Alert archive / Georgia / River Flood Warnings in 2021
River Flood Warning 33, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this river flood warning at Mar 25, 2021, 8:53 PM EDT for Gilmer County, Georgia. It took effect at Mar 25, 2021, 9:12 PM EDT. It was in force for 8 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 25, 2021, 8:53 PM EDT (00:53 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 25, 2021, 9:12 PM EDT
- Expired
- Mar 26, 2021, 5:33 AM EDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Gilmer County, GA
The radar
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 145 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:52 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The river
Written for the forecast point Coosawattee River near Ellijay (ELIG1). The gauge peaked at 12.22 ft at Mar 26, 2021, 1:00 AM EDT.
- Action stage
- 6 ft
- Minor stage
- 8 ft
- Moderate stage
- 10 ft
- Major stage
- 11 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02380500, 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.
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WGUS42 KFFC 260053
FLWFFC
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
853 PM EDT Thu Mar 25 2021
...The National Weather Service in Peachtree City GA has issued a
Flood Warning for the following rivers in Georgia...
Coosawattee River near Ellijay affecting Gilmer 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.
GAC123-260945-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FL.W.0033.210326T0112Z-210326T0933Z/
/ELIG1.1.ER.210326T0112Z.210326T0200Z.210326T0332Z.UU/
853 PM EDT Thu Mar 25 2021
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Flood Warning for
the Coosawattee River near Ellijay.
* Until late tonight.
* At 8:30 PM EDT Thursday the stage was 7.8 feet.
* Flood stage is 8 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late
this evening to a crest of 8.1 feet late this evening. It will
then fall below flood stage late this evening.
* Impact...At 8 feet, Flood Stage is reached and minor flooding
begins upstream and downstream from the gage off Legion Road. Some
flooding will begin in low spots along the walking trail of the
Harold Hefner River Park and in the parking lot of the American
Legion Post 82 on Legion Road.
&&
LAT...LON 3469 8457 3470 8452 3472 8449 3471 8446
3465 8448 3464 8457
$$5 follow-up statements
130
WGUS42 KFFC 260206
FLWFFC
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1006 PM EDT Thu Mar 25 2021
...Observed flooding changed to Moderate severity for the following
rivers in Georgia...
Coosawattee River near Ellijay affecting Gilmer County.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
&&
Additional information is available at weather.gov/atlanta.
GAC123-260945-
/O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0033.000000T0000Z-210326T0933Z/
/ELIG1.2.ER.210326T0037Z.210326T0145Z.210326T0332Z.UU/
1006 PM EDT Thu Mar 25 2021
...Observed flooding increased to Moderate severity...
The Flood Warning continues for
the Coosawattee River near Ellijay.
* Until late tonight.
* At 9:45 PM EDT Thursday the stage was 10.1 feet.
* Flood stage is 8.feet.
* Moderate flooding is occurring.
* Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage late
this evening and continue falling to 4.3 feet Friday evening.
* Impact...At 10 feet, Moderate flooding begins. Flood water
surrounds the American Legion Post 82 on Legion Road...and affects
the Georgia Power Substation next to the Post. Significant
flooding expands over the Harold Hefner River Park...including the
athletic fields and walking trail.
&&
LAT...LON 3469 8457 3470 8452 3472 8449 3471 8446
3465 8448 3464 8457
$$073
WGUS42 KFFC 260319
FLWFFC
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1119 PM EDT Thu Mar 25 2021
...Forecast flooding changed from Minor to Major severity for the
following rivers in Georgia...
Coosawattee River near Ellijay affecting Gilmer 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.
GAC123-260945-
/O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0033.000000T0000Z-210326T0933Z/
/ELIG1.3.ER.210326T0037Z.210326T0700Z.210326T1305Z.UU/
1119 PM EDT Thu Mar 25 2021
...Forecast flooding increased from Minor to Major severity...
The Flood Warning continues for
the Coosawattee River near Ellijay.
* Until late tonight.
* At 10:45 PM EDT Thursday the stage was 11 feet.
* Flood stage is 8 feet.
* Major flooding is occurring.
* Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 14.7 feet
late tonight. It will then fall below flood stage late Friday
morning.
* Impact...At 15 feet, Major flooding continues. Widespread
inundation flooding continues throughout much of Ellijay. State
Highway 52 begins to flood and will need to be closed. The Fleet
store will begin to flood. Some homes and businesses are flooded
and evacuations may be needed. Portions of the Pilgrims Pride
Processing Plant parking lot will be under 4 feet of water. The
American Legion Post building...the Georgia Power Substation...and
the Harold Hefner River Park are now flooded with several feet of
water.
