Alert archive / Georgia / Flash Flood Watches in 2009
Flash Flood Watch 3, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this flash flood watch at Nov 8, 2009, 4:35 PM EST for 68 counties in Georgia. It took effect at Nov 10, 2009, 3:00 AM EST. It was in force for 28 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 8, 2009, 4:35 PM EST (21:35 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 10, 2009, 3:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Nov 11, 2009, 7:00 AM EST
- In force
- 28 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Flood severity
- None
All 68 counties
Baldwin County, GA, Banks County, GA, Barrow County, GA, Bartow County, GA, Bibb 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, Crawford 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, Greene County, GA, Gwinnett County, GA, Hall County, GA, Hancock County, GA, Haralson County, GA, Harris County, GA, Heard County, GA, Henry County, GA, Jackson County, GA, Jasper County, GA, Jones 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, Oglethorpe County, GA, Paulding County, GA, Pickens County, GA, Pike County, GA, Polk County, GA, Putnam County, GA, Rockdale County, GA, Spalding County, GA, Talbot County, GA, Taliaferro County, GA, Taylor County, GA, Towns County, GA, Troup County, GA, Union County, GA, Upson County, GA, Walker County, GA, Walton County, GA, Warren County, GA, White County, GA, Whitfield County, GA, Wilkes County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:33 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 12:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 54 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1796 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 9 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 2 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -33 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
346 WGUS62 KFFC 082135 FFAFFC URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 435 PM EST SUN NOV 8 2009 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>073-078>082- 089-090545- /O.NEW.KFFC.FF.A.0003.091110T1200Z-091111T1200Z/ /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-OGLETHORPE-WILKES- HARALSON-CARROLL-DOUGLAS-SOUTH FULTON-DEKALB-ROCKDALE-WALTON- NEWTON-MORGAN-GREENE-TALIAFERRO-HEARD-COWETA-FAYETTE-CLAYTON- SPALDING-HENRY-BUTTS-JASPER-PUTNAM-HANCOCK-WARREN-TROUP- MERIWETHER-PIKE-UPSON-LAMAR-MONROE-JONES-BALDWIN-HARRIS-TALBOT- TAYLOR-CRAWFORD-BIBB-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...MILLEDGEVILLE...MACON...COLUMBUS 435 PM EST SUN NOV 8 2009 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR NORTH AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR NORTH AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA. * FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING * DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN TO SPREAD INTO NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA BEGINNING LATE MONDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY AS THE REMNANTS OF HURRICANE IDA DRIFTS NORTHWARD TOWARD THE GULF COASTAL STATES. HEAVY RAIN PRODUCING RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER MUCH OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA BY TUESDAY NIGHT. THE WATCH AREA IS GENERALLY NORTH OF A COLUMBUS TO MACON TO WARRENTON LINE. * FLOODING OF LOW-LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS IS LIKELY. A WIDESPREAD RAIN EVENT OF 2 TO 4 INCHES COULD CAUSE RISES ON AREA LAKES. HOWEVER...A SIGNIFICANT FLOOD EVENT IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. 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 NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR COMMERCIAL RADIO AND TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION. && $$
10 follow-up statements
