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River Flood Warning 248, NWS Atlanta, GA

December 28, 2018Fulton County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this river flood warning at Dec 28, 2018, 3:08 PM EST for Fulton County, Georgia. It was in force for 21 days.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Dec 28, 2018, 3:08 PM EST (20:08 UTC)
Expired: Jan 18, 2019, 3:08 PM EST
In force: 21 days
Issued by: NWS Atlanta, GA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

County Fulton County, GA

The radar

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 41 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:10 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Utoy Creek at Great Southwest Parkway near Atlanta (UTYG1). The gauge peaked at 18.24 ft at Dec 28, 2018, 3:00 PM EST.

Action stage: 16 ft
Minor stage: 18 ft
Moderate stage: 22 ft
Major stage: 25 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02336728, 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.

131 
WGUS42 KFFC 282008
FLWFFC
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
308 PM EST Fri Dec 28 2018

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

  Utoy Creek near West 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.

&&

GAC121-291007-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FL.W.0248.181228T2008Z-000000T0000Z/
/UTYG1.1.ER.181228T1843Z.181228T1915Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
308 PM EST Fri Dec 28 2018

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Flood Warning for 
  The Utoy Creek near West Atlanta.
* From this afternoon until further notice.
* At 230 PM Friday the stage was 18.2 feet...and rising.
* Flood stage is 18.0 feet.
* At 18.0 feet...Flood stage is reached. Minor flooding begins in the
  woodlands along the creek upstream and downstream from the gage on 
  Great Southwest Parkway. 
  

&&

LAT...LON 3373 8459 3377 8454 3374 8443 3367 8449


$$

1 follow-up statement

438 
WGUS82 KFFC 282225
FLSFFC
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
525 PM EST Fri Dec 28 2018

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

  Utoy Creek near West Atlanta affecting Fulton County

  North Fork Peachtree Creek near Atlanta affecting De Kalb and 
  Fulton Counties

  Pew Creek near Lawrenceville  affecting Gwinnett County

 
GAC117-282255-
/O.CAN.KFFC.FL.W.0225.000000T0000Z-181228T2225Z/
/DICG1.1.ER.181228T1401Z.181228T1401Z.000000T0000Z.UU/
525 PM EST Fri Dec 28 2018

The Flood Warning is cancelled for
  The Dick Creek near Suwanee.
* This takes effect immediately.
* At 05PM Friday the stage was 2.5 feet and falling.
* Flood stage is 10 feet.
* The creek will continue to fall.


&&

LAT...LON 3410 8411 3405 8412 3408 8419 3412 8413


$$

GAC121-282255-
/O.CAN.KFFC.FL.W.0248.000000T0000Z-181228T2225Z/
/UTYG1.1.ER.181228T1843Z.181228T2015Z.181228T2121Z.NO/
525 PM EST Fri Dec 28 2018

The Flood Warning is cancelled for
  The Utoy Creek near West Atlanta.
* This takes effect immediately.
* At 4 PM Friday the stage was 17.9 feet and falling.
* Flood stage is 18 feet.
* The creek will continue to fall.
* At 18 feet...Flood stage is reached. Minor flooding begins in the
  woodlands along the creek upstream and downstream from the gage on 
  Great Southwest Parkway. 
  

&&

LAT...LON 3373 8459 3377 8454 3374 8443 3367 8449


$$

GAC089-121-282255-
/O.CAN.KFFC.FL.W.0208.000000T0000Z-181228T2225Z/
/NPBG1.1.ER.181228T1154Z.181228T1546Z.181228T2048Z.NO/
525 PM EST Fri Dec 28 2018

The Flood Warning is cancelled for
  The North Fork Peachtree Creek near Atlanta.
* This takes effect immediately.
* At 5 PM Friday the stage was 11.3 feet and falling.
* Flood stage is 13 feet.
* The creek will continue to fall.
* At 13 feet...Flood stage is reached. Minor flooding of the 
  natural flood plain begins upstream and downstream from the gage on
  Buford Highway or Georgia Highway 13. This includes low portions of
  the backyards of residential homes on Victory Drive...Dunwoody 
  Place and Converse Drive. This height combined with the flow on 
  South Fork Peachtree Creek may also produce flooding further 
  downstream on Peachtree Creek in Fulton County.
  

&&

LAT...LON 3389 8429 3385 8425 3379 8435 3385 8438


$$

GAC135-282255-
/O.CAN.KFFC.FL.W.0218.000000T0000Z-181228T2225Z/
/LAWG1.2.ER.181228T1252Z.181228T1702Z.181228T1853Z.UU/
525 PM EST Fri Dec 28 2018

The Flood Warning is cancelled for
  The Pew Creek near Lawrenceville.
* This takes effect immediately.
* At 4 PM Friday the stage was 8.3 feet and falling.
* Flood stage is 11 feet.
* The creek will continue to fall.


&&

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.

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, 7:23 AM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	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, 3:59 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

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.