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Flash Flood Warning 12, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this flash flood warning at Aug 26, 2008, 12:40 PM EDT for Lumpkin County, White County, Georgia. It was in force for 6 hr. 10 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 26, 2008, 12:40 PM EDT (16:40 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 26, 2008, 6:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Lumpkin County, GA, White County, GA
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 150 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:41 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26, 1:30 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 4 Nw Cleveland, GA | TOWNS CREEK CAUSED MINOR FLOODING OF YARDS IN PORTIONS OF PARADISE VALLEY CAMPGROUND. |
| Aug 26, 1:30 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 5 E Dahlonega, GA | MUDSLIDE REPORTED NEAR THE COPPERMINES ROAD BRIDGE OVER THE CHESTATEE RIVER. |
| Aug 26, 1:30 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 5 Wnw Cleveland, GA | CULVERT PIPE AND ASPHALT ROAD WASHED OUT AT 277 MILL LANE. |
| Aug 26, 1:40 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 4 Wnw Cleveland, GA | TOWNS CREEK OVERFLOWED CONCRETE CULVERT AT ADAIR MILL ROAD WITH AT LEAST ONE FOOT OF WATER. WIDESPREAD MINOR FLOODING OCCURRED OF PASTURE UPSTREAM FROM THE CULVERT. |
| Aug 26, 1:40 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 7 E Dahlonega, GA | WAHOO CREEK WASHED OUT THE ROCK ROAD AROUND THE CULVERT PIPE ON WAHOO CREEK ROAD. |
| Aug 26, 1:50 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 5 Nw Cleveland, GA | MUDSLIDE ON KELLUM VALLEY ROAD. MUDSLIDE WAS 15 FEET WIDE BY 20 FEET TALL AND TEMPORARILY CLOSED THE ROAD. |
| Aug 26, 1:50 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 6 E Dahlonega, GA | A STREAM OVERFLOWED GEORGIA HIGHWAY 115 NEAR GRINDLE BROTHERS ROAD WITH AT LEAST ONE FOOT OF WATER. |
| Aug 26, 1:50 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 6 Se Dahlonega, GA | A STREAM OVERFLOWED MT OLIVE CHURCH ROAD WITH AT LEAST ONE FOOT OF WATER AND CAUSED MINOR FLOODING OF AN AGRICULTURAL FIELD UPSTREAM FROM THE BRIDGE. |
| Aug 26, 2:00 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 4 E Dahlonega, GA | PECKS MILL CREEK OVERFLOWED THE PECKS MILL CREEK ROAD AND CONCRETE SLAP BRIDGE WITH AT LEAST TWO FEET OF WATER. DAMAGE OCCURRED TO THE TWO CULVERT PIPES WITH SIGNIFICANT EROSION. |
| Aug 26, 2:30 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Helen, GA | THE CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER REACHED FLOOD STAGE OF 6 FEET. REPORTS OF FLOODING IN THE DOWNTOWN DISTRICT IMPACTING SOME STORES...RESTAURANTS AND PARKS. LARGE DEBRIS BLOCKAGE OF TREES AT THE BRIDGE IN HELEN. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 4.7 hours before the alert went out and 154 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
- 825 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 459 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 348 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 373 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.3
- Supercell composite
- 13.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WGUS52 KFFC 261640
FFWFFC
GAC187-311-262230-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FF.W.0012.080826T1640Z-080826T2230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1240 PM EDT TUE AUG 26 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
EASTERN LUMPKIN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
WHITE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA
* UNTIL 630 PM EDT
* AT 1230 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR
INDICATED 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER EASTERN LUMPKIN
AND WHITE COUNTIES SINCE 630 AM EDT. THE SOILS HAVE BECOME
COMPLETELY SATURATED WITH EXCESSIVE RUNOFF.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO UNICOI
STATE PARK...HELEN...CLEVELAND AND SAUTEE.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
WARNED AREA WITHIN THE NEXT HOUR.
FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS ARE IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD
RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER
COVERED BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS
A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING
WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.
IF YOU SEE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6.
LAT...LON 3466 8401 3472 8383 3479 8374 3474 8367
3451 8366 3453 8379 3446 8392
$$
162 follow-up statements
000
WGUS72 KFFC 261833
FFSFFC
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
233 PM EDT TUE AUG 26 2008
GAC187-311-262230-
/O.CON.KFFC.FF.W.0012.000000T0000Z-080826T2230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
LUMPKIN GA-WHITE GA-
233 PM EDT TUE AUG 26 2008
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM EDT FOR WHITE
AND EASTERN LUMPKIN COUNTIES...
