National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office

Flood Statement

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
510 PM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA...

  CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER NEAR ROSWELL AFFECTING FULTON COUNTY

  ETOWAH RIVER NEAR DAWSONVILLE  AFFECTING DAWSON AND FORSYTH
  COUNTIES

  BIG CREEK NEAR CUMMING AFFECTING FORSYTH COUNTY

  BIG CREEK NEAR ALPHARETTA AFFECTING FORSYTH AND FULTON COUNTIES

  SUWANEE CREEK NEAR SUWANEE AFFECTING GWINNETT COUNTY

  SWEETWATER CREEK NEAR LILBURN AFFECTING GWINNETT COUNTY

GAC135-201110-
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/SWEG1.2.ER.130519T1114Z.130520T0000Z.130520T1834Z.NO/
510 PM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE SUWANEE CREEK NEAR SUWANEE.
* UNTIL MONDAY EVENING.
* AT 445 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.7 FEET...AND RISING SLOWLY.
* MODERATE FLOODING WILL CONTINUE.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 8 FEET.
* THE CREEK WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 11.9 FEET BY THIS EVENING.
  THE CREEK WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE MONDAY AFTERNOON.
* AT 12 FEET...MODERATE FLOODING CONTINUES IN THE SUWANEE CREEK
  PARK...MARTIN FARM PARK AND GEORGE PIERCE PARK. THE SUWANEE CREEK
  GREENWAY IS COMPLETELY FLOODED. LOW PORTIONS OF THE PARKING LOT
  BEHIND THE SWIFT ATLANTA COMPANY BEGIN TO FLOOD. PORTIONS OF
  SUWANEE CREEK ROAD NEAR THE BENNETT CREEK BRIDGE AND THE YARDS OFF
  BEND CREEK TRAIL AND MILL CREEK RUN ARE FLOODED. THE PLAYGROUND
  BEHIND THE SUWANEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WILL BE FLOODED. PORTIONS OF
  MARTIN FARM ROAD NEAR THE BRIDGE WILL BEGIN TO FLOOD.

$$

GAC085-117-200640-
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/DWSG1.1.ER.130519T0900Z.130519T1730Z.130520T0040Z.NR/
510 PM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE ETOWAH RIVER NEAR DAWSONVILLE .
* UNTIL LATE TONIGHT.
* AT 445 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.7 FEET...AND FALLING SLOWLY.
* MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 13 FEET.
* THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY THIS
  EVENING.
* AT 16 FEET...MODERATE FLOOD BEGINS IN SOUTH DAWSON COUNTY AND
  CONTINUES IN NORTHWEST FORSYTH COUNTY. WIDESPREAD FLOODING OF
  PASTURE LAND AND HORSE STABLES OCCUR. OLD FEDERAL AND NICHOLSON
  ROADS ARE CLOSED IN NORTHWEST FORSYTH COUNTY.

$$

GAC117-200638-
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/CMGG1.1.ER.130519T0959Z.130519T1915Z.130520T0038Z.UU/
510 PM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE BIG CREEK NEAR CUMMING.
* UNTIL LATE TONIGHT.
* AT 445 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.1 FEET...AND FALLING SLOWLY.
* MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 6 FEET.
* THE CREEK WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY THIS
  EVENING.
* AT 8 FEET...MINOR FLOODING WILL EXPAND INTO THE NATURAL FLOOD
  PLAIN OF THE CREEK UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM FROM THE GAGE AT ATLANTA
  HIGHWAY OR GEORGIA HIGHWAY 9. MOST OF THE SIDEWALK AND BOARDWALK OF
  THE BIG CREEK GREENWAY WILL BE UNDER A FOOT OR TWO OF WATER. THE
  AREAS UNDER THE GEORGIA 400 HIGHWAY AND MCFARLAND ROAD WILL BE
  COVERED WITH AROUND THREE FEET OF WATER. A PORTION OF THE SIDEWALK
  UNDER MAJORS ROAD WILL BE COVERED WITH AROUND FOUR FEET OF WATER.

$$

GAC117-121-201110-
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/APHG1.1.ER.130519T1141Z.130520T0600Z.130521T1525Z.NO/
510 PM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE BIG CREEK NEAR ALPHARETTA.
* UNTIL TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
* AT 445 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.9 FEET...AND RISING.
* MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 7 FEET.
* THE CREEK WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 10.9 FEET BY MIDNIGHT.
  THE CREEK WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATE TUESDAY MORNING.
* AT 11 FEET...MODERATE FLOODING BEGINS TO EXPAND FURTHER INTO THE
  WOODLANDS ALONG THE CREEK. THE BIG CREEK GREENWAY IS COMPLETELY
  FLOODED WITH 1 TO 5 FEET OF WATER. THE WATER LEVEL APPROACHES THE
  BOTTOM OF THE FOOT BRIDGE JUST DOWNSTREAM OF KIMBALL BRIDGE ROAD
  WHERE THE GAGE IS LOCATED. PORTIONS OF THE ROCK HILL PARK WILL BE
  FLOODED. A LARGE PORTION OF THE YMCA CAMPGROUND OFF PRESTON RIDGE
  ROAD WILL BE FLOODED.

$$

GAC121-200632-
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/RWLG1.1.ER.130519T1655Z.130519T1930Z.130520T0032Z.NO/
510 PM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013

...FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER NEAR ROSWELL.
* UNTIL LATE TONIGHT.
* AT 445 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.6 FEET...AND STEADY.
* MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 9 FEET.
* THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY THIS
  EVENING.
* AT 10 FEET...MINOR FLOODING CONTINUES. THE WATER IS ONE FOOT DEEP
  IN THE ACE SAND COMPANY OFFICE AND BEGINS TO FLOOD A WAREHOUSE.
  FLOODING EXPANDS INTO THE PARKINGS LOTS OF DON WHITE MEMORIAL PARK
  ON RIVERSIDE ROAD...AND THE AZALEA PARK ON AZALEA DRIVE WEST OF
  ROSWELL ROAD. WATER BEGINS TO FLOOD THE TENNIS COURTS AT THE
  HUNTCLIFF CLUB ACROSS FROM AZALEA PARK AND IS ONE FOOT DEEP OVER
  THE ROAD LEADING TO THE HORSE STABLES. THE STORM DRAINS WILL STOP
  FUNCTIONING AT RIVERSIDE ROAD AND NORTHCLIFF TRACE.

$$

GAC135-201109-
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/STWG1.1.ER.130519T1119Z.130519T1630Z.000000T0000Z.UU/
510 PM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE SWEETWATER CREEK NEAR LILBURN.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT 445 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.7 FEET...AND FALLING.
* MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 11 FEET.
* THE CREEK SHOULD FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE THIS EVENING.
* AT 11 FEET...FLOOD STAGE IS REACHED. MINOR FLOODING WILL OCCUR IN
  PORTIONS OF THE NORTHWOOD COUNTRY CLUB GOLF COURSE UPSTREAM FROM
  THE GAGE ON CLUB DRIVE...AND IN THE WOODLAND AREAS DOWNSTREAM FROM
  THE GAGE AND FOR THE NEXT FOUR MILES UNTIL THE CREEK MERGES WITH
  THE YELLOW RIVER. AN OLD CONCRETE GOLF CART BRIDGE AROUND 300 FEET
  DOWNSTREAM FROM THE GAGE WILL BEGIN TO FLOOD.

$$