Alert archive / Georgia / River Flood Warnings in 2022
River Flood Warning 77, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this river flood warning at Apr 5, 2022, 10:25 PM EDT for 5 counties in Georgia. It took effect at Apr 5, 2022, 11:18 PM EDT. It was in force for 4 days.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 5, 2022, 10:25 PM EDT (02:25 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 5, 2022, 11:18 PM EDT
- Expired
- Apr 10, 2022, 12:39 AM EDT
- In force
- 4 days
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
Counties Bibb County, GA, Houston County, GA, Jones County, GA, Monroe County, GA, Twiggs County, GA
The radar
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 30 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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 Ocmulgee River at 5th Street Bridge at Macon (MACG1). The gauge peaked at 24.89 ft at Apr 7, 2022, 10:00 PM EDT.
- Action stage
- 16 ft
- Minor stage
- 18 ft
- Moderate stage
- 26 ft
- Major stage
- 30 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02213000, 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.
629
WGUS42 KFFC 060225
FLWFFC
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1025 PM EDT Tue Apr 5 2022
...The National Weather Service in Peachtree City GA has issued a
Flood Warning for the following rivers in Georgia...
Ocmulgee River near Macon affecting Jones, Houston, Bibb, Monroe
and Twiggs Counties.
For the Ocmulgee River Basin...including Macon...Minor flooding is
forecast.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
Additional information is available at weather.gov/atlanta.
&&
GAC021-153-169-207-289-061430-
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1025 PM EDT Tue Apr 5 2022
...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL SUNDAY MORNING...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Ocmulgee River near Macon.
* WHEN...Until Sunday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 21 feet, Minor flooding expands. An increasing amount
of the Macon GreenWay Ocmulgee Heritage Trail floods north of the
Martin Luther King Boulevard bridge. The flood waters will be up
to two feet deep on portions of the trail and both banks overflow
upstream from the bridge. Large portions of agricultural lands
east of Macon and well downstream will be under 1 to 4 feet of
water.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:30 PM EDT Tuesday the stage was 17.6 feet and rising.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
late this evening to a crest of 21.5 feet Friday morning. It
will then fall below flood stage early Sunday morning.
- Flood stage is 18 feet.
- www.weather.gov/safety/flood
&&
LAT...LON 3290 8372 3293 8367 3282 8356 3266 8353
3263 8359 3274 8363
$$15 follow-up statements
826
WGUS82 KFFC 060410
FLSFFC
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1210 AM EDT Wed Apr 6 2022
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Georgia...
Ocmulgee River near Macon affecting Jones, Houston, Bibb, Monroe
and Twiggs Counties.
For the Ocmulgee River Basin...including Jackson, Griffin, Juliette,
East Juliette, Dames Ferry, West Macon, Macon, Clinchfield, Ocmulgee
River at US 341 at Hawkinsville, Hawkinsville, Echeconnee Creek at
Houston Road near Byron, Abbeville, McRae, Scotland, Lumber City...
Minor flooding is forecast.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
Additional information is available at weather.gov/atlanta.
&&
GAC021-153-169-207-289-061615-
/O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0077.000000T0000Z-220410T2136Z/
/MACG1.1.ER.220406T0152Z.220408T0600Z.220410T1536Z.NO/
1210 AM EDT Wed Apr 6 2022
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL SUNDAY AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Ocmulgee River near Macon.
* WHEN...Until Sunday afternoon.
* IMPACTS...At 23 feet, Minor flooding continues to expand. Large
portions of the Macon GreenWay Ocmulgee Heritage Trail floods
north of the Martin Luther King Boulevard bridge. The flood waters
will be up to 3 feet deep on portions of the trail. Large portions
of agricultural lands east of Macon and well downstream will be
under 1 to 5 feet of water.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 11:30 PM EDT Tuesday the stage was 19.3 feet and rising.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 23.2
feet early Friday morning. It will then fall below flood
stage Sunday afternoon.
- Flood stage is 18 feet.
- www.weather.gov/safety/flood
&&
LAT...LON 3290 8372 3293 8367 3282 8356 3266 8353
3263 8359 3274 8363
$$976
WGUS82 KFFC 060929
FLSFFC
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
529 AM EDT Wed Apr 6 2022
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Georgia...
Ocmulgee River near Macon affecting Jones, Houston, Bibb, Monroe
and Twiggs Counties.
For the Ocmulgee River Basin...including Jackson, Griffin, Juliette,
East Juliette, Dames Ferry, West Macon, Macon, Clinchfield, Ocmulgee
River at US 341 at Hawkinsville, Hawkinsville, Echeconnee Creek at
Houston Road near Byron, Abbeville, McRae, Scotland, Lumber City...
Minor flooding is forecast.
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.
&&
GAC021-153-169-207-289-062130-
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/MACG1.1.ER.220406T0152Z.220408T0600Z.220410T1536Z.NO/
529 AM EDT Wed Apr 6 2022
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL SUNDAY AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Ocmulgee River near Macon.
* WHEN...Until Sunday afternoon.
* IMPACTS...At 21 feet, Minor flooding expands. An increasing amount
of the Macon GreenWay Ocmulgee Heritage Trail floods north of the
Martin Luther King Boulevard bridge. The flood waters will be up
to two feet deep on portions of the trail and both banks overflow
upstream from the bridge. Large portions of agricultural lands
east of Macon and well downstream will be under 1 to 4 feet of
water.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 4:30 AM EDT Wednesday the stage was 21 feet and rising.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 4:30 AM EDT Wednesday was 21 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 23.2
feet early Friday morning. It will then fall below flood
stage late Sunday morning.
- Flood stage is 18 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
23.2 feet on 03/11/1922.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
&&
LAT...LON 3290 8372 3293 8367 3282 8356 3266 8353
3263 8359 3274 8363
$$473
WGUS82 KFFC 061529
FLSFFC
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1129 AM EDT Wed Apr 6 2022
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Georgia...
Ocmulgee River near Macon affecting Jones, Houston, Bibb, Monroe
and Twiggs Counties.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Additional information is available at weather.gov/atlanta.
&&
GAC021-153-169-207-289-070330-
/O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0077.000000T0000Z-220410T1708Z/
/MACG1.1.ER.220406T0152Z.220408T0600Z.220410T1108Z.NO/
1129 AM EDT Wed Apr 6 2022
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...Minor flooding will continue.
* WHERE...Ocmulgee River near Macon.
* WHEN...Until early Sunday afternoon.
