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River Flood Warning 190, NWS Atlanta, GA

March 9, 20244 counties in Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this river flood warning at Mar 9, 2024, 8:30 PM EST for 4 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 30 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 9, 2024, 8:30 PM EST (01:30 UTC)
Expired
Mar 11, 2024, 3:48 AM EDT
In force
30 hr
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

Counties Bibb County, GA, Crawford County, GA, Houston County, GA, Peach County, GA

The radar

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 42 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:30 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 Echeconnee Creek at Houston Road near Byron (BYNG1). The gauge peaked at 17.06 ft at Mar 10, 2024, 8:00 AM EDT.

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Action stage
13 ft
Minor stage
15 ft
Moderate stage
20 ft
Major stage
24 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02214075, 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 9, 7:08 PM EST, 1 hour 22 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 9, 7:08 PM EST, 1 hour 22 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 9, 6:53 PM EST, 1 hour 37 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
653 PM EST Sat Mar 9 2024

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653 PM EST Sat Mar 9 2024

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight...

Numerous rivers and creeks are in flood or forecast to reach flood
over the next several days due to recent rains. Otherwise, no
hazardous weather is expected.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday...

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed through tonight.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Mar 9, 5:19 PM EST, 3 hours 11 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 10, 1:26 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCTalbot, Upson16 hr
Mar 10, 3:52 AM EDTFreeze WarningFFCBaldwin, Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Butts, Carroll and 44 more29 hr
Mar 10, 3:52 AM EDTWind AdvisoryFFCLumpkin, Towns, Union, White16 hr
Mar 10, 6:08 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCClayton, Fayette, Spalding4 hr
Mar 10, 6:12 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCPulaski22 hr

Nearby

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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.