&&
LAT...LON 3469 8457 3470 8452 3472 8449 3471 8446
3465 8448 3464 8457
$$694
WGUS82 KFFC 260822
FLSFFC
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
422 AM EDT Fri Mar 26 2021
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Georgia...
Coosawattee River near Ellijay affecting Gilmer County.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
&&
Additional information is available at weather.gov/atlanta.
GAC123-260945-
/O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0033.000000T0000Z-210326T0933Z/
/ELIG1.3.ER.210326T0037Z.210326T0700Z.210326T1305Z.UU/
422 AM EDT Fri Mar 26 2021
...The Flood Warning remains in effect...
The Flood Warning continues for
the Coosawattee River near Ellijay.
* Until early this morning.
* At 10:45 PM EDT Thursday the stage was 10.74 feet.
* Flood stage is 8.0 feet.
* Moderate flooding is occurring and Moderate flooding will continue.
* Forecast...The river is expected to continue falling to below
flood stage late this morning.
* Impact...At 10.74 feet, Moderate flooding continues. Flood water
surrounds the American Legion Post 82 on Legion Road...and affects
the Georgia Power Substation next to the Post. Significant
flooding continues over the Harold Hefner River Park...including
the athletic fields and walking trail.
&&
LAT...LON 3469 8457 3470 8452 3472 8449 3471 8446
3465 8448 3464 8457
$$130
WGUS82 KFFC 260853
FLSFFC
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
453 AM EDT Fri Mar 26 2021
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Georgia...
Coosawattee River near Ellijay affecting Gilmer 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.
GAC123-261000-
/O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0033.000000T0000Z-210326T0933Z/
/ELIG1.2.ER.210326T0037Z.210326T0700Z.210326T1300Z.UU/
453 AM EDT Fri Mar 26 2021
...The Flood Warning remains in effect...
The Flood Warning continues for
the Coosawattee River near Ellijay.
* Until early this morning.
* At 3:45 AM EDT Friday the stage was 10.7 feet.
* Flood stage is 8.0 feet.
* Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage late
this morning and continue falling to 2.8 feet Saturday morning.
* Impact...At 11.0 feet, Moderate flooding continues. Flood water
surrounds the American Legion Post 82 on Legion Road...and affects
the Georgia Power Substation next to the Post. Significant
flooding expands over the Harold Hefner River Park...including the
athletic fields and walking trail.
&&
LAT...LON 3469 8457 3470 8452 3472 8449 3471 8446
3465 8448 3464 8457
$$307
WGUS82 KFFC 260858
FLSFFC
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
458 AM EDT Fri Mar 26 2021
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Georgia...
Coosawattee River near Ellijay affecting Gilmer County.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
&&
Additional information is available at weather.gov/atlanta.
GAC123-261000-
/O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0033.000000T0000Z-210326T0933Z/
/ELIG1.2.ER.210326T0037Z.210326T0700Z.210326T1300Z.UU/
458 AM EDT Fri Mar 26 2021
...The Flood Warning remains in effect...
The Flood Warning continues for
the Coosawattee River near Ellijay.
* Until early this morning.
* At 3:45 AM EDT Friday the stage was 10.7 feet.
* Flood stage is 8.0 feet.
* Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage late
this morning and continue falling to 2.8 feet Saturday morning.
* Impact...At 10.7 feet, Moderate flooding continues. Flood water
surrounds the American Legion Post 82 on Legion Road...and affects
the Georgia Power Substation next to the Post. Significant
flooding expands over the Harold Hefner River Park...including the
athletic fields and walking trail.
