Alert archive / Georgia / Flash Flood Watches in 2009
Flash Flood Watch 1, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this flash flood watch at Sep 25, 2009, 3:42 AM EDT for 56 counties in Georgia. It took effect at Sep 25, 2009, 4:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 28 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 25, 2009, 3:42 AM EDT (07:42 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 25, 2009, 4:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Sep 26, 2009, 8:28 PM EDT
- In force
- 28 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Flood severity
- None
All 56 counties
Banks County, GA, Barrow County, GA, Bartow County, GA, Butts County, GA, Carroll County, GA, Catoosa County, GA, Chattooga County, GA, Cherokee County, GA, Clarke County, GA, Clayton County, GA, Cobb County, GA, Coweta County, GA, Dade County, GA, Dawson County, GA, DeKalb County, GA, Douglas County, GA, Fannin County, GA, Fayette County, GA, Floyd County, GA, Forsyth County, GA, Fulton County, GA, Gilmer County, GA, Gordon County, GA, Gwinnett County, GA, Hall County, GA, Haralson County, GA, Harris County, GA, Heard County, GA, Henry County, GA, Jackson County, GA, Jasper County, GA, Lamar County, GA, Lumpkin County, GA, Madison County, GA, Meriwether County, GA, Monroe County, GA, Morgan County, GA, Murray County, GA, Muscogee County, GA, Newton County, GA, Oconee County, GA, Paulding County, GA, Pickens County, GA, Pike County, GA, Polk County, GA, Rockdale County, GA, Spalding County, GA, Talbot County, GA, Towns County, GA, Troup County, GA, Union County, GA, Upson County, GA, Walker County, GA, Walton County, GA, White County, GA, Whitfield County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:45 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, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 60 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
- 1290 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 894 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 16 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -16 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 4 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
959 WGUS62 KFFC 250742 FFAFFC URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 342 AM EDT FRI SEP 25 2009 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>037-041>048-052>055-057-251545- /O.NEW.KFFC.FF.A.0001.090925T2000Z-090927T0900Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 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-HARALSON-CARROLL- DOUGLAS-SOUTH FULTON-DEKALB-ROCKDALE-WALTON-NEWTON-HEARD-COWETA- FAYETTE-CLAYTON-HENRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALHOUN...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND... ROME...CARTERSVILLE...GAINESVILLE...MARIETTA...ATLANTA... LAWRENCEVILLE...ATHENS...CARROLLTON...DOUGLASVILLE...EAST POINT... DECATUR...CONYERS...COVINGTON...NEWNAN...PEACHTREE CITY 342 AM EDT FRI SEP 25 2009 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA... NORTHEAST GEORGIA...NORTHWEST GEORGIA AND WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA. * FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT * A STRONG UPPER SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE STATE TODAY. WITH ABUNDANT MOISTURE IN PLACE AND SOILS STILL SATURATED FROM LAST WEEKEND'S WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT FLOODING... ANY RAIN THAT DEVELOPS WILL LEAD TO ADDITIONAL FLOODING CONCERNS. WIDESPREAD RAINFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE WATCH AREA...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE NORTH GEORGIA MOUNTAINS. * SOILS REMAIN SATURATED FROM THE WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE REGION LAST WEEKEND. THUS ANY RAIN THAT DEVELOPS WILL LIKELY ALL RUN OFF INTO CREEKS AND STREAMS...LEADING TO RAPID RISES. THIS EVENT IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE AS WIDESPREAD OR SIGNIFICANT AS LAST WEEKEND...BUT LOCALIZED AREAS ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE ACROSS AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD...REMEMBER TO TURN AROUND DON'T DROWN! PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
