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Flash Flood Warning 30, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this flash flood warning at Jul 8, 2017, 8:06 PM EDT for Washington County, Wilkinson County, Georgia. It was in force for 6 hr. 1 report 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 8, 2017, 8:06 PM EDT (00:06 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 9, 2017, 2:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Washington County, GA, Wilkinson County, GA
The radar
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 42 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 8, 9:00 PM EDT | FLOOD | Tabernacle, GA | REPORTS OF FLOODING ALONG HWY 24 W |
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, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 142 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
- 633 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -38 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1325 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 19 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 9 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 25 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
669
WGUS52 KFFC 090006
FFWFFC
GAC303-319-090600-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FF.W.0030.170709T0006Z-170709T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
806 PM EDT SAT JUL 8 2017
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northeastern Wilkinson County in central Georgia...
West central Washington County in east central Georgia...
* Until 200 AM EDT
* At 804 PM EDT, National Weather Service radar estimates 2 to 3
inches of rain have fallen. County officials are reporting
flooding in the area. dditional flash flooding is likely.
* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Deepstep and Hebron.
Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch will be possible in the
warned area. Even as the rain tapers off, creeks and streams will
continue to rise leading to additional flash flooding.
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. Remember, never drive into water of unknown depth. Turn
around and don't drown.
&&
LAT...LON 3288 8313 3294 8316 3297 8311 3295 8307
3297 8307 3297 8306 3298 8305 3300 8305
3301 8304 3302 8291 3292 8288
$$1 follow-up statement
728
WGUS72 KFFC 090441
FFSFFC
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1241 AM EDT SUN JUL 9 2017
GAC303-319-090451-
/O.CAN.KFFC.FF.W.0030.000000T0000Z-170709T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Wilkinson GA-Washington GA-
1241 AM EDT SUN JUL 9 2017
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN WILKINSON AND WEST
CENTRAL WASHINGTON COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a
threat. Please continue to heed any remaining road closures.
LAT...LON 3288 8313 3294 8316 3297 8311 3295 8307
3297 8307 3297 8306 3298 8305 3300 8305
3301 8304 3302 8291 3292 8288
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 8, 8:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Taliaferro | 32 min |
| Jul 8, 8:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Taliaferro, Warren | 47 min |
| Jul 8, 8:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Greene | 23 min |
| Jul 8, 9:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Greene, Taliaferro | 47 min |
| Jul 9, 5:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Schley | 35 min |
| Jul 9, 6:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Upson | 27 min |
| Jul 9, 7:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crawford | 29 min |
| Jul 9, 7:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Crawford, Monroe | 42 min |
| Jul 9, 7:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bibb | 24 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.