Alert archive / Georgia / Flash Flood Warnings in 2014
Flash Flood Warning 20, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this flash flood warning at Jul 20, 2014, 9:20 PM EDT for Coweta County, Heard County, Troup 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
- Jul 20, 2014, 9:20 PM EDT (01:20 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 21, 2014, 3:15 AM EDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Coweta County, GA, Heard County, GA, Troup County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 44 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 20, 11:17 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Nne Owensbyville, GA | FLOODING REPORTED AT BRUSH STREET STATE PARK. RAIN HAS ENDED. |
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, 1.3 hours before the alert went out and 50 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
- 838 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -29 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 719 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 10 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 21 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 25 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
864 WGUS52 KFFC 210120 FFWFFC GAC077-149-285-210715- /O.NEW.KFFC.FF.W.0020.140721T0120Z-140721T0715Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 920 PM EDT SUN JUL 20 2014 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... SOUTHWESTERN COWETA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA HEARD COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA NORTHERN TROUP COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA * UNTIL 315 AM EDT * AT 918 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED FLASH FLOODING FROM A THUNDERSTORM OVER THE WARNED AREA. BETWEEN 2 AND 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA...WITH AN ADDITIONAL INCH OR TWO POSSIBLE BEFORE THE RAIN ENDS. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO CORINTH... FRANKLIN...CENTRALHATCHEE AND EPHESUS 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 OR TWEET US YOUR REPORT AT NWSATLANTA. && LAT...LON 3343 8487 3307 8486 3305 8523 3342 8529 $$
3 follow-up statements
992 WGUS72 KFFC 210207 FFSFFC FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1007 PM EDT SUN JUL 20 2014 GAC077-149-285-210715- /O.CON.KFFC.FF.W.0020.000000T0000Z-140721T0715Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ TROUP GA-COWETA GA-HEARD GA- 1007 PM EDT SUN JUL 20 2014 ...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 AM EDT FOR HEARD...SOUTHWESTERN COWETA AND NORTHERN TROUP COUNTIES... AT 958 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING OVER THE WARNED AREA. SINCE 800 PM EDT...RAINFALL ESTIMATES OF 4-5 INCHES HAVE FALLEN IN THE WARNED AREA...ESPECIALLY JUST SOUTHEAST OF FRANKLIN. LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO FRANKLIN... CENTRALHATCHEE AND EPHESUS. AREAS OF PARTICULAR CONCERN ARE ALONG HIGHWAY 27 AND GEORGIA HIGHWAY 1 SOUTHEAST OF FRANKLIN. ALSO...SOUTH RIVER ROAD...PIKE ROAD...THOMPSON ROAD...AND EDWARDS ROAD. THIS INCLUDES THE SNAKE CREEK AND BUSH CREEK RECREATION AREAS. TRIBUTARIES OF THE CHATTAHOOCHEE...PARTICULARLY ZACHRY CREEK AND TALLEY BRANCH... WILL SEE RAPID RISES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING. FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHERE YOU ARE RELATIVE TO STREAMS...RIVERS...OR CREEKS WHICH CAN BECOME KILLERS IN HEAVY RAINS. CAMPERS AND HIKERS SHOULD AVOID STREAMS OR CREEKS. IF YOU SEE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6 OR TWEET US YOUR REPORT AT NWSATLANTA. && LAT...LON 3343 8487 3307 8486 3305 8523 3342 8529 $$
207 WGUS72 KFFC 210328 FFSFFC FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1128 PM EDT SUN JUL 20 2014 GAC077-149-285-210715- /O.CON.KFFC.FF.W.0020.000000T0000Z-140721T0715Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ TROUP GA-COWETA GA-HEARD GA- 1128 PM EDT SUN JUL 20 2014 ...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 AM EDT FOR HEARD...SOUTHWESTERN COWETA AND NORTHERN TROUP COUNTIES... AT 1125 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING OVER THE WARNED AREA. WHILE THE STORM HAS WEAKENED SIGNIFICANTLY...RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 7 AND 8 INCHES HAVE FALLEN BETWEEN 800 PM...ESPECIALLY TO THE SOUTHEAST OF FRANKLIN. RUNOFF FROM THE STORMS WILL RESULT IN RAPID RISES ON AREA CREEKS AND STREAMS EVEN AFTER THE RAIN HAS ENDED. TURN AROUND DONT DROWN. LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO FRANKLIN... CENTRALHATCHEE AND EPHESUS 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. 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 OR TWEET US YOUR REPORT AT NWSATLANTA. && LAT...LON 3343 8487 3307 8486 3305 8523 3342 8529 $$
613 WGUS72 KFFC 210711 FFSFFC FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 311 AM EDT MON JUL 21 2014 GAC077-149-285-210715- /O.CON.KFFC.FF.W.0020.000000T0000Z-140721T0715Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ TROUP GA-COWETA GA-HEARD GA- 311 AM EDT MON JUL 21 2014 ...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 AM EDT FOR HEARD...SOUTHWESTERN COWETA AND NORTHERN TROUP COUNTIES... AT 310 AM EDT...TOTAL RADAR ESTIMATED RAINFALL IN THE WARNED AREA EXCEEDED 8 TO 8.5 INCHES. LOCALIZED FLOODING WAS REPORTED EARLIER NEAR BRUSH STREET STATE PARK. ALTHOUGH ONLY LIGHT RAIN CONTINUES... NEARBY CREEKS AND RIVERS REMAIN HIGH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ALTHOUGH THE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 315 AM EDT...THERE MAY BE UNREPORTED FLOODING THAT CONTINUES. ANYONE TRAVELING BEFORE DAYBREAK IS URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION. TURN AROUND DON'T DROWN. IF YOU SEE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6 OR TWEET US YOUR REPORT AT NWSATLANTA. && LAT...LON 3343 8487 3307 8486 3305 8523 3342 8529 $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 20, 9:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Heard, Meriwether, Troup | 54 min |
| Jul 21, 8:58 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cherokee | 32 min |
| Jul 21, 12:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Stewart, Webster | 54 min |
| Jul 21, 1:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattahoochee | 45 min |
| Jul 21, 3:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Telfair | 43 min |
| Jul 21, 3:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dawson | 25 min |
| Jul 21, 3:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Haralson | 39 min |
| Jul 21, 3:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bibb | 32 min |
| Jul 21, 4:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jasper | 44 min |
| Jul 21, 4:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dawson | 37 min |
| Jul 21, 4:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wheeler | 48 min |
| Jul 21, 4:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Washington | 47 min |
| Jul 21, 4:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Floyd | 44 min |
| Jul 21, 4:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Haralson | 33 min |
| Jul 21, 5:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Monroe | 47 min |
| Jul 21, 5:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Polk | 33 min |
| Jul 21, 5:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Glascock, Jefferson, Washington | 45 min |
| Jul 21, 5:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Polk | 32 min |
| Jul 21, 6:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jefferson | 45 min |
| Jul 21, 7:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Emanuel | 45 min |
| Jul 21, 7:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Emanuel, Jefferson | 48 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.