7 follow-up statements
888 WGUS62 KFFC 251617 FFAFFC FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1217 PM EDT FRI SEP 25 2009 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>037-041>048-052>055-057-260030- /O.CON.KFFC.FF.A.0001.090925T2000Z-090927T0900Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 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-HARALSON-CARROLL- DOUGLAS-SOUTH FULTON-DEKALB-ROCKDALE-WALTON-NEWTON-HEARD-COWETA- FAYETTE-CLAYTON-HENRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALHOUN...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND... ROME...CARTERSVILLE...GAINESVILLE...MARIETTA...ATLANTA... LAWRENCEVILLE...ATHENS...CARROLLTON...DOUGLASVILLE...EAST POINT... DECATUR...CONYERS...COVINGTON...NEWNAN...PEACHTREE CITY 1217 PM EDT FRI SEP 25 2009 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...NORTHEAST GEORGIA... NORTHWEST GEORGIA AND WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA. * FROM 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT * A STRONG UPPER SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE STATE TODAY. WITH ABUNDANT MOISTURE IN PLACE AND SOILS STILL SATURATED FROM WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT FLOODING EARLY THIS WEEK... ANY HEAVY RAIN THAT DEVELOPS WILL LEAD TO ADDITIONAL FLOODING CONCERNS. WIDESPREAD RAINFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE WATCH AREA...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE NORTH GEORGIA MOUNTAINS. * SOILS REMAIN SATURATED FROM THE WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE REGION DURING THE PAST 10 DAYS. THUS ANY HEAVY RAIN THAT DEVELOPS WILL LIKELY ALL RUN OFF INTO CREEKS AND STREAMS... LEADING TO RAPID RISES. THIS EVENT IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE AS WIDESPREAD OR SIGNIFICANT EARLIER THIS WEEK...BUT LOCALIZED AREAS ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE ACROSS AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD...REMEMBER TO TURN AROUND DON'T DROWN! PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
826 WGUS62 KFFC 252032 FFAFFC FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 432 PM EDT FRI SEP 25 2009 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>037-041>048-052>055-057-260445- /O.CON.KFFC.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-090927T0900Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 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-HARALSON-CARROLL- DOUGLAS-SOUTH FULTON-DEKALB-ROCKDALE-WALTON-NEWTON-HEARD-COWETA- FAYETTE-CLAYTON-HENRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALHOUN...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND... ROME...CARTERSVILLE...GAINESVILLE...MARIETTA...ATLANTA... LAWRENCEVILLE...ATHENS...CARROLLTON...DOUGLASVILLE...EAST POINT... DECATUR...CONYERS...COVINGTON...NEWNAN...PEACHTREE CITY 432 PM EDT FRI SEP 25 2009 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...NORTHEAST GEORGIA... NORTHWEST GEORGIA AND WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA. * THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT * A STRONG UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH GEORGIA SATURDAY. DUE TO EXCESSIVE TROPICAL MOISTURE IN PLACE AND SOILS STILL SATURATED FROM WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT FLOODING EARLIER THIS WEEK...ANY HEAVY RAIN THAT DEVELOPS WILL LEAD TO ADDITIONAL FLOODING CONCERNS. WIDESPREAD RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE WATCH AREA...