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River Flood Warning 311, NWS Atlanta, GA

September 27, 2024Meriwether County, Pike County, Georgia

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.

actionminormoderate10203009/2809/2909/30
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.

In the hours before

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 27, 9:34 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCFloyd24 hr
Sep 28, 1:07 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCMonroe17 hr
Sep 28, 1:10 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCTelfair, Wheeler29 hr
Sep 28, 1:16 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCDeKalb, Gwinnett12 hr
Sep 28, 2:34 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCTroup3 hr
Sep 28, 9:42 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCNewton42 hr
Sep 28, 9:55 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCDodge, Telfair, Wilcox10 days
Sep 28, 10:58 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCHeard40 hr
Sep 28, 12:53 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCButts, Jasper11 hr
Sep 28, 12:57 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCWashington, Wilkinson14 hr
Sep 28, 1:27 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCNewton, Walton16 hr
Sep 28, 1:31 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCBibb, Crawford, Houston, Peach8 hr
Sep 28, 2:18 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCJones, Monroe31 hr
Sep 28, 7:40 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCEmanuel, Treutlen3 days

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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.