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Areal Flood Warning 13, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this areal flood warning at Dec 24, 2015, 5:54 AM EST for 5 counties in 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
- Dec 24, 2015, 5:54 AM EST (10:54 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 24, 2015, 12:00 PM EST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Bartow County, GA, Carroll County, GA, Haralson County, GA, Paulding County, GA, Polk County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:55 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 24, 8:58 AM EST | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Nne Sunny Acres, GA | MULTIPLE ROADS IN PAULDING COUNTY ARE EITHER CLOSED OR PARTIALLY CLOSED. THEY ARE WILLIAMS LAKE ROAD...GOLDMINE ROAD...BELL ROAD...COMPTON ROAD...AND SWEETWATER CHURCH ROAD. |
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, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 89 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 559 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 57 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 592 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 784 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
905
WGUS42 KFFC 241054
FLWFFC
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
554 AM EST THU DEC 24 2015
GAC015-045-143-223-233-241700-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FA.W.0013.151224T1054Z-151224T1700Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
HARALSON GA-POLK GA-CARROLL GA-PAULDING GA-BARTOW GA-
554 AM EST THU DEC 24 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR...
HARALSON COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN GEORGIA...
POLK COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN GEORGIA...
NORTHWESTERN CARROLL COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN GEORGIA...
PAULDING COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN GEORGIA...
SOUTHWESTERN BARTOW COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN GEORGIA...
* UNTIL NOON EST THURSDAY
* AT 553 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND
AUTOMATED RAIN GAUGES INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN OVER
THE AREA THAT RAIN WILL CAUSE FLOODING. UP TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN
HAS ALREADY FALLEN.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
WARNED AREA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODS. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT AT NIGHT TO TELL HOW MUCH
WATER IS ON ROADS.
IF YOU SEE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...WAIT UNTIL AFTER THE STORM HAS
PASSED...AND THEN 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 3408 8532 3408 8526 3409 8526 3410 8519
3408 8512 3410 8512 3410 8505 3412 8505
3416 8474 3382 8474 3378 8489 3378 8490
3377 8490 3364 8534 3407 8541
$$What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this areal flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Atlanta, GA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this areal flood warning went out at Dec 24, 4:35 AM EST, 1 hour 19 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 24, 4:35 AM EST, 1 hour 19 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
435 AM EST THU DEC 24 2015
.SHORT TERM /TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...
CURRENT RADAR LOOP SHOWS 3 DISTINCT LINES OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO AND ACROSS THE AREA. CURRENTLY THERE ARE
NO SEVERE STORMS EMBEDDED IN THESE LINES BUT THE POTENTIAL IS STILL
THERE. INSTABILITIES ARE NOT THAT GREAT THIS MORNING BUT SHEAR
VALUES ARE STILL FAIRLY HIGH. THIS IS FAIRLY EVIDENT AS EVERY TIME
ONE OF THE STRONGER STORMS MOVES OVER AN OBSERVING SITE...WINDS
START BLOWING IN THE 10-15KT RANGE WITH GUST TO 22KT. MODELS
CONTINUE TO STAY IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THE SHORT TERM. AS THE
COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE TENNESSEE VALLEY TODAY...INSTABILITY WILL
INCREASE AGAIN ALONG WITH SHEAR AND WE WILL SEE ANOTHER ROUND OF
THUNDER WITH A CONTINUED RISK OF SEVERE STORMS. THIS RISK OF SEVERE
TODAY IS LESS THAN YESTERDAY BUT THE INGREDIENTS ARE STILL IN PLACE
FOR AND ISOLATED SEVERE STORM OR TWO. THE BEST PLACE FOR SEVERE
STORMS WILL BE MAINLY ACROSS NORTH GA TODAY AND FRIDAY. WITH THE
RAIN CONTINUING ACROSS THE STATE ANOTHER 1 TO 3 INCHES IS EXPECTED
TO FALL OVER ALREADY SATURATED SOILS. WITH GUSTY WINDS IT WILL NOT
TAKE MUCH TO KNOCK TREES OVER AND CAUSE SOME DAMAGE.