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 3 INCHES OR MORE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE NORTH GEORGIA MOUNTAINS. THE WATCH AREA IS GENERALLY NORTH OF A LINE FROM FRANKLIN THROUGH MCDONOUGH AND ATHENS TO DANIELSVILLE. * SOILS REMAIN SATURATED FROM THE WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE REGION DURING THE PAST 10 DAYS. THUS ANY HEAVY RAIN THAT DEVELOPS WILL QUICKLY RUN OFF INTO CREEKS AND STREAMS...LEADING TO RAPID RISES. THIS EVENT IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE AS WIDESPREAD OR SIGNIFICANT AS EARLIER THIS WEEK...BUT LOCALIZED AREAS... ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE ACROSS AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD...REMEMBER TO TURN AROUND DON'T DROWN! PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
687 WGUS62 KFFC 260239 FFAFFC FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1039 PM EDT FRI SEP 25 2009 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>037-041>048-052>055-057-261045- /O.CON.KFFC.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-090927T0900Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 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-HARALSON-CARROLL- DOUGLAS-SOUTH FULTON-DEKALB-ROCKDALE-WALTON-NEWTON-HEARD-COWETA- FAYETTE-CLAYTON-HENRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALHOUN...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND... ROME...CARTERSVILLE...GAINESVILLE...MARIETTA...ATLANTA... LAWRENCEVILLE...ATHENS...CARROLLTON...DOUGLASVILLE...EAST POINT... DECATUR...CONYERS...COVINGTON...NEWNAN...PEACHTREE CITY 1039 PM EDT FRI SEP 25 2009 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...NORTHEAST GEORGIA...NORTHWEST GEORGIA AND WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA. * THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT * A STRONG UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH GEORGIA SATURDAY. A BACKDOOR COLD FRONT WILL DRIFT INTO NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA EARLY SATURDAY AS WELL. BECAUSE OF EXCESSIVE TROPICAL MOISTURE IN PLACE AND SOILS STILL SATURATED FROM WIDESPREAD RECORD RAINFALL AND FLOODING EARLIER THIS WEEK...ANY HEAVY RAIN THAT DEVELOPS WILL LEAD TO ADDITIONAL FLOODING CONCERNS. WIDESPREAD RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE WATCH AREA...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 3 INCHES OR MORE POSSIBLE... ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE NORTH GEORGIA MOUNTAINS. THE WATCH AREA IS GENERALLY NORTH OF A LINE FROM FRANKLIN THROUGH MCDONOUGH AND ATHENS TO DANIELSVILLE. * SOILS REMAIN SATURATED FROM THE RECORD RAINFALL ACROSS THE REGION DURING THE PAST 10 DAYS. THUS ANY HEAVY RAIN THAT DEVELOPS WILL QUICKLY RUN OFF INTO CREEKS AND STREAMS... LEADING TO RAPID RISES. NONETHELESS...THIS EVENT IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE AS WIDESPREAD OR SIGNIFICANT AS EARLIER THIS WEEK...BUT LOCALIZED AREAS... ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND PARTS OF THE ATLANTA METROPOLITAN AREA WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE ACROSS AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD...REMEMBER TO TURN AROUND DON'T DROWN! PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ 19
