Alert archive / Georgia / Flash Flood Warnings in 2008
Flash Flood Warning 5, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this flash flood warning at Jun 16, 2008, 12:47 AM EDT for Crawford County, Georgia. It was in force for 5 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
- Jun 16, 2008, 12:47 AM EDT (04:47 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 16, 2008, 5:39 AM EDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Crawford County, GA
The radar
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 48 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:50 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, 4.8 hours before the alert went out and 93 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
- 96 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -60 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2268 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 7 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -7 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -5 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 160449
FFWFFC
GAC079-161045-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FF.W.0005.080616T0447Z-080616T1045Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1247 AM EDT MON JUN 16 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
CRAWFORD COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA
* UNTIL 645 AM EDT
* AT 1242 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
BETWEEN 4 AND 5 INCHES OF RAIN OVER THE PAST 3 HOURS OVER NORTHEAST
CRAWFORD COUNTY OVER THE DEEP CREEK AREA.
* THE HEAVY RAIN WILL LIKELY CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 1 TO 2 HOURS
PRODUCING ANOTHER 1 INCH OF RAIN OVER THE SAME AREA.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE
UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.
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 3280 8388 3273 8382 3269 8376 3262 8386
3275 8396
TIME...MOT...LOC 0447Z 180DEG 0KT 3274 8387
$$2 follow-up statements
000
WGUS72 KFFC 160818
FFSFFC
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
415 AM EDT MON JUN 16 2008
GAC079-161045-
/O.CON.KFFC.FF.W.0005.000000T0000Z-080616T1045Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CRAWFORD GA-
415 AM EDT MON JUN 16 2008
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 AM EDT FOR
CRAWFORD COUNTY...
ALTHOUGH THE HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED IN CRAWFORD COUNTY...THE RUNOFF
FROM THE HEAVY RAIN EARLIER COULD STILL BE PRODUCING
FLOODING...MAINLY ALONG DEEP CREEK IN NORTHEAST CRAWFORD COUNTY.
THEREFORE A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 AM.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE
UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY...THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
IF YOU SEE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6.
LAT...LON 3280 8388 3273 8382 3269 8376 3262 8386
3275 8396
TIME...MOT...LOC 0815Z 180DEG 0KT 3274 8387
$$000
WGUS72 KFFC 160939
FFSFFC
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
539 AM EDT MON JUN 16 2008
GAC079-160949-
/O.CAN.KFFC.FF.W.0005.000000T0000Z-080616T1045Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CRAWFORD GA-
539 AM EDT MON JUN 16 2008
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR CRAWFORD COUNTY...
THE THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING IN THE DEEP CREEK AREA HAS DIMINISHED
AND THEREFORE THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
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 3280 8388 3273 8382 3269 8376 3262 8386
3275 8396
TIME...MOT...LOC 0939Z 180DEG 0KT 3274 8387
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 15, 8:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Hancock | 44 min |
| Jun 15, 9:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Laurens | 49 min |
| Jun 15, 9:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Hancock, Warren | 50 min |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in Georgia, 2008Every flash flood warning in 2008
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.