482 WGUS62 KFFC 090853 FFAFFC URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 353 AM EST MON NOV 9 2009 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>073-078>082- 089-091700- /O.EXT.KFFC.FF.A.0003.091110T0800Z-091111T1200Z/ /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-OGLETHORPE-WILKES- HARALSON-CARROLL-DOUGLAS-SOUTH FULTON-DEKALB-ROCKDALE-WALTON- NEWTON-MORGAN-GREENE-TALIAFERRO-HEARD-COWETA-FAYETTE-CLAYTON- SPALDING-HENRY-BUTTS-JASPER-PUTNAM-HANCOCK-WARREN-TROUP- MERIWETHER-PIKE-UPSON-LAMAR-MONROE-JONES-BALDWIN-HARRIS-TALBOT- TAYLOR-CRAWFORD-BIBB-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...MILLEDGEVILLE...MACON...COLUMBUS 353 AM EST MON NOV 9 2009 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA...EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA...NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...NORTHEAST GEORGIA...NORTHWEST GEORGIA AND WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA. * FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING * DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD INTO NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT...AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY AS THE REMNANTS OF HURRICANE IDA MOVE EAST ACROSS THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE. WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAIN OF 3 TO 5 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...CAN BE EXPECTED OVER MUCH OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA BY TUESDAY NIGHT. THE WATCH AREA IS GENERALLY NORTH OF A COLUMBUS TO MACON TO WARRENTON LINE. * CREEKS AND STREAMS WILL RESPOND TO THE RAIN WITH FAIRLY RAPID RISES EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS AND ACROSS THE ATLANTA METRO AREA. MINOR FLOODING OF RIVERS...CREEKS AND STREAMS IS LIKELY. DEPENDING ON THE LOCATION OF THE HIGHEST RAINFALL AMOUNTS...SOME MODERATE FLOODING CAN BE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. NOW IS THE TIME TO TAKE ANY NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY...BEFORE THE RAIN BEGINS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR COMMERCIAL RADIO AND TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION. && $$
649 WGUS62 KFFC 091520 FFAFFC FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1020 AM EST MON NOV 9 2009 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>073-078>082- 089-092230- /O.CON.KFFC.FF.A.0003.091110T0800Z-091111T1200Z/ /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-OGLETHORPE-WILKES- HARALSON-CARROLL-DOUGLAS-SOUTH FULTON-DEKALB-ROCKDALE-WALTON- NEWTON-MORGAN-GREENE-TALIAFERRO-HEARD-COWETA-FAYETTE-CLAYTON- SPALDING-HENRY-BUTTS-JASPER-PUTNAM-HANCOCK-WARREN-TROUP- MERIWETHER-PIKE-UPSON-LAMAR-MONROE-JONES-BALDWIN-HARRIS-TALBOT- TAYLOR-CRAWFORD-BIBB-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...MILLEDGEVILLE...MACON...COLUMBUS 1020 AM EST MON NOV 9 2009 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * NORTH AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA. THE WATCH AREA IS GENERALLY NORTH OF A COLUMBUS TO MACON TO WARRENTON LINE. * FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING * DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD INTO NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT...AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY AS THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM IDA MOVE EAST ACROSS THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE. WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAIN OF 3 TO 5 INCHES... WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 8 INCHES...CAN BE EXPECTED OVER MUCH OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA BY TUESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY. * CREEKS AND STREAMS WILL RESPOND TO THE RAIN WITH FAIRLY RAPID RISES EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS AND ACROSS THE ATLANTA METRO AREA. MINOR FLOODING OF MAJOR RIVERS IS ALSO LIKELY. DEPENDING ON THE LOCATION OF THE HIGHEST RAINFALL AMOUNTS...SOME MODERATE FLOODING CAN BE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. NOW IS THE TIME TO TAKE ANY NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY...BEFORE THE RAIN BEGINS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR COMMERCIAL RADIO AND TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION. && $$
