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Areal Flood Warning 10, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this areal flood warning at Feb 28, 2009, 1:05 PM EST for Lamar County, Spalding 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 counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 28, 2009, 1:05 PM EST (18:05 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 28, 2009, 6:00 PM EST
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Lamar County, GA, Spalding County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 39 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:07 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 12:00Z, 6.1 hours before the alert went out and 35 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
- 509 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 524 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 700 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this areal flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Atlanta, GA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this areal flood warning went out at Feb 28, 10:31 AM EST, 2 hours 34 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 28, 10:31 AM EST, 2 hours 34 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 28, 7:00 AM EST, 6 hours 5 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 700 AM EST SAT FEB 28 2009 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-011200- BALDWIN-BANKS-BARROW-BARTOW-BIBB-BLECKLEY-BUTTS-CARROLL-CATOOSA- CHATTAHOOCHEE-CHATTOOGA-CHEROKEE-CLARKE-CLAYTON-COBB-COWETA- CRAWFORD-CRISP-DADE-DAWSON-DEKALB-DODGE-DOOLY-DOUGLAS-EMANUEL- FANNIN-FAYETTE-FLOYD-FORSYTH-GILMER-GLASCOCK-GORDON-GREENE- GWINNETT-HALL-HANCOCK-HARALSON-HARRIS-HEARD-HENRY-HOUSTON-JACKSON- JASPER-JEFFERSON-JOHNSON-JONES-LAMAR-LAURENS-LUMPKIN-MACON- MADISON-MARION-MERIWETHER-MONROE-MONTGOMERY-MORGAN-MURRAY- MUSCOGEE-NEWTON-NORTH FULTON-OCONEE-OGLETHORPE-PAULDING-PEACH- PICKENS-PIKE-POLK-PULASKI-PUTNAM-ROCKDALE-SCHLEY-SOUTH FULTON- SPALDING-STEWART-SUMTER-TALBOT-TALIAFERRO-TAYLOR-TELFAIR-TOOMBS- TOWNS-TREUTLEN-TROUP-TWIGGS-UNION-UPSON-WALKER-WALTON-WARREN- WASHINGTON-WEBSTER-WHEELER-WHITE-WHITFIELD-WILCOX-WILKES- WILKINSON- 700 AM EST SAT FEB 28 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT RIVER AND STREAM FLOODING WITH ISOLATED FLASH FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER NORTH AND PARTS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA TODAY. ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THIS MORNING INTO THIS AFTERNOON FOR CENTRAL GEORGIA. .SYNOPSIS... LOW PRESSURE HAD DEVELOPED OVER MISSISSIPPI WITH A NEARLY STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE LOW ACROSS NORTHERN ALABAMA AND NORTHERN GEORGIA. A STRONG CLOSED UPPER LOW WILL MOVE FROM THE MIDWEST INTO THE SOUTHEAST TODAY...PUSHING THE FRONT SOUTHEAST TOWARD THE COAST TONIGHT. .PRIMARY HAZARDS... THE PRIMARY HAZARD TODAY WILL BE RIVER...STREAM...AND CREEK FLOODING ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA...WITH ISOLATED FLASH FLOODING. ADDITIONALLY...THERE IS A THREAT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH DAMAGING WIND...LARGE HAIL...AND POSSIBLY ISOLATED TORNADOES IN MAINLY CENTRAL GEORGIA THIS MORNING INTO THIS AFTERNOON. .DISCUSSION... A SHORT WAVE IN THE MIDWEST WILL CLOSE OFF AND CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN...SWEEPING TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST STATES TODAY...THEN INTO NORTH FLORIDA BY SUNDAY. MEANWHILE...A FRONTAL BOUNDARY HAD STALLED OVER EXTREME NORTH GEORGIA AND SHOULD REMAIN THERE DURING THE DAY. THE AIR MASS WILL BEGIN TO DESTABILIZE THIS MORNING IN ADVANCE OF THE APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM. THE INCREASING DYNAMICS WILL PROVIDE THE THREAT FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...GENERALLY OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA TODAY. WITH THESE STORMS...DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...AND ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL TRAIN ALONG AND NEAR THE STALLED FRONT IN NORTH GEORGIA TODAY...RESULTING IN MINOR CREEK AND STREAM FLOODING AND SOME LOCAL STREET FLOODING. WRAP AROUND MOISTURE SHOULD BRING A CHANCE OF SNOW TO NORTH GEORGIA LATE TONIGHT. LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY THERE IS A CHANCE OF SNOW ACROSS MUCH OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA SUNDAY. ACCUMULATION UP TO ONE INCH POSSIBLE MAINLY ACROSS THE NORTH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST INFORMATION FOR POSSIBLE ACTIVATION ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Feb 28, 10:00 AM EST, 3 hours 5 