Flash Flood Warning 9, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Jun 15, 2010, 7:14 PM EDT (23:14 UTC)

Expired

Jun 15, 2010, 10:44 PM EDT

In force

4 hr

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

Counties Cobb County, GA, Fulton County, GA

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:15 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.

211 
WGUS52 KFFC 152314
FFWFFC
GAC067-121-160515-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FF.W.0009.100615T2314Z-100616T0515Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
714 PM EDT TUE JUN 15 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN COBB COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
  NORTHEASTERN FULTON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA

* UNTIL 115 AM EDT WEDNESDAY

* AT 710 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   
  VERY HEAVY RAINFALL CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING FROM A     
  THUNDERSTORM NEAR ROSWELL. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE OVER
  THE WARNED AREA FOR ANOTHER HOUR.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  MOUNTAIN PARK...ALPHARETTA AND MILTON.

A PUBLIC REPORT OF WATER COVERING SOME ROADS IN ROSWELL HAS BEEN 
RECEIVED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES
AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.

DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF
RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.

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 3419 8426 3412 8426 3411 8425 3410 8421
      3395 8429 3396 8434 3390 8434 3395 8453
      3408 8450 3408 8442 3411 8442 3413 8437
      3418 8435

$$

754 
WGUS72 KFFC 160244
FFSFFC

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1044 PM EDT TUE JUN 15 2010

GAC067-121-160252-
/O.CAN.KFFC.FF.W.0009.000000T0000Z-100616T0515Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
COBB GA-FULTON GA-
1044 PM EDT TUE JUN 15 2010

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR NORTHEASTERN FULTON
AND NORTHEASTERN COBB COUNTIES...

THE HEAVY RAIN HAS EXITED COBB AND FULTON COUNTIES. A FEW LOCAL 
CREEKS HAVE EXPERIENCED RAPID RISES...HOWEVER IT APPEARS THEY WILL 
REMAIN BELOW FLOOD STAGE. THEREFORE...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS 
CANCELLED.

IF YOU OBSERVED SIGNIFICANT FLOODING CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER 
SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6.

LAT...LON 3419 8426 3412 8426 3411 8425 3410 8421
      3395 8429 3396 8434 3390 8434 3395 8453
      3408 8450 3408 8442 3411 8442 3413 8437
      3418 8435

$$

Flash Flood Warnings in Georgia, 2010Every flash flood warning in 2010

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.