Alert archive / Georgia / Flash Flood Watches in 2017
Flash Flood Watch 4, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this flash flood watch at May 22, 2017, 4:47 AM EDT for 79 counties in Georgia. It took effect at May 22, 2017, 8:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 43 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 22, 2017, 4:47 AM EDT (08:47 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 22, 2017, 8:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- May 24, 2017, 3:23 PM EDT
- In force
- 43 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Flood severity
- None
All 79 counties
Baldwin County, GA, Banks County, GA, Barrow County, GA, Bibb County, GA, Bleckley County, GA, Butts County, GA, Carroll County, GA, Chattahoochee County, GA, Cherokee County, GA, Clarke County, GA, Clayton County, GA, Cobb County, GA, Coweta County, GA, Crawford County, GA, Crisp County, GA, DeKalb County, GA, Dodge County, GA, Dooly County, GA, Douglas County, GA, Emanuel County, GA, Fayette County, GA, Forsyth County, GA, Fulton County, GA, Glascock County, GA, Greene County, GA, Gwinnett County, GA, Hall County, GA, Hancock County, GA, Haralson County, GA, Harris County, GA, Heard County, GA, Henry County, GA, Houston County, GA, Jackson County, GA, Jasper County, GA, Jefferson County, GA, Johnson County, GA, Jones County, GA, Lamar County, GA, Laurens County, GA, Macon County, GA, Madison County, GA, Marion County, GA, Meriwether County, GA, Monroe County, GA, Montgomery County, GA, Morgan County, GA, Muscogee County, GA, Newton County, GA, Oconee County, GA, Oglethorpe County, GA, Paulding County, GA, Peach County, GA, Pike County, GA, Polk County, GA, Pulaski County, GA, Putnam County, GA, Rockdale County, GA, Schley County, GA, Spalding County, GA, Stewart County, GA, Sumter County, GA, Talbot County, GA, Taliaferro County, GA, Taylor County, GA, Telfair County, GA, Toombs County, GA, Treutlen County, GA, Troup County, GA, Twiggs County, GA, Upson County, GA, Walton County, GA, Warren County, GA, Washington County, GA, Webster County, GA, Wheeler County, GA, Wilcox County, GA, Wilkes County, GA, Wilkinson County, GA
The radar
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 64 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:52 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 71 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
- 292 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -16 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1265 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 21 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 17 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 26 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.4
The text
As transmitted.
575 WGUS62 KFFC 220847 FFAFFC URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Flood Watch National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 447 AM EDT Mon May 22 2017 ...Flash Flooding Possible Across Portions of North Central GA Late Monday through Early Afternoon Wedneday... GAZ021>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>075-078>084-089>096-102>107- 222100- /O.NEW.KFFC.FF.A.0004.170523T0000Z-170524T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Cherokee-Forsyth-Hall-Banks-Jackson-Madison-Polk-Paulding-Cobb- North Fulton-Gwinnett-Barrow-Clarke-Oconee-Oglethorpe-Wilkes- Haralson-Carroll-Douglas-South Fulton-DeKalb-Rockdale-Walton- Newton-Morgan-Greene-Taliaferro-Heard-Coweta-Fayette-Clayton- Spalding-Henry-Butts-Jasper-Putnam-Hancock-Warren-Troup- Meriwether-Pike-Upson-Lamar-Monroe-Jones-Baldwin-Washington- Glascock-Harris-Talbot-Taylor-Crawford-Bibb-Twiggs-Wilkinson- Muscogee-Chattahoochee-Marion-Schley-Macon-Peach-Houston-Bleckley- Stewart-Webster-Sumter-Dooly-Crisp-Pulaski- Including the cities of Gainesville, Marietta, Atlanta, Lawrenceville, Athens, Carrollton, Douglasville, East Point, Decatur, Conyers, Covington, Newnan, Peachtree City, Griffin, Milledgeville, Macon, Columbus, Warner Robins, Lumpkin, Americus, and Cordele 447 AM EDT Mon May 22 2017 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a * Flash Flood Watch for portions of central