Alert archive / Georgia / Flash Flood Warnings in 1994
Flash Flood Warning 14, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this flash flood warning at Jul 6, 1994, 2:50 AM EDT for Upson County, Georgia. It was in force for 3 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 6, 1994, 2:50 AM EDT (06:50 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 6, 1994, 6:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Whole counties
County Upson County, GA
The nearest sounding before it
Athens Municipal, GA (KAHN), launched 00:00Z, 6.8 hours before the alert went out and 151 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 362 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 515 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 15 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 97 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 106 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KATL 060652 FFWATL GAC151-293-061000- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 250 AM EDT WED JUL 6 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 600 AM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA ...UPSON COUNTY ...LAMAR COUNTY AT 245 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR CONTINUED TO SHOW STEADY RAIN FALLING OVER UPSON AND LAMAR COUNTIES. THIS WAS ALONG THE NORTHERN EDGE OF A LARGE AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING SOUTH PAST ALBANY. MOVEMENT OF THE AREA WAS VERY SLOWLY NORTHWARD. THUS RAINFALL ENOUGH TO MAINTAIN FLASH FLOODING CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST UP THROUGH DAYBREAK. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF BETWEEN 10 AND 15 INCHES HAVE ALREADY FALLEN OVER THE WARNED AREAS. THE SATURATED SOILS OF UPSON AND LAMAR COUNTIES ARE LIKE THAT OF A SATURATED SPONGE. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT RUNOFF AND FLASH FLOODING OF SWOLLEN RIVERS...STREAMS AND LOW LYING AREAS. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS IN THE DARK HOURS 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.
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, Jul 5, 11:00 PM EDT, 3 hours 50 minutes before
GAZ078>080-089>093-102>104-120>122-124-ALZ048-060505- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBUS GA 1100 PM EDT TUE JUL 5 1994 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES INTO TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY FOR ALL OF WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA AND THE SOUTHWEST GEORGIA COUNTIES OF CLAY...QUITMAN...RANDOLPH AND TERRELL... AT 1055 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED AN EXTENSIVE AREA OF MOSTLY LIGHT TO MODERATE RAINFALL COVERING MOST OF THE WATCH AREA. PATCHES OF VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WERE EMBEDDED IN THIS AREA FROM RUSSELL COUNTY ALABAMA TO CENTRAL GEORGIA NEAR MACON. THE ENTIRE RAIN AREA IS MOVING VERY LITTLE AND WILL PERSIST OVER THE REGION THROUGH THE NIGHT. THE POTENTIAL FOR CONTINUED FLOODING REMAINS HIGH. RESIDENTS OF EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST GEORGIA SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING TONIGHT...AS MANY SECONDARY ROADS AND LOW-LYING AREAS ARE COVERED BY FLOODWATERS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY. MOVE TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING. LISTEN FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
Special weather statement, Jul 5, 11:03 PM EDT, 3 hours 47 minutes before
GAZ078>080-089>093-102>104-120>122-124-ALZ048-060505- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBUS GA 1100 PM EDT TUE JUL 5 1994 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES INTO TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY FOR ALL OF WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA AND THE SOUTHWEST GEORGIA COUNTIES OF CLAY...QUITMAN...RANDOLPH AND TERRELL... AT 1055 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED AN EXTENSIVE AREA OF MOSTLY LIGHT TO MODERATE RAINFALL COVERING MOST OF THE WATCH AREA. PATCHES OF VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WERE EMBEDDED IN THIS AREA FROM RUSSELL COUNTY ALABAMA TO CENTRAL GEORGIA NEAR MACON. THE ENTIRE RAIN AREA IS MOVING VERY LITTLE AND WILL PERSIST OVER THE REGION THROUGH THE NIGHT. THE POTENTIAL FOR CONTINUED FLOODING REMAINS HIGH. RESIDENTS OF EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST GEORGIA SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING TONIGHT...AS MANY SECONDARY ROADS AND LOW-LYING AREAS ARE COVERED BY FLOODWATERS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS0 OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY. MOVE TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING. LISTEN FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
Special weather statement, Jul 6, 1:24 AM EDT, 1 hour 26 minutes before
GAZ078>080-089>093-102>104-120>122-124-060730-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBUS GA
125 AM EDT WED JUL 6 1994
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY FOR ALL OF
WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA AND THE SOUTHWEST GEORGIA COUNTIES OF
CLAY...QUITMAN...RANDOLPH AND TERRELL...
AT 519 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A LARGE AREA
OF LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN COVERING MOST OF THE WATCH AREA. EMBEDDED
WITHIN THIS AREA WERE PATCHES OF HEAVY RAIN WHICH EXTENDED FROM
SOUTHWESTERN WEBSTER COUNTY THROUGH NORTHERN SUMTER COUNTY INTO
SOUTHERN MACON COUNTY. THE ENTIRE AREA OF RAIN INDICATED VERY LITTLE
MOVEMENT AND IS LIKELY TO PERSIST OVER THE WATCH AREA THROUGHOUT THE
EARLY MORNING HOURS.
