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Flash Flood Warning 40, NWS Atlanta, GA

March 16, 1990Polk County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this flash flood warning at Mar 16, 1990, 9:52 PM EST for Polk County, Georgia. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 16, 1990, 9:52 PM EST (02:52 UTC)
Expired
Mar 17, 1990, 6:00 AM EST
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
Area
Whole counties

County Polk County, GA

The radar

The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.

The nearest sounding before it

Athens Municipal, GA (KAHN), launched 00:00Z, 2.9 hours before the alert went out and 174 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Athens Municipal, GA at 00:00Z on 1990-03-17Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 60 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Athens Municipal, GA at 00:00Z on 1990-03-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 428 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
60 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-108 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
953 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
77 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
428 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
525 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.3

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
TTAA00 KATL 170255
FFWATL
GAC233-171100-
 
BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATLANTA GA
952 PM EST FRI MAR 16 1990
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ATLANTA HAS ISSUED A
FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL  600 AM EST
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTY...
 
IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA
          ...POLK
 
AT 945 PM THE STAGE ON BIG CEDAR CREEK AT CEDARTOWN WAS 18.3 FEET
AND STEADY. THE CREEK IS NEAR CREST AROUND 10 PM AT CEDARTOWN AND
SHOULD BEGIN TO FALL SLOWLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. HOWEVER... BIG CEDAR
CREEK WILL REMAIN ABOVE THE FLOOD STAGE OF 15 FEET AT CEDARTOWN
THROUGH THE NIGHTTIME HOURS.
 
POLK COUNTY CIVIL DEFENSE REPORTS ABOUT 50 PERSONS EVACUATED IN
CEDARTOWN DUE TO FLOODING.
 
THIS WARNING IS TO EXTEND THE PREVIOUS WARNING FOR POLK COUNTY.
 
 
 
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE
THE DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS.  IF FLASH FLOODING IS
OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY.  MOVE UP TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS.  DO
NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 16, 7:06 PM ESTTornado WarningFFCMorgan, Oconee69 min
Mar 16, 7:18 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCGreene, Oconee, Oglethorpe57 min
Mar 16, 7:18 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCClarke, Jackson, Madison57 min
Mar 16, 7:18 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBanks, Franklin57 min
Mar 16, 7:40 PM ESTTornado WarningFFCClarke, Madison, Oglethorpe35 min
Mar 16, 7:53 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCElbert, Hart67 min
Mar 16, 7:59 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCWilkes61 min
Mar 16, 8:34 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCLincoln41 min
Mar 16, 8:59 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCLincoln61 min
Mar 16, 9:44 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCrawford, Monroe, Peach61 min
Mar 16, 9:44 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCJasper61 min
Mar 16, 9:57 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningFFCCobb, Douglas, Fulton5 hr
Mar 16, 9:57 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningFFCDeKalb5 hr
Mar 16, 10:03 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBibb, Jones57 min
Mar 17, 12:30 AM ESTFlash Flood WarningFFCDeKalb, Fulton6 hr
Mar 17, 12:30 AM ESTFlash Flood WarningFFCCobb, Douglas6 hr
Mar 17, 1:59 AM ESTFlash Flood WarningFFCHenry, Rockdale4 hr
Mar 17, 1:59 AM ESTFlash Flood WarningFFCClayton, Fayette, Spalding4 hr
Mar 17, 1:59 AM ESTFlash Flood WarningFFCLamar, Pike, Upson4 hr
Mar 17, 1:59 AM ESTFlash Flood WarningFFCButts4 hr
Mar 17, 2:26 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCrawford, Monroe64 min
Mar 17, 5:45 AM ESTFlash Flood WarningFFCCobb, Douglas, Fulton6 hr
Mar 17, 5:45 AM ESTFlash Flood WarningFFCDeKalb6 hr
Mar 17, 6:08 AM ESTFlash Flood WarningFFCButts, Clayton, Fayette, Henry, Lamar, Pike and 1 more4 hr
Mar 17, 6:08 AM ESTFlash Flood WarningFFCUpson4 hr
Mar 17, 6:08 AM ESTFlash Flood WarningFFCRockdale4 hr
Mar 17, 6:37 AM ESTFlash Flood WarningFFCFannin5 hr
Mar 17, 7:21 AM ESTFlash Flood WarningFFCWhite3 hr
Mar 17, 7:35 AM ESTFlash Flood WarningFFCJasper, Jones, Monroe3 hr
Mar 17, 10:54 AM ESTFlash Flood WarningFFCJones, Monroe3 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.