Georgia...east central Georgia...north central Georgia...northeast Georgia... northwest Georgia and west central Georgia...including the following areas...in central Georgia...Baldwin...Bibb... Bleckley...Butts...Crawford...Crisp...Dooly...Houston... Jasper...Jones...Monroe...Peach...Pulaski...Putnam...Twiggs and Wilkinson. In east central Georgia...Glascock...Greene... Hancock...Taliaferro...Warren...Washington and Wilkes. In north central Georgia...Barrow...Cherokee...Clayton...Cobb... DeKalb...Douglas...Fayette...Forsyth...Gwinnett...Hall... Henry...Morgan...Newton...North Fulton...Rockdale...South Fulton and Walton. In northeast Georgia...Banks...Clarke... Jackson...Madison...Oconee and Oglethorpe. In northwest Georgia...Carroll...Haralson...Paulding and Polk. In west central Georgia...Chattahoochee...Coweta...Harris...Heard... Lamar...Macon...Marion...Meriwether...Muscogee...Pike... Schley...Spalding...Stewart...Sumter...Talbot...Taylor... Troup...Upson and Webster. * From this evening through Wednesday afternoon * Abundant moisture combined with an upper level storm system will lead to widespread showers and thunderstorms later today but particularly overnight into early Tuesday and again late Tuesday into early Wednesday. Heavy rain will be possible at times over the watch area including higher rainfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour. Portions of the watch area received 1 to 3 inches of rainfall on Saturday into early Sunday making soils less permeable to additional rainfall. Additional Rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches are possible in the watch area through Noon Wednesday. * Flooding in low lying and flood prone areas will be likely, especially in urban areas. In addition, creeks, streams and rivers may overflow their banks. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead to flash flooding. Flash flooding is a very dangerous situation. You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued. && $$ 30
6 follow-up statements
329 WGUS62 KFFC 221914 FFAFFC URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Flood Watch National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 314 PM EDT Mon May 22 2017 ...Flash Flooding Possible Across Portions of North Central GA Late Monday through Early Afternoon Wedneday... GAZ076-230315- /O.EXA.KFFC.FF.A.0004.170523T0000Z-170524T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Jefferson- 314 PM EDT Mon May 22 2017 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has expanded the * Flash Flood Watch to include a portion of east central Georgia...including the following area...Jefferson. * From 8 PM EDT this evening through Wednesday afternoon * Abundant moisture combined with an upper level storm system will lead to widespread showers and thunderstorms later today but particularly overnight into early Tuesday and again late Tuesday into early Wednesday. Heavy rain will be possible at times over the watch area including higher rainfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour. Portions of the watch area received 1 to 3 inches of rainfall on Saturday into early Sunday making soils less permeable to additional rainfall. Additional Rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches are possible in the watch area through Noon Wednesday. * Flooding in low lying and flood prone areas will be likely, especially in urban areas. In addition, creeks, streams and rivers may overflow their banks. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead to flash flooding. Flash flooding is a very dangerous situation. You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued. && $$ GAZ021>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>075-078>084-089>096-102>107- 230315- /O.CON.KFFC.FF.A.0004.170523T0000Z-170524T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Cherokee-Forsyth-Hall-Banks-Jackson-Madison-Polk-Paulding-Cobb- North Fulton-Gwinnett-Barrow-Clarke-Oconee-Oglethorpe-Wilkes- Haralson-Carroll-Douglas-South