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River Flood Warning 2, NWS Atlanta, GA

January 10, 2026Dawson County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this river flood warning at Jan 10, 2026, 4:10 PM EST for Dawson County, Georgia. It was in force for 95 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jan 10, 2026, 4:10 PM EST (21:10 UTC)
Expired
Jan 10, 2026, 5:45 PM EST
In force
95 min
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
Area
Storm-based polygon

County Dawson County, GA

The radar

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 129 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:11 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 Etowah River at GA 136 near Landrum (LANG1). The gauge peaked at 13.98 ft at Jan 10, 2026, 4:00 PM EST.

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Action stage
12 ft
Minor stage
14 ft
Moderate stage
21 ft
Major stage
27 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02388975, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

The text

As transmitted.

370 
WGUS42 KFFC 102110
FLWFFC

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
410 PM EST Sat Jan 10 2026

...The National Weather Service in Peachtree City GA has issued a
Flood Warning for the following rivers in Georgia...

  Etowah River at GA 136 near Landrum affecting Dawson County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Additional information is available at weather.gov/atlanta.

&&

GAC085-110915-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FL.W.0002.260110T2110Z-000000T0000Z/
/LANG1.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.UU/
410 PM EST Sat Jan 10 2026

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL FURTHER
NOTICE...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Etowah River at GA 136 near Landrum.

* WHEN...From this afternoon until further notice.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 3:45 PM EST Saturday the stage was 13.9 feet.
  - Forecast...No forecast is available for this location.
  - Flood stage is 14.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

LAT...LON 3448 8407 3448 8400 3441 8398 3436 8404
      3441 8408


$$
1 follow-up statement
314 
WGUS82 KFFC 102245
FLSFFC

Flood Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
545 PM EST Sat Jan 10 2026

...The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in
Georgia...

  Etowah River at GA 136 near Landrum affecting Dawson County.

GAC085-102345-
/O.CAN.KFFC.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260110T2245Z/
/LANG1.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.UU/
545 PM EST Sat Jan 10 2026

...FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

The Flood Warning is cancelled for the Etowah River at GA 136 near
Landrum.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 5:30 PM EST Saturday the stage was 13.5 feet.
  - Forecast...No forecast is available for this location.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

LAT...LON 3448 8407 3448 8400 3441 8398 3436 8404
      3441 8408


$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 10, 7:50 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCFloyd, Haralson, Polk40 min
Jan 10, 9:37 AM ESTFlash Flood WarningFFCBartow4 hr
Jan 10, 9:53 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCherokee, Dawson, Forsyth, Lumpkin37 min
Jan 10, 10:16 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCarroll, Paulding29 min
Jan 10, 10:27 AM ESTFlash Flood WarningFFCCherokee5 hr
Jan 10, 10:30 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCarroll, Douglas30 min
Jan 10, 10:47 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDawson, Lumpkin28 min
Jan 10, 11:00 AM ESTFlash Flood WarningFFCDawson, Lumpkin, Pickens5 hr
Jan 10, 11:00 AM ESTTornado Warning Tornado observedFFCCarroll, Coweta, Fulton15 min
Jan 10, 11:10 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCoweta, Fayette, Heard, Meriwether, Pike, Spalding and 1 more50 min
Jan 10, 11:20 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCClayton25 min
Jan 10, 11:23 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHarris37 min
Jan 10, 11:37 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCChattahoochee, Harris, Muscogee, Talbot, Troup38 min
Jan 10, 11:46 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBarrow, DeKalb, Gwinnett, Henry, Jackson, Newton and 2 more29 min
Jan 10, 12:02 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCLamar, Meriwether, Pike, Spalding28 min
Jan 10, 12:15 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCChattahoochee, Muscogee, Talbot30 min
Jan 10, 1:52 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCForsyth, Fulton18 hr
Jan 10, 4:52 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCForsyth7 hr
Jan 10, 5:12 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCDawson21 days
Jan 10, 5:20 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCDawson, Forsyth14 hr
Jan 10, 6:53 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCCherokee23 hr

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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.