Alert archive / Georgia / River Flood Warnings in 2021
River Flood Warning 182, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this river flood warning at Oct 5, 2021, 10:30 PM EDT for Barrow County, Jackson County, Georgia. It took effect at Oct 6, 2021, 11:13 AM EDT. It was in force for 4 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 5, 2021, 10:30 PM EDT (02:30 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 6, 2021, 11:13 AM EDT
- Expired
- Oct 6, 2021, 2:47 PM EDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
Counties Barrow County, GA, Jackson County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:32 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The river
Written for the forecast point Middle Oconee River near Arcade (ACDG1). The gauge peaked at 12.38 ft at Oct 5, 2021, 12:00 PM EDT.
- Action stage
- 15 ft
- Minor stage
- 16 ft
- Moderate stage
- 21 ft
- Major stage
- 27 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02217475, 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 060230
FLWFFC
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1030 PM EDT Tue Oct 5 2021
...The National Weather Service in Peachtree City GA has issued a
Flood Warning for the following rivers in Georgia...
Middle Oconee River near Arcade affecting Jackson and Barrow
Counties.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.
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.
&&
GAC013-157-061430-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FL.W.0182.211006T1513Z-211008T1135Z/
/ACDG1.1.ER.211006T1513Z.211007T0600Z.211008T0534Z.NO/
1030 PM EDT Tue Oct 5 2021
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Flood Warning for
the Middle Oconee River near Arcade.
* From Wednesday morning to Friday morning.
* At 9:30 PM EDT Tuesday the stage was 10.4 feet.
* Flood stage is 16.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late
Wednesday morning to a crest of 20.5 feet early Thursday morning.
It will then fall below flood stage early Friday morning.
* Impact...At 16.0 feet, Flood Stage is reached. Minor flooding
begins in the woodlands, fields and pasture upstream and
downstream from the gage at Georgia Highway 82. A few dirt access
roads will be flooded. A residential yard just downstream will
begin to flood.
&&
LAT...LON 3404 8377 3410 8375 3406 8355 3400 8347
3395 8352 3402 8363
$$2 follow-up statements
924
WGUS82 KFFC 061351
FLSFFC
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
951 AM EDT Wed Oct 6 2021
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Georgia...
Yellow River near Conyers below Milstead affecting Newton and
Rockdale Counties.
Ocmulgee River near Macon affecting Jones, Houston, Bibb, Monroe
and Twiggs Counties.
Middle Oconee River near Arcade affecting Jackson and Barrow
Counties.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.
Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National
Weather Service when you can do so safely.
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Additional information is available at weather.gov/atlanta.
&&
GAC021-153-169-207-289-070200-
/O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0180.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/MACG1.1.ER.211006T0108Z.211008T1800Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
951 AM EDT Wed Oct 6 2021
...The Flood Warning remains in effect...
The Flood Warning continues for
the Ocmulgee River near Macon.
* Until further notice.
* At 9:30 AM EDT Wednesday the stage was 20.1 feet and rising.
* Flood stage is 18 feet.
* Minor flooding will continue.
* Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 22 feet
early Friday afternoon.
* Impact...At 21.0 feet, Minor flooding expands. An increasing
amount of the Macon GreenWay Ocmulgee Heritage Trail floods north
of the Martin Luther King Boulevard bridge. The flood waters will
be up to two feet deep on portions of the trail and both banks
overflow upstream from the bridge. Large portions of agricultural
lands east of Macon and well downstream will be under 1 to 4 feet
of water.
&&
LAT...LON 3290 8372 3293 8367 3282 8356 3266 8353
3263 8359 3274 8363
$$
GAC013-157-070200-
/O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0182.211006T1513Z-211008T1135Z/
/ACDG1.1.ER.211007T0600Z.211007T1200Z.211007T2236Z.NO/
951 AM EDT Wed Oct 6 2021
...The Flood Warning remains in effect...
The Flood Warning continues for
the Middle Oconee River near Arcade.
* Until Friday morning.
* At 9:30 AM EDT Wednesday the stage was 9 feet.
* Flood stage is 16.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage just
after midnight tonight to a crest of 17.4 feet tomorrow morning.
It will then fall below flood stage tomorrow evening.
