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Flash Flood Warning 18, NWS Atlanta, GA

June 4, 2017Jasper County, Jones County, Putnam County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this flash flood warning at Jun 4, 2017, 3:28 PM EDT for Jasper County, Jones County, Putnam 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
Jun 4, 2017, 3:28 PM EDT (19:28 UTC)
Expired
Jun 4, 2017, 9:30 PM EDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Jasper County, GA, Jones County, GA, Putnam County, GA

The radar

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 60 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:32 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, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 95 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 12:00Z on 2017-06-04Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 205 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 12:00Z on 2017-06-04The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 21 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
205 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-88 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1216 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
20 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
21 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
1 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

598 
WGUS52 KFFC 041928
FFWFFC
GAC159-169-237-050130-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FF.W.0018.170604T1928Z-170605T0130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
328 PM EDT SUN JUN 4 2017

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Western Putnam County in central Georgia...
  Northeastern Jones County in central Georgia...
  Southeastern Jasper County in central Georgia...

* Until 930 PM EDT Sunday

* At 325 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Two to over three inches of 
  rain have already fallen. Flash flooding is expected to begin 
  shortly.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
  Eatonton, Ethridge, Hillsboro, Resseaus Crossroads, Round Oak, 
  Stanfordville, Warfield, Blountsville and Willard. Some of the 
  creeks and rivers that may see flooding include Cedar Creek, Rock 
  Creek, Big Cedar Creek, Murder Creek, Glady Creek and the Little 
  River. 



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of creeks 
and streams, roads, farmland, and other low lying spots.

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 3318 8339 3318 8343 3314 8342 3308 8348
      3308 8360 3313 8368 3325 8365 3336 8358
      3342 8336

$$
1 follow-up statement
119 
WGUS72 KFFC 042328
FFSFFC

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
728 PM EDT SUN JUN 4 2017

GAC159-169-237-042337-
/O.CAN.KFFC.FF.W.0018.000000T0000Z-170605T0130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Putnam GA-Jones GA-Jasper GA-
728 PM EDT SUN JUN 4 2017

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR WESTERN PUTNAM...NORTHEASTERN JONES
AND SOUTHEASTERN JASPER COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a 
threat. Some roads may still have water ponding in low areas and 
creeks and streams will remain high for the next few hours.

LAT...LON 3318 8339 3318 8343 3314 8342 3308 8348
      3308 8360 3313 8368 3325 8365 3336 8358
      3342 8336

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 3, 10:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCPolk25 min
Jun 4, 6:03 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTowns27 min
Jun 4, 7:30 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCForsyth30 min
Jun 4, 12:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDeKalb, Fulton46 min
Jun 4, 1:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHenry, Rockdale65 min
Jun 4, 1:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCrawford41 min
Jun 4, 1:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCGreene, Morgan, Putnam47 min
Jun 4, 2:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHenry, Spalding43 min
Jun 4, 2:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCPutnam40 min
Jun 4, 3:49 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCForsyth, Fulton5 hr
Jun 4, 3:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCButts, Lamar48 min
Jun 4, 4:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHarris48 min
Jun 4, 4:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBaldwin, Jones43 min
Jun 4, 4:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHouston49 min
Jun 4, 4:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCoweta44 min
Jun 4, 4:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCatoosa, Murray, Walker, Whitfield46 min
Jun 4, 5:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCLamar, Monroe, Upson41 min
Jun 4, 5:22 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBibb, Crawford, Peach, Twiggs, Wilkinson53 min
Jun 4, 5:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCJones, Monroe, Wilkinson57 min
Jun 4, 6:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCFannin, Gilmer, Murray, Whitfield50 min
Jun 4, 6:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTalbot50 min
Jun 4, 7:07 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCGilmer, Murray, Walker, Whitfield53 min
Jun 4, 7:37 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningFFCGordon, Murray6 hr
Jun 4, 7:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTelfair45 min
Jun 4, 7:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCherokee38 min

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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.