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Flash Flood Watch 5, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this flash flood watch at Aug 31, 2016, 3:23 PM EDT for 30 counties in Georgia. It took effect at Sep 2, 2016, 5:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 11 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 31, 2016, 3:23 PM EDT (19:23 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 2, 2016, 5:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Sep 2, 2016, 3:31 PM EDT
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Flood severity
- None
All 30 counties
Baldwin County, GA, Bibb County, GA, Bleckley County, GA, Crisp County, GA, Dodge County, GA, Dooly County, GA, Emanuel County, GA, Glascock County, GA, Greene County, GA, Hancock County, GA, Houston County, GA, Jefferson County, GA, Johnson County, GA, Jones County, GA, Laurens County, GA, Montgomery County, GA, Oglethorpe County, GA, Pulaski County, GA, Putnam County, GA, Taliaferro County, GA, Telfair County, GA, Toombs County, GA, Treutlen County, GA, Twiggs County, GA, Warren County, GA, Washington County, GA, Wheeler County, GA, Wilcox County, GA, Wilkes County, GA, Wilkinson County, GA
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 152 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
- 8 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -150 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 974 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 9 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -31 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -11 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
207 WGUS62 KFFC 311923 FFAFFC URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 323 PM EDT WED AUG 31 2016 GAZ038-039-050-051-060>062-072>076-082>086-095>098-105>113-010900- /O.NEW.KFFC.FF.A.0005.160902T0900Z-160903T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ OGLETHORPE-WILKES-GREENE-TALIAFERRO-PUTNAM-HANCOCK-WARREN-JONES- BALDWIN-WASHINGTON-GLASCOCK-JEFFERSON-BIBB-TWIGGS-WILKINSON- JOHNSON-EMANUEL-HOUSTON-BLECKLEY-LAURENS-TREUTLEN-DOOLY-CRISP- PULASKI-WILCOX-DODGE-TELFAIR-WHEELER-MONTGOMERY-TOOMBS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLEDGEVILLE...MACON...SWAINSBORO... WARNER ROBINS...DUBLIN...CORDELE...VIDALIA 323 PM EDT WED AUG 31 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA...EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA...NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL GEORGIA...BALDWIN... BIBB...BLECKLEY...CRISP...DODGE...DOOLY...HOUSTON...JONES... LAURENS...MONTGOMERY...PULASKI...PUTNAM...TELFAIR...TWIGGS... WHEELER...WILCOX AND WILKINSON. IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA... EMANUEL...GLASCOCK...GREENE...HANCOCK...JEFFERSON...JOHNSON... TALIAFERRO...TREUTLEN...WARREN...WASHINGTON AND WILKES. IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA...OGLETHORPE. IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...TOOMBS. * FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING * TROPICAL STORM HERMINE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL TO SOUTH GEORGIA AREA ON FRIDAY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS EXPECTED LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. * HEAVY RAIN WILL GIVE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING ACROSS THE WATCH AREA...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE. DRY SOILS WILL QUICKLY BECOME SATURATED LEADING TO RAPID RUNOFF INTO RIVERS AND CREEKS RESULTING IN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODING. 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. && $$
5 follow-up statements
427 WGUS62 KFFC 010742 FFAFFC FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 342 AM EDT THU SEP 1 2016 GAZ038-039-050-051-060>062-072>076-082>086-095>098-105>113-020000- /O.CON.KFFC.FF.A.0005.160902T0900Z-160903T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ OGLETHORPE-WILKES-GREENE-TALIAFERRO-PUTNAM-HANCOCK-WARREN-JONES- BALDWIN-WASHINGTON-GLASCOCK-JEFFERSON-BIBB-TWIGGS-WILKINSON- JOHNSON-EMANUEL-HOUSTON-BLECKLEY-LAURENS-TREUTLEN-DOOLY-CRISP- PULASKI-WILCOX-DODGE-TELFAIR-WHEELER-MONTGOMERY-TOOMBS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLEDGEVILLE...MACON...SWAINSBORO... WARNER ROBINS...DUBLIN...CORDELE...VIDALIA 342 AM EDT THU SEP 1 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA...EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA...NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL GEORGIA...BALDWIN...BIBB...BLECKLEY... CRISP...DODGE...DOOLY...HOUSTON...JONES...LAURENS... MONTGOMERY...PULASKI...PUTNAM...TELFAIR...TWIGGS...WHEELER... WILCOX AND WILKINSON. IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA...EMANUEL... GLASCOCK...GREENE...HANCOCK...JEFFERSON...JOHNSON... TALIAFERRO...TREUTLEN...WARREN...WASHINGTON AND WILKES. IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA...OGLETHORPE. IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...TOOMBS. * FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING * TROPICAL STORM HERMINE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL TO SOUTH GEORGIA AREA ON FRIDAY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS EXPECTED LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. * HEAVY RAIN WILL GIVE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING ACROSS THE WATCH AREA...