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River Flood Warning 71, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this river flood warning at Jul 22, 2018, 4:16 AM EDT for Murray County, Whitfield County, Georgia. It was in force for 21 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 22, 2018, 4:16 AM EDT (08:16 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 23, 2018, 1:12 AM EDT
- In force
- 21 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
Counties Murray County, GA, Whitfield County, GA
The radar
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 114 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The river
Written for the forecast point Conasauga River at GA 286 near Eton (ETNG1). The gauge peaked at 14.00 ft at Jul 22, 2018, 12:00 PM EDT.
- Action stage
- 10 ft
- Minor stage
- 12 ft
- Moderate stage
- 20 ft
- Major stage
- 24 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02384500, 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.
477 WGUS42 KFFC 220816 FLWFFC BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Flood Warning National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 416 AM EDT Sun Jul 22 2018 ...The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Georgia... Conasauga River near Eton affecting Murray and Whitfield 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. && GAC213-313-221415- /O.NEW.KFFC.FL.W.0071.180722T0816Z-180722T1415Z/ /ETNG1.1.ER.180722T0748Z.180722T0800Z.180722T0815Z.NO/ 416 AM EDT Sun Jul 22 2018 The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a * Flood Warning for The Conasauga River near Eton. * Until further notice. * At 4 AM Sunday the stage was 12.1 feet...and rising. * Flood stage is 12.0 feet. * At 12.0 feet...Minor flooding of woodlands...pasture and fields begins along the river...upstream and downstream from the gage on Georgia Highway 286 or Dawnville Road. && LAT...LON 3473 8489 3499 8485 3499 8475 3491 8480 3472 8483 $$
6 follow-up statements
506 WGUS82 KFFC 220934 FLSFFC BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Flood Statement National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 534 AM EDT Sun Jul 22 2018 ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Georgia... Conasauga River near Eton affecting Murray and Whitfield Counties GAC213-313-221527- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0071.000000T0000Z-180722T1527Z/ /ETNG1.1.ER.180722T0748Z.180722T0900Z.180722T0927Z.NO/ 534 AM EDT Sun Jul 22 2018 ...Flood Warning continues for The Conasauga River near Eton. * Until further notice. * At 5 AM Sunday the stage was 12.4 feet...and rising. * Minor flooding is occurring. * Flood stage is 12.0 feet. * At 12.0 feet...Minor flooding of woodlands...pasture and fields begins along the river...upstream and downstream from the gage on Georgia Highway 286 or Dawnville Road. && LAT...LON 3473 8489 3499 8485 3499 8475 3491 8480 3472 8483 $$
659 WGUS82 KFFC 221117 FLSFFC BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Flood Statement National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 717 AM EDT Sun Jul 22 2018 ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Georgia... Conasauga River near Eton affecting Murray and Whitfield Counties GAC213-313-230117- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0071.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /ETNG1.1.ER.180722T0748Z.180722T1100Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 717 AM EDT Sun Jul 22 2018 ...Flood Warning extended until further notice...The Flood Warning continues for The Conasauga River near Eton. * Until further notice. * At 7 AM Sunday the stage was 13.1 feet...and rising. * Minor flooding is occurring. * Flood stage is 12.0 feet. * At 12.0 feet...Minor flooding of woodlands...pasture and fields begins along the river...upstream and downstream from the gage on Georgia Highway 286 or Dawnville Road. && LAT...LON 3473 8489 3499 8485 3499 8475 3491 8480 3472 8483 $$
957 WGUS82 KFFC 221724 FLSFFC BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Flood Statement National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 124 PM EDT Sun Jul 22 2018 ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Georgia... Conasauga River near Eton affecting Murray and Whitfield Counties .Recent heavy rainfall has caused significant runoff into streams and rivers which will cause flooding in some areas. GAC213-313-230723- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0071.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /ETNG1.1.ER.180722T0748Z.180722T1615Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 124 PM EDT Sun Jul 22 2018 The Flood Warning continues for The Conasauga River near Eton. * Until further notice. * At 1PM Sunday the stage was 14.0 feet...and steady. * Minor flooding is occurring and -- flooding is forecast. * Flood stage is 12.0 feet. * At 14.0 feet...Minor flooding continues to expand into the woodlands...pasture and fields along the river...upstream and downstream from the gage on Georgia Highway 286 or Dawnville Road. * This crest compares to a previous crest of 13.7 feet on Feb 12 2018. && LAT...LON 3473 8489 3499 8485 3499 8475 3491 8480 3472 8483 $$
711 WGUS82 KFFC 222110 FLSFFC BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Flood Statement National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 510 PM EDT Sun Jul 22 2018 ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Georgia... Conasauga River near Eton affecting Murray and Whitfield Counties GAC213-313-230926- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0071.000000T0000Z-180723T0926Z/ /ETNG1.1.ER.180722T0748Z.180722T1615Z.180723T0326Z.NO/ 510 PM EDT Sun Jul 22 2018 ...Flood Warning extended until late tonight...The Flood Warning continues for The Conasauga River near Eton. * Until late tonight. * At 5 PM Sunday the stage was 13.5 feet...and falling. * Minor flooding will continue. * Flood stage is 12 feet. * The river will continue to fall to below flood stage by tonight. * At 14.0 feet...Minor flooding occurs in the woodlands...pasture and fields along the river...upstream and downstream from the gage on Georgia Highway 286 or Dawnville Road. && LAT...LON 3473 8489 3499 8485 3499 8475 3491 8480 3472 8483 $$
