Alert archive / Georgia / Flash Flood Warnings in 2013
Flash Flood Warning 5, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this flash flood warning at May 19, 2013, 3:58 AM EDT for Forsyth County, Hall County, Georgia. It was in force for 6 hr. 9 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
- May 19, 2013, 3:58 AM EDT (07:58 UTC)
- Expired
- May 19, 2013, 10:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Forsyth County, GA, Hall County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 109 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:00 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 5:15 AM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 6.4 | 1 Ssw Flowery Branch, GA | THIS IS A 24 HOUR TOTAL ENDING AT 515 AM. |
| May 19, 7:00 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Flowery Branch, GA | TRUDY DRIVE IN FLOWERY BRANCH HAS BEEN COMPLETELY WASHED OUT LEAVING A LARGE GAP AND DROP OFF. RECEIVED VIA FOX 5 ATLANTA. |
| May 19, 7:00 AM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 2.55 | Gainesville, GA | THIS IS A 24 HOUR TOTAL. |
| May 19, 7:00 AM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 4.08 | 4 Ne Flowery Branch, GA | THIS IS THE 24 HOUR TOTAL ENDING AT 7 AM. |
| May 19, 7:00 AM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 4.76 | 3 E Cumming, GA | THIS IS A 24 HOUR TOTAL ENDING AT 7 AM. |
| May 19, 8:00 AM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 2.83 | 2 S Gainesville, GA | THIS IS A 24 HOUR TOTAL. |
| May 19, 8:28 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Flowery Branch, GA | SEVERAL ROADS SHUT DOWN IN SOUTH HALL PER HALL COUNTY SHERIFF. AVOID ATLANTA HIGHWAY NEAR FLOWERY BRANCH AND 985 NB EXIT 14. REPORT FROM WSB. |
| May 19, 8:30 AM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 3.2 | Cumming, GA | THIS IS A 24 HOUR TOTAL ENDING AT 830 AM. |
| May 19, 9:15 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Nnw Flowery Branch, GA | PUBLIC REPORTS ATLANTA HIGHWAY COMPLETELY UNDERWATER BETWEEN MOONIES BBQ AND DOLLAR GENERAL. THE ROAD IS CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC. |
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, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 106 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
- 902 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 576 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 109 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 153 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
096
WGUS52 KFFC 190758
FFWFFC
GAC117-139-191400-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FF.W.0005.130519T0758Z-130519T1400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
358 AM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
FORSYTH COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
SOUTHERN HALL COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
* UNTIL 1000 AM EDT
* AT 355 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
FLASH FLOODING FROM THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WARNED AREA.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO OAKWOOD...
GAINESVILLE...FLOWERY BRANCH AND CUMMING.
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.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE
UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.
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 3423 8370 3410 8386 3410 8388 3417 8406
3414 8409 3419 8423 3433 8417 3434 8385
$$1 follow-up statement
535
WGUS72 KFFC 191258
FFSFFC
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
858 AM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013
GAC117-139-191400-
/O.CON.KFFC.FF.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130519T1400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
FORSYTH GA-HALL GA-
858 AM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 AM EDT FOR
SOUTHERN HALL AND FORSYTH COUNTIES...
AT 844 AM EDT...THE PUBLIC AND LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A
THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING OVER THE WARNED AREA.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO OAKWOOD...
GAINESVILLE AND CUMMING
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RAINFALL TOTALS HAVE REACHED THREE TO FIVE INCHES IN SOME OF THE AREA
AND THIS COMBINED WITH THE RAIN CURRENTLY FALLING HAS RESULTED IN
MANY ROAD CLOSURES AND DOWNED TREES. AVOID THE ATLANTA HIGHWAY NEAR
FLOWERY BRANCH AND 985 NB EXIT 14 DUE TO FLOODED ROADWAYS.
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...AS WELL AS HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES.
ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF
CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY...THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
IF YOU SEE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6. YOU CAN ALSO TWEET YOUR REPORT
USING HASHTAG GAWX.
