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River Flood Warning 34, NWS Atlanta, GA

January 4, 2023Cobb County, Douglas County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this river flood warning at Jan 4, 2023, 4:40 PM EST for Cobb County, Douglas County, Georgia. It took effect at Jan 5, 2023, 12:14 AM EST. It was in force for 38 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Jan 4, 2023, 4:40 PM EST (21:40 UTC)
In effect from: Jan 5, 2023, 12:14 AM EST
Expired: Jan 6, 2023, 2:42 PM EST
In force: 38 hr
Issued by: NWS Atlanta, GA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Cobb County, GA, Douglas County, GA

The radar

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:38 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 Sweetwater Creek near Austell (AUSG1). The gauge peaked at 11.83 ft at Jan 5, 2023, 2:00 PM EST.

Action stage: 8 ft
Minor stage: 10 ft
Moderate stage: 13 ft
Major stage: 17 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02337000, 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.

916 
WGUS42 KFFC 042140
FLWFFC

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
440 PM EST Wed Jan 4 2023

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

  Sweetwater Creek near Austell affecting Douglas and Cobb Counties.

For the Sweetwater Creek...including Powder Springs, Powder Springs, 
Powder Springs, Austell, Austell, Austell, Sweetwater Creek below 
Austell...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.

&&


GAC067-097-050945-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FL.W.0034.230105T0936Z-230106T0819Z/
/AUSG1.1.ER.230105T0936Z.230106T0000Z.230106T0218Z.NO/
440 PM EST Wed Jan 4 2023

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT TO EARLY FRIDAY 
MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Sweetwater Creek near Austell.

* WHEN...From late tonight to early Friday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 10 feet, Flood Stage is reached. Minor flooding 
  occurs in the woodlands and fields upstream and downstream from 
  the gage near the Interstate 20 bridge. Portions of a paintball 
  playing field just downstream of the bridge begin to flood. 
  Athletic fields in the Woodrow Wilson Park on Mount Vernon Road 
  begin to flood due to water backing up in ditches.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 4:15 PM EST Wednesday the stage was 8.7 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    late tonight to a crest of 10.5 feet tomorrow evening. It
    will then fall below flood stage late tomorrow evening.
  - Flood stage is 10 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    10.5 feet on 03/16/1956.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

LAT...LON 3379 8464 3385 8463 3380 8459 3374 8459
      3370 8463 3376 8466


$$

8 follow-up statements

401 
WGUS82 KFFC 050248
FLSFFC

Flood Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
948 PM EST Wed Jan 4 2023

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

  Chattahoochee River at Atlanta affecting Cobb and Fulton Counties.

  Chattahoochee River near Whitesburg affecting Carroll, Coweta and 
  Heard Counties.

  Suwanee Creek at Suwanee affecting Gwinnett County.

  Sweetwater Creek near Austell affecting Douglas and Cobb Counties.

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

  Chattahoochee River at GA 280 near Atlanta affecting Cobb and 
  Fulton Counties.

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...Minor flooding is forecast.
For the Suwanee Creek...including Suwanee...Minor flooding is 
forecast.
For the Sweetwater Creek...including Powder Springs, Powder Springs, 
Powder Springs, Austell, Austell, Austell, Sweetwater Creek below 
Austell...Minor flooding is forecast.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law 
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National 
Weather Service when you can do so safely.

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.

&&


GAC067-121-050400-
/O.CAN.KFFC.FL.W.0028.000000T0000Z-230105T0248Z/
/CHAG1.1.ER.230104T2121Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
948 PM EST Wed Jan 4 2023

...FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

The Flood Warning is cancelled for
  the Chattahoochee River at GA 280 near Atlanta.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 9:15 PM EST Wednesday the stage was 22.8 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to fall to 5.8 feet Monday
    evening.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

LAT...LON 3383 8449 3382 8442 3372 8455 3376 8460


$$

GAC067-121-051200-
/O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0022.000000T0000Z-230105T1200Z/
/VING1.1.ER.230104T1522Z.230104T2130Z.230105T0600Z.NO/
948 PM EST Wed Jan 4 2023

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL TOMORROW MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Chattahoochee River at Atlanta.

