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River Flood Warning 13, NWS Atlanta, GA

January 13, 2020Baldwin County, Washington County, Wilkinson County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this river flood warning at Jan 13, 2020, 10:29 AM EST for Baldwin County, Washington County, Wilkinson County, Georgia. It took effect at Jan 13, 2020, 11:41 AM EST. It was in force for 19 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Jan 13, 2020, 10:29 AM EST (15:29 UTC)
In effect from: Jan 13, 2020, 11:41 AM EST
Expired: Jan 14, 2020, 6:44 AM EST
In force: 19 hr
Issued by: NWS Atlanta, GA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Baldwin County, GA, Washington County, GA, Wilkinson County, GA

The radar

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 47 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Oconee River at Milledgeville (MLGG1). The gauge peaked at 27.32 ft at Jan 13, 2020, 10:00 PM EST.

Action stage: 20 ft
Minor stage: 22 ft
Moderate stage: 32 ft
Major stage: 38 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02223000, 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.

399 
WGUS42 KFFC 131529
FLWFFC
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1029 AM EST Mon Jan 13 2020

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

  Oconee River near Milledgeville affecting Baldwin...Washington and
  Wilkinson 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.

&&

GAC009-303-319-140528-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FL.W.0013.200113T1658Z-200114T1021Z/
/MLGG1.1.ER.200113T1658Z.200113T1800Z.200114T0421Z.NO/
1029 AM EST Mon Jan 13 2020

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Flood Warning for 
  The Oconee River near Milledgeville.
* From this morning until late tonight.
* At 9 AM Monday the stage was 15.4 feet...and rising quickly.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 22 feet.
* Forecast to rise above flood stage by late this morning and 
  continue to rise to near 25.0 feet by this afternoon. The river will
  fall below flood stage by tonight.
* At 24 feet...Minor flooding continues upstream and downstream 
  from the gage located around one half mile upstream from the 
  Georgia Highway 22 and 24 bridge. The parking lot and portions of 
  the Oconee River Greenway Park just downstream from the bridge will
  be flooded. Low lying areas of woodlands and pasture near the river
  will be flooded one to two feet deep. Sinclair Dam will likely have
  two gates open to reach this height.


&&

LAT...LON 3313 8325 3314 8317 3308 8317 3302 8313
      3297 8316 3304 8324             

$$

4 follow-up statements

040 
WGUS82 KFFC 131637
FLSFFC
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1137 AM EST Mon Jan 13 2020

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Georgia...
 
  Oconee River near Milledgeville affecting Baldwin...Washington and
  Wilkinson Counties 

 
GAC009-303-319-140636-
/O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0013.200113T1641Z-200114T1404Z/
/MLGG1.1.ER.200113T1641Z.200113T1800Z.200114T0804Z.NO/
1137 AM EST Mon Jan 13 2020

...Flood Warning extended until Tuesday morning...The Flood Warning 
continues for
  The Oconee River near Milledgeville.
* From late this morning until Tuesday morning.
* At 10 AM Monday the stage was 17.6 feet...and rising quickly.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 22 feet.
* Forecast to rise above flood stage by late this morning and 
  continue to rise to near 28.2 feet by this afternoon. The river will
  fall below flood stage by early Tuesday.
* At 27 feet...Minor flooding continues in the woodlands and 
  pasture upstream and downstream from the gage located around one 
  half mile upstream from the Georgia Highway 22 and 24 bridge. The 
  parking lot and the Oconee River Greenway Park just downstream from
  the bridge will be completely flooded with water several feet deep.
  Sinclair Dam will have three to four gates open to reach this 
  height.


&&

LAT...LON 3313 8325 3314 8317 3308 8317 3302 8313
      3297 8316 3304 8324             

$$

510 
WGUS82 KFFC 131818
FLSFFC
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
118 PM EST Mon Jan 13 2020

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Georgia...
  Oconee River near Milledgeville affecting Baldwin...Washington and
  Wilkinson Counties 


GAC009-303-319-140817-
/O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-200114T1404Z/
/MLGG1.1.ER.200113T1756Z.200114T0000Z.200114T0804Z.NO/
118 PM EST Mon Jan 13 2020

The Flood Warning continues for
  The Oconee River near Milledgeville.
* Until Tuesday morning.
* At 1 PM Monday the stage was 22.2 feet...and rising quickly.
* Minor flooding will continue.
* Flood stage is 22 feet.
* Forecast to rise to near 28.2 feet by this afternoon. The river will
  fall below flood stage by early Tuesday.
* At 27 feet...Minor flooding continues in the woodlands and 
  pasture upstream and downstream from the gage located around one 
  half mile upstream from the Georgia Highway 22 and 24 bridge. The 
  parking lot and the Oconee River Greenway Park just downstream from
  the bridge will be completely flooded with water several feet deep.
  Sinclair Dam will have three to four gates open to reach this 
  height.