965 WGUS62 KFFC 092019 FFAFFC FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 319 PM EST MON NOV 9 2009 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>073-078>082- 089-100900- /O.CON.KFFC.FF.A.0003.091110T0800Z-091111T1200Z/ /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-OGLETHORPE-WILKES- HARALSON-CARROLL-DOUGLAS-SOUTH FULTON-DEKALB-ROCKDALE-WALTON- NEWTON-MORGAN-GREENE-TALIAFERRO-HEARD-COWETA-FAYETTE-CLAYTON- SPALDING-HENRY-BUTTS-JASPER-PUTNAM-HANCOCK-WARREN-TROUP- MERIWETHER-PIKE-UPSON-LAMAR-MONROE-JONES-BALDWIN-HARRIS-TALBOT- TAYLOR-CRAWFORD-BIBB-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...MILLEDGEVILLE...MACON...COLUMBUS 319 PM EST MON NOV 9 2009 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM EST TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR NORTH AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA...EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA...NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...NORTHEAST GEORGIA...NORTHWEST GEORGIA AND WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA. * FROM 3 AM EST TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING * DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD INTO NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT...AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY AS THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM IDA MOVE EAST ACROSS THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE. WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAIN OF 3 TO 5 INCHES... WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 8 INCHES...CAN BE EXPECTED OVER MUCH OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA BY TUESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY. * CREEKS AND STREAMS WILL RESPOND TO THE RAIN WITH FAIRLY RAPID RISES EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS AND ACROSS THE ATLANTA METRO AREA. MINOR FLOODING OF MAJOR RIVERS IS ALSO LIKELY. DEPENDING ON THE LOCATION OF THE HIGHEST RAINFALL AMOUNTS...SOME MODERATE FLOODING CAN BE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. NOW IS THE TIME TO TAKE ANY NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY...BEFORE THE RAIN BEGINS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR COMMERCIAL RADIO AND TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION. && $$
667 WGUS62 KFFC 100217 FFAFFC FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 917 PM EST MON NOV 9 2009 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>073-078>082- 089-101030- /O.CON.KFFC.FF.A.0003.091110T0800Z-091111T1200Z/ /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-OGLETHORPE-WILKES- HARALSON-CARROLL-DOUGLAS-SOUTH FULTON-DEKALB-ROCKDALE-WALTON- NEWTON-MORGAN-GREENE-TALIAFERRO-HEARD-COWETA-FAYETTE-CLAYTON- SPALDING-HENRY-BUTTS-JASPER-PUTNAM-HANCOCK-WARREN-TROUP- MERIWETHER-PIKE-UPSON-LAMAR-MONROE-JONES-BALDWIN-HARRIS-TALBOT- TAYLOR-CRAWFORD-BIBB-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...MILLEDGEVILLE...MACON...COLUMBUS 917 PM EST MON NOV 9 2009 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM EST TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR NORTH GEORGIA AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * NORTH GEORGIA AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA...ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM COLUMBUS TO MACON AND WARRENTON. * FROM 3 AM EST TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE IS BEGINNING TO SPREAD INTO SOUTH AND WEST GEORGIA THIS EVENING...AND WILL CONTINUE TO SPREADING INTO NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA THROUGH TUESDAY AS THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM IDA MOVE EAST ACROSS THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE. WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINFALL TOTALING 3 TO 5 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 8 INCHES...ARE POSSIBLE OVER MUCH OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA BY TUESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY. * CREEKS AND STREAMS WILL RESPOND TO THE RAIN WITH FAIRLY RAPID RISES EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS AND ACROSS THE ATLANTA METRO AREA. MINOR TO MODERATE FLOODING IS LIKELY ON SOME SMALL TO MEDIUM SIZED CREEKS AND RIVERS...AND MAY EVENTUALLY SPREAD TO THE LARGER RIVER SYSTEMS. WITH AUTUMN IN FULL SWING...THE TREES ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA HAVE BEEN DROPPING THEIR LEAVES WHICH COULD LEAD TO STORM DRAINS BECOMING CLOGGED...RESULTING IN STREET FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. NOW IS THE TIME TO TAKE ANY NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY...BEFORE THE RAIN BEGINS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR COMMERCIAL RADIO AND TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION. && $$
