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River Flood Warning 126, NWS Atlanta, GA

July 21, 2021Sumter County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this river flood warning at Jul 21, 2021, 7:13 PM EDT for Sumter County, Georgia. It was in force for 116 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jul 21, 2021, 7:13 PM EDT (23:13 UTC)
Expired
Jul 21, 2021, 9:09 PM EDT
In force
116 min
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
Area
Storm-based polygon

County Sumter County, GA

The radar

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 110 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:17 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 Muckalee Creek at Highway 30 near Americus (MUCG1). The gauge peaked at 5.94 ft at Jul 22, 2021, 8:00 PM EDT.

actionminormoderate5101507/2107/2207/23
Action stage
8 ft
Minor stage
10 ft
Moderate stage
15 ft
Major stage
18 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02351500, 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.

187 
WGUS42 KFFC 212313
FLWFFC

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
713 PM EDT Wed Jul 21 2021

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

  Muckalee Creek near Americus affecting Sumter County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive 
cars through flooded areas.

Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

Additional information is available at weather.gov/atlanta.

&&


GAC261-221115-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FL.W.0126.210721T2313Z-000000T0000Z/
/MUCG1.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
713 PM EDT Wed Jul 21 2021

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a

* Flood Warning for
  the Muckalee Creek near Americus.
* From this evening until further notice.
* At 6:45 PM EDT Wednesday the stage was 10 feet and rising.
* Flood stage is 10 feet.
* Minor flooding will continue.
* Forecast...No forecast is available for this location.
* Impact...At 10 feet, Flood stage is reached. Minor flooding of 
  woodlands...fields and pastures begin upstream and downstream from 
  the gage on Georgia Highway 30 or Americus Friendship Road.


&&

LAT...LON 3221 8435 3209 8422 3191 8417 3191 8424
      3206 8428 3216 8440

$$
1 follow-up statement
726 
WGUS82 KFFC 220109
FLSFFC

Flood Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
909 PM EDT Wed Jul 21 2021

...The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in 
Georgia...

  Muckalee Creek near Americus affecting Sumter County.

GAC261-220215-
/O.CAN.KFFC.FL.W.0126.000000T0000Z-210722T0109Z/
/MUCG1.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
909 PM EDT Wed Jul 21 2021

...The Flood Warning for the Muckalee Creek near Americus has been 
cancelled...

The Flood Warning is cancelled for
  the Muckalee Creek near Americus.
* At 8:45 PM EDT Wednesday the stage was 4.4 feet.
* Flood stage is 10 feet.
* Forecast...The creek should stay below minor flood level.


&&

LAT...LON 3221 8435 3209 8422 3191 8417 3191 8424
      3206 8428 3216 8440

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 20, 8:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCFloyd42 min
Jul 20, 9:03 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningFFCFloyd6 hr
Jul 21, 4:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBaldwin36 min
Jul 21, 5:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWashington23 min
Jul 21, 6:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCEmanuel29 min
Jul 21, 6:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCEmanuel14 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.