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River Flood Warning 97, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this river flood warning at Oct 11, 2018, 6:26 AM EDT for Cobb County, Georgia. It was in force for 8 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 11, 2018, 6:26 AM EDT (10:26 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 11, 2018, 2:12 PM EDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Cobb County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:27 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The river
Written for the forecast point Powder Springs Creek near Powder Springs (POWG1). The gauge peaked at 11.37 ft at Oct 11, 2018, 11:00 AM EDT.
- Action stage
- 9 ft
- Minor stage
- 11 ft
- Moderate stage
- 15 ft
- Major stage
- 20 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02336870, 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.
749 WGUS42 KFFC 111026 FLWFFC BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Flood Warning National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 626 AM EDT Thu Oct 11 2018 ...The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Georgia... Powder Springs Creek near Powder Springs affecting Cobb 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. && GAC067-120025- /O.NEW.KFFC.FL.W.0097.181011T1026Z-000000T0000Z/ /POWG1.1.ER.181011T1023Z.181011T1023Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 626 AM EDT Thu Oct 11 2018 The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a * Flood Warning for The Powder Springs Creek near Powder Springs. * From this morning until further notice. * At 6 AM Thursday the stage was 10.7 feet...and rising. * Flood stage is 11 feet. * At 11 feet...Flood stage is reached. Minor flooding will occur in the woodlands and fields upstream and downstream from the gage at Brownsville Road. Large portions of the Powder Springs Park and athletic fields will be flooded. The water will be up to two feet deep in the parking lot. && LAT...LON 3382 8469 3389 8475 3392 8469 3382 8464 $$
2 follow-up statements
697 WGUS82 KFFC 111223 FLSFFC BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Flood Statement National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 823 AM EDT Thu Oct 11 2018 ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Georgia... Powder Springs Creek near Powder Springs affecting Cobb County GAC067-120222- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0097.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /POWG1.1.ER.181011T1023Z.181011T1145Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 823 AM EDT Thu Oct 11 2018 The Flood Warning continues for The Powder Springs Creek near Powder Springs. * Until further notice. * At 8 AM Thursday the stage was 11.0 feet...and rising. * Minor flooding will continue. * Flood stage is 11 feet. * At 11 feet...Flood stage is reached. Minor flooding will occur in the woodlands and fields upstream and downstream from the gage at Brownsville Road. Large portions of the Powder Springs Park and athletic fields will be flooded. The water will be up to two feet deep in the parking lot. && LAT...LON 3382 8469 3389 8475 3392 8469 3382 8464 $$
096 WGUS82 KFFC 111812 FLSFFC BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Flood Statement National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 212 PM EDT Thu Oct 11 2018 ...The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in Georgia... Powder Springs Creek near Powder Springs affecting Cobb County GAC067-111842- /O.CAN.KFFC.FL.W.0097.000000T0000Z-181011T1812Z/ /POWG1.1.ER.181011T1023Z.181011T1415Z.181011T1716Z.NO/ 212 PM EDT Thu Oct 11 2018 The Flood Warning is cancelled for The Powder Springs Creek near Powder Springs. * This takes effect immediately. * At 1 PM Thursday the stage was 10.8 feet...and falling. * Flood stage is 11 feet. * The creek will continue to fall. * At 11 feet...Flood stage is reached. Minor flooding will occur in the woodlands and fields upstream and downstream from the gage at Brownsville Road. Large portions of the Powder Springs Park and athletic fields will be flooded. The water will be up to two feet deep in the parking lot. && LAT...LON 3382 8469 3389 8475 3392 8469 3382 8464 $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 10, 8:59 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Crisp, Dooly, Houston, Macon, Marion and 6 more | 6 hr |
| Oct 10, 9:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Henry | 26 min |
| Oct 10, 9:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Harris, Meriwether, Muscogee, Talbot, Troup | 84 min |
| Oct 10, 10:51 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Coweta, Fayette, Harris, Heard, Marion and 7 more | 6 hr |
| Oct 10, 11:10 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | FFC | Carroll, Clayton, Cobb, Douglas, Fulton, Haralson and 2 more | 6 hr |
| Oct 10, 11:23 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | FFC | Bibb, Bleckley, Butts, Crawford, Dodge, Henry and 11 more | 6 hr |
| Oct 10, 11:57 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | FFC | Barrow, Bartow, Cherokee, DeKalb, Forsyth, Fulton and 9 more | 6 hr |
| Oct 11, 12:14 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Emanuel, Glascock, Greene, Hancock, Jefferson and 8 more | 6 hr |
| Oct 11, 1:46 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Fulton | 24 hr |
| Oct 11, 1:46 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Fulton | 24 hr |
| Oct 11, 1:50 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Cobb | 6 hr |
| Oct 11, 2:20 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Fulton | 2 hr |
| Oct 11, 3:05 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Forsyth, Fulton | 25 hr |
| Oct 11, 3:12 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Forsyth | 7 hr |
| Oct 11, 3:27 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gilmer, Gordon, Murray, Pickens, Whitfield | 93 min |
| Oct 11, 1:38 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gwinnett | 7 hr |
| Oct 11, 2:38 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Cobb, Paulding | 20 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.