River Flood Warning 265, NWS Atlanta, GA

157 
WGUS42 KFFC 271705
FLWFFC

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
105 PM EDT Fri Sep 27 2024

...Observed flooding changed from Minor to Moderate severity for the 
following rivers in Georgia...

  Woodall Creek at Defoors Ferry Road at Atlanta affecting Fulton 
  County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive 
cars through flooded areas.

Additional information is available at weather.gov/atlanta.

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GAC121-280515-
/O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0265.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/WDCG1.2.ER.240927T0530Z.240927T1500Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
105 PM EDT Fri Sep 27 2024

...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...

* WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring.

* WHERE...Woodall Creek at Defoors Ferry Road at Atlanta.

* WHEN...Until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 22.0 feet, Major flooding begins with widespread 
  inundation of areas upstream and downstream from the gage on 
  Defoors Ferry Road. The athletic track and fields upstream will be 
  flooded with up to 7 feet of water. Portions of the road will be 
  flooded with up to two feet of water. Some erosion may occur to 
  the road bed. Some of the condos in Westover Plantation and the 
  businessee on Defoors Hill Road will be flooded.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 12:45 PM EDT Friday the stage was 21.2 feet and cresting.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 12:45 PM EDT Friday was 21.5 feet.
  - Forecast...No forecast is available for this location.
  - Flood stage is 15.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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LAT...LON 3381 8440 3380 8447 3382 8448 3383 8446


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668 
WGUS82 KFFC 280000
FLSFFC

Flood Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
800 PM EDT Fri Sep 27 2024

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Georgia...

  Woodall Creek at Defoors Ferry Road at Atlanta affecting Fulton 
  County.

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.

&&

GAC121-281200-
/O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0265.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/WDCG1.2.ER.240927T0530Z.240927T1500Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
800 PM EDT Fri Sep 27 2024

...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring.

* WHERE...Woodall Creek at Defoors Ferry Road at Atlanta.

* WHEN...Until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 17 feet, Minor flooding continues to expand upstream 
  and downstream from the gage on Defoors Ferry Road. Large portions 
  of the athletic track and fields upstream and on the right bank 
  will be flooded with up to two feet of water. Maximum flow will be 
  passing through the concrete box culvert under the road. The water 
  level will be hitting the road bed around 8 feet above the 
  culvert. Some erosion may occur. The water level will be 
  approaching the foundations of some condos in Westover Plantation.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 7:30 PM EDT Friday the stage was 16.8 feet.
  - Forecast...No forecast is available for this location.
  - Flood stage is 15 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

LAT...LON 3381 8440 3380 8447 3382 8448 3383 8446


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929 
WGUS82 KFFC 280138
FLSFFC

Flood Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
938 PM EDT Fri Sep 27 2024

...The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in 
Georgia...

  Woodall Creek at Defoors Ferry Road at Atlanta affecting Fulton 
  County.

GAC121-280245-
/O.CAN.KFFC.FL.W.0265.000000T0000Z-240928T0138Z/
/WDCG1.2.ER.240927T0530Z.240927T1500Z.240928T0047Z.NO/
938 PM EDT Fri Sep 27 2024

...FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

The Flood Warning is cancelled for
  the Woodall Creek at Defoors Ferry Road at Atlanta.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 9:15 PM EDT Friday the stage was 14.5 feet.
  - Forecast...No forecast is available for this location.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

LAT...LON 3381 8440 3380 8447 3382 8448 3383 8446


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Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
144 AM EDT Fri Sep 27 2024

...New 06Z Aviation Discussion...

.SHORT TERM...
(This afternoon through Friday)
Issued at 213 PM EDT Thu Sep 26 2024

No major changes have been made to the forecast other than tweaks to
the wind forecast based on the latest NHC Helene track.

Hurricane Helene continues to intensify over the E Gulf of Mexico,
with expected landfall around the FL Big Bend area this evening.
Helene will be moving quickly N after she makes landfall, with a
potentially large area under the threat of hurricane or tropical
storm force winds overnight tonight into Friday morning.

The Predecessor Rain Event from Wednesday saturated soils across
much of the area, so additional rainfall amounts of 3 to 5 inches
across much of the area are likely. Locally higher amounts are
possible, particularly in the more persistent, training rain bands
and over the NE terrain. WPC has much of the area under a high
excessive rainfall risk. The area-wide Flood Watch remains in effect.