102 WGUS62 KFFC 100755 FFAFFC FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 255 AM EST TUE NOV 10 2009 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>073-078>082- 089-101600- /O.CON.KFFC.FF.A.0003.091110T0800Z-091111T1200Z/ /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-OGLETHORPE-WILKES- HARALSON-CARROLL-DOUGLAS-SOUTH FULTON-DEKALB-ROCKDALE-WALTON- NEWTON-MORGAN-GREENE-TALIAFERRO-HEARD-COWETA-FAYETTE-CLAYTON- SPALDING-HENRY-BUTTS-JASPER-PUTNAM-HANCOCK-WARREN-TROUP- MERIWETHER-PIKE-UPSON-LAMAR-MONROE-JONES-BALDWIN-HARRIS-TALBOT- TAYLOR-CRAWFORD-BIBB-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...MILLEDGEVILLE...MACON...COLUMBUS 255 AM EST TUE NOV 10 2009 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA...EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA...NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...NORTHEAST GEORGIA...NORTHWEST GEORGIA AND WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA. * THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING * DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE HAS SPREAD ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST DUE TO TROPICAL STORM IDA. THIS WILL CONTINUE AS THE REMNANTS OF IDA MOVE EAST ACROSS THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TODAY. WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINFALL TOTALING 3 TO 5 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 8 INCHES...ARE POSSIBLE OVER MUCH OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA BY TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY. * CREEKS AND STREAMS WILL RESPOND TO THE RAIN WITH FAIRLY RAPID RISES EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS AND ACROSS THE ATLANTA METRO AREA. MINOR TO MODERATE FLOODING IS LIKELY ON SOME SMALL TO MEDIUM SIZED CREEKS AND RIVERS...AND MAY EVENTUALLY SPREAD TO THE LARGER RIVER SYSTEMS. WITH AUTUMN IN FULL SWING...THE TREES ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA HAVE BEEN DROPPING THEIR LEAVES. THIS COULD LEAD TO STORM DRAINS BECOMING CLOGGED...RESULTING IN STREET FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. NOW IS THE TIME TO TAKE ANY NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY...BEFORE ANY FLOODING BEGINS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR COMMERCIAL RADIO AND TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION...ALONG WITH ANY POSSIBLE WARNINGS THAT MAY BE ISSUED. && $$
001 WGUS62 KFFC 101442 FFAFFC FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 942 AM EST TUE NOV 10 2009 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>073-078>082- 089-102200- /O.CON.KFFC.FF.A.0003.000000T0000Z-091111T1200Z/ /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-OGLETHORPE-WILKES- HARALSON-CARROLL-DOUGLAS-SOUTH FULTON-DEKALB-ROCKDALE-WALTON- NEWTON-MORGAN-GREENE-TALIAFERRO-HEARD-COWETA-FAYETTE-CLAYTON- SPALDING-HENRY-BUTTS-JASPER-PUTNAM-HANCOCK-WARREN-TROUP- MERIWETHER-PIKE-UPSON-LAMAR-MONROE-JONES-BALDWIN-HARRIS-TALBOT- TAYLOR-CRAWFORD-BIBB-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...MILLEDGEVILLE...MACON...COLUMBUS 942 AM EST TUE NOV 10 2009 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * NORTH GEORGIA AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA...ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM COLUMBUS TO MACON TO WARRENTON. * THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING * WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINFALL TOTALING 3 TO 5 INCHES IS EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE...OVER MUCH OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA BY TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY. * CREEKS AND STREAMS WILL RESPOND TO THE RAIN WITH FAIRLY RAPID RISES EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS AND ACROSS THE ATLANTA METRO AREA. MINOR TO MODERATE FLOODING IS LIKELY ON SOME SMALL TO MEDIUM SIZED CREEKS AND RIVERS...AND MAY EVENTUALLY SPREAD TO THE LARGER RIVER SYSTEMS. WITH AUTUMN IN FULL SWING...THE TREES ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA HAVE BEEN DROPPING THEIR LEAVES. THIS COULD LEAD TO STORM DRAINS BECOMING CLOGGED...RESULTING IN STREET FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. NOW IS THE TIME TO TAKE ANY NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY...BEFORE ANY FLOODING BEGINS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR COMMERCIAL RADIO AND TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION...ALONG WITH ANY POSSIBLE WARNINGS THAT MAY BE ISSUED. && $$
