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River Flood Warning 53, NWS Atlanta, GA

March 26, 2021Catoosa County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this river flood warning at Mar 26, 2021, 4:33 AM EDT for Catoosa County, Georgia. It was in force for 15 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Mar 26, 2021, 4:33 AM EDT (08:33 UTC)
Expired
Mar 26, 2021, 7:03 PM EDT
In force
15 hr
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

County Catoosa County, GA

The radar

The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:34 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point South Chickamauga Creek at Ringgold (SCKG1). The gauge peaked at 16.68 ft at Mar 26, 2021, 11:00 AM EDT.

actionminormoderate102003/2603/27
Action stage
12 ft
Minor stage
15 ft
Moderate stage
28 ft
Major stage
30 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03566700, 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.

178 
WGUS42 KFFC 260833
FLWFFC

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
433 AM EDT Fri Mar 26 2021

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

  South Chickamauga Creek near Ringgold affecting Catoosa 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.


GAC047-262045-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FL.W.0053.210326T0833Z-000000T0000Z/
/SCKG1.1.ER.210326T0706Z.210326T0730Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
433 AM EDT Fri Mar 26 2021

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a

* Flood Warning for
  the South Chickamauga Creek near Ringgold.
* From early this morning until further notice.
* At 4:30 AM EDT Friday the stage was 15.2 feet.
* Flood stage is 15.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring.
* Forecast...No forecast is available for this location.
* Flood stage is reached. Minor flooding begins in the woodlands and 
  fields along the creek upstream and downstream from the gage on 
  the U.S. Highway 41 or Nashville Street bridge. The flood water 
  will expand to inundate the entire area under the bridge. Minor 
  flooding of the natural floodplain will also occur upstream of the 
  gage between Interstate 75 and U.S. Highway 41 or Nashville Street.


&&

LAT...LON 3500 8520 3499 8509 3490 8509 3486 8510
      3486 8515 3494 8515

$$
2 follow-up statements
162 
WGUS82 KFFC 261857
FLSFFC

Flood Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
257 PM EDT Fri Mar 26 2021

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Georgia...
Tennessee...

  South Chickamauga Creek near Ringgold affecting Catoosa County.

  Lookout Creek near New England affecting Dade and Hamilton 
  Counties.

  West Chickamauga Creek near Fort Oglethorpe affecting Hamilton 
  and Catoosa Counties.

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.


GAC047-270700-
/O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0053.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/SCKG1.1.ER.210326T0706Z.210326T1530Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
257 PM EDT Fri Mar 26 2021

...The Flood Warning remains in effect...

The Flood Warning continues for
  the South Chickamauga Creek near Ringgold.
* Until further notice.
* At 2:30 PM EDT Friday the stage was 16.3 feet and falling.
* Flood stage is 15.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring.
* Forecast...No forecast is available for this location.


&&

LAT...LON 3500 8520 3499 8509 3490 8509 3486 8510
      3486 8515 3494 8515

$$

GAC083-TNC065-270700-
/O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0028.000000T0000Z-210327T1620Z/
/ENGG1.1.ER.210325T1828Z.210326T0330Z.210327T1200Z.NO/
257 PM EDT Fri Mar 26 2021

...The Flood Warning remains in effect...

The Flood Warning continues for
  the Lookout Creek near New England.
* Until Saturday afternoon.
* At 2:00 PM EDT Friday the stage was 13.2 feet and falling.
* Flood stage is 12.0 feet.
* Minor flooding will continue.
* Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 13.4 feet 
  this evening. It will then fall below flood stage Saturday morning.
* Impact...At 13 feet, Minor flooding expands along Sells Lane in 
  Trenton...Mason Road near Rising Fawn...and Creek Road near New 
  England. All these roads will be closed. Also minor flooding 
  expands much further downstream as the creek crosses the Tennessee 
  border into the Tiftona area.


&&

LAT...LON 3503 8539 3502 8533 3484 8545 3471 8549
      3472 8556 3486 8553

$$

GAC047-TNC065-270700-
/O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0029.210327T0000Z-210327T1800Z/
/WCKG1.1.ER.210327T0600Z.210327T0600Z.210327T1200Z.NO/
257 PM EDT Fri Mar 26 2021

...The Flood Warning remains in effect...

The Flood Warning continues for
  the West Chickamauga Creek near Fort Oglethorpe.
* From this evening to Saturday afternoon.
* At 2:45 PM EDT Friday the stage was 10.6 feet and rising.
* Flood stage is 11 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage just 
  after midnight tonight to a crest of 11.0 feet just after midnight 
  tonight. It will then fall below flood stage Saturday morning.
* Impact...At 11 feet, Flood Stage is reached. Minor flooding begins 
  of woodlands and fields near the creek upstream and downstream 
  from the gage on the Georgia Highway 146 or Cloud Springs Road 
  bridge. Minor flooding of the creek can also be expected further 
  downstream as it crosses the Tennessee border into the south East 
  Ridge area.


&&

LAT...LON 3492 8526 3500 8523 3499 8516 3486 8524

$$
653 
WGUS82 KFFC 262303
FLSFFC

Flood Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
703 PM EDT Fri Mar 26 2021

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

  South Chickamauga Creek near Ringgold affecting Catoosa County.