01
.LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
FRONTAL BOUNDARY THROUGH TN VALLEY STARTS TO LIFT NORTH AND
CONTINUED INTO THE OHIO VALLEY DURING THE DAY SATURDAY. BOUNDARY
MOVES BACK SOUTH INTO THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS LATE WEEKEND INTO
THE FIRST OF THE WEEK AS UPPER TROUGH MOVES ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES
AND STRONG UPPER SOUTHWEST LOW DEVELOPS. WE REMAIN IN A MOIST AND
SOMEWHAT UNSTABLE AIR MASS WITH BEST POPS MAINLY NORTH. SURFACE
LOW MOVING NORTHEAST FROM THE WESTERN GULF INTO THE MS VALLEY
SHOULD PUSH THE FRONT INTO THE STATE BY TUESDAY. GFS AND ECMWF
HAVE SOME DIFFERENCES BY THIS TIME WITH THE GFS FASTER WITH THE
FROPA AND DRYING. ECMWF WANTS TO LAG THE FRONT AND DEVELOP ANOTHER
WAVE ON IT FOR TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. HAVE KEPT POPS ACROSS THE
FORECAST AREA FOR WEDNESDAY BUT ONLY SLIGHT CHANCE NORTHWEST
CORNER. WARM TEMPERATURES CONTINUE INTO THE FIRST OF THE WEEK.
41
&&
.CLIMATE...
RECORDS FOR 12-24
MAX TEMPERATURE MIN TEMPERATURE
STATION HIGH LOW HIGH LOW
------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
KAHN 77 1964 31 1945 60 1964 7 1983
KATL 72 1984 28 1963 60 1879 3 1983
1964
KMCN 77 1964 35 1993 62 1964 10 1989
1983
KCSG 79 1984 35 1989 60 1988 9 1989
1964
1955
RECORDS FOR 12-25
MAX TEMPERATURE MIN TEMPERATURE
STATION HIGH LOW HIGH LOW
------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
KAHN 77 1982 22 1983 61 1982 3 1983
1955
KATL 72 1987 17 1983 59 1982 0 1983
1889
KMCN 78 1982 25 1983 61 1982 7 1983
1932
KCSG 76 1982 24 1983 60 1982 8 1983
1964
RECORDS FOR 12-26
MAX TEMPERATURE MIN TEMPERATURE
STATION HIGH LOW HIGH LOW
------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
KAHN 74 1964 30 1980 61 1987 9 1983
1928
KATL 72 1987 26 1935 61 1987 5 1983
KMCN 77 1987 33 1902 61 1987 9 1983
1982 1964
KCSG 80 1987 33 1983 64 1987 10 1983
RECORDS FOR 12-27
MAX TEMPERATURE MIN TEMPERATURE
STATION HIGH LOW HIGH LOW
------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
KAHN 73 1971 33 1917 56 1982 11 1935
KATL 71 1982 27 1892 58 1982 12 1925
1889
KMCN 78 1987 35 1902 61 1987 17 1902
KCSG 75 2008 43 1948 61 1987 23 1985
1982
RECORDS FOR 12-28
MAX TEMPERATURE MIN TEMPERATURE
STATION HIGH LOW HIGH LOW
------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
KAHN 78 1928 32 1950 59 1982 8 1925
KATL 74 1984 15 1894 58 1954 5 1925
1971
KMCN 76 2008 31 1925 65 1942 11 1925
2007
KCSG 80 1984 36 1950 59 2008 23 2010
1954 1977
&&
AVIATION...
06Z UPDATE...
SHOWERS CONTINUING THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH MOSTLY IFR CEILINGS.
THERE WILL BE SOME ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THIS MORNING BUT SHOULD
BE MOSTLY SHOWERS THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD. WINDS WILL BE MAINLY OUT
OF THE S BUT WILL SEE PERIODS OF SW AND SE WINDS THROUGH THE
PERIOD. WIND SPEEDS WILL STAY MAINLY 10KT OR LESS BUT WILL SEE
SOME GUST TO NEAR 18KT IN AND AROUND ANY STRONGER STORMS. VSBYS
SHOULD STAY IN THE VFR TO MVFR RANGE.
