Alert archive / Georgia / Flash Flood Warnings in 2014
Flash Flood Warning 12, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this flash flood warning at Jun 26, 2014, 4:37 PM EDT for Gilmer County, Georgia. It was in force for 6 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 26, 2014, 4:37 PM EDT (20:37 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 26, 2014, 10:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Gilmer County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 146 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:38 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 145 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
- 733 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -25 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 774 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 11 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 29 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
553
WGUS52 KFFC 262037
FFWFFC
GAC123-270230-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FF.W.0012.140626T2037Z-140627T0230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
437 PM EDT THU JUN 26 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
GILMER COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
* UNTIL 1030 PM EDT
* AT 430 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
UP TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER THE AREA IN THE LAST
HOUR. FLASH FLOODING COULD BE OCCURRING OR WILL OCCUR SOON.
ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN ARE POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT FEW
HOURS.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO CHERRY
LOG....ELLIJAY...AND CARTECAY. SOME CREEKS INCLUDED IN THIS
WARNING BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO..COX CREEK...ROLSTON CREEK...AND
MOUNTAINTOWN CREEK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS...STREAMS AND COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLANDS AND
WOODLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DO NOT DROWN.
FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHERE
YOU ARE RELATIVE TO STREAMS...RIVERS...OR CREEKS WHICH CAN BECOME
KILLERS IN HEAVY RAINS. CAMPERS AND HIKERS SHOULD AVOID STREAMS OR
CREEKS.
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 3484 8438 3480 8431 3473 8426 3467 8425
3463 8419 3460 8425 3457 8426 3458 8433
3455 8437 3455 8446 3456 8449 3455 8448
3478 8464 3482 8458 3485 8461
$$2 follow-up statements
935
WGUS72 KFFC 262238
FFSFFC
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
638 PM EDT THU JUN 26 2014
GAC123-270230-
/O.CON.KFFC.FF.W.0012.000000T0000Z-140627T0230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
GILMER GA-
638 PM EDT THU JUN 26 2014
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM EDT FOR
GILMER COUNTY...
AT 625 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THAT 1.5 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN FELL IN THE MOUNTAINTOWN CREEK BASIN
FROM ROOSEVELT TO LAW GROUNDS. ANOTHER AREA OF RAIN OF ABOUT 2.5
INCHES OCCURRED IN BETWEEN EAST ELLIJAY TO CARTECAY. LOCATIONS IN
THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO EAST ELLIJAY AND ELLIJAY
RIVER GAUGES INDICATE THAT CREEKS ARE ON THE RISE. IF YOU OBSERVE
FLOODING...MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE
UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.
IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE POTENTIALLY
DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS FLOODED
ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT TAKES ONLY A FEW INCHES OF SWIFTLY
FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.
IF YOU SEE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6. YOU CAN ALSO TWEET YOUR REPORT
USING HASHTAG GAWX.
&&
LAT...LON 3484 8438 3480 8431 3473 8426 3467 8425
3463 8419 3460 8425 3457 8426 3458 8433
3455 8437 3455 8446 3456 8449 3455 8448
3478 8464 3482 8458 3485 8461
$$285
WGUS72 KFFC 262352
FFSFFC
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
752 PM EDT THU JUN 26 2014
GAC123-262356-
/O.CAN.KFFC.FF.W.0012.000000T0000Z-140627T0230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
GILMER GA-
752 PM EDT THU JUN 26 2014
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR GILMER COUNTY...
THE THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING HAS DIMINISHED ACROSS GILMER COUNTY.
AT 740 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THAT 1.5 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN FELL IN THE MOUNTAINTOWN CREEK BASIN
FROM ROOSEVELT TO LAW GROUNDS. ANOTHER AREA OF RAIN OF AROUND
2.5 INCHES OCCURRED IN BETWEEN EAST ELLIJAY AND CARTECAY.
SMALL CREEKS IN THE HEAVY RAIN AREAS ROSE A FEW FEET EARLIER...BUT
HAVE SINCE RECEDED. THE LARGER RIVERS SUCH AS THE CARTECAY RIVER AND
COOSAWATTEE RIVER HAVE RISEN ONLY AROUND ONE FOOT. CONSEQUENTLY...
THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL BE CANCELLED.
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 3484 8438 3480 8431 3473 8426 3467 8425
3463 8419 3460 8425 3457 8426 3458 8433
3455 8437 3455 8446 3456 8449 3455 8448
3478 8464 3482 8458 3485 8461
$$
16The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 4:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Montgomery | 50 min |
| Jun 26, 4:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gilmer | 80 min |
| Jun 26, 4:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Fulton, Rockdale | 89 min |
| Jun 26, 5:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilkinson | 36 min |
| Jun 26, 5:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jefferson | 49 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.