* WHEN...Until tomorrow morning.

* IMPACTS...At 14 feet, Flood stage is reached. Minor flooding 
  begins in the woodlands along the river upstream and downstream 
  from the gage on Paces Ferry Road. Portions of an athletic field 
  at Lovett School...backyards of residential homes on Cochise 
  Drive...Paces Ferry Drive...Paces Manor and Farmington Drive...and 
  walking paths by a restaurant will be under one foot of water.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 9:15 PM EST Wednesday the stage was 14.9 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 9:15 PM EST Wednesday was 16.1 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
    just after midnight tonight and continue falling to 3.7 feet
    Monday evening.
  - Flood stage is 14 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    14.9 feet on 02/16/1990.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

LAT...LON 3392 8447 3391 8440 3382 8442 3383 8449


$$

GAC135-051500-
/O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0012.000000T0000Z-230105T1848Z/
/SWEG1.1.ER.230104T1246Z.230104T2300Z.230105T1248Z.NO/
948 PM EST Wed Jan 4 2023

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY TOMORROW AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Suwanee Creek at Suwanee.

* WHEN...Until early tomorrow afternoon.

* IMPACTS...At 10.0 feet, Minor flooding expands further into the 
  flood plain from Suwanee Creek Park through Martin Farm Park to 
  George Pierce Park. The Suwanee Creek Greenway and trails are 
  completely flooded with the water approaching the Swift Atlanta 
  Company parking lot. Suwanee Creek Road begins to flood in low 
  areas near Bennett Creek Bridge. In addition...yards begin to 
  flood off Bend Creek Trail and Mill Creek Run. Portions of the 
  playground behind the Suwanee Elementary School will be flooded.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 9:15 PM EST Wednesday the stage was 10.3 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 9:15 PM EST Wednesday was 11 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
    tomorrow morning and continue falling to 1.1 feet Monday
    evening.
  - Flood stage is 8 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

LAT...LON 3412 8403 3410 8396 3403 8398 3401 8413
      3403 8412 3406 8409


$$

GAC067-097-051500-
/O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0034.230105T0514Z-230106T0448Z/
/AUSG1.1.ER.230105T0514Z.230105T1800Z.230105T2248Z.NO/
948 PM EST Wed Jan 4 2023

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE TOMORROW EVENING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Sweetwater Creek near Austell.

* WHEN...Until late tomorrow evening.

* IMPACTS...At 12 feet, Minor flooding continues in the woodlands 
  and fields upstream and downstream from the gage near the 
  Interstate 20 bridge. Portions of a paintball playing field just 
  downstream of the bridge and athletic fields in the Woodrow Wilson 
  Park on Mount Vernon Road are flooded with one to two feet of 
  water. A portion of Wren Circle in Douglas County...the County 
  Iron Works and Sunlight Drive in Cobb County begin to flood.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 9:30 PM EST Wednesday the stage was 9.6 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    just after midnight tonight to a crest of 11.2 feet early
    tomorrow afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage
    tomorrow afternoon.
  - Flood stage is 10 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    11.2 feet on 03/07/2003.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

LAT...LON 3379 8464 3385 8463 3380 8459 3374 8459
      3370 8463 3376 8466


$$

GAC045-077-149-051500-
/O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0026.230105T1030Z-230105T2100Z/
/WHTG1.1.ER.230105T1030Z.230105T1200Z.230105T1500Z.NO/
948 PM EST Wed Jan 4 2023

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT TO TOMORROW 
AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Chattahoochee River near Whitesburg.

* WHEN...From late tonight to tomorrow afternoon.