//ATL CONFIDENCE...06Z UPDATE...
CONFIDENCE MEDIUM TO HIGH ON ALL ELEMENTS
01
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
ATHENS 72 64 75 63 / 70 60 40 30
ATLANTA 73 65 75 64 / 70 70 40 20
BLAIRSVILLE 69 62 71 61 / 90 80 70 50
CARTERSVILLE 72 64 75 63 / 80 70 50 40
COLUMBUS 75 66 78 64 / 60 50 20 20
GAINESVILLE 69 64 72 63 / 70 70 50 40
MACON 76 64 79 62 / 40 40 10 10
ROME 73 63 75 63 / 80 70 50 40
PEACHTREE CITY 73 64 76 61 / 70 60 30 20
VIDALIA 80 65 82 64 / 20 20 10 10
&&
.FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FLOOD WATCH THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
BALDWIN...BANKS...BARROW...BARTOW...BIBB...BLECKLEY...BUTTS...
CARROLL...CATOOSA...CHATTAHOOCHEE...CHATTOOGA...CHEROKEE...
CLARKE...CLAYTON...COBB...COWETA...CRAWFORD...CRISP...DADE...
DAWSON...DEKALB...DODGE...DOOLY...DOUGLAS...EMANUEL...FANNIN...
FAYETTE...FLOYD...FORSYTH...GILMER...GLASCOCK...GORDON...
GREENE...GWINNETT...HALL...HANCOCK...HARALSON...HARRIS...HEARD...
HENRY...HOUSTON...JACKSON...JASPER...JEFFERSON...JOHNSON...
JONES...LAMAR...LAURENS...LUMPKIN...MACON...MADISON...MARION...
MERIWETHER...MONROE...MONTGOMERY...MORGAN...MURRAY...MUSCOGEE...
NEWTON...NORTH FULTON...OCONEE...OGLETHORPE...PAULDING...PEACH...
PICKENS...PIKE...POLK...PULASKI...PUTNAM...ROCKDALE...SCHLEY...
SOUTH FULTON...SPALDING...STEWART...SUMTER...TALBOT...
TALIAFERRO...TAYLOR...TELFAIR...TOOMBS...TOWNS...TREUTLEN...
TROUP...TWIGGS...UNION...UPSON...WALKER...WALTON...WARREN...
WASHINGTON...WEBSTER...WHEELER...WHITE...WHITFIELD...WILCOX...
WILKES...WILKINSON.
&&
SHORT TERM...01
LONG TERM....41
AVIATION...01Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 23, 5:40 PM EST, 12 hours 14 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 540 PM EST WED DEC 23 2015 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-241900- BALDWIN-BANKS-BARROW-BARTOW-BIBB-BLECKLEY-BUTTS-CARROLL-CATOOSA- CHATTAHOOCHEE-CHATTOOGA-CHEROKEE-CLARKE-CLAYTON-COBB-COWETA- CRAWFORD-CRISP-DADE-DAWSON-DEKALB-DODGE-DOOLY-DOUGLAS-EMANUEL- FANNIN-FAYETTE-FLOYD-FORSYTH-GILMER-GLASCOCK-GORDON-GREENE- GWINNETT-HALL-HANCOCK-HARALSON-HARRIS-HEARD-HENRY-HOUSTON-JACKSON- JASPER-JEFFERSON-JOHNSON-JONES-LAMAR-LAURENS-LUMPKIN-MACON- MADISON-MARION-MERIWETHER-MONROE-MONTGOMERY-MORGAN-MURRAY- MUSCOGEE-NEWTON-NORTH FULTON-OCONEE-OGLETHORPE-PAULDING-PEACH- PICKENS-PIKE-POLK-PULASKI-PUTNAM-ROCKDALE-SCHLEY-SOUTH FULTON- SPALDING-STEWART-SUMTER-TALBOT-TALIAFERRO-TAYLOR-TELFAIR-TOOMBS- TOWNS-TREUTLEN-TROUP-TWIGGS-UNION-UPSON-WALKER-WALTON-WARREN- WASHINGTON-WEBSTER-WHEELER-WHITE-WHITFIELD-WILCOX-WILKES- WILKINSON- 540 PM EST WED DEC 23 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT... ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... ...SEVERE POTENTIAL INCREASES TONIGHT... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THIS EVENING. AFTER MIDNIGHT...THE THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL INCREASE...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND WEST OF A COLUMBUS TO MACON TO ATHENS LINE. A FEW STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS AND BRIEF TORNADOES. SMALL HAIL...HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY STORMS. ONGOING FLOODING OF RIVERS...STREAMS AND CREEKS ACROSS CENTRAL GEORGIA WILL OCCUR WITH THE THREAT SHIFTING NORTH OVERNIGHT AS HEAVIER RAIN SETS UP ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY... BANDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE ONGOING INTO THURSDAY...