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River Flood Warning 347, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this river flood warning at Sep 17, 2020, 5:07 AM EDT for DeKalb County, Rockdale County, Georgia. It took effect at Sep 17, 2020, 9:10 AM EDT. It was in force for 34 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 17, 2020, 5:07 AM EDT (09:07 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 17, 2020, 9:10 AM EDT
- Expired
- Sep 18, 2020, 7:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 34 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Moderate
Counties DeKalb County, GA, Rockdale County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 64 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:11 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The river
Written for the forecast point Yellow River at Pleasant Hill Road near Lithonia (YLOG1). The gauge peaked at 14.42 ft at Sep 17, 2020, 2:00 PM EDT.
- Action stage
- 11 ft
- Minor stage
- 13 ft
- Moderate stage
- 17 ft
- Major stage
- 23 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02207220, 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.
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WGUS42 KFFC 170907
FLWFFC
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
507 AM EDT Thu Sep 17 2020
...The National Weather Service in Peachtree City GA has issued a
Flood Warning for the following rivers in Georgia...
Big Creek near Alpharetta affecting Fulton and Forsyth Counties.
Suwanee Creek near Suwanee affecting Gwinnett County.
Yellow River near East Lithonia affecting DeKalb and Rockdale
Counties.
Yellow River near Conyers below Milstead affecting Newton and
Rockdale Counties.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Additional information is available at weather.gov/atlanta.
The next statement will be issued this afternoon at 515 PM EDT.
&&
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507 AM EDT Thu Sep 17 2020
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Flood Warning for
the Yellow River near East Lithonia.
* From this afternoon to Friday evening.
* At 4:46 AM EDT Thursday the stage was 6.4 feet.
* Flood stage is 13 feet.
* Moderate flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage this
afternoon to a crest of 17.1 feet just after midnight tonight. It
will then fall below flood stage early Friday afternoon.
* Impact...At 11 feet, bankfull conditions are reached upstream and
downstream on the river from the stream gage at Pleasant Hill Road.
* Impact...At 13 feet, flood stage is reached. Minor flooding will
occur in portions of the woodlands and fields near the river
upstream and downstream from the gage on Pleasant Hill Road.
* Impact...At 17 feet, moderate flooding begins. Significant
flooding expands into the woodlands and fields near the river
upstream and downstream from the gage on Pleasant Hill Road. In
Dekalb County...some flooding of backyards of homes occurs on
Harmony Hills Drive and Court. Johnson Creek flowing under Union
Grove Road into the river continues to back up. In Rockdale
County...some flooding of yards begins in the Lake Capri
subdivision.
&&
LAT...LON 3377 8409 3377 8402 3372 8399 3367 8403
$$
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507 AM EDT Thu Sep 17 2020
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Flood Warning for
the Big Creek near Alpharetta.
* From this afternoon to Saturday afternoon.
* At 4:45 AM EDT Thursday the stage was 5.2 feet.
* Flood stage is 7 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage this
afternoon to a crest of 9.3 feet Friday morning. It will then fall
below flood stage Saturday morning.
* Impact...At 6 feet, bankfull conditions are reached along the
creek between Cumming in Forsyth County...to Alpharetta and
Roswell in North Fulton County. Some low lying spots along The Big
Creek Greenway will begin to flood with a few inches of water
upstream and downstream from the gage on Kimball Bridge Road.
Water will begin to enter low portions of the YMCA Campground off
Preston Ridge Road.
* Impact...At 7 feet, flood Stage is reached. Minor flooding of
woodlands and fields begin along the creek between Cumming in
Forsyth County...to Alpharetta and Roswell in North Fulton
County. Flooding starts to effect portions of The Big Creek
Greenway near Alpharetta and some portions may become closed with
around one foot of water...especially upstream and downstream from
the gage on Kimball Bridge Road and near Rock Mill Park. Portions
of the YMCA Campground off Preston Ridge Road will begin to flood.
* Impact...At 8 feet, minor flooding continues to expand further
into the woodlands and fields along the creek from near Cumming in
south Forsyth County to Alpharetta and Roswell in north Fulton
County. Additional portions of The Big Creek Greenway have minor
flooding with 1 to 2 feet of water. Most of the walking and biking
paths will be closed...especially upstream and downstream from the
gage on Kimball Bridge Road and near Rock Mill Park. Portions of
the YMCA Campground off Preston Ridge Road will flood.
* Impact...At 9.0 feet, Minor flooding expands along the creek from
near Cumming to Alpharetta and Roswell. Backyards of homes off
Seale Drive and Gunter Court and portions of the Golf of Georgia
begin to flood. The Big Creek Greenway experiences significant
flooding up to 3 feet deep...which results in closure of most of
the paths. This especially occurs upstream and downstream from the
gage on Kimball Bridge Road and Rock Mill Park. A large portion of
the YMCA Campground off Preston Ridge Road will be under a foot of
water.
&&
LAT...LON 3410 8425 3410 8420 3404 8425 3402 8430
3404 8433 3407 8427
$$
GAC135-172115-
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507 AM EDT Thu Sep 17 2020
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Flood Warning for
the Suwanee Creek near Suwanee.
* From this evening to late tonight.
* At 4:15 AM EDT Thursday the stage was 2.5 feet.
* Flood stage is 8 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 8 feet this
evening.
* Impact...At 6 feet, bankfull conditions are reached along the
creek behind the Suwanee Elementary School and George Pierce Park.
Portions of the Suwanee Creek Greenway in this area will begin to
flood.
* Impact...At 7 feet, bankfull conditions are reached along the
creek upstream and downstream from the gage at U S Highway 23 or
Buford Highway. Portions of the Suwanee Creek Greenway and trails
in the park to Martin Farm Road begin to flood. This will also
include the low lying areas behind the Suwanee Elementary School
and the George Pierce Park.
* Impact...At 8 feet, flood Stage is reached. Minor flooding begins
along the creek upstream and downstream from the gage at U S
Highway 23 or Buford Highway. Portions of the Suwanee Creek Park
off of Suwanee Creek Trail begin to flood to Martin Farm Road.
This will also include areas behind the Suwanee Elementary School
and the George Pierce Park.
&&
LAT...LON 3412 8403 3410 8396 3403 8398 3401 8413
3403 8412 3406 8409
$$
GAC217-247-172115-
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507 AM EDT Thu Sep 17 2020
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Flood Warning for
the Yellow River near Conyers below Milstead.
* From this evening to Saturday morning.
* At 4:30 AM EDT Thursday the stage was 4.6 feet.
* Flood stage is 11 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late
this evening to a crest of 15.1 feet early Friday afternoon. It
will then fall below flood stage early Saturday morning.
* Impact...At 9 feet, bankfull conditions are reached upstream and
downstream from the gage on Gees Mill Road in Rockdale County. Low
portions of Sockwell Road near the river in Newton County will
begin to flood.
* Impact...At 11 feet, flood Stage is reached. Minor flooding begins
in the woodlands...fields and pasture along the river upstream
and downstream from the gage on Gees Mill Road in Rockdale County.
Portions of Sockwell Road by the river in Newton County will be
around two feet under water.
* Impact...At 13 feet, minor flooding continues to expand into the
woodlands...fields and pasture along the river upstream and
downstream from the gage on Gees Mill Road in Rockdale County.
