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River Flood Warning 21, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this river flood warning at Jan 9, 2024, 11:48 AM EST for Chattahoochee County, Muscogee County, Georgia; Lee County, Russell County, Alabama. It took effect at Jan 9, 2024, 11:57 AM EST. It was in force for 18 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 9, 2024, 11:48 AM EST (16:48 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 9, 2024, 11:57 AM EST
- Expired
- Jan 10, 2024, 5:44 AM EST
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
Counties Lee County, AL, Russell County, AL, Chattahoochee County, GA, Muscogee County, GA
The radar
The Maxwell AFB radar (KMXX), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The river
Written for the forecast point Chattahoochee River at 14th Street at Columbus (CBUG1). The gauge peaked at 29.36 ft at Jan 9, 2024, 1:00 PM EST.
- Action stage
- 25 ft
- Minor stage
- 27 ft
- Moderate stage
- 42 ft
- Major stage
- 47 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02341460, 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.
571
WGUS42 KFFC 091648
FLWFFC
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1148 AM EST Tue Jan 9 2024
...The National Weather Service in Peachtree City GA has issued a
Flood Warning for the following rivers in Georgia...Alabama...
Chattahoochee River at 14th Street at Columbus affecting Muscogee,
Russell, Chattahoochee and Lee Counties.
For the Chattahoochee River Basin...including Columbus...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.
The next statement will be issued late tonight at midnight EST /1100
PM CST/.
&&
ALC081-113-GAC053-215-100500-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FL.W.0021.240109T1657Z-240111T1800Z/
/CBUG1.1.ER.240109T1657Z.240110T0600Z.240111T1200Z.NO/
1148 AM EST Tue Jan 9 2024 /1048 AM CST Tue Jan 9 2024/
...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Chattahoochee River at 14th Street at Columbus.
* WHEN...Until early Thursday afternoon.
* IMPACTS...At 28.0 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 11:30 AM EST Tuesday /10:30 AM CST Tuesday/ the stage was
26.5 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
late this morning to a crest of 28.8 feet just after midnight
tonight. It will then fall below flood stage Thursday
morning.
- Flood stage is 27.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
28.8 feet on 03/25/1952.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
&&
LAT...LON 3259 8511 3262 8505 3251 8496 3238 8495
3238 8502 3250 8503
$$2 follow-up statements
289
WGUS82 KFFC 100237
FLSFFC
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
937 PM EST Tue Jan 9 2024
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Georgia...
Alabama...
Chattahoochee River at 14th Street at Columbus affecting Lee,
Chattahoochee, Russell and Muscogee Counties.
For the Chattahoochee River Basin...including Columbus...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.
The next statement will be issued Wednesday morning at 945 AM EST
/845 AM CST/.
&&
ALC081-113-GAC053-215-101445-
/O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0021.000000T0000Z-240111T1800Z/
/CBUG1.1.ER.240109T1638Z.240110T0600Z.240110T1936Z.NO/
937 PM EST Tue Jan 9 2024 /837 PM CST Tue Jan 9 2024/
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Chattahoochee River at 14th Street at Columbus.
* WHEN...Until early Thursday afternoon.
* IMPACTS...At 30.0 feet, Minor flooding continues along the river
upstream and downstream from the gage on the 14th Street bridge.
Large portions of the River Walk in Columbus will be flooded up to
3 feet deep. The water level reaches the top of the boat ramp
behind the Columbus Convention and Trade Center. The Phenix City
Amphitheater in Alabama will be flooded up to two feet deep.
Portions of the River Walk in Phenix City will begin to flood.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:30 PM EST Tuesday /8:30 PM CST Tuesday/ the stage was
27.8 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 9:30 PM EST Tuesday /8:30 PM CST Tuesday/ was 29.6
feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 30.2
feet just after midnight tonight. It will then fall below
flood stage early tomorrow afternoon.