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND WEST OF I-85. SOME OF THESE STORMS COULD BE STRONG TO SEVERE...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND BRIEF TORNADOES. PERSISTENT HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ELEVATE THE FLOOD THREAT AS WELL ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA. ISOLATED FLASH FLOODING WILL ALSO BE A CONCERN...ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS. THUNDERSTORMS AND HEAVY RAIN WILL GRADUALLY PUSH NORTH OF THE AREA THURSDAY NIGHT INTO CHRISTMAS DAY...BUT NOT AFTER TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OCCUR. SEVERAL RIVERS AND STREAMS COULD REMAIN IN FLOOD THROUGH THIS WEEKEND. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT REQUESTED BUT SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT REPORTS OF SEVERE WEATHER THROUGH THE WEB BY GOING TO WEATHER.GOV/ATLANTA. DJN
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Dec 24, 2:34 AM EST, 3 hours 20 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
234 AM EST THU DEC 24 2015
GAZ001-002-240800-
DADE GA-WALKER GA-
234 AM EST THU DEC 24 2015
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR DADE AND WALKER COUNTIES UNTIL
300 AM EST...
AT 234 AM EST...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS NEAR IDER ALABAMA...OR 12
MILES SOUTHWEST OF TRENTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
HAZARD...40 TO 50 MPH WIND...UP TO PENNY SIZED HAIL AND FREQUENT
CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.
IMPACT...PEOPLE OUTDOORS SHOULD SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. EXPECT
MINOR DAMAGE TO TREE LIMBS AND BLOWING AROUND OF
LIGHT...UNSECURED OBJECTS. ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES SHOULD
NOT BE USED UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY.
SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE
LAFAYETTE...TRENTON...FORT OGLETHORPE...ROSSVILLE...CHICKAMAUGA...
LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN...LA FAYETTE...RISING FAWN...CHATTANOOGA VALLEY...
NOBLE...CLOUDLAND CANYON STATE PARK...COOPER HEIGHTS...NEW ENGLAND...
MORGANVILLE...ROCK SPRING...WILDWOOD...HOOKER...LINWOOD...FAIRVIEW
AND STEPHENSVILLE.
LAT...LON 3496 8527 3486 8526 3485 8520 3478 8520
3477 8518 3471 8517 3459 8553 3488 8559
3498 8545 3499 8529
TIME...MOT...LOC 0734Z 240DEG 48KT 3472 8562Special weather statement, Dec 24, 3:15 AM EST, 2 hours 39 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
315 AM EST THU DEC 24 2015
GAZ090-102-240915-
STEWART GA-CHATTAHOOCHEE GA-
315 AM EST THU DEC 24 2015
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR STEWART AND CHATTAHOOCHEE
COUNTIES UNTIL 415 AM EST...
AT 313 AM EST...A BAND OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN WERE
LOCATED FROM WESTERN STEWART COUNTY TO SOUTHERN BARBOUR COUNTY
ALABAMA MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
HAZARD...HEAVY RAIN.
IMPACT...LOCALIZED FLOODING IN LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS
IS LIKELY. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND BE PREPARED FOR
POSSIBLE LOSS OF CONTROL DUE TO HYDROPLANING. WHEN WATER
COVERS THE ROAD...REMEMBER TO TURN AROUND DON'T DROWN.
SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE
LUMPKIN...CUSSETA...RICHLAND...OMAHA...SANFORD...BROOKLYN...
