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Flash Flood Warning 95, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this flash flood warning at Aug 22, 2013, 8:26 PM EDT for Carroll County, Haralson County, 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
- Aug 22, 2013, 8:26 PM EDT (00:26 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 23, 2013, 2:15 AM EDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Carroll County, GA, Haralson County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 8:45 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Ese Waco, GA | WATER WAS REPORTED ON THE ROADWAY AT HWY 27 AND PRICE CREEK ROAD. IN ADDITION THERE WAS WATER ON THE ROAD AT HWY27 AND ALABAMA AVENUE. |
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, 0.4 hours before the alert went out and 73 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
- 1442 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -9 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1232 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 5 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 17 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 13 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
079
WGUS52 KFFC 230026
FFWFFC
GAC045-143-230615-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FF.W.0095.130823T0026Z-130823T0615Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
826 PM EDT THU AUG 22 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN CARROLL COUNTY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA
HARALSON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA
* UNTIL 215 AM EDT
* AT 819 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN
HARALSON COUNTY AND NORTHERN CARROLL COUNTY. AN ADDITIONAL HALF TO
AN INCH OF RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE. THESE STORMS ARE LOCATED IN AN
AREA STRETCHING FROM TALLAPOOSA TO BREMEN TO ABILENE AND ARE
DRIFTING TO THE SOUTH.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO VILLA
RICA...TEMPLE...BREMEN...WACO...BUCHANAN...TALLAPOOSA...BETHEL
CREEK AND HOLLY CREEK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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 3390 8525 3390 8504 3382 8504 3380 8495
3373 8490 3362 8490 3355 8532 3356 8533
3378 8537
$$1 follow-up statement
043
WGUS72 KFFC 230335
FFSFFC
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1135 PM EDT THU AUG 22 2013
GAC045-143-230342-
/O.CAN.KFFC.FF.W.0095.000000T0000Z-130823T0615Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CARROLL GA-HARALSON GA-
1135 PM EDT THU AUG 22 2013
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR HARALSON AND
NORTHERN CARROLL COUNTIES...
WATER LEVELS HAVE HAD TIME TO RECEDE AND THE RAIN HAS ENDED. FLASH
FLOODING IS NO LONGER A CONCERN.
IF YOU SAW SIGNIFICANT FLOODING CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6. YOU CAN ALSO TWEET YOUR REPORT
USING HASHTAG GAWX.
LAT...LON 3390 8525 3390 8504 3382 8504 3380 8495
3373 8490 3362 8490 3355 8532 3356 8533
3378 8537
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23, 5:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jefferson | 47 min |
| Aug 23, 6:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Muscogee | 29 min |
| Aug 23, 6:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bibb, Crawford, Houston, Peach | 41 min |
| Aug 23, 6:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bibb, Houston, Twiggs | 48 min |
| Aug 23, 6:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Harris | 61 min |
| Aug 23, 7:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Talbot | 30 min |
| Aug 23, 7:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Johnson | 29 min |
| Aug 23, 7:10 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Emanuel, Jefferson, Johnson, Washington | 6 hr |
| Aug 23, 7:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Johnson, Washington | 33 min |
| Aug 23, 7:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilkinson | 26 min |
| Aug 23, 7:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Johnson, Laurens, Washington, Wilkinson | 38 min |
| Aug 23, 7:38 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Bibb, Crawford, Houston, Peach, Twiggs | 4 hr |
| Aug 23, 7:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Catoosa, Dade, Walker | 59 min |
| Aug 23, 7:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Peach | 26 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.