Flash Flood Warning 41, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Sep 21, 2009, 10:11 PM EDT (02:11 UTC)

Expired

Sep 22, 2009, 4:00 AM EDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

Counties Bibb County, GA, Houston County, GA, Peach County, GA, Twiggs County, GA

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 31 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:10 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

000 
WGUS52 KFFC 220211
FFWFFC
GAC021-153-225-289-220800-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FF.W.0041.090922T0211Z-090922T0800Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1011 PM EDT MON SEP 21 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN BIBB COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA
  NORTHEASTERN HOUSTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA
  NORTHEASTERN PEACH COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA
  TWIGGS COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA

* UNTIL 400 AM EDT

* AT 1004 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 
A LINE OF INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS CONTAINING VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM NEAR 
BYRON TO EAST OF MACON. ALTHOUGH THE RAIN WILL TAPER OFF BY 11 PM... 
RUNOFF FROM THE VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING OF 
CREEKS AND STREAMS AS WELL AS LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS 
THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. 

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO BYRON... 
LAKEWOOD...WARNER ROBINS...DRY BRANCH AND JEFFERSONVILLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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...MOVE TO A SAFE PLACE THEN CALL THE 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6.

&&

LAT...LON 3258 8388 3264 8384 3269 8376 3269 8374
      3272 8378 3276 8375 3285 8340 3266 8329
      3250 8346

$$

000 
WGUS72 KFFC 220753
FFSFFC

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
353 AM EDT TUE SEP 22 2009

GAC021-153-225-289-220800-
/O.CON.KFFC.FF.W.0041.000000T0000Z-090922T0800Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
HOUSTON GA-PEACH GA-TWIGGS GA-BIBB GA-
353 AM EDT TUE SEP 22 2009

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN BIBB...TWIGGS...NORTHEASTERN PEACH AND NORTHEASTERN
HOUSTON COUNTIES...

AT 345 AM EDT...THE SHOWERS HAVE DIMINISHED OVER THE WARNED AREA. 
RADAR ESTIMATES OF 1 TO 3 INCHES HAVE OCCURRED SINCE 900 PM EDT 
MONDAY. 

THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 400 AM EDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3258 8388 3264 8384 3269 8376 3269 8374
      3272 8378 3276 8375 3285 8340 3266 8329
      3250 8346

$$
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.