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River Flood Warning 39, NWS Atlanta, GA

February 6, 2020Gwinnett County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this river flood warning at Feb 6, 2020, 7:51 AM EST for Gwinnett County, Georgia. It was in force for 10 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Feb 6, 2020, 7:51 AM EST (12:51 UTC)
Expired
Feb 6, 2020, 5:52 PM EST
In force
10 hr
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

County Gwinnett County, GA

The radar

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 70 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:52 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The river

Written for the forecast point No Business Creek at Lee Road near Snellville (NOBG1). The gauge peaked at 9.39 ft at Feb 6, 2020, 12:00 PM EST.

actionminormoderate51002/0602/07
Action stage
7 ft
Minor stage
9 ft
Moderate stage
11 ft
Major stage
14 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02207185, 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.

593 
WGUS42 KFFC 061251
FLWFFC
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
751 AM EST Thu Feb 6 2020

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

  No Business Creek near Snellville  affecting Gwinnett County

  Big Haynes Creek near Snellville  affecting Gwinnett 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.

&&

GAC135-070250-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FL.W.0039.200206T1251Z-000000T0000Z/
/NOBG1.1.ER.200206T1244Z.200206T1244Z.000000T0000Z.UU/
751 AM EST Thu Feb 6 2020

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Flood Warning for 
  The No Business Creek near Snellville .
* From this morning until further notice.
* At 730 AM Thursday the stage was 7.8 feet...and rising.
* Flood stage is 9 feet.
* At 9 feet...Flood stage is reached. Minor flooding begins of the 
  woodlands upstream and downstream from the stream gage at Lee Road.
* This crest compares to a previous crest of 8.8 feet on Sep 21 2009.
  

&&

LAT...LON 3384 8405 3383 8399 3375 8402 3377 8406


$$

GAC135-070250-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FL.W.0040.200206T1251Z-000000T0000Z/
/BIGG1.1.ER.200206T1244Z.200206T1244Z.000000T0000Z.UU/
751 AM EST Thu Feb 6 2020

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Flood Warning for 
  The Big Haynes Creek near Snellville .
* From this morning until further notice.
* At 730 AM Thursday the stage was 8.5 feet...and rising.
* Flood stage is 10 feet.
* At 10 feet...Flood stage is reached. Minor flooding will occur in
  the woodlands and pastures near the creek upstream and downstream 
  from the gage on Lenora Road. Some outbuildings near the creek 
  upstream and on the left bank from the bridge may begin to flood. 


&&

LAT...LON 3387 8402 3387 8395 3376 8394 3373 8397 3376 8401


$$
2 follow-up statements
910 
WGUS82 KFFC 061350
FLSFFC
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
850 AM EST Thu Feb 6 2020

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Georgia...
  No Business Creek near Snellville  affecting Gwinnett County 

  Big Haynes Creek near Snellville  affecting Gwinnett County 


GAC135-070350-
/O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0039.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/NOBG1.1.ER.200206T1244Z.200206T1332Z.000000T0000Z.UU/
850 AM EST Thu Feb 6 2020

The Flood Warning continues for
  The No Business Creek near Snellville .
* Until further notice.
* At 830 AM Thursday the stage was 9.1 feet...and rising.
* Minor flooding will continue.
* Flood stage is 9 feet.
* At 9 feet...Flood stage is reached. Minor flooding begins of the 
  woodlands upstream and downstream from the stream gage at Lee Road.


&&

LAT...LON 3384 8405 3383 8399 3375 8402 3377 8406


$$

GAC135-070350-
/O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0040.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/BIGG1.1.ER.200206T1244Z.200206T1331Z.000000T0000Z.UU/
850 AM EST Thu Feb 6 2020

The Flood Warning continues for
  The Big Haynes Creek near Snellville .
* Until further notice.
* At 830 AM Thursday the stage was 10.5 feet...and rising.
* Minor flooding will continue.
* Flood stage is 10 feet.
* At 10 feet...Flood stage is reached. Minor flooding will occur in
  the woodlands and pastures near the creek upstream and downstream 
  from the gage on Lenora Road. Some outbuildings near the creek 
  upstream and on the left bank from the bridge may begin to flood. 


&&

LAT...LON 3387 8402 3387 8395 3376 8394 3373 8397 3376 8401


$$
081 
WGUS82 KFFC 062252
FLSFFC
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
552 PM EST Thu Feb 6 2020

...The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in 
Georgia...
 
  No Business Creek near Snellville  affecting Gwinnett County

 
GAC135-062322-
/O.CAN.KFFC.FL.W.0039.000000T0000Z-200206T2252Z/
/NOBG1.1.ER.200206T1244Z.200206T1630Z.200206T1754Z.UU/
552 PM EST Thu Feb 6 2020

The Flood Warning is cancelled for
  The No Business Creek near Snellville .
* This takes effect immediately.
* At 5 PM Thursday the stage was 8 feet...and falling.
* Flood stage is 9 feet.
* The creek will continue to fall.
* At 9 feet, Bankfull conditions are reached upstream and
  downstream from the stream gage at Lee Road.
  

