Flash Flood Warning 86, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Aug 18, 2013, 10:19 PM EDT (02:19 UTC)

Expired

Aug 19, 2013, 4:15 AM EDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

County Toombs County, GA

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 123 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:20 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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WGUS52 KFFC 190219
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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1019 PM EDT SUN AUG 18 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHERN TOOMBS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA

* UNTIL 415 AM EDT

* AT 1010 PM EDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLASH    
  FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAINS OVER THE WARNED AREA WITH ROADS CLOSED. 
  HIGHWAY 147 AND CEDAR CROSSING ROAD HAVE BEEN CLOSED BY FLOOD      
  WATERS. 

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO SOUTH
  THOMPSON...TOOMBS CENTRAL...NEW BRANCH...JOHNSON CORNER AND CEDAR
  CROSSING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 4 INCHES HAVE FALLEN IN THE WARNED AREA AND 
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF A HALF INCH TO AN INCH 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.

FLOODING IS LIKELY ON BELLS MILL CREEK...COBB CREEK AND OTHER SMALL 
CREEKS AND STREAMS IN THE AREA. 

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 3193 8228 3193 8237 3195 8239 3195 8240
      3196 8244 3196 8246 3216 8236 3214 8219
      3191 8222 3191 8225

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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.