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River Flood Warning 139, NWS Atlanta, GA

March 6, 2024DeKalb County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this river flood warning at Mar 6, 2024, 4:56 AM EST for DeKalb County, Georgia. It was in force for 5 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 6, 2024, 4:56 AM EST (09:56 UTC)
Expired
Mar 6, 2024, 10:14 AM EST
In force
5 hr
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

County DeKalb County, GA

The radar

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 55 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:58 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 Snapfinger Creek at Redan Road near Glen Haven (SFCG1). The gauge peaked at 13.44 ft at Mar 6, 2024, 6:00 AM EST.

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Action stage
10 ft
Minor stage
12 ft
Moderate stage
17 ft
Major stage
21 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02203950, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

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 Mar 5, 6:39 PM EST, 10 hours 17 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 5, 6:39 PM EST, 10 hours 17 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 5, 11:48 AM EST, 17 hours 8 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1148 AM EST Tue Mar 5 2024

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1148 AM EST Tue Mar 5 2024

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

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

Rain showers and isolated thunderstorms are expected in the
region today. Severe weather is not expected.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday...

Rain showers and isolated thunderstorms will conclude by
Wednesday afternoon. Rainfall totals of 1 to 2 inches are
expected.

Widespread rainfall and scattered thunderstorms are expected
Friday and Saturday. Heavy rainfall could lead to flooding Friday
into Saturday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed through tonight.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 6, 3:33 AM ESTFlash Flood WarningFFCClayton, DeKalb, Fayette, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry and 1 more6 hr
Mar 6, 4:12 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCForsyth15 hr
Mar 6, 4:13 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCDeKalb6 hr
Mar 6, 4:28 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCDeKalb, Fulton6 hr
Mar 6, 4:56 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCDeKalb5 hr
Mar 6, 5:18 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCDeKalb, Fulton5 hr
Mar 6, 5:25 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCGwinnett5 hr
Mar 6, 5:28 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCCobb, Fulton7 hr
Mar 6, 5:31 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCGwinnett8 hr
Mar 6, 5:41 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCGwinnett5 hr
Mar 6, 5:43 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCDeKalb5 hr
Mar 6, 6:18 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCGwinnett4 hr
Mar 6, 6:22 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCFulton6 hr
Mar 6, 6:41 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCGwinnett20 hr
Mar 6, 9:54 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCCobb, Fulton10 hr
Mar 6, 9:59 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCFulton4 hr
Mar 6, 10:02 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCCobb, Fulton11 hr
Mar 6, 11:17 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCDeKalb10 hr
Mar 6, 11:21 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCGwinnett, Walton4 hr
Mar 6, 12:17 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCDeKalb, Rockdale61 min
Mar 6, 1:38 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCNewton, Rockdale53 min
Mar 6, 2:25 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCBarrow, Jackson3 days
Mar 6, 2:32 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCDeKalb, Rockdale8 hr
Mar 6, 3:20 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCClayton, Fayette, Spalding55 hr
Mar 6, 3:20 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCFayette, Spalding5 days
Mar 6, 4:21 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCCarroll, Coweta, Heard54 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Georgia, 2024Every river flood warning in 2024

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.