Most of Sockwell Road by the river in Newton County will be
flooded with up to 4 feet of water. Minor flooding also occurs in
Newton County in the Riverside Estates Travel and Trailer Park.
Any trailers near the river may need to be moved to higher ground.
A playground by the river will begin to flood.
&&
LAT...LON 3366 8399 3371 8395 3359 8387 3356 8393
$$7 follow-up statements
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WGUS82 KFFC 171211
FLSFFC
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
811 AM EDT Thu Sep 17 2020
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Georgia...
Yellow River near East Lithonia affecting DeKalb and Rockdale
Counties.
Yellow River near Conyers below Milstead affecting Newton and
Rockdale Counties.
Ocmulgee River near Macon affecting Jones, Houston, Bibb, Monroe
and Twiggs Counties.
Middle Oconee River near Arcade affecting Jackson and Barrow
Counties.
Oconee River near Oconee affecting Wilkinson, Washington and
Johnson Counties.
Oconee River near Milledgeville affecting Washington, Wilkinson
and Baldwin Counties.
Oconee River near Penfield affecting Greene, Oconee and Clarke
Counties.
.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Additional information is available at weather.gov/atlanta.
&&
GAC089-247-180015-
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811 AM EDT Thu Sep 17 2020
...The Flood Warning remains in effect...
The Flood Warning continues for
the Yellow River near East Lithonia.
* From this afternoon to Friday evening.
* At 4:46 AM EDT Thursday the stage was 6.4 feet.
* Flood stage is 13 feet.
* Moderate flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage this
afternoon to a crest of 17.1 feet just after midnight tonight. It
will then fall below flood stage early Friday afternoon.
* Impact...At 11 feet, Bankfull conditions are reached upstream and
downstream on the river from the stream gage at Pleasant Hill Road.
* Impact...At 13 feet, Flood stage is reached. Minor flooding will
occur in portions of the woodlands and fields near the river
upstream and downstream from the gage on Pleasant Hill Road.
* Impact...At 17 feet, Moderate flooding begins. Significant
flooding expands into the woodlands and fields near the river
upstream and downstream from the gage on Pleasant Hill Road. In
Dekalb County...some flooding of backyards of homes occurs on
Harmony Hills Drive and Court. Johnson Creek flowing under Union
Grove Road into the river continues to back up. In Rockdale
County...some flooding of yards begins in the Lake Capri
subdivision.
&&
LAT...LON 3377 8409 3377 8402 3372 8399 3367 8403
$$
GAC013-157-180015-
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811 AM EDT Thu Sep 17 2020
...The Flood Warning remains in effect...
The Flood Warning continues for
the Middle Oconee River near Arcade.
* From this evening to Friday afternoon.
* At 4:30 AM EDT Thursday the stage was 3.3 feet.
* Flood stage is 16 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage this
evening to a crest of 18.9 feet just after midnight tonight. It
will then fall below flood stage late Friday morning.
* Impact...At 15 feet, Bankfull conditions are reached along the
river upstream and downstream from the gage at Georgia Highway 82.
* Impact...At 16 feet, Flood Stage is reached. Minor flooding begins
in the woodlands...fields and pasture upstream and downstream from
the gage at Georgia Highway 82. A few dirt access roads will be
flooded. A residential yard just downstream will begin to flood.
* Impact...At 18 feet, Minor flooding continues in the woodlands...
fields and pasture upstream and downstream from the gage at
Georgia Highway 82. A few dirt access roads and a residential yard
just downstream will be flooded with up to two feet of water.
&&
LAT...LON 3404 8377 3410 8375 3406 8355 3400 8347
3395 8352 3402 8363
$$
GAC217-247-180015-
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811 AM EDT Thu Sep 17 2020
...The Flood Warning remains in effect...
The Flood Warning continues for
the Yellow River near Conyers below Milstead.
* From this evening to Saturday morning.
* At 4:30 AM EDT Thursday the stage was 4.6 feet.
* Flood stage is 11 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late
this evening to a crest of 15.1 feet early Friday afternoon. It
will then fall below flood stage early Saturday morning.
* Impact...At 9 feet, Bankfull conditions are reached upstream and
downstream from the gage on Gees Mill Road in Rockdale County. Low
portions of Sockwell Road near the river in Newton County will
begin to flood.
* Impact...At 11 feet, Flood Stage is reached. Minor flooding begins
in the woodlands...fields and pasture along the river upstream
and downstream from the gage on Gees Mill Road in Rockdale County.
Portions of Sockwell Road by the river in Newton County will be
around two feet under water.
* Impact...At 13 feet, Minor flooding continues to expand into the
woodlands...fields and pasture along the river upstream and
downstream from the gage on Gees Mill Road in Rockdale County.
Most of Sockwell Road by the river in Newton County will be
flooded with up to 4 feet of water. Minor flooding also occurs in
Newton County in the Riverside Estates Travel and Trailer Park.
Any trailers near the river may need to be moved to higher ground.
A playground by the river will begin to flood.
&&
LAT...LON 3366 8399 3371 8395 3359 8387 3356 8393
$$
GAC167-303-319-180015-
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811 AM EDT Thu Sep 17 2020
...The Flood Warning remains in effect...
The Flood Warning continues for
the Oconee River near Oconee.
* From late tonight until further notice.
* At 4:45 AM EDT Thursday the stage was 2.7 feet.
* Flood stage is 17 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage just
after midnight tonight and continue rising to a crest of 19.7 feet
early Saturday morning. It will then rise to 20.6 feet Monday
morning. Additional rises are possible thereafter.
* Impact...At 14 feet, Bankfull conditions are reached along the
river. The Old Balls Ferry Road boat ramp...just upstream and
right bank from the Georgia Highway 57 bridge...will begin to
flood.
* Impact...At 17 feet, Flood stage is reached. The water level
reaches the top of the Old Balls Ferry Road boat ramp...just
upstream and rightbank from the Georgia Highway 57 bridge. Minor
flooding of woodlands near the river occurs.
* Impact...At 19 feet, The water level begins to flood the dirt
parking lot area near the Old Balls Ferry Road boat ramp...just
upstream and rightbank from the Georgia Highway 57 bridge. Minor
flooding continues and spreads further into the woodlands near the
river.
&&
LAT...LON 3284 8303 3288 8298 3279 8292 3267 8289
3265 8298 3278 8300
$$
GAC009-303-319-180015-
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811 AM EDT Thu Sep 17 2020
...The Flood Warning remains in effect...
The Flood Warning continues for
the Oconee River near Milledgeville.
* From Friday morning to Sunday evening.
* At 5:15 AM EDT Thursday the stage was 11.9 feet.
* Flood stage is 22 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage Friday
morning to a crest of 26.9 feet early Saturday morning. It will
then fall below flood stage Sunday afternoon.
* Impact...At 20 feet, Bankfull conditions will occur upstream and
downstream from the stream gage located on the right bank of the
river around one half mile upstream from the Georgia Highway 22
and 24 bridge. The water level will reach the top of the boat ramp
just downstream from the bridge. Cattle located on the flood plain
and logging equipment near the river banks should be moved to
higher ground. Sinclair Dam will likely have one gate open to
reach this height.
* Impact...At 22 feet, Flood stage is reached. Minor flooding occurs
upstream and downstream from the gage located around one half mile
upstream from the Georgia Highway 22 and 24 bridge. Low lying
portions of woodlands and pasture in the natural flood plain will
begin to flood. This will include portions of the sidewalks in the
Oconee River Greenway Park just downstream from the bridge.
