Alert archive / Georgia / Flash Flood Warnings in 2012
Flash Flood Warning 5, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this flash flood warning at Jan 26, 2012, 5:18 PM EST for Dade County, Georgia. It was in force for 6 hr. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 26, 2012, 5:18 PM EST (22:18 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 26, 2012, 11:15 PM EST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Dade County, GA
The radar
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:21 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26, 6:15 PM EST | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Se New England, GA | THE WATER LEVEL AT A USGS STREAM GAGE EXCEEDED FLOOD STAGE OF 12 FEET ON THE LOOKOUT CREEK AT CREEK ROAD. MINOR FLOODING IS ALSO OCCURRING ALONG THE CREEK AT SELLS LANE IN TRENTON AND MASON ROAD NEAR RISING FAWN. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 172 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
- 589 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 398 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 389 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
919
WGUS52 KFFC 262218
FFWFFC
GAC083-270415-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FF.W.0005.120126T2218Z-120127T0415Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
518 PM EST THU JAN 26 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
DADE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA
* UNTIL 1115 PM EST
* AT 509 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
HEAVY RAIN HAD PASSED OVER THE LOOKOUT CREEK BASIN SINCE 200 PM EST.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 1.5 INCHES HAS OCCURRED WHICH IS CAUSING
THE CREEK TO RISE RAPIDLY. THE STAGE HEIGHT AT 500 PM EST WAS 10.9
FEET. FLOOD STAGE IS 12 FEET. THE CREEK SHOULD CREST AROUND 12.5
FEET WITHIN THE NEXT 2 HOURS. MINOR FLOODING IS EXPECTED.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO HOOKER...
MORGANVILLE...WILDWOOD AND NEW ENGLAND.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU SEE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6. YOU CAN ALSO TWEET YOUR REPORT
USING HASHTAG GAWX.
&&
LAT...LON 3498 8537 3485 8548 3474 8549 3474 8556
3485 8555 3491 8552 3499 8543 3499 8537
$$
164 follow-up statements
419
WGUS72 KFFC 262323
FFSFFC
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
623 PM EST THU JAN 26 2012
GAC083-270415-
/O.CON.KFFC.FF.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120127T0415Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
DADE GA-
623 PM EST THU JAN 26 2012
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 PM EST FOR DADE
COUNTY...
AT 610 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
SHOW SCATTERED LIGHT SHOWERS PASSING OVER THE WARNED AREA. RAINFALL
AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 1.5 INCHES HAS ALREADY OCCURRED THIS AFTERNOON OVER
THE LOOKOUT CREEK BASIN.
ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT IN CENTRAL ALABAMA MAY
PRODUCE ANOTHER HALF INCH OR SO BEFORE ENDING AFTER MIDNIGHT.
AT 600 PM EST...THE LOOKOUT CREEK NEAR NEW ENGLAND WAS AT 11.8 FEET
AND RISING. FLOOD STAGE IS 12 FEET. THE CREEK WILL CONTINUE TO RISE
TO NEAR 13 FEET BY 900 PM EST THIS EVENING. IT WILL GRADUALLY FALL
THEREAFTER.
MINOR FLOODING IS EXPECTED ALONG SELLS LANE IN TRENTON...MASON ROAD
NEAR RISING FAWN...AND CREEK ROAD NEAR NEW ENGLAND. IN ADDITION...
MINOR FLOODING OF PASTURE AND GRAZING LAND WILL OCCUR IN THE FLOOD
PLAIN. MINOR FLOODING OF THE CREEK CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED MUCH FURTHER
DOWNSTREAM AS IT CROSSES THE TENNESSEE BORDER INTO THE TIFTONA
AREA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU SEE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6. YOU CAN ALSO TWEET YOUR REPORT
USING HASHTAG GAWX.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST FRIDAY MORNING
FOR WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA.
&&
LAT...LON 3498 8537 3485 8548 3474 8549 3474 8556
3485 8555 3491 8552 3499 8543 3499 8537
$$
16352
WGUS72 KFFC 270050
FFSFFC
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
750 PM EST THU JAN 26 2012
GAC083-270415-
/O.CON.KFFC.FF.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120127T0415Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
DADE GA-
750 PM EST THU JAN 26 2012
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 PM EST FOR DADE
COUNTY...
AT 740 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED A LINE
OF SHOWERS WITH OCCASIONAL HEAVY RAIN IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. THESE SHOWERS WILL MOVE OVER THE WARNED AREA
THROUGH 900 PM EST WITH AN ADDITIONAL HALF INCH OF RAIN. THIS WILL
PRODUCE STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1.5 TO NEAR 2 INCHES SINCE
THIS MORNING OVER THE LOOKOUT CREEK BASIN IN DADE COUNTY.