GAC047-270015-
/O.CAN.KFFC.FL.W.0053.000000T0000Z-210326T2303Z/
/SCKG1.1.ER.210326T0706Z.210326T1530Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
703 PM EDT Fri Mar 26 2021

...The Flood Warning for the South Chickamauga Creek near Ringgold 
has been cancelled...

The Flood Warning is cancelled for
  the South Chickamauga Creek near Ringgold.
* At 6:30 PM EDT Friday the stage was 14.5 feet and falling.
* Flood stage is 15 feet.
* Forecast...No forecast is available for this location.


&&

LAT...LON 3500 8520 3499 8509 3490 8509 3486 8510
      3486 8515 3494 8515

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 25, 8:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCPaulding, Polk28 min
Mar 25, 8:40 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCGilmer9 hr
Mar 25, 8:49 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBartow, Cherokee, Cobb, Haralson, Paulding, Polk41 min
Mar 25, 8:53 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCGilmer9 hr
Mar 25, 9:05 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningFFCBartow, Cherokee, Dawson, Gilmer, Gordon, Pickens6 hr
Mar 25, 9:11 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCGilmer, Pickens8 hr
Mar 25, 9:18 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCFloyd6 hr
Mar 25, 9:25 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBartow, Cherokee, Forsyth, Fulton38 min
Mar 25, 9:42 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCGordon, Murray, Whitfield4 days
Mar 25, 9:42 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCFloyd, Gordon5 days
Mar 25, 9:42 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCFloyd59 hr
Mar 25, 9:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBanks27 min
Mar 25, 9:54 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCMurray16 hr
Mar 25, 9:59 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCTowns7 hr
Mar 25, 10:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCForsyth, Hall28 min
Mar 25, 10:03 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCGordon10 days
Mar 25, 10:15 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCGilmer3 hr
Mar 25, 10:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBanks32 min
Mar 25, 10:34 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCUnion21 days
Mar 25, 10:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCatoosa, Chattooga, Walker, Whitfield24 min
Mar 25, 10:38 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCUnion9 hr
Mar 25, 11:13 PM EDTTornado Warning Tornado observedFFCHeard47 min
Mar 25, 11:28 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCForsyth, Fulton34 hr
Mar 25, 11:36 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCFloyd9 days
Mar 25, 11:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBartow35 min
Mar 25, 11:43 PM EDTTornado Warning EmergencyFFCCoweta, Heard32 min
Mar 25, 11:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMurray16 min
Mar 25, 11:50 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBartow, Cherokee25 min
Mar 26, 12:10 AM EDTTornado Warning EmergencyTornado observedCatastrophic damage threatFFCClayton, Coweta, Fayette, Fulton35 min
Mar 26, 12:14 AM EDTTornado Warning EmergencyTornado observedCatastrophic damage threatFFCCoweta9 min
Mar 26, 12:29 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCPickens31 min
Mar 26, 12:57 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCTowns21 days
Mar 26, 1:04 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWalton26 min
Mar 26, 1:06 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningFFCDawson, Lumpkin, White5 hr
Mar 26, 1:14 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCMurray, Whitfield39 hr
Mar 26, 1:25 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCFloyd32 hr
Mar 26, 1:45 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCarroll30 min
Mar 26, 2:01 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBarrow29 min
Mar 26, 2:07 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCForsyth8 hr
Mar 26, 2:17 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCBartow7 hr
Mar 26, 2:23 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDeKalb, Fulton37 min
Mar 26, 2:26 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCJackson, Madison34 min
Mar 26, 2:38 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCDeKalb, Fulton, Gwinnett37 min
Mar 26, 2:58 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWalton32 min
Mar 26, 3:09 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCWhite2 hr
Mar 26, 4:06 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMadison9 min
Mar 26, 5:17 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCGilmer, Pickens21 days
Mar 26, 5:42 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCGilmer3 hr
Mar 26, 5:58 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCSpalding32 min
Mar 26, 6:07 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWilkes8 min
Mar 26, 6:41 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCButts, Jasper34 min
Mar 26, 7:38 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCJasper, Putnam, Taliaferro37 min
Mar 26, 8:07 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCCherokee25 hr
Mar 26, 8:16 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCGordon19 hr
Mar 26, 8:36 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCFloyd5 hr
Mar 26, 10:21 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCGlascock, Washington39 min
Mar 26, 10:24 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCFloyd23 hr
Mar 26, 10:27 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCGordon37 hr
Mar 26, 10:45 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCDawson, Forsyth13 hr
Mar 26, 11:05 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCGlascock, Jefferson40 min
Mar 26, 11:09 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCChattahoochee, Crawford, Marion, Talbot, Taylor51 min
Mar 26, 11:18 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCCherokee16 hr
Mar 26, 11:23 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCGordon44 hr
Mar 26, 11:23 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCDawson10 hr
Mar 26, 11:48 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCDawson9 hr
Mar 26, 11:53 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBibb, Crawford, Macon, Marion, Peach, Taylor37 min
Mar 26, 12:01 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCFloyd38 hr
Mar 26, 12:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBibb, Bleckley, Houston, Macon, Peach, Twiggs and 1 more47 min
Mar 26, 1:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBleckley, Houston, Twiggs, Wilkinson31 min
Mar 26, 1:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCGreene, Taliaferro35 min
Mar 26, 2:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCGreene, Taliaferro, Wilkes43 min
Mar 26, 2:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCWilkes21 min
Mar 26, 4:31 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCDawson, Forsyth14 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.