Sinclair Dam will have one to two gates open to reach this height.
* Impact...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
$$
GAC059-133-219-180015-
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811 AM EDT Thu Sep 17 2020
...The Flood Warning remains in effect...
The Flood Warning continues for
the Oconee River near Penfield.
* From Friday afternoon to Sunday morning.
* At 5:00 AM EDT Thursday the stage was 3.8 feet.
* Flood stage is 13 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage early
Friday afternoon to a crest of 16.4 feet early Saturday afternoon.
It will then fall below flood stage early Sunday morning.
* Impact...At 11 feet, Bankfull conditions occur upstream and
downstream from the gage on the Georgia Highway 15 bridge. Some
low lying areas on the right bank just begin to overflow.
* Impact...At 13 feet, Flood Stage is reached. Minor flooding occurs
along the river upstream and downstream from the gage on the
Georgia Highway 15 bridge. The right bank begins to overflow into
agricultural land and pastures with a foot or two of water.
* Impact...At 15 feet, Minor flooding continues to expand into
fields...woodlands and pastures...mainly on the right bank of the
river...upstream and downstream from the gage on the Georgia
Highway 15 bridge.
&&
LAT...LON 3364 8325 3364 8333 3383 8333 3384 8327
$$
GAC021-153-169-207-289-180015-
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811 AM EDT Thu Sep 17 2020
...The Flood Warning remains in effect...
The Flood Warning continues for
the Ocmulgee River near Macon.
* From Friday afternoon until further notice.
* At 4:30 AM EDT Thursday the stage was 14.4 feet.
* Flood stage is 18 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast..0
* Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage early
Friday afternoon and continue rising to a crest of 24.5 feet early
Sunday afternoon.
* Impact...At 16 feet, Bankfull conditions occur along the river
upstream and downstream from the gage at U.S. Highway 80 or Martin
Luther King Boulevard. Some flooding of low lying areas begins in
portions of the Ocmulgee Riverwalk and agricultural lands well
downstream.
* Impact...At 18 feet, Flood stage is reached. Minor flooding begins
along the river upstream and downstream from the gage at U.S.
Highway 80 or Martin Luther King Boulevard. Portions of the
Ocmulgee Riverwalk and agricultural lands well downstream will be
under a foot of water.
* Impact...At 20 feet, Minor flooding expands. An increasing amount
of the Macon GreenWay Ocmulgee Heritage Trail floods north of the
Martin Luther King Boulevard bridge. The flood waters will be
around one foot deep on portions of the trail and both banks
overflow upstream from the bridge. Large portions of agricultural
lands well downstream will be under one to three feet of water.
* Impact...At 23 feet, Minor flooding continues to expand. Large
portions of the Macon GreenWay Ocmulgee Heritage Trail floods
north of the Martin Luther King Boulevard bridge. The flood waters
will be up to 3 feet deep on portions of the trail. Large portions
of agricultural lands east of Macon and well downstream will be
under 1 to 5 feet of water.
* Impact...At 25 feet, Minor flooding expands further into the
woodlands and over the Macon GreenWay Ocmulgee Heritage Trail
north of the Martin Luther King Boulevard bridge. The flood waters
will be up to 5 feet deep on portions of the trail. Large portions
of agricultural lands just east and south of Macon will be under 1
to 7 feet of water.
&&
LAT...LON 3290 8372 3293 8367 3282 8356 3266 8353
3263 8359 3274 8363
$$754
WGUS82 KFFC 171220
FLSFFC
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
820 AM EDT Thu Sep 17 2020
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Georgia...
Yellow River near East Lithonia affecting DeKalb and Rockdale
Counties.
Yellow River near Conyers below Milstead affecting Newton and
Rockdale Counties.
Middle Oconee River near Arcade affecting Jackson and Barrow
Counties.
Oconee River near Milledgeville affecting Washington, Wilkinson
and Baldwin Counties.
Oconee River near Penfield affecting Greene, Oconee and Clarke
Counties.
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Georgia...
Ocmulgee River near Macon affecting Jones, Houston, Bibb, Monroe
and Twiggs Counties.
Oconee River near Oconee affecting Wilkinson, Washington and
Johnson Counties.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Additional information is available at weather.gov/atlanta.
&&
GAC089-247-180030-
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/YLOG1.2.ER.200917T1310Z.200918T0000Z.200918T1241Z.UU/
820 AM EDT Thu Sep 17 2020
...The Flood Warning is now in effect until early tomorrow
afternoon...
The Flood Warning continues for
the Yellow River near East Lithonia.
* Until Friday afternoon.
* At 8:01 AM EDT Thursday the stage was 12.3 feet.
* Flood stage is 13.0 feet.
* Moderate flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late
this morning to a crest of 17.2 feet this evening. It will then
fall below flood stage tomorrow morning.
* Impact...At 11.0 feet, Bankfull conditions are reached upstream
and downstream on the river from the stream gage at Pleasant Hill
Road.
* Impact...At 13.0 feet, Flood stage is reached. Minor flooding will
occur in portions of the woodlands and fields near the river
upstream and downstream from the gage on Pleasant Hill Road.
* Impact...At 17.0 feet, Moderate flooding begins. Significant
flooding expands into the woodlands and fields near the river
upstream and downstream from the gage on Pleasant Hill Road. In
Dekalb County...some flooding of backyards of homes occurs on
Harmony Hills Drive and Court. Johnson Creek flowing under Union
Grove Road into the river continues to back up. In Rockdale
County...some flooding of yards begins in the Lake Capri
subdivision.
&&
LAT...LON 3377 8409 3377 8402 3372 8399 3367 8403
$$
GAC021-153-169-207-289-180030-
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820 AM EDT Thu Sep 17 2020
...The Flood Warning is now in effect until further notice...
The Flood Warning continues for
the Ocmulgee River near Macon.
* From this morning until further notice.
* At 7:30 AM EDT Thursday the stage was 17.3 feet.
* Flood stage is 18.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river will rise above flood stage late this morning
to 19.9 feet this evening. It will then fall to 19.4 feet and
begin rising again tomorrow morning. It will rise to 24.7 feet
early Sunday afternoon. It will then fall again but remain above
flood stage.
* Impact...At 18.0 feet, Flood stage is reached. Minor flooding
begins along the river upstream and downstream from the gage at
U.S. Highway 80 or Martin Luther King Boulevard. Portions of the
Ocmulgee Riverwalk and agricultural lands well downstream will be
under a foot of water.
* Impact...At 20.0 feet, Minor flooding expands. An increasing
amount of the Macon GreenWay Ocmulgee Heritage Trail floods north
of the Martin Luther King Boulevard bridge. The flood waters will
be around one foot deep on portions of the trail and both banks
overflow upstream from the bridge. Large portions of agricultural
lands well downstream will be under one to three feet of water.
* Impact...At 23.0 feet, Minor flooding continues to expand. Large
portions of the Macon GreenWay Ocmulgee Heritage Trail floods
north of the Martin Luther King Boulevard bridge. The flood waters
will be up to 3 feet deep on portions of the trail. Large portions
of agricultural lands east of Macon and well downstream will be
under 1 to 5 feet of water.
