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River Flood Warning 18, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this river flood warning at Jan 4, 2023, 10:02 AM EST for Cobb County, Fulton County, Georgia. It was in force for 18 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 4, 2023, 10:02 AM EST (15:02 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 5, 2023, 3:41 AM EST
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
Counties Cobb County, GA, Fulton County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:06 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 Chattahoochee River at US 41 at Atlanta (VIXG1). The gauge peaked at 16.87 ft at Jan 4, 2023, 5:00 PM EST.
- Action stage
- 12 ft
- Minor stage
- 14 ft
- Moderate stage
- 18 ft
- Major stage
- 20 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02335990, 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.
936 WGUS42 KFFC 041502 FLWFFC BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Flood Warning National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 1002 AM EST Wed Jan 4 2023 ...The National Weather Service in Peachtree City GA has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Georgia... Chattahoochee River at US 41 at Atlanta affecting Cobb and Fulton Counties. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas. Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Additional information is available at weather.gov/atlanta. && GAC067-121-050315- /O.NEW.KFFC.FL.W.0018.230104T1502Z-000000T0000Z/ /VIXG1.1.ER.230104T1420Z.230104T1445Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 1002 AM EST Wed Jan 4 2023 ...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE... * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring. * WHERE...Chattahoochee River at US 41 at Atlanta. * WHEN...From this morning until further notice. * IMPACTS...At 14 feet, Flood stage is reached. Minor flooding occurs in the woodlands and portions of the Chattahoochee National Recreation Area along the river upstream and downstream from the gage on Cobb Parkway. The flood waters will reach the top of the concrete boat ramp in the recreation area. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 9:45 AM EST Wednesday the stage was 14.5 feet and rising. - Forecast...No forecast is available for this location. - Flood stage is 14 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood && LAT...LON 3392 8447 3391 8440 3382 8442 3383 8449 $$
3 follow-up statements
473
WGUS82 KFFC 042147
FLSFFC
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
447 PM EST Wed Jan 4 2023
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Georgia...
Little River at GA 5 near Woodstock affecting Cherokee County.
Etowah River Downstream I-575 at Canton affecting Cherokee County.
Chattahoochee River at US 41 at Atlanta affecting Cobb and Fulton
Counties.
Nancy Creek at West Wesley Road at Atlanta affecting Fulton
County.
For the Etowah River Basin...including Landrum, Russell Creek
downstream of Head Lake Dawsonville, Dawsonville, Dawsonville,
Dawsonville, Matt, Ball Ground, Canton, Old GA 5 below Ball Ground,
Canton, Canton, Waleska, Woodstock, Noonday Creek above Chastain
Meadows Pkwy Marietta, Woodstock, Woodstock, Kennesaw, Acworth,
Allatoona Dam above Cartersville, Rockmart, Cartersville, Dallas,
Kingston, Kingston, Rome, Rome...Minor flooding is forecast.
For the Chattahoochee River Basin...including Helen, Dahlonega,
Cornelia, Buford, Buford, Suwanee, Suwanee, Chattahoochee River
upstream McGinnis Ferry Rd, Norcross, Chattahoochee River above
Roswell, Roswell, Powers Ferry & I285 Atlanta, Smyrna, Chattahoochee
River below Morgan Falls Dam, Atlanta, Atlanta, Atlanta, Atlanta,
Fairplay, Whitesburg, Fairburn, Whitesburg, Whitesburg, Franklin,
Corinth, Hammett Rd below Hogansville, Franklin, West Point, Union,
Columbus, Omaha...Moderate flooding is forecast.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.
Additional information is available at weather.gov/atlanta.
&&
GAC057-051000-
/O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0024.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/WODG1.1.ER.230104T1613Z.230104T2015Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
447 PM EST Wed Jan 4 2023
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring.
* WHERE...Little River at GA 5 near Woodstock.
* WHEN...Until further notice.
* IMPACTS...At 13 feet, Minor flooding will continue in the
woodlands and fields upstream and downstream from the gage at Old
Georgia Highway 5. A public boat ramp just downstream and on the
right bank from the bridge will be under 3 feet of water. Portions
of the South Cherokee Recreation Park and the soccer fields off
Druw Cameron Drive will be under two feet of water.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 4:15 PM EST Wednesday the stage was 12.3 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 4:15 PM EST Wednesday was 12.4 feet.
- Forecast...No forecast is available for this location.