Fulton-DeKalb-Rockdale-Walton- Newton-Morgan-Greene-Taliaferro-Heard-Coweta-Fayette-Clayton- Spalding-Henry-Butts-Jasper-Putnam-Hancock-Warren-Troup- Meriwether-Pike-Upson-Lamar-Monroe-Jones-Baldwin-Washington- Glascock-Harris-Talbot-Taylor-Crawford-Bibb-Twiggs-Wilkinson- Muscogee-Chattahoochee-Marion-Schley-Macon-Peach-Houston-Bleckley- Stewart-Webster-Sumter-Dooly-Crisp-Pulaski- Including the cities of Gainesville, Marietta, Atlanta, Lawrenceville, Athens, Carrollton, Douglasville, East Point, Decatur, Conyers, Covington, Newnan, Peachtree City, Griffin, Milledgeville, Macon, Columbus, Warner Robins, Lumpkin, Americus, and Cordele 314 PM EDT Mon May 22 2017 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... The Flash Flood Watch continues for * Portions of central Georgia...east central Georgia...north central Georgia...northeast Georgia...northwest Georgia and west central Georgia...including the following areas...in central Georgia...Baldwin...Bibb...Bleckley...Butts... Crawford...Crisp...Dooly...Houston...Jasper...Jones...Monroe... Peach...Pulaski...Putnam...Twiggs and Wilkinson. In east central Georgia...Glascock...Greene...Hancock...Taliaferro... Warren...Washington and Wilkes. In north central Georgia... Barrow...Cherokee...Clayton...Cobb...DeKalb...Douglas... Fayette...Forsyth...Gwinnett...Hall...Henry...Morgan... Newton...North Fulton...Rockdale...South Fulton and Walton. In northeast Georgia...Banks...Clarke...Jackson...Madison... Oconee and Oglethorpe. In northwest Georgia...Carroll... Haralson...Paulding and Polk. In west central Georgia... Chattahoochee...Coweta...Harris...Heard...Lamar...Macon... Marion...Meriwether...Muscogee...Pike...Schley...Spalding... Stewart...Sumter...Talbot...Taylor...Troup...Upson and Webster. * From 8 PM EDT this evening through Wednesday afternoon * Abundant moisture combined with an upper level storm system will lead to widespread showers and thunderstorms later today but particularly overnight into early Tuesday and again late Tuesday into early Wednesday. Heavy rain will be possible at times over the watch area including higher rainfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour. Portions of the watch area received 1 to 3 inches of rainfall on Saturday into early Sunday making soils less permeable to additional rainfall. Additional Rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches are possible in the watch area through Noon Wednesday. * Flooding in low lying and flood prone areas will be likely, especially in urban areas. In addition, creeks, streams and rivers may overflow their banks. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead to flash flooding. Flash flooding is a very dangerous situation. You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued. && $$
195 WGUS62 KFFC 230140 FFAFFC Flood Watch National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 940 PM EDT Mon May 22 2017 ...Flash Flooding Possible Across Portions of North Central GA Late Monday through Early Afternoon Wedneday... GAZ021>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>084-089>096-102>107- 230900- /O.CON.KFFC.FF.A.0004.000000T0000Z-170524T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Cherokee-Forsyth-Hall-Banks-Jackson-Madison-Polk-Paulding-Cobb- North Fulton-Gwinnett-Barrow-Clarke-Oconee-Oglethorpe-Wilkes- Haralson-Carroll-Douglas-South Fulton-DeKalb-Rockdale-Walton- Newton-Morgan-Greene-Taliaferro-Heard-Coweta-Fayette-Clayton- Spalding-Henry-Butts-Jasper-Putnam-Hancock-Warren-Troup- Meriwether-Pike-Upson-Lamar-Monroe-Jones-Baldwin-Washington- Glascock-Jefferson-Harris-Talbot-Taylor-Crawford-Bibb-Twiggs- Wilkinson-Muscogee-Chattahoochee-Marion-Schley-Macon-Peach- Houston-Bleckley-Stewart-Webster-Sumter-Dooly-Crisp-Pulaski- Including the cities of Gainesville, Marietta, Atlanta, Lawrenceville, Athens, Carrollton, Douglasville, East Point, Decatur, Conyers, Covington, Newnan, Peachtree City, Griffin, Milledgeville, Macon, Columbus, Warner Robins, Lumpkin, Americus, and Cordele 940 PM EDT Mon May 22 2017 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... The Flash Flood Watch continues for * Portions of north and central Georgia. * Through Wednesday afternoon * Abundant moisture combined with an upper level storm system will lead to widespread showers and thunderstorms overnight tonight through Tuesday morning and again late Tuesday into Wednesday. Heavy rain will be possible at times over the watch area including higher rainfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour. Portions of the watch area received 1 to 3 inches of rainfall on Saturday into early Sunday making soils less permeable to additional rainfall. Additional Rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are possible in the watch area through Wednesday afternoon. * Flooding in low lying and flood prone areas will be likely, especially in urban areas. In addition, creeks, streams and rivers may overflow their banks. