Alert archive / Georgia / Flood Watches in 2017
Flood Watch 1, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this flood watch at Jan 2, 2017, 4:40 AM EST for 44 counties in Georgia. It took effect at Jan 2, 2017, 7:00 AM EST. It was in force for 24 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 2, 2017, 4:40 AM EST (09:40 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 2, 2017, 7:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Jan 3, 2017, 7:00 AM EST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Flood severity
- None
All 44 counties
Baldwin County, GA, Bibb County, GA, Bleckley County, GA, Chattahoochee County, GA, Crawford County, GA, Crisp County, GA, Dodge County, GA, Dooly County, GA, Emanuel County, GA, Glascock County, GA, Hancock County, GA, Harris County, GA, Houston County, GA, Jefferson County, GA, Johnson County, GA, Jones County, GA, Lamar County, GA, Laurens County, GA, Macon County, GA, Marion County, GA, Meriwether County, GA, Monroe County, GA, Montgomery County, GA, Muscogee County, GA, Peach County, GA, Pike County, GA, Pulaski County, GA, Schley County, GA, Stewart County, GA, Sumter County, GA, Talbot County, GA, Taylor County, GA, Telfair County, GA, Toombs County, GA, Treutlen County, GA, Troup County, GA, Twiggs County, GA, Upson County, GA, Warren County, GA, Washington County, GA, Webster County, GA, Wheeler County, GA, Wilcox County, GA, Wilkinson County, GA
The radar
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 29 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 119 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 451 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 243 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 331 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
674 WGUS62 KFFC 020940 FFAFFC URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 440 AM EST MON JAN 2 2017 GAZ066>072-078>083-089>096-102>109-021745- /O.NEW.KFFC.FA.A.0001.170102T1200Z-170103T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ TROUP-MERIWETHER-PIKE-UPSON-LAMAR-MONROE-JONES-HARRIS-TALBOT- TAYLOR-CRAWFORD-BIBB-TWIGGS-MUSCOGEE-CHATTAHOOCHEE-MARION-SCHLEY- MACON-PEACH-HOUSTON-BLECKLEY-STEWART-WEBSTER-SUMTER-DOOLY-CRISP- PULASKI-WILCOX-DODGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MACON...COLUMBUS...WARNER ROBINS... LUMPKIN...AMERICUS...CORDELE 440 AM EST MON JAN 2 2017 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA AND WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL GEORGIA... BIBB...BLECKLEY...CRAWFORD...CRISP...DODGE...DOOLY... HOUSTON... JONES...MONROE...PEACH...PULASKI...TWIGGS AND WILCOX. IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA...CHATTAHOOCHEE...HARRIS... LAMAR...MACON... MARION...MERIWETHER...MUSCOGEE...PIKE... SCHLEY...STEWART... SUMTER...TALBOT...TAYLOR...TROUP...UPSON AND WEBSTER. * THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING * DEEP GULF MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO STREAM ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. THIS WILL BRING 1 TO 2 ADDITIONAL INCHES OF RAIN FALL TO AREAS WHICH HAVE ALREADY SEEN 1 TO 3.5 INCHES OF RAIN OVER THAT PAST FEW DAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$
2 follow-up statements
738 WGUS62 KFFC 021618 FFAFFC URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1118 AM EST MON JAN 2 2017 GAZ061-062-073>076-084>086-097-098-110>113-031200- /O.EXA.KFFC.FA.A.0001.000000T0000Z-170103T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ HANCOCK-WARREN-BALDWIN-WASHINGTON-GLASCOCK-JEFFERSON-WILKINSON- JOHNSON-EMANUEL-LAURENS-TREUTLEN-TELFAIR-WHEELER-MONTGOMERY- TOOMBS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLEDGEVILLE...SWAINSBORO...DUBLIN... VIDALIA 1118 AM EST MON JAN 2 2017 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS EXPANDED THE * FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE PORTIONS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA...EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL GEORGIA...BALDWIN...LAURENS... MONTGOMERY...TELFAIR...WHEELER AND WILKINSON. IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA...EMANUEL...GLASCOCK...HANCOCK...JEFFERSON...JOHNSON... TREUTLEN...WARREN AND WASHINGTON. IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA... TOOMBS. * THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING * DEEP GULF MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO STREAM ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. THIS WILL BRING 1 TO 3 ADDITIONAL INCHES OF RAIN FALL TO AREAS WHICH HAVE ALREADY SEEN 1 TO 3.5 INCHES OF RAIN OVER THAT PAST FEW DAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ GAZ066>072-078>083-089>096-102>109-031200- /O.CON.KFFC.FA.A.0001.000000T0000Z-170103T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ TROUP-MERIWETHER-PIKE-UPSON-LAMAR-MONROE-JONES-HARRIS-TALBOT- TAYLOR-CRAWFORD-BIBB-TWIGGS-MUSCOGEE-CHATTAHOOCHEE-MARION-SCHLEY- MACON-PEACH-HOUSTON-BLECKLEY-STEWART-WEBSTER-SUMTER-DOOLY-CRISP- PULASKI-WILCOX-DODGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MACON...COLUMBUS...WARNER ROBINS... LUMPKIN...AMERICUS...CORDELE 1118 AM EST MON JAN 2 2017 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA AND WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL GEORGIA...BIBB... BLECKLEY...CRAWFORD...CRISP...DODGE...DOOLY...HOUSTON... JONES...MONROE...PEACH...PULASKI...TWIGGS AND WILCOX. IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA...CHATTAHOOCHEE...HARRIS...LAMAR...MACON... MARION...MERIWETHER...MUSCOGEE...PIKE...SCHLEY...STEWART... SUMTER...TALBOT...TAYLOR...TROUP...UPSON AND WEBSTER. * THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING * DEEP GULF MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO STREAM ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. THIS WILL BRING 1 TO 3 ADDITIONAL INCHES OF RAIN FALL TO AREAS WHICH HAVE ALREADY SEEN 1 TO 3.5 INCHES OF RAIN OVER THAT PAST FEW DAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$
186 WGUS62 KFFC 022130 FFAFFC FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 430 PM EST MON JAN 2 2017 GAZ061-062-066>076-078>086-089>098-102>113-030530- /O.CON.KFFC.FA.A.0001.000000T0000Z-170103T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ HANCOCK-WARREN-TROUP-MERIWETHER-PIKE-UPSON-LAMAR-MONROE-JONES- BALDWIN-WASHINGTON-GLASCOCK-JEFFERSON-HARRIS-TALBOT-TAYLOR- CRAWFORD-BIBB-TWIGGS-WILKINSON-JOHNSON-EMANUEL-MUSCOGEE- CHATTAHOOCHEE-MARION-SCHLEY-MACON-PEACH-HOUSTON-BLECKLEY-LAURENS- TREUTLEN-STEWART-WEBSTER-SUMTER-DOOLY-CRISP-PULASKI-WILCOX-DODGE- TELFAIR-WHEELER-MONTGOMERY-TOOMBS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLEDGEVILLE...MACON...SWAINSBORO... COLUMBUS...WARNER ROBINS...DUBLIN...LUMPKIN...AMERICUS... CORDELE...VIDALIA 430 PM EST MON JAN 2 2017 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA...MAINLY SOUTH OF A LAGRANGE TO FORSYTH TO WARRENTON LINE..INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... BALDWIN...BIBB...BLECKLEY...CHATTAHOOCHEE...CRAWFORD...CRISP... DODGE...DOOLY...EMANUEL...GLASCOCK...HANCOCK...HARRIS... HOUSTON...JEFFERSON...JOHNSON...JONES...LAMAR...LAURENS... MACON...MARION...MERIWETHER...MONROE...MONTGOMERY...MUSCOGEE... PEACH...PIKE...PULASKI...SCHLEY...STEWART...SUMTER...TALBOT... TAYLOR...TELFAIR...TOOMBS...TREUTLEN...TWIGGS...TROUP... UPSON...WARREN...WASHINGTON...WEBSTER...WHEELER...WILCOX AND WILKINSON. * THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING * DEEP GULF MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO STREAM ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. THIS WILL BRING 1 TO 2 ADDITIONAL INCHES OF RAINFALL TO AREAS WHICH HAVE ALREADY SEEN UP TO 4 INCHES SINCE LAST WEEKEND. * RISING WATERS WILL OVERFLOW SOME BANKS CLOSING ROADS AND FLOODING LOW LYING AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 10:21 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Macon, Schley, Sumter | 39 min |
| Jan 1, 10:44 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Sumter | 46 min |
| Jan 1, 11:28 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Macon | 32 min |
| Jan 1, 11:37 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bibb | 23 min |
| Jan 2, 12:11 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Houston, Peach | 34 min |
| Jan 2, 1:07 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattahoochee, Stewart | 23 min |
| Jan 2, 3:00 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Twiggs | 30 min |
| Jan 2, 3:31 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Twiggs | 29 min |
| Jan 2, 1:39 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Laurens | 51 min |
| Jan 2, 1:51 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Laurens | 39 min |
| Jan 2, 2:29 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Laurens | 29 min |
| Jan 2, 2:52 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Johnson | 23 min |
| Jan 2, 3:17 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Emanuel | 28 min |
| Jan 2, 3:45 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Emanuel | 30 min |
| Jan 2, 5:31 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Stewart, Webster | 29 min |
| Jan 2, 5:37 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Stewart, Webster | 38 min |
| Jan 2, 6:06 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Marion, Muscogee | 39 min |
| Jan 2, 6:14 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Marion, Schley, Sumter, Webster | 31 min |
| Jan 2, 6:44 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Schley | 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.