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Flash Flood Warning 33, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this flash flood warning at Sep 7, 2014, 7:18 PM EDT for Muscogee 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
- Sep 7, 2014, 7:18 PM EDT (23:18 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 8, 2014, 1:15 AM EDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Muscogee County, GA
The radar
The Maxwell AFB radar (KMXX), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7, 8:00 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Columbus, GA | REPORT OF FLOODING ON LESS DRIVE NEAR A SMALL RESIDENTIAL CREEK. |
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, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 104 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
- 911 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -64 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 944 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 5 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -14 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 16 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
447
WGUS52 KFFC 072318
FFWFFC
GAC215-080515-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FF.W.0033.140907T2318Z-140908T0515Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
718 PM EDT SUN SEP 7 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
MUSCOGEE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA
* UNTIL 115 AM EDT
* AT 716 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
FLASH FLOODING FROM A THUNDERSTORM OVER THE WARNED AREA. RAINFALL
AMOUNTS OF ALMOST 2 INCHES HAVE FALLEN IN THE LAST HOUR WITH
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 INCHES POSSIBLE BEFORE THESE
STORMS DISSIPATE.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO COLUMBUS
AND UPATOI.
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.
FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR
IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...
DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...
EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP 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 3261 8491 3258 8490 3259 8470 3255 8467
3253 8468 3250 8473 3242 8477 3241 8488
3237 8495 3237 8498 3239 8499 3243 8497
3245 8500 3251 8501 3261 8508
$$2 follow-up statements
707
WGUS72 KFFC 080047
FFSFFC
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
847 PM EDT SUN SEP 7 2014
GAC215-080515-
/O.CON.KFFC.FF.W.0033.000000T0000Z-140908T0515Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MUSCOGEE GA-
847 PM EDT SUN SEP 7 2014
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 AM EDT FOR
MUSCOGEE COUNTY...
AT 842 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING OVER THE WARNED
AREA. RAIN IS BEGINNING TO DIMINISH BUT ESIMATES OF BETWEEN 4 AND 6
INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS MUSCOGEE COUNTY SINCE AROUND 630 PM
EDT.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO COLUMBUS...
UPATOI AND BIBB CITY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE
UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.
FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR
IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...
DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...
EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER
GROUND.
IF YOU SEE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6 OR TWEET US YOUR REPORT AT
NWSATLANTA.
&&
LAT...LON 3261 8491 3258 8490 3259 8470 3255 8467
3253 8468 3250 8473 3242 8477 3241 8488
3237 8495 3237 8498 3239 8499 3243 8497
3245 8500 3251 8501 3261 8508
$$065
WGUS72 KFFC 080328
FFSFFC
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1128 PM EDT SUN SEP 7 2014
GAC215-080515-
/O.CON.KFFC.FF.W.0033.000000T0000Z-140908T0515Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MUSCOGEE GA-
1128 PM EDT SUN SEP 7 2014
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 AM EDT FOR
MUSCOGEE COUNTY...
RAINFALL HAS SIGNIFICANTLY DIMINISHED OVER THE AREA BUT STORM TOTAL
AMOUNTS BETWEEN 4 AND 6 INCHES ARE ESTIMATED TO HAVE FALLEN
EXPECIALLY ACROSS CENTRAL PORTIONS OF MUSCOGEE COUNTY. WATER WILL
BEGIN TO RECEDE BUT SOME HIGH WATER AREAS MAY REMAIN ESPECIALLY IN
LOW-LYING LOCATIONS OVER THE NEXT HOUR OR SO.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO COLUMBUS...
UPATOI AND BIBB CITY.
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 OR TWEET US YOUR REPORT AT
NWSATLANTA.
&&
LAT...LON 3261 8491 3258 8490 3259 8470 3255 8467
3253 8468 3250 8473 3242 8477 3241 8488
3237 8495 3237 8498 3239 8499 3243 8497
3245 8500 3251 8501 3261 8508
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7, 12:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bibb | 34 min |
| Sep 7, 12:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bibb | 32 min |
| Sep 7, 1:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Twiggs | 30 min |
| Sep 7, 1:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Baldwin | 35 min |
| Sep 7, 2:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Houston | 44 min |
| Sep 7, 2:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dooly | 36 min |
| Sep 7, 2:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilkes | 37 min |
| Sep 7, 2:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Greene | 26 min |
| Sep 7, 2:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Hancock | 36 min |
| Sep 7, 2:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bleckley, Houston | 31 min |
| Sep 7, 2:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilkes | 33 min |
| Sep 7, 3:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crisp | 45 min |
| Sep 7, 3:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Monroe | 28 min |
| Sep 7, 3:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Pickens | 37 min |
| Sep 7, 3:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Glascock, Warren | 35 min |
| Sep 7, 3:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Monroe | 30 min |
| Sep 7, 3:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gwinnett | 27 min |
| Sep 7, 3:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Sumter | 47 min |
| Sep 7, 3:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Glascock, Washington | 29 min |
| Sep 7, 3:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | DeKalb, Gwinnett | 33 min |
| Sep 7, 4:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Monroe | 30 min |
| Sep 7, 4:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Glascock, Washington, Wilkinson | 33 min |
| Sep 7, 4:17 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Gwinnett | 6 hr |
| Sep 7, 4:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bartow | 37 min |
| Sep 7, 4:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Sumter | 33 min |
| Sep 7, 4:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Taylor | 25 min |
| Sep 7, 4:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gwinnett | 35 min |
| Sep 7, 4:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Washington | 47 min |
| Sep 7, 4:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clayton, Henry | 46 min |
| Sep 7, 4:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Upson | 26 min |
| Sep 7, 4:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Upson | 52 min |
| Sep 7, 4:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Taylor | 32 min |
| Sep 7, 5:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Webster | 30 min |
| Sep 7, 5:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Paulding | 27 min |
| Sep 7, 5:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Stewart | 32 min |
| Sep 7, 5:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Webster | 47 min |
| Sep 7, 5:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fayette, Henry | 29 min |
| Sep 7, 5:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cobb, Douglas | 27 min |
| Sep 7, 5:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Baldwin | 24 min |
| Sep 7, 5:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Meriwether | 36 min |
| Sep 7, 5:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Troup | 34 min |
| Sep 7, 5:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Upson | 32 min |
| Sep 7, 5:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Stewart | 30 min |
| Sep 7, 5:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Carroll | 35 min |
| Sep 7, 6:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Heard, Meriwether, Troup | 46 min |
| Sep 7, 6:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Talbot, Taylor | 27 min |
| Sep 7, 6:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Muscogee | 49 min |
| Sep 7, 6:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Coweta, Meriwether | 32 min |
| Sep 7, 6:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Harris | 27 min |
| Sep 7, 6:52 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Coweta, Meriwether | 6 hr |
| Sep 7, 6:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Taylor | 23 min |
| Sep 7, 7:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattahoochee, Harris, Muscogee, Troup | 48 min |
| Sep 7, 7:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dodge | 31 min |
| Sep 7, 7:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Candler | 23 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.