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE. DRY SOILS WILL QUICKLY BECOME SATURATED LEADING TO RAPID RUNOFF INTO RIVERS AND CREEKS RESULTING IN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODING. 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. && $$
414 WGUS62 KFFC 012312 FFAFFC FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 712 PM EDT THU SEP 1 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... GAZ038-039-050-051-060>062-072>076-082>086-095>098-105>113-021200- /O.CON.KFFC.FF.A.0005.160902T0900Z-160903T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ OGLETHORPE-WILKES-GREENE-TALIAFERRO-PUTNAM-HANCOCK-WARREN-JONES- BALDWIN-WASHINGTON-GLASCOCK-JEFFERSON-BIBB-TWIGGS-WILKINSON- JOHNSON-EMANUEL-HOUSTON-BLECKLEY-LAURENS-TREUTLEN-DOOLY-CRISP- PULASKI-WILCOX-DODGE-TELFAIR-WHEELER-MONTGOMERY-TOOMBS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLEDGEVILLE...MACON...SWAINSBORO... WARNER ROBINS...DUBLIN...CORDELE...VIDALIA 712 PM EDT THU SEP 1 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM EDT FRIDAY THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA...EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA...NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL GEORGIA...BALDWIN...BIBB...BLECKLEY... CRISP...DODGE...DOOLY...HOUSTON...JONES...LAURENS... MONTGOMERY...PULASKI...PUTNAM...TELFAIR...TWIGGS...WHEELER... WILCOX AND WILKINSON. IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA...EMANUEL... GLASCOCK...GREENE...HANCOCK...JEFFERSON...JOHNSON... TALIAFERRO...TREUTLEN...WARREN...WASHINGTON AND WILKES. IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA...OGLETHORPE. IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...TOOMBS. * FROM 5 AM EDT FRIDAY THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING * HURRICANE HERMINE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL TO SOUTH GEORGIA AREA ON FRIDAY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. * HEAVY RAIN WILL GIVE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING ACROSS THE WATCH AREA...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE. DRY SOILS WILL QUICKLY BECOME SATURATED LEADING TO RAPID RUNOFF INTO RIVERS AND CREEKS RESULTING IN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODING. 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. && $$
558 WGUS62 KFFC 021338 FFAFFC FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 938 AM EDT FRI SEP 2 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... GAZ038-039-050-051-060-061-072-073-082-021445- /O.CAN.KFFC.FF.A.0005.000000T0000Z-160903T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ OGLETHORPE-WILKES-GREENE-TALIAFERRO-PUTNAM-HANCOCK-JONES-BALDWIN- BIBB- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLEDGEVILLE...MACON 938 AM EDT FRI SEP 2 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA...EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA HAS BEEN CANCELLED. PORTIONS OF THE WATCH AREA ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM MACON...TO MILLEDGEVILLE...TO CRAWFORDVILLE...TO WASHINGTON HAVE ONLY RECEIVED ONE INCH OR RAIN OR LESS AS A RESULT OF TROPICAL STORM HERMINE. AS HERMINE CONTINUES TO TRACK NORTH AND EAST OF THE AREA THROUGH TODAY...ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1.5 INCHES OR LESS ARE EXPECTED. FLOODING IS NOT ANTICIPATED...AND THE WATCH IS CANCELLED. $$ GAZ062-074>076-083>086-095>098-105>113-022145- /O.CON.KFFC.FF.A.0005.000000T0000Z-160903T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ WARREN-WASHINGTON-GLASCOCK-JEFFERSON-TWIGGS-WILKINSON-JOHNSON- EMANUEL-HOUSTON-BLECKLEY-LAURENS-TREUTLEN-DOOLY-CRISP-PULASKI- WILCOX-DODGE-TELFAIR-WHEELER-MONTGOMERY-TOOMBS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SWAINSBORO...WARNER ROBINS...DUBLIN... CORDELE...VIDALIA 938 AM EDT FRI SEP 2 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA...EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL GEORGIA...BLECKLEY...CRISP...DODGE...DOOLY...HOUSTON... LAURENS...MONTGOMERY...PULASKI...TELFAIR...TWIGGS...WHEELER... WILCOX AND WILKINSON. IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA...EMANUEL... GLASCOCK...JEFFERSON...JOHNSON...TREUTLEN...WARREN AND WASHINGTON. IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...TOOMBS. * THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING * TROPICAL STORM HERMINE WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK NORTHEAST ACROSS GEORGIA AND INTO SOUTH CAROLINA TODAY. PORTIONS OF EASTERN AND CENTRAL GEORGIA HAVE RECEIVED 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAINFALL WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * HEAVY RAIN WILL GIVE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING ACROSS THE WATCH AREA...