River Flood Warning 160, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Sep 8, 2021, 1:01 AM EDT (05:01 UTC)

Expired

Sep 8, 2021, 7:58 AM EDT

In force

7 hr

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

Moderate

County Cobb County, GA

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:02 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.

Written for the forecast point Sope Creek at Lower Roswell Road near Marietta (MARG1). The gauge peaked at 17.96 ft at Sep 8, 2021, 4:00 AM EDT.

Action stage

10 ft

Minor stage

12 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 02335870, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

488 
WGUS42 KFFC 080501
FLWFFC

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
101 AM EDT Wed Sep 8 2021

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

  Sope Creek near Marietta affecting Cobb 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.

&&


GAC067-081715-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FL.W.0160.210908T0501Z-000000T0000Z/
/MARG1.2.ER.210908T0406Z.210908T0445Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
101 AM EDT Wed Sep 8 2021

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a

* Flood Warning for
  the Sope Creek near Marietta.
* From early this morning until further notice.
* At 12:45 AM EDT Wednesday the stage was 15 feet.
* Flood stage is 12 feet.
* Moderate flooding is occurring.
* Forecast...No forecast is available for this location.
* Impact...At 15 feet, Moderate flooding begins and expands further 
  into residential yards upstream and downstream from the gage on 
  Lower Roswell Road. This includes homes on the lower portions of 
  Cherokee Place...Pheasant Drive and Pheasant Cirle. The water will 
  reach foundations and enter crawl spaces of a few homes. Large 
  portions of the Indian Hills Golf Course near the creek will be 
  flooded with 1 to 5 feet of water. The water reaches the bottom of 
  Columns Drive bridge as the creek flows into the Chattahoochee 
  River.


&&

LAT...LON 3395 8449 3397 8442 3395 8440 3391 8446

$$

924 
WGUS42 KFFC 081039
FLWFFC

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
639 AM EDT Wed Sep 8 2021

...Observed flooding changed from Minor to Moderate severity for the 
following rivers in Georgia...

  Sope Creek near Marietta affecting Cobb 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.

&&


GAC067-082245-
/O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0160.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/MARG1.2.ER.210908T0406Z.210908T0730Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
639 AM EDT Wed Sep 8 2021

...Observed flooding increased from Minor to Moderate severity...

The Flood Warning continues for
  the Sope Creek near Marietta.
* Until further notice.
* At 5:45 AM EDT Wednesday the stage was 16.3 feet.
* Flood stage is 12.0 feet.
* Moderate flooding is occurring.
* Forecast...No forecast is available for this location.
* Impact...At 17.0 feet, Significant flooding expands further into 
  residential yards upstream and downstream from the gage on Lower 
  Roswell Road. Several homes on the lower portions of Cherokee 
  Place...Pheasant Drive and Pheasant Cirle will have water in crawl 
  spaces or at their foundations. Large portions of the Indian Hills 
  Golf Course will be flooded with 1 to 7 feet of water. The water 
  will begin to flow over Columns Drive near the bridge as the creek 
  enters the Chattahoochee River.


&&

LAT...LON 3395 8449 3397 8442 3395 8440 3391 8446

$$

110 
WGUS82 KFFC 081158
FLSFFC

Flood Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
758 AM EDT Wed Sep 8 2021

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

  Sope Creek near Marietta affecting Cobb County.

GAC067-081300-
/O.CAN.KFFC.FL.W.0160.000000T0000Z-210908T1158Z/
/MARG1.2.ER.210908T0406Z.210908T0730Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
758 AM EDT Wed Sep 8 2021

...The Flood Warning for the Sope Creek near Marietta has been 
cancelled...

The Flood Warning is cancelled for
  the Sope Creek near Marietta.
* At 7:45 AM EDT Wednesday the stage was 9.41 feet.
* Flood stage is 12.0 feet.
* Forecast...No forecast is available for this location.


&&

LAT...LON 3395 8449 3397 8442 3395 8440 3391 8446

$$

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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.