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River Flood Warning 105, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this river flood warning at May 4, 2021, 8:41 PM EDT for Polk County, Georgia. It was in force for 10 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- May 4, 2021, 8:41 PM EDT (00:41 UTC)
- Expired
- May 5, 2021, 6:40 AM EDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Polk County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:45 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The river
Written for the forecast point Euharlee Creek at US 287 at Rockmart (RKMG1). The gauge peaked at 12.02 ft at May 3, 2021, 8:00 PM EDT.
- Action stage
- 7 ft
- Minor stage
- 9 ft
- Moderate stage
- 12 ft
- Major stage
- 15 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02394820, 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 050041
FLWFFC
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
841 PM EDT Tue May 4 2021
...The National Weather Service in Peachtree City GA has issued a
Flood Warning for the following rivers in Georgia...
Euharlee Creek near Rockmart affecting Polk County.
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.
&&
GAC233-051245-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FL.W.0105.210505T0041Z-000000T0000Z/
/RKMG1.1.ER.210505T0011Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.UU/
841 PM EDT Tue May 4 2021
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Flood Warning for
the Euharlee Creek near Rockmart.
* From this evening until further notice.
* At 8:30 PM EDT Tuesday the stage was 9.1 feet and rising.
* Flood stage is 9 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring.
* Forecast...No forecast is available for this location.
* Impact...At 9 feet, Minor flooding begins along the creek upstream
and downstream from the gage on Church Street. Portions of the
Wayside Park will have water a foot or two deep. Sections of the
sidewalk along Water Street will begin to flood. The water reaches
the bottom of The Silver Comet Trail foot bridge just downstream
from West Elm Street.
&&
LAT...LON 3400 8509 3408 8505 3408 8498 3399 8502
3394 8511 3398 8515
$$1 follow-up statement
539
WGUS82 KFFC 051040
FLSFFC
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
640 AM EDT Wed May 5 2021
...The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in
Georgia...
Euharlee Creek near Rockmart affecting Polk County.
GAC233-051145-
/O.CAN.KFFC.FL.W.0105.000000T0000Z-210505T1040Z/
/RKMG1.1.ER.210505T0011Z.000000T0000Z.210505T0945Z.UU/
640 AM EDT Wed May 5 2021
...The Flood Warning for the Euharlee Creek near Rockmart has been
cancelled...
The Flood Warning is cancelled for
the Euharlee Creek near Rockmart.
* At 6:30 AM EDT Wednesday the stage was 8.6 feet and falling.
* Flood stage is 9 feet.
* Forecast...The river is expected to continue falling below flood
stage.
&&
LAT...LON 3400 8509 3408 8505 3408 8498 3399 8502
3394 8511 3398 8515
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 8:24 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Heard, Troup | 4 hr |
| May 4, 8:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Harris, Meriwether, Muscogee, Talbot, Troup | 50 min |
| May 4, 8:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dodge | 26 min |
| May 4, 8:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Stewart, Webster | 44 min |
| May 4, 8:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Marion | 50 min |
| May 4, 8:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Coweta, Fayette, Meriwether, Pike, Spalding | 32 min |
| May 4, 9:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Crawford, Lamar, Macon, Marion, Meriwether, Monroe and 8 more | 45 min |
| May 4, 9:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Telfair | 25 min |
| May 4, 9:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bibb, Crawford, Crisp, Dooly, Houston, Lamar and 7 more | 25 min |
| May 4, 10:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Telfair | 29 min |
| May 4, 10:14 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Chattooga | 8 hr |
| May 4, 10:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bibb, Bleckley, Crisp, Dodge, Dooly, Houston and 5 more | 29 min |
| May 4, 10:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Baldwin, Bleckley, Dodge, Jones, Laurens, Telfair and 3 more | 44 min |
| May 4, 10:51 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Cobb, Douglas | 64 hr |
| May 4, 11:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Emanuel, Glascock, Jefferson, Johnson, Montgomery, Telfair and 4 more | 49 min |
| May 4, 11:32 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Cobb | 7 hr |
| May 5, 12:42 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Forsyth | 11 hr |
| May 5, 12:55 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Cobb | 10 hr |
| May 5, 1:45 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Haralson | 24 hr |
| May 5, 2:42 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gwinnett, Walton | 4 hr |
| May 5, 5:51 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Bibb, Houston, Jones, Monroe, Twiggs | 4 days |
| May 5, 6:36 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gwinnett | 9 hr |
| May 5, 6:46 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Carroll, Coweta, Heard | 19 hr |
| May 5, 11:07 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Cobb, Paulding | 18 hr |
| May 5, 3:08 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Floyd | 31 hr |
| May 5, 6:12 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Cobb, Douglas | 19 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.