River Flood Warning 274, NWS Atlanta, GA

730 
WGUS82 KFFC 272122
FLSFFC

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

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

  Chattahoochee River near Chattahoochee River below Morgan Falls 
  Dam affecting Cobb and Fulton Counties.

For the Chattahoochee River Basin...including Helen, Dahlonega, 
Cornelia, Suwanee, Buford, Suwanee, Buford, Chattahoochee River 
upstream McGinnis Ferry Rd, Norcross, Chattahoochee River above 
Roswell, Roswell, Powers Ferry & I285 Atlanta, Smyrna, Chattahoochee 
River below Morgan Falls Dam, Atlanta, Atlanta, Atlanta, Atlanta, 
Fairburn, Whitesburg, Fairplay, Whitesburg, Whitesburg, Franklin, 
Corinth, Hammett Rd below Hogansville, Franklin, West Point, 
Columbus, Union, Omaha...Major 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.

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GAC067-121-280930-
/O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0274.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/MGFG1.1.ER.240927T0941Z.240927T1830Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
522 PM EDT Fri Sep 27 2024

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

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring.

* WHERE...Chattahoochee River near Chattahoochee River below Morgan 
  Falls Dam.

* WHEN...Until further notice.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 5:00 PM EDT Friday the stage was 821.9 feet.
  - Forecast...No forecast is available for this location.
  - Flood stage is 821 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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LAT...LON 3398 8441 3396 8435 3391 8440 3393 8447


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415 
WGUS82 KFFC 280137
FLSFFC

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

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

  Chattahoochee River near Chattahoochee River below Morgan Falls 
  Dam affecting Cobb and Fulton Counties.

GAC067-121-280245-
/O.CAN.KFFC.FL.W.0274.000000T0000Z-240928T0137Z/
/MGFG1.1.ER.240927T0941Z.240927T1830Z.240928T0102Z.NO/
937 PM EDT Fri Sep 27 2024

...FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

The Flood Warning is cancelled for
  the Chattahoochee River near Chattahoochee River below Morgan 
  Falls Dam.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 9:15 PM EDT Friday the stage was 821 feet.
  - Forecast...No forecast is available for this location.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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LAT...LON 3398 8441 3396 8435 3391 8440 3393 8447


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

...Morning Area Forecast Discussion...

.SHORT TERM...
(Today through Saturday)
Issued at 317 AM EDT Fri Sep 27 2024

Key Messages

 - Strong winds and heavy rainfall from Helene will continue in
   the region this morning.

 - Conditions will improve rapidly this afternoon as precipitation
   ends and winds weaken.

Today:

At 3 AM, Helene was moving northwards through central Georgia. The
storm made landfall in the Big Bend region of Florida around 11 PM
yesterday as a category 4 storm. As of the last update from the
National Hurricane Center the storm was a category 1 hurricane. The
storm should continue to decrease in intensity as it moves into
north Georgia this morning. While the intensity may be falling, the
storm remains dangerous. Additional tree and power line damage is
probable as the storm moves northwards. Heavy tropical downpours
will also continue to exacerbate flooding concerns.

As we move into the late morning and early afternoon the rainfall
and winds from Helene will gradually diminish as what remains of the
system continues to rocket northwards. Guidance from the HREF favors
a few lingering upslope rain showers over the north Georgia
mountains this afternoon. Otherwise the rest of north and central
Georgia should be rain free by early afternoon. Though the rain will
have largely ended, local rivers and streams will continue to rise
as runoff filters through the drainage basins. Anyone with
interests that could be subject to river or stream flooding should
continue to monitor the river forecasts closely.

Tonight and Saturday:

The remnants of Helene should be absorbed into an upper level trough
over the Tennessee Valley tonight and Saturday. This should lead to
increased rainfall over Tennessee and Kentucky, and some of this
activity could wrap around into northern Georgia. A couple isolated
showers could develop as far south as central Georgia with the
diurnal heating Saturday afternoon. Any rainfall during this period
should be light and scattered, with most locations receiving less
than 0.10 inches of additional precipitation. Other than the minimal
precipitation chances, no significant weather impacts are expected
for storm clean up activities. Peak wind gusts should be in the 20
to 25 mph range Saturday afternoon and high temperatures will be in
the 70s.

Albright

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.LONG TERM...
(Saturday night through Thursday)
Issued at 317 AM EDT Fri Sep 27 2024

Key Messages:

 - Due to excessive rainfall from Hurricane Helene river flooding
   will likely linger into the workweek, especially along the
   main stem rivers.

 - Dry weather and near average temperatures will prevail through
   the upcoming workweek.

Sunday through the Workweek:

Upper level troughing should hangout over the central Appalachians
through early next week. This will allow a slight chance of
thunderstorms to linger over the north Georgia mountains through
Monday. Given the saturated soils any thunderstorms could pose a
localized flooding risk. Drier air wrapping around the trough from
the west should help keep the rest of Georgia dry Sunday and Monday.

Ensemble guidance shifts the trough east into the Atlantic during
the second half of the workweek As this occurs an upper level ridge
should build in over the Southeast. Forecast confidence is high that
this will result in continued dry weather through the end of the
workweek (72 of 80 GEFS & EPS members produce less than 0.1 inches
or precipitation in Atlanta through next Friday). The overall
strength of the upper level ridge looks modest and this should keep
afternoon high temperatures near seasonal averages all week
(around 80 degrees).

Albright

&&

.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

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.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Athens          77  62  80  64 /  50  10  10  10
Atlanta         74  63  78  64 /  60  10  20  10
Blairsville     71  58  70  59 /  90  20  50  30
Cartersville    74  63  78  62 /  80  20  30  10
Columbus        79  64  83  65 /   0   0  10  10
Gainesville     74  62  76  64 /  70  10  20  20
Macon           79  64  83  66 /  10   0  10  10
Rome            74  64  75  62 /  90  30  40  10
Peachtree City  75  62  79  62 /  30  10  20  10
Vidalia         83  66  86  67 /   0   0   0   0

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.FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
Flood Watch until 2 PM EDT 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.

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SHORT TERM...Albright
LONG TERM....Albright
AVIATION...Albright

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
604 AM EDT Fri Sep 27 2024

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-281015-
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-
604 AM EDT Fri Sep 27 2024

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

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

Tropical Storm Helene will continue to produce and elevated risk
for flash flooding and river flooding in north Georgia through
this morning. Gusty winds will also occur and may result in areas
of downed trees and power lines. Please use caution if traveling
and avoid crossing any flooded roadways.

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

Isolated thunderstorms will be possible over northern Georgia
between Saturday and Monday.

.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
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.

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KAB

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

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

0303 AM     Tropical Cyclone Little Ocmulgee State P 32.09N 82.88W
09/27/2024                   Wheeler            GA   Mesonet

            USFS RAWS station MRAG1 (Mcrae) measured 75
            mph gust.

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

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

0315 AM     Tropical Cyclone 3 ENE Eastman           32.22N 83.13W
09/27/2024                   Dodge              GA   AWOS

            AWOS station KEZM Eastman reported a 56 mph
            gust.

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

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

0355 AM     Tropical Cyclone Wrightsville            32.73N 82.72W
09/27/2024                   Johnson            GA   Emergency Mngr

            Wrightsville EM Director reports at least 10
            homes with damage from falling trees.

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

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

0355 AM     Tropical Cyclone Wrightsville            32.73N 82.72W
09/27/2024                   Johnson            GA   Emergency Mngr

            Johnson County Emergency Manager reports at
            least 10 homes with damage from falling
            trees.

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