* IMPACTS...At 23 feet, Minor flooding continues to expand. Large
portions of the Macon GreenWay Ocmulgee Heritage Trail floods
north of the Martin Luther King Boulevard bridge. The flood waters
will be up to 3 feet deep on portions of the trail. Large portions
of agricultural lands east of Macon and well downstream will be
under 1 to 5 feet of water.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 10:30 AM EDT Wednesday the stage was 21.6 feet and rising.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 22.3
feet early Friday morning. It will then fall below flood
stage Sunday morning.
- Flood stage is 18 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
&&
LAT...LON 3290 8372 3293 8367 3282 8356 3266 8353
3263 8359 3274 8363
$$204
WGUS82 KFFC 070130
FLSFFC
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
930 PM EDT Wed Apr 6 2022
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Georgia...
Ocmulgee River near Macon affecting Jones, Houston, Bibb, Monroe
and Twiggs Counties.
For the Ocmulgee River Basin...including Macon...Minor flooding is
forecast.
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.
&&
GAC021-153-169-207-289-071330-
/O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0077.000000T0000Z-220410T1708Z/
/MACG1.1.ER.220406T0152Z.220407T1800Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
930 PM EDT Wed Apr 6 2022
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Ocmulgee River near Macon.
* WHEN...Until early Sunday afternoon.
* IMPACTS...At 23 feet, Minor flooding continues to expand. Large
portions of the Macon GreenWay Ocmulgee Heritage Trail floods
north of the Martin Luther King Boulevard bridge. The flood waters
will be up to 3 feet deep on portions of the trail. Large portions
of agricultural lands east of Macon and well downstream will be
under 1 to 5 feet of water.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:30 PM EDT Wednesday the stage was 22.5 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 8:30 PM EDT Wednesday was 22.5 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 23.6
feet early tomorrow afternoon.
- Flood stage is 18 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
&&
LAT...LON 3290 8372 3293 8367 3282 8356 3266 8353
3263 8359 3274 8363
$$792
WGUS82 KFFC 070712
FLSFFC
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
312 AM EDT Thu Apr 7 2022
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Georgia...
Flint River near Carsonville Hwy. 19 affecting Talbot, Upson,
Taylor and Crawford Counties.
Ocmulgee River near Macon affecting Jones, Houston, Bibb, Monroe
and Twiggs Counties.
Oconee River near Oconee affecting Wilkinson, Washington and
Johnson Counties.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Additional information is available at weather.gov/atlanta.
&&
GAC021-153-169-207-289-071915-
/O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0077.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/MACG1.1.ER.220406T0152Z.220407T1800Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
312 AM EDT Thu Apr 7 2022
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and forecast to continue.
* WHERE...Ocmulgee River near Macon.
* WHEN...Until further notice.
* IMPACTS...At 23 feet, Minor flooding continues to expand. Large
portions of the Macon GreenWay Ocmulgee Heritage Trail floods
north of the Martin Luther King Boulevard bridge. The flood waters
will be up to 3 feet deep on portions of the trail. Large portions
of agricultural lands east of Macon and well downstream will be
under 1 to 5 feet of water.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 1:30 AM EDT Thursday the stage was 22.7 feet and rising
slowly.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 23.6
feet this afternoon.
- Flood stage is 18 feet.
&&
LAT...LON 3290 8372 3293 8367 3282 8356 3266 8353
3263 8359 3274 8363
$$
GAC079-263-269-293-071915-
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/CLUG1.1.ER.220406T2247Z.220407T1200Z.220409T1042Z.NO/
312 AM EDT Thu Apr 7 2022
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS MORNING TO EARLY
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and will continue.
* WHERE...Flint River near Carsonville Hwy. 19.
* WHEN...From early this morning to early Saturday afternoon.
* IMPACTS...At 24 feet, Minor flooding expands further into the
woodlands and fields along the river upstream and downstream from
the gage on U.S. Highway 19. The flood waters will be up to 6 feet
deep over the top of the boat ramp and cover a portion of the
access road by the bridge on the Taylor County side of the river.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 2:15 AM EDT Thursday the stage was 23.2 feet rising.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 23.8
feet this morning. It will then fall below flood stage
Saturday morning.
- Flood stage is 18 feet.
&&
LAT...LON 3280 8430 3275 8421 3257 8398 3253 8405
3265 8415 3276 8437
$$
GAC167-303-319-071915-
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/OCNG1.2.ER.220407T1400Z.220408T1800Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
312 AM EDT Thu Apr 7 2022
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING UNTIL FURTHER
NOTICE...
* WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Oconee River near Oconee.
* WHEN...From this morning until further notice.
* IMPACTS...At 21 feet, Moderate flooding begins. The dirt parking
lot by the Old Balls Ferry Road boat ramp is under one to three
feet of water. The end of Old Balls Ferry Road begins to flood.
Flooding continues and spreads further into the woodlands near the
river.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 2:30 AM EDT Thursday the stage was 16 feet and rising.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
late this morning and continue rising to a crest of 21.5 feet
early tomorrow afternoon.
- Flood stage is 17 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
&&
LAT...LON 3284 8303 3288 8298 3279 8292 3267 8289
3265 8298 3278 8300
$$465
WGUS82 KFFC 071047
FLSFFC
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
647 AM EDT Thu Apr 7 2022
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Georgia...
Oconee River near Penfield affecting Greene, Oconee and Clarke
Counties.
Oconee River near Milledgeville affecting Washington, Wilkinson
and Baldwin Counties.
Oconee River near Oconee affecting Wilkinson, Washington and
Johnson Counties.
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Georgia...
Ocmulgee River near Macon affecting Jones, Houston, Bibb, Monroe
and Twiggs 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.
&&
GAC059-133-219-072300-
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/PNFG1.1.ER.220407T0718Z.220407T1800Z.220408T0600Z.NO/
647 AM EDT Thu Apr 7 2022
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING TO TOMORROW
MORNING...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and forecast to continue.
* WHERE...Oconee River near Penfield.
* WHEN...From this morning to tomorrow morning.
* IMPACTS...At 15 feet, Minor flooding continues to expand into
fields...woodlands and pastures...mainly on the right bank of the
river...upstream and downstream from the gage on the Georgia
Highway 15 bridge.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 6:00 AM EDT Thursday the stage was 14.2 feet and rising.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 14.9
feet this afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage just
after midnight tonight.
- Flood stage is 13 feet.
&&
LAT...LON 3364 8325 3364 8333 3383 8333 3384 8327
$$
GAC009-303-319-072300-
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647 AM EDT Thu Apr 7 2022
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE TONIGHT...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and is forecast to continue.
* WHERE...Oconee River near Milledgeville.
* WHEN...Until late tonight.
