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Flash Flood Warning 8, NWS Atlanta, GA

March 3, 1991Richmond County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this flash flood warning at Mar 3, 1991, 3:44 PM EST for Richmond County, Georgia. It was in force for 2 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 3, 1991, 3:44 PM EST (20:44 UTC)
Expired
Mar 3, 1991, 5:45 PM EST
In force
2 hr
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
Area
Whole counties

County Richmond County, GA

The nearest sounding before it

Athens Municipal, GA (KAHN), launched 12:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 131 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 12:00Z on 1991-03-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 12:00Z on 1991-03-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 183 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
NaN m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
39 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
183 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
336 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

000 
TTAA00 KAGS 032044
FFWAGS
GAC245-032245-

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED/EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED 
FLASH FLOOD WARNING 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUGUSTA GA
344 PM EST SUN MAR 3 1991

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WARNING 
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 545 PM EST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTY

   IN THE EAST CENTRAL PART OF GEORGIA
      RICHMOND

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR CONTINUES TO INDICATE MODERATE TO
HEAVY RAINFALL OVER EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA AND WEST CENTRAL SOUTH
CAROLINA. OFFICIALS AT THE RICHMOND COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
AGENCY CONTINUE TO RECEIVE NUMEROUS REPORTS OF FLOODED ROADWAYS AND
CREEKS AND STREAMS OVER THE BANKS.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY.  THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO
CROSS SAFELY.  VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE
ABANDONED QUICKLY.  MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS
IMMINENT.  MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES.  DO NOT
ATTEMPT TO CROSS BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS
THE ROADWAY.  NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL
ONE...ON FOOT.  TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROU`ND.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flash flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Mar 3, 12:38 PM EST, 3 hours 6 minutes before
GAZ002-004-031945-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATHENS GA
1237 PM EST SUN MAR 3 1991

...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLOOWING COUNTIES OF NORTHEAST
GEORGIA UNTIL 500 PM EST...GREENE...MORGAN...OCONEE...TALIAFERRO...
   AND WALTON...

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH TODAY FOR EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA MAINLY
   NORTH OF A LINE FROM CEDARTOWN TO DAWSONVILLE TO TOCCOA...

AT 1235 PM EST THE ATHENS RADAR INDICATED SEVERAL STRONG THUNDERSTORMS
ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND NORTHWEST SOUTH CAROLINA.
THE THUNDERSTORMS WITH THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL WERE LOCATED ABOUT
20 MILES NORTHEAST OF MACON...30 MILES SOUTHWEST OF AUGUSTA...JUST
SOUTH OF WASHINGTON AND NEAR SWAINSBORO...ALL IN GEORGIA.

ELSEWHERE RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WERE
DETECTED ACROSS MUCH OF GEORGIA AND EXTENDED INTO SOUTHEAST TENNESSEE
AND THE WESTERN CAROLINAS.

MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST AT 40 MILES AN HOUR.
Special weather statement, Mar 3, 1:34 PM EST, 2 hours 10 minutes before
GAZ002-004-032030-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATHENS GA
133 PM EST SUN MAR 3 1991

...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EST FOR THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA...CLARKE...ELBERT...GREENE...HART...
   MADISON...OCONEE...OGLETHORPE...AND TALIAFERRO...

...ALSO TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EST FOR MORGAN AND
   WALTON COUNTIES OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA...

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA TODAY MAINLY
   NORTH OF A LINE FROM CEDARTOWN TO DAWSONVILLE TO TOCCOA...

AT 130 PM EST THE ATHENS RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY
RAIN SCATTERED ACROSS CENTRAL GEORGIA AND WESTCENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA.
MOST OF THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE IN THAT AREA BETWEEN AIKEN SOUTH
CAROLINA SOUTHWEST TO ALMA GEORGIA NORTHWEST TO LAKE SINCLAIR GEORGIA.
THE THUNDERSTORMS WITH THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL WERE LOCATED EAST AND
SOUTH OF AUGUSTA...NEAR SWAINSBORO AND NEAR SPARTA GEORGIA.

ELSEWHERE RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS WAS DETECTED ACROSS MUCH OF GEORGIA
EXTENDING INTO THE WESTERN CAROLINAS.

MOVEMENT WAS NORTH AT 40 MILES AN HOUR.
Local storm report, Mar 3, 3:27 PM EST, 17 minutes before
LOCL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MACON, GA
315 PM EST SUN MAR 3 1991 _

 ...PRELIMINARY INFORMATION ONLY...REPORTS MAY BE INCOMPLETE...