807 WGUS62 KFFC 260753 FFAFFC URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 353 AM EDT SAT SEP 26 2009 GAZ049-056-058-059-066>071-078-079-089-261600- /O.EXA.KFFC.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-090927T0900Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ MORGAN-SPALDING-BUTTS-JASPER-TROUP-MERIWETHER-PIKE-UPSON-LAMAR- MONROE-HARRIS-TALBOT-MUSCOGEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRIFFIN...COLUMBUS 353 AM EDT SAT SEP 26 2009 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS EXPANDED THE * FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE PORTIONS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA... NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA AND WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA. * THROUGH LATE TONIGHT * A STRONG UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH GEORGIA TODAY. A BACKDOOR COLD FRONT WILL DRIFT INTO NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA TODAY AS WELL. BECAUSE OF EXCESSIVE TROPICAL MOISTURE IN PLACE AND SOILS STILL SATURATED FROM WIDESPREAD RECORD RAINFALL AND FLOODING EARLIER THIS WEEK...ANY HEAVY RAIN THAT DEVELOPS WILL LEAD TO ADDITIONAL FLOODING CONCERNS. WIDESPREAD RAINFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE WATCH AREA...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 4 INCHES OR MORE POSSIBLE... ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE NORTH GEORGIA MOUNTAINS. THE WATCH AREA IS GENERALLY NORTH OF A LINE FROM COLUMBUS...TO FORSYTH...TO DANIELSVILLE. * SOILS REMAIN SATURATED FROM THE RECORD RAINFALL ACROSS THE REGION DURING THE PAST 10 DAYS. THUS ANY HEAVY RAIN THAT DEVELOPS WILL QUICKLY RUN OFF INTO CREEKS AND STREAMS...LEADING TO RAPID RISES. NONETHELESS...THIS EVENT IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE AS WIDESPREAD OR SIGNIFICANT AS EARLIER THIS WEEK...BUT LOCALIZED AREAS... ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND PARTS OF THE ATLANTA METROPOLITAN AREA...WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE ACROSS AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD...REMEMBER TO TURN AROUND DON'T DROWN! PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>037-041>048-052>055-057-261600- /O.CON.KFFC.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-090927T0900Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 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-HARALSON-CARROLL- DOUGLAS-SOUTH FULTON-DEKALB-ROCKDALE-WALTON-NEWTON-HEARD-COWETA- FAYETTE-CLAYTON-HENRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALHOUN...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND... ROME...CARTERSVILLE...GAINESVILLE...MARIETTA...ATLANTA... LAWRENCEVILLE...ATHENS...CARROLLTON...DOUGLASVILLE...EAST POINT... DECATUR...CONYERS...COVINGTON...NEWNAN...PEACHTREE CITY 353 AM EDT SAT SEP 26 2009 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...NORTHEAST GEORGIA... NORTHWEST GEORGIA AND WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA. * THROUGH LATE TONIGHT * A STRONG UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH GEORGIA TODAY. A BACKDOOR COLD FRONT WILL DRIFT INTO NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA TODAY AS WELL. BECAUSE OF EXCESSIVE TROPICAL MOISTURE IN PLACE AND SOILS STILL SATURATED FROM WIDESPREAD RECORD RAINFALL AND FLOODING EARLIER THIS WEEK...ANY HEAVY RAIN THAT DEVELOPS WILL LEAD TO ADDITIONAL FLOODING CONCERNS. WIDESPREAD RAINFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE WATCH AREA...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 4 INCHES OR MORE POSSIBLE... ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE NORTH GEORGIA MOUNTAINS. THE WATCH AREA IS GENERALLY NORTH OF A LINE FROM COLUMBUS...TO FORSYTH...TO DANIELSVILLE. * SOILS REMAIN SATURATED FROM THE RECORD RAINFALL ACROSS THE REGION DURING THE PAST 10 DAYS. THUS ANY HEAVY RAIN THAT DEVELOPS WILL QUICKLY RUN OFF INTO CREEKS AND STREAMS...LEADING TO RAPID RISES. NONETHELESS...THIS EVENT IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE AS WIDESPREAD OR SIGNIFICANT AS EARLIER THIS WEEK...BUT LOCALIZED AREAS... ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND PARTS OF THE ATLANTA METROPOLITAN AREA...WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE ACROSS AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD...REMEMBER TO TURN AROUND DON'T DROWN! PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
