Flash Flood Warning 23, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Jun 7, 2013, 4:08 AM EDT (08:08 UTC)

Expired

Jun 7, 2013, 10:15 AM EDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

Counties Glascock County, GA, Jefferson County, GA, Warren County, GA

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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055 
WGUS52 KFFC 070808
FFWFFC
GAC125-163-301-071415-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FF.W.0023.130607T0808Z-130607T1415Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
408 AM EDT FRI JUN 7 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  GLASCOCK COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA
  JEFFERSON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA
  SOUTHEASTERN WARREN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA

* UNTIL 1015 AM EDT

* AT 406 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 WRENS...
  STAPLETON...AVERA...MITCHELL AND GIBSON.

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 3308 8228 3293 8227 3285 8230 3282 8237
      3280 8250 3282 8252 3292 8251 3302 8255
      3303 8260 3313 8266 3318 8274 3325 8275
      3326 8278 3348 8260 3341 8254 3336 8253
      3332 8234 3323 8223

$$

921 
WGUS72 KFFC 071000
FFSFFC

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
600 AM EDT FRI JUN 7 2013

GAC125-163-301-071415-
/O.CON.KFFC.FF.W.0023.000000T0000Z-130607T1415Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
WARREN GA-GLASCOCK GA-JEFFERSON GA-
600 AM EDT FRI JUN 7 2013

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 AM EDT FOR
JEFFERSON...GLASCOCK AND SOUTHEASTERN WARREN COUNTIES...

AT 554 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 
INDICATE MODERATE TO HEAVY SHOWERS. 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 WRENS...
STAPLETON...AVERA...MITCHELL...EDGEHILL AND GIBSON

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 3308 8228 3293 8227 3285 8230 3282 8237
      3280 8250 3282 8252 3292 8251 3302 8255
      3303 8260 3313 8266 3318 8274 3325 8275
      3326 8278 3348 8260 3341 8254 3336 8253
      3332 8234 3323 8223

$$

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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.