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead to flash flooding. Flash flooding is a very dangerous situation. You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued. && $$
538 WGUS62 KFFC 230713 FFAFFC URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Flood Watch National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 313 AM EDT Tue May 23 2017 ...Flash Flooding Possible Across Portions of North and All of Central GA through Early Afternoon Wednesday... GAZ085-086-097-098-108>113-232000- /O.EXA.KFFC.FF.A.0004.000000T0000Z-170524T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Johnson-Emanuel-Laurens-Treutlen-Wilcox-Dodge-Telfair-Wheeler- Montgomery-Toombs- Including the cities of Swainsboro, Dublin, and Vidalia 313 AM EDT Tue May 23 2017 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has expanded the * Flash Flood Watch to include portions of central Georgia... east central Georgia and southeast Georgia...including the following areas...in central Georgia...Dodge...Laurens... Montgomery...Telfair...Wheeler and Wilcox. In east central Georgia...Emanuel...Johnson and Treutlen. In southeast Georgia...Toombs. * Through Wednesday afternoon * Abundant moisture combined with an upper level storm system will lead to widespread showers and thunderstorms overnight early this afternoon and again late tonight into Wednesday. Heavy rain will be possible at times over the watch area including higher rainfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour over central Georgia later this morning. Portions of the watch area received 1 to 3 inches of rainfall on Saturday into Monday making soils less permeable to additional rainfall. Additional Rainfall amounts of 1 to close to 3 inches are possible in the watch area through Wednesday afternoon. * Flooding in low lying and flood prone areas will be likely, especially in urban areas. In addition, creeks, streams and rivers may overflow their banks. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead to flash flooding. Flash flooding is a very dangerous situation. You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued. && $$ GAZ021>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>084-089>096-102>107- 232000- /O.CON.KFFC.FF.A.0004.000000T0000Z-170524T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Cherokee-Forsyth-Hall-Banks-Jackson-Madison-Polk-Paulding-Cobb- North Fulton-Gwinnett-Barrow-Clarke-Oconee-Oglethorpe-Wilkes- Haralson-Carroll-Douglas-South Fulton-DeKalb-Rockdale-Walton- Newton-Morgan-Greene-Taliaferro-Heard-Coweta-Fayette-Clayton- Spalding-Henry-Butts-Jasper-Putnam-Hancock-Warren-Troup- Meriwether-Pike-Upson-Lamar-Monroe-Jones-Baldwin-Washington- Glascock-Jefferson-Harris-Talbot-Taylor-Crawford-Bibb-Twiggs- Wilkinson-Muscogee-Chattahoochee-Marion-Schley-Macon-Peach- Houston-Bleckley-Stewart-Webster-Sumter-Dooly-Crisp-Pulaski- Including the cities of Gainesville, Marietta, Atlanta, Lawrenceville, Athens, Carrollton, Douglasville, East Point, Decatur, Conyers, Covington, Newnan, Peachtree City, Griffin, Milledgeville, Macon, Columbus, Warner Robins, Lumpkin, Americus, and Cordele 313 AM EDT Tue May 23 2017 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... The Flash Flood Watch continues for * Portions of central Georgia...east central Georgia...north central Georgia...northeast Georgia...northwest Georgia and west central Georgia...including the following areas...in central Georgia...Baldwin...Bibb...Bleckley...Butts... Crawford...Crisp...Dooly...Houston...Jasper...Jones...Monroe... Peach...Pulaski...Putnam...Twiggs and Wilkinson. In east central