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Flash Flood Warning 55, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this flash flood warning at Dec 30, 2015, 12:50 PM EST for 12 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 9 hr. 7 reports 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 30, 2015, 12:50 PM EST (17:50 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 30, 2015, 9:45 PM EST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Butts County, GA, Clayton County, GA, Coweta County, GA, Fayette County, GA, Henry County, GA, Jasper County, GA, Lamar County, GA, Monroe County, GA, Newton County, GA, Rockdale County, GA, Spalding County, GA, Walton County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:54 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 30, 12:55 PM EST | FLASH FLOOD | Covington, GA | SHOPPING CENTER FLOODED ALONG DRIED INDIAN CREEK IN COVINGTON OFF US HWY 278 |
| Dec 30, 2:30 PM EST | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Se Peachtree City, GA | SEVERAL ROADS CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. CANTERBURY LANE...RISING STAR RD AT BROOKSWOOLSEY...MCBRIDE ROAD...MORGAN ROAD...AND QUARTERS ROAD. |
| Dec 30, 2:47 PM EST | FLASH FLOOD | Conyers, GA | MULTIPLE STREETS ARE REPORTED CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER. ROCKRIDGE ROAD AT LAKE CAPRI.-BRIDGE BETWEEN TWO LAKES...ROCKRIDGE AT PALMA DRIVE...AND EBENEZER AT 138. |
| Dec 30, 8:30 PM EST | FLOOD | 1 Se Rio, GA | SOUTH NEW SALEM ROAD IS CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER. |
| Dec 30, 8:30 PM EST | FLOOD | 1 S Steeles Mill, GA | PORTIONS OF CHULI ROAD ARE CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER. |
| Dec 30, 8:30 PM EST | FLOOD | 3 W Patillo, GA | BUCK CREEK ROAD IS CLOSED BETWEEN BARNSVILLE AND REHOBOTH ROADS DUE TO HIGH WATER. |
| Dec 30, 8:32 PM EST | FLOOD | 1 S Griffin, GA | MOCKINGBIRD LANE IS CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 5.8 hours before the alert went out and 256 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
- 644 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 65 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 101 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 170 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
019
WGUS52 KFFC 301750
FFWFFC
GAC035-063-077-113-151-159-171-207-217-247-255-297-302345-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FF.W.0055.151230T1750Z-151230T2345Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1250 PM EST WED DEC 30 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
WALTON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...
MONROE COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA...
LAMAR COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA...
CLAYTON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...
BUTTS COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA...
SPALDING COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA...
ROCKDALE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...
FAYETTE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...
COWETA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA...
HENRY COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...
JASPER COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA...
NEWTON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...
* UNTIL 645 PM EST
* AT 1248 PM EST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS
PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. UP TO THREE INCHES OF
RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN SINCE THIS MORNING IN SOME PORTIONS OF
THE WARNED AREA. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
NEWNAN...GRIFFIN...MCDONOUGH...FAYETTEVILLE...CONYERS...MONROE...
COVINGTON...BARNESVILLE...JACKSON...JONESBORO...FORSYTH...
MONTICELLO...PEACHTREE CITY...STOCKBRIDGE...FOREST PARK...
RIVERDALE...COLLEGE PARK...FAIRBURN...LOGANVILLE AND HAMPTON.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
WARNED AREA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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 3351 8470 3355 8446 3365 8446 3362 8411
3393 8380 3389 8376 3391 8364 3381 8351
3359 8369 3353 8368 3343 8353 3317 8355
3313 8382 3296 8371 3285 8390 3285 8412
3299 8412 3299 8427 3319 8425 3323 8494
$$2 follow-up statements
850
WGUS72 KFFC 302012
FFSFFC
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
312 PM EST WED DEC 30 2015
GAC035-063-077-113-151-159-171-207-217-247-255-297-302345-
/O.CON.KFFC.FF.W.0055.000000T0000Z-151230T2345Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
WALTON GA-MONROE GA-LAMAR GA-CLAYTON GA-BUTTS GA-SPALDING GA-
ROCKDALE GA-FAYETTE GA-COWETA GA-HENRY GA-JASPER GA-NEWTON GA-
312 PM EST WED DEC 30 2015
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM EST FOR
WALTON...MONROE...LAMAR...CLAYTON...BUTTS...SPALDING...ROCKDALE...
FAYETTE...COWETA...HENRY...JASPER AND NEWTON COUNTIES...
AT 308 PM EST...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND THE PUBLIC ARE REPORTING
FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAIN DUE TO THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WARNED AREA.
RADAR ESTIMATES THAT UP TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN
SINCE MORNING. WHILE RAINFALL RATES HAVE LOWERED...FLASH FLOODING IS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
NEWNAN...GRIFFIN...MCDONOUGH...FAYETTEVILLE...CONYERS...MONROE...
