Alert archive / Georgia / Flash Flood Warnings in 2014
Flash Flood Warning 39, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this flash flood warning at Oct 14, 2014, 4:13 AM EDT for Dade County, Georgia. It was in force for 7 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
- Oct 14, 2014, 4:13 AM EDT (08:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 14, 2014, 10:45 AM EDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Dade County, GA
The radar
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:13 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
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 177 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
- 187 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -53 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1109 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 58 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 389 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 568 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.4
- Supercell composite
- 5.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
374
WGUS52 KFFC 140813
FFWFFC
GAC083-141415-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FF.W.0039.141014T0813Z-141014T1415Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
413 AM EDT TUE OCT 14 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
DADE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA
* UNTIL 1015 AM EDT
* AT 409 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
FLASH FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAIN OVER THE WARNED AREA.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO TRENTON
AND NEW ENGLAND ON LOOKOUT CRREK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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 OR TWEET US YOUR REPORT AT
NWSATLANTA.
&&
LAT...LON 3499 8536 3498 8536 3484 8545 3477 8545
3473 8546 3469 8549 3467 8549 3463 8554
3471 8556 3498 8561 3499 8560
$$2 follow-up statements
470
WGUS72 KFFC 141030
FFSFFC
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
630 AM EDT TUE OCT 14 2014
GAC083-141415-
/O.CON.KFFC.FF.W.0039.000000T0000Z-141014T1415Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
DADE GA-
630 AM EDT TUE OCT 14 2014
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 AM EDT FOR DADE
COUNTY...
AT 624 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING OVER THE
WARNED AREA.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO TRENTON
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2-3 INCHES FALLEN OVER THE WARNED AREA. RUNOFF
ASSOCIATED WITH THIS HEAVY RAINFALL HAS RESULTED IN SWOLLEN CREEKS
AND RIVERS IN THE AREA...AND LOOKOUT CREEK AT NEW ENGLAND HAS
CURRENTLY RISEN TO 14.6 FEET AND IS EXPERIENCING MINOR FLOODING.
WITH ADDITIONAL RAINFALL EXPECTED LATE THIS MORNING AND EARLY
AFTERNOON...ADDITIONAL RISES ARE POSSIBLE...AND THE CREEK WILL BE
SLOW TO FALL UNTIL LATER THIS AFTERNOON.
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DO NOT DROWN.
IF YOU SEE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6 OR TWEET US YOUR REPORT AT
NWSATLANTA.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 AM EDT TUESDAY MORNING
FOR NORTHERN GEORGIA.
&&
LAT...LON 3499 8536 3498 8536 3484 8545 3477 8545
3473 8546 3469 8549 3467 8549 3463 8554
3471 8556 3498 8561 3499 8560
$$960
WGUS52 KFFC 141408
FFWFFC
GAC083-141445-
/O.EXT.KFFC.FF.W.0039.000000T0000Z-141014T1445Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1008 AM EDT TUE OCT 14 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS EXTENDED THE
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
DADE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA
* UNTIL 1045 AM EDT
* AT 1000 AM EDT...LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED
FLASH FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAIN OVER THE WARNED AREA.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO TRENTON
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PORTIONS OF DADE COUNTY HAVE RECEIVED 2.5 TO 3 INCHES OF
RAINFALL...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...SINCE LATE MONDAY NIGHT.
LOCAL OFFICIALS INDICATE THAT IN ADDITION TO LOOKOUT CREEK AT NEW
ENGLAND BEING OUT OF ITS BANKS...SEVERAL AREA ROADS REMAIN CLOSED
DUE TO FLOOD WATERS.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 0.5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH
THE AFTERNOON.
AT 10 AM EDT LOOKOUT CREEK AT NEW ENGLAND WAS AT 15.5 FEET AND WAS
NEARLY STEADY. THE CREEK WILL SLOWLY FALL THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON...THEN IS EXPECTED TO DROP TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY
WEDNESDAY MORNING.
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 OR TWEET US YOUR REPORT AT
NWSATLANTA.
&&
LAT...LON 3499 8536 3498 8536 3484 8545 3477 8545
3473 8546 3469 8549 3467 8549 3463 8554
3471 8556 3498 8561 3499 8560
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 14, 12:17 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | FFC | Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee, Dade, Dawson and 13 more | 8 hr |
| Oct 14, 3:23 AM EDT | Flood Watch | FFC | Dawson, Lumpkin, White | 23 min |
| Oct 14, 3:26 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dawson, Fannin, Gilmer, Pickens | 49 min |
| Oct 14, 3:45 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Coweta, Douglas, Harris, Heard, Troup | 60 min |
| Oct 14, 4:05 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattahoochee, Muscogee, Stewart | 55 min |
| Oct 14, 4:38 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Marion, Schley, Sumter, Taylor, Webster | 52 min |
| Oct 14, 4:48 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clayton, Cobb, Douglas, Fayette, Fulton, Meriwether and 4 more | 42 min |
| Oct 14, 5:16 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Douglas, Fulton | 29 min |
| Oct 14, 5:20 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gordon, Murray | 25 min |
| Oct 14, 5:29 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crawford, Crisp, Dooly, Houston, Macon, Peach and 1 more | 46 min |
| Oct 14, 5:32 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Cobb, Fulton | 28 min |
| Oct 14, 5:43 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Murray | 32 min |
| Oct 14, 5:46 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett | 29 min |
| Oct 14, 5:50 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bibb, Crawford, Dooly, Houston, Macon, Peach and 1 more | 25 min |
| Oct 14, 6:15 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Baldwin, Bibb, Bleckley, Twiggs, Wilkinson | 45 min |
| Oct 14, 6:28 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dawson, Fannin, Forsyth, Hall, Lumpkin, Union and 1 more | 47 min |
| Oct 14, 6:29 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jasper, Newton | 31 min |
| Oct 14, 6:42 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fannin, Gilmer, Gordon, Murray, Pickens | 48 min |
| Oct 14, 6:44 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Greene, Jasper, Jones, Morgan, Newton, Oconee and 3 more | 46 min |
| Oct 14, 7:00 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Hancock, Wilkinson | 30 min |
| Oct 14, 7:10 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Clarke, Jackson, Madison, Oconee | 35 min |
| Oct 14, 7:27 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Glascock, Hancock, Oglethorpe, Taliaferro, Warren, Washington and 1 more | 48 min |
| Oct 14, 8:07 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dodge, Pulaski, Wilcox | 23 min |
| Oct 14, 9:31 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Glascock, Hancock, Jefferson, Warren, Washington | 44 min |
| Oct 14, 10:16 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Dade | 6 hr |
| Oct 14, 1:18 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Forsyth | 7 days |
| Oct 14, 1:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clayton, DeKalb | 32 min |
| Oct 14, 2:58 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Dade | 17 hr |
| Oct 14, 5:24 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Forsyth, Fulton | 39 hr |
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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.