028 WGUS82 KFFC 230326 FLSFFC BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Flood Statement National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 1126 PM EDT Sun Jul 22 2018 ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Georgia... Conasauga River near Eton affecting Murray and Whitfield Counties GAC213-313-230922- /O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0071.000000T0000Z-180723T0922Z/ /ETNG1.1.ER.180722T0748Z.180722T1615Z.180723T0322Z.NO/ 1126 PM EDT Sun Jul 22 2018 ...Flood Warning extended until late tonight...The Flood Warning continues for The Conasauga River near Eton. * Until late tonight. * At 11 PM Sunday the stage was 12.1 feet...and falling. * Minor flooding will continue. * Flood stage is 12 feet. * The river will continue to fall to below flood stage by tonight. * At 12 feet...Minor flooding of woodlands...pasture and fields begins along the river...upstream and downstream from the gage on Georgia Highway 286 or Dawnville Road. && LAT...LON 3473 8489 3499 8485 3499 8475 3491 8480 3472 8483 $$
729 WGUS82 KFFC 230512 FLSFFC BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Flood Statement National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 112 AM EDT Mon Jul 23 2018 ...The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in Georgia... Conasauga River near Eton affecting Murray and Whitfield Counties GAC213-313-230542- /O.CAN.KFFC.FL.W.0071.000000T0000Z-180723T0922Z/ /ETNG1.1.ER.180722T0748Z.180722T1615Z.180723T0316Z.NO/ 112 AM EDT Mon Jul 23 2018 The Flood Warning is cancelled for The Conasauga River near Eton. * This takes effect immediately. * At 1AM Monday the stage was 11.2 feet...and falling. * Flood stage is 12.0 feet. * The creek/river will continue to fall. && LAT...LON 3473 8489 3499 8485 3499 8475 3491 8480 3472 8483 $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 21, 8:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Morgan | 27 min |
| Jul 21, 8:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Barrow, Gwinnett | 26 min |
| Jul 21, 8:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Barrow, Clarke, Jackson, Oconee, Walton | 23 min |
| Jul 21, 8:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | White | 35 min |
| Jul 21, 8:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bartow, Paulding | 44 min |
| Jul 21, 8:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gilmer | 26 min |
| Jul 21, 8:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Cherokee, Cobb, Paulding | 22 min |
| Jul 21, 8:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Barrow, Clarke, Jackson, Madison, Oconee, Oglethorpe | 33 min |
| Jul 21, 8:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Stewart | 11 min |
| Jul 21, 8:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cherokee, Forsyth | 24 min |
| Jul 21, 8:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Morgan, Walton | 36 min |
| Jul 21, 9:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Cherokee, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Hall | 44 min |
| Jul 21, 9:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Oglethorpe | 34 min |
| Jul 21, 10:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Banks | 35 min |
| Jul 21, 11:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilkes | 32 min |
| Jul 21, 11:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Oglethorpe, Wilkes | 29 min |
| Jul 21, 11:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Upson | 27 min |
| Jul 21, 11:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilkes | 16 min |
| Jul 22, 12:43 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | McDuffie | 17 min |
| Jul 22, 12:47 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Upson | 28 min |
| Jul 22, 1:11 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crawford | 34 min |
| Jul 22, 1:21 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bibb, Crawford, Houston, Peach, Twiggs | 24 min |
| Jul 22, 1:46 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bibb, Twiggs | 29 min |
| Jul 22, 2:01 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Peach | 29 min |
| Jul 22, 1:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Talbot | 26 min |
| Jul 22, 4:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Marion, Schley | 26 min |
| Jul 22, 4:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Treutlen | 36 min |
| Jul 22, 4:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bleckley, Dodge, Laurens, Twiggs, Wilkinson | 41 min |
| Jul 22, 4:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Pickens | 34 min |
| Jul 22, 5:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dodge, Laurens, Telfair, Wheeler | 44 min |
| Jul 22, 5:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilcox | 35 min |
| Jul 22, 5:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bleckley | 29 min |
| Jul 22, 5:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dodge, Pulaski, Wilcox | 41 min |
| Jul 22, 5:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Treutlen | 46 min |
| Jul 22, 5:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Candler | 10 min |
| Jul 22, 5:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Marion, Schley | 37 min |
| Jul 22, 5:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Emanuel | 21 min |
| Jul 22, 5:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dodge, Pulaski | 28 min |
| Jul 22, 5:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wheeler | 28 min |
| Jul 22, 5:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Johnson | 26 min |
| Jul 22, 5:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilkinson | 35 min |
| Jul 22, 5:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bartow | 33 min |
| Jul 22, 6:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Hall | 26 min |
| Jul 22, 6:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bleckley, Houston, Pulaski, Twiggs | 38 min |
| Jul 22, 6:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Marion | 29 min |
| Jul 22, 6:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilkinson | 26 min |
| Jul 22, 6:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Washington | 29 min |
| Jul 22, 6:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crisp, Wilcox | 27 min |
| Jul 22, 6:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Barrow | 25 min |
| Jul 22, 6:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Banks | 30 min |
| Jul 22, 6:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Jefferson, Washington | 43 min |
| Jul 22, 6:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Barrow, Gwinnett, Jackson | 28 min |
| Jul 22, 7:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilcox | 29 min |
| Jul 22, 7:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Marion | 38 min |
| Jul 22, 7:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Wilcox | 17 min |
| Jul 22, 7:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Madison | 25 min |
| Jul 22, 7:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clarke, Oglethorpe | 35 min |
| Jul 22, 7:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clarke, Jackson, Madison, Oconee, Oglethorpe | 41 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.