Alert archive / Georgia / Flash Flood Warnings in 2008
Flash Flood Warning 4, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this flash flood warning at May 13, 2008, 9:22 PM EDT for White County, 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
- May 13, 2008, 9:22 PM EDT (01:22 UTC)
- Expired
- May 14, 2008, 3:15 AM EDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Moderate
County White County, GA
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 145 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:28 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, 1.4 hours before the alert went out and 153 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1924 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -31 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -38 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 140123 FFWFFC GAC311-140715- /O.NEW.KFFC.FF.W.0004.080514T0122Z-080514T0715Z/ /00000.2.DM.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 922 PM EDT TUE MAY 13 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR A DAM FAILURE IN... WHITE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA * UNTIL 315 AM EDT AT 900 PM EDT...WENDY LAKE DAM HAS DEVELOPED A LARGE HOLE THAT WAS GROWING LARGER EACH HOUR. WATER LEVELS ALONG JENNYS CREEK HAD ALREADY RISEN 1.5 FEET AND 0.5 FEET ALONG TOWN CREEK. WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE RISING AS THE HOLE IN THE DAM GROWS LARGER. AREAS DOWNSTREAM FROM WENDY LAKE ALONG JENNYS CREEK AND TOWN CREEK SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR FLOODING AND TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. RESIDENTS DOWN STREAM ARE ADVISED TO BE PREPARED TO EVACUATE IF ADVISED BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES. IF ADVISED TO EVACUATE...FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS AS OUTLINED BY LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...CALL THE WHITE COUNTY 911 CENTER AT 7 0 6 8 6 5 0 9 1 1. REMEMBER...MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. 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 3462 8376 3459 8375 3459 8380 3462 8380 $$
4 follow-up statements
000 WGUS72 KFFC 140211 FFSFFC FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1010 PM EDT TUE MAY 13 2008 GAC311-140715- /O.CON.KFFC.FF.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080514T0715Z/ /00000.2.DM.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ WHITE GA- 1010 PM EDT TUE MAY 13 2008 ...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR POSSIBLE FAILURE OF WENDY LAKE DAM IN CENTRAL WHITE COUNTY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 AM EDT... AT 1010 PM EDT...A HOLE IN WENDY LAKE DAM...LOCATED ABOUT 4 MILES NORTHWEST OF CLEVELAND... CONTINUES TO ALLOW WATER TO FLOW DOWNSTREAM INTO JENNYS CREEK AND TOWN CREEK. WATER LEVELS IN JENNYS CREEK HAVE RISEN ABOUT 1.5 FEET... AND 0.5 FEET IN TOWN CREEK. WATER LEVELS COULD CONTINUE TO RISE OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS IF THE HOLE IN THE DAM GROWS LARGER. AT THIS TIME...FLOODING IS NOT IMMINENT. HOWEVER...RESIDENTS DOWN STREAM ALONG STANSEL ROAD... CREEKSIDE DRIVE... MOOREWOOD VALLEY TRAIL... DANIEL DRIVE... MARTIN DRIVE... AND CADY LANE SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE SITUATION FOR FURTHER INFORMATION FROM THE LOCAL OFFICIALS. THIS FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPIDLY RISING WATER ALONG JENNYS CREEK AND TOWN CREEK IF THE DAM WAS TO COMPLETELY FAIL. SO FAR...THE FLOW OF WATER OUT OF THE DAM HAS BEEN STEADY ENOUGH TO PREVENT RAPID RISES OF WATER...AND RESIDENTS DOWN STREAM SHOULD JUST REMAIN ALERT AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION IF ADVISED BY LOCAL OFFICIALS. LAT...LON 3462 8376 3459 8375 3459 8380 3462 8380 $$
