Alert archive / Georgia / Flash Flood Warnings in 2013
Flash Flood Warning 21, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this flash flood warning at Jun 7, 2013, 3:09 AM EDT for Johnson County, Georgia. It was in force for 6 hr. 3 reports 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
- Jun 7, 2013, 3:09 AM EDT (07:09 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 7, 2013, 9:15 AM EDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Johnson County, GA
The radar
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 4:00 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Ene New Home, GA | HURRICANE BRANCH OVERFLOWED A PORTION OF OAKY GROVE CHURCH ROAD WITH AROUND ONE FOOT OF WATER. |
| Jun 7, 4:00 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 5 Ene Wrightsville, GA | CYPRESS CREEK OVERFLOWED A PORTION OF POWERLINE ROAD WITH AROUND ONE FOOT OF WATER. |
| Jun 7, 4:00 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 6 Ese Spann, GA | A DRAINAGE BRANCH OVERFLOWED A PORTION OF CARTERS ROAD NEAR GEORGIA HIGHWAY 15 WITH AROUND ONE FOOT OF WATER. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 192 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
- 439 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 632 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 1 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 6 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 18 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
380
WGUS52 KFFC 070709
FFWFFC
GAC167-071315-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FF.W.0021.130607T0709Z-130607T1315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
309 AM EDT FRI JUN 7 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
JOHNSON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA
* UNTIL 915 AM EDT
* AT 306 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
FLASH FLOODING FROM STATIONARY HEAVY SHOWERS OVER THE WARNED AREA.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
WRIGHTSVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...AS WELL AS HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES.
ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF
CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.
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 3272 8245 3269 8250 3265 8247 3264 8251
3258 8260 3253 8258 3252 8267 3261 8267
3266 8280 3268 8279 3270 8281 3280 8279
3277 8276 3282 8252 3276 8244
$$2 follow-up statements
947
WGUS72 KFFC 070905
FFSFFC
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
505 AM EDT FRI JUN 7 2013
GAC167-071315-
/O.CON.KFFC.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-130607T1315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
JOHNSON GA-
505 AM EDT FRI JUN 7 2013
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 AM EDT FOR
JOHNSON COUNTY...
AT 500 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SHOWERS PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING
OVER THE WARNED AREA. 5 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE OCCURRED OVER
PORTIONS OF THE WARNED AREA OVERNIGHT.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WRIGHTSVILLE
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
WARNED AREA.
MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO
CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER
TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO
ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.
IF YOU SEE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6. YOU CAN ALSO TWEET YOUR REPORT
USING HASHTAG GAWX.
&&
LAT...LON 3272 8245 3269 8250 3265 8247 3264 8251
3258 8260 3253 8258 3252 8267 3261 8267
3266 8280 3268 8279 3270 8281 3280 8279
3277 8276 3282 8252 3276 8244
$$665
WGUS72 KFFC 071125
FFSFFC
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
725 AM EDT FRI JUN 7 2013
GAC167-071133-
/O.CAN.KFFC.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-130607T1315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
JOHNSON GA-
725 AM EDT FRI JUN 7 2013
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR JOHNSON COUNTY...
THE RAIN HAS ENDED. HOWEVER...3 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN FELL OVER THE
WARNED AREA OVERNIGHT.
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 3272 8245 3269 8250 3265 8247 3264 8251
3258 8260 3253 8258 3252 8267 3261 8267
3266 8280 3268 8279 3270 8281 3280 8279
3277 8276 3282 8252 3276 8244
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 12:51 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Emanuel | 84 min |
| Jun 7, 2:01 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Glascock, Jefferson, Johnson, Warren, Washington | 119 min |
| Jun 7, 2:17 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Glascock, Jefferson, Johnson, Warren, Washington | 103 min |
| Jun 7, 3:17 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Washington | 6 hr |
| Jun 7, 3:57 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Glascock, Hancock, Jefferson, Taliaferro, Warren | 2 hr |
| Jun 7, 4:08 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Glascock, Jefferson, Warren | 6 hr |
| Jun 7, 3:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Floyd | 39 min |
| Jun 7, 3:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bartow | 23 min |
| Jun 7, 3:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Morgan, Newton | 50 min |
| Jun 7, 4:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bartow, Gordon | 28 min |
| Jun 7, 4:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Murray | 33 min |
| Jun 7, 4:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Cobb, Fulton | 40 min |
| Jun 7, 4:42 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Murray, Whitfield | 3 hr |
| Jun 7, 5:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | DeKalb, Gwinnett | 25 min |
| Jun 7, 5:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clayton | 29 min |
| Jun 7, 5:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Barrow, Walton | 24 min |
| Jun 7, 5:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Harris, Muscogee, Talbot | 50 min |
| Jun 7, 6:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dodge | 25 min |
| Jun 7, 6:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dodge, Laurens | 26 min |
| Jun 7, 6:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jasper, Putnam | 37 min |
| Jun 7, 7:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dodge, Laurens | 43 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.