580 WGUS62 KFFC 261508 FFAFFC FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1108 AM EDT SAT SEP 26 2009 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>037-041>049-052>059-066>071- 078-079-089-262315- /O.CON.KFFC.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-090927T0900Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 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-HARALSON-CARROLL- DOUGLAS-SOUTH FULTON-DEKALB-ROCKDALE-WALTON-NEWTON-MORGAN-HEARD- COWETA-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-SPALDING-HENRY-BUTTS-JASPER-TROUP- MERIWETHER-PIKE-UPSON-LAMAR-MONROE-HARRIS-TALBOT-MUSCOGEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALHOUN...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND... ROME...CARTERSVILLE...GAINESVILLE...MARIETTA...ATLANTA... LAWRENCEVILLE...ATHENS...CARROLLTON...DOUGLASVILLE...EAST POINT... DECATUR...CONYERS...COVINGTON...NEWNAN...PEACHTREE CITY... GRIFFIN...COLUMBUS 1108 AM EDT SAT SEP 26 2009 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR MOST OF NORTH AND WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA...NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...NORTHEAST GEORGIA...NORTHWEST GEORGIA AND WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA...MAINLY NORTH AND WEST OF A LINE FROM COLUMBUS TO FORSYTH AND DANIELSVILLE. * THROUGH LATE TONIGHT * A STRONG UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH GEORGIA TODAY. A BACKDOOR COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE DRIFTING INTO NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA TODAY AS WELL. DUE TO THE AMPLE TROPICAL MOISTURE IN PLACE...AND SOILS STILL SATURATED FROM WIDESPREAD...RECORD RAINFALL AND FLOODING EARLIER THIS WEEK...ANY HEAVY RAIN THAT DEVELOPS WILL LEAD TO ADDITIONAL FLOODING CONCERNS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE WATCH AREA...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 4 INCHES OR MORE POSSIBLE... ESPECIALLY IN THE NORTH GEORGIA MOUNTAINS. THE WATCH AREA IS GENERALLY NORTH OF A LINE FROM COLUMBUS...TO FORSYTH...TO DANIELSVILLE. * SOILS REMAIN SATURATED FROM THE RECORD RAINFALL ACROSS THE REGION DURING THE PAST 10 DAYS. ANY HEAVY RAIN THAT DEVELOPS WILL QUICKLY RUN OFF INTO CREEKS AND STREAMS... LEADING TO RAPID RISES. NONETHELESS...THIS EVENT IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE AS WIDESPREAD OR AS SIGNIFICANT IN MAGNITUDE AS EARLIER THIS WEEK...BUT LOCALIZED AREAS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND PARTS OF THE ATLANTA METROPOLITAN AREA...WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE ACROSS AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. REMEMBER TO TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN! PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TO DEVELOP THAT WILL LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION...YOU SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
974 WGUS62 KFFC 261938 FFAFFC FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 338 PM EDT SAT SEP 26 2009 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>037-041>049-052>059-066>071- 078-079-089-270345- /O.CON.KFFC.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-090927T0900Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 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-HARALSON-CARROLL- DOUGLAS-SOUTH FULTON-DEKALB-ROCKDALE-WALTON-NEWTON-MORGAN-HEARD- COWETA-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-SPALDING-HENRY-BUTTS-JASPER-TROUP- MERIWETHER-PIKE-UPSON-LAMAR-MONROE-HARRIS-TALBOT-MUSCOGEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALHOUN...