WFO ATLANTA Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Thursday, February 21, 2019
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FLOOD WARNING
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
503 AM EST Tue Feb 19 2019
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Georgia...
Lookout Creek near New England affecting Dade and Hamilton
Counties
Conasauga River near Eton affecting Murray and Whitfield Counties
Coahulla Creek near Keiths Mill near Dalton affecting Whitfield
County
Conasauga River near Tilton affecting Gordon...Murray and
Whitfield Counties
The Flood Warning continues for
The Lookout Creek near New England.
* From tomorrow afternoon until Thursday evening.
* At 4 AM Tuesday the stage was 9.8 feet...and falling.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 12 feet.
* Forecast to rise above flood stage by Wednesday afternoon and
continue to rise to near 13 feet by early Thursday morning. The
river will fall below flood stage by Thursday early afternoon.
* At 13 feet...Minor flooding expands along Sells Lane in
Trenton...Mason Road near Rising Fawn...and Creek Road near New
England. All these roads will be closed. Also minor flooding
expands much further downstream as the creek crosses the Tennessee
border into the Tiftona area.
The Flood Warning continues for
The Coahulla Creek near Keiths Mill near Dalton.
* Until further notice.
* At 4 AM Tuesday the stage was 17.8 feet...and rising.
* Minor flooding is occurring and Minor flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 16 feet.
* The river will continue to fall to a stage of 17.3 feet by .
* At 18 feet...Minor flooding expands into the pastures...fields
and woodlands upstream and downstream from the Keiths Mill Road
bridge.
The Flood Warning continues for
The Conasauga River near Tilton.
* From this afternoon until Wednesday evening.
* At 4 AM Tuesday the stage was 16.7 feet...and rising.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 18 feet.
* Forecast to rise above flood stage by this afternoon and continue
to rise to near 18.7 feet by after midnight tomorrow.The river will
fall below flood stage by tomorrow early afternoon.
* At 18 feet...Flood stage is reached. Minor flooding begins in the
woodlands...fields and pastures along the river upstream and
downstream from the gage on the Brackett Ridge Road bridge.
The Flood Warning continues for
The Conasauga River near Tilton.
* From this afternoon until Wednesday evening.
* At 4 AM Tuesday the stage was 16.7 feet...and rising.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 18 feet.
* Forecast to rise above flood stage by this afternoon and continue
to rise to near 18.7 feet by after midnight tomorrow.The river will
fall below flood stage by tomorrow early afternoon.
* At 18 feet...Flood stage is reached. Minor flooding begins in the
woodlands...fields and pastures along the river upstream and
downstream from the gage on the Brackett Ridge Road bridge.
The Flood Warning continues for
The Conasauga River near Tilton.
* From this afternoon until Wednesday evening.
* At 4 AM Tuesday the stage was 16.7 feet...and rising.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 18 feet.
* Forecast to rise above flood stage by this afternoon and continue
to rise to near 18.7 feet by after midnight tomorrow.The river will
fall below flood stage by tomorrow early afternoon.
* At 18 feet...Flood stage is reached. Minor flooding begins in the
woodlands...fields and pastures along the river upstream and
downstream from the gage on the Brackett Ridge Road bridge.
The Flood Warning continues for
The Conasauga River near Eton.
* Until further notice.
* At 4 AM Tuesday the stage was 13 feet...and steady.
* Minor flooding is occurring and Minor flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 12 feet.
* The river will continue rising to near 13.2 feet by this evening.
Additional rises may be possible thereafter.
* At 12 feet...Minor flooding of woodlands...pasture and fields
begins along the river...upstream and downstream from the gage on
Georgia Highway 286 or Dawnville Road.
The Flood Warning continues for
The Conasauga River near Eton.
* Until further notice.
* At 4 AM Tuesday the stage was 13 feet...and steady.
* Minor flooding is occurring and Minor flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 12 feet.
* The river will continue rising to near 13.2 feet by this evening.
Additional rises may be possible thereafter.
* At 12 feet...Minor flooding of woodlands...pasture and fields
begins along the river...upstream and downstream from the gage on
Georgia Highway 286 or Dawnville Road.
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