AT 730 PM EST...THE LOOKOUT CREEK NEAR NEW ENGLAND WAS AT 12.4 FEET
AND RISING SLOWLY. FLOOD STAGE IS 12 FEET. THE CREEK WILL CONTINUE
TO RISE TO NEAR 13 FEET THIS EVENING. IT WILL GRADUALLY FALL AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ALONG SELLS LANE IN TRENTON...MASON
ROAD NEAR RISING FAWN...AND CREEK ROAD NEAR NEW ENGLAND. IN
ADDITION...MINOR FLOODING OF PASTURE AND GRAZING LAND WILL OCCUR IN
THE FLOOD PLAIN. MINOR FLOODING OF THE CREEK CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED
MUCH FURTHER DOWNSTREAM AS IT CROSSES THE TENNESSEE BORDER INTO THE
TIFTONA AREA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU SEE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6. YOU CAN ALSO TWEET YOUR REPORT
USING HASHTAG GAWX.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST FRIDAY MORNING
FOR WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA.
&&
LAT...LON 3498 8537 3485 8548 3474 8549 3474 8556
3485 8555 3491 8552 3499 8543 3499 8537
$$
16288
WGUS72 KFFC 270242
FFSFFC
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
942 PM EST THU JAN 26 2012
GAC083-270415-
/O.CON.KFFC.FF.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120127T0415Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
DADE GA-
942 PM EST THU JAN 26 2012
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 PM EST FOR
DADE COUNTY...
AT 930 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED
ANOTHER LINE OF SHOWERS WITH BRIEF HEAVY RAIN IN NORTH CENTRAL
ALABAMA...MOVING EAST TO NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. THESE SHOWERS WILL
MOVE OVER THE WARNED AREA BETWEEN 1100 PM AND MIDNIGHT WITH
AN ADDITIONAL 0.25 INCH OF RAIN. THIS WILL PRODUCE STORM TOTAL
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1.5 TO 2 INCHES SINCE THIS MORNING OVER THE
LOOKOUT CREEK BASIN IN DADE COUNTY.
AT 915 PM EST...THE LOOKOUT CREEK NEAR NEW ENGLAND WAS AT 12.2 FEET
AND NEARLY STEADY. FLOOD STAGE IS 12 FEET. THE CREEK WILL SLOWLY
RISE TO AROUND 12.6 FEET BY MIDNIGHT. IT WILL GRADUALLY FALL EARLY
FRIDAY MORNING.
MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ALONG SELLS LANE IN TRENTON...MASON
ROAD NEAR RISING FAWN...AND CREEK ROAD NEAR NEW ENGLAND. IN
ADDITION...MINOR FLOODING OF PASTURE AND GRAZING LAND WILL OCCUR IN
THE FLOOD PLAIN. MINOR FLOODING OF THE CREEK CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED
MUCH FURTHER DOWNSTREAM AS IT CROSSES THE TENNESSEE BORDER INTO THE
TIFTONA AREA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU SEE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6. YOU CAN ALSO TWEET YOUR REPORT
USING HASHTAG GAWX.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST FRIDAY MORNING
FOR CENTRAL GEORGIA.
&&
LAT...LON 3498 8537 3485 8548 3474 8549 3474 8556
3485 8555 3491 8552 3499 8543 3499 8537
$$
16299
WGUS72 KFFC 270414
FFSFFC
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1114 PM EST THU JAN 26 2012
GAC083-270430-
/O.EXP.KFFC.FF.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120127T0415Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
DADE GA-
1114 PM EST THU JAN 26 2012
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1115 PM EST FOR DADE
COUNTY...
AT 1100 PM EST...THE LOOKOUT CREEK NEAR NEW ENGLAND WAS AT 11.9 FEET
AND SLOWLY FALLING. FLOOD STAGE IS 12 FEET. THE CREEK WILL CONTINUE
TO FALL SLOWLY FOR THE REST OF TONIGHT.
MINOR FLOODING WILL GRADUALLY RECEDE ALONG THE LOOKOUT CREEK LATE
TONIGHT AS IT FLOWS INTO TENNESSEE.
IF YOU SEE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6. YOU CAN ALSO TWEET YOUR REPORT
USING HASHTAG GAWX.
LAT...LON 3498 8537 3485 8548 3474 8549 3474 8556
3485 8555 3491 8552 3499 8543 3499 8537
$$
16The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26, 3:28 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | FFC | Baldwin, Bibb, Bleckley, Butts, Chattahoochee, Clarke and 58 more | 6 hr |
| Jan 26, 3:49 AM EST | Flash Flood Watch | FFC | Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee, Cobb, Dade and 16 more | 20 hr |
| Jan 26, 5:33 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Coweta | 27 min |
| Jan 26, 6:07 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crawford, Macon, Marion, Monroe, Schley, Sumter and 4 more | 23 min |
| Jan 26, 6:25 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crawford, Macon, Schley, Sumter, Taylor, Upson | 35 min |
| Jan 26, 6:41 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bibb, Macon, Peach, Sumter | 34 min |
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.