* IMPACTS...At 17 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 27 or Georgia Highway 16. 
  Flood waters reach the top of the boat ramp at Riverside Park next 
  to the bridge. The playground at a day use area on the west side 
  of the Chattahoochee Bend State Park will begin to flood.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 9:30 PM EST Wednesday the stage was 16.4 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    late tonight to a crest of 17.1 feet tomorrow morning. It
    will then fall below flood stage late tomorrow morning.
  - Flood stage is 17 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    17.1 feet on 02/11/1995.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

LAT...LON 3359 8484 3355 8478 3350 8479 3341 8498
      3344 8505 3350 8493


$$

253 
WGUS82 KFFC 050941
FLSFFC

Flood Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
441 AM EST Thu Jan 5 2023

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

  Sweetwater Creek near Austell affecting Douglas and Cobb Counties.

For the Sweetwater Creek...including Austell...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.

&&


GAC067-097-052145-
/O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0034.000000T0000Z-230106T0448Z/
/AUSG1.1.ER.230105T0350Z.230105T1800Z.230105T2248Z.NO/
441 AM EST Thu Jan 5 2023

...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Sweetwater Creek near Austell.

* WHEN...Until late this evening.

* IMPACTS...At 12 feet, Minor flooding continues in the woodlands 
  and fields upstream and downstream from the gage near the 
  Interstate 20 bridge. Portions of a paintball playing field just 
  downstream of the bridge and athletic fields in the Woodrow Wilson 
  Park on Mount Vernon Road are flooded with one to two feet of 
  water. A portion of Wren Circle in Douglas County...the County 
  Iron Works and Sunlight Drive in Cobb County begin to flood.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 4:15 AM EST Thursday the stage was 11.1 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 4:15 AM EST Thursday was 11.1 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 11.2
    feet this afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage late
    this afternoon.
  - Flood stage is 10 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

LAT...LON 3379 8464 3385 8463 3380 8459 3374 8459
      3370 8463 3376 8466


$$

761 
WGUS82 KFFC 051626
FLSFFC

Flood Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1126 AM EST Thu Jan 5 2023

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

  Sweetwater Creek near Austell affecting Cobb and Douglas Counties.

For the Sweetwater Creek...including Austell...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.

&&


GAC067-097-060430-
/O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0034.000000T0000Z-230106T0448Z/
/AUSG1.1.ER.230105T0350Z.230105T1800Z.230106T1036Z.NO/
1126 AM EST Thu Jan 5 2023

...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Sweetwater Creek near Austell.

* WHEN...Until late this evening.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 11:00 AM EST Thursday the stage was 11.7 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 12
    feet early this afternoon. It will then fall below flood
    stage late tonight.
  - Flood stage is 10 feet.


&&

LAT...LON 3379 8464 3385 8463 3380 8459 3374 8459
      3370 8463 3376 8466


$$

901 
WGUS82 KFFC 051706
FLSFFC

Flood Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1206 PM EST Thu Jan 5 2023

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

  Sweetwater Creek near Austell affecting Cobb and Douglas Counties.

For the Sweetwater Creek...including Powder Springs, Powder Springs, 
Powder Springs, Austell, Austell, Austell, Sweetwater Creek below 
Austell...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.

&&


GAC067-097-060515-
/O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0034.000000T0000Z-230106T1636Z/
/AUSG1.1.ER.230105T0350Z.230105T1800Z.230106T1036Z.NO/
1206 PM EST Thu Jan 5 2023

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE TOMORROW MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding will continue.

* WHERE...Sweetwater Creek near Austell.

* WHEN...Until late tomorrow morning.

* IMPACTS...At 12.0 feet, Minor flooding continues in the woodlands 
  and fields upstream and downstream from the gage near the 
  Interstate 20 bridge. Portions of a paintball playing field just 
  downstream of the bridge and athletic fields in the Woodrow Wilson 
  Park on Mount Vernon Road are flooded with one to two feet of 
  water. A portion of Wren Circle in Douglas County...the County 
  Iron Works and Sunlight Drive in Cobb County begin to flood.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 11:30 AM EST Thursday the stage was 11.7 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
    late tonight.
  - Flood stage is 10 feet.


