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Flash Flood Warning 22, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this flash flood warning at Jun 7, 2017, 2:04 AM EDT for Sumter County, Georgia. It was in force for 6 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
- Jun 7, 2017, 2:04 AM EDT (06:04 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 7, 2017, 8:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Sumter County, GA
The radar
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 118 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:03 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 2:30 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Sse Sumter, GA | ROADWAY AND DRIVEWAY WASHED OUT ON BEAUCHAMP ROAD |
| Jun 7, 2:30 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Wsw Sumter, GA | DRIVEWAY WASHED OUT ON WIGGINS ROAD |
| Jun 7, 2:30 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 4 Sw Huntington, GA | STANDING WATER ON THE ROAD ON SAM HILL DOGLEG ROAD -- CAUTIOUSLY PASSABLE |
| Jun 7, 2:30 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 4 Wsw Leslie, GA | RW JONES ROAD HAD WATER ON THE ROAD FOR ABOUT THREE HOURS -- WATER HAS RECEDED INTO DITCHES |
| Jun 7, 5:00 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 3 Sw Leslie, GA | WATER ON THE ROAD ON BRADY ROAD -- ROAD CLOSED |
| Jun 7, 5:00 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 3 Sw Leslie, GA | WATER OVER THE ROAD ON COUNTY LINE SNEED ROAD -- ROAD CLOSED |
| Jun 7, 5:30 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 3 Nw Cobb, GA | COBB-CHEEK ROAD WASHED OUT AT THE DRAINAGE STRUCTURE ON THE DIRT SECTION OF ROAD. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 6.1 hours before the alert went out and 161 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
- 86 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -29 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 971 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 21 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -101 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -17 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- -0.0
- Supercell composite
- -1.4
The text
As transmitted.
443
WGUS52 KFFC 070604
FFWFFC
GAC261-071200-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FF.W.0022.170607T0604Z-170607T1200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
204 AM EDT WED JUN 7 2017
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southern Sumter County in west central Georgia...
* Until 800 AM EDT
* At 202 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Up to three inches of rain have
already fallen. Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly.
* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Sumter, Maddox, Croxton Crossroads and Huntington.
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 3187 8434 3194 8437 3204 8436 3204 8401
3191 8401 3192 8434
$$1 follow-up statement
908
WGUS72 KFFC 070952
FFSFFC
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
552 AM EDT WED JUN 7 2017
GAC261-071001-
/O.CAN.KFFC.FF.W.0022.000000T0000Z-170607T1200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Sumter GA-
552 AM EDT WED JUN 7 2017
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTHERN SUMTER COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a
threat. Please continue to heed any remaining road closures.
LAT...LON 3187 8434 3194 8437 3204 8436 3204 8401
3191 8401 3192 8434
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 6, 10:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Stewart | 28 min |
| Jun 6, 11:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Stewart | 31 min |
| Jun 7, 1:23 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Hall | 52 min |
| Jun 7, 1:25 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Sumter | 35 min |
| Jun 7, 3:52 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crisp | 38 min |
| Jun 7, 10:10 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Floyd | 24 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.