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Flash Flood Warning 7, NWS Atlanta, GA

May 23, 2018Talbot County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this flash flood warning at May 23, 2018, 5:17 AM EDT for Talbot County, Georgia. It was in force for 9 hr. 2 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
May 23, 2018, 5:17 AM EDT (09:17 UTC)
Expired
May 23, 2018, 2:15 PM EDT
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Talbot County, GA

The radar

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:19 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 23, 9:30 AM EDTFLASH FLOOD1 W Talbotton, GAROAD/BRIDGE WASHED OUT AT EDWARD CREEK ALONG HWY 208 (TUCK PERSONS HWY) NEAR POWELL CHURCH RD. PICTURES AND REPORTS SENT FROM EMERGENCY MANAGER.
May 23, 11:00 AM EDTFLASH FLOOD3 N Geneva, GARISING WATERS FROM AN UNNAMED CREEK WASHED OUT THE ROADWAY AND A SMALL CROSSING/BRIDGE ALONG LIGON RD BETWEEN TALBOTON AND GENEVA NEAR HWY 80

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, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 85 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 2018-05-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 183 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 2018-05-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -40 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
183 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-7 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
590 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
10 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-40 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-14 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

879 
WGUS52 KFFC 230917
FFWFFC
GAC263-231515-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FF.W.0007.180523T0917Z-180523T1515Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
517 AM EDT WED MAY 23 2018

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Central Talbot County in west central Georgia...

* Until 1115 AM EDT.

* At 516 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Two to three inches of rain has 
  already fallen, and additional amounts of one to two inches 
  are possible. Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
  Talbotton, Woodland, Junction City, Geneva, Box Springs, Pleasant
  Hill, Baldwinville, Big Lazer Creek Wma, Olive Branch and Po Biddy
  Crossroads.

LAT...LON 3252 8469 3282 8455 3281 8440 3279 8439
      3278 8437 3256 8447 3256 8449 3255 8449
      3254 8453 3255 8454 3254 8454 3255 8455
      3254 8457 3253 8462 3253 8465

$$
3 follow-up statements
105 
WGUS72 KFFC 231059
FFSFFC

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
659 AM EDT WED MAY 23 2018

GAC263-231515-
/O.CON.KFFC.FF.W.0007.000000T0000Z-180523T1515Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Talbot GA-
659 AM EDT WED MAY 23 2018

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 AM EDT FOR
CENTRAL TALBOT COUNTY...

At 659 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain across the warned 
area.  Two to three inches of rain has fallen, with an additional 
one to tow inches of rain still expected. 

Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Talbotton, Woodland, Junction City, Geneva, Box Springs, Pleasant
Hill, Baldwinville, Big Lazer Creek Wma, Olive Branch and Po Biddy
Crossroads.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

&&

LAT...LON 3252 8469 3282 8455 3281 8440 3279 8439
      3278 8437 3256 8447 3256 8449 3255 8449
      3254 8453 3255 8454 3254 8454 3255 8455
      3254 8457 3253 8462 3253 8465

$$
597 
WGUS72 KFFC 231412
FFSFFC

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1012 AM EDT WED MAY 23 2018

GAC263-231515-
/O.CON.KFFC.FF.W.0007.000000T0000Z-180523T1515Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Talbot GA-
1012 AM EDT WED MAY 23 2018

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 AM EDT FOR
CENTRAL TALBOT COUNTY...

At 1009 AM EDT, emergency management reported a bridge washed out at 
Edward Creek along highway 208 or Tuck Persons Highway near Powell 
Church Road. Four to six inches of rain have fallen with continued 
flash flooding.

Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Talbotton, Woodland, Junction City, Geneva, Box Springs, Pleasant
Hill, Baldwinville, Big Lazer Creek Wma, Olive Branch and Po Biddy
Crossroads.

Additional rainfall amounts of one to two inches are possible in the 
warned area.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

A Flash Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or occurring.
If you are in the warned area move to higher ground immediately.
Residents living along streams and creeks should take immediate
precautions to protect life and property.

&&

LAT...LON 3252 8469 3282 8455 3281 8440 3279 8439
      3278 8437 3256 8447 3256 8449 3255 8449
      3254 8453 3255 8454 3254 8454 3255 8455
      3254 8457 3253 8462 3253 8465

$$
552 
WGUS52 KFFC 231506
FFWFFC
GAC263-231815-
/O.EXT.KFFC.FF.W.0007.000000T0000Z-180523T1815Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1106 AM EDT WED MAY 23 2018

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has extended the

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Central Talbot County in west central Georgia...

* Until 215 PM EDT.

* At 1101 AM EDT, flash flooding should continue across the warned 
  area, prompting an extension to the warning. Emergency management 
  previously reported a bridge washed out at Edward Creek along 
  highway 208 or Tuck Persons Highway near Powell Church Road. Four 
  to six inches of rain have fallen across the warned area this 
  morning. Runoff will likely cause more water covered roadways 
  especially in low lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
  Talbotton, Woodland, Junction City, Geneva, Box Springs, Pleasant
  Hill, Baldwinville, Big Lazer Creek Wma, Olive Branch and Po Biddy
  Crossroads.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

A Flash Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or occurring.
If you are in the warned area move to higher ground immediately.
Residents living along streams and creeks should take immediate
precautions to protect life and property.

&&

LAT...LON 3252 8469 3282 8455 3281 8440 3279 8439
      3278 8437 3256 8447 3256 8449 3255 8449
      3254 8453 3255 8454 3254 8454 3255 8455
      3254 8457 3253 8462 3253 8465

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 23, 12:54 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHarris, Muscogee36 min
May 23, 1:38 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMuscogee37 min
May 23, 2:22 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningFFCHarris, Muscogee6 hr
May 23, 3:10 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTalbot, Upson35 min
May 23, 3:48 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTalbot, Upson27 min
May 23, 4:22 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCUpson23 min
May 23, 4:23 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTalbot37 min
May 23, 5:37 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCGwinnett10 hr
May 23, 6:37 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningFFCHarris, Muscogee, Talbot8 hr
May 23, 6:57 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningFFCTalbot, Upson6 hr
May 23, 7:27 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCChattahoochee, Muscogee7 hr
May 23, 8:28 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCChattahoochee, Marion, Muscogee, Schley, Taylor62 min
May 23, 8:50 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCClarke, Jackson, Madison55 min
May 23, 9:09 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningFFCChattahoochee, Marion, Muscogee, Talbot, Taylor6 hr
May 23, 10:23 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCChattahoochee, Marion, Schley67 min
May 23, 10:33 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCCrawford, Talbot, Taylor, Upson42 hr
May 23, 10:39 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCGwinnett2 hr
May 23, 11:27 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMarion, Schley, Stewart, Webster48 min
May 23, 12:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCSumter51 min
May 23, 1:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDodge, Laurens, Washington52 min
May 23, 2:31 PM EDTFlash Flood WatchFFCBaldwin, Bibb, Bleckley, Chattahoochee, Crawford, Crisp and 34 more20 hr
May 23, 2:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWilcox43 min
May 23, 3:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCOglethorpe43 min
May 23, 3:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCJones48 min
May 23, 3:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDodge31 min
May 23, 5:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTalbot26 min
May 23, 6:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTaliaferro31 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.