&&
LAT...LON 3290 8372 3293 8367 3282 8356 3266 8353
3263 8359 3274 8363
$$
GAC217-247-180030-
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820 AM EDT Thu Sep 17 2020
...The Flood Warning is now in effect until Saturday morning...
The Flood Warning continues for
the Yellow River near Conyers below Milstead.
* From this afternoon to Saturday morning.
* At 7:30 AM EDT Thursday the stage was 6.8 feet.
* Flood stage is 11.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late
this afternoon to a crest of 15.4 feet early tomorrow afternoon.
It will then fall below flood stage early Saturday morning.
* Impact...At 9.0 feet, Bankfull conditions are reached upstream and
downstream from the gage on Gees Mill Road in Rockdale County. Low
portions of Sockwell Road near the river in Newton County will
begin to flood.
* Impact...At 10.0 feet, Bankfull conditions continue upstream and
downstream from the gage on Gees Mill Road in Rockdale County.
Portions of Sockwell Road by the river in Newton County will be
around one foot under water.
* Impact...At 11.0 feet, Flood Stage is reached. Minor flooding
begins in the woodlands...fields and pasture along the river
upstream and downstream from the gage on Gees Mill Road in
Rockdale County. Portions of Sockwell Road by the river in Newton
County will be around two feet under water.
* Impact...At 13.0 feet, Minor flooding continues to expand into the
woodlands...fields and pasture along the river upstream and
downstream from the gage on Gees Mill Road in Rockdale County.
Most of Sockwell Road by the river in Newton County will be
flooded with up to 4 feet of water. Minor flooding also occurs in
Newton County in the Riverside Estates Travel and Trailer Park.
Any trailers near the river may need to be moved to higher ground.
A playground by the river will begin to flood.
&&
LAT...LON 3366 8399 3371 8395 3359 8387 3356 8393
$$
GAC013-157-180030-
/O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0354.200917T2224Z-200918T1506Z/
/ACDG1.1.ER.200917T2224Z.200918T0600Z.200918T0906Z.NO/
820 AM EDT Thu Sep 17 2020
...The Flood Warning is now in effect until late tomorrow morning...
The Flood Warning continues for
the Middle Oconee River near Arcade.
* From this evening to Friday morning.
* At 7:31 AM EDT Thursday the stage was 6.2 feet.
* Flood stage is 16.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage this
evening to a crest of 17.5 feet just after midnight tonight. It
will then fall below flood stage late tonight.
* Impact...At 15.0 feet, Bankfull conditions are reached along the
river upstream and downstream from the gage at Georgia Highway 82.
* Impact...At 16.0 feet, Flood Stage is reached. Minor flooding
begins in the woodlands...fields and pasture upstream and
downstream from the gage at Georgia Highway 82. A few dirt access
roads will be flooded. A residential yard just downstream will
begin to flood.
* Impact...At 18.0 feet, Minor flooding continues in the woodlands...
fields and pasture upstream and downstream from the gage at
Georgia Highway 82. A few dirt access roads and a residential yard
just downstream will be flooded with up to two feet of water.
&&
LAT...LON 3404 8377 3410 8375 3406 8355 3400 8347
3395 8352 3402 8363
$$
GAC167-303-319-180030-
/O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0355.200918T0145Z-000000T0000Z/
/OCNG1.1.ER.200918T0145Z.200921T1200Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
820 AM EDT Thu Sep 17 2020
...The Flood Warning is now in effect until further notice...
The Flood Warning continues for
the Oconee River near Oconee.
* From this evening until further notice.
* At 7:45 AM EDT Thursday the stage was 3.4 feet.
* Flood stage is 17.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river will rise above flood stage late this evening
to 20.2 feet early tomorrow afternoon. It will then fall to 18.8
feet and begin rising again Saturday evening. It will rise to 20.6
feet Monday evening. It will then fall again but remain above
flood stage.
* Impact...At 14.0 feet, Bankfull conditions are reached along the
river. The Old Balls Ferry Road boat ramp...just upstream and
right bank from the Georgia Highway 57 bridge...will begin to
flood.
* Impact...At 17.0 feet, Flood stage is reached. The water level
reaches the top of the Old Balls Ferry Road boat ramp...just
upstream and rightbank from the Georgia Highway 57 bridge. Minor
flooding of woodlands near the river occurs.
* Impact...At 19.0 feet, The water level begins to flood the dirt
parking lot area near the Old Balls Ferry Road boat ramp...just
upstream and rightbank from the Georgia Highway 57 bridge. Minor
flooding continues and spreads further into the woodlands near the
river.
&&
LAT...LON 3284 8303 3288 8298 3279 8292 3267 8289
3265 8298 3278 8300
$$
GAC009-303-319-180030-
/O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0356.200918T1048Z-200921T0123Z/
/MLGG1.1.ER.200918T1048Z.200919T0600Z.200920T1923Z.NO/
820 AM EDT Thu Sep 17 2020
...The Flood Warning is now in effect until late Sunday evening...
The Flood Warning continues for
the Oconee River near Milledgeville.
* From Friday morning to Sunday evening.
* At 8:00 AM EDT Thursday the stage was 12.8 feet.
* Flood stage is 22.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
tomorrow morning to a crest of 26.9 feet early Saturday morning.
It will then fall below flood stage Sunday afternoon.
* Impact...At 20.0 feet, Bankfull conditions will occur upstream and
downstream from the stream gage located on the right bank of the
river around one half mile upstream from the Georgia Highway 22
and 24 bridge. The water level will reach the top of the boat ramp
just downstream from the bridge. Cattle located on the flood plain
and logging equipment near the river banks should be moved to
higher ground. Sinclair Dam will likely have one gate open to
reach this height.
* Impact...At 22.0 feet, Flood stage is reached. Minor flooding
occurs upstream and downstream from the gage located around one
half mile upstream from the Georgia Highway 22 and 24 bridge. Low
lying portions of woodlands and pasture in the natural flood plain
will begin to flood. This will include portions of the sidewalks
in the Oconee River Greenway Park just downstream from the bridge.
Sinclair Dam will have one to two gates open to reach this height.
* Impact...At 24.0 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.
* Impact...At 27.0 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
$$
GAC059-133-219-180030-
/O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0357.200918T1424Z-200920T0542Z/
/PNFG1.1.ER.200918T1424Z.200919T1200Z.200919T2342Z.NO/
820 AM EDT Thu Sep 17 2020
...The Flood Warning is now in effect until early Sunday morning...
The Flood Warning continues for
the Oconee River near Penfield.
* From Friday morning to late Saturday night.
* At 8:00 AM EDT Thursday the stage was 5.0 feet.
* Flood stage is 13.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late
tomorrow morning to a crest of 15.7 feet Saturday morning. It will
then fall below flood stage Saturday evening.
* Impact...At 11.0 feet, Bankfull conditions occur upstream and
downstream from the gage on the Georgia Highway 15 bridge. Some
low lying areas on the right bank just begin to overflow.
* Impact...At 13.0 feet, Flood Stage is reached. Minor flooding
occurs along the river upstream and downstream from the gage on
the Georgia Highway 15 bridge. The right bank begins to overflow
into agricultural land and pastures with a foot or two of water.
* Impact...At 15.0 feet, Minor flooding continues to expand into
fields...woodlands and pastures...mainly on the right bank of the
river...upstream and downstream from the gage on the Georgia
Highway 15 bridge.
