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River Flood Warning 119, NWS Atlanta, GA

August 6, 2025Morgan County, Newton County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this river flood warning at Aug 6, 2025, 4:41 AM EDT for Morgan County, Newton County, Georgia. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Aug 6, 2025, 4:41 AM EDT (08:41 UTC)
Expired: Aug 6, 2025, 1:50 PM EDT
In force: 9 hr
Issued by: NWS Atlanta, GA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Morgan County, GA, Newton County, GA

The radar

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:42 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The river

Written for the forecast point Little River at Newborn Road near Newborn (NWBG1). The gauge peaked at 12.57 ft at Aug 6, 2025, 6:00 AM EDT.

Action stage: 10 ft
Minor stage: 12 ft
Moderate stage: 19 ft
Major stage: 22 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02220788, 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 6, 4:24 AM EDT, 17 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 6, 4:24 AM EDT, 17 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 5, 10:56 PM EDT, 5 hours 45 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1056 PM EDT Tue Aug 5 2025

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-070300-
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-
1056 PM EDT Tue Aug 5 2025

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north and central Georgia.

.DAY ONE...Tonight...

Scattered 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, 10:44 PM EDT, 5 hours 57 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1044 PM EDT Tue Aug 5 2025

GAZ090-091-102-103-060315-
Chattahoochee GA-Stewart GA-Marion GA-Webster GA-
1044 PM EDT Tue Aug 5 2025

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southwestern Marion,
southeastern Chattahoochee, northeastern Stewart and northwestern
Webster Counties through 1115 PM EDT...

At 1044 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was over Seminole, or 10 miles
northwest of Preston, moving southeast at 10 mph.

HAZARD...Heavy rain.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Heavy rain may cause temporary street flooding especially
         in poor drainage areas.

Locations impacted include...
Seminole, Church Hill, Brooklyn, Renfroe, and Draneville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Motorists should slow down and be prepared for possible loss of
control due to hydroplaning.

&&

LAT...LON 3220 8475 3229 8468 3224 8445 3214 8448
      3207 8459
TIME...MOT...LOC 0244Z 296DEG 8KT 3219 8465

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH

Special weather statement, Aug 6, 12:25 AM EDT, 4 hours 16 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1225 AM EDT Wed Aug 6 2025

GAZ104-060500-
Sumter GA-
1225 AM EDT Wed Aug 6 2025

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of western Sumter
County through 100 AM EDT...

At 1225 AM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was near Plains, or near
Americus, moving east at 10 mph.

HAZARD...40 to 50 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...
Americus, Plains, and Croxton Crossroads.

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 3195 8433 3200 8444 3204 8444 3204 8443
      3208 8443 3216 8438 3217 8433 3217 8429
      3216 8428 3215 8423 3203 8423
TIME...MOT...LOC 0425Z 292DEG 9KT 3207 8434

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

Culver

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 5, 8:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Chattahoochee, Muscogee	28 min
Aug 5, 9:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Chattahoochee	29 min
Aug 5, 9:35 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	FFC	Chattahoochee, Muscogee	3 hr
Aug 5, 10:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Chattahoochee	32 min
Aug 5, 10:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Webster	31 min
Aug 6, 12:25 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Sumter	35 min
Aug 6, 1:07 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	FFC	Sumter	108 min
Aug 6, 12:32 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	FFC	Johnson, Washington, Wilkinson	4 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.