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Flash Flood Warning 39, NWS Atlanta, GA

October 14, 2014Dade County, Georgia

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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Nashville Metro, TN at 00:00Z on 2014-10-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 187 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Nashville Metro, TN at 00:00Z on 2014-10-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 389 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
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

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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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 14, 12:17 AM EDTWind AdvisoryFFCBartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee, Dade, Dawson and 13 more8 hr
Oct 14, 3:23 AM EDTFlood WatchFFCDawson, Lumpkin, White23 min
Oct 14, 3:26 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCDawson, Fannin, Gilmer, Pickens49 min
Oct 14, 3:45 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCoweta, Douglas, Harris, Heard, Troup60 min
Oct 14, 4:05 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCChattahoochee, Muscogee, Stewart55 min
Oct 14, 4:38 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMarion, Schley, Sumter, Taylor, Webster52 min
Oct 14, 4:48 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCClayton, Cobb, Douglas, Fayette, Fulton, Meriwether and 4 more42 min
Oct 14, 5:16 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCClayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Douglas, Fulton29 min
Oct 14, 5:20 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCGordon, Murray25 min
Oct 14, 5:29 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCrawford, Crisp, Dooly, Houston, Macon, Peach and 1 more46 min
Oct 14, 5:32 AM EDTTornado WarningFFCCobb, Fulton28 min
Oct 14, 5:43 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMurray32 min
Oct 14, 5:46 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCDeKalb, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett29 min
Oct 14, 5:50 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBibb, Crawford, Dooly, Houston, Macon, Peach and 1 more25 min
Oct 14, 6:15 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBaldwin, Bibb, Bleckley, Twiggs, Wilkinson45 min
Oct 14, 6:28 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCDawson, Fannin, Forsyth, Hall, Lumpkin, Union and 1 more47 min
Oct 14, 6:29 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCJasper, Newton31 min
Oct 14, 6:42 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCFannin, Gilmer, Gordon, Murray, Pickens48 min
Oct 14, 6:44 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCGreene, Jasper, Jones, Morgan, Newton, Oconee and 3 more46 min
Oct 14, 7:00 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHancock, Wilkinson30 min
Oct 14, 7:10 AM EDTTornado WarningFFCClarke, Jackson, Madison, Oconee35 min
Oct 14, 7:27 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCGlascock, Hancock, Oglethorpe, Taliaferro, Warren, Washington and 1 more48 min
Oct 14, 8:07 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCDodge, Pulaski, Wilcox23 min
Oct 14, 9:31 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCGlascock, Hancock, Jefferson, Warren, Washington44 min
Oct 14, 10:16 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningFFCDade6 hr
Oct 14, 1:18 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCForsyth7 days
Oct 14, 1:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCClayton, DeKalb32 min
Oct 14, 2:58 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCDade17 hr
Oct 14, 5:24 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCForsyth, Fulton39 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.