&&
LAT...LON 3364 8325 3364 8333 3383 8333 3384 8327
$$126
WGUS82 KFFC 171348
FLSFFC
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
948 AM EDT Thu Sep 17 2020
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Georgia...
Yellow River near East Lithonia affecting DeKalb and Rockdale
Counties.
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Georgia...
Yellow River near Conyers below Milstead affecting Newton and
Rockdale Counties.
Ocmulgee River near Macon affecting Jones, Houston, Bibb, Monroe
and Twiggs Counties.
Middle Oconee River near Arcade affecting Jackson and Barrow
Counties.
Oconee River near Milledgeville affecting Washington, Wilkinson
and Baldwin Counties.
Oconee River near Penfield affecting Greene, Oconee and Clarke
Counties.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Additional information is available at weather.gov/atlanta.
&&
GAC089-247-180200-
/O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0347.000000T0000Z-200918T1842Z/
/YLOG1.2.ER.200917T1252Z.200918T0000Z.200918T1612Z.UU/
948 AM EDT Thu Sep 17 2020
...The Flood Warning is now in effect until early tomorrow
afternoon...
The Flood Warning continues for
the Yellow River near East Lithonia.
* Until Friday afternoon.
* At 9:32 AM EDT Thursday the stage was 13.4 feet.
* Flood stage is 13.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 17.8 feet
this evening. It will then fall below flood stage early tomorrow
afternoon.
* Impact...At 13.0 feet, Flood stage is reached. Minor flooding will
occur in portions of the woodlands and fields near the river
upstream and downstream from the gage on Pleasant Hill Road.
* Impact...At 15.0 feet, Minor flooding continues and expands
further into the woodlands and fields near the river upstream and
downstream from the gage on Pleasant Hill Road. In Dekalb County...
some flooding of backyards of homes begin on Harmony Hills Drive
and Court. Johnson Creek flowing under Union Grove Road into the
river begins to back up.
* Impact...At 17.0 feet, Moderate flooding begins. Significant
flooding expands into the woodlands and fields near the river
upstream and downstream from the gage on Pleasant Hill Road. In
Dekalb County...some flooding of backyards of homes occurs on
Harmony Hills Drive and Court. Johnson Creek flowing under Union
Grove Road into the river continues to back up. In Rockdale
County...some flooding of yards begins in the Lake Capri
subdivision.
&&
LAT...LON 3377 8409 3377 8402 3372 8399 3367 8403
$$
GAC021-153-169-207-289-180200-
/O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0352.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/MACG1.1.ER.200917T1221Z.200920T1200Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
948 AM EDT Thu Sep 17 2020
...The Flood Warning remains in effect...
The Flood Warning continues for
the Ocmulgee River near Macon.
* Until further notice.
* At 8:30 AM EDT Thursday the stage was 18.1 feet.
* Flood stage is 18.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river will rise to 20.1 feet this evening. It will
then fall to 19.6 feet and begin rising again tomorrow morning. It
will rise to 25.0 feet Sunday morning. It will then fall again but
remain above flood stage.
* Impact...At 18.0 feet, Flood stage is reached. Minor flooding
begins along the river upstream and downstream from the gage at
U.S. Highway 80 or Martin Luther King Boulevard. Portions of the
Ocmulgee Riverwalk and agricultural lands well downstream will be
under a foot of water.
* Impact...At 20.0 feet, Minor flooding expands. An increasing
amount of the Macon GreenWay Ocmulgee Heritage Trail floods north
of the Martin Luther King Boulevard bridge. The flood waters will
be around one foot deep on portions of the trail and both banks
overflow upstream from the bridge. Large portions of agricultural
lands well downstream will be under one to three feet of water.
* Impact...At 23.0 feet, Minor flooding continues to expand. Large
portions of the Macon GreenWay Ocmulgee Heritage Trail floods
north of the Martin Luther King Boulevard bridge. The flood waters
will be up to 3 feet deep on portions of the trail. Large portions
of agricultural lands east of Macon and well downstream will be
under 1 to 5 feet of water.
* Impact...At 25.0 feet, Minor flooding expands further into the
woodlands and over the Macon GreenWay Ocmulgee Heritage Trail
north of the Martin Luther King Boulevard bridge. The flood waters
will be up to 5 feet deep on portions of the trail. Large portions
of agricultural lands just east and south of Macon will be under 1
to 7 feet of water.
&&
LAT...LON 3290 8372 3293 8367 3282 8356 3266 8353
3263 8359 3274 8363
$$
GAC217-247-180200-
/O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0350.200917T2116Z-200919T1136Z/
/MYRG1.1.ER.200917T1707Z.200918T1800Z.200919T0744Z.UU/
948 AM EDT Thu Sep 17 2020
...The Flood Warning remains in effect...
The Flood Warning continues for
the Yellow River near Conyers below Milstead.
* From this afternoon to Saturday morning.
* At 9:17 AM EDT Thursday the stage was 8.0 feet.
* Flood stage is 11.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage this
afternoon to a crest of 15.0 feet early tomorrow afternoon. It
will then fall below flood stage early Saturday morning.
* Impact...At 9.0 feet, Bankfull conditions are reached upstream and
downstream from the gage on Gees Mill Road in Rockdale County. Low
portions of Sockwell Road near the river in Newton County will
begin to flood.
* Impact...At 11.0 feet, Flood Stage is reached. Minor flooding
begins in the woodlands...fields and pasture along the river
upstream and downstream from the gage on Gees Mill Road in
Rockdale County. Portions of Sockwell Road by the river in Newton
County will be around two feet under water.
* Impact...At 13.0 feet, Minor flooding continues to expand into the
woodlands...fields and pasture along the river upstream and
downstream from the gage on Gees Mill Road in Rockdale County.
Most of Sockwell Road by the river in Newton County will be
flooded with up to 4 feet of water. Minor flooding also occurs in
Newton County in the Riverside Estates Travel and Trailer Park.
Any trailers near the river may need to be moved to higher ground.
A playground by the river will begin to flood.
* Impact...At 16.0 feet, Moderate flooding begins. In Newton
County...Riverside Estates Travel and Mobile Home Park begins to
experience significant flooding. Trailers must be moved to higher
ground and several mobile homes will flood. Evacuations may be
needed. In Rockdale County...some flooding begins in the Lake
Capri subdivision.
&&
LAT...LON 3366 8399 3371 8395 3359 8387 3356 8393
$$
GAC013-157-180200-
/O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0354.200917T2224Z-200918T1506Z/
/ACDG1.1.ER.200917T1849Z.200918T0600Z.200918T1247Z.NO/
948 AM EDT Thu Sep 17 2020
...The Flood Warning remains in effect...
The Flood Warning continues for
the Middle Oconee River near Arcade.
* From this evening to Friday morning.
* At 8:30 AM EDT Thursday the stage was 7.9 feet.
* Flood stage is 16.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage this
afternoon to a crest of 20.0 feet just after midnight tonight. It
will then fall below flood stage tomorrow morning.
* Impact...At 15.0 feet, Bankfull conditions are reached along the
river upstream and downstream from the gage at Georgia Highway 82.
* Impact...At 16.0 feet, Flood Stage is reached. Minor flooding
begins in the woodlands...fields and pasture upstream and
downstream from the gage at Georgia Highway 82. A few dirt access
roads will be flooded. A residential yard just downstream will
begin to flood.
