Alert archive / Georgia / Flash Flood Warnings in 2018
Flash Flood Warning 7, NWS Atlanta, GA
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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 9:30 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 W Talbotton, GA | ROAD/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 EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 3 N Geneva, GA | RISING 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.
- 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
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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 12:54 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Harris, Muscogee | 36 min |
| May 23, 1:38 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Muscogee | 37 min |
| May 23, 2:22 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Harris, Muscogee | 6 hr |
| May 23, 3:10 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Talbot, Upson | 35 min |
| May 23, 3:48 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Talbot, Upson | 27 min |
| May 23, 4:22 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Upson | 23 min |
| May 23, 4:23 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Talbot | 37 min |
| May 23, 5:37 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gwinnett | 10 hr |
| May 23, 6:37 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Harris, Muscogee, Talbot | 8 hr |
| May 23, 6:57 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Talbot, Upson | 6 hr |
| May 23, 7:27 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Muscogee | 7 hr |
| May 23, 8:28 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattahoochee, Marion, Muscogee, Schley, Taylor | 62 min |
| May 23, 8:50 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clarke, Jackson, Madison | 55 min |
| May 23, 9:09 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Marion, Muscogee, Talbot, Taylor | 6 hr |
| May 23, 10:23 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattahoochee, Marion, Schley | 67 min |
| May 23, 10:33 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Crawford, Talbot, Taylor, Upson | 42 hr |
| May 23, 10:39 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gwinnett | 2 hr |
| May 23, 11:27 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Marion, Schley, Stewart, Webster | 48 min |
| May 23, 12:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Sumter | 51 min |
| May 23, 1:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dodge, Laurens, Washington | 52 min |
| May 23, 2:31 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | FFC | Baldwin, Bibb, Bleckley, Chattahoochee, Crawford, Crisp and 34 more | 20 hr |
| May 23, 2:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilcox | 43 min |
| May 23, 3:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Oglethorpe | 43 min |
| May 23, 3:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jones | 48 min |
| May 23, 3:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dodge | 31 min |
| May 23, 5:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Talbot | 26 min |
| May 23, 6:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Taliaferro | 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.