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River Flood Warning 209, NWS Atlanta, GA

December 28, 2018Fulton County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this river flood warning at Dec 28, 2018, 7:23 AM EST for Fulton County, Georgia. It was in force for 24 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Dec 28, 2018, 7:23 AM EST (12:23 UTC)
Expired: Dec 29, 2018, 7:23 AM EST
In force: 24 hr
Issued by: NWS Atlanta, GA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

County Fulton County, GA

The radar

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:23 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Nancy Creek at West Wesley Road at Atlanta (NANG1). The gauge peaked at 17.03 ft at Dec 28, 2018, 5:00 PM EST.

Action stage: 9 ft
Minor stage: 12 ft
Moderate stage: 16 ft
Major stage: 20 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02336410, 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.

353 
WGUS42 KFFC 281223
FLWFFC
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
723 AM EST Fri Dec 28 2018

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

  Nancy Creek West Wesley Rd. near Atlanta affecting Fulton 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.

&&

GAC121-290223-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FL.W.0209.181228T1223Z-000000T0000Z/
/NANG1.1.ER.181228T1154Z.181228T1215Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
723 AM EST Fri Dec 28 2018

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Flood Warning for 
  The Nancy Creek West Wesley Rd. near Atlanta.
* From this morning until further notice.
* At 7 AM Friday the stage was 12.5 feet...and rising.
* Flood stage is 12 feet.
* At 12 feet...Flood Stage is reached. Minor flooding of 
  residential yards occurs along the creek upstream and downstream 
  from the gage on West Wesley Road. This includes Nancy Creek Road 
  and Ridge Valley Court. Portions of The Westminster Schools 
  athletic fields upstream from the gage will begin to flood.
  

&&

LAT...LON 3388 8444 3384 8440 3382 8441 3383 8446


$$

3 follow-up statements

045 
WGUS42 KFFC 281727
FLWFFC
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1227 PM EST Fri Dec 28 2018

...Observed Flooding Changed from Minor to Moderate Severity for the 
following rivers in Georgia...

  Nancy Creek West Wesley Rd. near Atlanta affecting Fulton 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.

&&

GAC121-290726-
/O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0209.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/NANG1.2.ER.181228T1154Z.181228T1715Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1227 PM EST Fri Dec 28 2018

...Observed flooding increased from Minor to Moderate severity...The 
Flood Warning continues for 
 The Nancy Creek West Wesley Rd. near Atlanta.
* Until further notice.
* At 12 PM Friday the stage was 16 feet...and rising.
* Flood stage is 12 feet.
* At 16 feet...Moderate flooding begins. Widespread flooding of 
  residential yards and property occurs along the creek upstream and 
  downstream from the gage on West Wesley Road. This includes Nancy 
  Creek Road...Albemarle Drive...Ridge Valley Court and Ridgewood 
  Circle. The water level is near the bottom of the bridge on West 
  Wesley Road. Most of The Westminster Schools athletic fields 
  upstream from the gage will be flooded with up to 4 feet of water.
  

&&

LAT...LON 3388 8444 3384 8440 3382 8441 3383 8446


$$

019 
WGUS82 KFFC 290124
FLSFFC
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
824 PM EST Fri Dec 28 2018

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Georgia...
  Nancy Creek West Wesley Rd. near Atlanta affecting Fulton County 


GAC121-291523-
/O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0209.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/NANG1.2.ER.181228T1154Z.181228T2130Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
824 PM EST Fri Dec 28 2018

The Flood Warning continues for
  The Nancy Creek West Wesley Rd. near Atlanta.
* Until further notice.
* At 8 PM Friday the stage was 15 feet and falling.
* Minor flooding is occurring.
* Flood stage is 12 feet.
* At 16 feet...Moderate flooding begins. Widespread flooding of 
  residential yards and property occurs along the creek upstream and 
  downstream from the gage on West Wesley Road. This includes Nancy 
  Creek Road...Albemarle Drive...Ridge Valley Court and Ridgewood 
  Circle. The water level is near the bottom of the bridge on West 
  Wesley Road. Most of The Westminster Schools athletic fields 
  upstream from the gage will be flooded with up to 4 feet of water.
  

&&

LAT...LON 3388 8444 3384 8440 3382 8441 3383 8446


$$

997 
WGUS82 KFFC 290914
FLSFFC
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
414 AM EST Sat Dec 29 2018

...The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in 
Georgia...
 
  Big Creek near Cumming affecting Forsyth County

  Nancy Creek West Wesley Rd. near Atlanta affecting Fulton County

  Nickajack Creek near Mableton affecting Cobb County

 
GAC117-290944-
/O.CAN.KFFC.FL.W.0205.000000T0000Z-181229T1130Z/
/CMGG1.1.ER.181228T0838Z.181228T2030Z.181229T0658Z.UU/
414 AM EST Sat Dec 29 2018

The Flood Warning is cancelled for
  The Big Creek near Cumming.
* This takes effect immediately.
* Until this morning.
* At 3 AM Saturday the stage was 5.0 feet...and 
  falling.
* Flood stage is 6.0 feet.
* The creek will continue to fall.
  

&&

LAT...LON 3418 8424 3417 8420 3411 8419 3410 8420
      3410 8425 3411 8424             

$$

GAC121-290944-
/O.CAN.KFFC.FL.W.0209.000000T0000Z-181229T0914Z/
/NANG1.2.ER.181228T1154Z.181228T2130Z.181229T0458Z.NO/
414 AM EST Sat Dec 29 2018

The Flood Warning is cancelled for
  The Nancy Creek West Wesley Rd. near Atlanta.
* This takes effect immediately.
* At 3 AM Saturday the stage was 9.7 feet...and 
  falling.
* Flood stage is 12.0 feet.
* The creek will continue to fall.