* Impact...At 20.0 feet, Minor flooding continues to expand further
into the woodlands...fields and pasture upstream and downstream
from the gage at Georgia Highway 82. A few dirt access roads and a
residential yard just downstream will be flooded with up to 4 feet
of water.
&&
LAT...LON 3404 8377 3410 8375 3406 8355 3400 8347
3395 8352 3402 8363
$$
GAC009-303-319-180200-
/O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0356.200918T1048Z-200921T0123Z/
/MLGG1.1.ER.200917T1814Z.200918T1200Z.200921T1259Z.NO/
948 AM EDT Thu Sep 17 2020
...The Flood Warning remains in effect...
The Flood Warning continues for
the Oconee River near Milledgeville.
* From Friday morning to Sunday evening.
* At 9:30 AM EDT Thursday the stage was 15.2 feet.
* Flood stage is 22.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage this
afternoon to a crest of 31.1 feet tomorrow morning. It will then
fall below flood stage Monday morning.
* Impact...At 20.0 feet, Bankfull conditions will occur upstream and
downstream from the stream gage located on the right bank of the
river around one half mile upstream from the Georgia Highway 22
and 24 bridge. The water level will reach the top of the boat ramp
just downstream from the bridge. Cattle located on the flood plain
and logging equipment near the river banks should be moved to
higher ground. Sinclair Dam will likely have one gate open to
reach this height.
* Impact...At 22.0 feet, Flood stage is reached. Minor flooding
occurs upstream and downstream from the gage located around one
half mile upstream from the Georgia Highway 22 and 24 bridge. Low
lying portions of woodlands and pasture in the natural flood plain
will begin to flood. This will include portions of the sidewalks
in the Oconee River Greenway Park just downstream from the bridge.
Sinclair Dam will have one to two gates open to reach this height.
* Impact...At 27.0 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.
* Impact...At 30.0 feet, Minor flooding continues to expand further
into the woodlands and pasture upstream and downstream from the
gage near the Georgia Highway 22 and 24 bridge. Fishing Creek
backs up and a few buildings along the creek will be flooded. Also
Tanyard Branch Stream between East Thomas and East Charleston
Streets in Milledgeville will flood. Sinclair Dam will likely have
four to five gates open to reach this height.
* Impact...At 32.0 feet, Moderate flooding begins and expands
further into the woodlands and pastures along the river. Fishing
Creek continues to back up and spread further into woodland areas
and covers some roads in low lying areas. Tanyard Branch Stream
continues to flood. Sinclair Dam will likely have five gates open
to reach this height.
&&
LAT...LON 3313 8325 3314 8317 3308 8317 3302 8313
3297 8316 3304 8324
$$
GAC059-133-219-180200-
/O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0357.200918T1424Z-200920T0542Z/
/PNFG1.1.ER.200918T0800Z.200919T1200Z.200920T0400Z.NO/
948 AM EDT Thu Sep 17 2020
...The Flood Warning remains in effect...
The Flood Warning continues for
the Oconee River near Penfield.
* From Friday morning to late Saturday night.
* At 9:00 AM EDT Thursday the stage was 5.7 feet.
* Flood stage is 13.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late
tonight to a crest of 17.1 feet Saturday morning. It will then
fall below flood stage early Sunday morning.
* Impact...At 11.0 feet, Bankfull conditions occur upstream and
downstream from the gage on the Georgia Highway 15 bridge. Some
low lying areas on the right bank just begin to overflow.
* Impact...At 13.0 feet, Flood Stage is reached. Minor flooding
occurs along the river upstream and downstream from the gage on
the Georgia Highway 15 bridge. The right bank begins to overflow
into agricultural land and pastures with a foot or two of water.
* Impact...At 15.0 feet, Minor flooding continues to expand into
fields...woodlands and pastures...mainly on the right bank of the
river...upstream and downstream from the gage on the Georgia
Highway 15 bridge.
* Impact...At 17.0 feet, Minor flooding continues to expand into
fields...woodlands and pastures near the river. The water level is
very close to Ward Road on the right bank. Flood waters will be
approaching irrigation systems and they may need to be moved to
higher ground.
&&
LAT...LON 3364 8325 3364 8333 3383 8333 3384 8327
$$099 WGUS82 KFFC 172040 FLSFFC Flood Statement National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 440 PM EDT Thu Sep 17 2020 ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Georgia... Yellow River near East Lithonia affecting DeKalb and Rockdale Counties. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas. Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Additional information is available at weather.gov/atlanta. The next statement will be issued late tonight by 445 AM EDT. && GAC089-247-180845- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0347.000000T0000Z-200918T1842Z/ /YLOG1.1.ER.200917T1252Z.200917T1800Z.200918T0124Z.UU/ 440 PM EDT Thu Sep 17 2020 ...The Flood Warning remains in effect... The Flood Warning continues for the Yellow River near East Lithonia. * Until Friday afternoon. * At 4:16 PM EDT Thursday the stage was 14.1 feet. * Flood stage is 13.0 feet. * Minor flooding is occurring and is forecast. * Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage late this evening and continue falling to 1.8 feet early Tuesday afternoon. * Impact...At 15.0 feet, Minor flooding continues and expands further into the woodlands and fields near the river upstream and downstream from the gage on Pleasant Hill Road. In Dekalb County... some flooding of backyards of homes begin on Harmony Hills Drive and Court. Johnson Creek flowing under Union Grove Road into the river begins to back up. && LAT...LON 3377 8409 3377 8402 3372 8399 3367 8403 $$
035 WGUS82 KFFC 180724 FLSFFC Flood Statement National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 324 AM EDT Fri Sep 18 2020 ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Georgia... Yellow River near East Lithonia affecting DeKalb and Rockdale Counties. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas. Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. && GAC089-247-181845- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0347.000000T0000Z-200918T1842Z/ /YLOG1.1.ER.200917T1252Z.200917T1800Z.200918T2212Z.UU/ 324 AM EDT Fri Sep 18 2020 ...The Flood Warning remains in effect... The Flood Warning continues for the Yellow River near East Lithonia. * Until this afternoon. * At 3:01 AM EDT Friday the stage was 14.1 feet...and slowly rising. * Flood stage is 13 feet. * Minor flooding will continue. * Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage this evening and continue falling to 1.9 feet Sunday evening. * Impact...At 15 feet, Minor flooding continues and expands further into the woodlands and fields near the river upstream and downstream from the gage on Pleasant Hill Road. In Dekalb County... some flooding of backyards of homes begin on Harmony Hills Drive and Court. Johnson Creek flowing under Union Grove Road into the river begins to back up. && LAT...LON 3377 8409 3377 8402 3372 8399 3367 8403 $$
620 WGUS82 KFFC 181340 FLSFFC Flood Statement National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 940 AM EDT Fri Sep 18 2020 ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Georgia... Yellow River near East Lithonia affecting DeKalb and Rockdale Counties. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Additional information is available at weather.gov/atlanta. && GAC089-247-181845- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0347.000000T0000Z-200918T1842Z/ /YLOG1.1.ER.200917T1252Z.200917T1800Z.200918T2240Z.UU/ 940 AM EDT Fri Sep 18 2020 ...The Flood Warning remains in effect... The Flood Warning continues for the Yellow River near East Lithonia. * Until this afternoon. * At 9:17 AM EDT Friday the stage was 14.3 feet. * Flood stage is 13 feet. * Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 14.4 feet this afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage this evening. * Impact...At 15 feet, Minor flooding continues and expands further into the woodlands and fields near the river upstream and downstream from the gage on Pleasant Hill Road. In Dekalb County... some flooding of backyards of homes begin on Harmony Hills Drive and Court. Johnson Creek flowing under Union Grove Road into the river begins to back up. && LAT...LON 3377 8409 3377 8402 3372 8399 3367 8403 $$
