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River Flood Warning 164, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this river flood warning at Sep 8, 2021, 1:46 AM EDT for Cobb County, Georgia. It was in force for 4 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 8, 2021, 1:46 AM EDT (05:46 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 8, 2021, 5:18 AM EDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Cobb County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 61 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:49 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The river
Written for the forecast point Rottenwood Creek at Interstate North Parkway near Smyrna (SMAG1). The gauge peaked at 14.65 ft at Sep 8, 2021, 2:00 AM EDT.
- Action stage
- 10 ft
- Minor stage
- 14 ft
- Moderate stage
- 19 ft
- Major stage
- 23 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02335910, 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.
910 WGUS42 KFFC 080546 FLWFFC BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Flood Warning National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 146 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... Rottenwood Creek near Smyrna 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. && GAC067-081800- /O.NEW.KFFC.FL.W.0164.210908T0546Z-000000T0000Z/ /SMAG1.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.UU/ 146 AM EDT Wed Sep 8 2021 The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a * Flood Warning for the Rottenwood Creek near Smyrna. * From early this morning until further notice. * At 1:30 AM EDT Wednesday the stage was 14.1 feet and rising. * Flood stage is 14 feet. * Minor flooding is occurring. * Forecast...No forecast is available for this location. && LAT...LON 3391 8452 3395 8446 3388 8444 3387 8445 $$
1 follow-up statement
876 WGUS82 KFFC 080918 FLSFFC Flood Statement National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 518 AM EDT Wed Sep 8 2021 ...The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in Georgia... Rottenwood Creek near Smyrna affecting Cobb County. GAC067-081030- /O.CAN.KFFC.FL.W.0164.000000T0000Z-210908T0918Z/ /SMAG1.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.UU/ 518 AM EDT Wed Sep 8 2021 ...The Flood Warning for the Rottenwood Creek near Smyrna has been cancelled... The Flood Warning is cancelled for the Rottenwood Creek near Smyrna. * At 5:00 AM EDT Wednesday the stage was 9.1 feet. * Flood stage is 14.0 feet. * Forecast...No forecast is available for this location. && LAT...LON 3391 8452 3395 8446 3388 8444 3387 8445 $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7, 8:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Coweta, Heard | 25 min |
| Sep 7, 8:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Troup | 26 min |
| Sep 7, 8:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Polk | 39 min |
| Sep 7, 9:11 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Haralson, Polk | 6 hr |
| Sep 7, 9:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Meriwether, Pike | 52 min |
| Sep 7, 10:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Coweta, Fayette | 43 min |
| Sep 7, 10:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Forsyth | 52 min |
| Sep 7, 10:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clayton, Fayette | 41 min |
| Sep 7, 11:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clayton, Cobb, Douglas, Fulton | 24 min |
| Sep 7, 11:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Cobb, DeKalb, Fulton | 26 min |
| Sep 7, 11:47 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Cobb, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett | 9 hr |
| Sep 8, 12:04 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gwinnett | 26 min |
| Sep 8, 12:37 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Forsyth | 23 min |
| Sep 8, 12:55 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Forsyth, Fulton | 38 hr |
| Sep 8, 1:01 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Cobb | 7 hr |
| Sep 8, 1:08 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Cobb | 4 hr |
| Sep 8, 1:13 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Fulton, Gwinnett | 4 hr |
| Sep 8, 1:24 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Forsyth | 4 hr |
| Sep 8, 1:51 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Fulton | 7 hr |
| Sep 8, 5:31 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Cobb, Fulton | 8 hr |
| Sep 8, 5:33 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Cobb, Fulton | 10 hr |
| Sep 8, 5:38 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Cobb, Fulton | 5 hr |
| Sep 8, 1:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Warren | 26 min |
| Sep 8, 1:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Warren | 30 min |
| Sep 8, 2:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Taliaferro | 27 min |
| Sep 8, 2:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Whitfield | 28 min |
| Sep 8, 2:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Hancock, Jasper, Putnam, Taliaferro, Warren | 43 min |
| Sep 8, 3:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Lamar, Meriwether, Pike, Spalding, Upson | 38 min |
| Sep 8, 3:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Lamar, Meriwether, Pike | 49 min |
| Sep 8, 4:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Baldwin, Hancock, Jones | 45 min |
| Sep 8, 4:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattooga | 50 min |
| Sep 8, 5:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Carroll | 50 min |
| Sep 8, 5:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Union | 47 min |
| Sep 8, 5:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Barrow, Clarke, Gwinnett, Jackson, Madison | 43 min |
| Sep 8, 5:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jefferson, Washington | 47 min |
| Sep 8, 5:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Floyd | 43 min |
| Sep 8, 6:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Barrow, Forsyth, Jackson | 55 min |
| Sep 8, 6:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gilmer, Pickens | 52 min |
| Sep 8, 6:16 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Barrow, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Hall, Jackson | 6 hr |
| Sep 8, 6:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dawson, Lumpkin, Pickens | 48 min |
| Sep 8, 7:23 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Forsyth | 117 min |
| Sep 8, 7:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cherokee, Dawson, Forsyth, Lumpkin | 46 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.