&&

LAT...LON 3313 8325 3314 8317 3308 8317 3302 8313
      3297 8316 3304 8324             

$$

546 
WGUS82 KFFC 140232
FLSFFC
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
932 PM EST Mon Jan 13 2020

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Georgia...
 
  Oconee River near Milledgeville affecting Baldwin...Washington and
  Wilkinson Counties 

 
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Georgia...
  Little River near Washington affecting Taliaferro and Wilkes 
  Counties 


GAC009-303-319-141631-
/O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-200115T0318Z/
/MLGG1.1.ER.200113T1756Z.200114T0600Z.200114T2118Z.NO/
932 PM EST Mon Jan 13 2020

...Flood Warning extended until Tuesday evening...The Flood Warning 
continues for
  The Oconee River near Milledgeville.
* Until Tuesday evening.
* At 9 PM Monday the stage was 27.2 feet...and slowly rising.
* Minor flooding is occurring and forecast to continue.
* Flood stage is 22 feet.
* The river will continue rising to near 27.3 feet by after midnight 
  tomorrow. The river will fall below flood stage tomorrow afternoon.
* At 27 feet...Minor flooding continues in the woodlands and 
  pasture upstream and downstream from the gage located around one 
  half mile upstream from the Georgia Highway 22 and 24 bridge. The 
  parking lot and the Oconee River Greenway Park just downstream from
  the bridge will be completely flooded with water several feet deep.
  Sinclair Dam will have three to four gates open to reach this 
  height.
  

&&

LAT...LON 3313 8325 3314 8317 3308 8317 3302 8313
      3297 8316 3304 8324             

$$

GAC265-317-141631-
/O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0016.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/WTNG1.1.ER.200113T1920Z.200114T0200Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
932 PM EST Mon Jan 13 2020

The Flood Warning continues for
  The Little River near Washington.
* Until further notice.
* At 9 PM Monday the stage was 23.1 feet...and rising.
* Minor flooding is occurring.
* Flood stage is 19 feet.
* At 23 feet...Minor flooding expands further into the woodlands 
  and fields along the river upstream and downstream from the gage at
  Lundberg Road.
  

&&

LAT...LON 3363 8283 3368 8280 3364 8270 3367 8260
      3361 8258 3358 8272             

$$

256 
WGUS82 KFFC 141144
FLSFFC
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
644 AM EST Tue Jan 14 2020

...The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in 
Georgia...
 
  Oconee River near Milledgeville affecting Baldwin...Washington and
  Wilkinson Counties

 
GAC009-303-319-141214-
/O.CAN.KFFC.FL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-200115T0318Z/
/MLGG1.1.ER.200113T1756Z.200114T0330Z.200114T0929Z.NO/
644 AM EST Tue Jan 14 2020

The Flood Warning is cancelled for
  The Oconee River near Milledgeville.
* This takes effect immediately.
* At 545 AM Tuesday the stage was 19.9 feet...and falling.
* Flood stage is 22 feet.
* The river will continue to fall.


&&

LAT...LON 3313 8325 3314 8317 3308 8317 3302 8313
      3297 8316 3304 8324             

$$

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jan 12, 10:07 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Hancock	23 min
Jan 12, 11:10 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Lamar, Meriwether, Pike	35 min
Jan 12, 11:44 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Lamar, Pike, Spalding	46 min
Jan 13, 12:16 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Butts, Jasper	44 min
Jan 13, 12:53 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Jasper, Morgan	52 min
Jan 13, 1:34 AM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	FFC	Bleckley, Chattahoochee, Crisp, Dodge, Dooly, Emanuel and 16 more	7 hr
Jan 13, 1:51 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Greene, Taliaferro, Wilkes	39 min
Jan 13, 2:41 AM EST	Flash Flood Warning	FFC	Greene, Taliaferro, Wilkes	6 hr
Jan 13, 5:21 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Lamar, Upson	39 min
Jan 13, 7:59 AM EST	Flash Flood Warning	FFC	Coweta, Fayette, Meriwether, Pike, Spalding, Troup	4 hr
Jan 13, 8:59 AM EST	Flash Flood Warning	FFC	Greene, Oglethorpe, Taliaferro, Wilkes	3 hr
Jan 13, 10:12 AM EST	Flash Flood Watch	FFC	Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Butts, Carroll, Catoosa and 50 more	36 hr
Jan 13, 10:36 AM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	Fayette, Spalding	70 hr
Jan 13, 2:23 PM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	Bibb, Houston, Jones, Monroe, Twiggs	4 days
Jan 13, 2:23 PM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	Taliaferro, Wilkes	43 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.