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River Flood Warning 129, NWS Atlanta, GA

July 25, 2021Gwinnett County, Walton County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this river flood warning at Jul 25, 2021, 3:43 AM EDT for Gwinnett County, Walton County, Georgia. It was in force for 4 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jul 25, 2021, 3:43 AM EDT (07:43 UTC)
Expired
Jul 25, 2021, 7:59 AM EDT
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

Counties Gwinnett County, GA, Walton County, GA

The radar

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 87 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Alcovy River at New Hope Road near Grayson (ALCG1). The gauge peaked at 10.13 ft at Jul 25, 2021, 5:00 AM EDT.

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Action stage
7 ft
Minor stage
9 ft
Moderate stage
11 ft
Major stage
16 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02208150, 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.

587 
WGUS42 KFFC 250743
FLWFFC

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
343 AM EDT Sun Jul 25 2021

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

  Alcovy River near Lawrenceville affecting Gwinnett and Walton 
  Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Additional information is available at weather.gov/atlanta.

&&


GAC135-297-251945-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FL.W.0129.210725T0743Z-000000T0000Z/
/ALCG1.1.ER.210725T0716Z.210725T0716Z.000000T0000Z.UU/
343 AM EDT Sun Jul 25 2021

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a

* Flood Warning for
  the Alcovy River near Lawrenceville.
* From early this morning until further notice.
* At 3:16 AM EDT Sunday the stage was 9.0 feet and rising.
* Flood stage is 9.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring.
* Forecast...No forecast is available for this location.
* Impact...At 9.0 feet, Flood stage is reached. Minor flooding 
  begins of the woodlands upstream and downstream from the river 
  gauge at New Hope Road.


&&

LAT...LON 3391 8394 3394 8392 3396 8388 3383 8374
      3379 8379

$$
1 follow-up statement
433 
WGUS82 KFFC 251159
FLSFFC

Flood Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
759 AM EDT Sun Jul 25 2021

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

  Alcovy River near Lawrenceville affecting Gwinnett and Walton 
  Counties.

GAC135-297-251300-
/O.CAN.KFFC.FL.W.0129.000000T0000Z-210725T1159Z/
/ALCG1.1.ER.210725T0716Z.210725T0716Z.000000T0000Z.UU/
759 AM EDT Sun Jul 25 2021

...The Flood Warning for the Alcovy River near Lawrenceville has 
been cancelled...

The Flood Warning is cancelled for
  the Alcovy River near Lawrenceville.
* At 7:47 AM EDT Sunday the stage was 8.7 feet.
* Flood stage is 9 feet.
* Forecast...No forecast is available for this location.


&&

LAT...LON 3391 8394 3394 8392 3396 8388 3383 8374
      3379 8379

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 24, 9:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBarrow, Gwinnett31 min
Jul 24, 10:07 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningFFCBarrow, Gwinnett, Hall6 hr
Jul 25, 9:25 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCGwinnett11 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Georgia, 2021Every river flood warning in 2021

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.