Georgia...Glascock...Greene...Hancock...Jefferson... Taliaferro...Warren...Washington and Wilkes. In north central Georgia...Barrow...Cherokee...Clayton...Cobb...DeKalb... Douglas...Fayette...Forsyth...Gwinnett...Hall...Henry... Morgan...Newton...North Fulton...Rockdale...South Fulton and Walton. In northeast Georgia...Banks...Clarke...Jackson... Madison...Oconee and Oglethorpe. In northwest Georgia... Carroll...Haralson...Paulding and Polk. In west central Georgia...Chattahoochee...Coweta...Harris...Heard...Lamar... Macon...Marion...Meriwether...Muscogee...Pike...Schley... Spalding...Stewart...Sumter...Talbot...Taylor...Troup...Upson and Webster. * Through Wednesday afternoon * Abundant moisture combined with an upper level storm system will lead to widespread showers and thunderstorms overnight early this afternoon and again late tonight into Wednesday. Heavy rain will be possible at times over the watch area including higher rainfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour over central Georgia later this morning. Portions of the watch area received 1 to 3 inches of rainfall on Saturday into Monday making soils less permeable to additional rainfall. Additional Rainfall amounts of 1 to close to 3 inches are possible in the watch area through Wednesday afternoon. * Flooding in low lying and flood prone areas will be likely, especially in urban areas. In addition, creeks, streams and rivers may overflow their banks. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead to flash flooding. Flash flooding is a very dangerous situation. You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued. && $$
423 WGUS62 KFFC 231949 FFAFFC Flood Watch National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 349 PM EDT Tue May 23 2017 ...Flash Flooding Possible Across Portions of North and All of Central GA through Early Afternoon Wednesday... GAZ021>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-089>098-102>113- 241000- /O.CON.KFFC.FF.A.0004.000000T0000Z-170524T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Cherokee-Forsyth-Hall-Banks-Jackson-Madison-Polk-Paulding-Cobb- North Fulton-Gwinnett-Barrow-Clarke-Oconee-Oglethorpe-Wilkes- Haralson-Carroll-Douglas-South Fulton-DeKalb-Rockdale-Walton- Newton-Morgan-Greene-Taliaferro-Heard-Coweta-Fayette-Clayton- Spalding-Henry-Butts-Jasper-Putnam-Hancock-Warren-Troup- Meriwether-Pike-Upson-Lamar-Monroe-Jones-Baldwin-Washington- Glascock-Jefferson-Harris-Talbot-Taylor-Crawford-Bibb-Twiggs- Wilkinson-Johnson-Emanuel-Muscogee-Chattahoochee-Marion-Schley- Macon-Peach-Houston-Bleckley-Laurens-Treutlen-Stewart-Webster- Sumter-Dooly-Crisp-Pulaski-Wilcox-Dodge-Telfair-Wheeler- Montgomery-Toombs- Including the cities of Gainesville, Marietta, Atlanta, Lawrenceville, Athens, Carrollton, Douglasville, East Point, Decatur, Conyers, Covington, Newnan, Peachtree City, Griffin, Milledgeville, Macon, Swainsboro, Columbus, Warner Robins, Dublin, Lumpkin, Americus, Cordele, and Vidalia 349 PM EDT Tue May 23 2017 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... The Flash Flood Watch continues for * Portions of north and all of central Georgia...mainly along and south of a Cedartown to Canton to Homer line. * Through Wednesday afternoon * Abundant moisture combined with several disturbances ahead of an approaching low pressure system will continue to allow for periods of heavy rain within widespread showers and thunderstorms. As one wave exits eastward by this evening, another wave of development is expected late tonight into Wednesday. While 1 to 3 inches of rainfall have occurred in the watch area, an additional 1 to 2 inches is possible. * Flooding in low lying and flood prone areas will be likely, especially in urban areas. In addition, creeks, streams and rivers may overflow their banks. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead to flash flooding. Flash flooding is a very dangerous situation. You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued. && $$
