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River Flood Warning 212, NWS Atlanta, GA

May 10, 2024Catoosa County, Georgia; Hamilton County, Tennessee

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this river flood warning at May 10, 2024, 7:26 AM EDT for Catoosa County, Georgia; Hamilton County, Tennessee. It took effect at May 10, 2024, 3:22 PM EDT. It was in force for 20 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 10, 2024, 7:26 AM EDT (11:26 UTC)
In effect from: May 10, 2024, 3:22 PM EDT
Expired: May 11, 2024, 10:57 AM EDT
In force: 20 hr
Issued by: NWS Atlanta, GA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Catoosa County, GA, Hamilton County, TN

The river

Written for the forecast point West Chickamauga Creek at GA 146 near Lakeview (WCKG1). The gauge peaked at 11.73 ft at May 11, 2024, 12:00 AM EDT.

Action stage: 9 ft
Minor stage: 11 ft
Moderate stage: 16 ft
Major stage: 21 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03567340, 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 May 10, 6:44 AM EDT, 42 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 10, 6:44 AM EDT, 42 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 10, 3:34 AM EDT, 3 hours 52 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
334 AM EDT Fri May 10 2024

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-110745-
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-
334 AM EDT Fri May 10 2024

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight...

Showers and thunderstorms will move through the region this
morning, resulting in widespread rainfall in central Georgia. A
couple of storms could produce strong winds gusts or hail.
Additional isolated thunderstorm activity could occur in east
central Georgia this afternoon.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday...

Thunderstorm chances will return to the region Tuesday and linger
through at least Thursday. At this time the risk of severe weather
on any given day remains low.

.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.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 10, 1:26 AM EDT, 6 hours before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
126 AM EDT Fri May 10 2024

GAZ106-108>110-100600-
Crisp GA-Telfair GA-Wilcox GA-Dodge GA-
126 AM EDT Fri May 10 2024

...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of southwestern Dodge,
southwestern Telfair, Wilcox and Crisp Counties through 200 AM EDT...

At 126 AM EDT, a line of strong thunderstorms was along a line
extending from near Starksville to Double Run to near Red Bluff, and
moving southeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Up to 40 mph wind, pea sized hail and frequent cloud to
         ground lightning.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect minor damage to tree limbs and blowing around of
         light, unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Cordele, Abbeville, Rochelle, Arabi, Rhine, Pitts, Jacksonville, East
Crisp, Fort Early, Georgia Veterans Memorial St Pk, Antioch Church,
Seville, Hatley, Temperance, Browning, China Hill, Pleasant View,
Raines, Double Run, and Tremont.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

People outdoors should seek shelter immediately. If you can hear
thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.

&&

LAT...LON 3178 8303 3181 8309 3181 8314 3185 8318
      3185 8361 3180 8361 3180 8380 3183 8384
      3182 8385 3184 8386 3185 8394 3195 8393
      3203 8369 3203 8361 3205 8361 3205 8330
      3179 8286
TIME...MOT...LOC 0526Z 299DEG 28KT 3180 8411 3188 8356 3180 8305

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

Special weather statement, May 10, 4:55 AM EDT, 2 hours 31 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
455 AM EDT Fri May 10 2024

GAZ103-104-100930-
Sumter GA-Webster GA-
455 AM EDT Fri May 10 2024

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southeastern Webster
and west central Sumter Counties through 530 AM EDT...

At 455 AM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was over Dumas, or over Preston,
moving northeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Up to 40 mph wind, pea sized hail and frequent cloud to
         ground lightning.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect minor damage to tree limbs and blowing around of
         light, unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Preston, Plains, Friendship, Centerpoint, Dumas, and Leveretts.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

People outdoors should seek shelter immediately. If you can hear
thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 600 AM EDT for
west central Georgia. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch also remains in
effect until 1100 AM EDT for west central Georgia.

&&

LAT...LON 3204 8460 3214 8448 3213 8443 3217 8443
      3217 8439 3216 8435 3213 8430 3206 8427
      3192 8459
TIME...MOT...LOC 0855Z 236DEG 26KT 3202 8452

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

Special weather statement, May 10, 5:20 AM EDT, 2 hours 6 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 10, 5:31 AM EDT, 1 hour 55 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 10, 5:56 AM EDT, 1 hour 30 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 9, 11:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Carroll	32 min
May 9, 11:38 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Muscogee	37 min
May 9, 11:52 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Chattahoochee	23 min
May 10, 12:04 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Chattahoochee, Marion, Schley, Stewart, Sumter, Webster	41 min
May 10, 12:13 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Dooly, Macon, Marion, Schley	35 min
May 10, 12:47 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Crisp, Dodge, Dooly, Pulaski, Sumter, Wilcox	43 min
May 10, 12:58 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Webster	32 min
May 10, 1:26 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Crisp, Wilcox	34 min
May 10, 4:49 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Stewart, Webster	41 min
May 10, 4:55 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Webster	35 min
May 10, 4:56 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	FFC	Gordon	52 hr
May 10, 5:20 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Crisp, Dooly, Pulaski, Schley, Sumter	25 min
May 10, 5:31 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Bartow, Cherokee, Pickens	29 min
May 10, 5:56 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Bleckley, Pulaski	34 min

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; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.