&&

LAT...LON 3379 8464 3385 8463 3380 8459 3374 8459
      3370 8463 3376 8466


$$

733 
WGUS82 KFFC 060358
FLSFFC

Flood Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1058 PM EST Thu Jan 5 2023

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

  Sweetwater Creek near Austell affecting Douglas and Cobb Counties.

For the Sweetwater Creek...including Powder Springs, Powder Springs, 
Powder Springs, Austell, Austell, Austell, Sweetwater Creek below 
Austell...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.

&&


GAC067-097-061600-
/O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0034.000000T0000Z-230106T1621Z/
/AUSG1.1.ER.230105T0350Z.230105T1830Z.230106T1021Z.NO/
1058 PM EST Thu Jan 5 2023

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE TOMORROW MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Sweetwater Creek near Austell.

* WHEN...Until late tomorrow morning.

* IMPACTS...At 12 feet, Minor flooding continues in the woodlands 
  and fields upstream and downstream from the gage near the 
  Interstate 20 bridge. Portions of a paintball playing field just 
  downstream of the bridge and athletic fields in the Woodrow Wilson 
  Park on Mount Vernon Road are flooded with one to two feet of 
  water. A portion of Wren Circle in Douglas County, the County Iron 
  Works and Sunlight Drive in Cobb County begin to flood.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 10:30 PM EST Thursday the stage was 11.5 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 10:30 PM EST Thursday was 11.8 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
    late tonight and continue falling to 2.5 feet Tuesday
    evening.
  - Flood stage is 10 feet.


&&

LAT...LON 3379 8464 3385 8463 3380 8459 3374 8459
      3370 8463 3376 8466


$$

033 
WGUS82 KFFC 061019
FLSFFC

Flood Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
519 AM EST Fri Jan 6 2023

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

  Sweetwater Creek near Austell affecting Cobb and Douglas 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.

&&


GAC067-097-061730-
/O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0034.000000T0000Z-230106T1730Z/
/AUSG1.1.ER.230105T0350Z.230105T1830Z.230106T1130Z.NO/
519 AM EST Fri Jan 6 2023

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring.

* WHERE...Sweetwater Creek near Austell.

* WHEN...Until this afternoon.

* IMPACTS...At 10 feet, Flood Stage is reached. Minor flooding 
  occurs in the woodlands and fields upstream and downstream from 
  the gage near the Interstate 20 bridge. Portions of a paintball 
  playing field just downstream of the bridge begin to flood. 
  Athletic fields in the Woodrow Wilson Park on Mount Vernon Road 
  begin to flood due to water backing up in ditches.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 5:00 AM EST Friday the stage was 10.9 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 5:00 AM EST Friday was 11.8 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
    this morning and continue falling to 2.5 feet Tuesday
    evening.
  - Flood stage is 10.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

LAT...LON 3379 8464 3385 8463 3380 8459 3374 8459
      3370 8463 3376 8466


$$

499 
WGUS82 KFFC 061354
FLSFFC

Flood Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
854 AM EST Fri Jan 6 2023

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

  Sweetwater Creek near Austell affecting Cobb and Douglas 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.

&&


GAC067-097-062315-
/O.EXT.KFFC.FL.W.0034.000000T0000Z-230106T2307Z/
/AUSG1.1.ER.230105T0350Z.230105T1830Z.230106T1707Z.NO/
854 AM EST Fri Jan 6 2023

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring.

* WHERE...Sweetwater Creek near Austell.

* WHEN...Until this evening.

* IMPACTS...At 10 feet, Flood Stage is reached. Minor flooding 
  occurs in the woodlands and fields upstream and downstream from 
  the gage near the Interstate 20 bridge. Portions of a paintball 
  playing field just downstream of the bridge begin to flood. 
  Athletic fields in the Woodrow Wilson Park on Mount Vernon Road 
  begin to flood due to water backing up in ditches.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 8:30 AM EST Friday the stage was 10.4 feet and falling.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
    this afternoon and continue falling to 3 feet early Sunday
    morning.
  - Flood stage is 10 feet.


