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River Flood Warning 2, NWS Atlanta, GA
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 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.
- 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 10, 7:50 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Floyd, Haralson, Polk | 40 min |
| Jan 10, 9:37 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Bartow | 4 hr |
| Jan 10, 9:53 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cherokee, Dawson, Forsyth, Lumpkin | 37 min |
| Jan 10, 10:16 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Carroll, Paulding | 29 min |
| Jan 10, 10:27 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Cherokee | 5 hr |
| Jan 10, 10:30 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Carroll, Douglas | 30 min |
| Jan 10, 10:47 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dawson, Lumpkin | 28 min |
| Jan 10, 11:00 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Dawson, Lumpkin, Pickens | 5 hr |
| Jan 10, 11:00 AM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Carroll, Coweta, Fulton | 15 min |
| Jan 10, 11:10 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Coweta, Fayette, Heard, Meriwether, Pike, Spalding and 1 more | 50 min |
| Jan 10, 11:20 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clayton | 25 min |
| Jan 10, 11:23 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Harris | 37 min |
| Jan 10, 11:37 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Harris, Muscogee, Talbot, Troup | 38 min |
| Jan 10, 11:46 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Barrow, DeKalb, Gwinnett, Henry, Jackson, Newton and 2 more | 29 min |
| Jan 10, 12:02 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Lamar, Meriwether, Pike, Spalding | 28 min |
| Jan 10, 12:15 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattahoochee, Muscogee, Talbot | 30 min |
| Jan 10, 1:52 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Forsyth, Fulton | 18 hr |
| Jan 10, 4:52 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Forsyth | 7 hr |
| Jan 10, 5:12 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Dawson | 21 days |
| Jan 10, 5:20 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Dawson, Forsyth | 14 hr |
| Jan 10, 6:53 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Cherokee | 23 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.