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1000 AM EST SAT FEB 28 2009 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-010200- DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS- CHATTOOGA-GORDON-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE-FLOYD-BARTOW- CHEROKEE-FORSYTH-HALL-BANKS-JACKSON-MADISON-POLK-PAULDING-COBB- NORTH FULTON-GWINNETT-BARROW-CLARKE-OCONEE-OGLETHORPE-WILKES- HARALSON-CARROLL-DOUGLAS-SOUTH FULTON-DEKALB-ROCKDALE-WALTON- NEWTON-MORGAN-GREENE-TALIAFERRO-HEARD-COWETA-FAYETTE-CLAYTON- SPALDING-HENRY-BUTTS-JASPER-PUTNAM-HANCOCK-WARREN-TROUP- MERIWETHER-PIKE-UPSON-LAMAR-MONROE-JONES-BALDWIN-WASHINGTON- GLASCOCK-JEFFERSON-HARRIS-TALBOT-TAYLOR-CRAWFORD-BIBB-TWIGGS- WILKINSON-JOHNSON-EMANUEL-MUSCOGEE-CHATTAHOOCHEE-MARION-SCHLEY- MACON-PEACH-HOUSTON-BLECKLEY-LAURENS-TREUTLEN-STEWART-WEBSTER- SUMTER-DOOLY-CRISP-PULASKI-WILCOX-DODGE-TELFAIR-WHEELER- MONTGOMERY-TOOMBS- 1000 AM EST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...ACCUMULATING SNOW POSSIBLE OVER MUCH OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA SUNDAY... A STRONG UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTH GEORGIA LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...THEN EXIT OFF THE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST SUNDAY NIGHT. THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD PRECIPITATION ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA...BEGINNING AS LIGHT RAIN TONIGHT IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA...AND THEN BECOMING A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW LATE TONIGHT OVER WESTERN GEORGIA BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL SNOW FROM WEST TO EAST. THE COLDEST AIR ALOFT AND NEAR THE SURFACE APPEARS LIKELY TO SHIFT INTO CENTRAL GEORGIA BEFORE PARTS OF NORTH AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA...CLOSER TO THE TRACK OF THE CENTER OF THE UPPER LEVEL LOW STORM SYSTEM. THEREFORE...AREAS NEAR COLUMBUS AND AMERICUS COULD SEE A SWITCH TO SNOW BEFORE AREAS NORTH AND NORTHEAST OF ATLANTA. UNCERTAINTY STILL REMAINS CONCERNING ACCUMULATIONS. WITH THE GROUND STILL RELATIVELY WARM AND THE SNOW MELTING AS IT FALLS INTO THE WARMER AIR NEAR THE GROUND...ANY SNOW THAT FALLS INITIALLY SHOULD MELT. TEMPERATURES AT THE SURFACE ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE MID AND UPPER 30S OVER MUCH OF NORTH GEORGIA AND IN THE LOW 40S OVER AREAS SOUTH AND EAST OF MACON. HOWEVER...AS THE COLDER AIR PRESSES EAST AND SOUTH DURING THE DAY...BANDS OF MODERATE SNOW COULD RESULT IN LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS MUCH OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. AREAS NORTH AND WEST OF A CORDELE TO LOUISVILLE LINE COULD SEE ACCUMULATIONS AROUND AN INCH BY SUNDAY EVENING. MOST OF THE ACCUMULATION SHOULD BE CONFINED TO GRASSY AND ELEVATED ROAD SURFACES SUCH AS BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. HOWEVER...IF PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW OCCUR...ISOLATED ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES COULD FALL ON ROADWAYS. AREAS SOUTH OF THE CORDELE TO LOUISVILLE LINE WILL SEE LITTLE OR NO ACCUMULATIONS WHERE TEMPERATURES REMAIN IN THE UPPER 30S. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR FAVORITE TELEVISION OR RADIO STATION...FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS OR ADVISORIES ON THIS WINTER WEATHER SITUATION.
Special weather statement, Feb 28, 10:46 AM EST, 2 hours 19 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1046 AM EST SAT FEB 28 2009 GAZ080-092-093-281615- 1046 AM EST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR PEA SIZED HAIL IN SCHLEY...TAYLOR AND MACON COUNTIES UNTIL 1115 AM EST... AT 1044 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER CONCORD...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. PEA SIZED HAIL AND TORRENTIAL RAINS CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS SCHLEY...TAYLOR AND MACON COUNTIES. DRIVERS SHOULD USE CAUTION AS INTENSE RAINFALL WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES. PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS IS ALSO LIKELY. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. CONTINUE TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO...WEATHER.GOV OR OTHER MEDIA OUTLETS FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS ON THESE STORMS.
Local storm report, Feb 28, 10:56 AM EST, 2 hours 9 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1056 AM EST SAT FEB 28 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0930 AM TSTM WND DMG 15 SW HAMILTON 32.61N 85.06W
02/28/2009 HARRIS GA LAW ENFORCEMENT
ONE TREE DOWN NEAR GOAT ROCK LAKE DAM.
