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River Flood Warning 115, NWS Atlanta, GA

August 4, 20254 counties in Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this river flood warning at Aug 4, 2025, 5:49 PM EDT for 4 counties in Georgia. It took effect at Aug 5, 2025, 1:43 AM EDT. It was in force for 3 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Aug 4, 2025, 5:49 PM EDT (21:49 UTC)
In effect from: Aug 5, 2025, 1:43 AM EDT
Expired: Aug 8, 2025, 2:30 AM EDT
In force: 3 days
Issued by: NWS Atlanta, GA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Bibb County, GA, Houston County, GA, Jones County, GA, Twiggs County, GA

The radar

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 23 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Ocmulgee River at 5th Street Bridge at Macon (MACG1). The gauge peaked at 21.06 ft at Aug 6, 2025, 11:00 PM EDT.

Action stage: 16 ft
Minor stage: 18 ft
Moderate stage: 26 ft
Major stage: 30 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02213000, 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 Aug 4, 3:14 PM EDT, 2 hours 35 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 4, 3:14 PM EDT, 2 hours 35 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 3, 8:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Monroe	37 min
Aug 4, 5:48 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	FFC	Lamar, Spalding	4 hr
Aug 4, 5:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Dodge, Pulaski	37 min

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.