- Flood stage is 11 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
&&
LAT...LON 3415 8438 3410 8434 3407 8448 3414 8461
3418 8456 3414 8447
$$
GAC057-051000-
/O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0023.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/ECTG1.1.ER.230104T1518Z.230104T2045Z.000000T0000Z.UU/
447 PM EST Wed Jan 4 2023
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring.
* WHERE...Etowah River Downstream I-575 at Canton.
* WHEN...Until further notice.
* IMPACTS...At 22 feet, Minor flooding expands much further into the
woodlands and fields along the river generally east of Canton near
the Interstate 575 bridge. A 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 3 feet of
water. An inground electrical box near the pump station and truck
trailers at the end of Keith Drive will begin to flood. Flood
waters will surround the wooden structure supporting the USGS gage
house.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 3:45 PM EST Wednesday the stage was 21.2 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 3:45 PM EST Wednesday was 21.2 feet.
- Forecast...No forecast is available for this location.
- Flood stage is 17 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
&&
LAT...LON 3434 8427 3428 8425 3427 8436 3422 8446
3427 8450 3433 8440
$$
GAC067-121-051000-
/O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/VIXG1.1.ER.230104T1420Z.230104T2045Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
447 PM EST Wed Jan 4 2023
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring.
* WHERE...Chattahoochee River at US 41 at Atlanta.
* WHEN...Until further notice.
* IMPACTS...At 16.0 feet, Minor flooding expands in the woodlands
and affects large portions of the Chattahoochee National
Recreation Area along the river upstream and downstream from the
gage on Cobb Parkway. The flood waters will be around one foot
deep over portions of the access road to the recreation area.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 3:45 PM EST Wednesday the stage was 16.9 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 3:45 PM EST Wednesday was 16.9 feet.
- Forecast...No forecast is available for this location.
- Flood stage is 14 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
&&
LAT...LON 3392 8447 3391 8440 3382 8442 3383 8449
$$
GAC121-051000-
/O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0016.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/NANG1.1.ER.230104T1335Z.230104T1830Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
447 PM EST Wed Jan 4 2023
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring.
* WHERE...Nancy Creek at West Wesley Road at Atlanta.
* WHEN...Until further notice.
* IMPACTS...At 12 feet, Flood Stage is reached. Minor flooding of
residential yards occurs along the creek upstream and downstream
from the gage on West Wesley Road. This includes Nancy Creek Road
and Ridge Valley Court. Portions of The Westminster Schools
athletic fields upstream from the gage will begin to flood.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 4:15 PM EST Wednesday the stage was 12.4 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 4:15 PM EST Wednesday was 14.2 feet.
- Forecast...No forecast is available for this location.
- Flood stage is 12 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
12.8 feet on 02/06/2020.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
&&
LAT...LON 3388 8444 3384 8440 3382 8441 3383 8446
$$474
WGUS82 KFFC 050203
FLSFFC
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
903 PM EST Wed Jan 4 2023
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Georgia...
Coosa River at Mayo's Bar near Rome affecting Floyd County.
Tallapoosa River at US 78 near Tallapoosa affecting Haralson
County.
Little River at GA 5 near Woodstock affecting Cherokee County.
Etowah River Downstream I-575 at Canton affecting Cherokee County.
Chattahoochee River at US 41 at Atlanta affecting Cobb and Fulton
Counties.
For the Oostanaula River Basin...including Resaca, Calhoun, Calhoun,
Armuchee, Rome, Rome, Rome, Rome...Minor flooding is forecast.
For the Etowah River Basin...including Landrum, Russell Creek
downstream of Head Lake Dawsonville, Dawsonville, Dawsonville,
Dawsonville, Matt, Ball Ground, Canton, Old GA 5 below Ball Ground,
Canton, Canton, Waleska, Woodstock, Noonday Creek above Chastain
Meadows Pkwy Marietta, Woodstock, Woodstock, Kennesaw, Acworth,
Allatoona Dam above Cartersville, Rockmart, Cartersville, Dallas,
Kingston, Kingston, Rome, Rome...Minor flooding is forecast.