* IMPACTS...At 30 feet, Minor flooding continues to expand further
into the woodlands and pasture upstream and downstream from the
gage near the Georgia Highway 22 and 24 bridge. Fishing Creek
backs up and a few buildings along the creek will be flooded. Also
Tanyard Branch Stream between East Thomas and East Charleston
Streets in Milledgeville will flood. Sinclair Dam will likely have
four to five gates open to reach this height.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 6:15 AM EDT Thursday the stage was 23.3 feet and rising.
- Forecast...The river will rise to 29.2 feet this afternoon.
It will then fall below flood stage late this evening to 11.2
feet and begin rising again early Monday morning. It will
rise to 12.1 feet early Monday afternoon. It will then fall
again and remain below flood stage.
- Flood stage is 22 feet.
&&
LAT...LON 3313 8325 3314 8317 3308 8317 3302 8313
3297 8316 3304 8324
$$
GAC167-303-319-072300-
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647 AM EDT Thu Apr 7 2022
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING UNTIL FURTHER
NOTICE...
* WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Oconee River near Oconee.
* WHEN...From this morning until further notice.
* IMPACTS...At 23 feet, Moderate flooding continues. Portions of the
Old Balls Ferry Road leading to the boat ramp becomes flooded with
a foot of water or more. The entire dirt parking lot near the
boat ramp is under three to five feet of water. Extensive flooding
of the woodlands near the river continues.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 6:15 AM EDT Thursday the stage was 16.8 feet and rising.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
this morning and continue rising to a crest of 22.1 feet
early Saturday afternoon.
- Flood stage is 17 feet.
&&
LAT...LON 3284 8303 3288 8298 3279 8292 3267 8289
3265 8298 3278 8300
$$
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647 AM EDT Thu Apr 7 2022
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and forecast to continue.
* WHERE...Ocmulgee River near Macon.
* WHEN...Until further notice.
* IMPACTS...At 23 feet, Minor flooding continues to expand. Large
portions of the Macon GreenWay Ocmulgee Heritage Trail floods
north of the Martin Luther King Boulevard bridge. The flood waters
will be up to 3 feet deep on portions of the trail. Large portions
of agricultural lands east of Macon and well downstream will be
under 1 to 5 feet of water.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 5:30 AM EDT Thursday the stage was 23.2 feet and steady.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 23.7
feet this evening.
- Flood stage is 18 feet.
&&
LAT...LON 3290 8372 3293 8367 3282 8356 3266 8353
3263 8359 3274 8363
$$832
WGUS82 KFFC 071558
FLSFFC
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1158 AM EDT Thu Apr 7 2022
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Georgia...
Ocmulgee River near Macon affecting Jones, Houston, Bibb, Monroe
and Twiggs Counties.
For the Ocmulgee River Basin...including Jackson, Griffin, Juliette,
East Juliette, Dames Ferry, West Macon, Macon, Clinchfield, Ocmulgee
River at US 341 at Hawkinsville, Hawkinsville, Echeconnee Creek at
Houston Road near Byron, Abbeville, McRae, Scotland, Lumber City...
Moderate flooding is forecast.
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.
&&
GAC021-153-169-207-289-080400-
/O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0077.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/MACG1.1.ER.220406T0152Z.220408T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1158 AM EDT Thu Apr 7 2022
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast
to continue.
* WHERE...Ocmulgee River near Macon.
* WHEN...Until further notice.
* IMPACTS...At 25 feet, Minor flooding expands further into the
woodlands and over the Macon GreenWay Ocmulgee Heritage Trail
north of the Martin Luther King Boulevard bridge. The flood waters
will be up to 5 feet deep on portions of the trail. Large portions
of agricultural lands just east and south of Macon will be under 1
to 7 feet of water.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 10:30 AM EDT Thursday the stage was 24.1 feet and rising.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 10:30 AM EDT Thursday was 24.1 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 24.7
feet this evening.
- Flood stage is 18 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
24.7 feet on 04/08/1964.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
&&
LAT...LON 3290 8372 3293 8367 3282 8356 3266 8353
3263 8359 3274 8363
$$449
WGUS82 KFFC 080149
FLSFFC
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
949 PM EDT Thu Apr 7 2022
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Georgia...
Ocmulgee River near Macon affecting Jones, Houston, Bibb, Monroe
and Twiggs Counties.
For the Ocmulgee River Basin...including Macon...Minor flooding is
forecast.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Additional information is available at weather.gov/atlanta.
&&
GAC021-153-169-207-289-081400-
/O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0077.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/MACG1.1.ER.220406T0152Z.220408T0600Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
949 PM EDT Thu Apr 7 2022
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Ocmulgee River near Macon.
* WHEN...Until further notice.
* IMPACTS...At 25 feet, Minor flooding expands further into the
woodlands and over the Macon GreenWay Ocmulgee Heritage Trail
north of the Martin Luther King Boulevard bridge. The flood waters
will be up to 5 feet deep on portions of the trail. Large portions
of agricultural lands just east and south of Macon will be under 1
to 7 feet of water.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:30 PM EDT Thursday the stage was 24.9 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 9:30 PM EDT Thursday was 24.9 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 25
feet just after midnight tonight.
- Flood stage is 18 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
&&
LAT...LON 3290 8372 3293 8367 3282 8356 3266 8353
3263 8359 3274 8363
$$504
WGUS82 KFFC 081030
FLSFFC
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
630 AM EDT Fri Apr 8 2022
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Georgia...
Flint River near Flint River near Griffin affecting Fayette and
Spalding Counties.
Oconee River near Penfield affecting Greene, Oconee and Clarke
Counties.
Oconee River near Dublin affecting Wilkinson, Laurens, Washington
and Johnson Counties.
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Georgia...
Alabama...
Flint River near Carsonville Hwy. 19 affecting Talbot, Upson,
Taylor and Crawford Counties.
Oconee River near Milledgeville affecting Washington, Wilkinson
and Baldwin Counties.
Chattahoochee River at Columbus affecting Muscogee, Chattahoochee,
Lee and Russell Counties.
Ocmulgee River near Macon affecting Jones, Houston, Bibb, Monroe
and Twiggs Counties.
Oconee River near Oconee affecting Wilkinson, Washington and
Johnson 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.
&&
GAC113-255-081730-
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/GRFG1.N.ER.220407T1422Z.220408T0515Z.220408T1126Z.NO/
630 AM EDT Fri Apr 8 2022
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and forecast to end later today.
* WHERE...Flint River near Flint River near Griffin.
* WHEN...Until this afternoon.
* IMPACTS...At 12 feet, Flood stage is reached. Minor flooding
begins in the woodlands...fields and pasture upstream and
downstream from the gage on Georgia Highway 16 or Newnan Road.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 5:45 AM EDT Friday the stage was 12.3 feet steady.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 5:45 AM EDT Friday was 12.4 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
later this morning and continue falling to 5.2 feet Tuesday
evening.
