Alert archive / Georgia / Flash Flood Warnings in 2008
Flash Flood Warning 18, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this flash flood warning at Dec 10, 2008, 5:53 AM EST for 8 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 6 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
- Dec 10, 2008, 5:53 AM EST (10:53 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 10, 2008, 11:42 AM EST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Chattooga County, GA, Fannin County, GA, Floyd County, GA, Gilmer County, GA, Gordon County, GA, Murray County, GA, Walker County, GA, Whitfield County, GA
The radar
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 141 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:56 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 00:00Z, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 144 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
- 4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -86 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1004 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 291 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 366 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WGUS52 KFFC 101053
FFWFFC
GAC055-111-115-123-129-213-295-313-101700-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FF.W.0018.081210T1053Z-081210T1700Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
553 AM EST WED DEC 10 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
FANNIN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
GILMER COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
CHATTOOGA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA
FLOYD COUNTY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA
GORDON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA
MURRAY COUNTY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA
SOUTHEASTERN WALKER COUNTY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA
SOUTHERN WHITFIELD COUNTY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA
* UNTIL NOON EST
* AT 549 AM EST...THE PUBLIC REPORTED FLASH FLOODING FROM
THUNDERSTORMS AND HEAVY RAIN OVER THE WARNED AREA.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
WHITESTONE...TILTON...TALONA...REDBUD...RAMHURST...PISGAH...
OOSTANAULA...OAKMAN...NICKELSVILLE...MARION...LOVING...JAMES H.
FLOYD STATE PARK...FORT MOUNTAIN STATE PARK...EVERETT SPRINGS...
EPWORTH...CHERRY LOG...CHATTOOGAVILLE...AUDUBON...SHANNON...ROME...
MCCAYSVILLE...LINDALE...FAIRMOUNT...ELLIJAY...CHATSWORTH...CAVE
SPRING...CALHOUN AND BLUE RIDGE.
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.
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS...OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH...ON FOOT OR IN
AN AUTOMOBILE.
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 3498 8413 3493 8418 3488 8411 3480 8415
3479 8410 3472 8410 3460 8419 3461 8419
3458 8433 3454 8437 3455 8464 3441 8466
3440 8500 3411 8504 3409 8542 3458 8552
3459 8523 3489 8482 3492 8484 3500 8479
$$2 follow-up statements
000
WGUS72 KFFC 101325
FFSFFC
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
825 AM EST WED DEC 10 2008
GAC055-111-115-123-129-213-295-313-101700-
/O.CON.KFFC.FF.W.0018.000000T0000Z-081210T1700Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
FLOYD GA-CHATTOOGA GA-GORDON GA-GILMER GA-FANNIN GA-WALKER GA-
WHITFIELD GA-MURRAY GA-
825 AM EST WED DEC 10 2008
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST FOR
MURRAY...SOUTHERN WHITFIELD...SOUTHEASTERN WALKER...FANNIN...
GILMER...GORDON...CHATTOOGA AND FLOYD COUNTIES...
AT 817 AM EST...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED THAT
WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAIN HAS FORCED NUMEROUS ROAD CLOSURES OVER THE
WARNED AREA.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO TILTON...
RAMHURST...PISGAH...LOVING...GREGORY...FORT MOUNTAIN STATE PARK...
EPWORTH...CRANDALL...CHERRY LOG...MCCAYSVILLE...ELLIJAY...DALTON...
CHATSWORTH AND BLUE RIDGE
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF TWO TO THREE INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS...HAS FALLEN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA THIS MORNING. ADDITIONAL
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA
THIS MORNING. MANY SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE EXPERIENCING RAPID
RISES.
IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE POTENTIALLY
DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS FLOODED
ROADS...FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT ONLY TAKES A FEW INCHES OF SWIFTLY
FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.
IF YOU SEE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6.
LAT...LON 3498 8413 3493 8418 3488 8411 3480 8415
3479 8410 3472 8410 3460 8419 3461 8419
3458 8433 3454 8437 3455 8464 3441 8466
3440 8500 3411 8504 3409 8542 3458 8552
3459 8523 3489 8482 3492 8484 3500 8479
$$000
WGUS72 KFFC 101642
FFSFFC
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1142 AM EST WED DEC 10 2008
GAC055-111-115-123-129-213-295-313-101715-
/O.CAN.KFFC.FF.W.0018.000000T0000Z-081210T1700Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
FLOYD GA-CHATTOOGA GA-GORDON GA-GILMER GA-FANNIN GA-WALKER GA-
WHITFIELD GA-MURRAY GA-
1142 AM EST WED DEC 10 2008
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR MURRAY...SOUTHERN
WHITFIELD...SOUTHEASTERN WALKER...FANNIN...GILMER...GORDON...
CHATTOOGA AND FLOYD COUNTIES...
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES OCCURRED FROM SUMMERVILLE THROUGH
CALHOUN AND ELLIJAY TO BLUE RIDGE THIS MORNING. ONLY LIGHTER AMOUNTS
OF RAIN ARE EXPECTED FOR THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT IN
THIS AREA.
MOST OF THE CREEKS AND RIVERS IN THE PREVIOUSLY WARNED AREA ARE
HAVING SIGNIFICANT RISES...BUT ARE EXPECTED TO STAY WITHIN THEIR
BANKS. HOWEVER...A FLOOD WATCH WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR NORTH
GEORGIA THROUGH NOON ON THURSDAY.
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 3498 8413 3493 8418 3488 8411 3480 8415
3479 8410 3472 8410 3460 8419 3461 8419
3458 8433 3454 8437 3455 8464 3441 8466
3440 8500 3411 8504 3409 8542 3458 8552
3459 8523 3489 8482 3492 8484 3500 8479
$$
16The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 10, 4:25 AM EST | Flash Flood Watch | FFC | Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Carroll, Catoosa, Chattooga and 30 more | 6 hr |
| Dec 10, 5:22 AM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Chattooga | 38 min |
| Dec 10, 7:39 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Haralson, Paulding, Polk | 33 min |
| Dec 10, 7:59 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll | 34 min |
| Dec 10, 8:15 AM EST | High Wind Warning | FFC | Fannin, Gilmer, Lumpkin, Towns, Union, White | 3 hr |
| Dec 10, 9:46 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Henry, Rockdale | 29 min |
| Dec 10, 10:11 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Dade | 6 hr |
| Dec 10, 10:49 AM EST | Flood Watch | FFC | Baldwin, Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Bibb, Bleckley and 90 more | 28 hr |
| Dec 10, 2:30 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Forsyth, Fulton | 31 hr |
| Dec 10, 3:03 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Wilkinson | 27 min |
| Dec 10, 4:23 PM EST | Wind Advisory | FFC | Baldwin, Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Bibb, Bleckley and 90 more | 41 hr |
| Dec 10, 5:30 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Emanuel, Treutlen | 28 min |
| Dec 10, 5:58 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | FFC | Forsyth | 4 hr |
Nearby
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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.