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Flash Flood Warning 14, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this flash flood warning at Jun 29, 2014, 6:58 PM EDT for Clarke County, Madison County, Oglethorpe 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 29, 2014, 6:58 PM EDT (22:58 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 30, 2014, 1:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Clarke County, GA, Madison County, GA, Oglethorpe County, GA
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 129 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:02 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, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 143 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
- 320 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -68 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1066 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 12 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 21 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 24 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
335
WGUS52 KFFC 292258
FFWFFC
GAC059-195-221-300500-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FF.W.0014.140629T2258Z-140630T0500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
658 PM EDT SUN JUN 29 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
CLARKE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA
MADISON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA
NORTHERN OGLETHORPE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA
* UNTIL 100 AM EDT MONDAY
* AT 649 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR HEAVY RAIN
HAS FALLEN IN THE AREA THAT WILL LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. DOPPLER
RADAR HAS INDICATED THAT 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN THE
AREA. AN ADDITONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE WITH THESE
STORMS.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO COMER AND
DANIELSVILLE
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS...AND UNDERPASSES.
ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS...FARMLANDS AND WOODLANDS ALONG THE
BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO
FLOODING.
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.
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 3421 8308 3417 8309 3415 8305 3410 8303
3401 8293 3402 8291 3398 8289 3379 8328
3382 8330 3385 8328 3388 8336 3399 8345
3404 8336 3404 8338 3405 8339 3426 8315
$$2 follow-up statements
196
WGUS72 KFFC 300132
FFSFFC
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
932 PM EDT SUN JUN 29 2014
GAC059-195-221-300500-
/O.CON.KFFC.FF.W.0014.000000T0000Z-140630T0500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
OGLETHORPE GA-MADISON GA-CLARKE GA-
932 PM EDT SUN JUN 29 2014
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM EDT FOR
CLARKE...MADISON AND NORTHERN OGLETHORPE COUNTIES...
AT 926 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THAT HEAVY RAINFALL WAS PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING OVER THE WARNED
AREA. AN OBSERVER IN SOUTHERN MADISON COUNTY REPORTED 4.9 INCHES OF
RAIN HAD FALLEN IN THE AREA. THE CREEKS ARE ON THE RISE AND FLASH
FLOODING COULD BE OCCURRING OR IMMINENT.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO COLBERT...
COMER...CARLTON AND DANIELSVILLE
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY
ROADS...FARMLANDS AND WOODLANDS 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.
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.
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 3421 8308 3417 8309 3415 8305 3410 8303
3401 8293 3402 8291 3398 8289 3379 8328
3382 8330 3385 8328 3388 8336 3399 8345
3404 8336 3404 8338 3405 8339 3426 8315
$$401
WGUS72 KFFC 300334
FFSFFC
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1134 PM EDT SUN JUN 29 2014
GAC059-195-221-300344-
/O.CAN.KFFC.FF.W.0014.000000T0000Z-140630T0500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
OGLETHORPE GA-MADISON GA-CLARKE GA-
1134 PM EDT SUN JUN 29 2014
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR CLARKE...MADISON
AND NORTHERN OGLETHORPE COUNTIES...
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 3421 8308 3417 8309 3415 8305 3410 8303
3401 8293 3402 8291 3398 8289 3379 8328
3382 8330 3385 8328 3388 8336 3399 8345
3404 8336 3404 8338 3405 8339 3426 8315
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 29, 2:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Walker | 28 min |
| Jun 29, 2:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Douglas | 36 min |
| Jun 29, 3:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Douglas, Fulton | 26 min |
| Jun 29, 3:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Haralson | 33 min |
| Jun 29, 3:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll, Haralson, Paulding | 25 min |
| Jun 29, 3:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gilmer | 26 min |
| Jun 29, 3:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Paulding | 31 min |
| Jun 29, 4:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gordon | 23 min |
| Jun 29, 4:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Coweta | 35 min |
| Jun 29, 4:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Walton | 27 min |
| Jun 29, 5:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Forsyth | 26 min |
| Jun 29, 5:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Banks | 26 min |
| Jun 29, 5:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Walker | 47 min |
| Jun 29, 5:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Walker, Whitfield | 49 min |
| Jun 29, 5:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Oconee | 43 min |
| Jun 29, 6:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Catoosa, Fannin, Gilmer, Murray, Walker, Whitfield | 48 min |
| Jun 29, 6:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll, Coweta, Heard | 45 min |
| Jun 29, 6:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Lamar | 28 min |
| Jun 29, 6:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Chattooga, Floyd, Gilmer, Gordon, Murray and 3 more | 50 min |
| Jun 29, 6:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Madison | 84 min |
| Jun 29, 7:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll, Coweta, Fulton | 29 min |
| Jun 29, 7:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Butts | 31 min |
| Jun 29, 7:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bartow, Cherokee, Fannin, Gilmer, Pickens | 42 min |
| Jun 29, 7:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Walker | 81 min |
| Jun 29, 7:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilkes | 34 min |
| Jun 29, 7:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Monroe | 35 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.