313 WGUS62 KFFC 240732 FFAFFC URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Flood Watch National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 332 AM EDT Wed May 24 2017 GAZ021>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-089>098-102>113- 241545- /O.EXT.KFFC.FF.A.0004.000000T0000Z-170525T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Cherokee-Forsyth-Hall-Banks-Jackson-Madison-Polk-Paulding-Cobb- North Fulton-Gwinnett-Barrow-Clarke-Oconee-Oglethorpe-Wilkes- Haralson-Carroll-Douglas-South Fulton-DeKalb-Rockdale-Walton- Newton-Morgan-Greene-Taliaferro-Heard-Coweta-Fayette-Clayton- Spalding-Henry-Butts-Jasper-Putnam-Hancock-Warren-Troup- Meriwether-Pike-Upson-Lamar-Monroe-Jones-Baldwin-Washington- Glascock-Jefferson-Harris-Talbot-Taylor-Crawford-Bibb-Twiggs- Wilkinson-Johnson-Emanuel-Muscogee-Chattahoochee-Marion-Schley- Macon-Peach-Houston-Bleckley-Laurens-Treutlen-Stewart-Webster- Sumter-Dooly-Crisp-Pulaski-Wilcox-Dodge-Telfair-Wheeler- Montgomery-Toombs- Including the cities of Gainesville, Marietta, Atlanta, Lawrenceville, Athens, Carrollton, Douglasville, East Point, Decatur, Conyers, Covington, Newnan, Peachtree City, Griffin, Milledgeville, Macon, Swainsboro, Columbus, Warner Robins, Dublin, Lumpkin, Americus, Cordele, and Vidalia 332 AM EDT Wed May 24 2017 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... The Flash Flood Watch is now in effect for * North and Central Georgia. * Through this evening * Several rounds of showers and thunderstorms are possible again today, with locally heavy rainfall likely. An additional 1 to 2 inches of rainfall is anticipated, with some isolated higher amounts possible. * Flooding in low lying and flood prone areas will be likely, especially in urban areas. In addition, creeks, streams and rivers may overflow their banks. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead to flash flooding. Flash flooding is a very dangerous situation. You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued. && $$
146 WGUS62 KFFC 241923 FFAFFC Flood Watch National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 323 PM EDT Wed May 24 2017 GAZ021>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-089>098-102>113- 242030- /O.CAN.KFFC.FF.A.0004.000000T0000Z-170525T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Cherokee-Forsyth-Hall-Banks-Jackson-Madison-Polk-Paulding-Cobb- North Fulton-Gwinnett-Barrow-Clarke-Oconee-Oglethorpe-Wilkes- Haralson-Carroll-Douglas-South Fulton-DeKalb-Rockdale-Walton- Newton-Morgan-Greene-Taliaferro-Heard-Coweta-Fayette-Clayton- Spalding-Henry-Butts-Jasper-Putnam-Hancock-Warren-Troup- Meriwether-Pike-Upson-Lamar-Monroe-Jones-Baldwin-Washington- Glascock-Jefferson-Harris-Talbot-Taylor-Crawford-Bibb-Twiggs- Wilkinson-Johnson-Emanuel-Muscogee-Chattahoochee-Marion-Schley- Macon-Peach-Houston-Bleckley-Laurens-Treutlen-Stewart-Webster- Sumter-Dooly-Crisp-Pulaski-Wilcox-Dodge-Telfair-Wheeler- Montgomery-Toombs- Including the cities of Gainesville, Marietta, Atlanta, Lawrenceville, Athens, Carrollton, Douglasville, East Point, Decatur, Conyers, Covington, Newnan, Peachtree City, Griffin, Milledgeville, Macon, Swainsboro, Columbus, Warner Robins, Dublin, Lumpkin, Americus, Cordele, and Vidalia 323 PM EDT Wed May 24 2017 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... The Flash Flood Watch for North and Central Georgia has been cancelled. Although a few storms remain over eastern Georgia, the threat of flash flooding has ended and therefore the Flash Flood Watch has been cancelled. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 11:04 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Rockdale | 26 min |
| May 22, 1:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fulton | 35 min |
| May 22, 2:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Taliaferro, Wilkes | 42 min |
| May 22, 2:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Hall | 27 min |
| May 22, 3:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Carroll, Douglas, Haralson, Paulding | 36 min |
| May 22, 5:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cherokee | 31 min |
| May 22, 6:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cherokee | 30 min |
| May 22, 6:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Laurens | 37 min |
| May 22, 7:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Treutlen | 31 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.