For the Chattahoochee River Basin...including Helen, Dahlonega,
Cornelia, Buford, Buford, Suwanee, Suwanee, Chattahoochee River
upstream McGinnis Ferry Rd, Norcross, Chattahoochee River above
Roswell, Roswell, Powers Ferry & I285 Atlanta, Smyrna, Chattahoochee
River below Morgan Falls Dam, Atlanta, Atlanta, Atlanta, Atlanta,
Fairplay, Whitesburg, Fairburn, Whitesburg, Whitesburg, Franklin,
Corinth, Hammett Rd below Hogansville, Franklin, West Point, Union,
Columbus, Omaha...Moderate flooding is forecast.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.
Additional information is available at weather.gov/atlanta.
&&
GAC115-051415-
/O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0037.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/RMBG1.1.ER.230104T2312Z.230105T0045Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
903 PM EST Wed Jan 4 2023
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring.
* WHERE...Coosa River at Mayo's Bar near Rome.
* WHEN...Until further notice.
* IMPACTS...At 24 feet, Minor flooding begins of the woodlands...
fields and pastures along the river upstream and downstream from
the gage on the old Lock and Dam behind the Trading Post. The boat
ramp will be mostly under water at the Lock and Dam park.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:45 PM EST Wednesday the stage was 24.5 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 7:45 PM EST Wednesday was 24.5 feet.
- Forecast...No forecast is available for this location.
- Flood stage is 24 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
&&
LAT...LON 3425 8524 3421 8518 3417 8526 3421 8539
3427 8542 3428 8537 3423 8526
$$
GAC143-051415-
/O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0032.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/TLAG1.1.ER.230104T2014Z.230105T0030Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
903 PM EST Wed Jan 4 2023
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring.
* WHERE...Tallapoosa River at US 78 near Tallapoosa.
* WHEN...Until further notice.
* IMPACTS...At 16 feet, Flood stage is reached. Minor flooding
begins in the woodlands and fields along the river upstream and
downstream from the gage on U.S. Highway 78.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:00 PM EST Wednesday the stage was 16.2 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 8:00 PM EST Wednesday was 16.2 feet.
- Forecast...No forecast is available for this location.
- Flood stage is 16 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
&&
LAT...LON 3386 8528 3384 8521 3377 8525 3371 8535
3377 8536 3381 8531
$$
GAC057-051415-
/O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0024.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/WODG1.1.ER.230104T1613Z.230104T2015Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
903 PM EST Wed Jan 4 2023
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring.
* WHERE...Little River at GA 5 near Woodstock.
* WHEN...Until further notice.
* IMPACTS...At 11 feet, Flood stage is reached. Minor flooding will
occur in the woodlands and fields upstream and downstream from the
gage at Old Georgia Highway 5. A public boat ramp just downstream
and on the right bank from the bridge will be under one foot of
water. Low lying areas of the South Cherokee Recreation Park and
the soccer fields off Druw Cameron Drive will begin to flood.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:15 PM EST Wednesday the stage was 11.3 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 8:15 PM EST Wednesday was 12.4 feet.
- Forecast...No forecast is available for this location.
- Flood stage is 11 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
&&
LAT...LON 3415 8438 3410 8434 3407 8448 3414 8461
3418 8456 3414 8447
$$
GAC057-051415-
/O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0023.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/ECTG1.1.ER.230104T1518Z.230105T0145Z.000000T0000Z.UU/
903 PM EST Wed Jan 4 2023
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring.
* WHERE...Etowah River Downstream I-575 at Canton.
* WHEN...Until further notice.
* IMPACTS...At 22.0 feet, Minor flooding expands much further into
the woodlands and fields along the river generally east of Canton
near the Interstate 575 bridge. A 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 3 feet
of water. An inground electrical box near the pump station and
truck trailers at the end of Keith Drive will begin to flood.
Flood waters will surround the wooden structure supporting the
USGS gage house.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:45 PM EST Wednesday the stage was 21.7 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 8:45 PM EST Wednesday was 21.7 feet.
- Forecast...No forecast is available for this location.
- Flood stage is 17 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
&&
LAT...LON 3434 8427 3428 8425 3427 8436 3422 8446
3427 8450 3433 8440
$$
GAC067-121-051415-
/O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/VIXG1.1.ER.230104T1420Z.230104T2145Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
903 PM EST Wed Jan 4 2023
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring.
* WHERE...Chattahoochee River at US 41 at Atlanta.
* WHEN...Until further notice.
* IMPACTS...At 16 feet, Minor flooding expands in the woodlands and
affects large portions of the Chattahoochee National Recreation
Area along the river upstream and downstream from the gage on Cobb
Parkway. The flood waters will be around one foot deep over
portions of the access road to the recreation area.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:45 PM EST Wednesday the stage was 16 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 8:45 PM EST Wednesday was 16.9 feet.