&&

LAT...LON 3384 8405 3383 8399 3375 8402 3377 8406


$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 5, 9:40 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHarris, Meriwether50 min
Feb 5, 9:54 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCatoosa, Dade, Walker51 min
Feb 6, 2:34 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCChattooga, Walker41 min
Feb 6, 3:09 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCGilmer, Gordon, Murray, Whitfield51 min
Feb 6, 4:43 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCChattooga, Floyd32 min
Feb 6, 4:49 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCChattooga, Floyd, Gordon, Murray, Walker, Whitfield41 min
Feb 6, 5:05 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCatoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Murray, Walker, Whitfield55 min
Feb 6, 5:07 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBartow, Floyd, Polk23 min
Feb 6, 5:26 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCGilmer, Gordon, Murray, Pickens49 min
Feb 6, 5:55 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDawson, Pickens35 min
Feb 6, 6:02 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCFannin, Lumpkin, Towns, Union, White58 min
Feb 6, 6:04 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCForsyth, Fulton53 hr
Feb 6, 6:05 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBartow, Haralson, Paulding, Polk40 min
Feb 6, 6:11 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCWhitfield4 days
Feb 6, 6:27 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCPaulding33 min
Feb 6, 6:38 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBartow, Cherokee, Dawson, Forsyth, Pickens82 min
Feb 6, 6:40 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCarroll, Cobb, Douglas, Fulton80 min
Feb 6, 6:47 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBartow, Cherokee, Cobb, Paulding28 min
Feb 6, 7:09 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDouglas36 min
Feb 6, 7:16 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCMurray, Whitfield51 hr
Feb 6, 7:20 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDawson, Forsyth, Lumpkin40 min
Feb 6, 7:28 AM ESTAreal Flood WarningFFCCatoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Floyd, Gordon, Murray and 2 more6 hr
Feb 6, 7:39 AM ESTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatFFCCatoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Floyd, Gilmer, Gordon and 3 more6 hr
Feb 6, 7:42 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCDeKalb, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett33 min
Feb 6, 7:50 AM ESTFlash Flood WarningFFCFannin, Gilmer, Lumpkin, Towns, Union6 hr
Feb 6, 7:50 AM ESTFlash Flood WarningFFCTowns, Union6 hr
Feb 6, 7:51 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCGwinnett12 hr
Feb 6, 7:53 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHaralson, Paulding37 min
Feb 6, 7:54 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBanks, Barrow, DeKalb, Gwinnett, Hall, Jackson96 min
Feb 6, 8:02 AM ESTFlash Flood WarningFFCBartow, Carroll, Cherokee, Cobb, DeKalb, Douglas and 9 more6 hr
Feb 6, 8:12 AM ESTFlash Flood WarningFFCBanks, Barrow, Dawson, Forsyth, Hall, Jackson and 2 more6 hr
Feb 6, 8:16 AM ESTTornado WarningFFCBarrow, Gwinnett, Hall, Jackson29 min
Feb 6, 8:35 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCherokee, Cobb, Dawson, Forsyth25 min
Feb 6, 8:42 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCGwinnett10 hr
Feb 6, 8:49 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCarroll26 min
Feb 6, 8:51 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDawson, Forsyth, Lumpkin24 min
Feb 6, 9:12 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCWhitfield5 hr
Feb 6, 9:23 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCCatoosa55 hr
Feb 6, 9:23 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCGordon, Murray, Whitfield10 days
Feb 6, 9:23 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCChattooga32 hr
Feb 6, 9:23 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCFloyd, Gordon11 days
Feb 6, 9:23 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCobb, Douglas, Forsyth, Fulton, Heard37 min
Feb 6, 9:29 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCForsyth23 hr
Feb 6, 9:37 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCDawson, Forsyth23 hr
Feb 6, 9:37 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCClarke, Madison, Oconee38 min
Feb 6, 9:44 AM ESTTornado WarningFFCClarke, Madison, Oconee, Oglethorpe31 min
Feb 6, 9:55 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCCatoosa25 hr
Feb 6, 9:55 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCGilmer4 hr
Feb 6, 9:55 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCGilmer8 hr
Feb 6, 9:58 AM ESTTornado WarningFFCBarrow, Jackson, Walton32 min
Feb 6, 10:17 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCClayton, DeKalb, Fayette, Rockdale28 min
Feb 6, 10:36 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMadison9 min
Feb 6, 10:37 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCCobb21 days
Feb 6, 10:41 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCPolk21 days
Feb 6, 10:49 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCGwinnett, Walton16 hr
Feb 6, 10:53 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCCobb21 days
Feb 6, 11:11 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCWalker21 days
Feb 6, 11:20 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCDawson19 hr
Feb 6, 11:23 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHenry, Meriwether, Pike, Spalding, Troup52 min
Feb 6, 11:56 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCHarris, Meriwether, Muscogee, Troup34 min
Feb 6, 11:57 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCGwinnett24 hr
Feb 6, 12:03 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCChattahoochee, Muscogee27 min
Feb 6, 12:05 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCCherokee, Cobb9 hr
Feb 6, 12:08 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCJasper, Morgan37 min
Feb 6, 12:13 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCBanks21 days
Feb 6, 12:25 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCChattahoochee, Harris, Marion, Meriwether, Muscogee, Pike and 3 more35 min
Feb 6, 12:26 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCGwinnett3 hr
Feb 6, 12:34 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCChattahoochee, Marion, Stewart, Webster26 min
Feb 6, 12:35 PM ESTTornado WarningFFCPutnam25 min
Feb 6, 12:36 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCGreene, Morgan, Putnam24 min
Feb 6, 12:45 PM ESTTornado WarningFFCGreene, Morgan, Oglethorpe, Taliaferro, Wilkes30 min
Feb 6, 12:49 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCGwinnett10 hr
Feb 6, 12:49 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDooly, Houston, Macon, Sumter26 min
Feb 6, 12:49 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCButts, Jasper, Lamar, Monroe, Pike, Spalding26 min
Feb 6, 12:53 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMonroe37 min
Feb 6, 12:55 PM ESTTornado WarningFFCGreene, Putnam35 min
Feb 6, 12:56 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCCobb, Fulton21 days
Feb 6, 1:00 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCMarion, Talbot, Taylor30 min
Feb 6, 1:10 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCWashington, Wilkinson23 min
Feb 6, 1:11 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCCobb, Fulton20 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.