Alert archive / Georgia / River Flood Warnings in 2021
River Flood Warning 142, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this river flood warning at Aug 17, 2021, 2:46 PM EDT for Towns County, Georgia. It was in force for 21 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 17, 2021, 2:46 PM EDT (18:46 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 18, 2021, 11:40 AM EDT
- In force
- 21 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Towns County, GA
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 137 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The river
Written for the forecast point Hiwassee River near Streak Hill Road near Hiawassee (PSYG1).
- Action stage
- 7 ft
- Minor stage
- 9 ft
- Moderate stage
- 11 ft
- Major stage
- 13 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record, 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.
889 WGUS42 KFFC 171846 FLWFFC BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Flood Warning National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 246 PM EDT Tue Aug 17 2021 ...The National Weather Service in Peachtree City GA has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Georgia... Hiwassee River near Macedonia affecting Towns County. 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. && GAC281-180700- /O.NEW.KFFC.FL.W.0142.210817T1846Z-000000T0000Z/ /PSYG1.1.ER.210817T1839Z.210817T1839Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 246 PM EDT Tue Aug 17 2021 The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a * Flood Warning for the Hiwassee River near Macedonia. * From this afternoon until further notice. * At 2:39 PM EDT Tuesday the stage was 8.1 feet and rising. * Flood stage is 9 feet. * Minor flooding is occurring. * Forecast...No forecast is available for this location. * Impact...At 9.0 feet, Flood stage is reached. Minor flooding of fields and woodlands occur in the natural flood plain. && LAT...LON 3483 8376 3492 8375 3493 8368 3483 8368 $$
5 follow-up statements
278 WGUS82 KFFC 171935 FLSFFC Flood Statement National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 335 PM EDT Tue Aug 17 2021 ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Georgia... Hiwassee River near Macedonia affecting Towns County. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Additional information is available at weather.gov/atlanta. && GAC281-180745- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0142.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /PSYG1.1.ER.210817T1839Z.210817T1915Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 335 PM EDT Tue Aug 17 2021 ...The Flood Warning remains in effect... The Flood Warning continues for the Hiwassee River near Macedonia. * Until further notice. * At 3:15 PM EDT Tuesday the stage was 10.8 feet and rising. * Flood stage is 9 feet. * Minor flooding is occurring. * Forecast...No forecast is available for this location. * Impact...At 11 feet, Moderate flood stage is reached. Flooding continues to expand into fields and woodlands near the river. A campground and trailer park around one mile downstream and on the left bank from the stream gage will begin to flood. && LAT...LON 3483 8376 3492 8375 3493 8368 3483 8368 $$
373 WGUS42 KFFC 172054 FLWFFC BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Flood Warning National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 454 PM EDT Tue Aug 17 2021 ...Observed flooding changed from Minor to Moderate severity for the following rivers in Georgia... Hiwassee River near Macedonia affecting Towns County. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law enforcement and request they pass this information to the National Weather Service when you can do so safely. Additional information is available at weather.gov/atlanta. && GAC281-180900- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0142.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /PSYG1.2.ER.210817T1839Z.210817T2015Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 454 PM EDT Tue Aug 17 2021 ...Observed flooding increased from Minor to Moderate severity... The Flood Warning continues for the Hiwassee River near Macedonia. * Until further notice. * At 4:15 PM EDT Tuesday the stage was 11.3 feet. * Flood stage is 9 feet. * Moderate flooding is occurring. * Forecast...No forecast is available for this location. * Impact...At 11 feet, Moderate flood stage is reached. Flooding continues to expand into fields and woodlands near the river. A campground and trailer park around one mile downstream and on the left bank from the stream gage will begin to flood. && LAT...LON 3483 8376 3492 8375 3493 8368 3483 8368 $$
464 WGUS82 KFFC 172358 FLSFFC Flood Statement National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 758 PM EDT Tue Aug 17 2021 ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Georgia... Hiwassee River near Macedonia affecting Towns County. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Additional information is available at weather.gov/atlanta. && GAC281-181200- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0142.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /PSYG1.1.ER.210817T1839Z.210817T2100Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 758 PM EDT Tue Aug 17 2021 ...The Flood Warning remains in effect... The Flood Warning continues for the Hiwassee River near Macedonia. * Until further notice. * At 7:15 PM EDT Tuesday the stage was 10.8 feet. * Flood stage is 9 feet. * Minor flooding is occurring. * Forecast...No forecast is available for this location. * Impact...At 11 feet, Moderate flood stage is reached. Flooding continues to expand into fields and woodlands near the river. A campground and trailer park around one mile downstream and on the left bank from the stream gage will begin to flood. && LAT...LON 3483 8376 3492 8375 3493 8368 3483 8368 $$
374 WGUS82 KFFC 181025 FLSFFC Flood Statement National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 625 AM EDT Wed Aug 18 2021 ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Georgia... Hiwassee River near Macedonia affecting Towns County. 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. && GAC281-182230- /O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0142.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /PSYG1.2.ER.210817T1839Z.210817T2100Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 625 AM EDT Wed Aug 18 2021 ...The Flood Warning remains in effect... The Flood Warning continues for the Hiwassee River near Macedonia. * Until further notice. * At 10:00 PM EDT Tuesday the stage was 9.7 feet. An error in the gage has prevented any further updates, but the river was falling before the error. * Flood stage is 9 feet. * Minor flooding is occurring. * Forecast...No forecast is available for this location. * Impact...At 10 feet, Minor flooding continues and expands into fields and woodlands near the river. Smaller creeks and tributaries flowing into the river begin to back up. && LAT...LON 3483 8376 3492 8375 3493 8368 3483 8368 $$
