Flash Flood Watch 2, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

May 23, 2018, 2:31 PM EDT (18:31 UTC)

In effect from

May 23, 2018, 3:00 PM EDT

Expired

May 24, 2018, 11:00 AM EDT

In force

20 hr

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

Flood severity

None

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 25 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:32 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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WGUS62 KFFC 231831
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Watch
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
231 PM EDT Wed May 23 2018


GAZ061-062-069-071>076-078>086-089>098-102>113-241500-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FF.A.0002.180523T1900Z-180524T1500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Hancock-Warren-Upson-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, 
and Vidalia
231 PM EDT Wed May 23 2018

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a

* Flash Flood Watch for portions of central Georgia...east 
  central Georgia...southeast Georgia and west central Georgia...
   including the following areas...in central Georgia...
  Baldwin... Bibb...Bleckley...Crawford...Crisp...Dodge...
  Dooly...Houston... Jones...Laurens...Monroe...Montgomery...
  Peach...Pulaski... Telfair...Twiggs...Wheeler...Wilcox and 
  Wilkinson. In east central Georgia...Emanuel...Glascock...
  Hancock...Jefferson... Johnson...Treutlen...Warren and 
  Washington. In southeast Georgia...Toombs. In west central 
  Georgia...Chattahoochee... Harris...Macon...Marion...
  Muscogee...Schley...Stewart... Sumter...Talbot...Taylor...
  Upson and Webster. 

* Through Thursday morning

* The combination of a tropical airmass and a slow moving area of
  low pressure over Northern Georgia will set up the potential for
  very heavy localized rainfall late today into the overnight
  hours. This area of low pressure is forecast to drift south into
  Central Georgia overnight and has the potential focus storms 
  over a small area for several hours. Some high resolution 
  computer models are indicating the potential for this scenario 
  which could lead to flash flooding over localized areas. There 
  is no guarantee this will occur however given the potential and 
  the history of it occurring Tuesday night into Wednesday morning
  over Harris...Muscogee and Talbot Counties, a Flash Flood Watch
  is being issued.

* Potential exists for localized areas to receive an additional 4
  to 6 inches of rainfall in a short period of time...especially 
  during the overnight and into the early morning hours Thursday. 
  Any areas receiving these amounts of rainfall in a short period 
  of time could expect flash flooding of creeks an streams as well
  as the potential for flooded roads.
  

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.

&&

$$

780 
WGUS62 KFFC 240853
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Flood Watch
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
453 AM EDT Thu May 24 2018


GAZ061-062-071>076-082>086-096>098-107>113-241000-
/O.CAN.KFFC.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-180524T1500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Hancock-Warren-Monroe-Jones-Baldwin-Washington-Glascock-Jefferson-
Bibb-Twiggs-Wilkinson-Johnson-Emanuel-Bleckley-Laurens-Treutlen-
Pulaski-Wilcox-Dodge-Telfair-Wheeler-Montgomery-Toombs-
Including the cities of Milledgeville, Macon, Swainsboro, Dublin,
and Vidalia
453 AM EDT Thu May 24 2018

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED...

The Flash Flood Watch for portions of central Georgia...east
central Georgia and southeast Georgia has been cancelled. Although
a few heavy rain showers will be possible this morning, the more
widespread rainfall remains to confined to counties west of this 
area.

$$

GAZ069-078>081-089>095-102>106-241500-
/O.CON.KFFC.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-180524T1500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Upson-Harris-Talbot-Taylor-Crawford-Muscogee-Chattahoochee-Marion-
Schley-Macon-Peach-Houston-Stewart-Webster-Sumter-Dooly-Crisp-
Including the cities of Columbus, Warner Robins, Lumpkin, 
Americus, and Cordele
453 AM EDT Thu May 24 2018

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS
MORNING...

The Flash Flood Watch continues for

* Portions of central Georgia and west central Georgia... 
  including the following areas...in central Georgia... 
  Crawford...Crisp...Dooly...Houston and Peach. In west central 
  Georgia...Chattahoochee...Harris...Macon...Marion...Muscogee...
   Schley...Stewart...Sumter...Talbot...Taylor...Upson and 
  Webster. 

* Until 11 AM EDT this morning

* The combination of a tropical airmass and a slow moving area of
  low pressure will continue the potential for very heavy
  localized rainfall through the morning hours. This area of low
  pressure is expected to linger across Central Georgia and has
  the potential to continue to focus storms over a small area for
  several hours. This may lead to flash flooding over localized 
  areas.
 
* Potential exists for localized areas to receive an additional 1
  to 2 inches of rainfall through the morning hours Thursday. Any
  areas receiving these amounts of rainfall in a short period of
  time could expect flash flooding of creeks and streams as well 
  as the potential for flooded roads. 

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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WGUS62 KFFC 241441
FFAFFC

Flood Watch
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1041 AM EDT Thu May 24 2018


GAZ069-078>081-089>095-102>106-241545-
/O.EXP.KFFC.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-180524T1500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Upson-Harris-Talbot-Taylor-Crawford-Muscogee-Chattahoochee-Marion-
Schley-Macon-Peach-Houston-Stewart-Webster-Sumter-Dooly-Crisp-
Including the cities of Columbus, Warner Robins, Lumpkin, 
Americus, and Cordele
1041 AM EDT Thu May 24 2018

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING...

The Flash Flood Watch for portions of central Georgia and west
central Georgia will expire at 11 AM EDT this morning. However, 
conditions will remain favorable for isolated areas of very heavy
rainfall and flash flooding this afternoon through the rest of the
week. Another Flash Flood Watch will likely be issued later today.

$$

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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.