Alert archive / Georgia / Flash Flood Warnings in 2005
Flash Flood Warning 46, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this flash flood warning at Aug 29, 2005, 6:58 PM EDT for Fulton County, 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
- Aug 29, 2005, 6:58 PM EDT (22:58 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 29, 2005, 10:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Fulton County, GA
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 41 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
- 310 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -39 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 688 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 125 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 131 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 1.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WGUS52 KFFC 292305 FFWFFC GAC121-300200- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 658 PM EDT MON AUG 29 2005 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... FULTON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA * UNTIL 1000 PM EDT * AT 655 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN PASSING OVER THE DOWNTOWN ATLANTA AREA. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING NORTH TO NORTHWEST AT 25 MPH. RADAR ESTIMATES UP TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY OCCURRED WITH ADDITIONAL ONE TO TWO INCHES POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT THREE HOURS. * OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO PIEDMONT PARK...HAPEVILLE...EAST POINT...AND COLLEGE PARK. * THIS INCLUDES PEACHTREE CREEK AND PROCTOR CREEK. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS. LAT...LON 3362 8448 3367 8434 3393 8435 3382 8452 IF YOU SEE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6. $$ KDF
2 follow-up statements
000 WGUS72 KFFC 300050 FFSFFC FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 845 PM EDT MON AUG 29 2005 GAC121-300045- FULTON- 845 PM EDT MON AUG 29 2005 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR CENTRAL FULTON COUNTY IS CANCELLED... RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 2.5 INCHES OF RAIN OCCURRED IN THE ATLANTA AREA FROM HAPEVILLE TO WEST ATLANTA. PROCTOR CREEK AT HORTENSE WAY ROSE TO 10.1 FEET AT 630 PM AND IS NOW FALLING. FLOOD STAGE IS 11 FEET. PROCTOR CREEK AT JACKSON PARKWAY ROSE TO 11.9 FEET AT 730 AM AND IS NOW FALLING. FLOOD STAGE IS 13 FEET. THE SOUTH RIVER AT FOREST PARK ROAD NEAR HAPEVILLE ROSE TO 9.9 FEET AT 815 PM. THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW THE FLOOD STAGE OF 15 FEET. THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE SHIFTED TO THE EAST OF THE ATLANTA METRO AREA AND NO SIGNIFICANT RAIN IS EXPECTED IN FULTON COUNTY THROUGH 10 PM. HOWEVER...MORE RAIN IS EXPECTED DURING THE NIGHT AS SPIRAL BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH KATRINA CONTINUE MOVING INTO GEORGIA. IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...LARGE HAIL OR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...WAIT UNTIL AFTER THE STORM HAS PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6. LAT...LON 3362 8448 3367 8434 3393 8435 3382 8452 $$ KDF
000 WGUS72 KFFC 300053 CCA FFSFFC FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 845 PM EDT MON AUG 29 2005 GAC121-300200- FULTON- 845 PM EDT MON AUG 29 2005 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR CENTRAL FULTON COUNTY IS CANCELLED... RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 2.5 INCHES OF RAIN OCCURRED IN THE ATLANTA AREA FROM HAPEVILLE TO WEST ATLANTA. PROCTOR CREEK AT HORTENSE WAY ROSE TO 10.1 FEET AT 630 PM AND IS NOW FALLING. FLOOD STAGE IS 11 FEET. PROCTOR CREEK AT JACKSON PARKWAY ROSE TO 11.9 FEET AT 730 AM AND IS NOW FALLING. FLOOD STAGE IS 13 FEET. THE SOUTH RIVER AT FOREST PARK ROAD NEAR HAPEVILLE ROSE TO 9.9 FEET AT 815 PM. THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW THE FLOOD STAGE OF 15 FEET. THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE SHIFTED TO THE EAST OF THE ATLANTA METRO AREA AND NO SIGNIFICANT RAIN IS EXPECTED IN FULTON COUNTY THROUGH 10 PM. HOWEVER...MORE RAIN IS EXPECTED DURING THE NIGHT AS SPIRAL BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH KATRINA CONTINUE MOVING INTO GEORGIA. IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...LARGE HAIL OR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...WAIT UNTIL AFTER THE STORM HAS PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6. LAT...LON 3362 8448 3367 8434 3393 8435 3382 8452 $$ KDF
The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29, 4:23 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Carroll | 37 min |
| Aug 29, 4:27 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Harris | 18 min |
| Aug 29, 4:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Laurens | 40 min |
| Aug 29, 4:40 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Gwinnett, Rockdale | 35 min |
| Aug 29, 4:49 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Haralson | 41 min |
| Aug 29, 5:09 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Jasper | 36 min |
| Aug 29, 5:09 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Jasper | 36 min |
| Aug 29, 5:13 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Forsyth, Gwinnett | 38 min |
| Aug 29, 5:18 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Morgan | 27 min |
| Aug 29, 5:30 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Polk | 30 min |
| Aug 29, 5:30 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Polk | 30 min |
| Aug 29, 5:36 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Floyd | 39 min |
| Aug 29, 5:42 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Gordon | 18 min |
| Aug 29, 5:44 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Morgan | 31 min |
| Aug 29, 6:02 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Chattooga | 43 min |
| Aug 29, 6:15 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Floyd | 45 min |
| Aug 29, 6:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Oconee | 28 min |
| Aug 29, 6:20 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Pickens | 40 min |
| Aug 29, 6:24 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Dawson | 36 min |
| Aug 29, 6:27 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Taylor | 18 min |
| Aug 29, 6:29 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Henry | 31 min |
| Aug 29, 6:36 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Crawford, Upson | 24 min |
| Aug 29, 6:42 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Lumpkin | 33 min |
| Aug 29, 6:42 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Jasper | 33 min |
| Aug 29, 6:47 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Gilmer | 28 min |
| Aug 29, 6:48 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Chattooga | 27 min |
| Aug 29, 6:52 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Rockdale | 38 min |
| Aug 29, 6:54 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Barrow, Jackson | 36 min |
| Aug 29, 7:04 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Newton | 26 min |
| Aug 29, 7:08 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Lamar, Upson | 37 min |
| Aug 29, 7:09 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Crawford, Peach | 36 min |
| Aug 29, 7:13 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Dawson, Lumpkin | 6 hr |
| Aug 29, 7:15 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Fannin | 30 min |
| Aug 29, 7:19 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Gwinnett | 26 min |
| Aug 29, 7:21 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Banks | 39 min |
| Aug 29, 7:24 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | White | 36 min |
| Aug 29, 7:24 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Walton | 36 min |
| Aug 29, 7:33 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Bibb, Monroe | 57 min |
| Aug 29, 7:41 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Fulton | 34 min |
| Aug 29, 7:46 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Fannin | 44 min |
| Aug 29, 7:49 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Peach | 26 min |
| Aug 29, 7:57 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Barrow, Walton | 33 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.