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE. DRY SOILS WILL HAVE BECOME SATURATED LEADING TO RAPID RUNOFF INTO RIVERS AND CREEKS AND STILL COULD RESULT IN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODING. 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. && $$
956 WGUS62 KFFC 021637 FFAFFC FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1237 PM EDT FRI SEP 2 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... GAZ083-095-105-106-021745- /O.CAN.KFFC.FF.A.0005.000000T0000Z-160903T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ TWIGGS-HOUSTON-DOOLY-CRISP- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARNER ROBINS...CORDELE 1237 PM EDT FRI SEP 2 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF CENTRAL GEORGIA HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A TOTAL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN ACROSS TWIGGS...HOUSTON...DOOLY...AND CRISP COUNTIES...AND AS TROPICAL STORM HERMINE CONTINUES TO MOVE OFF TO THE EAST...LITTLE TO NO ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED. THE RISK OF FLASH FLOODING HAS ENDED. $$ GAZ062-074>076-084>086-096>098-107>113-030045- /O.CON.KFFC.FF.A.0005.000000T0000Z-160903T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ WARREN-WASHINGTON-GLASCOCK-JEFFERSON-WILKINSON-JOHNSON-EMANUEL- BLECKLEY-LAURENS-TREUTLEN-PULASKI-WILCOX-DODGE-TELFAIR-WHEELER- MONTGOMERY-TOOMBS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SWAINSBORO...DUBLIN...VIDALIA 1237 PM EDT FRI SEP 2 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA...EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL GEORGIA...BLECKLEY...DODGE...LAURENS...MONTGOMERY...PULASKI... TELFAIR...WHEELER...WILCOX AND WILKINSON. IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA...EMANUEL...GLASCOCK...JEFFERSON...JOHNSON... TREUTLEN...WARREN AND WASHINGTON. IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA... TOOMBS. * THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING * TROPICAL STORM HERMINE WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK NORTHEAST ACROSS GEORGIA AND INTO SOUTH CAROLINA TODAY. PORTIONS OF EASTERN AND CENTRAL GEORGIA HAVE RECEIVED 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAINFALL WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF AROUND 1 INCH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * HEAVY RAIN WILL GIVE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING ACROSS THE WATCH AREA...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE. DRY SOILS WILL HAVE BECOME SATURATED LEADING TO RAPID RUNOFF INTO RIVERS AND CREEKS AND STILL COULD RESULT IN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODING. 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. && $$
486 WGUS62 KFFC 021931 FFAFFC FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 331 PM EDT FRI SEP 2 2016 ...TROPICAL STORM HERMINE HAS MOVED INTO THE CAROLINAS... .SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL IS NO LONGER EXPECTED AS TROPICAL STORM HERMINE CONTINUES TO EXIT GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON. GAZ062-074>076-084>086-096>098-107>113-022045- /O.CAN.KFFC.FF.A.0005.000000T0000Z-160903T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ WARREN-WASHINGTON-GLASCOCK-JEFFERSON-WILKINSON-JOHNSON-EMANUEL- BLECKLEY-LAURENS-TREUTLEN-PULASKI-WILCOX-DODGE-TELFAIR-WHEELER- MONTGOMERY-TOOMBS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SWAINSBORO...DUBLIN...VIDALIA 331 PM EDT FRI SEP 2 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA...EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA HAS BEEN CANCELLED. NO ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA AT THIS TIME. AS SOILS REMAIN SATURATED THROUGH TONIGHT...RISES ON CREEKS AND RIVERS ARE STILL POSSIBLE FROM EARLIER RUNOFF. PLEASE STAY ALERT TO YOUR SURROUNDINGS. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 6:24 PM EDT | Tropical Storm Watch | FFC | Bleckley, Crisp, Dodge, Dooly, Emanuel, Glascock and 18 more | 23 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.