528 WGUS62 KFFC 101918 FFAFFC FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 218 PM EST TUE NOV 10 2009 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>073-078>082- 089-110330- /O.CON.KFFC.FF.A.0003.000000T0000Z-091111T1200Z/ /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-OGLETHORPE-WILKES- HARALSON-CARROLL-DOUGLAS-SOUTH FULTON-DEKALB-ROCKDALE-WALTON- NEWTON-MORGAN-GREENE-TALIAFERRO-HEARD-COWETA-FAYETTE-CLAYTON- SPALDING-HENRY-BUTTS-JASPER-PUTNAM-HANCOCK-WARREN-TROUP- MERIWETHER-PIKE-UPSON-LAMAR-MONROE-JONES-BALDWIN-HARRIS-TALBOT- TAYLOR-CRAWFORD-BIBB-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...MILLEDGEVILLE...MACON...COLUMBUS 218 PM EST TUE NOV 10 2009 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * NORTH GEORGIA AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA...ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM COLUMBUS TO MACON TO WARRENTON. * THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING * WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINFALL HAS PRODUCED RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ACROSS PORTIONS OF WEST GEORGIA...WITH WIDESPREAD 1 TO 2 INCHES ACROSS NORTH AND EAST GEORGIA. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TONIGHT...WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA WHERE AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 INCHES IS POSSIBLE. BY TOMORROW MORNING RAINFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE WATCH AREA. * CREEKS AND STREAMS WILL RESPOND TO THE RAIN WITH FAIRLY RAPID RISES EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS AND ACROSS THE ATLANTA METRO AREA. MINOR TO MODERATE FLOODING IS LIKELY ON SOME SMALL TO MEDIUM SIZED CREEKS AND RIVERS...AND MAY EVENTUALLY SPREAD TO THE LARGER RIVER SYSTEMS. WITH AUTUMN IN FULL SWING...THE TREES ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA HAVE BEEN DROPPING THEIR LEAVES. THIS COULD LEAD TO STORM DRAINS BECOMING CLOGGED...RESULTING IN STREET FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. NOW IS THE TIME TO TAKE ANY NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY...BEFORE ANY FLOODING BEGINS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR COMMERCIAL RADIO AND TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION...ALONG WITH ANY POSSIBLE WARNINGS THAT MAY BE ISSUED. && $$
931 WGUS62 KFFC 110248 FFAFFC FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 948 PM EST TUE NOV 10 2009 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>073-078>082- 089-111200- /O.CON.KFFC.FF.A.0003.000000T0000Z-091111T1200Z/ /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-OGLETHORPE-WILKES- HARALSON-CARROLL-DOUGLAS-SOUTH FULTON-DEKALB-ROCKDALE-WALTON- NEWTON-MORGAN-GREENE-TALIAFERRO-HEARD-COWETA-FAYETTE-CLAYTON- SPALDING-HENRY-BUTTS-JASPER-PUTNAM-HANCOCK-WARREN-TROUP- MERIWETHER-PIKE-UPSON-LAMAR-MONROE-JONES-BALDWIN-HARRIS-TALBOT- TAYLOR-CRAWFORD-BIBB-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...MILLEDGEVILLE...MACON...COLUMBUS 948 PM EST TUE NOV 10 2009 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * NORTH GEORGIA AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA...ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM COLUMBUS TO MACON TO WARRENTON. * THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING * WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINFALL HAS PRODUCED RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ACROSS PORTIONS OF WEST GEORGIA...WITH WIDESPREAD 1 TO 2 INCHES ACROSS NORTH AND EAST GEORGIA. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT...WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA WHERE AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 INCHES IS POSSIBLE. BY WEDNESDAY MORNING...WIDESPREAD RAINFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE WATCH AREA. * CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE RESPONDING TO THE RAIN WITH FAIRLY RAPID RISES OCCURRING...ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS AND ACROSS THE ATLANTA METRO AREA. MINOR TO MODERATE FLOODING IS LIKELY ON SOME SMALL TO MEDIUM SIZED CREEKS AND RIVERS...AND MAY EVENTUALLY SPREAD TO THE LARGER RIVER SYSTEMS. WITH AUTUMN IN FULL SWING...THE TREES ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA HAVE BEEN DROPPING THEIR LEAVES. THIS COULD LEAD TO STORM DRAINS BECOMING CLOGGED...RESULTING IN STREET FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. NOW IS THE TIME TO TAKE ANY NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY...BEFORE ANY FLOODING BEGINS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR COMMERCIAL RADIO AND TELEVISION FOR LATER STATEMENTS...ALONG WITH ANY WARNINGS THAT MAY BE ISSUED. && $$