- Forecast...No forecast is available for this location.
- Flood stage is 14 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
&&
LAT...LON 3392 8447 3391 8440 3382 8442 3383 8449
$$929 WGUS82 KFFC 050841 FLSFFC Flood Statement National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 341 AM EST Thu Jan 5 2023 ...The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in Georgia... Chattahoochee River at US 41 at Atlanta affecting Fulton and Cobb Counties. GAC067-121-050945- /O.CAN.KFFC.FL.W.0018.000000T0000Z-230105T0841Z/ /VIXG1.1.ER.230104T1420Z.230104T2145Z.230105T0628Z.NO/ 341 AM EST Thu Jan 5 2023 ...FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED... The Flood Warning is cancelled for the Chattahoochee River at US 41 at Atlanta. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 2:45 AM EST Thursday the stage was 13.5 feet. - Forecast...No forecast is available for this location. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood && LAT...LON 3392 8447 3391 8440 3382 8442 3383 8449 $$
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 Jan 4, 6:40 AM EST, 3 hours 22 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 4, 6:40 AM EST, 3 hours 22 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 640 AM EST Wed Jan 4 2023 ...New 12Z Aviation Discussion... .SHORT TERM... (Today through Thursday) Issued at 408 AM EST Wed Jan 4 2023 A tornado watch has been issued to start off the morning for a line south of the I-20 corridor. The south and central regions of the CWA are still seeing temperatures in the upper 60s and low 70s at the time of this AFD. Any additional heating before the front arrives will continue to prime the environment for another round of strong to severe storms south I-20. The primary threats in this morning's watch area will be damaging winds and the possibility of isolated tornadoes. Moderate SBCAPE values of 1500 J/KG and effective bulk shear exceeding 60kts. Any storm that forms in this sector will also be working with SRH values near 400 m2/s2 so rotation and mesocyclones can be expected even with non tornado producing storms. We've already seen embedded supercells in the line as it approaches, and conditions are favorable for the formation of discrete supercells out ahead of the line. The situation continue to evolve and remain complex, please continue to monitor the forecast for the most up to date information concerning on going watches and warnings. A flood watch will remain in effect until Wednesday night, and additional rainfall of up to two inches are possible with isolated higher totals in areas of training storms. While no additional counties have been added during this mornings forecast period, heavy rain continues to fall just north of the metro ATL area and training storms just north of I-20 will need to be watched closely for flash flooding as more rain continues to fall. The front should clear the area after 7PM today and and cooler temperatures and clear weather will eventually push in for Thursday. Temps in the mid to upper 60s will be likely for tomorrow as winds turn more westerly, but we still remain around 10 degrees above average; a trend that will likely continue through the long term. Vaughn && .LONG TERM... (Thursday night through Tuesday) Issued at 408 AM EST Wed Jan 4 2023 A comparatively cooler and drier airmass will be in place across north and central Georgia as the extended period begins on Friday. An upper level ridge and associated surface high will move over the Southeast on Friday, which will keep weather conditions benign and skies mostly clear across the region on Friday and Saturday. Low temperatures are forecast to drop into the 30s across the forecast area as the morning begins. Afternoon highs will still be 3-6 degrees above climatological normals, but no longer pushing record values, rising into the mid 50s in north Georgia and upper 50s to low 60s in central Georgia. After starting the morning in the mid 30s across the area on Saturday, temperatures will climb under the influence of the ridge, reaching into the low to mid 60s across the area in the afternoon. A weak frontal system will drop into north Georgia on Saturday night into Sunday. However, low-level moisture and instability continue to appear limited across the area, so a slight chance of showers with no thunderstorms has been maintained across north Georgia for Saturday night into Sunday. The frontal boundary is anticipated to sag into north Georgia before stalling and washing out early Monday. Model guidance continues to diverge on the upper level flow pattern during the early portions of next week. The potential remains for additional waves to traverse the remnant boundary, so slight to low- end chance PoPs have been maintained on Monday and Tuesday. The potential for a wintry mix in the higher elevations of northeast Georgia will need to be monitored at the tail-end of the period, as there is a