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River Flood Warning 224, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this river flood warning at Sep 25, 2024, 4:03 PM EDT for Newton County, Rockdale County, Georgia. It took effect at Sep 26, 2024, 8:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 62 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 25, 2024, 4:03 PM EDT (20:03 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 26, 2024, 8:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Sep 29, 2024, 10:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 62 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Moderate
Counties Newton County, GA, Rockdale County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 64 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The river
Written for the forecast point Yellow River at Gees Mill Road near Milstead (MYRG1).
- Action stage
- 9 ft
- Minor stage
- 11 ft
- Moderate stage
- 16 ft
- Major stage
- 20 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02207335, 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 Sep 25, 2:50 PM EDT, 1 hour 13 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 25, 2:50 PM EDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 308 PM EDT Wed Sep 25 2024 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-261915- 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- 308 PM EDT Wed Sep 25 2024 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of North and Central Georgia. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight... Periods of heavy rainfall and localized flash flooding, which are not associated with Helene, will continue across portions of north and central Georgia. The greatest potential for flash flooding will be roughly along the Interstate 85 corridor. In addition, a few strong to severe storms with damaging winds will be possible. A tornado cannot be ruled out. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday... A Flood Watch is in effect for north and central Georgia through Friday afternoon. Tropical storm conditions are expected across the area with hurricane conditions also possible in portions of central Georgia. Strong, damaging wind gusts and significant, potentially life-threatening flash flooding and river flooding are expected. Expect strong winds to bring widespread and potentially extended power outages. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters should be prepared for activation especially from Thursday through Friday morning. Please relay any information about observed severe weather to the NWS while following all local and state guidelines.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Sep 25, 10:39 AM EDT, 5 hours 24 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1039 AM EDT Wed Sep 25 2024
GAZ019-020-030-251530-
Polk GA-Bartow GA-Floyd GA-
1039 AM EDT Wed Sep 25 2024
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of Floyd, western Polk
and western Bartow Counties through 1130 AM EDT...
At 1038 AM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was near Cedartown, moving
northeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Winds 40 to 50 mph, pea sized hail and heavy rain.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect minor damage to tree limbs and blowing around of
light, unsecured objects. Heavy rain may cause temporary
street flooding especially in poor drainage areas.
Locations impacted include...
Rome, Cedartown, Euharlee, Aragon, Cave Spring, Kingston,
Taylorsville, Shannon, Fish Creek, Pinson, Etna, Lindale, Armuchee,
and Seney.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
People outdoors should seek shelter immediately. Motorists should
slow down and be prepared for possible loss of control due to
hydroplaning.
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LAT...LON 3443 8521 3444 8518 3440 8510 3440 8508
3436 8497 3416 8486 3392 8528 3398 8540
3409 8542
TIME...MOT...LOC 1438Z 211DEG 25KT 3403 8533
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPHSpecial weather statement, Sep 25, 11:32 AM EDT, 4 hours 31 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 5:14 AM EDT | Tropical Storm Watch | FFC | Baldwin, Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Bibb, Bleckley and 89 more | 12 hr |
| Sep 25, 10:39 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Floyd, Polk | 51 min |
| Sep 25, 10:47 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Floyd, Polk | 43 min |
| Sep 25, 11:11 AM EDT | Hurricane Warning | FFC | Bibb, Bleckley, Butts, Chattahoochee, Crawford, Crisp and 27 more | 42 hr |
| Sep 25, 11:11 AM EDT | Tropical Storm Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Bibb, Bleckley and 90 more | 48 hr |
| Sep 25, 11:32 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bartow | 43 min |
| Sep 25, 12:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Carroll, Haralson | 51 min |
| Sep 25, 2:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | White | 26 min |
| Sep 25, 4:03 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Rockdale | 3 days |
| Sep 25, 4:11 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Barrow, Jackson | 71 hr |
| Sep 25, 4:15 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Forsyth, Fulton | 3 days |
| Sep 25, 4:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Troup | 48 min |
| Sep 25, 5:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette and 2 more | 47 min |
| Sep 25, 5:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Stewart | 30 min |
| Sep 25, 5:57 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Harris, Meriwether, Muscogee, Pike, Talbot, Troup and 1 more | 2 hr |
| Sep 25, 6:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Stewart | 28 min |
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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.