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Flash Flood Warning 39, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this flash flood warning at Aug 3, 2018, 8:07 PM EDT for Toombs County, Georgia. It was in force for 6 hr. 8 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
- Aug 3, 2018, 8:07 PM EDT (00:07 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 4, 2018, 2:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Toombs County, GA
The radar
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 126 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
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3, 11:00 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Se New Branch, GA | ROAD CLOSURES DUE TO FLOODING ON THE ROADWAYS ON JACK COLLINS RD AND LEVY CAVE RD, NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF THE TWO ROADS. |
| Aug 3, 11:00 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 3 E New Branch, GA | ROAD CLOSURE DUE TO FLOODING ON THE ROADWAY AT THE INTERSECTION OF HWY 56 AND ERNEST WEBBER RD. |
| Aug 3, 11:00 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 3 Se New Branch, GA | ROAD CLOSEURE DUE TO FLOODING ON ROADWAY AT MA BRADDY RD. |
| Aug 3, 11:00 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 3 Se New Branch, GA | ROAD CLOSURE DUE TO WATER ON THE ROADWAY ON BUD CLIFTON RD, JIM SHUMAN RD, AND BEN USHER RD. |
| Aug 3, 11:00 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 3 S Johnson Corner, GA | ROAD CLOSED DUE TO WATER ON THE ROADWAY ON MARVIN CHURCH RD. |
| Aug 3, 11:00 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 3 Sse Johnson Corner, GA | ROAD CLOSURE ON JOHN DASHER RD BETWEEN HAYDEN JONES RD AND CLIFFORD ROGERS RD DUE TO FLOODING ON THE ROADWAY. |
| Aug 3, 11:00 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 5 Sse New Branch, GA | ROAD CLOSURE DUE TO WATER ON THE ROADWAY AT THE INTERSECTION OF HWY 147 AND HWY 178. |
| Aug 3, 11:00 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 5 Sse New Branch, GA | ROAD CLOSURE ON JOHN DASHER RD BETWEEN HAYDEN JONES RD AND CLIFFORD ROGERS RD DUE TO FLOODING ON THE ROADWAY. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 00:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 176 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
- 2382 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -13 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 920 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 18 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 59 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 78 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
315
WGUS52 KFFC 040007
FFWFFC
GAC279-040600-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FF.W.0039.180804T0007Z-180804T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
807 PM EDT FRI AUG 3 2018
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southeastern Toombs County in southeastern Georgia...
* Until 200 AM EDT.
* At 806 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Up to two inches of rain have
already fallen. Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly.
* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
New Branch and Johnson Corner.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small
creeks and streams, country roads, farmland, and other low lying
spots.
&&
LAT...LON 3199 8222 3194 8228 3194 8230 3195 8231
3193 8231 3193 8233 3201 8233 3207 8232
3214 8220 3213 8219
$$1 follow-up statement
206
WGUS72 KFFC 040600
FFSFFC
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
200 AM EDT SAT AUG 4 2018
GAC279-040610-
/O.EXP.KFFC.FF.W.0039.000000T0000Z-180804T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Toombs GA-
200 AM EDT SAT AUG 4 2018
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN TOOMBS COUNTY HAS
EXPIRED...
Flood waters have receded. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a
threat. Please continue to heed any remaining road closures.
LAT...LON 3199 8222 3194 8228 3194 8230 3195 8231
3193 8231 3193 8233 3201 8233 3207 8232
3214 8220 3213 8219
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3, 8:52 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Clayton, Fayette, Spalding | 13 hr |
| Aug 3, 10:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wheeler | 28 min |
| Aug 4, 12:17 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Bibb, Houston, Jones, Monroe, Twiggs | 10 hr |
| Aug 4, 5:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gwinnett | 48 min |
| Aug 4, 6:07 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Fayette, Spalding | 15 hr |
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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.