slight chance that precip overrunning the frontal zone may overlap with border-line freezing temperatures in this area Monday night into Tuesday morning. King && .AVIATION... (12Z TAFS) Issued at 639 AM EST Wed Jan 4 2023 The strongest TSRA has cleared ATL and continues to move East. TSRA is still possible with gusty winds until 16Z today. Some lingering RA will begin to dissipate after 18Z as WX clears the area. Some gusts in remaining TSRA could be up to 20kts with IFR cigs in convection and MVFR outside. CIGS should become VFR after 18Z. //ATL Confidence...Avi Update... Medium on WX timing end. Medium to high on all other elements. Vaughn && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Athens 44 65 38 55 / 0 0 0 0 Atlanta 48 63 37 54 / 0 0 0 0 Blairsville 39 57 32 49 / 0 0 0 0 Cartersville 42 61 34 54 / 0 0 0 0 Columbus 47 67 38 60 / 0 0 0 0 Gainesville 45 60 37 53 / 0 0 0 0 Macon 44 70 39 61 / 0 0 0 0 Rome 42 61 34 55 / 0 0 0 0 Peachtree City 43 64 36 56 / 0 0 0 0 Vidalia 54 74 42 61 / 20 0 0 0 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... Flood Watch through this evening for GAZ008-009-013>016-021>025- 027-031>038-041>050-052>060-066>072-078>082-089>092-094-102-103. && SHORT TERM...Vaughn LONG TERM....King AVIATION...Vaughn
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 4, 4:46 AM EST, 5 hours 16 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 446 AM EST Wed Jan 4 2023 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-051000- 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- 446 AM EST Wed Jan 4 2023 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of North and Central Georgia. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight... Showers and thunderstorms will continue across north and central Georgia this morning morning and afternoon ahead of an advancing cold front. Several storms could become severe capable of producing damaging wind gusts, brief tornadoes, and frequent lightning. A Tornado Watch is in effect for areas to the south of the I-20 corridor until 12 PM EST. Locally heavy rainfall this morning and afternoon could lead to flash flooding and river flooding concerns. A Flood Watch remains in effect for portions of north and central Georgia until 7 PM EST. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday... No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .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
Special weather statement, Jan 4, 9:27 AM EST, 35 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
927 AM EST Wed Jan 4 2023
GAZ076-085-086-097-098-108>112-041515-
Jefferson GA-Wheeler GA-Telfair GA-Emanuel GA-Treutlen GA-Johnson GA-
Wilcox GA-Montgomery GA-Laurens GA-Dodge GA-
927 AM EST Wed Jan 4 2023
...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of southeastern Laurens,
Emanuel, southern Dodge, Telfair, Treutlen, southeastern Wilcox,
eastern Johnson, Wheeler, southeastern Jefferson and northwestern
Montgomery Counties through 1015 AM EST...
At 927 AM EST, a line of strong thunderstorms was along a line
extending from near Bartow to near Lowery to Abbeville, and moving
east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Up to 40 mph wind, 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.
Locations impacted include...
Swainsboro, McRae, Eastman, Soperton, Abbeville, Alamo, Mount Vernon,
Helena, Wadley, Lumber City, Glenwood, Milan, Adrian, Ailey, Rhine,
Scotland, Chauncey, Bartow, Summertown and Nunez.
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 noon EST for central and east
central Georgia. A Tornado Watch also remains in effect until 200 PM
EST for central, southeastern and east central Georgia.
&&
LAT...LON 3185 8318 3185 8350 3282 8252 3291 8250
3295 8227 3284 8232 3281 8215 3273 8211
3235 8241 3190 8269 3178 8289 3178 8303
TIME...MOT...LOC 1427Z 271DEG 33KT 3285 8249 3238 8284 3198 8329
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPHLocal storm report, Jan 4, 9:31 AM EST, 31 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
931 AM EST WED JAN 4 2023
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0501 AM TORNADO 1 NNW ROOSTERVILLE 33.41N 85.19W
01/04/2023 HEARD GA 911 CALL CENTER
MULTIPLE TREES DOWN. ONE TRAILER DESTROYED
ALONG ROOSTERVILLE ROAD. NO INJURIES. TDS
SEEN ON RADAR.
&&Special weather statement, Jan 4, 9:53 AM EST, 9 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
953 AM EST Wed Jan 4 2023
GAZ086-111>113-041615-
Toombs GA-Wheeler GA-Emanuel GA-Montgomery GA-
953 AM EST Wed Jan 4 2023
...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of Toombs, southeastern
Emanuel, southeastern Wheeler and central Montgomery Counties through
1115 AM EST...
At 953 AM EST, a line of strong thunderstorms was along a line
extending from near Blundale to near Cedar Grove to Temperance, and
moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Up to 40 mph wind, 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.