The risk of tornadoes continues, mainly along and to the E of
Helene's path. We've already seen rotating cells over the SE corner
of the County Warning Area (CWA). That area is also closer to some
sizable breaks in the overcast across the JAX CWA and more unstable
air. However, even low CAPE values will support isolated tornadoes.
SPC issued a Tornado Watch earlier which remains valid until this
evening. We have opted to expand this watch a bit farther to the W.
Additional expansions are possible, followed by a possible new watch
later.

Preparations for strong winds and additional heavy rainfall should
be rushed to completion before sunset today!

/SEC

&&

.LONG TERM...
(Saturday morning through next Wednesday)
Issued at 213 PM EDT Thu Sep 26 2024

Fortunately, much quieter conditions are expected next week in the
wake of Helene. Aside from ongoing flooding concerns on rivers and
larger waterways, only minimal PoPs are included in far north
Georgia around the lingering cutoff low through the weekend.

The remainder of the long term period next week currently looks dry.
The cutoff low finally lifts northeastward and weak northwest flow
aloft builds into the region before weak ridging builds eastward by
late week. Temperatures will be largely near seasonal averages.

RW

&&

.AVIATION...
(06Z TAFS)
Issued at 136 AM EDT Fri Sep 27 2024

As Hurricane Helene continues to move into central and northern
Georgia conditions will remain very hazardous for aviation.
Widespread IFR/LIFR conditions will continue in the region through
13Z Friday. Then conditions will gradually improve from south to
north, with prevailing VFR/MVFR likely by 21Z Friday. Winds will
remain hazardous in the region through 16Z Friday, with gusts in
the 50 to 75 kt range possible. Winds should improve after 16Z,
though gusts in the 20 to 35 kt range may linger through 00Z
Saturday.

//ATL Confidence...06Z Update...
Moderate overall confidence in the KATL TAF.
The center of Helene remains south of ATL and confidence is high
that winds will continue to increase through 09Z. Moderate
confidence in gusts over 50 kt at ATL between 08Z and 13Z Friday.

Albright

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Athens          62  79  63  79 /  10  10  10  10
Atlanta         63  77  63  78 /  10  10  10  10
Blairsville     58  68  59  72 /  30  50  30  40
Cartersville    63  77  61  78 /  20  20  10  10
Columbus        63  82  64  83 /   0  10   0  10
Gainesville     63  75  63  77 /  20  20  20  10
Macon           63  82  64  83 /   0   0   0   0
Rome            63  76  62  80 /  30  30  10  20
Peachtree City  61  78  61  79 /  10  10   0   0
Vidalia         65  85  67  86 /   0   0   0   0

&&

.FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
Flood Watch through this afternoon for GAZ001>009-011>016-
019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-089>098-102>113.

Tropical Storm Warning for GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-
030>039-041>055-057-060>062-066-067-073>076-078-085-086-098-112-
113.

Hurricane Warning for GAZ056-058-059-068>072-079>084-089>097-
102>111.

&&

SHORT TERM...SEC
LONG TERM....RW
AVIATION...Albright

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
917 PM EDT Thu Sep 26 2024

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-280130-
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-
917 PM EDT Thu Sep 26 2024

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight...

Rounds of torrential rainfall and significant flooding and flash
flooding are expected across the area through through the
overnight hours. Brief tornadoes will also be possible,
especially across east central Georgia. As Hurricane Helene moves
into the state tonight, hurricane and tropical storm force winds
will spread quickly north. All preparations for widespread high
wind impacts and power outages should be rushed to completion by
this evening.

For more details, please refer to the latest Flash Flood Watch
and Hurricane Local Statement.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday...

Heavy rain and tropical storm force winds will be ongoing across
portions of north Georgia Friday morning. Heavy rain and tropical
storm conditions will improve as Helene moves quickly north and
out of the state by midday Friday. Flooding of larger creeks and
rivers will persist into the weekend.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters should be prepared for activation tonight into Friday
morning. Please relay any information about observed severe
weather to the NWS.

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1057 PM EDT Thu Sep 26 2024

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1043 PM     Flash Flood      2 N Atlantic Station    33.82N 84.40W
09/26/2024                   Fulton             GA   911 Call Center

            Flooding at Woodward Way NW and Peachtree
            Battle Ave NW.