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND... ROME...CARTERSVILLE...GAINESVILLE...MARIETTA...ATLANTA... LAWRENCEVILLE...ATHENS...CARROLLTON...DOUGLASVILLE...EAST POINT... DECATUR...CONYERS...COVINGTON...NEWNAN...PEACHTREE CITY... GRIFFIN...COLUMBUS 338 PM EDT SAT SEP 26 2009 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA...NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA... NORTHEAST GEORGIA...NORTHWEST GEORGIA AND WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA. * THROUGH LATE TONIGHT * A STRONG UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO GEORGIA TONIGHT. A BACKDOOR COLD FRONT WILL STALL ACROSS NORTHEAST GEORGIA THIS EVENING...THEN LIFT NORTHEAST OUT OF THE AREA. WITH AMPLE TROPICAL MOISTURE IN PLACE...AND SOILS STILL SATURATED FROM WIDESPREAD...RECORD RAINFALL AND FLOODING EARLIER THIS WEEK...ANY HEAVY RAIN THAT DEVELOPS WILL LEAD TO ADDITIONAL FLOODING CONCERNS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE WATCH AREA...WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 5 INCHES...ESPECIALLY IN THE NORTH GEORGIA MOUNTAINS AND THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN AREAS OF ATLANTA. THE WATCH AREA IS GENERALLY NORTH OF A LINE FROM COLUMBUS...TO FORSYTH...TO DANIELSVILLE. * SOILS REMAIN SATURATED FROM THE RECORD RAINFALL ACROSS THE REGION DURING THE PAST 10 DAYS. ANY HEAVY RAIN THAT DEVELOPS WILL QUICKLY RUN OFF INTO CREEKS AND STREAMS... LEADING TO RAPID RISES. NONETHELESS...THIS EVENT IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE AS WIDESPREAD OR AS SIGNIFICANT IN MAGNITUDE AS EARLIER THIS WEEK...BUT LOCALIZED AREAS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND PARTS OF THE ATLANTA METROPOLITAN AREA...WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE ACROSS AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. REMEMBER TO TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN! PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TO DEVELOP THAT WILL LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION...YOU SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ 19
942 WGUS62 KFFC 270028 FFAFFC FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 828 PM EDT SAT SEP 26 2009 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>037-041>049-052>059-066>071- 078-079-089-270130- /O.CAN.KFFC.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-090927T0900Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 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-HARALSON-CARROLL- DOUGLAS-SOUTH FULTON-DEKALB-ROCKDALE-WALTON-NEWTON-MORGAN-HEARD- COWETA-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-SPALDING-HENRY-BUTTS-JASPER-TROUP- MERIWETHER-PIKE-UPSON-LAMAR-MONROE-HARRIS-TALBOT-MUSCOGEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALHOUN...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND... ROME...CARTERSVILLE...GAINESVILLE...MARIETTA...ATLANTA... LAWRENCEVILLE...ATHENS...CARROLLTON...DOUGLASVILLE...EAST POINT... DECATUR...CONYERS...COVINGTON...NEWNAN...PEACHTREE CITY... GRIFFIN...COLUMBUS 828 PM EDT SAT SEP 26 2009 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR MOST OF NORTH AND WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HEAVY RAINFALL HAS DIMINISHED ACROSS THE NORTH AND WEST GEORGIA AREA...AND ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. HOWEVER...EXCESSIVE RAINFALL FROM EARLIER THIS WEEK...AS WELL AS THIS EVENING HAS LEFT SEVERAL CREEKS...STREAMS...AND RIVERS WELL ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. CREEK...STREAM...AND RIVER FLOODING WILL BE COVERED THROUGH SPECIFIC RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS AND STATEMENTS. FOR SPECIFIC INFORMATION ON RIVER FLOODING IN YOUR AREA...PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR VIEW THE DATA ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/ATLANTA...AND CLICK ON THE RIVERS & LAKES AHPS LINK. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood watch 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 flash flood watch went out at Sep 25, 3:25 AM EDT, 17 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 25, 3:25 AM EDT, 17 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 325 AM EDT FRI SEP 25 2009 .SHORT TERM /TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY/... STRONG UPPER LOW IN THE CENTRAL PLAINS IS COMPETING WITH HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHEAST PORTION OF THE COUNTRY. FAIRLY HIGH AMPLITUDE WAVE TO BEGIN THE SHORT TERM...BUT THE UPPER LOW WILL TRANSITION TO AN OPEN WAVE WITH A DEEP TROUGH THROUGH THE SHORT TERM. FRONT AHEAD OF THE UPPER LOW IS CURRENTLY EXTENDING DOWN THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND WILL BEGIN TO IMPACT OUR AREA LATE TODAY AND ESPECIALLY ON SATURDAY. IN THE MEANTIME...SUBSIDENCE FROM CONFLUENT FLOW ALOFT OVER NEW ENGLAND AND SOUTHEAST CANADA WILL ALLOW A CAD HIGH TO RIDGE DOWN THE EASTERN SEABOARD...WHICH SHOULD REMAIN FIRMLY IN PLACE THROUGH THE SHORT TERM (AM BANKING ON THE FACT THAT MODELS TEND TO SCOUR THESE OUT TOO QUICKLY). BETWEEN THE APPROACHING COLD FRONT WITH SYNOPTIC LIFT AND THE CAD SETTLING INTO PLACE WITH PLENTY OF ISENTROPIC LIFT...MAIN CONCERN FOR THE TIME PERIOD WILL BE THE HEAVY RAIN. SEE BELOW FOR MORE ON THAT. ALSO...BOTH THE NAM AND GFS HAVE CAPES INCREASING THIS AFTERNOON TO BETWEEN 1000-1500 J/KG. GFS IS HIGHER AS ITS SURFACE TEMPERATURES ARE SLIGHTLY HIGHER...THOUGH BOTH CONTINUE TO INDICATE ABOVE-NORMAL TEMPS FOR TODAY. IN ANY CASE WITH PLENTY OF MOISTURE AND DECENT INSTABILITY...EXPECT TO SEE INCREASED THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE THIS AFTERNOON. AM NOT TOO CONCERNED WITH A POSSIBLE SEVERE THREAT AS BEST SHEAR REMAINS TO OUR WEST. BY SATURDAY...WHEN THE BETTER LIFT AND SHEAR APPROACH... INSTABILITY SHOULD BE LOWER DUE TO THE WIDESPREAD CLOUD COVER. SOME QUESTION AS TO HOW FAR SOUTHWEST THE WEDGE FRONT WILL GO...NAM WANTS TO BUILD THE DAMMING IN MORE THAN THE GFS SO THIS COULD CERTAINLY BE A PLAYER DEPENDING ON WHICH MODEL VERIFIES. WILL GO INTO MORE DETAIL ON RAIN BELOW...BUT BASICALLY HAVE LIKELY TO CATEGORICAL POPS OVER APPROXIMATELY THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE CWA ON AND OFF THROUGH THE WEEKEND. FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA ON SUNDAY...GFS IS SLIGHTLY FASTER THAN THE ECMWF SO HAVE HELD ONTO POPS DOWN SOUTH A TAD LONGER. SHOULD BE A MARKED DIFFERENCE IN TEMPS FROM TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY...WITH SATURDAY POSSIBLY BEING THE COOLEST DUE TO THE CLOUD COVER AND THE INFLUENCE OF THE CAD. ESPECIALLY ON SATURDAY BUT SUNDAY ALSO...MAV TEMPS ARE MUCH HIGHER THAN THE MET. BASED ON WHAT HAPPENED WITH TEMPERATURES DUE TO WIDESPREAD CLOUD COVER AND RAIN LAST WEEKEND...STARTED WITH A BIAS ADJUSTED MAV/MET BLEND... AND LEANED MORE TOWARD THE COOLER MET. LOW TEMPS SATURDAY NIGHT MAY BE A PAIN...DEPENDING ON WHERE THE WEDGE FRONT SETS UP. BY LATE SUNDAY...THE WAVE HAS DAMPED SIGNIFICANTLY...THOUGH ANOTHER SHORTWAVE IS BEGINNING TO SHOW UP IN THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. .LONG TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/... AFOREMENTIONED UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY UPPER LOW WILL DEEPEN ON MONDAY AS IT SLIDES EAST...ALLOWING A MAINLY DRY COLD FRONT TO PASS THROUGH THE REGION. CANNOT RULE OUT A FEW SHOWERS IN THE NORTHWEST FLOW ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS...SO HAVE INCLUDED SLIGHT CHANCE POPS NORTH WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. OTHERWISE...FRONT SHOULD MANIFEST ITSELF MORE AS AN INCREASE IN CLOUD COVER. AFTER THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH...A SURFACE HIGH PUSHES DOWN FROM CANADA INTO THE CENTRAL PORTION OF THE COUNTRY AND EVENTUALLY THE SOUTHEAST...ALLOWING BELOW-NORMAL TEMPS TO DOMINATE THE REGION. FROM THE LOOKS OF IT...SHOULD BE A FAIRLY NICE WEEK...ALLOWING