Alert archive / Georgia / Flash Flood Warnings in 2008
Flash Flood Warning 13, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this flash flood warning at Aug 26, 2008, 1:39 PM EDT for Towns County, Georgia. It was in force for 6 hr. 1 report 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, 1:39 PM EDT (17:39 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 26, 2008, 7:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Towns County, GA
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 132 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:41 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, 2:15 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 5 Sse Hiawassee, GA | THE HIWASSEE RIVER REACHED FLOOD STAGE OF 10 FEET. MINOR FLOODING OF THE ENCHANTED VALLEY RESORT AREA AROUND 1 MILE DOWNSTREAM FROM THE STREAM GAGE. |
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, 5.7 hours before the alert went out and 184 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 261739
FFWFFC
GAC281-262330-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FF.W.0013.080826T1739Z-080826T2330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
139 PM EDT TUE AUG 26 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL TOWNS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA
* UNTIL 730 PM EDT
* AT 131 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER TOWNS COUNTY 730 AM EDT.
THE SOILS HAVE BECOME COMPLETELY SATURATED WITH EXCESSIVE RUNOFF.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO HIAWASSEE
AND MACEDONIA.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS AROUND ONE HALF INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
WARNED AREA WITHIN THE NEXT HOUR.
FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS 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 3494 8362 3488 8363 3488 8364 3487 8365
3483 8366 3483 8365 3480 8366 3480 8375
3494 8383
$$
163 follow-up statements
000
WGUS72 KFFC 261844
FFSFFC
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
244 PM EDT TUE AUG 26 2008
GAC281-262330-
/O.CON.KFFC.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-080826T2330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
TOWNS GA-
244 PM EDT TUE AUG 26 2008
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM EDT FOR
CENTRAL TOWNS COUNTY...
AT 229 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
HEAVY RAIN BETWEEN CUMMING AND LAWRENCEVILLE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST
AT 30 MPH. THIS HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE WARNED AREA
AROUND 400 PM EDT. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS AROUND ONE HALF TO
ONE INCH IS POSSIBLE.
THE STAGE HEIGHT ON THE HIWASSEE RIVER AT RIVERSIDE DRIVE JUST
UPSTREAM FROM THE ENCHANTED VALLEY RESORT HAS RISEN RAPIDLY TO 10
FEET AT 215 PM EDT. FLOOD STAGE IS 10 FEET. THE RIVER MAY RISE TO 12
FEET BEFORE CRESTING LATER THIS AFTERNOON. RESIDENTS ALONG THE
HIWASSEE RIVER SHOULD MONITOR CLOSELY FOR POSSIBLE EVACUATION.
FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS ARE IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD
RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER
COVERED BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS
A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING
WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.
IF YOU SEE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6.
LAT...LON 3494 8362 3488 8363 3488 8364 3487 8365
3483 8366 3483 8365 3480 8366 3480 8375
3494 8383
$$
16000
WGUS72 KFFC 262048
FFSFFC
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
448 PM EDT TUE AUG 26 2008
GAC281-262330-
/O.CON.KFFC.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-080826T2330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
TOWNS GA-
448 PM EDT TUE AUG 26 2008
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM EDT FOR
CENTRAL TOWNS COUNTY...
AT 432 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
HEAVY RAIN LOCATED ALONG A LINE FROM MARION TO ALPHARETTA MOVING TO
THE NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THIS HEAVY RAIN MAY MOVE INTO THE WARNED
AREA AROUND 630 PM EDT. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE HALF
TO ONE INCH IS POSSIBLE.
THE STAGE HEIGHT ON THE HIWASSEE RIVER AT RIVERSIDE DRIVE JUST
UPSTREAM FROM THE ENCHANTED VALLEY RESORT APPEARS TO HAVE CRESTED AT
10.4 FEET AROUND 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON. FLOOD STAGE IS 10 FEET. THE
CURRENT RIVER STAGE IS 10.3 FEET AND IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN STEADY OR
SLOWLY FALL THROUGH THIS EVENING. RESIDENTS ALONG THE HIWASSEE RIVER
SHOULD MONITOR CLOSELY FOR POSSIBLE EVACUATION.
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 3494 8362 3488 8363 3488 8364 3487 8365
3483 8366 3483 8365 3480 8366 3480 8375
3494 8383
$$000
WGUS72 KFFC 262327
FFSFFC
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
727 PM EDT TUE AUG 26 2008
GAC281-262334-
/O.EXP.KFFC.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-080826T2330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
TOWNS GA-
727 PM EDT TUE AUG 26 2008
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 730 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL
TOWNS COUNTY...
THE THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING HAS DIMINISHED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.
SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE MOVING ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THIS
EVENING...WITH ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF LESS THAN ONE-QUARTER
INCH.
IF YOU SEE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6.
LAT...LON 3494 8362 3488 8363 3488 8364 3487 8365
3483 8366 3483 8365 3480 8366 3480 8375
3494 8383
$$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 | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Lumpkin, White | 6 hr |
| 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, 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.