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River Flood Warning 64, NWS Atlanta, GA

March 26, 2021Dawson County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this river flood warning at Mar 26, 2021, 11:23 AM EDT for Dawson County, Georgia. It was in force for 10 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Mar 26, 2021, 11:23 AM EDT (15:23 UTC)
Expired
Mar 26, 2021, 9:39 PM EDT
In force
10 hr
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

County Dawson County, GA

The radar

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 122 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:23 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Etowah River 0.2 mi downstream GA 53 near Dawsonville (DWLG1). The gauge peaked at 16.28 ft at Mar 26, 2021, 6:00 PM EDT.

actionminormoderate5101503/2603/2703/28
Action stage
7 ft
Minor stage
14 ft
Moderate stage
16 ft
Major stage
20 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02389050, 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.

366 
WGUS42 KFFC 261523
FLWFFC

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1123 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...

  Coosawattee River near Pine Chapel affecting Gordon County.

  Etowah River near Dawsonville affecting Dawson 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.


GAC085-270330-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FL.W.0064.210326T1523Z-000000T0000Z/
/DWLG1.1.ER.210326T1500Z.210326T1500Z.000000T0000Z.UU/
1123 AM EDT Fri Mar 26 2021

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a

* Flood Warning for
  the Etowah River near Dawsonville.
* From this morning until further notice.
* At 11:00 AM Friday the stage was 14 feet and rising.
* Flood stage is 14 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring.
* Forecast...No forecast is available for this location.


&&

LAT...LON 3438 8410 3439 8407 3439 8405 3438 8404
      3436 8406 3436 8408

$$

GAC129-270330-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FL.W.0063.210326T1523Z-000000T0000Z/
/PING1.1.ER.210326T1512Z.210326T1520Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1123 AM EDT Fri Mar 26 2021

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a

* Flood Warning for
  the Coosawattee River near Pine Chapel.
* From this morning until further notice.
* At 11:20 AM Friday the stage was 22.1 feet and rising.
* Flood stage is 22 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring.
* Forecast...No forecast is available for this location.
* Impact...At 22 feet, Flood stage is reached. Minor flooding of the 
  natural flood plain begins upstream and downstream from the river 
  gauge at Pine Chapel Road. This will mainly affect woodlands...
  farmland and pasture along the river.


&&

LAT...LON 3459 8484 3453 8486 3451 8490 3459 8488

$$
2 follow-up statements
302 
WGUS82 KFFC 261931
FLSFFC

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

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

  Etowah River near Landrum affecting Dawson County.

  Etowah River near Dawsonville affecting Dawson County.

  Etowah River at Canton affecting Cherokee County.

  Etowah River near East Canton Downstream I-575 affecting Cherokee 
  County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or occurring. All 
interested parties should take necessary precautions immediately.

Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.

&&

Additional information is available at weather.gov/atlanta.


GAC085-270745-
/O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0065.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/LANG1.1.ER.210326T1533Z.210326T1801Z.000000T0000Z.UU/
331 PM EDT Fri Mar 26 2021

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

The Flood Warning continues for
  the Etowah River near Landrum.
* Until further notice.
* At 2:46 PM EDT Friday the stage was 15.8 feet and falling.
* Flood stage is 14 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring.
* Forecast...No forecast is available for this location.
* Impact...At 14 feet, Flood stage is reached on the river near 
  Landrum. Agricultural fields upstream left bank and downstream 
  right bank begin to have minor flooding.


&&

LAT...LON 3447 8407 3447 8400 3440 8398 3436 8404
      3440 8408

$$

GAC085-270745-
/O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0064.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/DWLG1.1.ER.210326T1500Z.210326T1900Z.000000T0000Z.UU/
331 PM EDT Fri Mar 26 2021

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

The Flood Warning continues for
  the Etowah River near Dawsonville.
* Until further notice.
* At 3:00 PM EDT Friday the stage was 15.2 feet and rising.
* Flood stage is 14 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring.
* Forecast...No forecast is available for this location.


&&

LAT...LON 3438 8410 3439 8407 3439 8405 3438 8404
      3436 8406 3436 8408

$$

GAC057-270745-
/O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0062.000000T0000Z-210327T1643Z/
/CNNG1.1.ER.210326T1745Z.210327T0000Z.210327T1052Z.NO/
331 PM EDT Fri Mar 26 2021

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

The Flood Warning continues for
  the Etowah River at Canton.
* Until Saturday afternoon.
* At 2:15 PM EDT Friday the stage was 16.2 feet and rising.
* Flood stage is 16 feet.
* Minor flooding will continue.
* Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 17.5 feet 
  this evening. It will then fall below flood stage Saturday morning.
* Impact...At 17 feet, Minor flooding continues in the woodlands and 
  fields along the river upstream and downstream from the gage by 
  the Walaska Street bridge. Portions of recreational areas such as 
  Boling Park behind the Cherokee County High School...the Cherokee 
  County Fairgrounds and the Etowah River Greenway at Heritage Park 
  will be flooded with up to one foot of water. The parking lot at 
  Boling Park will begin to flood.


&&

LAT...LON 3427 8430 3422 8446 3418 8454 3424 8459

$$

GAC057-270745-
/O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0056.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/ECTG1.1.ER.210326T1109Z.210326T1845Z.000000T0000Z.UU/
331 PM EDT Fri Mar 26 2021

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

The Flood Warning continues for
  the Etowah River near East Canton Downstream I-575.
* Until further notice.
* At 2:45 PM EDT Friday the stage was 20.5 feet and cresting.
* Flood stage is 17 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring.
* Forecast...No forecast is available for this location.
* Impact...At 20 feet, Minor flooding continues to expand in the 
  woodlands and fields along the river generally east of Canton near 
  the Interstate 575 bridge. A rock landing and grassy lot behind a 
  pump station off of Riverstone Parkway and areas behind the 
  businesses on Old Ball Ground Highway and Keith Drive are flooded 
  with up to two feet of water.


&&

LAT...LON 3434 8427 3428 8425 3427 8436 3422 8446
      3427 8450 3433 8440

$$
441 
WGUS82 KFFC 270139
FLSFFC

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

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

  Etowah River near Dawsonville affecting Dawson County.

GAC085-270245-
/O.CAN.KFFC.FL.W.0064.000000T0000Z-210327T0139Z/
/DWLG1.1.ER.210326T1500Z.210326T1900Z.000000T0000Z.UU/
939 PM EDT Fri Mar 26 2021

...The Flood Warning for the Etowah River near Dawsonville has been 
cancelled...

The Flood Warning is cancelled for
  the Etowah River near Dawsonville.
* At 9:00 PM EDT Friday the stage was 13 feet and falling.
* Flood stage is 14 feet.
* Forecast...No forecast is available for this location.


&&

LAT...LON 3438 8410 3439 8407 3439 8405 3438 8404
      3436 8406 3436 8408

$$

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, 4:33 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCCatoosa15 hr
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, 11:48 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.