Flash Flood Warning 36, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Sep 20, 2009, 9:13 PM EDT (01:13 UTC)

Expired

Sep 21, 2009, 3:00 AM EDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

Counties Catoosa County, GA, Chattooga County, GA, Dade County, GA, Walker County, GA, Whitfield County, GA

The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

000 
WGUS52 KFFC 210113
FFWFFC
GAC047-055-083-295-313-210700-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FF.W.0036.090921T0113Z-090921T0700Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
913 PM EDT SUN SEP 20 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  CATOOSA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA
  CHATTOOGA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA
  DADE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA
  WALKER COUNTY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA
  WHITFIELD COUNTY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA

* UNTIL 300 AM EDT

* AT 904 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM
  RINGGOLD TO LAFAYETTE..MOVING NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH. RAINFALL AMOUNTS 
  OF TWO TO THREE INCHES HAVE OCCURRED IN THE PAST THREE HOURS OVER
  PORTIONS OF CATOOSA...WALKER AND CHATTOOGA COUNTIES...WITH HEAVY
  RAIN EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE SAME AREAS THROUGH EARLY MORNING. 
  RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BEFORE THESE STORMS 
  MOVE OUT OF THIS AREA.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO FORT
  OGLETHORPE...ROSSVILLE...DALTON...TUNNEL HILL...VARNELL AND
  COHUTTA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS WARNING REPLACES THE FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS ISSUED EARLIER FOR 
WALKER AND CATOOSA COUNTIES.

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.

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 3499 8480 3492 8484 3486 8482 3483 8486
      3478 8484 3478 8488 3471 8486 3470 8493
      3467 8489 3467 8494 3463 8491 3462 8505
      3459 8506 3458 8510 3443 8519 3436 8534
      3429 8538 3429 8546 3499 8561

$$

000 
WGUS72 KFFC 210340
FFSFFC

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1140 PM EDT SUN SEP 20 2009

GAC083-210345-
/O.CAN.KFFC.FF.W.0036.000000T0000Z-090921T0700Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
DADE GA-
1140 PM EDT SUN SEP 20 2009

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR DADE COUNTY...

THE HEAVY RAIN HAS MOVED EAST OF DADE COUNTY AT THIS TIME.

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 3499 8480 3492 8484 3486 8482 3483 8486
      3478 8484 3478 8488 3471 8486 3470 8493
      3467 8489 3467 8494 3463 8492 3462 8505
      3443 8519 3436 8534 3429 8538 3429 8546
      3462 8553 3473 8545 3487 8544 3499 8536

$$

GAC047-055-295-313-210700-
/O.CON.KFFC.FF.W.0036.000000T0000Z-090921T0700Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CHATTOOGA GA-WALKER GA-WHITFIELD GA-CATOOSA GA-
1140 PM EDT SUN SEP 20 2009

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM EDT FOR
CATOOSA...WHITFIELD...WALKER AND CHATTOOGA COUNTIES...

AT 1135 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 
SHOW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING OVER THE 
WARNED AREA. THE HEAVIEST RAIN WAS FALLING FROM LAFAYETTE AND ROCK 
SPRING TO ROCKY FACE...VARNELL AND COHUTTA. RADAR ESTIMATES OF 4 TO 
6 INCHES OF RAIN WERE OBSERVED OVER NORTHWEST CHATTOOGA COUNTY AND 
SOUTHWEST WALKER COUNTY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES STRETCHED 
FROM CENTRAL WALKER COUNTY INTO WESTERN WHITFIELD COUNTY. 
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES IS POSSIBLE ACROSS EASTERN 
WALKER COUNTY ACROSS CATOOSA AND WHITFIELD COUNTIES.

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO DALTON...
TUNNEL HILL...VARNELL...COHUTTA...RINGGOLD...FORT OGLETHORPE...
LAFAYETTE...CHICKAMAUGA...ROSSVILLE AND LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS...STREAMS AND COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE
BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.

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 3499 8480 3492 8484 3486 8482 3483 8486
      3478 8484 3478 8488 3471 8486 3470 8493
      3467 8489 3467 8494 3463 8492 3462 8505
      3443 8519 3436 8534 3429 8538 3429 8546
      3462 8553 3473 8545 3487 8544 3499 8536

$$

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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.