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River Flood Warning 73, NWS Atlanta, GA

March 31, 2021Whitfield County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this river flood warning at Mar 31, 2021, 9:08 AM EDT for Whitfield County, Georgia. It was in force for 5 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Mar 31, 2021, 9:08 AM EDT (13:08 UTC)
Expired
Mar 31, 2021, 2:13 PM EDT
In force
5 hr
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

County Whitfield County, GA

The radar

The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 102 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Mill Creek at Dalton (DLNG1). The gauge peaked at 10.90 ft at Mar 31, 2021, 12:00 PM EDT.

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Action stage
9 ft
Minor stage
11 ft
Moderate stage
14 ft
Major stage
17 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02385500, 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.

631 
WGUS42 KFFC 311308
FLWFFC

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
908 AM EDT Wed Mar 31 2021

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

  Mill Creek near Dalton affecting Whitfield 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.


GAC313-010115-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FL.W.0073.210331T1308Z-000000T0000Z/
/DLNG1.1.ER.210331T1205Z.210331T1245Z.000000T0000Z.NR/
908 AM EDT Wed Mar 31 2021

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a

* Flood Warning for
  the Mill Creek near Dalton.
* From this morning until further notice.
* At 8:45 AM EDT Wednesday the stage was 12.8 feet and rising.
* Flood stage is 11 feet.
* Minor flooding will continue.
* Forecast...No forecast is available for this location.


&&

LAT...LON 3477 8503 3483 8502 3479 8491 3474 8490

$$
1 follow-up statement
575 
WGUS82 KFFC 311813
FLSFFC

Flood Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
213 PM EDT Wed Mar 31 2021

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

  Mill Creek near Dalton affecting Whitfield County.

GAC313-311915-
/O.CAN.KFFC.FL.W.0073.000000T0000Z-210331T1813Z/
/DLNG1.1.ER.210331T1205Z.210331T1245Z.000000T0000Z.NR/
213 PM EDT Wed Mar 31 2021

...The Flood Warning for the Mill Creek near Dalton has been 
cancelled...

The Flood Warning is cancelled for
  the Mill Creek near Dalton.
* At 2:00 PM EDT Wednesday the stage was 10.7 feet and falling.
* Flood stage is 11 feet.
* Forecast...The creek will continue to fall. 


&&

LAT...LON 3477 8503 3483 8502 3479 8491 3474 8490

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 31, 7:04 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCatoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Walker41 min
Mar 31, 7:46 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningFFCCatoosa, Dade, Walker5 hr
Mar 31, 8:16 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningFFCBartow, Chattooga, Fannin, Floyd, Gilmer, Gordon and 7 more6 hr
Mar 31, 8:19 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCPaulding26 min
Mar 31, 9:07 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCDade29 hr
Mar 31, 9:09 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCobb, Douglas, Fulton36 min
Mar 31, 9:15 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCChattooga27 hr
Mar 31, 9:15 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCFloyd45 hr
Mar 31, 9:15 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCGordon, Murray, Whitfield4 days
Mar 31, 9:15 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCFloyd, Gordon4 days
Mar 31, 9:23 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCCatoosa49 hr
Mar 31, 9:38 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCGwinnett37 min
Mar 31, 9:44 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCWhitfield71 hr
Mar 31, 9:53 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDouglas, Fulton22 min
Mar 31, 9:54 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCMurray, Whitfield44 hr
Mar 31, 11:26 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHaralson, Paulding34 min
Mar 31, 11:58 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCarroll, Cobb, Douglas32 min
Mar 31, 1:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCFayette33 min
Mar 31, 1:31 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCCobb21 days
Mar 31, 2:00 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCCatoosa19 hr
Mar 31, 2:21 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCForsyth, Fulton21 hr
Mar 31, 3:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCOglethorpe30 min
Mar 31, 3:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCGreene27 min
Mar 31, 3:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCChattahoochee, Marion, Stewart31 min
Mar 31, 3:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWilkes31 min
Mar 31, 4:22 PM EDTFreeze WatchFFCBanks, Barrow, Bartow, Butts, Carroll, Catoosa and 44 more11 hr
Mar 31, 4:22 PM EDTWind AdvisoryFFCBanks, Barrow, Bartow, Bibb, Butts, Carroll and 64 more27 hr
Mar 31, 5:08 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBleckley, Dooly, Houston, Pulaski, Twiggs, Wilkinson37 min
Mar 31, 5:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCGlascock, Washington37 min
Mar 31, 5:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBleckley, Dodge, Pulaski, Wilcox25 min
Mar 31, 5:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCLaurens31 min
Mar 31, 6:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCEmanuel, Treutlen, Wheeler25 min
Mar 31, 6:22 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCMurray7 hr
Mar 31, 6:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCEmanuel, Montgomery, Telfair, Treutlen, Wheeler30 min
Mar 31, 7:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCEmanuel, Montgomery, Telfair, Toombs30 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.