* Impact...At 18 feet, Minor flooding continues in the woodlands...
fields and pasture upstream and downstream from the gage at
Georgia Highway 82. A few dirt access roads and a residential yard
just downstream will be flooded with up to two feet of water.
&&
LAT...LON 3404 8377 3410 8375 3406 8355 3400 8347
3395 8352 3402 8363
$$
GAC217-247-070200-
/O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0184.211007T0753Z-211009T0350Z/
/MYRG1.1.ER.211008T0430Z.211008T0600Z.211008T0800Z.UU/
951 AM EDT Wed Oct 6 2021
...The Flood Warning remains in effect...
The Flood Warning continues for
the Yellow River near Conyers below Milstead.
* From late tonight to late Friday evening.
* At 9:30 AM EDT Wednesday the stage was 4.6 feet.
* Flood stage is 11 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage early
Friday morning to a crest of 11.1 feet early Friday morning. It
will then fall below flood stage early Friday morning.
* Impact...At 11 feet, Flood Stage is reached. Minor flooding begins
in the woodlands...fields and pasture along the river upstream
and downstream from the gage on Gees Mill Road in Rockdale County.
Portions of Sockwell Road by the river in Newton County will be
around two feet under water.
&&
LAT...LON 3366 8399 3371 8395 3359 8387 3356 8393
$$326
WGUS82 KFFC 061847
FLSFFC
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
247 PM EDT Wed Oct 6 2021
...The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in
Georgia...
Middle Oconee River near Arcade affecting Jackson and Barrow
Counties.
GAC013-157-062000-
/O.CAN.KFFC.FL.W.0182.000000T0000Z-211006T1847Z/
/ACDG1.1.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
247 PM EDT Wed Oct 6 2021
...The Flood Warning for the Middle Oconee River near Arcade has
been cancelled...
The Flood Warning is cancelled for
the Middle Oconee River near Arcade.
* At 12:30 PM EDT Wednesday the stage was 9.1 feet and rising.
* Flood stage is 16 feet.
* Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 14 feet
tomorrow evening. Forecast additional rainfall amounts are no
longer expected to produce flooding on this stretch of the river.
Accumulating rainfall and river conditions will continue to be
monitored.
&&
LAT...LON 3404 8377 3410 8375 3406 8355 3400 8347
3395 8352 3402 8363
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 5, 10:37 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Rockdale | 16 hr |
| Oct 5, 10:45 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Newton, Rockdale | 16 hr |
| Oct 5, 10:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bleckley, Dodge, Pulaski | 33 min |
| Oct 5, 11:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bleckley | 27 min |
| Oct 6, 12:01 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bleckley | 29 min |
| Oct 6, 3:27 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crisp | 63 min |
| Oct 6, 4:20 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crisp, Dooly, Houston | 55 min |
| Oct 6, 5:00 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Dooly, Houston | 6 hr |
| Oct 6, 5:30 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bibb, Houston | 60 min |
| Oct 6, 6:14 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Bibb, Houston, Peach, Twiggs | 6 hr |
| Oct 6, 7:06 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bibb, Jones | 54 min |
| Oct 6, 7:55 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jones | 65 min |
| Oct 6, 8:55 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Bibb, Jasper, Jones, Twiggs | 9 hr |
| Oct 6, 10:19 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Upson | 56 min |
| Oct 6, 10:22 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Putnam | 53 min |
| Oct 6, 10:31 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Crawford, Lamar, Monroe, Upson | 6 hr |
| Oct 6, 10:42 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Jasper, Jones, Putnam | 7 hr |
| Oct 6, 11:42 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Pike | 63 min |
| Oct 6, 12:18 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Pike, Talbot, Upson | 6 hr |
| Oct 6, 12:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Upson | 34 min |
| Oct 6, 1:23 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Crawford, Lamar, Pike, Taylor, Upson | 4 hr |
| Oct 6, 1:30 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Morgan, Putnam | 5 hr |
| Oct 6, 1:59 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Putnam | 5 hr |
| Oct 6, 2:19 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Monroe | 26 min |
| Oct 6, 2:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Treutlen | 30 min |
| Oct 6, 2:57 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Bibb, Crawford, Monroe, Peach | 5 hr |
| Oct 6, 3:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Laurens | 37 min |
| Oct 6, 6:13 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Jasper, Putnam | 3 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.