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River Flood Warning 103, NWS Atlanta, GA

May 4, 2021Newton County, Rockdale County, Georgia

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.

actionminormoderate51005/0405/05
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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 3, 8:01 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCGwinnett, Walton2 hr
May 3, 8:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHarris36 min
May 3, 8:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTalbot30 min
May 3, 9:14 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCDeKalb, Rockdale48 hr
May 3, 9:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCEmanuel22 min
May 3, 9:58 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCCarroll, Coweta, Heard12 hr
May 3, 9:58 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCCobb, Douglas12 hr
May 3, 9:58 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCClarke, Greene, Oconee37 hr
May 3, 9:58 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCCobb, Fulton3 hr
May 3, 11:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCChattahoochee, Muscogee67 min
May 4, 12:48 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMontgomery, Treutlen27 min
May 4, 1:17 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMontgomery, Toombs28 min
May 4, 4:34 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCGwinnett5 hr
May 4, 10:42 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCatoosa, Dade, Walker48 min
May 4, 11:01 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWalker29 min
May 4, 11:05 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCChattooga, Dade, Floyd, Walker, Whitfield25 min
May 4, 11:25 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCatoosa, Murray, Walker, Whitfield35 min
May 4, 11:48 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCChattooga42 min
May 4, 11:57 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCFannin33 min
May 4, 12:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCChattooga, Floyd, Gordon57 min
May 4, 12:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCFloyd, Gilmer, Gordon, Polk31 min
May 4, 12:35 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBartow, Cherokee, Dawson, Gilmer, Gordon, Pickens40 min
May 4, 12:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBartow, Cherokee, Cobb, Paulding, Polk31 min
May 4, 1:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHaralson, Paulding32 min
May 4, 1:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCarroll, Cobb, Douglas, Haralson, Paulding32 min
May 4, 1:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBanks, Hall, White28 min
May 4, 1:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCForsyth, Gwinnett27 min
May 4, 1:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCobb, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Hall38 min
May 4, 2:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBartow, Carroll, Floyd, Haralson, Paulding, Polk44 min
May 4, 2:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDeKalb, Rockdale, Walton25 min
May 4, 2:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBanks35 min
May 4, 2:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBarrow19 min
May 4, 2:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBarrow, Clarke, Jackson, Madison, Newton, Oconee and 2 more34 min
May 4, 2:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBartow, Carroll, Cherokee, Cobb, Douglas, Fulton and 3 more48 min
May 4, 3:08 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningFFCBarrow, Carroll, Cobb, DeKalb, Douglas, Fulton and 6 more7 hr
May 4, 3:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMorgan26 min
May 4, 3:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHeard25 min
May 4, 4:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCoweta, Fayette32 min
May 4, 4:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHenry, Spalding29 min
May 4, 5:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCJones37 min
May 4, 5:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWilcox24 min
May 4, 6:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBleckley, Pulaski28 min
May 4, 6:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBleckley, Dodge, Pulaski36 min
May 4, 7:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHouston, Twiggs, Wilkinson28 min
May 4, 7:51 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCHarris, Meriwether, Muscogee, Troup39 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.