Flash Flood Warning 18, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Jun 5, 2013, 9:14 PM EDT (01:14 UTC)

Expired

Jun 6, 2013, 3:15 AM EDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

Counties Bleckley County, GA, Dodge County, GA, Laurens County, GA

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 39 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

043 
WGUS52 KFFC 060114
FFWFFC
GAC023-091-175-060715-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FF.W.0018.130606T0114Z-130606T0715Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
914 PM EDT WED JUN 5 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN BLECKLEY COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA
  NORTH CENTRAL DODGE COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA
  SOUTHERN LAURENS COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA

* UNTIL 315 AM EDT THURSDAY

* AT 905 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER THE WARNED AREA. OVER 4 
INCHES HAS ALREADY FALLEN IN PARTS OF THE WARNED AREA.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO MONTROSE...
  DUDLEY AND DEXTER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE 
WARNED AREA.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS...STREAMS AND COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE
BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.

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 3259 8317 3249 8295 3246 8273 3227 8283
      3220 8302 3237 8324 3251 8333

$$

602 
WGUS72 KFFC 060316
FFSFFC

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1116 PM EDT WED JUN 5 2013

GAC023-091-175-060715-
/O.CON.KFFC.FF.W.0018.000000T0000Z-130606T0715Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
LAURENS GA-BLECKLEY GA-DODGE GA-
1116 PM EDT WED JUN 5 2013

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 AM EDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL DODGE...NORTHEASTERN BLECKLEY AND SOUTHERN LAURENS
COUNTIES...

AT 1105 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE AREAS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN OVER CENTRAL LAURENS COUNTY. 
TOTAL RAINFALL IS ESTIMATED AROUND 3 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN FROM CHESTER 
TO RENTZ TO AREAS JUST SOUTH OF I-16 IN EASTERN LAURENS COUNTY. 
EVEN THOUGH THE RAIN IS TAPERING OFF...RUNOFF FROM THE EARLIER RAINFALL
WILL CAUSE ADDITIONAL RISES ON CREEKS AND STREAMS IN THE AREA THROUGH 
THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF YOU ARE ON THE ROADS TONIGHT IN THIS AREA...ESPECIALLY NEAR RENTZ
....CHESTER AND CALDWELL...SOUTH OF I-16...PLEASE USE CAUTION. NEVER 
DRIVE INTO WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH!

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 3259 8317 3249 8295 3246 8273 3227 8283
      3220 8302 3237 8324 3251 8333

$$

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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.