- Flood stage is 27.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
30.3 feet on 03/06/2020.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
&&
LAT...LON 3259 8511 3262 8505 3251 8496 3238 8495
3238 8502 3250 8503
$$772
WGUS82 KFFC 101044
FLSFFC
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
544 AM EST Wed Jan 10 2024
...The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in
Alabama...Georgia...
Chattahoochee River at 14th Street at Columbus affecting Russell,
Muscogee, Chattahoochee and Lee Counties.
ALC081-113-GAC053-215-101145-
/O.CAN.KFFC.FL.W.0021.000000T0000Z-240110T1044Z/
/CBUG1.1.ER.240109T1638Z.240109T1745Z.240110T0721Z.NO/
544 AM EST Wed Jan 10 2024 /444 AM CST Wed Jan 10 2024/
...FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED...
The Flood Warning is cancelled for
the Chattahoochee River at 14th Street at Columbus.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 5:30 AM EST Wednesday /4:30 AM CST Wednesday/ the stage
was 26.8 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall to 21.9 feet Sunday
evening.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
&&
LAT...LON 3259 8511 3262 8505 3251 8496 3238 8495
3238 8502 3250 8503
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 9, 5:49 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clayton, Coweta, DeKalb, Fayette, Fulton, Meriwether | 56 min |
| Jan 9, 7:15 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Forsyth, Fulton | 46 hr |
| Jan 9, 7:19 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Butts, Lamar, Pike, Spalding | 56 min |
| Jan 9, 7:21 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Heard, Troup | 39 min |
| Jan 9, 7:29 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Forsyth | 22 hr |
| Jan 9, 7:41 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gwinnett | 12 hr |
| Jan 9, 7:51 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Chattooga | 27 hr |
| Jan 9, 7:52 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Coweta, Meriwether, Troup | 23 min |
| Jan 9, 8:01 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | FFC | Carroll, Clayton, Coweta, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette and 9 more | 6 hr |
| Jan 9, 8:07 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clayton | 23 min |
| Jan 9, 8:12 AM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Clayton, DeKalb, Fulton | 10 min |
| Jan 9, 8:19 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clayton, DeKalb, Fulton | 12 min |
| Jan 9, 8:25 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clayton, Fayette | 35 min |
| Jan 9, 8:27 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Muscogee, Talbot | 33 min |
| Jan 9, 8:37 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Rockdale | 36 hr |
| Jan 9, 8:39 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Coweta, Meriwether, Pike, Spalding, Upson | 6 hr |
| Jan 9, 8:39 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gwinnett | 5 hr |
| Jan 9, 8:43 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Newton, Rockdale | 53 hr |
| Jan 9, 8:46 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Henry, Newton, Rockdale, Spalding | 6 hr |
| Jan 9, 8:52 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Butts, Lamar, Pike, Upson | 38 min |
| Jan 9, 8:54 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattahoochee, Marion, Stewart | 36 min |
| Jan 9, 9:03 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Marion, Schley, Stewart, Taylor, Webster | 42 min |
| Jan 9, 9:09 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dooly, Sumter | 36 min |
| Jan 9, 9:13 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | DeKalb | 5 hr |
| Jan 9, 9:24 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Butts, Jasper, Monroe | 36 min |
| Jan 9, 9:27 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Harris, Marion, Muscogee, Talbot | 6 hr |
| Jan 9, 9:36 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Fulton | 6 hr |
| Jan 9, 9:38 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Crawford, Dooly, Houston, Macon, Peach, Schley and 3 more | 52 min |
| Jan 9, 9:43 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clarke, Morgan, Oconee | 32 min |
| Jan 9, 9:53 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Baldwin, Jasper, Jones, Putnam | 37 min |
| Jan 9, 9:59 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bibb, Jones | 31 min |
| Jan 9, 10:03 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | FFC | Butts, Crawford, Henry, Jasper, Lamar, Meriwether and 7 more | 6 hr |
| Jan 9, 10:08 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Houston, Twiggs | 37 min |
| Jan 9, 10:09 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Greene, Oglethorpe | 36 min |