&&
LAT...LON 3469 8457 3470 8452 3472 8449 3471 8446
3465 8448 3464 8457
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 25, 8:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Paulding, Polk | 28 min |
| Mar 25, 8:40 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gilmer | 9 hr |
| Mar 25, 8:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Cherokee, Cobb, Haralson, Paulding, Polk | 41 min |
| Mar 25, 9:05 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Bartow, Cherokee, Dawson, Gilmer, Gordon, Pickens | 6 hr |
| Mar 25, 9:11 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gilmer, Pickens | 8 hr |
| Mar 25, 9:18 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Floyd | 6 hr |
| Mar 25, 9:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Cherokee, Forsyth, Fulton | 38 min |
| Mar 25, 9:42 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gordon, Murray, Whitfield | 4 days |
| Mar 25, 9:42 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Floyd, Gordon | 5 days |
| Mar 25, 9:42 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Floyd | 59 hr |
| Mar 25, 9:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Banks | 27 min |
| Mar 25, 9:54 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Murray | 16 hr |
| Mar 25, 9:59 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Towns | 7 hr |
| Mar 25, 10:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Forsyth, Hall | 28 min |
| Mar 25, 10:03 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gordon | 10 days |
| Mar 25, 10:15 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gilmer | 3 hr |
| Mar 25, 10:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Banks | 32 min |
| Mar 25, 10:34 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Union | 21 days |
| Mar 25, 10:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Catoosa, Chattooga, Walker, Whitfield | 24 min |
| Mar 25, 10:38 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Union | 9 hr |
| Mar 25, 11:13 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Heard | 47 min |
| Mar 25, 11:28 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Forsyth, Fulton | 34 hr |
| Mar 25, 11:36 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Floyd | 9 days |
| Mar 25, 11:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bartow | 35 min |
| Mar 25, 11:43 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Coweta, Heard | 32 min |
| Mar 25, 11:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Murray | 16 min |
| Mar 25, 11:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Cherokee | 25 min |
| Mar 26, 12:10 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Clayton, Coweta, Fayette, Fulton | 35 min |
| Mar 26, 12:14 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Coweta | 9 min |
| Mar 26, 12:29 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Pickens | 31 min |
| Mar 26, 12:57 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Towns | 21 days |
| Mar 26, 1:04 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Walton | 26 min |
| Mar 26, 1:06 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Dawson, Lumpkin, White | 5 hr |
| Mar 26, 1:14 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Murray, Whitfield | 39 hr |
| Mar 26, 1:25 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Floyd | 32 hr |
| Mar 26, 1:45 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Carroll | 30 min |
| Mar 26, 2:01 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Barrow | 29 min |
| Mar 26, 2:07 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Forsyth | 8 hr |
| Mar 26, 2:17 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Bartow | 7 hr |
| Mar 26, 2:23 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | DeKalb, Fulton | 37 min |
| Mar 26, 2:26 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jackson, Madison | 34 min |
| Mar 26, 2:38 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Fulton, Gwinnett | 37 min |
| Mar 26, 2:58 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Walton | 32 min |
| Mar 26, 3:09 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | White | 2 hr |
| Mar 26, 4:06 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Madison | 9 min |
| Mar 26, 4:33 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Catoosa | 15 hr |
| Mar 26, 5:17 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gilmer, Pickens | 21 days |
| Mar 26, 5:42 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gilmer | 3 hr |
| Mar 26, 5:58 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Spalding | 32 min |
| Mar 26, 6:07 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilkes | 8 min |
| Mar 26, 6:41 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Butts, Jasper | 34 min |
| Mar 26, 7:38 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jasper, Putnam, Taliaferro | 37 min |
| Mar 26, 8:07 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Cherokee | 25 hr |
| Mar 26, 8:16 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gordon | 19 hr |
| Mar 26, 8:36 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Floyd | 5 hr |
| Mar 26, 10:21 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Glascock, Washington | 39 min |
| Mar 26, 10:24 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Floyd | 23 hr |
| Mar 26, 10:27 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gordon | 37 hr |
| Mar 26, 10:45 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Dawson, Forsyth | 13 hr |
| Mar 26, 11:05 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Glascock, Jefferson | 40 min |
| Mar 26, 11:09 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattahoochee, Crawford, Marion, Talbot, Taylor | 51 min |
| Mar 26, 11:18 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Cherokee | 16 hr |
| Mar 26, 11:23 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gordon | 44 hr |
| Mar 26, 11:23 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Dawson | 10 hr |
| Mar 26, 11:48 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Dawson | 9 hr |
| Mar 26, 11:53 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bibb, Crawford, Macon, Marion, Peach, Taylor | 37 min |
| Mar 26, 12:01 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Floyd | 38 hr |
| Mar 26, 12:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bibb, Bleckley, Houston, Macon, Peach, Twiggs and 1 more | 47 min |
| Mar 26, 1:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bleckley, Houston, Twiggs, Wilkinson | 31 min |
| Mar 26, 1:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Greene, Taliaferro | 35 min |
| Mar 26, 2:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Greene, Taliaferro, Wilkes | 43 min |
| Mar 26, 2:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Wilkes | 21 min |
| Mar 26, 4:31 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Dawson, Forsyth | 14 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.