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Flash Flood Warning 20, NWS Atlanta, GA

June 4, 2017Dade County, Walker County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this flash flood warning at Jun 4, 2017, 8:20 PM EDT for Dade County, Walker 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, 8:20 PM EDT (00:20 UTC)
Expired
Jun 5, 2017, 2:15 AM EDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Dade County, GA, Walker County, GA

The radar

The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 70 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:21 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 00:00Z, 0.3 hours before the alert went out and 169 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 00:00Z on 2017-06-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 81 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 00:00Z on 2017-06-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 33 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
81 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-66 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
925 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
24 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
33 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
112 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-0.1

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The text

As transmitted.

924 
WGUS52 KFFC 050020
FFWFFC
GAC083-295-050615-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FF.W.0020.170605T0020Z-170605T0615Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

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

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southwestern Walker County in northwestern Georgia...
  Southwestern Dade County in northwestern Georgia...

* Until 215 AM EDT

* At 816 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Two to three inches of rain 
  have already fallen, and more rain is likely over the next couple 
  of hours. Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
  Lafayette, Rising Fawn and Linwood. Creeks and rivers that may see 
  flash flooding include Duck Creek, Roger Branch, Long Branch, Mill 
  Creek and West Chickamauga Creek. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.

Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small
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 3477 8527 3469 8523 3462 8528 3461 8553
      3476 8556 3477 8541

$$
1 follow-up statement
236 
WGUS72 KFFC 050234
FFSFFC

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1034 PM EDT SUN JUN 4 2017

GAC083-295-050615-
/O.CON.KFFC.FF.W.0020.000000T0000Z-170605T0615Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Walker GA-Dade GA-
1034 PM EDT SUN JUN 4 2017

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 215 AM EDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN WALKER AND SOUTHWESTERN DADE COUNTIES...

At 1031 PM EDT, National Weather Service Doppler Radar indicated 
that between 3 and 4 inches of rain has fallen across southern Dade 
and Walker counties. More rainfall is expected overnight, with 
additional amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible. 

Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Lafayette, Rising Fawn and Linwood. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.

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 3477 8527 3469 8523 3462 8528 3461 8553
      3476 8556 3477 8541

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 4, 8:08 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTelfair37 min
Jun 4, 8:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDodge32 min
Jun 4, 9:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWilcox29 min
Jun 4, 9:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTreutlen32 min
Jun 5, 12:26 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningFFCChattooga, Floyd, Gordon4 hr
Jun 5, 1:36 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningFFCCatoosa, Gilmer, Murray, Walker, Whitfield4 hr
Jun 5, 3:19 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCLumpkin, White41 min
Jun 5, 3:37 AM EDTFlash Flood WatchFFCBartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee, Dade, Dawson and 14 more31 hr
Jun 5, 10:10 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCChattooga28 hr
Jun 5, 1:58 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCWhitfield52 hr
Jun 5, 4:22 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDooly, Schley, Stewart, Sumter, Webster38 min
Jun 5, 4:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWheeler35 min

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in Georgia, 2017Every flash flood warning in 2017

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.