Locations impacted include...
Lyons, Vidalia, Twin City, Uvalda, Stillmore, Oak Park, Higgston,
Garfield, Santa Claus, Alston, Ohoopee, New Branch, McNatt Falls,
South Thompson, English Eddy, Cedar Crossing, Johnson Corner, George
L Smith State Park, Center and Toombs Central.
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 200 PM EST for central,
southeastern and east central Georgia.
&&
LAT...LON 3254 8203 3256 8208 3252 8215 3242 8219
3235 8225 3218 8218 3191 8223 3194 8228
3193 8232 3197 8248 3197 8250 3195 8249
3196 8257 3193 8259 3192 8265 3194 8267
3236 8241 3273 8211 3266 8208 3260 8200
TIME...MOT...LOC 1453Z 288DEG 29KT 3277 8247 3225 8280 3191 8317
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPHLocal storm report, Jan 4, 9:54 AM EST, 8 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
954 AM EST WED JAN 4 2023
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0851 AM TSTM WND DMG 1 NNW SANDERSVILLE 33.00N 82.82W
01/04/2023 WASHINGTON GA EMERGENCY MNGR
*** 1 INJ ***
REPORTED ROOF TAKEN OFF HOUSE, HOUSE WITH
TREE ON IT, AND 18-WHEELER FLIPPED. ALL
ALONG HWY 540 BETWEEN DEEPSTEP RD AND LINTON
RD.
&&
SMLocal storm report, Jan 4, 9:55 AM EST, 7 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
955 AM EST WED JAN 4 2023
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0912 AM FLASH FLOOD 2 E GOOD HOPE 33.79N 83.58W
01/04/2023 WALTON GA EMERGENCY MNGR
RANDOLPH STILL ROAD IN GOOD HOPE CLOSED TO
FLOOD WATERS. ADDITIONAL ROADS IN THE AREA
LIKELY WILL BE CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER,
ACCORDING TO COUNTY ROAD DEPARTMENT.
&&Local storm report, Jan 4, 10:02 AM EST, 0 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1002 AM EST WED JAN 4 2023
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0545 AM TSTM WND DMG 2 ENE HOLLONVILLE 33.18N 84.42W
01/04/2023 PIKE GA EMERGENCY MNGR
MULTIPLE TREES DOWN AND A PARKED SEMI-TRUCK
OVERTURNED NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF TURNER
ROAD AND HWY 362.
&&The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 3, 7:12 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Baldwin, Jones | 33 min |
| Jan 3, 7:28 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Marion | 32 min |
| Jan 3, 7:31 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Peach | 44 min |
| Jan 3, 7:33 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clarke | 27 min |
| Jan 3, 7:51 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dooly | 24 min |
| Jan 3, 8:46 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bleckley, Pulaski | 29 min |
| Jan 3, 9:16 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Taylor | 29 min |
| Jan 3, 9:40 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Muscogee | 35 min |
| Jan 3, 10:52 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Taylor | 23 min |
| Jan 3, 11:17 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bibb, Crawford, Taylor | 28 min |
| Jan 3, 11:34 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Carroll | 26 min |
| Jan 3, 11:44 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bibb, Crawford | 31 min |
| Jan 4, 12:07 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fayette | 8 min |
| Jan 4, 12:24 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clayton, Fayette | 36 min |
| Jan 4, 12:59 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Floyd | 31 min |
| Jan 4, 1:42 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gordon | 33 min |
| Jan 4, 3:24 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bartow, Floyd, Gordon, Polk | 96 min |
| Jan 4, 3:49 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cherokee, Pickens | 26 min |
| Jan 4, 4:05 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cherokee, Haralson, Paulding | 115 min |
| Jan 4, 4:25 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Lumpkin | 35 min |
| Jan 4, 4:32 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll, Coweta, Heard, Troup | 43 min |
| Jan 4, 4:51 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | White | 9 min |
| Jan 4, 4:54 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fulton | 36 min |
| Jan 4, 5:14 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gwinnett | 31 min |
| Jan 4, 5:17 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Coweta, Fayette, Meriwether | 28 min |
| Jan 4, 5:19 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Douglas | 26 min |
| Jan 4, 5:27 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cobb, DeKalb, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Hall | 63 min |
| Jan 4, 5:32 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Forsyth, Fulton | 49 hr |
| Jan 4, 5:33 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Harris, Muscogee, Talbot | 42 min |
| Jan 4, 5:37 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | DeKalb | 21 days |
| Jan 4, 5:37 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clayton, Coweta, DeKalb, Fayette, Fulton, Henry and 4 more | 23 min |