206 WGUS62 KFFC 110824 FFAFFC FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 324 AM EST WED NOV 11 2009 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>073-078>082- 089-111200- /O.CON.KFFC.FF.A.0003.000000T0000Z-091111T1200Z/ /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-OGLETHORPE-WILKES- HARALSON-CARROLL-DOUGLAS-SOUTH FULTON-DEKALB-ROCKDALE-WALTON- NEWTON-MORGAN-GREENE-TALIAFERRO-HEARD-COWETA-FAYETTE-CLAYTON- SPALDING-HENRY-BUTTS-JASPER-PUTNAM-HANCOCK-WARREN-TROUP- MERIWETHER-PIKE-UPSON-LAMAR-MONROE-JONES-BALDWIN-HARRIS-TALBOT- TAYLOR-CRAWFORD-BIBB-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...MILLEDGEVILLE...MACON...COLUMBUS 324 AM EST WED NOV 11 2009 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA...EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA...NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...NORTHEAST GEORGIA...NORTHWEST GEORGIA AND WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA. * UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING * WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINFALL HAS PRODUCED RAINFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES HAS OCCURRED ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA SINCE TUESDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS...WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA WHERE AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. THE RAIN WILL BEGIN TO LET UP LATER THIS MORNING AND INTO THIS AFTERNOON. * CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE RESPONDING TO THE RAIN WITH FAIRLY RAPID RISES OCCURRING...ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS AND ACROSS THE ATLANTA METRO AREA. MINOR TO MODERATE FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ON SOME SMALL TO MEDIUM SIZED CREEKS AND RIVERS. THIS FLOODING HAS BEGUN TO SPREAD TO THE LARGER RIVER SYSTEMS AND WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. WITH AUTUMN IN FULL SWING...THE TREES ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA HAVE BEEN DROPPING THEIR LEAVES. THIS COULD LEAD TO STORM DRAINS BECOMING CLOGGED... RESULTING IN STREET FLOODING. 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 NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR COMMERCIAL RADIO AND TELEVISION FOR LATER STATEMENTS...ALONG WITH ANY WARNINGS THAT MAY BE ISSUED. && $$
901 WGUS62 KFFC 111157 FFAFFC FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 657 AM EST WED NOV 11 2009 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>073-078>082- 089-111300- /O.EXP.KFFC.FF.A.0003.000000T0000Z-091111T1200Z/ /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-OGLETHORPE-WILKES- HARALSON-CARROLL-DOUGLAS-SOUTH FULTON-DEKALB-ROCKDALE-WALTON- NEWTON-MORGAN-GREENE-TALIAFERRO-HEARD-COWETA-FAYETTE-CLAYTON- SPALDING-HENRY-BUTTS-JASPER-PUTNAM-HANCOCK-WARREN-TROUP- MERIWETHER-PIKE-UPSON-LAMAR-MONROE-JONES-BALDWIN-HARRIS-TALBOT- TAYLOR-CRAWFORD-BIBB-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...MILLEDGEVILLE...MACON...COLUMBUS 657 AM EST WED NOV 11 2009 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH WILL EXPIRE AT 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA...EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA...NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...NORTHEAST GEORGIA... NORTHWEST GEORGIA AND WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA WILL EXPIRE AT 7 AM EST THIS MORNING. WIDESPREAD RAIN OF 3 TO 5 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS... HAS FALLEN SINCE EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. MANY RIVERS AND CREEKS ACROSS THE AREA ARE EXPERIENCING MINOR TO MODERATE FLOODING. LIGHT RAIN WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING BUT SHOULD TAPER OFF THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. SOME RIVERS AND CREEKS WILL CONTINUE TO RISE THROUGH THE MORNING...SO CAUTION SHOULD STILL BE EXERCISED. $$