&&

KAB

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1107 PM EDT Thu Sep 26 2024

GAZ074-076-085-086-270330-
Jefferson GA-Washington GA-Emanuel GA-Johnson GA-
1107 PM EDT Thu Sep 26 2024

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northwestern
Emanuel, southeastern Washington, Johnson and southwestern Jefferson
Counties through 1130 PM EDT...

At 1107 PM EDT, National Weather Service doppler radar indicated a
strong storm within a tropical rain band over Norristown Junction, or
8 miles west of Swainsboro, moving northwest at 60 mph.

HAZARD...Enhanced risk of a brief tornado.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Storms embedded within a tropical rainband have exhibited
         localized rotation. A brief tornado could quickly form.

Locations impacted include...
Swainsboro, Wrightsville, Adrian, Harrison, Nunez, Riddleville, Kite,
Spann, Donovan, Norristown, Pringle, Norristown Junction, New Home,
Meeks, and Scott.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

People outdoors should seek shelter immediately.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 AM EDT for central and
east central Georgia.

&&

LAT...LON 3249 8229 3250 8249 3255 8267 3261 8267
      3264 8276 3281 8287 3294 8278 3294 8255
TIME...MOT...LOC 0307Z 144DEG 51KT 3254 8247

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1127 PM EDT Thu Sep 26 2024

GAZ046-048-057-058-270400-
Butts GA-Rockdale GA-Newton GA-Henry GA-
1127 PM EDT Thu Sep 26 2024

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of south central
Rockdale, central Henry, Butts and southwestern Newton Counties
through MIDNIGHT EDT...

At 1127 PM EDT, National Weather Service doppler radar indicated a
strong thunderstorm over Stark, or near Jackson, moving northwest at
25 mph.

HAZARD...40 to 50 mph wind and increased chance of a brief tornado.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...While winds should result in minor damage to tree limbs and
         blowing around of light, unsecured objects, this storm has
         also exhibited localized rotation. A brief tornado could
         quickly form.

Locations impacted include...
McDonough, Jackson, Stockbridge, Locust Grove, Flovilla, Jenkinsburg,
Blacksville, Ola, Worthville, Magnet, Flippen, Indian Springs State
Park, Fincherville, Kelleytown, Oak Hill, Stark, and Rocky Plains.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

People outdoors should seek shelter immediately.

&&

LAT...LON 3363 8399 3339 8384 3337 8386 3334 8386
      3333 8384 3332 8384 3330 8383 3329 8383
      3321 8397 3347 8425
TIME...MOT...LOC 0327Z 144DEG 22KT 3333 8393

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1131 PM EDT Thu Sep 26 2024

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0857 PM     Tornado          2 NNE Jordan            32.06N 82.65W
09/26/2024                   Wheeler            GA   Emergency Mngr

            *** 2 INJ ***
            Tornado at Adams Cemetery Road and Highway
            19.

&&

KAB

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1204 AM EDT Fri Sep 27 2024

GAZ033-044>046-048-055-057-270430-
North Fulton GA-Rockdale GA-Clayton GA-DeKalb GA-Newton GA-Henry GA-
South Fulton GA-
1204 AM EDT Fri Sep 27 2024

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southwestern
Rockdale, southwestern DeKalb, central Henry, south central Fulton,
northern Clayton and west central Newton Counties through 1230 AM
EDT...

At 1203 AM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was over Kelleytown, or near
McDonough, moving northwest at 35 mph.

HAZARD...40 mph wind 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...
Atlanta, McDonough, Decatur, East Point, Stockbridge, Forest Park,
College Park, Clarkston, Morrow, Hapeville, Avondale Estates, Lake
City, Pine Lake, Belvedere Park, North Decatur, Hartsfield-Jackson
Airport, Grant Park-Zoo Atlanta, Candler-Mcafee, Druid Hills, and
Tucker.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

People outdoors should seek shelter immediately. Motorists should
slow down and be prepared for possible loss of control due to
hydroplaning.

&&

LAT...LON 3367 8449 3384 8425 3349 8396 3339 8410
TIME...MOT...LOC 0403Z 139DEG 31KT 3350 8410

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1254 AM EDT Fri Sep 27 2024

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1253 AM     Flash Flood      1 SW Forest Park        33.62N 84.38W
09/27/2024                   Clayton            GA   Local Official

            Road flooded at Springdale Road and
            Henderson Drive.

&&

KAB