| Jan 4, 5:55 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Douglas, Forsyth and 5 more | 6 hr |
| Jan 4, 5:57 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | DeKalb, Henry, Newton, Rockdale, Spalding | 33 min |
| Jan 4, 6:05 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bartow, Cherokee, Floyd, Gilmer, Gordon, Paulding and 2 more | 55 min |
| Jan 4, 6:12 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Talbot, Upson | 33 min |
| Jan 4, 6:24 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Fulton | 21 days |
| Jan 4, 6:27 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Barrow, Jackson, Madison | 93 min |
| Jan 4, 6:29 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Fulton, Gwinnett | 5 hr |
| Jan 4, 6:32 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattahoochee, Marion, Muscogee, Stewart | 28 min |
| Jan 4, 6:48 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Upson | 27 min |
| Jan 4, 6:48 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Morgan | 27 min |
| Jan 4, 6:55 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Fulton | 6 hr |
| Jan 4, 6:55 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clarke, Oconee | 35 min |
| Jan 4, 7:05 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crawford, Marion, Schley, Taylor, Webster | 25 min |
| Jan 4, 7:06 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bartow, Cherokee, Floyd, Gordon, Haralson, Paulding and 2 more | 54 min |
| Jan 4, 7:09 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Forsyth | 21 hr |
| Jan 4, 7:11 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gilmer | 2 hr |
| Jan 4, 7:16 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Polk | 21 days |
| Jan 4, 7:16 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Greene | 29 min |
| Jan 4, 7:19 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jones, Monroe | 26 min |
| Jan 4, 7:24 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crawford, Schley, Webster | 36 min |
| Jan 4, 7:25 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gwinnett | 9 hr |
| Jan 4, 7:27 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Oglethorpe | 63 min |
| Jan 4, 7:38 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | FFC | Bartow, Carroll, Floyd, Gordon, Haralson, Paulding and 1 more | 5 hr |
| Jan 4, 7:43 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Clarke, Madison, Morgan, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Walton | 4 hr |
| Jan 4, 7:47 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Baldwin, Twiggs | 28 min |
| Jan 4, 8:00 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dooly, Houston | 30 min |
| Jan 4, 8:08 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Bartow | 3 hr |
| Jan 4, 8:13 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Wilkes | 11 min |
| Jan 4, 8:16 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Glascock, Hancock, Taliaferro, Twiggs, Warren, Washington and 1 more | 29 min |
| Jan 4, 8:25 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gwinnett | 110 min |
| Jan 4, 8:27 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gwinnett | 21 hr |
| Jan 4, 8:29 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Cobb | 2 hr |
| Jan 4, 8:32 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bleckley, Crisp, Dodge, Pulaski, Wilcox | 28 min |
| Jan 4, 8:35 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Cherokee, Cobb | 21 days |
| Jan 4, 8:49 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Glascock, Jefferson, Washington | 26 min |
| Jan 4, 8:53 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Cobb | 4 hr |
| Jan 4, 8:54 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dodge, Johnson, Laurens, Wilcox | 36 min |
| Jan 4, 9:12 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Glascock, Jefferson, Warren, Washington | 33 min |
| Jan 4, 9:21 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Fulton | 21 days |
| Jan 4, 9:27 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dodge, Emanuel, Laurens, Montgomery, Telfair, Treutlen and 1 more | 48 min |
| Jan 4, 9:53 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Toombs | 82 min |
| Jan 4, 9:59 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Elbert, Madison, Oglethorpe | 25 hr |
| Jan 4, 10:04 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gwinnett, Walton | 21 days |
| Jan 4, 10:19 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Fulton | 15 hr |
| Jan 4, 10:20 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Cobb | 21 days |
| Jan 4, 10:27 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Cobb, Fulton | 17 hr |
| Jan 4, 10:56 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Cherokee | 21 days |
| Jan 4, 11:42 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Cherokee | 11 hr |
| Jan 4, 11:46 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Cobb | 16 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.