RESIDENTS WITHIN THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH AREA SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION
WHILE TRAVELING THIS MORNING AS POTENTIAL FOR CONTINUED FLOODING
REMAINS HIGH.
IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY. MOVE TO ESCAPE FLOOD
WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS
RISING.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE 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.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV
STATION FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.Special weather statement, Jul 6, 1:25 AM EDT, 1 hour 25 minutes before
GAZ078>080-089>093-102>104-120>122-124-060730-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBUS GA
125 AM EDT WED JUL 6 1994
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR WEDNESDAY FOR ALL OF WEST CENTRAL
GEORGIA AND THE SOUTHWEST GEORGIA COUNTIES OF
CLAY...QUITMAN...RANDOLPH AND TERRELL...
AT 119 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A LARGE AREA
OF LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN COVERING MOST OF THE WATCH AREA. EMBEDDED
WITHIN THIS AREA WERE PATCHES OF HEAVY RAIN WHICH EXTENDED FROM
SOUTHWESTERN WEBSTER COUNTY THROUGH NORTHERN SUMTER COUNTY INTO
SOUTHERN MACON COUNTY. THE ENTIRE AREA OF RAIN INDICATED VERY LITTLE
MOVEMENT AND IS LIKELY TO PERSIST OVER THE WATCH AREA THROUGHOUT THE
EARLY MORNING HOURS.
RESIDENTS WITHIN THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH AREA SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION
WHILE TRAVELING THIS MORNING AS POTENTIAL FOR CONTINUED FLOODING
REMAINS HIGH.
IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY. MOVE TO ESCAPE FLOOD
WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS
RISING.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE 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.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV
STATION FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.Special weather statement, Jul 6, 1:25 AM EDT, 1 hour 25 minutes before
GAZ078>080-089>093-102>104-120>122-124-060730-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBUS GA
125 AM EDT WED JUL 6 1994
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR WEDNESDAY FOR ALL OF WEST CENTRAL
GEORGIA AND THE SOUTHWEST GEORGIA COUNTIES OF
CLAY...QUITMAN...RANDOLPH AND TERRELL...
AT 519 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A LARGE AREA
OF LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN COVERING MOST OF THE WATCH AREA. EMBEDDED
WITHIN THIS AREA WERE PATCHES OF HEAVY RAIN WHICH EXTENDED FROM
SOUTHWESTERN WEBSTER COUNTY THROUGH NORTHERN SUMTER COUNTY INTO
SOUTHERN MACON COUNTY. THE ENTIRE AREA OF RAIN INDICATED VERY LITTLE
MOVEMENT AND IS LIKELY TO PERSIST OVER THE WATCH AREA THROUGHOUT THE
EARLY MORNING HOURS.
RESIDENTS WITHIN THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH AREA SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION
WHILE TRAVELING THIS MORNING AS POTENTIAL FOR CONTINUED FLOODING
REMAINS HIGH.
IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY. MOVE TO ESCAPE FLOOD
WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS
RISING.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE 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.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV
STATION FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.Special weather statement, Jul 6, 1:29 AM EDT, 1 hour 21 minutes before
GAZ078>080-089>093-102>104-120>122-124-060730-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBUS GA
125 AM EDT WED JUL 6 1994
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR WEDNESDAY FOR ALL OF WEST CENTRAL
GEORGIA AND THE SOUTHWEST GEORGIA COUNTIES OF
CLAY...QUITMAN...RANDOLPH AND TERRELL...
AT 119 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A LARGE AREA
OF LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN COVERING MOST OF THE WATCH AREA. EMBEDDED
WITHIN THIS AREA WERE PATCHES OF HEAVY RAIN WHICH EXTENDED FROM
SOUTHWESTERN WEBSTER COUNTY THROUGH NORTHERN SUMTER COUNTY INTO
SOUTHERN MACON COUNTY. THE ENTIRE AREA OF RAIN INDICATED VERY LITTLE
MOVEMENT AND IS LIKELY TO PERSIST OVER THE WATCH AREA THROUGHOUT THE
EARLY MORNING HOURS.
RESIDENTS WITHIN THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH AREA SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION
WHILE TRAVELING THIS MORNING AS POTENTIAL FOR CONTINUED FLOODING
REMAINS HIGH.
IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY. MOVE TO ESCAPE FLOOD
WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS
RISING.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE 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.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV
STATION FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 6, 1:42 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Newton | 4 hr |
| Jul 6, 2:50 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Henry | 3 hr |
| Jul 6, 4:07 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Newton | 3 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.