saratoga Swim and Tennis Club downstream 
  from the river gauge begins to flood.


&&

LAT...LON 3395 8406 3397 8400 3390 8398 3388 8404
      3389 8408 3392 8409             

$$
2 follow-up statements
687 
WGUS82 KFFC 231728
FLSFFC
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
128 PM EDT Mon Oct 23 2017

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Georgia...
  Pew Creek near Lawrenceville  affecting Gwinnett County 


GAC135-240728-
/O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0085.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/LAWG1.1.ER.171023T1706Z.171023T1715Z.000000T0000Z.UU/
128 PM EDT Mon Oct 23 2017

The Flood Warning continues for
  The Pew Creek near Lawrenceville .
* Until further notice.
* At 120 PM Monday the stage was 11.7 feet...and cresting.
* Minor flooding will continue.
* Flood stage is 11 feet.
* At 11 feet...Minor flooding of the natural flood plain begins. 
  The parking lot of the Saratoga Swim and Tennis Club downstream 
  from the river gauge begins to flood.


&&

LAT...LON 3395 8406 3397 8400 3390 8398 3388 8404
      3389 8408 3392 8409             

$$
582 
WGUS82 KFFC 231850
FLSFFC
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
250 PM EDT Mon Oct 23 2017

...The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in 
Georgia...
 
  Pew Creek near Lawrenceville  affecting Gwinnett County

 
GAC135-231920-
/O.CAN.KFFC.FL.W.0085.000000T0000Z-171023T1850Z/
/LAWG1.1.ER.171023T1706Z.171023T1730Z.171023T1805Z.UU/
250 PM EDT Mon Oct 23 2017

The Flood Warning is cancelled for
  The Pew Creek near Lawrenceville.
* This takes effect immediately.
* At 230PM Monday the stage was 10.3 feet...and falling.
* Flood stage is 11 feet.
* The creek will continue to fall.
* At 11 feet...Minor flooding of the natural flood plain begins. 
  The parking lot of the Saratoga Swim and Tennis Club downstream 
  from the river gauge begins to flood.
  

&&

LAT...LON 3395 8406 3397 8400 3390 8398 3388 8404
      3389 8408 3392 8409             

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 23, 2:09 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBleckley51 min
Oct 23, 3:40 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCSumter50 min
Oct 23, 3:49 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCrawford26 min
Oct 23, 4:10 AM EDTWind AdvisoryFFCFannin, Lumpkin, Towns, Union, White9 hr
Oct 23, 4:14 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWebster31 min
Oct 23, 4:24 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCSumter36 min
Oct 23, 4:58 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDooly, Macon, Schley, Taylor32 min
Oct 23, 9:49 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCobb, Coweta, Douglas, Harris, Meriwether26 min
Oct 23, 10:13 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Dawson, Fayette, Fulton and 1 more32 min
Oct 23, 10:15 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMarion, Talbot30 min
Oct 23, 10:40 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMarion, Taylor, Upson35 min
Oct 23, 10:42 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCClayton, Dawson, DeKalb, Forsyth, Spalding33 min
Oct 23, 11:11 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCrawford, Monroe, Taylor34 min
Oct 23, 11:13 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCButts, Forsyth, Gwinnett, Hall, Henry, Lumpkin and 3 more32 min
Oct 23, 11:16 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCUnion29 min
Oct 23, 11:40 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCrawford, Macon, Monroe35 min
Oct 23, 11:42 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBarrow, Butts, Hall, Newton, Walton33 min
Oct 23, 11:44 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCFannin, Lumpkin, Towns, Union, White31 min
Oct 23, 12:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBanks, Barrow, Clarke, Greene, Jackson, Jasper and 6 more26 min
Oct 23, 12:33 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCFulton, Gwinnett24 hr
Oct 23, 12:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBanks, Clarke, Greene, Jackson, Madison, Morgan and 3 more30 min
Oct 23, 1:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBaldwin, Greene, Hancock, Madison, Oglethorpe, Taliaferro and 2 more45 min
Oct 23, 4:22 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCToombs23 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.