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Areal Flood Warning 55, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this areal flood warning at Sep 21, 2009, 9:48 PM EDT for 6 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 12 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
- Sep 21, 2009, 9:48 PM EDT (01:48 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 22, 2009, 9:45 AM EDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Catoosa County, GA, Chattooga County, GA, Dade County, GA, Murray County, GA, Walker County, GA, Whitfield County, GA
The radar
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:49 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 Sep 21, 7:18 PM EDT, 2 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 21, 7:18 PM EDT, 2 hours 30 minutes before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 538 AM EDT MON SEP 21 2009 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-221000- 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- 538 AM EDT MON SEP 21 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED WITH HEAVY RAINFALL AND AREAS OF SIGNIFICANT FLOODING. .SYNOPSIS... A PERSISTENT LOW PRESSURE OVER THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY CONTINUES TO DRAW A VERY MOIST TROPICAL AIRMASS NORTHWARD FROM THE GULF INTO MUCH OF THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES. A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL WEATHER DISTURBANCES CROSSING GEORGIA TODAY ALONG WITH SOUTHEASTERLY UPSLOPE FLOW WILL ENHANCE RAINFALL ACROSS THE LOCAL AREA TODAY. .PRIMARY HAZARDS... HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLOODING WILL BE THE MAIN HAZARDS TODAY AND TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA. OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE WITH SOME OF THE STRONGER STORMS. .DISCUSSION... THE ATMOSPHERE REMAINS VERY MOIST WITH PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES AROUND 2 INCHES. SOILS ARE SATURATED AFTER SEVERAL DAYS OF WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AND ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED TODAY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA. THIS MAY LEAD TO ADDITIONAL FLOODING ALONG CREEKS...STREAMS...RIVERS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS. A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY AGAIN ON TUESDAY. THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FOR THE REST OF THE PERIOD. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT REQUESTED BUT SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT REPORTS OF HEAVY RAIN AND FLOODING THROUGH THE WEB BY GOING TO WEATHER.GOV/ATLANTA.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Sep 21, 7:11 PM EDT, 2 hours 37 minutes before
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 726 PM EDT MON SEP 21 2009 GAZ036-038-039-049>051-059>061-220030- 726 PM EDT MON SEP 21 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR 45 MPH WINDS IN HANCOCK...PUTNAM... JASPER...TALIAFERRO...GREENE...MORGAN...WILKES...OGLETHORPE AND CLARKE COUNTIES UNTIL 830 PM EDT... AT 715 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTAINING VERY HEAVY RAIN...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH FROM CRAWFORD TO WOODVILLE TO EATONTON ...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. IN ADDITION TO GUSTY WINDS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING...RUNOFF FROM THESE STORMS WILL CAUSE MINOR FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES ACROSS THE AREA INCLUDING AREAS AROUND WARFIELD...WILLARD...HARMONY...ROCK EAGLE 4-H CENTER ...EATONTON...CAREY...PENFIELD...WOODVILLE... GREENSBORO...DUNLAP ...STEPHENS...MAXEYS...HUTCHINGS...CRAWFORD AND ARNOLDSVILLE. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE SUBJECT TO MINOR FLOODING.
Local storm report, Sep 21, 7:45 PM EDT, 2 hours 3 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
745 PM EDT MON SEP 21 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0700 PM FLOOD 5 N CONYERS 33.74N 84.01W
09/21/2009 ROCKDALE GA COUNTY OFFICIAL
2 SUBDIVISIONS HAVE BEEN EVACUATED DUE TO FLOODING...A
THIRD EVACUATION IS PENDING. 15-18 ROADS HAVE BEEN CLOSED
DUE TO FLOODING...MAINLY IN THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE
COUNTY.
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RYANSpecial weather statement, Sep 21, 8:07 PM EDT, 1 hour 41 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 807 PM EDT MON SEP 21 2009 GAZ058-069>071-080-081-220100- 807 PM EDT MON SEP 21 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING IN TAYLOR...CRAWFORD...UPSON...MONROE...LAMAR AND BUTTS COUNTIES UNTIL 900 PM EDT... AT 802 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTAINING HEAVY RAIN ...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES HAVE FALLEN AND AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH 9 PM. RUNOFF FROM THESE STORMS WILL CAUSE MINOR FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES ACROSS THE AREA INCLUDING AREAS AROUND COLLIER...BRENT...HIGH FALLS STATE PARK...RUSSELLVILLE...CULLODEN...YATESVILLE...REDBONE...JOHNSTONVILLE ...GOGGINS...CHAPPEL MILL...MILNER...BARNESVILLE AND FORSYTH. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE SUBJECT TO MINOR FLOODING.
Special weather statement, Sep 21, 9:14 PM EDT, 34 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21, 8:40 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Greene, Hancock, Jasper, Jones, Morgan and 5 more | 6 hr |
| Sep 21, 9:07 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | FFC | Carroll, Cherokee, Cobb, Coweta, DeKalb, Douglas and 6 more | 18 hr |
| Sep 21, 10:11 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Bibb, Houston, Peach, Twiggs | 6 hr |
| Sep 21, 10:34 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Washington, Wilkinson | 18 hr |
| Sep 21, 11:32 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Dooly, Houston, Macon, Peach | 5 hr |
| Sep 21, 11:56 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Bartow, Floyd | 11 hr |
| Sep 22, 7:04 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Rockdale | 40 hr |
| Sep 22, 7:04 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Newton, Rockdale | 51 hr |
| Sep 22, 7:04 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Whitfield | 51 hr |
| Sep 22, 7:04 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Putnam | 8 hr |
| Sep 22, 9:26 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Murray, Whitfield | 15 hr |
| Sep 22, 9:26 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Barrow, Jackson | 14 hr |
| Sep 22, 9:43 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | FFC | Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Murray, Walker, Whitfield | 24 hr |
| Sep 22, 12:05 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | FFC | Dooly | 6 hr |
| Sep 22, 1:52 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Clayton, Fayette, Spalding | 9 hr |
| Sep 22, 2:29 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | FFC | Carroll, Cherokee, Cobb, Coweta, DeKalb, Douglas and 6 more | 18 hr |
| Sep 22, 5:54 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Dooly | 18 hr |
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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.