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River Flood Warning 311, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this river flood warning at Sep 27, 2024, 9:43 PM EDT for Meriwether County, Pike County, Georgia. It took effect at Sep 28, 2024, 7:20 AM EDT. It was in force for 27 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 27, 2024, 9:43 PM EDT (01:43 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 28, 2024, 7:20 AM EDT
- Expired
- Sep 29, 2024, 10:07 AM EDT
- In force
- 27 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
Counties Meriwether County, GA, Pike County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 33 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The river
Written for the forecast point Flint River below Big Branch near Molena (MOLG1). The gauge peaked at 28.12 ft at Sep 29, 2024, 4:00 AM EDT.
- Action stage
- 20 ft
- Minor stage
- 28 ft
- Moderate stage
- 33 ft
- Major stage
- 38 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02344872, 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 27, 7:45 PM EDT, 1 hour 58 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 27, 7:45 PM EDT, 1 hour 58 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 745 PM EDT Fri Sep 27 2024 ...New 00Z Aviation Discussion... .SHORT TERM... (This afternoon through Saturday night) Issued at 230 PM EDT Fri Sep 27 2024 Weather conditions have rapidly improved through the day today. Flood waters from Helene will gradually recede. River flooding will continue across much of the area into the weekend. Clouds will continue to wrap around the remnant circulation of Helene as she gets absorbed by an upper low over the lower OH Valley. Mostly light showers will continue to pivot around this large circulation through the weekend across N GA with mostly dry weather elsewhere. Low temperatures tonight and Saturday night will range from the upper 50s across the NE mountains to the mid 60s across the S. High temperatures on Saturday will range from the mid 60s in the NE mountains to the mid 80s across the SE zones. /SEC && .LONG TERM... (Sunday morning through next Thursday) Issued at 230 PM EDT Fri Sep 27 2024 An upper level trough will linger over the central Appalachians through early next week. This will allow a slight chance of showers to linger over the N GA mountains through Monday. Drier air wrapping around the trough from the W should help keep the rest of GA 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 SE. Forecast confidence is high that this will result in continued dry weather through the end of the workweek. The overall strength of the upper level ridge looks modest and this should keep afternoon high temperatures near seasonal averages all week. Albright/SEC && .AVIATION... (00Z TAFS) Issued at 740 PM EDT Fri Sep 27 2024 Ceilings have improved to VFR between 040-060 across most of north Georgia. Winds are expected to be SW through the period, at 8-12 kts with some gusts of 20-25 kts lingering into the evening before coming to an end after midnight. Occasional gusts are anticipated to return by mid-morning on Saturday. Model guidance indicates some light showers may pivot into the Atlanta metro area and AHN during the day Saturday as the Helene remnant stalls near the TN/KY border, but chances appear too low to include in the TAF at this time. MVFR level clouds will also be possible on the back side of Helene in north Georgia by mid-morning and into the afternoon on Saturday. //ATL Confidence...00Z Update... Medium confidence on Saturday ceiling development and shower chances. High confidence on all other elements. King && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Athens 62 80 64 81 / 0 10 10 10 Atlanta 63 77 64 80 / 10 10 10 10 Blairsville 58 69 59 72 / 40 40 40 50 Cartersville 63 76 62 80 / 20 20 10 20 Columbus 64 82 65 84 / 0 10 0 10 Gainesville 62 75 64 78 / 10 20 20 20 Macon 63 82 65 84 / 0 10 0 10 Rome 64 74 61 79 / 30 30 10 30 Peachtree City 62 78 62 81 / 0 10 10 10 Vidalia 65 85 67 87 / 0 0 0 10 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... Wind Advisory until 6 AM EDT Saturday for GAZ001>009. Wind Advisory until 9 PM EDT this evening for GAZ011>016-019>025- 027-030>039-041>062-066>071-078>081-089>095-102>106. && SHORT TERM...SEC LONG TERM....SEC AVIATION...King
Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 27, 2:50 PM EDT, 6 hours 53 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 250 PM EDT Fri Sep 27 2024 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-281900- 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- 250 PM EDT Fri Sep 27 2024 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of North and Central Georgia. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight... River flooding will continue across much of the area. Otherwise, standing water will gradually recede. Gusty south to southwest winds may down additional limbs into the evening across most of the area, with gusty winds lingering through most of the night across the extreme north. Please use caution if traveling and avoid crossing any flooded roadways. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday... River flooding will continue across portions of the area through the weekend .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Please relay any information about flooding and wind damage to the NWS.
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Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27, 9:34 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Floyd | 24 hr |
| Sep 28, 1:07 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Monroe | 17 hr |
| Sep 28, 1:10 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Telfair, Wheeler | 29 hr |
| Sep 28, 1:16 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Gwinnett | 12 hr |
| Sep 28, 2:34 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Troup | 3 hr |
| Sep 28, 9:42 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Newton | 42 hr |
| Sep 28, 9:55 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Dodge, Telfair, Wilcox | 10 days |
| Sep 28, 10:58 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Heard | 40 hr |
| Sep 28, 12:53 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Butts, Jasper | 11 hr |
| Sep 28, 12:57 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Washington, Wilkinson | 14 hr |
| Sep 28, 1:27 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Newton, Walton | 16 hr |
| Sep 28, 1:31 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Bibb, Crawford, Houston, Peach | 8 hr |
| Sep 28, 2:18 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Jones, Monroe | 31 hr |
| Sep 28, 7:40 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Emanuel, Treutlen | 3 days |
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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.