Alert archive / Georgia / Flash Flood Warnings in 2003
Flash Flood Warning 5, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this flash flood warning at Mar 6, 2003, 9:10 AM EST for Polk County, Georgia. It was in force for 4 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
- Mar 6, 2003, 9:10 AM EST (14:10 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 6, 2003, 1:15 PM EST
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Polk County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:10 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, 2.2 hours before the alert went out and 98 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 607 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 70 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 49 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 203 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WGUS52 KFFC 061414 FFWATL GAC233-061815- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 910 AM EST THU MAR 6 2003 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... POLK COUNTY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA * UNTIL 115 PM EST A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE BIG CEDAR CREEK AT CEDARTOWN...AND ALL POINTS ALONG THE BIG CEDAR CREEK. THE CREEK IS FORECAST TO CREST BY MIDDAY AROUND 16 FEET. FLOOD STAGE IS 15 FEET. IT SHOULD FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE THIS AFTERNOON. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLASH FLOODING. 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 HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING. 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. TWO FEET OF RUSHING WATER CAN CARRY AWAY MOST VEHICLES... INCLUDING SUVS AND PICKUPS. VEHICHLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. 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 3402 8535 3391 8526 3397 8507 3411 8513 $$
3 follow-up statements
000 WGUS72 KFFC 061526 FFSATL GAC233-061815- FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1013 AM EST THU MAR 6 2003 ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR POLK COUNTY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA... A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE BIG CEDAR CREEK AT CEDARTOWN...AND ALL POINTS ALONG THE BIG CEDAR CREEK. THE CREEK IS FORECAST TO CREST BETWEEN 11 AM AND 2 PM AT 16 TO 17 FEET. FLOOD STAGE IS 15 FEET. IT SHOULD FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EVENING. THE EMERGENCY MANAGER IN POLK COUNTY HAS REPORTED FLOODING AT A TRAILER PARK ON HIGHWAY 27. FLOODING HAS ALSO BEEN REPORTED ON GEORGIA AVENUE IN CEDARTOWN. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLASH FLOODING. THE EMERGENCY MANAGER IN POLK COUNTY HAS REPORTED FLOODING AT A TRAILER PARK ON HIGHWAY 27. FLOODING HAS ALSO BEEN REPORTED ON GEORGIA AVENUE IN CEDARTOWN. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. TWO FEET OF RUSHING WATER CAN CARRY AWAY MOST VEHICLES... INCLUDING SUVS AND PICKUPS. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. LAT...LON 3402 8539 3390 8524 3392 8508 3407 8511 $$
000 WGUS72 KFFC 061541 CCA FFSATL GAC233-061815- FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1040 AM EST THU MAR 6 2003 ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR POLK COUNTY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA... A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE BIG CEDAR CREEK AT CEDARTOWN...AND ALL POINTS ALONG THE BIG CEDAR CREEK. THE CREEK IS FORECAST TO CREST BETWEEN 11 AM AND 2 PM AT 16 TO 17 FEET. FLOOD STAGE IS 15 FEET. IT SHOULD FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EVENING. THE EMERGENCY MANAGER IN POLK COUNTY HAS REPORTED FLOODING AT A TRAILER PARK ON HIGHWAY 27. FLOODING HAS ALSO BEEN REPORTED ON GEORGIA AVENUE IN CEDARTOWN. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLASH FLOODING. 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. TWO FEET OF RUSHING WATER CAN CARRY AWAY MOST VEHICLES...INCLUDING SUVS AND PICKUPS. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. LAT...LON 3402 8539 3390 8524 3392 8508 3407 8511 $$
000 WGUS72 KFFC 061839 FFSATL GAC233-062030- FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 128 PM EST THU MAR 6 2003 ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR POLK COUNTY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE... HEAVY RAINFALL OF UP TO 2 TO 4 INCHES ACROSS THE COUNTY LED TO NUMEROUS ROADS BEING FLOODED. THE RAINFALL HAS ENDED AND CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE ACROSS THE COUNTY. FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ON BIG CEDAR CREEK AT CEDARTOWN...AND ALL POINTS ALONG THE BIG CEDAR CREEK. THE STAGE AT BIG CEDAR CREEK AT 1 PM WAS 15.2 FEET. FLOOD STAGE IS 15 FEET. THE CREEK IS FORECAST TO CREST NEAR 16 FEET LATE THIS AFTERNOON...THEN BEGIN TO FALL. LAT...LON 3409 8508 3391 8509 3389 8537 3408 8541 $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 8:25 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Jasper, Morgan, Newton | 35 min |
| Mar 5, 8:33 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Haralson, Polk | 27 min |
| Mar 5, 9:48 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Banks | 27 min |
| Mar 5, 9:58 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Heard | 32 min |
| Mar 5, 10:04 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Troup | 26 min |
| Mar 5, 10:09 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Coweta, Douglas, Fulton | 36 min |
| Mar 5, 10:23 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Troup | 37 min |
| Mar 5, 10:31 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Meriwether | 44 min |
| Mar 5, 10:32 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clayton, DeKalb, Fayette | 28 min |
| Mar 5, 10:34 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Meriwether, Troup | 41 min |
| Mar 5, 10:55 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Pike, Spalding | 35 min |
| Mar 5, 11:08 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Newton, Rockdale | 22 min |
| Mar 5, 11:15 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Butts | 30 min |
| Mar 5, 11:33 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Jasper | 42 min |
| Mar 5, 11:35 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Morgan | 25 min |
| Mar 5, 11:56 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Greene | 34 min |
| Mar 6, 3:10 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Floyd | 3 hr |
| Mar 6, 4:05 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Bartow | 3 hr |
| Mar 6, 4:30 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Cherokee, Forsyth | 3 hr |
| Mar 6, 4:55 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Hall | 3 hr |
| Mar 6, 5:00 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Gwinnett | 30 min |
| Mar 6, 10:14 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Forsyth | 4 hr |
| Mar 6, 4:39 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Telfair, Wheeler | 36 min |
| Mar 6, 4:56 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Montgomery | 19 min |
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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.