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Flash Flood Warning 29, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this flash flood warning at Jul 2, 2017, 12:30 AM EDT for Bibb County, Houston County, Peach County, Georgia. It was in force for 6 hr. 2 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
- Jul 2, 2017, 12:30 AM EDT (04:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 2, 2017, 6:30 AM EDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Bibb County, GA, Houston County, GA, Peach County, GA
The radar
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 26 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:32 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 12:30 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Danes Meadow, GA | ELBERTA ROAD FLOODED NEAR WARNER ROBINS WRECKER AND TOWING... CARS STUCK ON THE ROAD. |
| Jul 2, 1:25 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Wnw Robins Air Force, GA | 6 INCHES OF FLOWING WATER OVER GA247 / US129 / HAWKINSVILLE RD JUST NORTH OF GREEN ST. CARS NEARLY WASHED OFF 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, 4.5 hours before the alert went out and 114 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
- 972 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -37 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1248 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 18 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 70 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 60 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.3
The text
As transmitted.
497
WGUS52 KFFC 020430
FFWFFC
GAC021-153-225-021030-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FF.W.0029.170702T0430Z-170702T1030Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1230 AM EDT SUN JUL 2 2017
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
South central Bibb County in central Georgia...
Northeastern Peach County in central Georgia...
Northeastern Houston County in central Georgia...
* Until 630 AM EDT
* At 1230 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Three to five inches of rain
have fallen. Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly.
* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Warner Robins, Centerville, Byron, Robins Air Force Base, Elberta
and Middle Georgia Regional Airport.
Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the
warned area.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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 3264 8378 3269 8375 3270 8363 3269 8361
3267 8361 3266 8358 3266 8356 3263 8354
3262 8355 3261 8354
$$2 follow-up statements
023
WGUS72 KFFC 020640
FFSFFC
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
240 AM EDT SUN JUL 2 2017
GAC021-153-225-021030-
/O.CON.KFFC.FF.W.0029.000000T0000Z-170702T1030Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Bibb GA-Peach GA-Houston GA-
240 AM EDT SUN JUL 2 2017
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 AM EDT FOR
SOUTH CENTRAL BIBB...NORTHEASTERN PEACH AND NORTHEASTERN HOUSTON
COUNTIES...
At 238 AM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
three to five inches had fallen between 10 PM EDT and 1 AM EDT.
Although the rain has ended, runoff from heavy rainfall will
continue to fill larger creeks and streams in the area resulting in
additional flooding.
Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Warner Robins, Centerville, Byron, Robins Air Force Base, Elberta and
Middle Georgia Regional Airport.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding. Never drive into flooded areas. Remember, turn
around and don't drown.
If you see significant flooding call the National Weather Service
toll free at 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6 or tweet us your report at
NWSATLANTA.
&&
LAT...LON 3264 8378 3269 8375 3270 8363 3269 8361
3267 8361 3266 8358 3266 8356 3263 8354
3262 8355 3261 8354
$$682
WGUS72 KFFC 020909
FFSFFC
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
509 AM EDT SUN JUL 2 2017
GAC021-153-225-020919-
/O.CAN.KFFC.FF.W.0029.000000T0000Z-170702T1030Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Bibb GA-Peach GA-Houston GA-
509 AM EDT SUN JUL 2 2017
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL BIBB...NORTHEASTERN
PEACH AND NORTHEASTERN HOUSTON COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
Flood waters have receded. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a
threat. Please continue to heed any remaining road closures.
LAT...LON 3264 8378 3269 8375 3270 8363 3269 8361
3267 8361 3266 8358 3266 8356 3263 8354
3262 8355 3261 8354
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 9:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Putnam | 28 min |
| Jul 1, 9:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Carroll, Cobb, Douglas, Fulton | 37 min |
| Jul 1, 10:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Meriwether, Pike | 35 min |
| Jul 2, 5:03 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | FFC | Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Carroll, Catoosa, Chattooga and 37 more | 4 hr |
| Jul 2, 1:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crawford | 25 min |
| Jul 2, 1:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Sumter | 27 min |
| Jul 2, 1:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Greene | 23 min |
| Jul 2, 1:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Treutlen | 37 min |
| Jul 2, 1:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jones | 32 min |
| Jul 2, 2:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | McDuffie | 24 min |
| Jul 2, 2:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crisp | 37 min |
| Jul 2, 2:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Greene | 28 min |
| Jul 2, 2:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bibb | 25 min |
| Jul 2, 2:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Hancock | 23 min |
| Jul 2, 2:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crisp, Wilcox | 28 min |
| Jul 2, 2:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Taliaferro | 26 min |
| Jul 2, 3:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Washington | 33 min |
| Jul 2, 3:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Taliaferro, Warren | 29 min |
| Jul 2, 3:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Morgan | 28 min |
| Jul 2, 3:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilcox | 49 min |
| Jul 2, 3:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clarke, Oconee | 48 min |
| Jul 2, 3:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Warren | 20 min |
| Jul 2, 3:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Glascock | 52 min |
| Jul 2, 3:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Putnam | 44 min |
| Jul 2, 3:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dade | 26 min |
| Jul 2, 3:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Johnson, Laurens | 39 min |
| Jul 2, 4:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Catoosa | 43 min |
| Jul 2, 4:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Madison | 40 min |
| Jul 2, 4:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jefferson | 23 min |
| Jul 2, 4:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Laurens | 40 min |
| Jul 2, 4:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Lumpkin, White | 52 min |
| Jul 2, 4:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jefferson | 32 min |
| Jul 2, 5:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | White | 26 min |
| Jul 2, 5:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Forsyth, Hall | 35 min |
| Jul 2, 6:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Banks | 26 min |
| Jul 2, 6:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Banks | 27 min |
| Jul 2, 6:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Barrow, Jackson | 51 min |
| Jul 2, 7:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Barrow | 28 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.