&&

LAT...LON 3379 8464 3385 8463 3380 8459 3374 8459
      3370 8463 3376 8466


$$

109 
WGUS82 KFFC 061942
FLSFFC

Flood Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
242 PM EST Fri Jan 6 2023

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

  Sweetwater Creek near Austell affecting Cobb and Douglas Counties.

GAC067-097-062045-
/O.CAN.KFFC.FL.W.0034.000000T0000Z-230106T1942Z/
/AUSG1.1.ER.230105T0350Z.230105T1830Z.230106T1646Z.NO/
242 PM EST Fri Jan 6 2023

...FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

The Flood Warning is cancelled for
  the Sweetwater Creek near Austell.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 2:30 PM EST Friday the stage was 9.5 feet and falling.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to continue to fall to 2.4
    feet Wednesday morning.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

LAT...LON 3379 8464 3385 8463 3380 8459 3374 8459
      3370 8463 3376 8466


$$

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, 2:37 PM EST, 2 hours 3 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 4, 2:37 PM EST, 2 hours 3 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
237 PM EST Wed Jan 4 2023

...Afternoon Area Forecast Discussion...

.SHORT TERM...
(This afternoon through Thursday)
Issued at 141 PM EST Wed Jan 4 2023

The main area of precip is exiting the SE corner of the CWA with
the actual front just sweeping through the ATL area. There is a
thin line of showers along the front but they are light and not
causing any issues. Things are clearing fast behind the frontal
boundary as the front ushers in a much drier and cooler airmass.
Seeing dewpoints in the 30s around the TN/AL/GA boarders with
good W to NW flow setting up. This drier airmass will dominate the
weather patter through the rest of the short term and into the
beginning of the extended periods. Will see temps dip tonight
into the 40s across North and Central GA but they are still
expected to rebound into the mid to upper 60s for Thu. These
warmer temps are still about 10 degrees above average; a trend
that will likely continue through the long term.

01

&&

.LONG TERM...
(Friday morning through next Tuesday)
Issued at 141 PM EST Wed Jan 4 2023

No major changes made to the extended forecast. A comparatively
cooler and drier airmass will be in place across north and central
Georgia as the extended period begins 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 through 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 Saturday
night/Sunday, However low-level moisture and instability continue
to appear limited with this system. Keeping a slight/chance of
showers with no thunderstorms in the forecast across north
Georgia. 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/01

&&

.AVIATION...
(18Z TAFS)
Issued at 1235 PM EST Wed Jan 4 2023
The main area of rain has exited the area but there is a small
line of showers along the actual front moving through the ATL
area now. The ATL/CSG area TAF sites are now done with the rain
but AHN and MCN will still see some over the next few hours. IFR
and MVFR ceilings will lift in the ATL area within the next hour
and will see clear skies by 20-24z across the entire area. Winds
are mainly out of the SW and will turn to the NW through this
evening. Wind speeds will stay in the 4-8kt range. Restrictions to
VSBYs are not expected in the ATL/CSG areas but may see some MVFR
VSBYs in AHN/MCN with the thin line of showers moving in over the
next few hours.

//ATL Confidence...Avi Update...
Confidence high on all elements.

01

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Athens          45  62  38  55 /   0   0   0   0
Atlanta         45  60  38  54 /   0   0   0   0
Blairsville     38  55  32  49 /   0   0   0   0
Cartersville    42  59  35  53 /   0   0   0   0
Columbus        46  64  39  59 /   0   0   0   0
Gainesville     45  59  38  53 /   0   0   0   0
Macon           45  69  39  60 /   0   0   0   0
Rome            42  59  35  55 /   0   0   0   0
Peachtree City  43  62  36  55 /   0   0   0   0
Vidalia         52  70  43  60 /  10   0   0   0

&&

.FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
None.
&&

SHORT TERM...01
LONG TERM....King
AVIATION...01

Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 4, 2:24 PM EST, 2 hours 16 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
224 PM EST Wed Jan 4 2023

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-051930-
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-
224 PM EST Wed Jan 4 2023

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of North and Central Georgia.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight...

