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Flash Flood Watch 4, NWS Atlanta, GA

May 22, 201779 counties in Georgia

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

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, 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 00:00Z on 2017-05-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 292 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 2017-05-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 17 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
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

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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...


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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.

&&

$$

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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-
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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.

&&

$$

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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...

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Newton-Morgan-Greene-Taliaferro-Heard-Coweta-Fayette-Clayton-
Spalding-Henry-Butts-Jasper-Putnam-Hancock-Warren-Troup-
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Wilkinson-Muscogee-Chattahoochee-Marion-Schley-Macon-Peach-
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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...

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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.

&&

$$

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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...

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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


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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

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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.


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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 22, 11:04 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCRockdale26 min
May 22, 1:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCFulton35 min
May 22, 2:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTaliaferro, Wilkes42 min
May 22, 2:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHall27 min
May 22, 3:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCarroll, Douglas, Haralson, Paulding36 min
May 22, 5:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCherokee31 min
May 22, 6:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCherokee30 min
May 22, 6:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCLaurens37 min
May 22, 7:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTreutlen31 min

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Flash Flood Watches in Georgia, 2017Every flash flood watch 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.