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River Flood Warning 193, NWS Atlanta, GA

October 8, 2021Dooly County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this river flood warning at Oct 8, 2021, 3:37 PM EDT for Dooly County, Georgia. It was in force for 14 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Oct 8, 2021, 3:37 PM EDT (19:37 UTC)
Expired
Oct 9, 2021, 5:54 AM EDT
In force
14 hr
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
Area
Storm-based polygon

County Dooly County, GA

The radar

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:41 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.

The river

Written for the forecast point Turkey Creek near Byromville (BVLG1). The gauge peaked at 10.64 ft at Oct 8, 2021, 6:00 PM EDT.

actionminormoderate51010/0810/0910/10
Action stage
8 ft
Minor stage
10 ft
Moderate stage
12 ft
Major stage
15 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02349900, 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.

060 
WGUS42 KFFC 081937
FLWFFC

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
337 PM EDT Fri Oct 8 2021

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

  Turkey Creek near Byromville affecting Dooly County.

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.

Additional information is available at weather.gov/atlanta.

&&


GAC093-090745-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FL.W.0193.211008T1937Z-000000T0000Z/
/BVLG1.N.ER.211008T1043Z.211008T1300Z.211008T1537Z.NO/
337 PM EDT Fri Oct 8 2021

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a

* Flood Warning for
  the Turkey Creek near Byromville.
* From this afternoon until further notice.
* At 2:45 PM EDT Friday the stage was 9.9 feet.
* Flood stage is 10 feet.
* Minor flooding is expected shortly.
* Forecast...No forecast is available for this location.
* Impact...At 10 feet, Flood stage is reached. Minor flooding of 
  woodlands occurs upstream and downstream from the stream gage on 
  Georgia Highway 90. Portions of creek access roads and low lying 
  areas will begin to flood.


&&

LAT...LON 3229 8385 3225 8380 3218 8387 3210 8391
      3210 8398 3220 8394

$$
2 follow-up statements
542 
WGUS42 KFFC 090141
FLWFFC

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
941 PM EDT Fri Oct 8 2021

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

  Turkey Creek near Byromville affecting Dooly County.

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.

Additional information is available at weather.gov/atlanta.

&&


GAC093-091345-
/O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0193.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/BVLG1.1.ER.211008T1043Z.211008T2245Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
941 PM EDT Fri Oct 8 2021

...Observed flooding increased to Minor severity...

The Flood Warning continues for
  the Turkey Creek near Byromville.
* Until further notice.
* At 8:45 PM EDT Friday the stage was 10.6 feet.
* Flood stage is 10.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring.
* Forecast...No forecast is available for this location.
* Impact...At 10.6 feet, Minor flooding expands into the woodland 
  areas upstream and downstream from the stream gage on Georgia 
  Highway 90. Larger portions of creek access roads will flood.


&&

LAT...LON 3229 8385 3225 8380 3218 8387 3210 8391
      3210 8398 3220 8394

$$
315 
WGUS82 KFFC 090954
FLSFFC

Flood Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
554 AM EDT Sat Oct 9 2021

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

  Turkey Creek near Byromville affecting Dooly County.

GAC093-091100-
/O.CAN.KFFC.FL.W.0193.000000T0000Z-211009T0954Z/
/BVLG1.1.ER.211008T1043Z.211008T2245Z.211009T0937Z.NO/
554 AM EDT Sat Oct 9 2021

...The Flood Warning for the Turkey Creek near Byromville has been 
cancelled...

The Flood Warning is cancelled for
  the Turkey Creek near Byromville.
* At 5:45 AM EDT Saturday the stage was 9.9 feet.
* Flood stage is 10 feet.
* Forecast...No forecast is available for this location.


&&

LAT...LON 3229 8385 3225 8380 3218 8387 3210 8391
      3210 8398 3220 8394

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 7, 8:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDooly37 min
Oct 7, 9:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCLamar64 min
Oct 7, 9:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDooly28 min
Oct 7, 9:42 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCJohnson, Washington, Wilkinson5 days
Oct 7, 9:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCButts38 min
Oct 7, 10:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDooly30 min
Oct 7, 10:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCPulaski27 min
Oct 7, 10:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBleckley, Dooly, Houston, Pulaski, Twiggs43 min
Oct 7, 11:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBleckley, Pulaski33 min
Oct 7, 11:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBleckley32 min
Oct 8, 12:04 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTwiggs26 min
Oct 8, 12:32 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBleckley28 min
Oct 8, 12:39 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCBibb, Crawford, Houston, Peach16 hr
Oct 8, 12:50 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTwiggs25 min
Oct 8, 1:05 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCDodge, Laurens40 min
Oct 8, 1:43 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCDodge, Laurens32 min
Oct 8, 1:59 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHouston31 min
Oct 8, 2:15 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCLaurens30 min
Oct 8, 2:31 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBleckley29 min
Oct 8, 2:45 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCLaurens, Wheeler34 min
Oct 8, 2:47 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningFFCBleckley, Dodge, Laurens6 hr
Oct 8, 3:17 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBleckley28 min
Oct 8, 3:21 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTreutlen24 min
Oct 8, 3:41 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningFFCBleckley, Dodge, Dooly, Houston, Pulaski7 hr
Oct 8, 3:48 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCPulaski27 min
Oct 8, 3:51 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTreutlen24 min
Oct 8, 4:13 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDodge32 min
Oct 8, 4:20 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTreutlen25 min
Oct 8, 4:51 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTreutlen24 min
Oct 8, 5:03 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningFFCDodge, Laurens, Pulaski, Wilcox8 hr
Oct 8, 5:40 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMontgomery35 min
Oct 8, 5:43 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWilkes32 min
Oct 8, 6:19 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMontgomery26 min
Oct 8, 6:22 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTaliaferro23 min
Oct 8, 6:53 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCDooly6 hr
Oct 8, 7:08 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCToombs37 min
Oct 8, 7:20 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningFFCDodge, Telfair, Wilcox5 hr
Oct 8, 7:45 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCToombs30 min
Oct 8, 8:53 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningFFCBleckley, Dodge, Laurens, Treutlen3 hr
Oct 8, 9:02 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningFFCDooly, Sumter88 min
Oct 8, 9:56 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningFFCButts, Monroe101 min
Oct 8, 12:33 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCJones10 hr
Oct 8, 2:12 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCPulaski32 hr
Oct 8, 5:42 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningFFCLaurens2 hr
Oct 8, 6:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMontgomery, Treutlen34 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.