- Flood stage is 12 feet.
&&
LAT...LON 3330 8444 3330 8437 3318 8445 3316 8447
3322 8450
$$
GAC059-133-219-081615-
/O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0091.000000T0000Z-220408T1605Z/
/PNFG1.N.ER.220407T0718Z.220407T1645Z.220408T1005Z.NO/
630 AM EDT Fri Apr 8 2022
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and forecast to end later today.
* WHERE...Oconee River near Penfield.
* WHEN...Until this afternoon.
* IMPACTS...At 13 feet, Flood Stage is reached. Minor flooding
occurs along the river upstream and downstream from the gage on
the Georgia Highway 15 bridge. The right bank begins to overflow
into agricultural land and pastures with a foot or two of water.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 5:00 AM EDT Friday the stage was 13.4 feet and falling.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 5:00 AM EDT Friday was 15.7 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
this morning and continue falling to 6.9 feet Tuesday
evening.
- Flood stage is 13 feet.
&&
LAT...LON 3364 8325 3364 8333 3383 8333 3384 8327
$$
GAC009-303-319-082230-
/O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0088.000000T0000Z-220409T0400Z/
/MLGG1.1.ER.220407T0352Z.220407T2330Z.220408T2200Z.NO/
630 AM EDT Fri Apr 8 2022
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring is forecast to continue.
* WHERE...Oconee River near Milledgeville.
* WHEN...Until just after midnight tonight.
* IMPACTS...At 27 feet, Minor flooding continues in the woodlands
and pasture upstream and downstream from the gage located around
one half mile upstream from the Georgia Highway 22 and 24 bridge.
The parking lot and the Oconee River Greenway Park just downstream
from the bridge will be completely flooded with water several feet
deep. Sinclair Dam will have three to four gates open to reach
this height.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 5:45 AM EDT Friday the stage was 26.8 feet and falling.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 5:45 AM EDT Friday was 31.5 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
this evening.
- Flood stage is 22 feet.
&&
LAT...LON 3313 8325 3314 8317 3308 8317 3302 8313
3297 8316 3304 8324
$$
GAC079-263-269-293-082230-
/O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0074.000000T0000Z-220409T0234Z/
/CLUG1.1.ER.220406T2247Z.220407T1500Z.220408T2034Z.NO/
630 AM EDT Fri Apr 8 2022
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and forecast to continue.
* WHERE...Flint River near Carsonville Hwy. 19.
* WHEN...Until late this evening.
* IMPACTS...At 22 feet, Minor flooding expands into the woodlands
and fields along the river upstream and downstream from the gage
on U.S. Highway 19. The flood waters will be up to 4 feet deep
over the top of the boat ramp and cover a portion of the access
road by the bridge on the Taylor County side of the river.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 5:45 AM EDT Friday the stage was 21.9 feet and falling.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 5:45 AM EDT Friday was 25.5 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
late this afternoon and continue falling to 7.3 feet Tuesday
evening.
- Flood stage is 18 feet.
&&
LAT...LON 3280 8430 3275 8421 3257 8398 3253 8405
3265 8415 3276 8437
$$
GAC167-175-303-319-082230-
/O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0083.220409T1545Z-000000T0000Z/
/DBNG1.1.ER.220409T1545Z.220411T1200Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
630 AM EDT Fri Apr 8 2022
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING UNTIL FURTHER
NOTICE...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Oconee River near Dublin.
* WHEN...From Saturday morning until further notice.
* IMPACTS...At 25.0 feet, Moderate flooding begins. Significant
flooding occurs in the woodlands and agricutural areas upstream
and downstream from the gage on U.S. Highway 80. The flood waters
will be around two feet deep on Rex Miller Road...downstream left
bank of the Highway 80 bridge and Old River Lane...upstream and
left bank from the bridge. Some of the homes on these roads will
begin to experience flooding.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 5:45 AM EDT Friday the stage was 14.8 feet and rising.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
late tomorrow morning and continue rising to a crest of 24.6
feet Monday morning.
- Flood stage is 21 feet.
&&
LAT...LON 3265 8298 3267 8289 3257 8284 3238 8268
3236 8277 3254 8293
$$
ALC081-113-GAC053-215-082230-
/O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0090.000000T0000Z-220409T0600Z/
/CBUG1.1.ER.220407T0617Z.220407T1030Z.220409T0000Z.NO/
530 AM CDT Fri Apr 8 2022 /630 AM EDT Fri Apr 8 2022/
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Chattahoochee River at Columbus.
* WHEN...Until just after midnight tonight.
* IMPACTS...At 28 feet, Minor flooding continues along the river
upstream and downstream from the gage on the 14th Street bridge.
Portions of the River Walk in Columbus will be flooded around one
foot deep and closed to the public. The Phenix City Amphitheater
on the Alabama side will begin to flood.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 4:30 AM CDT Friday /5:30 AM EDT Friday/ the stage was 26.7
feet and steady.
- Forecast...The river could potentually rise rise to 28.5 feet
this morning. It would then fall below flood stage this
evening.
- Flood stage is 27 feet.
&&
LAT...LON 3259 8511 3262 8505 3251 8496 3238 8495
3238 8502 3250 8503
$$
GAC021-153-169-207-289-082230-
/O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0077.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/MACG1.1.ER.220406T0152Z.220408T0115Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
630 AM EDT Fri Apr 8 2022
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Ocmulgee River near Macon.
* WHEN...Until further notice.
* IMPACTS...At 25 feet, Minor flooding expands further into the
woodlands and over the Macon GreenWay Ocmulgee Heritage Trail
north of the Martin Luther King Boulevard bridge. The flood waters
will be up to 5 feet deep on portions of the trail. Large portions
of agricultural lands just east and south of Macon will be under 1
to 7 feet of water.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 5:30 AM EDT Friday the stage was 24.6 feet and steady.
- Forecast...The river is expected to continue to remain steady
at 24.9 feet this morning.
- Flood stage is 18 feet.
&&
LAT...LON 3290 8372 3293 8367 3282 8356 3266 8353
3263 8359 3274 8363
$$
GAC167-303-319-082230-
/O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0076.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/OCNG1.2.ER.220407T1145Z.220410T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
630 AM EDT Fri Apr 8 2022
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...
* WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and forecast to continue.
* WHERE...Oconee River near Oconee.
* WHEN...Until further notice.
* IMPACTS...At 23 feet, Moderate flooding continues. Portions of the
Old Balls Ferry Road leading to the boat ramp becomes flooded with
a foot of water or more. The entire dirt parking lot near the
boat ramp is under three to five feet of water. Extensive flooding
of the woodlands near the river continues.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 5:45 AM EDT Friday the stage was 21.9 feet and rising.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 23
feet tomorrow evening.
