Flash Flood Watch 2, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Sep 3, 2014, 11:47 AM EDT (15:47 UTC)

In effect from

Sep 3, 2014, 2:00 PM EDT

Expired

Sep 4, 2014, 3:56 AM EDT

In force

14 hr

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

Flood severity

None

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:50 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.

005 
WGUS62 KFFC 031547
FFAFFC

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1147 AM EDT WED SEP 3 2014

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>035-041>045-040100-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FF.A.0002.140903T1800Z-140904T1200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS-
CHATTOOGA-GORDON-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE-FLOYD-BARTOW-
CHEROKEE-FORSYTH-HALL-BANKS-JACKSON-MADISON-POLK-PAULDING-COBB-
NORTH FULTON-GWINNETT-BARROW-HARALSON-CARROLL-DOUGLAS-
SOUTH FULTON-DEKALB-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALHOUN...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND...
ROME...CARTERSVILLE...GAINESVILLE...MARIETTA...ATLANTA...
LAWRENCEVILLE...CARROLLTON...DOUGLASVILLE...EAST POINT...DECATUR
1147 AM EDT WED SEP 3 2014

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH GEORGIA...FROM
  CARROLLTON THROUGH ATLANTA AND LAWRENCEVILLE TO DANIELSVILLE.

* THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING

* OVER THE PAST FOUR DAYS...PORTIONS OF NORTH GEORGIA FROM DALTON
  THROUGH ELLIJAY TO BLAIRSVILLE RECEIVED TWO TO FIVE INCHES OF
  RAIN WITH LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING. GENERALLY ONE TO TWO INCHES
  OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS THE ATLANTA METRO AREA TO THE
  GAINESVILLE AREA. THIS HAS CREATED WET ANTECEDENT CONDITIONS
  ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. 
  
  GULF MOISTURE OVER NORTH GEORGIA WILL COMBINE WITH A WEAK
  DISTURBANCE AND OROGRAPHIC LIFTING IN THE MOUNTAINS TO PRODUCE
  HEAVY RAINFALL POTENTIAL THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. SCATTERED
  SLOW MOVING OR NEARLY STATIONARY THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED WITH
  RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES. CONSEQUENTLY...THE CONCERN
  FOR FLASH FLOODING ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA WILL INCREASE THIS
  AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

&&

$$

11/16

009 
WGUS62 KFFC 040756
FFAFFC

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
356 AM EDT THU SEP 4 2014

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>035-041>045-040900-
/O.CAN.KFFC.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-140904T1200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS-
CHATTOOGA-GORDON-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE-FLOYD-BARTOW-
CHEROKEE-FORSYTH-HALL-BANKS-JACKSON-MADISON-POLK-PAULDING-COBB-
NORTH FULTON-GWINNETT-BARROW-HARALSON-CARROLL-DOUGLAS-
SOUTH FULTON-DEKALB-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALHOUN...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND...
ROME...CARTERSVILLE...GAINESVILLE...MARIETTA...ATLANTA...
LAWRENCEVILLE...CARROLLTON...DOUGLASVILLE...EAST POINT...DECATUR
356 AM EDT THU SEP 4 2014

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH GEORGIA HAS BEEN
CANCELLED. STORM ACTIVITY HAS DIMINISHED AND IS NOT EXPECTED TO
HAVE MUCH ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THIS MORNING.

$$

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