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 Nov 8, 3:57 PM EST, 38 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 8, 3:57 PM EST, 38 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 357 PM EST SUN NOV 8 2009 .SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT/... MODELS SIMILAR WITH HIGH PRESSURE (SURFACE AND ALOFT) CONTINUING TO SHIFT OFF THE SOUTHEAST U.S. COAST TONIGHT AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES PULLING A COLD FRONT INTO THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY...AND AN UPPER TROUGH PUSHES EAST OUT OF TEXAS AND INTO THE LOWER MS VALLEY. MEANWHILE...IDA CONTINUES TO DRIFT NORTHWARD...WITH MODEL CONSENSUS AND OFFICIAL NHC TRACK TAKING IT INTO THE NORTHERN GULF NEAR THE LOUISIANA COAST BY LATE MONDAY/EARLY TUESDAY. LATEST GFS RUN A BIT FASTER AND FARTHER ...SHOWING IDA MOVING ACROSS THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE INTO SRN AL BY 12Z TUESDAY...THEN INTO WEST CENTRAL GA TUESDAY AFTERNOON. NAM AND NHC TRACK...KEEPS IDA FARTHER SOUTH...MOVING IT ACROSS NORTHERN FLORIDA. NONETHELESS...INGREDIENTS COMING TOGETHER FOR WIDESPREAD RAIN EVENT FOR THE COUNTY WARNING AREA...WITH HEAVY RAIN A POSSIBILITY WITH TROPICAL MOISTURE FROM IDA IN THE MIX. MODELS CONTINUE TO SHOW A SWATH OF 2 TO 4 INCH RAINFALL ACROSS THE CWA BY THE END OF THE DAY TUESDAY...WITH GFS AND NOW HPC SHOWING HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA. ECMWF PEGGING PORTIONS OF CENTRAL GA...ESPECIALLY EAST-CENTRAL GEORGIA. EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL DAYS OF DRY WEATHER AND 3 HR FLASH FLOOD GUIDANCE 2+ INCHES...FEEL WITH 2 TO 4 INCH TOTALS COULD SEE SOME MINOR FLOODING. WILL ISSUE A FLOOD WATCH FOR THE AREA GENERALLY NORTH OF A COLUMBUS TO MACON TO AUGUSTA LINE FOR TUESDAY/TUESDAY NIGHT. WITH THIS SYSTEM...COULD ALSO SEE GUSTY WINDS LATE MONDAY NIGHT/TUESDAY AS GRADIENT TIGHTENS ACROSS THE CWA BETWEEN IDA AND LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES. A WIND ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED WITH LATER FORECAST ISSUANCE. .LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/... NHC TRACK TAKES REMNANTS OF IDA OFF THE NE FL COAST BY EARLY WEDNESDAY...WITH GFS SHOWING REMNANTS OFF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST BY THAT TIME. NAM STILL HOLDS REMNANTS SOMEWHERE ACROSS NORTH FLORIDA AND WILL BE DISCOUNTED AT THIS TIME. PLAN TO CONTINUE PREVIOUS FORECAST TREND...ENDING PRECIP ACROSS THE CWA BY EARLY WEDNESDAY WITH A DRY FORECAST FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS SOUTHEAST FROM THE GREAT LAKES REGION. GFS CONTINUE TO SHOW A WEAK BOUNDARY MOVING ACROSS THE OH/TN VALLEY REGION SUNDAY AND MAY SEE A FEW SHOWERS ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... ATHENS 47 69 55 60 51 / 0 10 70 100 60 ATLANTA 52 68 57 61 51 / 0 20 80 100 50 BLAIRSVILLE 41 65 53 58 46 / 0 10 70 90 50 CARTERSVILLE 47 67 56 59 51 / 0 20 80 100 40 COLUMBUS 54 73 62 66 54 / 0 30 80 100 50 GAINESVILLE 49 67 55 57 50 / 0 10 70 100 50 MACON 51 75 63 67 55 / 0 20 80 90 60 ROME 45 68 54 60 51 / 0 5 80 90 30 PEACHTREE CITY 45 68 57 62 52 / 0 20 80 100 50 VIDALIA 53 76 63 70 57 / 0 10 70 80 70 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: BALDWIN...BANKS...BARROW...BARTOW... BIBB...BUTTS...CARROLL...CATOOSA...CHATTOOGA...CHEROKEE... CLARKE...CLAYTON...COBB...COWETA...CRAWFORD...DADE...DAWSON... DEKALB...DOUGLAS...FANNIN...FAYETTE...FLOYD...FORSYTH...GILMER... GORDON...GREENE...GWINNETT...HALL...HANCOCK...HARALSON... HARRIS...HEARD...HENRY...JACKSON...JASPER...JONES...LAMAR... LUMPKIN...MADISON...MERIWETHER...MONROE...MORGAN...MURRAY... MUSCOGEE...NEWTON...NORTH FULTON...OCONEE...OGLETHORPE... PAULDING...PICKENS...PIKE...POLK...PUTNAM...ROCKDALE...SOUTH FULTON...SPALDING...TALBOT...TALIAFERRO...TAYLOR...TOWNS... TROUP...UNION...UPSON...WALKER...WALTON...WARREN...WHITE... WHITFIELD...WILKES. && 49
Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 8, 4:43 AM EST, 11 hours 52 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 443 AM EST SUN NOV 8 2009 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-090945- 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- 443 AM EST SUN NOV 8 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SYNOPSIS... DRY...STABLE HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO DOMINATE THE SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY... HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE ON TUESDAY...AS MOISTURE FROM THE REMNANTS OF HURRICANE IDA SPREADS ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST. OTHERWISE...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT.
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