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Flash Flood Warning 18, NWS Atlanta, GA
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.
- 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
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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 3, 10:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Polk | 25 min |
| Jun 4, 6:03 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Towns | 27 min |
| Jun 4, 7:30 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Forsyth | 30 min |
| Jun 4, 12:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | DeKalb, Fulton | 46 min |
| Jun 4, 1:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Henry, Rockdale | 65 min |
| Jun 4, 1:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crawford | 41 min |
| Jun 4, 1:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Greene, Morgan, Putnam | 47 min |
| Jun 4, 2:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Henry, Spalding | 43 min |
| Jun 4, 2:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Putnam | 40 min |
| Jun 4, 3:49 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Forsyth, Fulton | 5 hr |
| Jun 4, 3:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Butts, Lamar | 48 min |
| Jun 4, 4:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Harris | 48 min |
| Jun 4, 4:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Baldwin, Jones | 43 min |
| Jun 4, 4:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Houston | 49 min |
| Jun 4, 4:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Coweta | 44 min |
| Jun 4, 4:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Catoosa, Murray, Walker, Whitfield | 46 min |
| Jun 4, 5:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Lamar, Monroe, Upson | 41 min |
| Jun 4, 5:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bibb, Crawford, Peach, Twiggs, Wilkinson | 53 min |
| Jun 4, 5:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jones, Monroe, Wilkinson | 57 min |
| Jun 4, 6:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fannin, Gilmer, Murray, Whitfield | 50 min |
| Jun 4, 6:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Talbot | 50 min |
| Jun 4, 7:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gilmer, Murray, Walker, Whitfield | 53 min |
| Jun 4, 7:37 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Gordon, Murray | 6 hr |
| Jun 4, 7:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Telfair | 45 min |
| Jun 4, 7:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cherokee | 38 min |
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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.