Alert archive / Georgia / Flash Flood Warnings in 2013
Flash Flood Warning 26, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this flash flood warning at Jun 17, 2013, 6:22 PM EDT for 4 counties in 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
- Jun 17, 2013, 6:22 PM EDT (22:22 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 18, 2013, 12:15 AM EDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Barrow County, GA, Clarke County, GA, Oconee County, GA, Walton County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 122 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:25 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 17, 7:15 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Se Watkinsville, GA | HEAVY RAIN OVERWHELMED THE STORM DRAINS IN WATKINSVILLE AND CAUSED FLOOD WATERS TO ENTER THE BASEMENT OF A CHURCH AT THE CORNER OF MAIN STREET AND SIMONTON BRIDGE ROAD. THE WATER GOT UP TO ONE FOOT DEEP IN THE BASEMENT. THERE APPEARED TO BE NO DEBRIS BLOCKAGE |
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 12:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 116 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
- 749 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -71 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 829 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 74 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 60 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 1.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
348
WGUS52 KFFC 172222
FFWFFC
GAC013-059-219-297-180415-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FF.W.0026.130617T2222Z-130618T0415Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
622 PM EDT MON JUN 17 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN BARROW COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
NORTHEASTERN WALTON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
CLARKE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA
NORTHERN OCONEE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA
* UNTIL 1215 AM EDT
* AT 620 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
POSSIBLE FLASH FLOODING FROM THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WARNED AREA.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
WINTERVILLE...WHITEHALL...ATHENS...BOGART AND STATHAM.
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 3400 8326 3395 8328 3391 8324 3382 8330
3380 8348 3382 8350 3380 8352 3378 8369
3399 8369 3400 8355 3397 8354 3400 8350
3399 8347 3401 8344 3403 8332
$$2 follow-up statements
135
WGUS72 KFFC 180024
FFSFFC
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
824 PM EDT MON JUN 17 2013
GAC013-059-219-297-180415-
/O.CON.KFFC.FF.W.0026.000000T0000Z-130618T0415Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
WALTON GA-OCONEE GA-BARROW GA-CLARKE GA-
824 PM EDT MON JUN 17 2013
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 AM EDT FOR
CLARKE...SOUTHEASTERN BARROW...NORTHERN OCONEE AND NORTHEASTERN
WALTON COUNTIES...
AT 816 PM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED MAINLY LIGHT SHOWERS
OVER THE WARNER AREA. HOWEVER...MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS COULD MOVE OVER THE AREA DURING THE NEXT
FEW HOURS. 2 OR MORE INCHES OF RAIN FELL OVER THE AREA IN A SHORT
PERIOD OF TIME AND ANY MORE RAIN COULD CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
WINTERVILLE...ATHENS...BOGART AND STATHAM
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...AS WELL AS HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES.
ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF
CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.
IF YOU SEE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6. YOU CAN ALSO TWEET YOUR REPORT
USING HASHTAG GAWX.
&&
LAT...LON 3400 8326 3395 8328 3391 8324 3382 8330
3380 8348 3382 8350 3380 8352 3378 8369
3399 8369 3400 8355 3397 8354 3400 8350
3399 8347 3401 8344 3403 8332
$$725
WGUS72 KFFC 180232
FFSFFC
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1032 PM EDT MON JUN 17 2013
GAC013-059-219-297-180241-
/O.CAN.KFFC.FF.W.0026.000000T0000Z-130618T0415Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
WALTON GA-OCONEE GA-BARROW GA-CLARKE GA-
1032 PM EDT MON JUN 17 2013
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR CLARKE...
SOUTHEASTERN BARROW...NORTHERN OCONEE AND NORTHEASTERN WALTON
COUNTIES...
ADDITIONAL RAIN AMOUNTS OVER THE NEXT HOUR OR TWO WILL BE LESS THAN
1/4 INCH.
IF YOU SAW 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 3400 8326 3395 8328 3391 8324 3382 8330
3380 8348 3382 8350 3380 8352 3378 8369
3399 8369 3400 8355 3397 8354 3400 8350
3399 8347 3401 8344 3403 8332
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 8:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattooga, Floyd | 27 min |
| Jun 16, 8:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Floyd, Whitfield | 29 min |
| Jun 16, 9:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Floyd, Gordon | 48 min |
| Jun 16, 9:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Floyd, Polk | 27 min |
| Jun 16, 9:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bartow, Pickens, Polk | 38 min |
| Jun 16, 10:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bartow, Cherokee, Dawson, Gilmer, Haralson, Paulding and 2 more | 49 min |
| Jun 16, 11:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dawson | 36 min |
| Jun 16, 11:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cobb, Douglas, Forsyth, Fulton | 33 min |
| Jun 16, 11:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Barrow, DeKalb, Douglas, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett | 65 min |
| Jun 17, 1:12 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Carroll, Heard | 33 min |
| Jun 17, 1:45 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Coweta, Heard | 45 min |
| Jun 17, 2:30 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Coweta, Fayette | 45 min |
| Jun 17, 3:45 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Carroll | 45 min |
| Jun 17, 4:34 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Carroll | 56 min |
| Jun 17, 1:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | DeKalb, Gwinnett | 35 min |
| Jun 17, 2:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Emanuel | 32 min |
| Jun 17, 2:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gwinnett | 38 min |
| Jun 17, 3:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Lamar, Pike | 34 min |
| Jun 17, 3:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Paulding | 32 min |
| Jun 17, 3:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jefferson | 23 min |
| Jun 17, 3:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Monroe | 35 min |
| Jun 17, 3:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Glascock | 32 min |
| Jun 17, 4:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cobb | 34 min |
| Jun 17, 4:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cherokee | 32 min |
| Jun 17, 5:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Morgan | 30 min |
| Jun 17, 5:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jefferson | 8 min |
| Jun 17, 5:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clayton | 37 min |
| Jun 17, 5:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clarke, Oconee | 27 min |
| Jun 17, 6:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clayton | 30 min |
| Jun 17, 6:10 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Carroll, Clayton, Coweta, DeKalb, Fayette, Fulton | 6 hr |
| Jun 17, 6:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Hancock, Putnam | 32 min |
| Jun 17, 6:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clarke, Oconee | 31 min |
| Jun 17, 6:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Heard | 36 min |
| Jun 17, 7:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Heard | 44 min |
| Jun 17, 7:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Troup | 38 min |
| Jun 17, 7:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilkes | 33 min |
| Jun 17, 7:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Coweta, Meriwether, Troup | 50 min |
| Jun 17, 7:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Sumter | 28 min |
| Jun 17, 7:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bibb, Jones | 26 min |
| Jun 17, 7:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Coweta, Fayette, Meriwether, Spalding | 50 min |
| Jun 17, 7:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Emanuel | 32 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.