000 WGUS72 KFFC 140333 FFSFFC FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1132 PM EDT TUE MAY 13 2008 GAC311-140715- /O.CON.KFFC.FF.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080514T0715Z/ /00000.2.DM.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ WHITE GA- 1132 PM EDT TUE MAY 13 2008 ...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR POSSIBLE FAILURE OF WENDY LAKE DAM IN CENTRAL WHITE COUNTY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 AM EDT... AT 1132 PM EDT...A HOLE AT THE BASE OF WENDY LAKE DAM CONTINUES TO ALLOW WATER TO FLOW DOWNSTREAM INTO JENNYS CREEK... GLADES CREEK AND TOWN CREEK. THE DAM IS LOCATED ABOUT 4 MILES NORTHWEST OF CLEVELAND. WATER LEVELS IN JENNYS CREEK...GLADES CREEK AND TOWN CREEK ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN AT HIGH LEVELS AS THE LAKE SLOWLY DRAINS DOWN. THIS FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPIDLY RISING WATER ALONG JENNYS CREEK...GLADES CREEK AND TOWN CREEK IF THE DAM WAS TO COMPLETELY FAIL. SO FAR...THE FLOW OF WATER OUT OF THE DAM HAS BEEN STEADY ENOUGH TO PREVENT RAPID RISES OF WATER. AT THIS TIME...FLOODING IS NOT IMMINENT. HOWEVER...RESIDENTS DOWN STREAM ALONG STANSEL ROAD... CREEKSIDE DRIVE... SPOTTED FAWN LANE... DEER WOODS TRAIL... MOOREWOOD VALLEY TRAIL... DANIEL DRIVE... MARTIN DRIVE... CADY LANE AND TOWN CREEK ROAD SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE SITUATION FOR FURTHER INFORMATION FROM LOCAL OFFICIALS. THERE ARE TWO ROADS THAT CROSS JENNYS CREEK...SPOTTED FAWN ROAD AND DEER WOODS TRAIL. BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL APPROACHING THESE AREAS AS THE ROADWAYS COULD BECOME INUNDATED WITH RISING WATER. REMEMBER...AT NIGHT IT IS ESPECIALLY HARD TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE ACROSS FLOODED ROADWAYS. LAT...LON 3462 8376 3459 8376 3459 8380 3461 8380 $$
000 WGUS72 KFFC 140506 FFSFFC FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1259 AM EDT WED MAY 14 2008 GAC311-140715- /O.CON.KFFC.FF.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080514T0715Z/ /00000.2.DM.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ WHITE GA- 1259 AM EDT WED MAY 14 2008 ...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR POSSIBLE FAILURE OF WENDY LAKE DAM IN CENTRAL WHITE COUNTY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 AM EDT... AT 1259 AM EDT...A HOLE AT THE BASE OF WENDY LAKE DAM CONTINUES TO ALLOW WATER TO FLOW DOWNSTREAM INTO JENNYS CREEK... GLADES CREEK AND TOWN CREEK. THE DAM IS LOCATED ABOUT 4 MILES NORTHWEST OF CLEVELAND. WATER LEVELS IN JENNYS CREEK...GLADES CREEK AND TOWN CREEK ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN AT HIGH LEVELS AS THE LAKE SLOWLY DRAINS DOWN. THIS FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPIDLY RISING WATER ALONG JENNYS CREEK...GLADES CREEK AND TOWN CREEK IF THE DAM WAS TO COMPLETELY FAIL. SO FAR...THE FLOW OF WATER OUT OF THE DAM HAS BEEN STEADY ENOUGH TO PREVENT RAPID RISES OF WATER. AT THIS TIME...FLOODING IS NOT IMMINENT. HOWEVER...RESIDENTS DOWN STREAM ALONG STANSEL ROAD... CREEKSIDE DRIVE... SPOTTED FAWN LANE... DEER WOODS TRAIL... MOOREWOOD VALLEY TRAIL... DANIEL DRIVE... MARTIN DRIVE... CADY LANE AND TOWN CREEK ROAD SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE SITUATION FOR FURTHER INFORMATION FROM LOCAL OFFICIALS. THERE ARE TWO ROADS THAT CROSS JENNYS CREEK...SPOTTED FAWN ROAD AND DEER WOODS TRAIL. BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL APPROACHING THESE AREAS AS THE ROADWAYS COULD BECOME INUNDATED WITH RISING WATER. REMEMBER...AT NIGHT IT IS ESPECIALLY HARD TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE ACROSS FLOODED ROADWAYS. LAT...LON 3462 8376 3459 8376 3459 8380 3461 8380 $$
000 WGUS72 KFFC 140717 FFSFFC FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 308 AM EDT WED MAY 14 2008 GAC311-140718- /O.EXP.KFFC.FF.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080514T0715Z/ /00000.2.DM.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ WHITE GA- 308 AM EDT WED MAY 14 2008 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE POSSIBLE FAILURE OF WENDY LAKE DAM IN CENTRAL WHITE COUNTY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 315 AM EDT... WATER FLOWING THROUGH THE HOLE AT THE BASE OF WENDY LAKE DAM HAS ENDED. WATER LEVELS IN JENNYS CREEK...GLADES CREEK AND TOWN CREEK ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN AT HIGH LEVELS FOR A FEW MORE HOURS...HOWEVER NO FLOODING IS EXPECTED. RESIDENTS DOWN STREAM ALONG STANSEL ROAD... CREEKSIDE DRIVE... SPOTTED FAWN LANE... DEER WOODS TRAIL... MOOREWOOD VALLEY TRAIL... DANIEL DRIVE... MARTIN DRIVE... CADY LANE AND TOWN CREEK ROAD SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE SITUATION UNTIL THE HOLE IN THE DAM IS REPAIRED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. LAT...LON 3462 8376 3459 8376 3459 8380 3461 8380 $$
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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.