CHRISTOPHER...CHARLES...RENFROE...LOUVALE...PROVIDENCE CANYON STATE
PARK...WESTVILLE...MANTA AND JAMESTOWN/SOUTH FORT BENNING.
LAT...LON 3195 8496 3198 8496 3198 8501 3197 8504
3199 8504 3199 8506 3209 8504 3213 8506
3218 8501 3220 8496 3221 8498 3222 8498
3222 8493 3224 8491 3225 8492 3226 8489
3229 8493 3248 8467 3210 8465 3194 8494
TIME...MOT...LOC 0813Z 240DEG 48KT 3214 8497Special weather statement, Dec 24, 3:26 AM EST, 2 hours 28 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
326 AM EST THU DEC 24 2015
GAZ019-020-030-240930-
BARTOW GA-POLK GA-FLOYD GA-
326 AM EST THU DEC 24 2015
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BARTOW...WESTERN POLK AND
SOUTHEASTERN FLOYD COUNTIES UNTIL 430 AM EST...
AT 324 AM EST...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN WERE
LOCATED FROM NORTHERN BARTOW COUNTY TO WESTERN POLK COUNTY WERE
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. THIS AREA HAS ALREADY SEEN 1 TO 2 INCHES
OF RAINFALL. UP TO AN INCH ADDITIONAL RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH
430 AM.
HAZARD...HEAVY RAIN.
IMPACT...LOCALIZED FLOODING IN LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS
IS LIKELY. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND BE PREPARED FOR
POSSIBLE LOSS OF CONTROL DUE TO HYDROPLANING. WHEN WATER
COVERS THE ROAD...REMEMBER TO TURN AROUND DON'T DROWN.
SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE
ROME...CARTERSVILLE...CEDARTOWN...ADAIRSVILLE...EUHARLEE...CAVE
SPRING...WHITE...KINGSTON...CASSVILLE...PINE LOG...FUNKHOUSER...
LINDALE...SENEY AND FOLSOM.
LAT...LON 3439 8494 3440 8483 3440 8473 3441 8473
3441 8467 3431 8466 3390 8537 3408 8541
TIME...MOT...LOC 0824Z 237DEG 51KT 3421 8497Special weather statement, Dec 24, 3:36 AM EST, 2 hours 18 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
336 AM EST THU DEC 24 2015
GAZ004-005-240900-
MURRAY GA-WHITFIELD GA-
336 AM EST THU DEC 24 2015
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN MURRAY AND
NORTHEASTERN WHITFIELD COUNTIES UNTIL 400 AM EST...
AT 336 AM EST...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS NEAR COHUTTA...OR 12 MILES
NORTH OF CHATSWORTH...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.
HAZARD...40 TO 50 MPH WIND...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING
AND HEAVY RAIN.
IMPACT...PEOPLE OUTDOORS SHOULD SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. EXPECT
MINOR DAMAGE TO TREE LIMBS AND BLOWING AROUND OF
LIGHT...UNSECURED OBJECTS. ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES SHOULD
NOT BE USED UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY. LOCALIZED FLOODING IN
LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS IS ALSO LIKELY.
MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND BE PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE
LOSS OF CONTROL DUE TO HYDROPLANING. WHEN WATER COVERS
THE ROAD...REMEMBER TO TURN AROUND DON'T DROWN.
SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE
BEAVERDALE...GREGORY...SUMAC...CISCO AND TENNGA.
LAT...LON 3495 8462 3493 8463 3481 8491 3495 8493
3498 8493 3499 8492 3499 8462
TIME...MOT...LOC 0836Z 237DEG 51KT 3493 8485Special weather statement, Dec 24, 4:14 AM EST, 1 hour 40 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
414 AM EST THU DEC 24 2015
GAZ007-013-241015-
GILMER GA-PICKENS GA-
414 AM EST THU DEC 24 2015
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN GILMER AND PICKENS
COUNTIES UNTIL 515 AM EST...
AT 412 AM EST...THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN EXTENDED FROM
EASTERN GILMER COUNTY INTO PICKENS COUNTY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50
MPH. 1 TO 1.5 INCHES OF RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH 515 AM.
