National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office

Flood Statement

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WGUS82 KFFC 221620
FLSFFC
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1220 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA...
  COOSA RIVER NEAR ROME MAYO BAR LOCK AND DAM AFFECTING FLOYD COUNTY


  COOSA RIVER NEAR PLANT HAMMOND AFFECTING FLOYD COUNTY


GAC115-230620-
/O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0151.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/RMBG1.1.ER.130520T1305Z.130521T1515Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1220 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE COOSA RIVER NEAR ROME MAYO BAR LOCK AND DAM.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT 10AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 24.8 FEET...AND
  FALLING.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING
* FLOOD STAGE IS 24.0 FEET.
* AT 24.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING BEGINS OF THE WOODLANDS...FIELDS AND
  PASTURES ALONG THE RIVER UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM FROM THE GAGE ON
  THE OLD LOCK AND DAM BEHIND THE TRADING POST. THE BOAT RAMP WILL BE
  MOSTLY UNDER WATER AT LOCK AND DAM PARK.
* THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 24.5 FEET ON APR 30 2013.


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GAC115-230619-
/O.CON.KFFC.FL.W.0152.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/HMMG1.2.ER.130520T2245Z.130522T1100Z.000000T0000Z.UU/
1220 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE COOSA RIVER NEAR PLANT HAMMOND.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT 7AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 573.1 FEET...AND
  RISING.
* MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING
* FLOOD STAGE IS 570.0 FEET.
* AT 573.0 FEET...MODERATE FLOODING BEGINS AND EXPANDS FURTHER INTO
  THE WOODLANDS...FIELDS AND PASTURES ALONG THE RIVER UPSTREAM AND
  DOWNSTREAM FROM THE GAGE BEHIND PLANT HAMMOND. THE PARKING LOT NEAR
  THE INTAKES BEHIND THE PLANT BEGINS TO FLOOD.
* THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 573.0 FEET ON JAN 26
  2010.

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