Flash Flood Warning 15, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Aug 26, 2008, 3:16 PM EDT (19:16 UTC)

Expired

Aug 26, 2008, 9:15 PM EDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

Counties Newton County, GA, Rockdale County, GA

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:20 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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

000 
WGUS52 KFFC 261916
FFWFFC
GAC217-247-270115-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FF.W.0015.080826T1916Z-080827T0115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
316 PM EDT TUE AUG 26 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN NEWTON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
  ROCKDALE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA

* UNTIL 915 PM EDT

* AT 308 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   
  POTENTIAL FLASH FLOODING FROM WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAIN OF 2 TO 3      
  INCHES OVER THE WARNED AREA SINCE NOON.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO MILSTEAD...
  LAKEVIEW ESTATES AND CONYERS.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...AS WELL AS HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES.
ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF
CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.

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 3374 8404 3367 8388 3350 8402 3352 8405
      3354 8405 3355 8406 3355 8408 3360 8413

$$

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000 
WGUS72 KFFC 270116
FFSFFC

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
916 PM EDT TUE AUG 26 2008

GAC217-247-270126-
/O.EXP.KFFC.FF.W.0015.000000T0000Z-080827T0115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
NEWTON GA-ROCKDALE GA-
916 PM EDT TUE AUG 26 2008

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR ROCKDALE AND NORTHWESTERN
NEWTON COUNTIES...

THE THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING HAS DIMINISHED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.

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 3374 8404 3367 8388 3350 8402 3352 8405
      3354 8405 3355 8406 3355 8408 3360 8413

$$

Flash Flood Warnings in Georgia, 2008Every flash flood warning in 2008

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.