HAZARD...HEAVY RAIN.
IMPACT...LOCALIZED FLOODING IN LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS
IS LIKELY. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND BE PREPARED FOR
POSSIBLE LOSS OF CONTROL DUE TO HYDROPLANING. WHEN WATER
COVERS THE ROAD...REMEMBER TO TURN AROUND DON'T DROWN.
SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE
JASPER...TALKING ROCK...ROY...LAKE TAMARACK...HINTON...TALONA...
TALMADGE...PISGAH...BLAINE...CARTECAY...SEQUOYAH LAKE AND SPRINGER
MOUNTAIN SHELTER.
LAT...LON 3471 8425 3467 8425 3464 8420 3463 8419
3460 8422 3460 8426 3457 8426 3457 8429
3458 8433 3458 8434 3455 8435 3451 8433
3438 8451 3438 8458 3441 8458 3441 8465
3446 8465 3449 8466 3476 8433
TIME...MOT...LOC 0912Z 232DEG 26KT 3435 8457Special weather statement, Dec 24, 4:50 AM EST, 1 hour 4 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
450 AM EST THU DEC 24 2015
GAZ030-031-041-241015-
PAULDING GA-HARALSON GA-POLK GA-
450 AM EST THU DEC 24 2015
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN PAULDING...NORTHERN
HARALSON AND SOUTHEASTERN POLK COUNTIES UNTIL 515 AM EST...
AT 450 AM EST...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS NEAR BUCHANAN...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
HAZARD...40 TO 50 MPH WIND...UP TO PENNY SIZED HAIL AND FREQUENT
CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.
IMPACT...PEOPLE OUTDOORS SHOULD SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. EXPECT
MINOR DAMAGE TO TREE LIMBS AND BLOWING AROUND OF
LIGHT...UNSECURED OBJECTS. ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES SHOULD
NOT BE USED UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY.
SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE
BUCHANAN...ROCKMART...TALLAPOOSA...BRASWELL...YORKVILLE...FELTON...
DRAKETOWN...VAN WERT AND EUBANK LAKE.
LAT...LON 3383 8534 3403 8502 3395 8492 3382 8491
3380 8499 3381 8505 3379 8505 3374 8530
TIME...MOT...LOC 0950Z 240DEG 39KT 3382 8526The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 23, 7:14 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Haralson, Polk | 31 min |
| Dec 23, 8:08 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bartow, Cherokee | 37 min |
| Dec 23, 9:12 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Forsyth | 20 hr |
| Dec 23, 9:12 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Forsyth, Fulton | 4 days |
| Dec 23, 9:32 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Towns, Union | 28 min |
| Dec 23, 9:41 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Montgomery, Treutlen, Wheeler | 18 days |
| Dec 23, 9:41 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Dooly, Macon, Sumter | 11 days |
| Dec 23, 11:26 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | FFC | Crawford, Lamar, Monroe, Pike, Talbot, Taylor and 1 more | 12 hr |
| Dec 24, 12:35 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clayton, Coweta, Fayette, Henry, Spalding | 25 min |
| Dec 24, 12:54 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattahoochee, Muscogee | 51 min |
| Dec 24, 1:53 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattahoochee, Muscogee | 52 min |
| Dec 24, 2:29 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Muscogee | 9 days |
| Dec 24, 2:34 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dade, Walker | 26 min |
| Dec 24, 2:53 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Catoosa, Walker, Whitfield | 37 min |
| Dec 24, 3:15 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattahoochee, Stewart | 60 min |
| Dec 24, 3:26 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bartow | 64 min |
| Dec 24, 3:36 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Murray | 24 min |
| Dec 24, 3:48 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Stewart | 28 min |
| Dec 24, 4:07 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gwinnett, Walton | 8 hr |
| Dec 24, 4:14 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Pickens | 61 min |
| Dec 24, 4:50 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Haralson | 25 min |
| Dec 24, 5:04 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Haralson, Paulding, Polk | 41 min |
| Dec 24, 5:06 AM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Haralson, Paulding, Polk | 24 min |
| Dec 24, 5:10 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | FFC | Gilmer, Gordon, Pickens | 6 hr |
| Dec 24, 5:29 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gilmer | 24 hr |
| Dec 24, 5:29 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Rockdale | 53 hr |
| Dec 24, 5:35 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gilmer, Pickens | 24 hr |
| Dec 24, 5:44 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Cherokee, Cobb | 31 min |
| Dec 24, 6:08 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattahoochee, Muscogee | 37 min |