- Flood stage is 17 feet.
&&
LAT...LON 3284 8303 3288 8298 3279 8292 3267 8289
3265 8298 3278 8300
$$410
WGUS82 KFFC 081635
FLSFFC
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1235 PM EDT Fri Apr 8 2022
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Georgia...
Ocmulgee River near Macon affecting Jones, Houston, Bibb, Monroe
and Twiggs Counties.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
&&
GAC021-153-169-207-289-090445-
/O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0077.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/MACG1.1.ER.220406T0152Z.220408T0115Z.220412T1800Z.NO/
1235 PM EDT Fri Apr 8 2022
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring.
* WHERE...Ocmulgee River near Macon.
* WHEN...Until further notice.
* IMPACTS...At 23 feet, Minor flooding continues to expand. Large
portions of the Macon GreenWay Ocmulgee Heritage Trail floods
north of the Martin Luther King Boulevard bridge. The flood waters
will be up to 3 feet deep on portions of the trail. Large portions
of agricultural lands east of Macon and well downstream will be
under 1 to 5 feet of water.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 11:30 AM EDT Friday the stage was 24 feet.
- Forecast...The river will fall below flood stage early
Tuesday afternoon.
- Flood stage is 18 feet.
&&
LAT...LON 3290 8372 3293 8367 3282 8356 3266 8353
3263 8359 3274 8363
$$474
WGUS82 KFFC 090233
FLSFFC
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1033 PM EDT Fri Apr 8 2022
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Georgia...
Ocmulgee River near Macon affecting Jones, Houston, Bibb, Monroe
and Twiggs Counties.
For the Ocmulgee River Basin...including Jackson, Griffin, Juliette,
East Juliette, Dames Ferry, West Macon, Macon, Clinchfield, Ocmulgee
River at US 341 at Hawkinsville, Hawkinsville, Echeconnee Creek at
Houston Road near Byron, Abbeville, McRae, Scotland, Lumber City...
Moderate flooding is forecast.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
&&
GAC021-153-169-207-289-091445-
/O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0077.000000T0000Z-220411T0224Z/
/MACG1.1.ER.220406T0152Z.220408T0115Z.220410T2024Z.NO/
1033 PM EDT Fri Apr 8 2022
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE SUNDAY EVENING...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and forecast to continue.
* WHERE...Ocmulgee River near Macon.
* WHEN...Until late Sunday evening.
* IMPACTS...At 23 feet, Minor flooding continues to expand. Large
portions of the Macon GreenWay Ocmulgee Heritage Trail floods
north of the Martin Luther King Boulevard bridge. The flood waters
will be up to 3 feet deep on portions of the trail. Large portions
of agricultural lands east of Macon and well downstream will be
under 1 to 5 feet of water.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:30 PM EDT Friday the stage was 23 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
Sunday afternoon and continue falling to 13 feet Wednesday
evening.
- Flood stage is 18 feet.
&&
LAT...LON 3290 8372 3293 8367 3282 8356 3266 8353
3263 8359 3274 8363
$$882
WGUS82 KFFC 090842
FLSFFC
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
442 AM EDT Sat Apr 9 2022
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Georgia...
Ocmulgee River near Macon affecting Jones, Houston, Bibb, Monroe
and Twiggs Counties.
For the Ocmulgee River Basin...including Jackson, Griffin, Juliette,
East Juliette, Dames Ferry, West Macon, Macon, Clinchfield, Ocmulgee
River at US 341 at Hawkinsville, Hawkinsville, Echeconnee Creek at
Houston Road near Byron, Abbeville, McRae, Scotland, Lumber City...
Moderate flooding is forecast.
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.
&&
GAC021-153-169-207-289-092045-
/O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0077.000000T0000Z-220411T0224Z/
/MACG1.1.ER.220406T0152Z.220408T0115Z.220410T2024Z.NO/
442 AM EDT Sat Apr 9 2022
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE TOMORROW EVENING...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Ocmulgee River near Macon.
* WHEN...Until late tomorrow evening.
* IMPACTS...At 23 feet, Minor flooding continues to expand. Large
portions of the Macon GreenWay Ocmulgee Heritage Trail floods
north of the Martin Luther King Boulevard bridge. The flood waters
will be up to 3 feet deep on portions of the trail. Large portions
of agricultural lands east of Macon and well downstream will be
under 1 to 5 feet of water.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 3:30 AM EDT Saturday the stage was 22.3 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 3:30 AM EDT Saturday was 24.6 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 22.3
feet this morning. It will then fall below flood stage
tomorrow afternoon.
- Flood stage is 18 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
&&
LAT...LON 3290 8372 3293 8367 3282 8356 3266 8353
3263 8359 3274 8363
$$232
WGUS82 KFFC 091514
FLSFFC
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1114 AM EDT Sat Apr 9 2022
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Georgia...
Ocmulgee River near Macon affecting Jones, Houston, Bibb, Monroe
and Twiggs Counties.
For the Ocmulgee River Basin...including Jackson, Griffin, Juliette,
East Juliette, Dames Ferry, West Macon, Macon, Clinchfield, Ocmulgee
River at US 341 at Hawkinsville, Hawkinsville, Echeconnee Creek at
Houston Road near Byron, Abbeville, McRae, Scotland, Lumber City...
Moderate flooding is forecast.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Additional information is available at weather.gov/atlanta.
&&
GAC021-153-169-207-289-100315-
/O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0077.000000T0000Z-220410T1630Z/
/MACG1.1.ER.220406T0152Z.220408T0115Z.220410T1030Z.NO/
1114 AM EDT Sat Apr 9 2022
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY TOMORROW AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and forecast to continue.
* WHERE...Ocmulgee River near Macon.
* WHEN...Until early tomorrow afternoon.
* IMPACTS...At 21 feet, Minor flooding expands. An increasing amount
of the Macon GreenWay Ocmulgee Heritage Trail floods north of the
Martin Luther King Boulevard bridge. The flood waters will be up
to two feet deep on portions of the trail and both banks overflow
upstream from the bridge. Large portions of agricultural lands
east of Macon and well downstream will be under 1 to 4 feet of
water.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 10:30 AM EDT Saturday the stage was 20.8 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
tomorrow morning and continue falling to 12.4 feet Thursday
morning.
- Flood stage is 18 feet.
&&
LAT...LON 3290 8372 3293 8367 3282 8356 3266 8353
3263 8359 3274 8363
$$584
WGUS82 KFFC 100100
FLSFFC
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
900 PM EDT Sat Apr 9 2022
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Georgia...
Ocmulgee River near Macon affecting Jones, Houston, Bibb, Monroe
and Twiggs Counties.
