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Flash Flood Warning 24, NWS Atlanta, GA

May 6, 20035 counties in Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this flash flood warning at May 6, 2003, 11:15 AM EDT for 5 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
May 6, 2003, 11:15 AM EDT (15:15 UTC)
Expired
May 6, 2003, 2:15 PM EDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Catoosa County, GA, Chattooga County, GA, Dade County, GA, Walker County, GA, Whitfield County, GA

The radar

The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 3.3 hours before the alert went out and 173 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, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 12:00Z on 2003-05-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 386 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, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 12:00Z on 2003-05-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 191 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
386 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-36 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
521 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
64 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
191 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
264 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
3.0

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The text

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

000 
WGUS52 KFFC 061516
FFWATL
GAC047-055-083-295-313-061815-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1115 AM EDT TUE MAY 6 2003

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  CATOOSA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA
  CHATTOOGA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA   
  DADE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA
  WALKER COUNTY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA
  WHITFIELD COUNTY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA

* UNTIL 215 PM EDT

* AT 1112 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR            
  INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN 2 MILES NORTH OF LA FAYETTE...MOVING     
  EAST TO SOUTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE CHATTANOOGA VALLEY...
  CHICKAMAUGA...DALTON...FAIRVIEW...FORT OGLETHORPE...INDIAN
  SPRINGS...LAKEVIEW...LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN...RINGGOLD...ROSSVILLE...
  SUMMERVILLE...TRENTON...TRION AND TUNNEL HILL

THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION FLOODING IS OCCURRING. PLEASE SEEK 
HIGHER GROUND NOW

DURING FLASH FLOODING...WATER LEVELS IN AREA STREAMS AND RIVERS CAN 
RAPIDLY INCREASE...TRANSFORMING THEM INTO RAGING CURRENTS. NEVER 
ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOOD WATERS BY VEHICLE OR FOOT. MOVE TO HIGHER 
GROUND

YOU CAN REPORT SERIOUS FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY
CALLING 7 7 0 4 8 6 1 1 3 3 AT EXTENSION 2 0 4.

LAT...LON 3497 8559 3434 8544 3466 8495 3500 8485

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 5, 8:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBartow, Cobb, Paulding31 min
May 5, 10:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCGreene35 min
May 5, 10:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCarroll, Haralson28 min
May 5, 11:04 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCDouglas26 min
May 5, 11:34 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCWalton26 min
May 6, 12:13 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCRockdale32 min
May 6, 12:23 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCNewton37 min
May 6, 12:31 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningFFCCobb4 hr
May 6, 1:33 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningFFCDeKalb, Fulton7 hr
May 6, 4:36 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningFFCDade, Walker3 hr
May 6, 8:15 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningFFCCatoosa, Dade, Walker3 hr
May 6, 8:54 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningFFCWhitfield4 hr
May 6, 10:25 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCatoosa, Dade, Walker35 min
May 6, 10:29 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCatoosa, Dade, Walker31 min
May 6, 10:50 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCChattooga40 min
May 6, 10:59 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCatoosa, Walker46 min
May 6, 11:12 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCFloyd, Gordon, Whitfield48 min
May 6, 11:29 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCMurray31 min
May 6, 11:38 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBartow, Cherokee, Fannin, Gilmer, Pickens, Polk52 min
May 6, 11:39 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningFFCFloyd, Gordon3 hr
May 6, 11:47 AM EDTTornado WarningFFCBartow28 min
May 6, 12:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCFloyd30 min
May 6, 12:05 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCCherokee25 min
May 6, 12:06 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCPickens24 min
May 6, 12:13 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningFFCBartow, Cherokee, Pickens3 hr
May 6, 12:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCDawson, Forsyth, Hall, Lumpkin47 min
May 6, 12:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBartow, Floyd44 min
May 6, 12:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCherokee31 min
May 6, 12:51 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCCherokee24 min
May 6, 12:56 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningFFCDawson3 hr
May 6, 1:01 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCHall29 min
May 6, 1:10 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCDawson, Forsyth35 min
May 6, 1:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCobb, Fulton45 min
May 6, 1:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCFloyd, Paulding, Polk36 min
May 6, 1:29 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningFFCForsyth, Hall3 hr
May 6, 1:31 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCBanks, Hall, Jackson29 min
May 6, 1:34 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCGwinnett41 min
May 6, 1:50 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCBarrow, Jackson25 min
May 6, 1:54 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCMadison36 min
May 6, 2:02 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningFFCCobb, Fulton, Gwinnett3 hr
May 6, 2:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCobb, DeKalb, Fulton, Gwinnett38 min
May 6, 2:09 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCCobb, DeKalb, Fulton36 min
May 6, 2:13 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCJackson17 min
May 6, 2:21 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningFFCPaulding3 hr
May 6, 2:23 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCMadison37 min
May 6, 2:25 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCGwinnett35 min
May 6, 2:28 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCClarke, Oglethorpe32 min
May 6, 2:30 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningFFCPolk3 hr
May 6, 2:48 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningFFCBarrow, Jackson, Madison3 hr
May 6, 2:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCWalton27 min
May 6, 3:00 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCOglethorpe30 min
May 6, 3:04 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningFFCClarke, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Walton, Wilkes3 hr
May 6, 3:15 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCWilkes30 min
May 6, 3:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCGreene, Oconee, Oglethorpe47 min
May 6, 3:29 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningFFCDeKalb3 hr
May 6, 3:39 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningFFCDouglas3 hr
May 6, 3:49 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCTaliaferro, Wilkes41 min
May 6, 3:54 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningFFCFulton2 hr
May 6, 4:03 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCWilkes42 min
May 6, 4:21 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningFFCRockdale3 hr
May 6, 4:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCWarren34 min
May 6, 4:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCFayette, Fulton28 min
May 6, 4:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCHeard28 min
May 6, 4:40 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningFFCClayton, Greene, Henry, Morgan, Newton65 min
May 6, 5:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCoweta, Heard33 min
May 6, 5:19 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningFFCDeKalb, Fulton6 hr
May 6, 5:28 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningFFCCobb6 hr
May 6, 6:06 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningFFCCarroll, Douglas, Haralson, Paulding84 min
May 6, 6:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCLamar, Pike35 min
May 6, 6:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCMeriwether22 min

Nearby

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.