Flash Flood Warning 8, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Jun 15, 2011, 11:01 PM EDT (03:01 UTC)

Expired

Jun 16, 2011, 1:01 AM EDT

In force

2 hr

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

Counties DeKalb County, GA, Fulton County, GA, Gwinnett County, GA

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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129 
WGUS52 KFFC 160301
FFWFFC
GAC089-121-135-160900-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FF.W.0008.110616T0301Z-110616T0900Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1101 PM EDT WED JUN 15 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN DEKALB COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
  NORTHEASTERN FULTON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
  WEST CENTRAL GWINNETT COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA

* UNTIL 500 AM EDT THURSDAY

* AT 1055 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WARNED AREA.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO DULUTH...
  JOHNS CREEK AND ALPHARETTA...AND INCLUDES CROOKED CREEK...AND THE 
  NORTH FORK OF PEACHTREE CREEK .

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO ONE TO TWO INCHES ARE POSSIBLE 
IN THE WARNED AREA.

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 3406 8413 3405 8411 3384 8412 3380 8441
      3409 8434

$$

457 
WGUS72 KFFC 160501
FFSFFC

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
101 AM EDT THU JUN 16 2011

GAC089-121-135-160509-
/O.CAN.KFFC.FF.W.0008.000000T0000Z-110616T0900Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
DEKALB GA-GWINNETT GA-FULTON GA-
101 AM EDT THU JUN 16 2011

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR NORTHEASTERN
FULTON...WEST CENTRAL GWINNETT AND NORTHERN DEKALB COUNTIES...

THE STORMS HAVE DIMINISHED ACROSS THE WARNING AREA.  RAINFALL TOTALS 
ACROSS THE WARNING AREAS ARE 2 TO 3 INCHES WITH AN ADDITIONAL 
QUARTER TO HALF INCH POSSIBLE.  

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 3405 8413 3405 8411 3384 8412 3380 8441
      3409 8434

$$

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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.