SEVERAL DAYS OF DRYING AFTER THIS WEEKENDS RAIN. A REPEAT PERFORMANCE OF THE CAD HIGH AND APPROACHING COLD FRONT BEGINS TO SET UP LATE NEXT WEEK...WITH FAIRLY DECENT SIMILARITY IN THE MASS FIELDS BETWEEN THE GFS AND ECMWF ESPECIALLY FOR THAT FAR OUT. HOWEVER...ECMWF LAGS BEHIND JUST A TAD WITH THE FRONT...SO HAVE NOT YET INCLUDED ANY POPS. TDP && .HYDROLOGY... BASED ON THE HEAVY RAIN THAT DEVELOPED YESTERDAY EVENING WITH THE ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THAT SET UP ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS...EXPECT A REPEAT PERFORMANCE WITH BETTER COVERAGE (DUE TO INCREASED INSTABILITY AND WEAKENING PRESSURE FIELD) LATER TODAY. AS THE FRONT APPROACHES LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...AND THE CAD SETS UP ACROSS NORTHEAST GEORGIA...THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAIN BEGINS TO INCREASE WITH INCREASING ISENTROPIC LIFT. BASED ON CURRENT GUIDANCE...BEST CHANCE FOR HEAVY RAIN IS LATE SATURDAY...WITH THE FORECAST 3-DAY BASIN AVERAGE QPF RANGING FROM 1-2 INCHES. KEEP IN MIND THIS IS BASIN- AVERAGE (FOR MAINSTEM RIVER BASINS) SO IT IS VERY LIKELY THAT MANY AREAS WILL RECEIVE HIGHER AMOUNTS. CONCERN COMES FROM THE FACT THAT QPF WAS WAY UNDERDONE LAST WEEKEND. GIVEN THIS...THE PRIMED SOILS...THE WIDESPREAD LIFT INCLUDING SYNOPTIC... ISENTROPIC...AND OROGRAPHIC...SOME INSTABILITY...AND THE CAD... HAVE DECIDED TO ISSUE FLASH FLOOD WATCH BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOPED NORTH OF HERE THURSDAY EVENING HELPED MAKE THE DECISION TO GO WITH A FLASH FLOOD WATCH INSTEAD OF A FLOOD WATCH...AS RIVERS AND CREEKS WILL BE ABLE TO RESPOND RAPIDLY. FEEL THAT THE HEAVIEST RAIN WILL BE IN EXTREME NORTH GEORGIA AND ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS...BUT WITH RIVERS AND CREEKS THAT HAVE RECENTLY RECEDED (OR ARE STILL RECEDING) FELT IT BEST TO INCLUDE THE METRO ATLANTA AREA AS WELL. IF EVEN A SINGLE THUNDERSTORM SETS UP OVER AREAS THAT SAW SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL LAST WEEKEND...IT COULD CAUSE PROBLEMS. ENDING TIME OF THE WATCH A BIT OF A GUESS BASED ON THE PROGS... AND MAY NEED TO BE ADJUSTED WITH LATER UPDATES. TDP && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... ATHENS 88 67 75 63 84 / 40 50 80 60 20 ATLANTA 85 70 76 64 81 / 40 50 80 60 20 BLAIRSVILLE 82 65 70 59 77 / 50 60 90 60 20 CARTERSVILLE 85 68 74 60 80 / 50 60 90 60 20 COLUMBUS 89 72 86 69 87 / 30 30 70 50 20 GAINESVILLE 84 66 71 62 81 / 50 60 90 60 20 MACON 90 71 83 69 86 / 30 30 60 60 30 ROME 84 70 76 63 81 / 50 60 90 60 10 PEACHTREE CITY 85 69 77 63 82 / 40 40 80 60 20 VIDALIA 91 71 86 69 87 / 20 20 50 50 40 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: BANKS...BARROW...BARTOW... CARROLL...CATOOSA...CHATTOOGA...CHEROKEE...CLARKE...CLAYTON... COBB...COWETA...DADE...DAWSON...DEKALB...DOUGLAS...FANNIN... FAYETTE...FLOYD...FORSYTH...GILMER...GORDON...GWINNETT...HALL... HARALSON...HEARD...HENRY...JACKSON...LUMPKIN...MADISON... MURRAY...NEWTON...NORTH FULTON...OCONEE...PAULDING...PICKENS... POLK...ROCKDALE...SOUTH FULTON...TOWNS...UNION...WALKER... WALTON...WHITE...WHITFIELD. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 24, 8:11 PM EDT, 7 hours 31 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 811 PM EDT THU SEP 24 2009 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-260015- 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- 811 PM EDT THU SEP 24 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SYNOPSIS... A WEAK PRESSURE PATTERN WILL PERSIST OVER THE REGION THROUGH TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY THERE WILL BE A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED SUNDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT.
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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.