479 WGUS82 KFFC 181540 FLSFFC Flood Statement National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 1140 AM EDT Wed Aug 18 2021 ...The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in Georgia... Hiwassee River near Macedonia affecting Towns County. GAC281-181645- /O.CAN.KFFC.FL.W.0142.000000T0000Z-210818T1540Z/ /PSYG1.2.ER.210817T1839Z.210817T2100Z.210818T0341Z.NO/ 1140 AM EDT Wed Aug 18 2021 ...The Flood Warning for the Hiwassee River near Macedonia has been cancelled... The Flood Warning is cancelled for the Hiwassee River near Macedonia. * At 11:15 AM EDT Wednesday the stage was 4.7 feet. * Flood stage is 9 feet. * Forecast...No forecast is available for this location. && LAT...LON 3483 8376 3492 8375 3493 8368 3483 8368 $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 12:53 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattahoochee | 7 min |
| Aug 17, 12:54 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattahoochee | 21 min |
| Aug 17, 1:18 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Muscogee | 27 min |
| Aug 17, 2:49 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Taylor | 26 min |
| Aug 17, 3:01 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Taylor | 29 min |
| Aug 17, 3:04 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dodge | 26 min |
| Aug 17, 3:10 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Macon, Taylor | 23 min |
| Aug 17, 3:25 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dodge | 35 min |
| Aug 17, 3:39 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Upson | 36 min |
| Aug 17, 4:05 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Upson | 25 min |
| Aug 17, 4:21 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bibb | 24 min |
| Aug 17, 4:38 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Coweta | 37 min |
| Aug 17, 4:39 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Coweta, Heard, Meriwether, Troup | 14 min |
| Aug 17, 4:42 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Houston | 33 min |
| Aug 17, 4:47 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Coweta | 28 min |
| Aug 17, 5:04 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bibb | 26 min |
| Aug 17, 5:06 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Bibb, Houston | 24 min |
| Aug 17, 5:25 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jasper | 35 min |
| Aug 17, 5:40 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Twiggs | 35 min |
| Aug 17, 5:42 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dodge | 33 min |
| Aug 17, 5:48 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Twiggs, Wilkinson | 16 min |
| Aug 17, 6:17 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Greene | 28 min |
| Aug 17, 6:18 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Greene, Morgan, Oconee | 20 min |
| Aug 17, 6:26 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Jones, Wilkinson | 17 min |
| Aug 17, 6:35 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilkinson | 25 min |
| Aug 17, 6:54 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilkinson | 36 min |
| Aug 17, 6:55 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Laurens | 35 min |
| Aug 17, 7:06 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Putnam | 24 min |
| Aug 17, 7:16 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Johnson | 29 min |
| Aug 17, 7:19 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Johnson, Laurens, Washington | 26 min |
| Aug 17, 7:29 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Baldwin | 31 min |
| Aug 17, 7:50 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jones | 25 min |
| Aug 17, 7:50 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Morgan | 25 min |
| Aug 17, 7:58 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clarke | 32 min |
| Aug 17, 8:04 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | DeKalb | 3 hr |
| Aug 17, 8:06 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Hancock | 24 min |
| Aug 17, 8:09 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Washington | 36 min |
| Aug 17, 8:14 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Oconee | 31 min |
| Aug 17, 8:22 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | DeKalb | 3 hr |
| Aug 17, 8:24 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Morgan, Oconee, Walton | 19 min |
| Aug 17, 8:31 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Fulton, Gwinnett | 5 hr |
| Aug 17, 8:40 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 17, 8:48 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Washington | 27 min |
| Aug 17, 8:56 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Warren | 34 min |
| Aug 17, 9:26 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Fulton | 4 hr |
| Aug 17, 9:35 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilkes | 25 min |
| Aug 17, 9:38 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Forsyth, Fulton | 8 hr |
| Aug 17, 9:41 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Glascock | 34 min |
| Aug 17, 9:58 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Banks | 32 min |
| Aug 17, 10:18 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Banks | 27 min |
| Aug 17, 10:19 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Elbert | 11 min |
| Aug 17, 10:26 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Banks | 30 min |
| Aug 17, 10:32 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Banks, Hall, Jackson, Madison | 5 hr |
| Aug 17, 10:33 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Fulton | 3 hr |
| Aug 17, 10:57 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | DeKalb | 2 hr |
| Aug 17, 11:09 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | White | 36 min |
| Aug 17, 11:25 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | White | 20 min |
| Aug 17, 11:29 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Union | 31 min |
| Aug 17, 12:00 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Banks | 9 hr |
| Aug 17, 12:15 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Hall, Lumpkin, Towns, Union, White | 6 hr |
| Aug 17, 12:21 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | White | 7 hr |
| Aug 17, 1:00 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Towns | 9 hr |
| Aug 17, 3:18 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Polk | 5 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.