COVINGTON...BARNESVILLE...JACKSON...JONESBORO...FORSYTH...
MONTICELLO...PEACHTREE CITY...STOCKBRIDGE...FOREST PARK...
RIVERDALE...COLLEGE PARK...FAIRBURN...LOGANVILLE AND HAMPTON.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 1 AND A HALF INCHES ARE POSSIBLE
IN THE WARNED AREA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
IF YOU SEE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6 OR TWEET US YOUR REPORT AT
NWSATLANTA.
&&
LAT...LON 3351 8470 3355 8446 3365 8446 3362 8411
3393 8380 3389 8376 3391 8364 3381 8351
3359 8369 3353 8368 3343 8353 3317 8355
3313 8382 3296 8371 3285 8390 3285 8412
3299 8412 3299 8427 3319 8425 3323 8494
$$779
WGUS52 KFFC 302323
FFWFFC
GAC035-063-077-113-151-159-171-207-217-247-255-297-310245-
/O.EXT.KFFC.FF.W.0055.000000T0000Z-151231T0245Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
623 PM EST WED DEC 30 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS EXTENDED THE
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
WALTON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...
MONROE COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA...
LAMAR COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA...
CLAYTON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...
BUTTS COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA...
SPALDING COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA...
ROCKDALE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...
FAYETTE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...
COWETA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA...
HENRY COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...
JASPER COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA...
NEWTON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...
* UNTIL 945 PM EST
* AT 619 PM EST...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIALS
REPORTED FLASH FLOODING IS OCCURRING ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE WARNED
AREA. UP TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN IN PLACES AND
SEVERAL ROADS ACROSS THE WARNED AREA ARE REPORTED CLOSED DUE TO
FLASH FLOODING OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
NEWNAN...GRIFFIN...MCDONOUGH...FAYETTEVILLE...CONYERS...MONROE...
COVINGTON...BARNESVILLE...JACKSON...JONESBORO...FORSYTH...
MONTICELLO...PEACHTREE CITY...STOCKBRIDGE...FOREST PARK...
RIVERDALE...COLLEGE PARK...FAIRBURN...LOGANVILLE AND HAMPTON.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE HALF INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
WARNED AREA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.
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 3351 8470 3355 8446 3365 8446 3362 8411
3393 8380 3389 8376 3391 8364 3381 8351
3359 8369 3353 8368 3343 8353 3317 8355
3313 8382 3296 8371 3285 8390 3285 8412
3299 8412 3299 8427 3319 8425 3323 8494
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 29, 7:53 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Clayton, Fayette, Spalding | 15 hr |
| Dec 29, 8:33 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Rockdale | 49 hr |
| Dec 29, 10:07 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Fayette, Spalding | 3 days |
| Dec 30, 6:15 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Troup | 45 min |
| Dec 30, 7:29 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Barrow, Cobb, DeKalb, Douglas, Forsyth, Fulton and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Dec 30, 8:23 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Banks, Bartow, Cherokee, Cobb, Dawson, Forsyth and 7 more | 6 hr |
| Dec 30, 10:51 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Washington, Wilkinson | 51 hr |
| Dec 30, 10:51 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Forsyth | 19 hr |
| Dec 30, 10:51 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Newton | 3 days |
| Dec 30, 11:35 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Lamar, Upson | 25 min |
| Dec 30, 11:49 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jasper | 26 min |
| Dec 30, 12:05 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Greene, Morgan, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Wilkes | 10 hr |
| Dec 30, 12:30 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Harris, Meriwether, Muscogee, Pike, Talbot and 3 more | 9 hr |
| Dec 30, 12:37 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Fayette | 34 hr |
| Dec 30, 12:41 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Butts, Henry, Jasper, Lamar, Monroe, Newton and 3 more | 94 min |
| Dec 30, 1:19 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Barrow, Clarke, Jackson, Madison, Oconee, Oglethorpe | 6 hr |
| Dec 30, 2:38 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Morgan, Newton | 24 hr |
| Dec 30, 2:38 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Barrow, Jackson | 22 hr |
| Dec 30, 3:17 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Clayton, Fayette, Spalding | 32 hr |
| Dec 30, 3:17 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Coweta, Fayette, Spalding | 26 hr |
| Dec 30, 3:17 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Newton | 8 days |
| Dec 30, 3:35 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Troup | 27 hr |
| Dec 30, 4:03 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Newton, Rockdale | 24 hr |
| Dec 30, 4:46 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Glascock, Greene, Hancock, Putnam, Taliaferro, Warren and 2 more | 6 hr |
| Dec 30, 5:40 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Macon, Marion, Schley, Stewart, Sumter, Taylor and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Dec 30, 5:52 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Newton, Walton | 24 hr |
Nearby
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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.