&&

LAT...LON 3388 8444 3384 8440 3382 8441 3383 8446


$$

GAC067-290944-
/O.CAN.KFFC.FL.W.0207.000000T0000Z-181229T0914Z/
/NICG1.1.ER.181228T0949Z.181229T0145Z.181229T0723Z.NO/
414 AM EST Sat Dec 29 2018

The Flood Warning is cancelled for
  The Nickajack Creek near Mableton.
* This takes effect immediately.
* At 3 AM Saturday the stage was 9.8 feet...and 
  falling.
* Flood stage is 10 feet.
* The creek will continue to fall.
  

&&

LAT...LON 3377 8455 3385 8459 3389 8454 3384 8448 3381 8449


$$

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Dec 27, 11:03 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Troup	42 min
Dec 28, 12:35 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Fayette, Henry, Meriwether, Pike, Spalding	40 min
Dec 28, 2:27 AM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	Cobb	24 hr
Dec 28, 4:53 AM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	Forsyth	24 hr
Dec 28, 4:53 AM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	Gwinnett	24 hr
Dec 28, 5:34 AM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	Cobb	24 hr
Dec 28, 6:58 AM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	DeKalb, Fulton	24 hr
Dec 28, 7:30 AM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	Whitfield	3 days
Dec 28, 7:38 AM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	Fulton, Gwinnett	6 hr
Dec 28, 7:38 AM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	DeKalb, Fulton	24 hr
Dec 28, 7:54 AM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	Cobb, Fulton	24 hr
Dec 28, 8:07 AM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	Fulton	2 hr
Dec 28, 8:15 AM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	Dawson, Forsyth	9 hr
Dec 28, 8:21 AM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	DeKalb	6 hr
Dec 28, 8:28 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Carroll	32 min
Dec 28, 8:34 AM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	DeKalb, Fulton	24 hr
Dec 28, 8:37 AM EST	Flash Flood Warning	FFC	Dawson, Hall, Lumpkin, Towns, Union, White	6 hr
Dec 28, 8:42 AM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	Gwinnett	24 hr
Dec 28, 9:00 AM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	Catoosa	19 hr
Dec 28, 9:08 AM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	DeKalb, Fulton	24 hr
Dec 28, 9:14 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	FFC	Cobb, DeKalb, Douglas, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett and 1 more	6 hr
Dec 28, 9:16 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Clayton, Coweta, Fayette, Meriwether, Troup	44 min
Dec 28, 9:21 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	FFC	Clayton, Coweta, Douglas, Fayette, Fulton, Heard and 2 more	6 hr
Dec 28, 9:21 AM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	Coweta	24 hr
Dec 28, 9:22 AM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	Fulton	11 hr
Dec 28, 9:26 AM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	Gwinnett	23 hr
Dec 28, 9:26 AM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	Cobb, Douglas	46 hr
Dec 28, 9:30 AM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	Forsyth	24 hr
Dec 28, 9:36 AM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	Gwinnett	24 hr
Dec 28, 9:47 AM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	Coweta, Fayette	20 hr
Dec 28, 10:11 AM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	Hall, White	6 hr
Dec 28, 10:12 AM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	Cobb, Fulton	21 days
Dec 28, 10:12 AM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	Cobb, Fulton	22 hr
Dec 28, 10:12 AM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	Carroll, Coweta, Heard	50 hr
Dec 28, 10:12 AM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	Clayton, Fayette, Spalding	40 hr
Dec 28, 10:12 AM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	Gwinnett, Walton	11 hr
Dec 28, 10:12 AM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	DeKalb, Rockdale	35 hr
Dec 28, 10:12 AM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	Newton, Rockdale	47 hr
Dec 28, 10:12 AM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	Barrow, Jackson	37 hr
Dec 28, 10:14 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Harris, Muscogee, Talbot	31 min
Dec 28, 10:34 AM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	DeKalb, Fulton	5 hr
Dec 28, 10:39 AM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	DeKalb	3 hr
Dec 28, 10:47 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Butts, Jasper, Jones, Monroe, Morgan, Putnam	43 min
Dec 28, 10:59 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Marion, Stewart, Taylor	46 min
Dec 28, 11:02 AM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	Fulton	9 hr
Dec 28, 11:17 AM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	Murray, Whitfield	39 hr
Dec 28, 11:18 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	FFC	Banks, Hall, Jackson	6 hr
Dec 28, 11:33 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Baldwin, Greene, Hancock, Jones, Oglethorpe, Putnam and 2 more	42 min
Dec 28, 11:34 AM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	Fayette, Fulton	21 days
Dec 28, 11:44 AM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	Troup	21 days
Dec 28, 11:45 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Bibb, Crawford, Macon, Peach, Schley, Sumter and 1 more	45 min
Dec 28, 11:55 AM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	Coweta, Fayette	15 hr
Dec 28, 12:00 PM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	Cherokee	22 hr
Dec 28, 12:03 PM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	Murray	5 hr
Dec 28, 12:46 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Dooly, Sumter	29 min
Dec 28, 2:11 PM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	Fulton	34 hr
Dec 28, 2:11 PM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	Coweta, Fayette, Spalding	28 hr
Dec 28, 3:08 PM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	Fulton	21 days
Dec 28, 3:59 PM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	Gordon, Murray, Whitfield	3 days
Dec 28, 3:59 PM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	Cherokee	11 hr
Dec 28, 5:36 PM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	Douglas	21 days
Dec 28, 6:14 PM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	Douglas, Fulton	22 hr
Dec 28, 6:14 PM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	Heard	20 hr
Dec 28, 6:14 PM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	Chattahoochee, Muscogee	43 hr
Dec 28, 6:19 PM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	DeKalb	10 hr
Dec 28, 6:26 PM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	Fayette	26 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.