COUNTY..... DODGE...FIRS 091
SOURCE..... OCMULGEE EMC
TIME....... 1150 EST 3/3/91
LOCATION... SOUTH OF CHAUNCEY IN SOUTHEAST DODGE COUNTY.
TYPE STORM. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
HAIL....... HAIL RANGING FROM MARBLE TO GOLF BALL SIZE OCCURRED.

COUNTY..... HOUSTON...FIRS 153
SOURCE..... CIVIL DEFENSE OFFICE
TIME....... 1146 EST 3/3/91
LOCATION... HWY 341 NEAR PERRY
TYPE STORM. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM/FUNNEL CLOUD SPOTTED

COUNTY..... HOUSTON...FIRS 153
SOURCE..... CIVIL DEFENSE DIRECTOR
TIME......  1146 TO 1215 EST  3/31/91
LOCATION... EAST OF PERRY TO EAST OF WARNER ROBINS...SEVERAL LOCATIONS
TYPE STORM. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM/POSSIBLE TORNADO BUT NEVER SPOTTED
            ON THE GROUND ACCORDING TO CD DIRECTOR.
DAMAGE..... TREE ON HOME...NUMEROUS TREES DOWN ON NUMEROUS ROADS FROM
            NEAR PERRY TO SOUTHEAST OF WARNER ROBINS. 1 TREE DOWN ON
            HOUSE IN SOUTH WARNER ROBINS ON BEAVER CREEK RD...TREES ON
            RAILROAD TRACK AT BONAIRE AND HWY 247.

COUNTY..... TWIGGS...FIRS 289
SOURCE..... OCONEE EMC AND SHERIFFS OFFICE.
TIME......  1230 EST 3/3/91
LOCATION... SCADA AND BULLER ROADS JUST NORTH OF JEFFERSONVILLE.
TYPE STORM. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
DAMAGE..... TREES ON POWER LINES AND TREES ON ROAD

COUNTY..... LAURENS...FIRS 175
SOURCE..... LITTLE OCMULGEE EMC
TIME....... 1300 EST 3/3/91
LOCATION... HWY 441 IN EXTREME SOUTH LAURENS COUNTY.
TYPE STORM. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
DAMAGE..... TREES ON POWER LINES
COUNTY..... TREUTLEN...FIRS 283
SOURCE..... SHERIFFS OFFICE
TIME......  1330 EST 3/3/91
LOCATION... HIN SOPERTON
TYPE STORM. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
HAIL....... GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL IN TOWN OF SOPERTON.
DAMAGE..... REPORT OF TORNADO TOUCH DOWN 5 SW OF SOPERTON...NO DAMAGE
            REPORT AVAILABLE.
Special weather statement, Mar 3, 3:31 PM EST, 13 minutes before
GAZ006-008-009-032130-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MACON GA
330 PM EST SUN MAR 3 1991

...TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 31 CONTINUES IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM FOR
PART OF EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA...

...TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 31 NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL GEORGIA...

AT 325 PM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MACON SHOWED THE MOST INTENSE
THUNDERSTORMS IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA...MOVING RAPIDLY NORTHEAST.

IN CENTRAL GEORGIA PATCHY LIGHT RAIN PAND DRIZZLE CONTINUED.
Special weather statement, Mar 3, 3:34 PM EST, 10 minutes before
GAZ006-008-009-032130-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MACON GA
330 PM EST SUN MAR 3 1991

...TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 31 CONTINUES IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM FOR
PART OF EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA...

...TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 31 NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL GEORGIA...

AT 325 PM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR IN MACON SHOWED THE MOST
INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA...MOVING RAPIDLY
NORTHEAST.

IN CENTRAL GESORGIA PATCHY LIGHT RAIN AND DRIZZLE CONTINUED.
Special weather statement, Mar 3, 3:40 PM EST, 4 minutes before
GAZ008-011-012-032145-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBUS GA
339 PM EST SUN MAR 3 1991

...TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 31 FOR SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL
GEORGIA IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT...
 Y
AT 338 PM EST WEATHER RADAR INDICATED ONLY PATCHY'S
OF DRIZZLE AND RAIN OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST AND
SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA.
MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 15 MPH.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 3, 11:00 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCDodge60 min
Mar 3, 11:49 AM ESTTornado WarningFFCHouston32 min
Mar 3, 11:51 AM ESTTornado WarningFFCHouston54 min
Mar 3, 11:59 AM ESTTornado WarningFFCTwiggs46 min
Mar 3, 12:43 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCLaurens, Wilkinson47 min
Mar 3, 1:00 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningFFCRichmond3 hr
Mar 3, 1:08 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCTreutlen37 min

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in Georgia, 1991Every flash flood warning in 1991

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.