No hazardous weather is expected through tonight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday...

No hazardous weather is expected at this time. A few showers will
move through the state Sat night through Monday morning but no
thunderstorms are anticipated.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed through tonight.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jan 4, 12:40 PM EST, 4 hours before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1240 PM EST WED JAN 4 2023

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0830 AM     TSTM WND DMG     4 N MILLEDGEVILLE       33.14N 83.22W
01/04/2023                   BALDWIN            GA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            MULTIPLE TREES DOWN IN NORTH BALDWIN COUNTY
            TO THE NORTH AND NORTHEAST OF MILLEDGEVILLE;
            INCLUDING ON/NEAR GREYSTONE DR, LONG ACRE
            RD, AND WATSON REYNOLDS RD.

&&

KJT

Local storm report, Jan 4, 1:08 PM EST, 3 hours 32 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
108 PM EST WED JAN 4 2023

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0620 AM     FLASH FLOOD      1 NE ROSWELL            34.04N 84.35W
01/04/2023                   FULTON             GA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            REPORT OF A WATER RESCUE NEAR THE
            INTERSECTION OF CROSSVILLE RD AND MANSELL RD
            AT 6:20 AM.

&&

KJT

Local storm report, Jan 4, 1:47 PM EST, 2 hours 53 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
147 PM EST WED JAN 4 2023

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0545 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 S SANDTOWN            33.65N 84.55W
01/03/2023                   FULTON             GA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SEVERAL REPORTS OF TREES AND/OR POWERLINES
            DOWN IN SOUTH FULTON COUNTY ON TUESDAY, IN
            THE AREA AROUND FAIRBURN AND UNION CITY,
            WEST OF THE I-85/I-285 INTERCHANGE. MOST
            SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE WAS OF A TREE DOWN
            THROUGH A HOUSE ON THAXTON RD SW.

&&

Local storm report, Jan 4, 1:52 PM EST, 2 hours 48 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
152 PM EST WED JAN 4 2023

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0545 AM     TSTM WND DMG     3 NNW UNION CITY        33.61N 84.58W
01/04/2023                   FULTON             GA   PUBLIC

            REPORTS OF A COUPLE TREES DOWN WEDNESDAY
            MORNING ON KOWETA RD AND ENON RD IN THE
            SOUTH FULTON AREA.

&&

Local storm report, Jan 4, 2:59 PM EST, 1 hour 41 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
259 PM EST WED JAN 4 2023

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0917 AM     TSTM WND DMG     5 E STAPLETONS CROSSROA 33.10N 82.41W
01/04/2023                   JEFFERSON          GA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            MINOR DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED AT THE JEFFERSON
            COUNTY MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS, WITH
            MODERATE DAMAGE TO THE BUILDINGS AROUND THE
            SOFTBALL FIELD BETWEEN THE TWO SCHOOLS.

&&

Local storm report, Jan 4, 3:05 PM EST, 1 hour 35 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
305 PM EST WED JAN 4 2023

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0912 AM     TSTM WND DMG     1 SE STAPLETONS CROSSRO 33.09N 82.49W
01/04/2023                   JEFFERSON          GA   PUBLIC

            REPORTS FROM EM STATE EXTENSIVEDAMAGE AT
            OSTRO STEEL ON CLARKS MILL RD WITH DAMAGE TO
            5 VEHICLES AND SEVERAL ROLLUP DOORS DENTED
            OR INOPERABLE.

&&

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, 10:02 AM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	Cobb, Fulton	18 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

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Georgia, 2023 Every river flood warning in 2023

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.