For the Ocmulgee River Basin...including Macon...Minor flooding is
forecast.
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.
&&
GAC021-153-169-207-289-101300-
/O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0077.000000T0000Z-220410T1630Z/
/MACG1.1.ER.220406T0152Z.220408T0115Z.220410T0730Z.NO/
900 PM EDT Sat Apr 9 2022
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY TOMORROW AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Ocmulgee River near Macon.
* WHEN...Until early tomorrow afternoon.
* IMPACTS...At 18 feet, Flood stage is reached. Minor flooding
begins along the river upstream and downstream from the gage at
U.S. Highway 80 or Martin Luther King Boulevard. Portions of the
Ocmulgee Riverwalk and agricultural lands well downstream will be
under a foot of water.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:30 PM EDT Saturday the stage was 18.5 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 8:30 PM EDT Saturday was 23.1 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
late tonight and continue falling to 12 feet Thursday
evening.
- Flood stage is 18 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
18.5 feet on 02/12/2020.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
&&
LAT...LON 3290 8372 3293 8367 3282 8356 3266 8353
3263 8359 3274 8363
$$777
WGUS82 KFFC 100439
FLSFFC
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1239 AM EDT Sun Apr 10 2022
...The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in
Georgia...
Ocmulgee River near Macon affecting Jones, Houston, Bibb, Monroe
and Twiggs Counties.
GAC021-153-169-207-289-100545-
/O.CAN.KFFC.FL.W.0077.000000T0000Z-220410T0439Z/
/MACG1.1.ER.220406T0152Z.220408T0115Z.220410T0730Z.NO/
1239 AM EDT Sun Apr 10 2022
...FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED...
The Flood Warning is cancelled for
the Ocmulgee River near Macon.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 11:30 PM EDT Saturday the stage was 17.9 feet.
- Forecast...The river has fallen below flood stage.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
&&
LAT...LON 3290 8372 3293 8367 3282 8356 3266 8353
3263 8359 3274 8363
$$What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this river flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Atlanta, GA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood warning went out at Apr 5, 8:52 PM EDT, 1 hour 33 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 5, 8:52 PM EDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 852 PM EDT Tue Apr 5 2022 ...Updated for 00Z Aviation Discussion... .PREV DISCUSSION... /Issued 511 PM EDT Tue Apr 5 2022/ UPDATE... Trimmed the western edge of the TOR Watch. PREV DISCUSSION... /Issued 411 PM EDT Tue Apr 5 2022/ UPDATE... Updated to trim some of the western end of the TOR Watch. PREV DISCUSSION... /Issued 309 PM EDT Tue Apr 5 2022/ Afternoon Area Forecast Discussion... SHORT TERM /Tonight through Wednesday Night/... No major changes to the short term forecast through Wednesday. Mesoanalysis shows warm front draped across portions of north- central GA, along a line from Troup to Bibb to Warren. Most storms north of this boundary remain elevated and are unlikely to produce damage winds with a decreased Tor threat, however heavy rainfall and lightning will remain an issue through the afternoon. Primary concern remains south of the front in central Georgia with temps in the upper 60s to mid 70s with Tds hovering in the 60s, with SBCAPE values ~500-1500 j/kg. See previous discussion for more: Previous Short Term Discussion.... Tuesday... An Enhanced Risk Severe Weather Outlook has been forecast for most of Central Georgia today with a threat for widespread damaging wind gusts and several tornadoes possible, one or two of which may be strong or long track. The primary threat will be this afternoon and early evening, south of the I-20 corridor, with the highest severe potential being along and south of a line from Columbus to Macon to Augusta. A strengthening low-level shortwave is currently digging across the Lower Mississippi Valley and will continue moving eastward throughout the day (best illustrated at 700 hPa). This shortwave trough, with an associated low-level jet with winds over 60 kts between 1-3 km aloft, will provide ample low-level lift throughout the region with a weak low-pressure system being pulled across the northern Gulf states through the day on Wednesday that will pull a warm, moist Gulf airmass onto the forecast area throughout the morning. Within this airmass... * PWAT values are expected to surge well over 1.5" as dewpoints rise to the low 60s. * Surface-based CAPE values over 1000 J/kg, possibly as high as 2000 J/kg as afternoon highs reach the upper 60s and 70s. * Abundant low-level shear due to the aforementioned jet manifests as 0-1 km storm-relative helicity values between 150-400 m2/s2. * Quarter-circled shaped hodographs from 0-1.5 km and semi-circled hodographs from 0-6 km, storm relative inflow having nearly 100 percent streamwise vorticity vs crosswise vorticity. These ingredients combined are expected to create numerous severe thunderstorms this afternoon, taking the form of a quasi-linear convective system (QLCS) projected to kick through this afternoon with several discrete, strong to potentially severe cells ahead of the main line in the late morning and early afternoon. The primary threats being severe, damaging wind gusts contained in storm downdrafts due to 50+ kt winds at 850 hPa (1 km AGL) being transfered to the ground and tornadoes, with high-resolution models resolving several embedded rotating supercells within a quasi-linear convective line. Other threats include sparse large hail and isolated flash flooding though the messy, fast-moving storm mode will limit these other threats. The shear speed of this system being pushed by the forcing of the shortwave through is perhaps the only thing preventing a larger severe weather outbreak from being forecast. Wednesday... The cold pool following this line of storms won't be all that 'cool' with generally moist adiabatic, thermodynamic profiles. Additionally, the weak surface low-pressure will be short-lived and won't have the ability to pull colder air behind it in the form of a true cold front with a larger, more robust low-pressure system to the north in the western Great Lakes region keeping the area in broad southerly flow. The result means warm, moist air will linger throughout the forecast area. In Central Georgia, a coastal boundary is expected to move into the region with a much weaker shortwave moving over the southern Gulf states aloft. Models are predicting an unorganized cluster of storms to develop. With PWATs increasing to near 2 inches, but shear values being diminished in the area with a lack of stronger synoptic forcing will limit severe potential. A Slight Risk Severe Weather Outlook is forecast for the area as a result. The primary threat for Central Georgia by Wednesday could be flash flooding with the cluster of storms pushing 48-hour rainfall totals to 2.5-4 inches of rain. Current antecedent conditions combine with the sandy Coastal Plains soils types suggest the area may be able to handle a second dose of heavy precip, but will need to be reevaluated after the first round of storms moves through. Furthermore, several questions remain about the recovery of the atmosphere after this initial wave of storms. Strong damaging winds may also be a concern in water- loaded downdrafts, with