&&
GRIFFITHSpecial weather statement, Feb 28, 10:58 AM EST, 2 hours 7 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1058 AM EST SAT FEB 28 2009 GAZ089-090-281630- 1058 AM EST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR 50 MPH WINDS IN CHATTAHOOCHEE AND MUSCOGEE COUNTIES UNTIL 1130 AM EST... AT 1056 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER VISTA TERRACE...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH. WIND GUSTS OF 50 MPH ARE LIKELY AS THESE STORMS MOVE ACROSS CHATTAHOOCHEE AND MUSCOGEE COUNTIES THROUGH 1130 AM EST. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE VISTA TERRACE...LAUREL HILLS...COLUMBUS METROPOLITAN AIRPORT...HIGHLAND PARK...AVONDALE... SAINT MARYS HILLS...BENNING PARK...BENNING HILLS...CARTER ACRES... BATTLE PARK...CUSTER ROAD TERRACE...SAND HILL...COLUMBUS...FLAT ROCK AND ROSE HILL. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. CONTINUE TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO...WEATHER.GOV OR OTHER MEDIA OUTLETS FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS ON THESE STORMS.
Special weather statement, Feb 28, 11:24 AM EST, 1 hour 41 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1124 AM EST SAT FEB 28 2009 GAZ089>091-281745- 1124 AM EST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR HEAVY RAIN IN CHATTAHOOCHEE...MARION AND MUSCOGEE COUNTIES UNTIL 1245 PM EST... AT 1119 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN PASSING OVER THE COLUMBUS AND FORT BENNING AREA. THESE STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE TO THE EAST TO NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH TOWARD BUENA VISTA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 2 AND 3 INCHES INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS CHATTAHOOCHEE...MARION AND MUSCOGEE COUNTIES...INCLUDING AREAS AROUND ZELLOBEE...CHRISTOPHER...FORT BENNING/LAWSON ARMY AIR FIELD...CUSSETA...BATTLE PARK...CUSTER ROAD TERRACE...EELBECK/WEST FORT BENNING...VISTA TERRACE...LAUREL HILLS...COLUMBUS METROPOLITAN AIRPORT...GREEN ISLAND HILLS...HIGHLAND PARK...AVONDALE...SAINT MARYS HILLS AND BENNING PARK. DRIVERS SHOULD USE CAUTION AS INTENSE RAINFALL WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES. TEMPORARY STREET FLOODING OR PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS IS ALSO LIKELY. LOW LYING AREAS AND DITCHES MAY BECOME FLOODED. 16
Special weather statement, Feb 28, 12:16 PM EST, 49 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1216 PM EST SAT FEB 28 2009 GAZ103-104-281800- 1216 PM EST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR 50 MPH WINDS IN SUMTER AND WEBSTER COUNTIES UNTIL 100 PM EST... AT 1214 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER CENTERPOINT...MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH. WIND GUSTS OF 50 MPH ARE LIKELY AS THESE STORMS MOVE ACROSS SUMTER AND WEBSTER COUNTIES THROUGH 100 PM EST. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE LEVERETTS...KIMBROUGH...CENTERPOINT... WESTON...PRESTON...DUMAS...PLAINS...CROXTON CROSSROADS...SUMTER... MADDOX...AMERICUS...HUNTINGTON...NEW ERA...PENNINGTON AND LAMAR. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. CONTINUE TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO...WEATHER.GOV OR OTHER MEDIA OUTLETS FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS ON THESE STORMS.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 28, 8:58 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Clarke, Greene, Oconee | 5 days |
| Feb 28, 9:03 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Harris | 57 min |
| Feb 28, 9:23 AM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Harris, Muscogee | 52 min |
| Feb 28, 9:40 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Muscogee | 50 min |
| Feb 28, 9:52 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Macon, Marion, Schley, Taylor | 53 min |
| Feb 28, 10:13 AM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Marion | 47 min |
| Feb 28, 11:05 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Houston, Macon, Peach, Schley, Taylor | 40 min |
| Feb 28, 11:14 AM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Macon | 37 min |
| Feb 28, 11:18 AM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Crawford, Macon, Peach, Taylor | 27 min |
| Feb 28, 11:32 AM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Houston, Pulaski | 58 min |
| Feb 28, 11:35 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dooly, Macon, Pulaski | 40 min |
| Feb 28, 12:04 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bleckley, Dodge, Pulaski, Wilcox | 56 min |
| Feb 28, 12:42 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Sumter | 33 min |
| Feb 28, 12:55 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dodge, Laurens, Montgomery, Telfair, Treutlen, Wheeler | 50 min |
| Feb 28, 12:57 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dooly | 48 min |
| Feb 28, 1:05 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Crisp, Wilcox | 40 min |
| Feb 28, 1:10 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Crisp, Dooly, Wilcox | 50 min |
| Feb 28, 1:36 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | FFC | Haralson | 5 hr |
| Feb 28, 1:38 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Dodge, Telfair | 46 min |
| Feb 28, 1:52 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dodge, Laurens, Telfair, Wheeler | 38 min |
| Feb 28, 2:24 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Montgomery, Telfair, Toombs, Wheeler | 51 min |
| Feb 28, 3:20 PM EST | Wind Advisory | FFC | Baldwin, Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Bibb, Bleckley and 90 more | 31 hr |
| Feb 28, 3:41 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | FFC | Baldwin, Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Bibb, Bleckley and 73 more | 31 hr |
| Feb 28, 6:00 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Hancock, Washington | 35 min |
Nearby
Areal Flood Warnings in Georgia, 2009Every areal flood warning in 2009
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.