Alert archive / Georgia / Flash Flood Warnings in 2013
Flash Flood Warning 96, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this flash flood warning at Aug 23, 2013, 7:10 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
- Aug 23, 2013, 7:10 PM EDT (23:10 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 24, 2013, 1:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Emanuel County, GA, Jefferson County, GA, Johnson County, GA, Washington County, GA
The radar
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:09 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 23, 7:30 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 3 Nne Pringle, GA | THE WASHINGTON COUNTY 911 CENTER REPORTED WATER RUNNING OVER THE ROAD AT BARTOW DUBLIN ROAD AND NEW BETHEL ROAD AND HWY 24E NEAR THE JEFFERSON COUNTY LINE. |
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, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 190 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
- 984 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -37 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 788 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 5 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -13 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -12 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
097
WGUS52 KFFC 232310
FFWFFC
GAC107-163-167-303-240500-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FF.W.0096.130823T2310Z-130824T0500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
710 PM EDT FRI AUG 23 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
WEST CENTRAL EMANUEL COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA
SOUTHWESTERN JEFFERSON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA
EASTERN JOHNSON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA
SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA
* UNTIL 100 AM EDT
* AT 705 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THAT TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ALONG A LINE FROM
DAVISBORO TO RIDDLEVILLE TO MEEKS. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF
ONE TO TWO INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. THIS CLUSTER OF STORMS IS NEARLY
STATIONARY ACROSS THE AREA.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
DAVISBORO...MEEKS...NEW HOME...PRINGLE...AND RIDDLEVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES
AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.
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 3301 8251 3282 8246 3259 8241 3257 8264
3279 8269 3299 8273
$$2 follow-up statements
726
WGUS72 KFFC 240125
FFSFFC
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
925 PM EDT FRI AUG 23 2013
GAC107-163-167-303-240500-
/O.CON.KFFC.FF.W.0096.000000T0000Z-130824T0500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
WASHINGTON GA-JOHNSON GA-EMANUEL GA-JEFFERSON GA-
925 PM EDT FRI AUG 23 2013
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM EDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN JEFFERSON...WEST CENTRAL EMANUEL...EASTERN JOHNSON AND
SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTIES...
AS OF 918 PM EDT...TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN ACROSS AN
AREA FROM DAVISBORO TO SOUTH OF NEW HOME. ANOTHER INCH OF RAIN IS
POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA.
THE WASHINGTON COUNTY 911 CENTER REPORTED WATER RUNNING OVER THE
ROAD AT BARTOW DUBLIN ROAD AND NEW BETHEL AND ON HWY 24E NEAR THE
JEFFERSON/WASHINGTON COUNTY LINE.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO RIDDLEVILLE
AND DAVISBORO
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE
UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY...THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
IF YOU SEE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6. YOU CAN ALSO TWEET YOUR REPORT
USING HASHTAG GAWX.
&&
LAT...LON 3301 8251 3282 8246 3259 8241 3257 8264
3279 8269 3299 8273
$$106
WGUS72 KFFC 240313
FFSFFC
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1113 PM EDT FRI AUG 23 2013
GAC107-163-167-303-240320-
/O.CAN.KFFC.FF.W.0096.000000T0000Z-130824T0500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
WASHINGTON GA-JOHNSON GA-EMANUEL GA-JEFFERSON GA-
1113 PM EDT FRI AUG 23 2013
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR SOUTHWESTERN
JEFFERSON...WEST CENTRAL EMANUEL...EASTERN JOHNSON AND SOUTHEASTERN
WASHINGTON COUNTIES...
THE RAIN HAS ENDED ACROSS THE AREA AND THE CREEKS AND RIVERS HAVE
HAD TIME TO RECEDE...THUS THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED.
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 3301 8251 3282 8246 3259 8241 3257 8264
3279 8269 3299 8273
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 8:26 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Carroll, Haralson | 6 hr |
| 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, 7:12 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 |
Nearby
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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.