720 WGUS82 KFFC 181832 FLSFFC Flood Statement National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 232 PM EDT Fri Sep 18 2020 ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Georgia... Yellow River near East Lithonia affecting DeKalb and Rockdale Counties. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Additional information is available at weather.gov/atlanta. GAC089-247-181945- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0347.000000T0000Z-200918T1842Z/ /YLOG1.1.ER.200917T1252Z.200917T1800Z.200918T2109Z.UU/ 232 PM EDT Fri Sep 18 2020 ...The Flood Warning remains in effect... The Flood Warning continues for the Yellow River near East Lithonia. * Until this afternoon. * At 2:01 PM EDT Friday the stage was 13.4 feet. * Flood stage is 13 feet. * Minor flooding is occurring. * Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage late this afternoon and continue falling to 1.8 feet Wednesday morning. * Impact...At 13 feet, Flood stage is reached. Minor flooding will occur in portions of the woodlands and fields near the river upstream and downstream from the gage on Pleasant Hill Road. && LAT...LON 3377 8409 3377 8402 3372 8399 3367 8403 $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this river flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Atlanta, GA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood warning went out at Sep 17, 4:12 AM EDT, 55 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 17, 4:12 AM EDT, 55 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 412 AM EDT Thu Sep 17 2020 .SHORT TERM /Today through Friday/... Tropical Depression Sally's center is just NE of Montgomery, AL and will continue to push NE through the short term. The rain shield from Sally is spreading over the area and we are seeing inches of rainfall across north and central GA. Areas north of an ATL to AHN line have seen 1 to 2 inches over the past 24 hours with areas from ATL to MCN seeing about 2 to 4 inches. Right now the The highest rainfall amounts in GA have occurred just to the NE of Sally's center across Macon/Peach/Crawford counties. These counties have see 8-10 inch totals over the past 24 hours and with more rain to come Im sure these values will continue to go up through this afternoon. Sally is still expected to track to the NE with its center expected just N of Columbus by 7am and then just NW of August by 7pm tonight. North and Central GA will continue to see moderate to heavy rain through the morning hours with the rain tapering of from West to East through the afternoon and evening. There will be some drier air that moves into N GA tonight around the backside of Sally's remnants but there will still be some moisture across central and south GA through the short term. Keeping some slight to chance PoPs across the area Friday. High temps today and Friday will stay in the 70s with lows tonight in the 60s. 01 .LONG TERM /Friday Night through Wednesday/... With the remnant low of Sally pushing out of the area on Friday, a frontal system should approach the CWA from the N-NW before stalling near the central to south Georgia region over the weekend. This frontal system is really the only source of any PoPs for the CWA as high pressure system begins to builds in over the latter half of the weekend and remain through the long term period. Looking ahead towards the temperatures, high and low temps will begin to lower thanks in part to that associated cold front. Highs should be around the low 70s through the weekend with lows getting down to the mid to low 50s. For high temps, this is around 8 to 16 degrees below climatological average for this time of year so a taste of fall could be on the horizon. Temps will then slowly begin to warm once more approaching the mid week period. Morgan && AVIATION... 06Z Update... T.D. Sally is moving NE and spreading massive amounts of precipitation across North and Central GA. As far as aviation goes this storm is bringing with it low ceilings, rain, and gusty easterly winds. Ceilings expected to stay in the IFR range through this evening before lifting into the MVFR range by 03z-05z Friday. The winds will also stay mainly out of the east then switch to the NW right around 00z Friday. Wind speeds will stay in the 10-15kt range with gust 20-25 until the NWLY switch when speeds will diminish to 10kt or less. //ATL Confidence...06Z Update... Confidence medium to high on all elements 01 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Athens 75 66 79 62 / 100 70 30 30 Atlanta 75 67 77 63 / 100 60 30 20 Blairsville 71 61 74 56 / 100 60 20 20 Cartersville 75 65 77 62 / 100 50 20 20 Columbus 79 69 81 66 / 80 30 30 20 Gainesville 72 66 78 62 / 100 60 30 20 Macon 79 68 80 65 / 100 50 30 20 Rome 78 65 78 61 / 90 40 20 10 Peachtree City 75 66 78 63 / 100 50 30 20 Vidalia 83 71 81 66 / 90 60 40 20 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... Wind Advisory until 11 AM EDT this morning for the following zones: Baldwin...Banks...Barrow...Bibb...Bleckley...Butts... Carroll...Chattahoochee...Cherokee...Clarke...Clayton...Cobb... Coweta...Crawford...Crisp...Dawson...DeKalb...Dodge...Dooly... Douglas...Emanuel...Fayette...Forsyth...Glascock...Greene... Gwinnett...Hall...Hancock...Haralson...Harris...Heard...Henry... Houston...Jackson...Jasper...Jefferson...Johnson...Jones... Lamar...Laurens...Lumpkin...Macon...Madison...Marion... Meriwether...Monroe...Montgomery...Morgan...Muscogee...Newton... North Fulton...Oconee...Oglethorpe...Paulding...Peach...Pike... Pulaski...Putnam...Rockdale...Schley...South Fulton...Spalding... Stewart...Sumter...Talbot...Taliaferro...Taylor...Telfair... Toombs...Treutlen...Troup...Twiggs...Upson...Walton...Warren... Washington...Webster...Wheeler...White...Wilcox...Wilkes... Wilkinson. Flash Flood Watch through Friday morning for the following zones: Baldwin...Banks...Barrow...Bartow...Bibb...Bleckley... Butts...Carroll...Chattahoochee...Cherokee...Clarke...Clayton... Cobb...Coweta...Crawford...Crisp...Dawson...DeKalb...Dodge... Dooly...Douglas...Fannin...Fayette...Floyd...Forsyth...Gilmer... Glascock...Gordon...Greene...Gwinnett...Hall...Hancock... Haralson...Harris...Heard...Henry...Houston...Jackson...Jasper... Jefferson...Johnson...Jones...Lamar...Laurens...Lumpkin... Macon...Madison...Marion...Meriwether...Monroe...Morgan... Muscogee...Newton...North Fulton...Oconee...Oglethorpe... Paulding...Peach...Pickens...Pike...Polk...Pulaski...Putnam... Rockdale...Schley...South Fulton...Spalding...Stewart...Sumter... Talbot...Taliaferro...Taylor...Towns...Troup...Twiggs...Union... Upson...Walton...Warren...Washington...Webster...White... Wilcox...Wilkes...Wilkinson. && SHORT TERM...01 LONG TERM....Morgan AVIATION...01
Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 16, 8:13 PM EDT, 8 hours 54 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 813 PM EDT Wed Sep 16 2020 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-171000- Baldwin-Banks-Barrow-Bartow-Bibb-Bleckley-Butts-Carroll-Catoosa- Chattahoochee-Chattooga-Cherokee-Clarke-Clayton-Cobb-Coweta- Crawford-Crisp-Dade-Dawson-DeKalb-Dodge-Dooly-Douglas-Emanuel- Fannin-Fayette-Floyd-Forsyth-Gilmer-Glascock-Gordon-Greene- Gwinnett-Hall-Hancock-Haralson-Harris-Heard-Henry-Houston-Jackson- Jasper-Jefferson-Johnson-Jones-Lamar-Laurens-Lumpkin-Macon- Madison-Marion-Meriwether-Monroe-Montgomery-Morgan-Murray- Muscogee-Newton-North Fulton-Oconee-Oglethorpe-Paulding-Peach- Pickens-Pike-Polk-Pulaski-Putnam-Rockdale-Schley-South Fulton- Spalding-Stewart-Sumter-Talbot-Taliaferro-Taylor-Telfair-Toombs- Towns-Treutlen-Troup-Twiggs-Union-Upson-Walker-Walton-Warren- Washington-Webster-Wheeler-White-Whitfield-Wilcox-Wilkes- Wilkinson- 813 PM EDT Wed Sep 16 2020 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of North and Central Georgia. .DAY ONE...Rest of Tonight... Very heavy rainfall and flooding from the the remnants of Tropical Storm Sally are expected tonight. A Flash Flood Watch is in effect for much of north and central Georgia through Friday morning. Runoff associated with the heavy rains will likely produce some flash flooding and extensive river flooding. In addition to heavy rainfall, some stronger winds will be capable of producing downed trees and powerlines, especially with wet soils. A Wind Advisory is in effect for much of the area through Thursday morning. A couple of brief weak tornadoes also cannot be ruled out over parts of middle Georgia tonight, mainly south of a Columbus to Macon to Jefferson line. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday... The Flash Flood Watch will continue through early Friday morning as the remnants of Sally move across Georgia. Within the stronger rainbands, damaging wind gusts and weak brief tornadoes will continue to be possible. Sustained winds of 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph may continue into Thursday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be required tonight and Thursday. Spotters should exercise extreme caution and avoid any high water or flooded roads. Please continue to follow all local, state, and CDC guidelines in regards to travel.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Sep 16, 11:36 PM EDT, 5 hours 31 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1136 PM EDT WED SEP 16 2020
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1050 PM FLASH FLOOD 1 SW MONTEZUMA 32.29N 84.04W
09/16/2020 MACON GA 911 CALL CENTER
WATER WAS REPORTED FLOWING OVER THE READWAY ALONG
HIGHWAY 26 E.
&&
EVENT NUMBER FFC2001206
LREAVESLocal storm report, Sep 17, 5:02 AM EDT, 5 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
502 AM EDT THU SEP 17 2020
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0350 AM FLASH FLOOD 1 NW WARNER ROBINS 32.63N 83.64W
09/17/2020 HOUSTON GA PUBLIC
SEWAGE BACKING UP DUE TO HEAVY RAIN AND FLASH FLOODING
AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF STEVENS STREET.
&&
EVENT NUMBER FFC2001207
NMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 9:10 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Marion, Muscogee, Schley, Stewart, Sumter and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Sep 16, 11:25 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Crisp, Dooly, Macon, Taylor | 7 hr |
| Sep 17, 12:00 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Bibb, Bleckley, Crawford, Houston, Peach, Pulaski and 2 more | 11 hr |
| Sep 17, 12:45 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Harris, Lamar, Monroe, Pike, Talbot, Upson | 7 hr |
| Sep 17, 1:13 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Meriwether, Troup | 5 hr |
| Sep 17, 2:49 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Butts, Clayton, Coweta, Fayette, Fulton, Henry and 1 more | 7 hr |
| Sep 17, 2:59 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Jones, Wilkinson | 8 hr |
| Sep 17, 3:29 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Marion, Muscogee, Schley, Stewart, Sumter and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Sep 17, 3:34 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Gwinnett, Newton, Rockdale | 6 hr |
| Sep 17, 3:39 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Cobb, Douglas, Fulton | 6 hr |
| Sep 17, 4:29 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Fulton | 8 hr |
| Sep 17, 4:32 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | DeKalb | 11 hr |
| Sep 17, 4:32 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Fulton | 10 hr |
| Sep 17, 4:35 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | DeKalb | 6 hr |
| Sep 17, 4:42 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Fulton, Gwinnett | 7 hr |
| Sep 17, 4:45 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Fayette, Spalding | 55 hr |
| Sep 17, 4:45 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Crawford, Talbot, Taylor, Upson | 28 hr |
| Sep 17, 4:45 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Clayton, Fayette, Spalding | 32 hr |
| Sep 17, 4:50 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Muscogee | 17 hr |
| Sep 17, 5:04 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Lamar, Spalding | 9 hr |
| Sep 17, 5:07 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Forsyth, Fulton | 43 hr |
| Sep 17, 5:07 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gwinnett | 25 hr |
| Sep 17, 5:07 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Newton, Rockdale | 47 hr |
| Sep 17, 5:13 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Hancock, Jasper, Putnam, Washington | 6 hr |
| Sep 17, 5:16 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Pulaski | 6 hr |
| Sep 17, 5:16 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Bibb, Houston, Jones, Monroe, Twiggs | 4 days |
| Sep 17, 5:36 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gwinnett | 5 hr |
| Sep 17, 5:39 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Barrow, Jackson | 34 hr |
| Sep 17, 5:39 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Johnson, Washington, Wilkinson | 5 days |
| Sep 17, 5:39 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Washington, Wilkinson | 39 hr |
| Sep 17, 5:39 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Clarke, Greene, Oconee | 64 hr |
| Sep 17, 5:43 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Fulton | 10 hr |
| Sep 17, 6:00 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | DeKalb | 4 hr |
| Sep 17, 6:42 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Glascock, Jefferson, Warren | 6 hr |
| Sep 17, 6:44 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Cobb | 4 hr |
| Sep 17, 6:51 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gwinnett, Walton | 12 hr |
| Sep 17, 6:54 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gwinnett | 11 hr |
| Sep 17, 6:58 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Cobb | 7 hr |
| Sep 17, 7:09 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Forsyth | 16 hr |
| Sep 17, 7:18 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Fulton | 118 min |
| Sep 17, 7:22 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Cobb | 7 hr |
| Sep 17, 7:27 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gwinnett | 8 hr |
| Sep 17, 7:31 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Fulton | 12 hr |
| Sep 17, 7:47 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Greene, Taliaferro | 5 hr |
| Sep 17, 9:23 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Cherokee, Cobb | 5 hr |
| Sep 17, 9:28 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Cobb, Fulton | 16 hr |
| Sep 17, 10:31 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Cobb, Fulton | 13 hr |
| Sep 17, 10:31 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Cobb, Fulton | 11 hr |
| Sep 17, 10:31 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Carroll, Coweta, Heard | 12 hr |
| Sep 17, 11:03 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Jefferson, Washington | 23 hr |
| Sep 17, 11:23 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Jones | 15 hr |
| Sep 17, 1:31 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Johnson, Laurens, Washington, Wilkinson | 44 hr |
| Sep 17, 2:25 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Newton, Rockdale | 6 hr |
| Sep 17, 2:40 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Taliaferro, Wilkes | 33 hr |
| Sep 17, 2:44 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Jefferson | 3 hr |
| Sep 17, 3:32 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Coweta, Fayette, Spalding | 11 hr |
| Sep 17, 6:42 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Elbert, Madison, Oglethorpe | 3 hr |
| Sep 17, 7:22 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Dooly | 4 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.