AT 212 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
HEAVY RAIN BETWEEN CUMMING AND LAWRENCEVILLE MOVING TO THE
NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THIS HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE
WARNED AREA AROUND 330 PM EDT. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS AROUND
ONE HALF INCH IS POSSIBLE.
THE STAGE HEIGHT ON CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER IN HELEN HAS RISEN RAPIDLY
TO 5.7 FEET AT 200 PM EDT. FLOOD STAGE IS 6 FEET. THE RIVER MAY RISE
TO 7 FEET BEFORE CRESTING LATER THIS AFTERNOON.
THE LUMPKIN COUNTY EMA DIRECTOR REPORTS A MUDSLIDE NEAR THE
COPPERMINES ROAD BRIDGE THAT CROSSES THE CHESTATEE RIVER IN
EASTERN LUMPKIN COUNTY.
FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS ARE IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD
RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER
COVERED BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS
A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING
WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.
IF YOU SEE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6.
LAT...LON 3466 8401 3472 8383 3479 8374 3474 8367
3451 8366 3453 8379 3446 8392
$$
16000
WGUS72 KFFC 262036
FFSFFC
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
436 PM EDT TUE AUG 26 2008
GAC187-311-262230-
/O.CON.KFFC.FF.W.0012.000000T0000Z-080826T2230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
LUMPKIN GA-WHITE GA-
436 PM EDT TUE AUG 26 2008
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM EDT FOR WHITE
AND EASTERN LUMPKIN COUNTIES...
AT 421 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
HEAVY RAIN BETWEEN GAINESVILLE AND CLEVELAND MOVING TO THE
NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THIS HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE
WARNED AREA BY 530 PM EDT. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS AROUND
ONE HALF INCH IS POSSIBLE.
THE STAGE HEIGHT ON CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER IN HELEN CRESTED AT 6.0
FEET AT 230 PM EDT. FLOOD STAGE IS 6 FEET. THE RIVER LEVEL WAS 4.6
FEET AND FALLING AT 400 PM.
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND THE PUBLIC HAS REPORTED FLOODING IN
DOWNTOWN HELEN.
FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS ARE IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD
RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER
COVERED BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS
A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING
WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO UNICOI STATE
PARK AND SAUTEE
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT TUESDAY EVENING
FOR EASTERN GEORGIA.
IF YOU SEE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6.
LAT...LON 3466 8401 3472 8383 3479 8374 3474 8367
3451 8366 3453 8379 3446 8392
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 10:45 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Oglethorpe, Wilkes | 30 min |
| Aug 25, 11:08 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Wilkes | 52 min |
| Aug 25, 11:56 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Bibb, Houston, Twiggs | 49 min |
| Aug 26, 12:01 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Barrow, Gwinnett, Oconee, Walton | 44 min |
| Aug 26, 8:09 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Cobb, DeKalb, Fulton | 36 min |
| Aug 26, 9:21 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Cobb | 4 hr |
| Aug 26, 9:31 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Talbot, Taylor, Upson | 44 min |
| Aug 26, 9:59 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Lamar | 22 min |
| Aug 26, 11:34 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Crawford, Monroe | 41 min |
| Aug 26, 12:04 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Jasper, Jones | 41 min |
| Aug 26, 12:28 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Crisp | 47 min |
| Aug 26, 12:40 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Jasper, Morgan, Putnam | 50 min |
| Aug 26, 1:16 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Oconee, Walton | 29 min |
| Aug 26, 1:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clarke, Jackson, Madison | 30 min |
| Aug 26, 1:39 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Towns | 6 hr |
| Aug 26, 2:01 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Clarke, Oconee, Oglethorpe | 29 min |
| Aug 26, 2:07 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Banks, Jackson | 6 hr |
| Aug 26, 3:16 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Newton, Rockdale | 6 hr |
| Aug 26, 3:28 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Forsyth, Fulton | 6 hr |
| Aug 26, 3:49 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Hall, White | 41 min |
| Aug 26, 4:08 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Barrow, Jackson | 37 min |
| Aug 26, 4:10 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Dooly, Houston, Macon, Peach | 50 min |
| Aug 26, 4:36 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Banks, Jackson | 24 min |
| Aug 26, 4:55 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Greene, Oglethorpe | 50 min |
| Aug 26, 6:02 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Greene, Oglethorpe, Taliaferro, Wilkes | 58 min |
| Aug 26, 6:08 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Banks, Hall | 37 min |
| Aug 26, 6:24 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Jones | 38 min |
| Aug 26, 6:41 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Lumpkin, White | 6 hr |
| Aug 26, 7:00 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Wilkes | 15 min |
| Aug 26, 7:15 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | FFC | Hall | 6 hr |
| Aug 26, 7:31 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Hancock, Taliaferro, Warren | 44 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.