| Jan 9, 10:11 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Madison | 34 min |
| Jan 9, 10:14 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gwinnett, Walton | 11 hr |
| Jan 9, 10:16 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crisp, Wilcox | 29 min |
| Jan 9, 10:17 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Bibb, Houston, Twiggs, Washington, Wilkinson | 43 min |
| Jan 9, 10:25 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Cobb | 3 hr |
| Jan 9, 10:29 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Baldwin, Hancock, Taliaferro | 31 min |
| Jan 9, 10:30 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bleckley, Crisp, Dooly, Houston, Laurens, Peach and 4 more | 45 min |
| Jan 9, 10:32 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gwinnett | 4 hr |
| Jan 9, 10:39 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Baldwin | 36 min |
| Jan 9, 10:40 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gwinnett | 6 hr |
| Jan 9, 10:44 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Cobb | 4 hr |
| Jan 9, 10:44 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Taliaferro, Warren, Wilkes | 31 min |
| Jan 9, 10:48 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | FFC | Banks, Barrow, Clarke, Dawson, Forsyth, Greene and 11 more | 3 hr |
| Jan 9, 10:56 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Crisp, Wilcox | 49 min |
| Jan 9, 10:57 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Dade | 10 hr |
| Jan 9, 11:00 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Glascock, Hancock, Johnson, Laurens, Twiggs and 2 more | 45 min |
| Jan 9, 11:02 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Hancock | 28 min |
| Jan 9, 11:03 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Hancock, Taliaferro, Warren | 27 min |
| Jan 9, 11:19 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bleckley, Dodge, Houston, Laurens, Pulaski, Twiggs | 41 min |
| Jan 9, 11:25 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Cherokee, Cobb | 7 hr |
| Jan 9, 11:29 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Rockdale | 3 hr |
| Jan 9, 11:34 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Dawson, Forsyth | 17 hr |
| Jan 9, 11:37 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dodge, Telfair, Wilcox | 38 min |
| Jan 9, 11:39 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Bibb, Bleckley, Crawford, Dooly, Hancock and 10 more | 3 hr |
| Jan 9, 11:39 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Banks | 9 hr |
| Jan 9, 11:43 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gwinnett | 23 hr |
| Jan 9, 11:43 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Johnson, Laurens, Twiggs, Washington, Wilkinson | 47 min |
| Jan 9, 11:48 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Glascock, Hancock, Taliaferro, Warren, Wilkes | 42 min |
| Jan 9, 11:53 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bleckley, Dodge, Laurens | 37 min |
| Jan 9, 12:07 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Lamar, Spalding | 4 hr |
| Jan 9, 12:07 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dodge, Montgomery, Telfair, Wheeler | 38 min |
| Jan 9, 12:10 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Emanuel, Johnson, Laurens, Montgomery, Toombs, Treutlen and 1 more | 50 min |
| Jan 9, 12:13 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Emanuel, Glascock, Jefferson, Johnson, Laurens, Washington | 47 min |
| Jan 9, 12:31 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Fulton | 6 hr |
| Jan 9, 12:38 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Emanuel, Johnson, Laurens, Montgomery, Telfair, Toombs and 2 more | 52 min |
| Jan 9, 12:53 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Emanuel | 22 min |
| Jan 9, 1:09 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Barrow, Jackson | 45 hr |
| Jan 9, 1:13 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Cobb | 14 hr |
| Jan 9, 1:37 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Cobb, Fulton | 34 hr |
| Jan 9, 1:43 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Fayette, Spalding | 59 hr |
| Jan 9, 1:54 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Cobb, Fulton | 21 days |
| Jan 9, 1:58 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Spalding | 119 min |
| Jan 9, 2:26 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Cobb, Fulton | 29 hr |
| Jan 9, 2:28 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Bibb, Houston, Jones, Monroe, Twiggs | 5 days |
| Jan 9, 2:30 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Washington, Wilkinson | 54 hr |
| Jan 9, 2:42 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Elbert, Madison, Oglethorpe | 45 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.