National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office

Flood Statement

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1237 PM EDT MON MAY 20 2013

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

  BIG CREEK NEAR ALPHARETTA AFFECTING FORSYTH AND FULTON COUNTIES

  COAHULLA CREEK NEAR KEITHS MILL NEAR DALTON AFFECTING WHITFIELD
  COUNTY

  CHATTOOGA RIVER NEAR SUMMERVILLE AFFECTING CHATTOOGA COUNTY

  ARMUCHEE CREEK NEAR ARMUCHEE AFFECTING FLOYD COUNTY

  COOSA RIVER NEAR ROME MAYO BAR LOCK AND DAM AFFECTING FLOYD COUNTY

  ETOWAH RIVER NEAR EAST CANTON AFFECTING CHEROKEE COUNTY

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1237 PM EDT MON MAY 20 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE COAHULLA CREEK NEAR KEITHS MILL NEAR DALTON.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT 12 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.3 FEET...AND FALLING.
* MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16 FEET.
* THE CREEK SHOULD FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE THIS EVENING.
* AT 18 FEET...MINOR FLOODING EXPANDS INTO THE PASTURES...FIELDS
  AND WOODLANDS UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM FROM THE KEITHS MILL ROAD
  BRIDGE.

$$

GAC055-210637-
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1237 PM EDT MON MAY 20 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE CHATTOOGA RIVER NEAR SUMMERVILLE.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT 12 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 15 FEET...AND FALLING.
* MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 14 FEET.
* THE RIVER SHOULD FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
* AT 16 FEET...MINOR FLOODING CONTINUES AND EXPANDS FURTHER INTO
  THE WOODLANDS AND FIELDS ALONG THE RIVER UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM
  FROM THE GAGE ON U.S. HIGHWAY 27 OR ROME BOULEVARD.

$$

GAC115-210637-
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1237 PM EDT MON MAY 20 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE ARMUCHEE CREEK NEAR ARMUCHEE.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT 1145 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 22.4 FEET...AND STEADY.
* MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 19 FEET.
* AT 23 FEET...MINOR FLOODING EXPANDS FURTHER INTO THE WOODLANDS...
  FIELDS AND PASTURES ALONG THE CREEK UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM FROM
  THE GAGE ON OLD DALTON ROAD.

$$

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1237 PM EDT MON MAY 20 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE COOSA RIVER NEAR ROME MAYO BAR LOCK AND DAM.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT 1145 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 24.4 FEET...AND RISING.
* MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 24 FEET.
* AT 24 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.

$$

GAC057-210637-
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1237 PM EDT MON MAY 20 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE ETOWAH RIVER NEAR EAST CANTON.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT 1145 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.5 FEET...AND FALLING.
* MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 17 FEET.
* THE RIVER SHOULD FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE THIS AFTERNOON.
* AT 18 FEET...MINOR FLOODING CONTINUES ALONG THE RIVER GENERALLY
  EAST OF CANTON NEAR THE INTERSTATE 575 BRIDGE. A ROCK LANDING AND
  PARKING LOT BEHIND THE PUMP STATION OFF OF RIVERSTONE PARKWAY
  BEGINS TO FLOOD.

$$

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1237 PM EDT MON MAY 20 2013

...FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE BIG CREEK NEAR ALPHARETTA.
* UNTIL TUESDAY EVENING.
* AT 1145 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.6 FEET...AND FALLING.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 7 FEET.
* THE CREEK SHOULD FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE TUESDAY MORNING.
* AT 10 FEET...MINOR FLOODING CONTINUES UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM
  FROM THE GAGE ON KIMBALL BRIDGE ROAD. THE FLOOD WATERS EXPAND
  FURTHER INTO THE WOODLANDS ALONG THE CREEK...AND BEGINS TO AFFECT
  SOME RESIDENTIAL YARDS BETWEEN CUMMING IN FORSYTH COUNTY THROUGH
  ALPHARETTA AND ROSWELL IN NORTH FULTON COUNTY. THE BIG CREEK
  GREENWAY IS CLOSED AND COMPLETELY FLOODED WITH UP TO 4 FEET OF
  WATER IN SOME AREAS.

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