2/12/2024
WT Staff
HAPPENING NOW
NWS Flood Watch in effect
Chattahoochee River flooding at Columbus, Flint, Ocmulgee flooding
Monday, February 12 2024 - 441 pm EST
National Weather Service Flood Watch in effect issued 929 am Monday Feb 12, 2024
Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible until 7 pm this evening.
Periods of rain will continue through early afternoon, especially areas east of I-85. Fortunately, widespread heavy rainfall will be coming to an end, but an additional round of showers and storms is expected later today as the entire storm system moves across the
area. Flood warnings are in effect for some rivers and streams that will continue rise and respond to the heavy rainfall.
The overall severe weather risk is low today, but the potential for a few stronger storms later today remains possible, mainly across parts of central Georgia, south of Atlanta. Localized wind damage is the main threat if any storms do become strong to marginally severe.
Impacting Dade-Walker-Catoosa-Whitfield-Murray-Fannin-Gilmer-Union-Towns-Chattooga-Gordon-Pickens-Dawson-Lumpkin-White-Floyd-Bartow-Cherokee-Forsyth-Hall-Banks-Jackson-Madison-Polk-Paulding-Cobb-North Fulton-Gwinnett-Barrow-Clarke-Oconee-Oglethorpe-Wilkes-Haralson-Carroll-Douglas-South Fulton-DeKalb-Rockdale-Walton-
Newton-Morgan-Greene-Taliaferro-Heard-Coweta-Fayette-Clayton-Spalding-Henry-Butts-Jasper-Putnam-Hancock-Warren-Troup-Meriwether-Pike-Upson-Lamar-Monroe-Jones-Baldwin-Washington-Glascock-Jefferson-Harris-Talbot-Taylor-Crawford-Bibb-Twiggs-Wilkinson-Johnson-Muscogee-Chattahoochee-Marion-Schley-Macon-Peach-Houston-Bleckley-Laurens Counties
Including the cities of Marietta, Franklin, Dallas, Chatsworth, LaFayette, Homer, Cleveland, Milledgeville, Blairsville, Greensboro, Commerce, Talbotton, Fort Moore, East Point, Summerville, Pine Mountain, Zebulon, Newnan, Carrollton, Montezuma, West Point, Toomsboro, Covington, Stockbridge, Columbus, Sparta, Sandersville, Warner Robins, Thomaston, Jackson, Trenton, Madison, Lawrenceville, Cochran, Fort
Oglethorpe, Buena Vista, Butler, Calhoun, Atlanta, Cumming, Monroe, Bremen, Douglasville, Gray, Comer, Eatonton, Cedartown, Riverdale, Dawsonville, Crawford, Winder, GIbson, Conyers, Fort Valley, Macon, Athens, Louisville, Hiawassee, Monticello, Peachtree City, Dalton, Ellaville, Watkinsville, Manchester,
Decatur, Jasper, Gainesville, Cartersville, Roberts, Wrightsville, Dublin, Griffin, Warrenton, Crawfordville, Forsyth, Woodstock, Jeffersonville, Washington, Ellijay, Barnesville, Rome, and Dahlonega
Streamflow situation based on provisional data from USGS streamflow gauges in the rivers and creeks of Georgia
Chattachoochee River breached flood stage at around 630 am at 14th St in Columbus, currently running three and a half feet above flood stage at 53900 cubic feet per second. A number of streamflow gages in Chattahoochee watershed upstream of Columbus are in extreme high 99th percentile flows, updates in progress. More to follow.
On the Atlantic drainage side of the divide, Little Satilla River continues to flood near Offerman, water level is lower overnight. The Satilla River breached flood stage at Atkinson late Sunday afternoon. More to follow.
Savannah River rose again overnight, still on a steady incline, more than a foot and a half over flood stage Monday near Cylo.
Check black tags on the map for updated flow levels throughout the day.
Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Drought Map USGS 7-day average streamflow compared with historic average
Mississippi flow area Coosa River watershed escalated to moderate drought over the weekend at Whitfield and Murray Counties, which are currently under the flash flood warning. Below normal rated on the weekend were Gilmer, east Gordon, west Pickens, east Chattooga, north Floyd and north Bartow Counties. Tennesee River watershed area Dade, Walker and Catoosa Counties are also below normal. Tallapoosa River watershed Haralson, Carroll Counties are rated below normal. A small area of west central Dade county outside the Tennesee River watershed was rated severe drought over the weekend, watch to see this shift through the heavy rain event and elevated streamflows today.
Chattahoochee River watershed south Paulding, south Cobb, south Fulton, Douglas, East Carroll, Heard, west Coweta, Troup, Harris and northwest Muscogee Counties was rated below normal Sunday. along with southwest Thomas County in Ochlockonee watershed.
Atlantic drainage basin cleared the drought map Saturday with no watersheds recorded below normal as of Monday, more to follow as heavy rain is causing flooding throughout the state.
USGS Provisional Data Statement
Data are provisional and subject to revision until they have been thoroughly reviewed and received final approval. Current condition data relayed by satellite or other telemetry are automatically screened to not display improbable values until they can be verified.
Provisional data may be inaccurate due to instrument malfunctions or physical changes at the measurement site. Subsequent review based on field inspections and measurements may result in significant revisions to the data.
Data users are cautioned to consider carefully the provisional nature of the information before using it for decisions that concern personal or public safety or the conduct of business that involves substantial monetary or operational consequences. Information concerning the accuracy and appropriate uses of these data or concerning other hydrologic data may be obtained from the USGS.
USGS seven-day average streamflows at each monitoring location are rated against the historic average flow volume for this day. Results appear on the drought map, showing surface area with a rating: below normal, moderate drought, severe drought or extreme drought. The drought-rated surface area most often follows watershed lines, the physical topography of drainage and direction of flow of the surface water across the state. The watershed layer on the map shows surface area impacted by streamflows in each drainage area. Turn the directional arrows on to see which way the water flows, along with hazardous spills reported in the area that could have an impact on water quality.
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