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River Flood Warning 103, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this river flood warning at May 4, 2021, 1:36 AM EDT for Newton County, Rockdale County, Georgia. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- May 4, 2021, 1:36 AM EDT (05:36 UTC)
- Expired
- May 4, 2021, 10:24 AM EDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
Counties Newton County, GA, Rockdale County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 74 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:38 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The river
Written for the forecast point Little Haynes Creek at Dial Mill Road near Milstead (MLHG1). The gauge peaked at 10.02 ft at May 4, 2021, 2:00 AM EDT.
- Action stage
- 8 ft
- Minor stage
- 10 ft
- Moderate stage
- 13 ft
- Major stage
- 16 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02207435, 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.
656 WGUS42 KFFC 040536 FLWFFC BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Flood Warning National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 136 AM EDT Tue May 4 2021 ...The National Weather Service in Peachtree City GA has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Georgia... Little Haynes Creek near Milstead affecting Newton and Rockdale Counties. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding. Additional information is available at weather.gov/atlanta. && GAC217-247-041745- /O.NEW.KFFC.FL.W.0103.210504T0536Z-000000T0000Z/ /MLHG1.1.ER.210504T0440Z.210504T0445Z.000000T0000Z.UU/ 136 AM EDT Tue May 4 2021 The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a * Flood Warning for the Little Haynes Creek near Milstead. * From early this morning until further notice. * At 12:45 AM EDT Tuesday the stage was 9.8 feet and rising. * Flood stage is 10 feet. * Minor flooding is expected to occur shortly this morning. * Forecast...Minor flooding is forecast until further notice. * Impact...At 10 feet, Flood stage is reached. Minor flooding begins in the woodlands and fields along the creek upstream and downstream from the gage on Dial Mill Road. Some low lying portions of residential backyards on River Ridge Trail will begin to flood. && LAT...LON 3379 8395 3379 8387 3368 8390 3372 8393 $$
1 follow-up statement
140 WGUS82 KFFC 041424 FLSFFC Flood Statement National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 1024 AM EDT Tue May 4 2021 ...The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in Georgia... Little Haynes Creek near Milstead affecting Newton and Rockdale Counties. GAC217-247-041530- /O.CAN.KFFC.FL.W.0103.000000T0000Z-210504T1424Z/ /MLHG1.1.ER.210504T0440Z.210504T0445Z.210504T0645Z.UU/ 1024 AM EDT Tue May 4 2021 ...The Flood Warning for the Little Haynes Creek near Milstead has been cancelled... The Flood Warning is cancelled for the Little Haynes Creek near Milstead. * At 9:45 AM EDT Tuesday the stage was 7.9 feet and falling. * Flood stage is 10 feet. * Forecast...No forecast is available for this location. && LAT...LON 3379 8395 3379 8387 3368 8390 3372 8393 $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 8:01 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gwinnett, Walton | 2 hr |
| May 3, 8:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Harris | 36 min |
| May 3, 8:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Talbot | 30 min |
| May 3, 9:14 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Rockdale | 48 hr |
| May 3, 9:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Emanuel | 22 min |
| May 3, 9:58 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Carroll, Coweta, Heard | 12 hr |
| May 3, 9:58 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Cobb, Douglas | 12 hr |
| May 3, 9:58 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Clarke, Greene, Oconee | 37 hr |
| May 3, 9:58 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Cobb, Fulton | 3 hr |
| May 3, 11:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattahoochee, Muscogee | 67 min |
| May 4, 12:48 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Montgomery, Treutlen | 27 min |
| May 4, 1:17 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Montgomery, Toombs | 28 min |
| May 4, 4:34 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gwinnett | 5 hr |
| May 4, 10:42 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Catoosa, Dade, Walker | 48 min |
| May 4, 11:01 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Walker | 29 min |
| May 4, 11:05 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattooga, Dade, Floyd, Walker, Whitfield | 25 min |
| May 4, 11:25 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Catoosa, Murray, Walker, Whitfield | 35 min |
| May 4, 11:48 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattooga | 42 min |
| May 4, 11:57 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fannin | 33 min |
| May 4, 12:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattooga, Floyd, Gordon | 57 min |
| May 4, 12:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Floyd, Gilmer, Gordon, Polk | 31 min |
| May 4, 12:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Cherokee, Dawson, Gilmer, Gordon, Pickens | 40 min |
| May 4, 12:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Cherokee, Cobb, Paulding, Polk | 31 min |
| May 4, 1:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Haralson, Paulding | 32 min |
| May 4, 1:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll, Cobb, Douglas, Haralson, Paulding | 32 min |
| May 4, 1:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Banks, Hall, White | 28 min |
| May 4, 1:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Forsyth, Gwinnett | 27 min |
| May 4, 1:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Cobb, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Hall | 38 min |
| May 4, 2:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Carroll, Floyd, Haralson, Paulding, Polk | 44 min |
| May 4, 2:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | DeKalb, Rockdale, Walton | 25 min |
| May 4, 2:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Banks | 35 min |
| May 4, 2:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Barrow | 19 min |
| May 4, 2:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Barrow, Clarke, Jackson, Madison, Newton, Oconee and 2 more | 34 min |
| May 4, 2:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Carroll, Cherokee, Cobb, Douglas, Fulton and 3 more | 48 min |
| May 4, 3:08 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Barrow, Carroll, Cobb, DeKalb, Douglas, Fulton and 6 more | 7 hr |
| May 4, 3:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Morgan | 26 min |
| May 4, 3:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Heard | 25 min |
| May 4, 4:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Coweta, Fayette | 32 min |
| May 4, 4:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Henry, Spalding | 29 min |
| May 4, 5:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jones | 37 min |
| May 4, 5:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilcox | 24 min |
| May 4, 6:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bleckley, Pulaski | 28 min |
| May 4, 6:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bleckley, Dodge, Pulaski | 36 min |
| May 4, 7:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Houston, Twiggs, Wilkinson | 28 min |
| May 4, 7:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Harris, Meriwether, Muscogee, Troup | 39 min |
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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.