Alert archive / Georgia / Flash Flood Warnings in 2009
Flash Flood Warning 10, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this flash flood warning at Aug 28, 2009, 7:15 AM EDT for 5 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
- Aug 28, 2009, 7:15 AM EDT (11:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 28, 2009, 1:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Meriwether County, GA, Pike County, GA, Talbot County, GA, Taylor County, GA, Upson County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 32 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:14 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, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 32 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
- 510 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -23 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 738 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 15 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -4 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 22 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 281115
FFWFFC
GAC199-231-263-269-293-281715-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FF.W.0010.090828T1115Z-090828T1715Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
715 AM EDT FRI AUG 28 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
EASTERN MERIWETHER COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA
PIKE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA
TALBOT COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA
NORTHWESTERN TAYLOR COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA
WESTERN UPSON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA
* UNTIL 115 PM EDT FRIDAY
* AT 703 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
POTENTIAL FLASH FLOODING FROM NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY
RAIN OVER THE WARNED AREA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES HAS
OCCURRED SINCE 400 AM EDT. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO
2 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE WARNED AREA THIS MORNING.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
THOMASTON...CONCORD...MEANSVILLE...MOLENA...WILLIAMSON...ZEBULON...
WOODBURY AND GAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
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 3322 8450 3321 8449 3319 8449 3321 8443
3320 8437 3319 8436 3319 8429 3258 8422
3256 8458 3322 8465
$$3 follow-up statements
000
WGUS72 KFFC 281231
FFSFFC
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
831 AM EDT FRI AUG 28 2009
GAC199-231-263-269-293-281715-
/O.CON.KFFC.FF.W.0010.000000T0000Z-090828T1715Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
TAYLOR GA-TALBOT GA-UPSON GA-PIKE GA-MERIWETHER GA-
831 AM EDT FRI AUG 28 2009
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 PM EDT FOR
EASTERN MERIWETHER...PIKE...WESTERN UPSON...TALBOT AND NORTHWESTERN
TAYLOR COUNTIES...
AT 818 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN PRODUCING POTENTIAL
FLASH FLOODING OVER THE WARNED AREA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 4
INCHES HAS OCCURRED IN THE WARNED AREA SINCE 400 AM EDT THIS
MORNING. ANOTHER INCH OF RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE MORNING.
BIRCH...ELKINS...AND POWDER CREEKS IN PIKE COUNTY...AND WILLINGHAM
SPRING...POTATO...AND HURRICANE CREEKS IN UPSON COUNTY SHOULD BE IN
MINOR FLOOD THIS MORNING.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
CONCORD...WILLIAMSON...ZEBULON AND GAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU SEE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6.
&&
LAT...LON 3322 8450 3321 8449 3319 8449 3321 8443
3320 8437 3319 8436 3319 8429 3258 8422
3256 8458 3322 8465
$$
16/31000
WGUS72 KFFC 281415
FFSFFC
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1015 AM EDT FRI AUG 28 2009
GAC199-231-263-269-293-281715-
/O.CON.KFFC.FF.W.0010.000000T0000Z-090828T1715Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
TAYLOR GA-TALBOT GA-UPSON GA-PIKE GA-MERIWETHER GA-
1015 AM EDT FRI AUG 28 2009
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 PM EDT FOR
EASTERN MERIWETHER...PIKE...WESTERN UPSON...TALBOT AND NORTHWESTERN
TAYLOR COUNTIES...
AT 1003 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE LIGHT TO MODERATE SHOWERS MOVING OVER THE WARNED AREA.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES HAS OCCURRED SINCE 400 AM EDT THIS
MORNING. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF LESS THAN ONE HALF INCH IS
EXPECTED THROUGH NOON TODAY.
BIRCH...ELKINS...AND POWDER CREEKS IN PIKE COUNTY...AND WILLINGHAM
SPRING...POTATO...AND HURRICANE CREEKS IN UPSON COUNTY...AND
RICHLAND CREEK IN TALBOT COUNTY SHOULD BE IN MINOR FLOOD THIS
MORNING.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
CONCORD...WILLIAMSON...ZEBULON AND GAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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 3322 8450 3321 8449 3319 8449 3321 8443
3320 8437 3319 8436 3319 8429 3258 8422
3256 8458 3322 8465
$$
16/31000
WGUS72 KFFC 281644
FFSFFC
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1244 PM EDT FRI AUG 28 2009
GAC199-231-263-269-293-281715-
/O.CON.KFFC.FF.W.0010.000000T0000Z-090828T1715Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
TAYLOR GA-TALBOT GA-UPSON GA-PIKE GA-MERIWETHER GA-
1244 PM EDT FRI AUG 28 2009
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 PM EDT FOR
EASTERN MERIWETHER...PIKE...WESTERN UPSON...TALBOT AND NORTHWESTERN
TAYLOR COUNTIES...
AT 1234 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE LIGHT SHOWERS MOVING OVER THE WARNED AREA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS
OF 3 TO 5 INCHES HAVE OCCURRED SINCE 400 AM EDT THIS MORNING.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF LESS THAN ONE TENTH OF AN INCH ARE
EXPECTED THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON.
BIRCH...ELKINS...AND POWDER CREEKS IN PIKE COUNTY...AND WILLINGHAM
SPRING...POTATO...AND HURRICANE CREEKS IN UPSON COUNTY...AND
RICHLAND CREEK IN TALBOT COUNTY ARE POSSIBLY IN MINOR FLOOD AND WILL
RECEDE IN THE AFTERNOON.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
CONCORD...WILLIAMSON...ZEBULON AND GAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU SEE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6.
&&
LAT...LON 3322 8450 3321 8449 3319 8449 3321 8443
3320 8437 3319 8436 3319 8429 3258 8422
3256 8458 3322 8465
$$
16The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 8:51 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Clayton, DeKalb, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry | 6 hr |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in Georgia, 2009Every flash 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.