| Dec 24, 6:11 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Union | 24 hr |
| Dec 24, 6:12 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cherokee, Forsyth | 33 min |
| Dec 24, 6:14 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Union | 24 hr |
| Dec 24, 6:20 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | FFC | Floyd, Gilmer, Gordon, Murray | 6 hr |
| Dec 24, 6:37 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Carroll | 23 min |
| Dec 24, 6:39 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gilmer | 24 hr |
| Dec 24, 6:46 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Forsyth | 29 min |
| Dec 24, 6:51 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | FFC | Bartow, Floyd | 6 hr |
| Dec 24, 6:55 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | FFC | Carroll, Douglas | 6 hr |
| Dec 24, 7:01 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Douglas | 29 min |
| Dec 24, 7:07 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dawson, Hall, White | 23 min |
| Dec 24, 7:09 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Gilmer, Pickens | 6 hr |
| Dec 24, 7:24 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattahoochee, Stewart | 51 min |
| Dec 24, 7:27 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fulton | 33 min |
| Dec 24, 7:31 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Gilmer | 6 hr |
| Dec 24, 7:38 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Carroll, Douglas | 6 hr |
| Dec 24, 7:41 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cherokee, Dawson | 64 min |
| Dec 24, 7:46 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gilmer | 13 hr |
| Dec 24, 8:01 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Douglas, Fulton | 6 hr |
| Dec 24, 8:08 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Muscogee, Stewart | 6 hr |
| Dec 24, 8:10 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Lumpkin | 50 min |
| Dec 24, 8:11 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattahoochee, Marion | 34 min |
| Dec 24, 8:19 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Troup | 6 hr |
| Dec 24, 8:23 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Bartow | 24 hr |
| Dec 24, 8:25 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Walton | 50 min |
| Dec 24, 8:38 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Polk | 24 hr |
| Dec 24, 8:44 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Fannin | 6 hr |
| Dec 24, 8:44 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee | 6 hr |
| Dec 24, 9:06 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Marion | 24 min |
| Dec 24, 9:28 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | DeKalb, Fulton | 47 min |
| Dec 24, 9:36 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | FFC | Lumpkin, Towns, Union, White | 6 hr |
| Dec 24, 9:42 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Clayton, Coweta, Fayette, Fulton, Meriwether | 6 hr |
| Dec 24, 9:45 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Carroll | 58 hr |
| Dec 24, 9:48 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Dawson, Forsyth | 26 hr |
| Dec 24, 9:56 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | FFC | Cherokee, Dawson, Hall, Lumpkin, Pickens | 6 hr |
| Dec 24, 9:56 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | DeKalb | 24 hr |
| Dec 24, 9:59 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Cherokee | 30 hr |
| Dec 24, 10:03 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Cobb, Douglas | 18 hr |
| Dec 24, 10:13 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Talbot | 32 min |
| Dec 24, 10:33 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Cherokee | 36 hr |
| Dec 24, 10:33 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gordon, Murray, Whitfield | 7 days |
| Dec 24, 10:33 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Floyd, Gordon | 10 days |
| Dec 24, 10:33 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Fulton | 24 hr |
| Dec 24, 10:33 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Elbert, Madison, Oglethorpe | 28 hr |
| Dec 24, 10:53 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Towns | 31 hr |
| Dec 24, 11:05 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Rockdale | 25 min |
| Dec 24, 11:11 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Fulton | 24 hr |
| Dec 24, 11:35 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Haralson | 27 hr |
| Dec 24, 11:35 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Coweta, Fayette | 24 hr |
| Dec 24, 11:40 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Floyd | 36 hr |
| Dec 24, 11:40 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Fayette | 51 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.