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River Flood Warning 99, NWS Atlanta, GA

October 11, 2018Cobb County, Paulding County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this river flood warning at Oct 11, 2018, 2:38 PM EDT for Cobb County, Paulding County, Georgia. It was in force for 20 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Oct 11, 2018, 2:38 PM EDT (18:38 UTC)
Expired: Oct 12, 2018, 10:09 AM EDT
In force: 20 hr
Issued by: NWS Atlanta, GA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Cobb County, GA, Paulding County, GA

The radar

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 53 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Sweetwater Creek at Brownsville Road near Powder Springs (PDSG1). The gauge peaked at 14.43 ft at Oct 12, 2018, 12:00 AM EDT.

Action stage: 10 ft
Minor stage: 13 ft
Moderate stage: 20 ft
Major stage: 25 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02336840, 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.

645 
WGUS42 KFFC 111838
FLWFFC
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
238 PM EDT Thu Oct 11 2018

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

  Sweetwater Creek near Powder Springs affecting Cobb and Paulding 
  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.

&&

GAC067-223-120839-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FL.W.0099.181011T1838Z-000000T0000Z/
/PDSG1.1.ER.181011T1744Z.181011T1745Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
238 PM EDT Thu Oct 11 2018

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Flood Warning for 
  The Sweetwater Creek near Powder Springs.
* Until further notice.
* At 2 PM Thursday the stage was 12.8 feet...and slowly rising.
* Flood stage is 13 feet.
* At 13 feet...Flood stage is reached. Minor flooding will occur in
  the woodlands...fields and pastures of the natural flood plain 
  upstream and downstream from the gage at Brownsville Road.
  

&&

LAT...LON 3375 8490 3381 8490 3385 8474 3385 8470 3379 8469


$$

4 follow-up statements

257 
WGUS82 KFFC 112319
FLSFFC
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
719 PM EDT Thu Oct 11 2018

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Georgia...
  Sweetwater Creek near Powder Springs affecting Cobb and Paulding 
  Counties 


GAC067-223-121319-
/O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0099.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/PDSG1.1.ER.181011T1744Z.181011T2245Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
719 PM EDT Thu Oct 11 2018

The Flood Warning continues for
  The Sweetwater Creek near Powder Springs.
* Until further notice.
* At 6 PM Thursday the stage was 13.9 feet...and slowly rising.
* Minor flooding is occurring.
* Flood stage is 13 feet.
* At 13.0 feet...Flood stage is reached. Minor flooding will occur in
  the woodlands...fields and pastures of the natural flood plain 
  upstream and downstream from the gage at Brownsville Road.
  

&&

LAT...LON 3375 8490 3381 8490 3385 8474 3385 8470 3379 8469


$$

030 
WGUS82 KFFC 120240
FLSFFC
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1040 PM EDT Thu Oct 11 2018

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Georgia...
  Sweetwater Creek near Powder Springs affecting Cobb and Paulding 
  Counties 


GAC067-223-121640-
/O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0099.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/PDSG1.1.ER.181011T1744Z.181012T0145Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1040 PM EDT Thu Oct 11 2018

The Flood Warning continues for The Sweetwater Creek near Powder Springs.
* Until further notice.
* At 9 PM Thursday the stage was 14.4 feet...and rising.
* Minor flooding is occurring and -- flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 13 feet.
* At 15 feet...Minor flooding continues in the woodlands...fields 
  and pastures along the creek upstream and downstream from the gage 
  at Brownsville Road.
  

&&

LAT...LON 3375 8490 3381 8490 3385 8474 3385 8470 3379 8469


$$

626 
WGUS82 KFFC 121025
FLSFFC
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
625 AM EDT Fri Oct 12 2018

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Georgia...
  Sweetwater Creek near Powder Springs affecting Cobb and Paulding 
  Counties 

  Sweetwater Creek near Austell affecting Cobb and Douglas Counties 


GAC067-223-130025-
/O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0099.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/PDSG1.1.ER.181011T1744Z.181012T0345Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
625 AM EDT Fri Oct 12 2018

The Flood Warning continues for
  The Sweetwater Creek near Powder Springs.
* Until further notice.
* At 5 AM Friday the stage was 13.7 feet...and falling.
* Minor flooding is occurring.
* Flood stage is 13 feet.
* At 13 feet...Flood stage is reached. Minor flooding will occur in
  the woodlands...fields and pastures of the natural flood plain 
  upstream and downstream from the gage at Brownsville Road.
  

&&

LAT...LON 3375 8490 3381 8490 3385 8474 3385 8470 3379 8469


$$

GAC067-097-130025-
/O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0100.000000T0000Z-181013T1305Z/
/AUSG1.1.ER.181012T0951Z.181012T1800Z.181013T0705Z.NO/
625 AM EDT Fri Oct 12 2018

The Flood Warning continues for
  The Sweetwater Creek near Austell.
* Until Saturday morning.
* At 6 AM Friday the stage was 10 feet...and rising.
* Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 10 feet.
* The river will continue rising to near 10.7 feet by this afternoon.
  The river will fall below flood stage early tomorrow.
* At 10 feet...Flood Stage is reached. Minor flooding occurs in the
  woodlands and fields upstream and downstream from the gage near the
  Interstate 20 bridge. Portions of a paintball playing field just 
  downstream of the bridge begin to flood. Athletic fields in the 
  Woodrow Wilson Park on Mount Vernon Road begin to flood due to 
  water backing up in ditches. Water also begins to floods yards of 
  four elevated homes along Mount Vernon Road. 
  

&&

LAT...LON 3379 8464 3385 8463 3380 8459 3374 8459
      3370 8463 3376 8466             

$$

311 
WGUS82 KFFC 121409
FLSFFC
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1009 AM EDT Fri Oct 12 2018

...The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in 
Georgia...
 
  Sweetwater Creek near Powder Springs affecting Cobb and Paulding 
  Counties

 
GAC067-223-121439-
/O.CAN.KFFC.FL.W.0099.000000T0000Z-181012T1409Z/
/PDSG1.1.ER.181011T1744Z.181012T0345Z.181012T1247Z.NO/
1009 AM EDT Fri Oct 12 2018

The Flood Warning is cancelled for
  The Sweetwater Creek near Powder Springs.
* This takes effect immediately.
* At 9 AM Friday the stage was 12.8 feet...and falling.
* Flood stage is 13 feet.
* The creek will continue to fall.
* At 13 feet...Flood stage is reached. Minor flooding will occur in
  the woodlands...fields and pastures of the natural flood plain 
  upstream and downstream from the gage at Brownsville Road.


&&

LAT...LON 3375 8490 3381 8490 3385 8474 3385 8470 3379 8469


$$

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, 6:26 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	FFC	Cobb	8 hr
Oct 11, 1:38 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	FFC	Gwinnett	7 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.