outside threats for large hail and very brief spin-up tornadoes. In North Georgia, a true cold front will push southwards into the Northwestern corner of Georgia by dusk, with decent moisture and instability recovery expected after the initial wave of storms on Tuesday. A low-end Enhanced Risk Severe Weather Outlook has been issued for the area of far north and northwest Georgia, however, several unresolved questions still exist with this potential sever weather setup. With relatively drier air aloft, models are struggling to produce robust storms in the region along the frontal zone and there is some question if convective storms further south could rob northern Georgia of significant instability. Furthermore, the timing of the system in the late evening could prevent storms from being surface-based, which could prevent storms from harnessing better ow-level wind profiles into tornadic circulations. With these questions in mind, the primary threats will still be damaging wind gusts with a tornado or two possible. Thiem/Morgan LONG TERM /Thursday through Tuesday/... No major changes needed to the extended portion of the forecast today. Anomalously cold temperatures still expected Thursday Night through Sunday Morning. There will definitely be a potential for frost/freeze conditions, especially across north Ga during this period. Previous Extended Discussion.... By Thursday morning, some lingering stratiform precip. on the periphery of Wednesday's system will be exiting the CWA to the east. The impressive, expansive upper trough that fueled our final round of active weather continues to dig further down across the southeast, with a tight pressure gradient on its outer edge (~20-22 mb difference across GA). As such, gusty gradient winds will be possible through Saturday afternoon when the trough begins to lift across the mid-Atlantic states. Several shortwave disturbances rounding the inner edge of the trough will lead to increased cloud cover and brief bursts of rain across north GA on Friday into Saturday. A surface high from over the Gulf and stout upper ridging break the active pattern as they settle in across the southeast on Sunday to round off the weekend and take us through the beginning of the work week. Temperatures will be quite cool for April standards following the cold frontal passage on Thursday night. Highs will stall out in the mid-50s to 60s, 12-15 degrees below average; lows through the weekend will be in the 30s, about 5-10 degrees below average. As the surface high begins to drift across the southeast Sunday, winds shift to be primarily from the southeast, and temperatures recover to seasonable highs in the 70s-80s and lows in the 40s. Hochstatter/NListemaa && .AVIATION... 00Z Update... Main storm system has moved out of the area but low ceilings are starting to move in. Will see mainly IFR ceilings through Wed morning lifting into the MVFR range by 15z-16z Wed. Just as the ceilings are lifting will see another round of SHRA/TSRA Wed afternoon/evening. Winds are out of the SW in the 8-12kt range with gust to 22kt. Will see wind speeds diminish to 7kt or less overnight then pick back up with the afternoon convection. VSBYs will be mainly VFR except in and around any convection Wed afternoon/evening. //ATL Confidence...00Z Update... Confidence medium to high on all elements 01 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Athens 61 80 54 68 / 30 50 60 0 Atlanta 62 79 52 66 / 20 50 70 0 Blairsville 54 78 46 62 / 40 50 80 5 Cartersville 59 82 48 66 / 20 50 70 0 Columbus 63 81 54 70 / 30 70 70 0 Gainesville 61 79 53 65 / 30 50 70 0 Macon 62 83 56 73 / 50 70 60 5 Rome 59 82 49 67 / 30 60 70 0 Peachtree City 61 80 51 68 / 20 60 70 0 Vidalia 65 82 62 75 / 90 70 50 10 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... Flood Watch from 8 AM EDT Wednesday through Thursday morning for the following zones: Baldwin...Bibb...Bleckley...Chattahoochee... Crawford...Crisp...Dodge...Dooly...Emanuel...Glascock...Greene... Hancock...Harris...Houston...Jasper...Jefferson...Johnson... Jones...Lamar...Laurens...Macon...Marion...Monroe...Montgomery... Morgan...Muscogee...Oglethorpe...Peach...Pulaski...Putnam... Schley...Stewart...Sumter...Talbot...Taliaferro...Taylor... Telfair...Toombs...Treutlen...Twiggs...Upson...Warren... Washington...Webster...Wheeler...Wilcox...Wilkes...Wilkinson. && SHORT TERM...NListemaa LONG TERM....NListemaa AVIATION...01
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 5, 10:06 PM EDT, 19 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 1006 PM EDT Tue Apr 5 2022 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-070215- Baldwin-Banks-Barrow-Bartow-Bibb-Bleckley-Butts-Carroll-Catoosa- Chattahoochee-Chattooga-Cherokee-Clarke-Clayton-Cobb-Coweta- Crawford-Crisp-Dade-Dawson-DeKalb-Dodge-Dooly-Douglas-Emanuel- Fannin-Fayette-Floyd-Forsyth-Gilmer-Glascock-Gordon-Greene- Gwinnett-Hall-Hancock-Haralson-Harris-Heard-Henry-Houston-Jackson- Jasper-Jefferson-Johnson-Jones-Lamar-Laurens-Lumpkin-Macon- Madison-Marion-Meriwether-Monroe-Montgomery-Morgan-Murray- Muscogee-Newton-North Fulton-Oconee-Oglethorpe-Paulding-Peach- Pickens-Pike-Polk-Pulaski-Putnam-Rockdale-Schley-South Fulton- Spalding-Stewart-Sumter-Talbot-Taliaferro-Taylor-Telfair-Toombs- Towns-Treutlen-Troup-Twiggs-Union-Upson-Walker-Walton-Warren- Washington-Webster-Wheeler-White-Whitfield-Wilcox-Wilkes- Wilkinson- 1006 PM EDT Tue Apr 5 2022 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of North and Central Georgia. .DAY ONE...Tonight... No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday... Several rounds of showers and scattered thunderstorms will move through the area on Wednesday afternoon and evening into overnight. Some storms may become strong to severe and capable of producing damaging wind gusts and isolated large hail. A brief tornado or two are possible. Localized flooding and flash flooding is possible, especially in areas that received heavy rainfall on Tuesday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not requested but spotters are encouraged to submit reports of severe weather through the web by going to weather.gov/atlanta. Please relay any information about observed severe weather to the NWS while following all local, state, and CDC guidelines.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Apr 5, 5:24 PM EDT, 5 hours 1 minute before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
524 PM EDT TUE APR 05 2022
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0100 PM FLASH FLOOD 3 WSW JOHN TANNER STATE 33.58N 85.21W
04/05/2022 CARROLL GA EMERGENCY MNGR
ROAD CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING NEAR INTERSECTION OF
BURWELL RD AND DAVENPORT MILL RD
&&
EVENT NUMBER FFC2200320
BAKERLocal storm report, Apr 5, 5:26 PM EDT, 4 hours 59 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
526 PM EDT TUE APR 05 2022
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0100 PM FLASH FLOOD 3 WSW BOWDON 33.52N 85.29W
04/05/2022 CARROLL GA EMERGENCY MNGR
ROAD CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING NEAR INTERSECTION OF CUMBIE
RD AND SANDY FLAT RD
&&
EVENT NUMBER FFC2200321
BAKERLocal storm report, Apr 5, 5:41 PM EDT, 4 hours 44 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
541 PM EDT TUE APR 05 2022
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0526 PM TORNADO SWAINSBORO 32.60N 82.33W
04/05/2022 EMANUEL GA EMERGENCY MNGR
REPORTS OF TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN IN SWAINSBORO.
ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AROUND TOWN POSSIBLE. TDS NOTED FROM
KJGX RADAR.
&&
EVENT NUMBER FFC2200322
DJNLocal storm report, Apr 5, 5:48 PM EDT, 4 hours 37 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
548 PM EDT TUE APR 05 2022
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0522 PM TSTM WND DMG STELLAVILLE 33.19N 82.33W
04/05/2022 JEFFERSON GA EMERGENCY MNGR
1 METAL OUTDOOR STRUCTURE DAMAGED WITH TREES AND
POWERLINES DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF CAMPGROUND RD
AND HWY 80
&&
EVENT NUMBER FFC2200323
BAKERSpecial weather statement, Apr 5, 5:56 PM EDT, 4 hours 29 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
556 PM EDT Tue Apr 5 2022
GAZ113-052230-
Toombs GA-
556 PM EDT Tue Apr 5 2022
...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of southeastern Toombs
County through 630 PM EDT...
At 556 PM EDT, a line of strong thunderstorms was along a line
extending from New Branch to near Plant Hatch, and moving northeast
at 75 mph.
HAZARD...40 to 50 mph wind, up to penny sized hail, frequent cloud
to ground lightning and heavy rain.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect minor damage to tree limbs and blowing around of
light, unsecured objects. Heavy rain may cause temporary
street flooding especially in poor drainage areas.
These storms will remain over mainly rural areas of southeastern
Toombs County.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
People outdoors should seek shelter immediately. If you can hear
thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Motorists
should slow down and be prepared for possible loss of control due to
hydroplaning.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 700 PM EDT for southeastern
Georgia.
&&
LAT...LON 3192 8223 3191 8225 3193 8226 3193 8227
3194 8228 3193 8230 3195 8231 3193 8231
3194 8235 3194 8236 3214 8220 3191 8223
TIME...MOT...LOC 2156Z 225DEG 64KT 3208 8224 3190 8237
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPHLocal storm report, Apr 5, 7:47 PM EDT, 2 hours 38 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
747 PM EDT TUE APR 05 2022
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0327 PM TORNADO 2 ESE BYROMVILLE 32.19N 83.87W
04/05/2022 DOOLY GA EMERGENCY MNGR
DOOLY COUNTY EM REPORTED LIKELY TORNADO DAMAGE STARTING
NEAR KENT SMITH RD EAST OF BYROMVILLE AND NEAR
CONTINUOUS PATH OF TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN EAST FROM
THAT POINT. FIVE GRAIN BINS DESTROYED, NUMEROUS TREES
AND LINES DOWNED, SEVERAL OUTBUILDINGS AND BARNS
DAMAGED, SOME HOMES WITH MINOR DAMAGE.
&&
EVENT NUMBER FFC2200324
20The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 9:16 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Jones | 15 hr |
| Apr 5, 9:33 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Johnson, Washington, Wilkinson | 6 days |
| Apr 5, 11:36 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Bartow | 4 hr |
| Apr 6, 2:42 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gwinnett | 6 hr |
| Apr 6, 3:44 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Coweta, Fayette, Spalding | 8 hr |
| Apr 6, 5:21 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Taliaferro, Wilkes | 71 hr |
| Apr 6, 8:51 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Troup | 11 hr |
| Apr 6, 11:40 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Johnson, Laurens, Washington, Wilkinson | 7 days |
| Apr 6, 1:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattahoochee, Marion, Muscogee, Taylor | 39 min |
| Apr 6, 1:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Schley, Sumter, Webster | 39 min |
| Apr 6, 2:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crawford, Peach | 29 min |
| Apr 6, 2:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Carroll | 28 min |
| Apr 6, 2:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Sumter | 24 min |
| Apr 6, 3:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Peach, Twiggs | 44 min |
| Apr 6, 3:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Marion, Schley, Sumter, Webster | 29 min |
| Apr 6, 3:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dooly, Macon, Schley | 24 min |
| Apr 6, 3:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Carroll, Douglas | 47 min |
| Apr 6, 3:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Crisp, Dooly, Sumter | 28 min |
| Apr 6, 3:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilkinson | 40 min |
| Apr 6, 3:27 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Crisp, Sumter | 33 min |
| Apr 6, 3:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Johnson, Washington, Wilkinson | 45 min |
| Apr 6, 3:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bibb, Houston, Peach, Twiggs | 42 min |
| Apr 6, 3:55 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Washington, Wilkinson | 3 days |
| Apr 6, 3:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Sumter | 47 min |
| Apr 6, 3:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Crisp, Dooly, Sumter, Wilcox | 46 min |
| Apr 6, 4:02 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Crisp, Dooly, Wilcox | 29 min |
| Apr 6, 4:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bibb, Crawford, Monroe | 52 min |
| Apr 6, 4:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Houston, Twiggs, Wilkinson | 44 min |
| Apr 6, 4:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Washington | 43 min |
| Apr 6, 4:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Hancock | 40 min |
| Apr 6, 4:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Jasper, Jones, Putnam | 38 min |
| Apr 6, 5:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Talbot | 24 min |
| Apr 6, 5:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dade | 23 min |
| Apr 6, 5:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattooga | 34 min |
| Apr 6, 6:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dade | 30 min |
| Apr 6, 6:16 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Bibb, Butts, Crawford, Houston, Lamar, Monroe and 4 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 6, 6:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattahoochee, Marion, Taylor | 52 min |
| Apr 6, 6:28 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Harris, Muscogee | 5 hr |
| Apr 6, 6:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dade | 29 min |
| Apr 6, 6:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Catoosa | 34 min |
| Apr 6, 6:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Walker | 24 min |
| Apr 6, 6:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Macon, Peach | 52 min |
| Apr 6, 6:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bibb, Houston, Peach, Twiggs | 28 min |
| Apr 6, 7:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Houston, Macon, Peach | 32 min |
| Apr 6, 7:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattooga, Walker, Whitfield | 28 min |
| Apr 6, 7:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bleckley, Dodge, Laurens, Pulaski, Twiggs | 43 min |
| Apr 6, 7:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Murray, Whitfield | 31 min |
| Apr 6, 7:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Floyd | 29 min |
| Apr 6, 7:55 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Johnson, Laurens, Treutlen | 35 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.