Alert archive / Georgia / Flash Flood Warnings in 2015
Flash Flood Warning 26, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this flash flood warning at Dec 24, 2015, 7:31 AM EST for Gilmer County, Georgia. It was in force for 6 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
- Dec 24, 2015, 7:31 AM EST (12:31 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 24, 2015, 1:30 PM EST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Emergency
- Flash flood emergency
- Flood severity
- None
County Gilmer County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 145 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:32 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
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 144 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
- 468 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -144 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 864 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 269 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 321 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.3
- Supercell composite
- 8.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
648
WGUS52 KFFC 241231
FFWFFC
GAC123-241830-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FF.W.0026.151224T1231Z-151224T1830Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
731 AM EST THU DEC 24 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
GILMER COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...
* UNTIL 130 PM EST THURSDAY
* AT 727 AM EST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING
HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF RAIN HAVE
FALLEN OVERNIGHT...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. FLASH FLOODING IS
OCCURRING ACROSS THE COUNTY.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO A QUARTER INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN
THE WARNED AREA. RUNOFF WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN RISES ON THE
ALREADY SWOLLEN CREEKS AND RIVERS ACROSS THE COUNTY...INCLUDING BUT
NOT LIMITED TO...CLEAR CREEK...FAUSETT CREEK...CARTECAY RIVER...AND
THE COOSAWATTEE RIVER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.
DO NOT ENTER OR CROSS FLOWING WATER OR WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH.
TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
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 WARNING AT
NWSATLANTA.
&&
LAT...LON 3484 8437 3480 8431 3472 8425 3467 8425
3464 8421 3461 8421 3460 8426 3457 8426
3458 8433 3455 8437 3455 8447 3456 8447
3455 8449 3457 8450 3455 8452 3455 8465
3474 8465 3478 8464 3482 8458 3485 8461
$$2 follow-up statements
745
WGUS72 KFFC 241420
FFSFFC
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
920 AM EST THU DEC 24 2015
GAC123-241830-
/O.CON.KFFC.FF.W.0026.000000T0000Z-151224T1830Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
GILMER GA-
920 AM EST THU DEC 24 2015
...THIS IS A FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
GILMER COUNTY...
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 PM EST FOR
GILMER COUNTY...
AT 916 AM EST...RAIN WAS CONTINUING TO FALL ACROSS GILMER COUNTY
WITH SEVERAL RIVER GAUGES AT OR APPROACHING RECORD FLOOD LEVELS.
FLASH FLOODING WILL CONTINUE.
THIS IS A FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN GILMER
COUNTY. SEEK HIGHER GROUND NOW!
WATER WILL CONTINUE TO RISE ALONG THE CARTECAY AND COOSAWATTEE
RIVERS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE
THREATENING SITUATION. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL UNLESS YOU ARE
FLEEING AN AREA SUBJECT TO FLOODING OR UNDER AN EVACUATION ORDER.
TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
IF YOU SEE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6 OR TWEET US YOUR REPORT AT
NWSATLANTA.
&&
LAT...LON 3484 8437 3480 8431 3472 8425 3467 8425
3464 8421 3461 8421 3460 8426 3457 8426
3458 8433 3455 8437 3455 8447 3456 8447
3455 8449 3457 8450 3455 8452 3455 8465
3474 8465 3478 8464 3482 8458 3485 8461
$$
DJN759
WGUS72 KFFC 241655
FFSFFC
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1155 AM EST THU DEC 24 2015
GAC123-241830-
/O.CON.KFFC.FF.W.0026.000000T0000Z-151224T1830Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
GILMER GA-
1155 AM EST THU DEC 24 2015
...THIS IS A FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR GILMER COUNTY...
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 PM EST FOR
GILMER COUNTY...
AT 1146 AM EST...WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAIN HAS SUBSIDED ACROSS GILMER
COUNTY BUT RIVERS AND STREAMS REMAIN AT RECORD FLOOD LEVELS...
PARTICULARLY ALONG THE CARTECAY AND COOSAWATTEE RIVERS.
A FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR GILMER COUNTY. SEEK
HIGHER GROUND NOW!
PERIODS OF RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON BUT
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL REMAIN LESS THAN 1/2 INCH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE
THREATENING SITUATION. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL UNLESS YOU ARE
FLEEING AN AREA SUBJECT TO FLOODING OR UNDER AN EVACUATION ORDER.
TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
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 3484 8437 3480 8431 3472 8425 3467 8425
3464 8421 3461 8421 3460 8426 3457 8426
3458 8433 3455 8437 3455 8447 3456 8447
3455 8449 3457 8450 3455 8452 3455 8465
3474 8465 3478 8464 3482 8458 3485 8461
$$
DJNThe 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, 5:54 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | FFC | Bartow, Carroll, Haralson, Paulding, Polk | 6 hr |
| 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, 7:38 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.