&&
LAT...LON 3423 8370 3410 8386 3410 8388 3417 8406
3414 8409 3419 8423 3433 8417 3434 8385
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 10:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gordon | 45 min |
| May 18, 11:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gordon | 47 min |
| May 19, 1:26 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dawson | 49 min |
| May 19, 2:10 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Forsyth, Gwinnett | 35 min |
| May 19, 2:27 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dawson | 33 min |
| May 19, 2:43 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Hall | 47 min |
| May 19, 2:46 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Dawson | 6 hr |
| May 19, 3:29 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gwinnett | 31 min |
| May 19, 4:22 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Forsyth | 38 min |
| May 19, 4:27 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Barrow, Forsyth, Gwinnett, Hall, Jackson | 48 min |
| May 19, 4:41 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Barrow, Forsyth, Gwinnett, Jackson | 6 hr |
| May 19, 4:50 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Barrow, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Jackson | 40 min |
| May 19, 5:28 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Barrow, DeKalb, Fulton, Gwinnett, Walton | 47 min |
| May 19, 6:06 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Barrow, DeKalb, Gwinnett, Newton, Oconee, Rockdale and 1 more | 54 min |
| May 19, 6:31 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Forsyth | 89 min |
| May 19, 6:46 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Fulton, Gwinnett | 6 hr |
| May 19, 6:55 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Morgan | 50 min |
| May 19, 7:32 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Forsyth | 4 hr |
| May 19, 7:32 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gwinnett | 4 hr |
| May 19, 7:32 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Dawson, Forsyth | 18 hr |
| May 19, 7:32 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Forsyth | 19 hr |
| May 19, 7:32 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Forsyth, Fulton | 46 hr |
| May 19, 7:32 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gwinnett | 24 hr |
| May 19, 7:32 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gwinnett | 4 hr |
| May 19, 7:38 AM EDT | Flood Watch | FFC | Baldwin, Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Bibb, Butts and 62 more | 12 hr |
| May 19, 8:01 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gwinnett | 13 hr |
| May 19, 8:31 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Meriwether | 29 min |
| May 19, 8:36 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | FFC | Dawson | 6 hr |
| May 19, 8:40 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Chattooga, Floyd, Gordon, Walker | 6 hr |
| May 19, 8:52 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Morgan, Putnam | 23 min |
| May 19, 8:55 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Hancock, Taliaferro, Warren | 35 min |
| May 19, 8:57 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Catoosa, Walker, Whitfield | 48 min |
| May 19, 9:04 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bartow | 26 min |
| May 19, 9:16 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Putnam | 29 min |
| May 19, 9:21 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Catoosa, Dade, Walker | 6 hr |
| May 19, 9:30 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bartow, Cherokee, Gordon | 30 min |
| May 19, 9:32 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Bartow, Cherokee | 6 hr |
| May 19, 9:51 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Baldwin, Putnam | 24 min |
| May 19, 10:18 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bartow, Chattooga, Cobb, Floyd, Gordon | 42 min |
| May 19, 10:21 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Baldwin, Hancock, Washington | 24 min |
| May 19, 10:44 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Floyd | 6 hr |
| May 19, 10:57 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Cobb, Haralson, Paulding, Polk | 6 hr |
| May 19, 11:09 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cobb, Paulding | 36 min |
| May 19, 11:25 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll, Cobb, Douglas, Paulding | 50 min |
| May 19, 11:32 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Fulton, Gwinnett | 5 hr |
| May 19, 11:32 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gwinnett, Walton | 5 hr |
| May 19, 11:40 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Fulton | 65 min |
| May 19, 11:45 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Carroll, Douglas, Fulton, Haralson | 6 hr |
| May 19, 12:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clayton, Coweta, Fayette, Fulton | 42 min |
| May 19, 12:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattooga | 37 min |
| May 19, 12:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll, Douglas, Heard | 30 min |
| May 19, 12:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clayton, Coweta, Fayette, Fulton, Heard, Henry and 4 more | 39 min |
| May 19, 1:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Murray, Whitfield | 24 min |
| May 19, 1:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Lamar, Meriwether, Pike, Talbot, Upson | 49 min |
| May 19, 1:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Troup | 27 min |
| May 19, 1:35 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Murray, Whitfield | 6 hr |
| May 19, 1:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Crawford, Monroe, Talbot, Taylor, Upson | 37 min |
| May 19, 1:54 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Fulton | 7 hr |
| May 19, 1:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dade | 49 min |
| May 19, 2:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bibb, Crawford, Houston, Macon, Marion, Peach and 3 more | 46 min |
| May 19, 2:35 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | FFC | Chattooga, Floyd, Gordon, Walker | 9 hr |
| May 19, 3:17 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Catoosa, Dade, Walker, Whitfield | 6 hr |
| May 19, 3:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dooly, Houston, Macon, Peach | 42 min |
| May 19, 3:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dade | 48 min |
| May 19, 3:33 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Bartow, Cherokee | 6 hr |
| May 19, 3:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crisp, Pulaski, Wilcox | 45 min |
| May 19, 4:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dade, Walker | 51 min |
| May 19, 4:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Floyd | 54 min |
| May 19, 5:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cobb, Paulding, Polk | 53 min |
| May 19, 5:40 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Dade | 13 hr |
| May 19, 6:51 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Whitfield | 6 days |
| May 19, 6:51 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Chattooga | 21 hr |
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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.