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River Flood Warning 118, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this river flood warning at Aug 5, 2025, 3:49 PM EDT for Greene County, Oconee County, Oglethorpe County, Georgia. It took effect at Aug 6, 2025, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 37 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 5, 2025, 3:49 PM EDT (19:49 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 6, 2025, 8:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Aug 7, 2025, 8:33 PM EDT
- In force
- 37 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
Counties Greene County, GA, Oconee County, GA, Oglethorpe County, GA
The radar
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 122 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The river
Written for the forecast point Oconee River near Penfield (PNFG1).
- Action stage
- 11 ft
- Minor stage
- 13 ft
- Moderate stage
- 18 ft
- Major stage
- 27 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02218300, 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 5, 2:55 PM EDT, 54 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 5, 2:55 PM EDT, 54 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 5, 2:44 PM EDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 244 PM EDT Tue Aug 5 2025 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-061845- 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- 244 PM EDT Tue Aug 5 2025 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north and central Georgia. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight... Scattered to numerous showers will bring locally heavy rainfall to portions of the area through Tonight. The Flood Watch has been extended through Wednesday Night as additional rainfall of 1 to 2.5 inches and isolated higher amounts could lead to flash flooding. We could also see some thunderstorms across portions of central GA but not expecting any severe storms. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday... Isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected, especially during the afternoon and evening hours, through the weekend. Flooding concerns may linger late into the week, particularly across central Georgia, given recent rainfall. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not requested but spotters are encouraged to submit reports of severe weather through the web by going to weather.gov/atlanta. Please relay any information about observed severe weather to the NWS.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 5, 11:40 AM EDT, 4 hours 9 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1140 AM EDT Tue Aug 5 2025
GAZ096-107>109-051630-
Wilcox GA-Bleckley GA-Dodge GA-Pulaski GA-
1140 AM EDT Tue Aug 5 2025
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of Dodge, Pulaski,
northwestern Wilcox and southern Bleckley Counties through 1230 PM
EDT...
At 1140 AM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was over Ocmulgee Banks, or 9
miles southeast of Hawkinsville, moving east at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Up to 40 mph wind, frequent cloud to ground lightning 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...
Cochran, Eastman, Hawkinsville, Abbeville, Chester, Pineview, Rhine,
Chauncey, Union, Dubois, Plainfield, Empire, Mobley Crossing, Roddy,
Baileys Park, Ocmulgee Banks, Finleyson, Pleasant View, Godwinsville,
and Pulaski State Prison.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
People outdoors should seek shelter immediately. If you can hear
thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Motorists
should slow down and be prepared for possible loss of control due to
hydroplaning.
&&
LAT...LON 3202 8360 3234 8358 3243 8315 3219 8301
3199 8312
TIME...MOT...LOC 1540Z 268DEG 13KT 3219 8338
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPHSpecial weather statement, Aug 5, 12:13 PM EDT, 3 hours 36 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1213 PM EDT Tue Aug 5 2025
GAZ046-048-055-057-051645-
Rockdale GA-Clayton GA-Newton GA-Henry GA-
1213 PM EDT Tue Aug 5 2025
...Heavy rain will impact portions of southern Rockdale, central
Henry, central Clayton and west central Newton Counties through 1245
PM EDT...
At 1211 PM EDT, two areas of heavy rainfall were along a line
extending from Stockbridge to Oak Hill, and moving northeast at 15
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.
Saturated soils could make trees more susceptible to winds.
Locations impacted include...
McDonough, Conyers, Covington, Jonesboro, Stockbridge, Lovejoy,
Oxford, Porterdale, Lake Spivey, Rex, Ola, Magnet, Almon, Richardson
Park, Hidden Valley Park, Bonanza, Panola Mountain State Park,
Flippen, Kelleytown, and Oak Hill.
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 3365 8418 3364 8417 3364 8416 3362 8411
3365 8409 3363 8386 3343 8399 3342 8437
3352 8440
TIME...MOT...LOC 1611Z 243DEG 12KT 3355 8426 3354 8400
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPHSpecial weather statement, Aug 5, 12:25 PM EDT, 3 hours 24 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 7:57 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Morgan, Newton | 4 hr |
| Aug 5, 11:40 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dodge, Pulaski | 50 min |
| Aug 5, 12:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Henry | 32 min |
| Aug 5, 12:22 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gwinnett, Walton | 3 hr |
| Aug 5, 12:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilcox | 50 min |
| Aug 5, 12:54 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Crisp, Dooly, Pulaski, Wilcox | 6 hr |
| Aug 5, 1:19 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | FFC | Clayton, Henry | 3 hr |
| Aug 5, 1:25 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Crisp, Wilcox | 5 hr |
| Aug 5, 4:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Johnson | 26 min |
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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.