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Flash Flood Watch 4, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this flash flood watch at May 27, 2018, 3:20 PM EDT for 79 counties in Georgia. It took effect at May 28, 2018, 2:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 60 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 27, 2018, 3:20 PM EDT (19:20 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 28, 2018, 2:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- May 31, 2018, 1:37 AM EDT
- In force
- 60 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Flood severity
- None
All 79 counties
Baldwin County, GA, Banks County, GA, Barrow County, GA, Bartow County, GA, Bibb County, GA, Butts County, GA, Carroll County, GA, Catoosa County, GA, Chattahoochee County, GA, Chattooga County, GA, Cherokee County, GA, Clarke County, GA, Clayton County, GA, Cobb County, GA, Coweta County, GA, Crawford County, GA, Crisp County, GA, Dade County, GA, Dawson County, GA, DeKalb County, GA, Dooly County, GA, Douglas County, GA, Fannin County, GA, Fayette County, GA, Floyd County, GA, Forsyth County, GA, Fulton County, GA, Gilmer County, GA, Gordon County, GA, Greene County, GA, Gwinnett County, GA, Hall County, GA, Hancock County, GA, Haralson County, GA, Harris County, GA, Heard County, GA, Henry County, GA, Houston County, GA, Jackson County, GA, Jasper County, GA, Jones County, GA, Lamar County, GA, Lumpkin County, GA, Macon County, GA, Madison County, GA, Marion County, GA, Meriwether County, GA, Monroe County, GA, Morgan County, GA, Murray County, GA, Muscogee County, GA, Newton County, GA, Oconee County, GA, Oglethorpe County, GA, Paulding County, GA, Peach County, GA, Pickens County, GA, Pike County, GA, Polk County, GA, Putnam County, GA, Rockdale County, GA, Schley County, GA, Spalding County, GA, Stewart County, GA, Sumter County, GA, Talbot County, GA, Taliaferro County, GA, Taylor County, GA, Towns County, GA, Troup County, GA, Union County, GA, Upson County, GA, Walker County, GA, Walton County, GA, Warren County, GA, Webster County, GA, White County, GA, Whitfield County, GA, Wilkes County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 41 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:21 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 7.3 hours before the alert went out and 36 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
- 182 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -27 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 765 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 14 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -4 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 21 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
987 WGUS62 KFFC 271920 FFAFFC URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Flood Watch National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 320 PM EDT Sun May 27 2018 GAZ005>009-012>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>073-078>082- 089>094-102>104-281000- /O.NEW.KFFC.FF.A.0004.180528T1500Z-180530T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Murray-Fannin-Gilmer-Union-Towns-Gordon-Pickens-Dawson-Lumpkin- White-Floyd-Bartow-Cherokee-Forsyth-Hall-Banks-Jackson-Madison- Polk-Paulding-Cobb-North Fulton-Gwinnett-Barrow-Clarke-Oconee- Oglethorpe-Wilkes-Haralson-Carroll-Douglas-South Fulton-DeKalb- Rockdale-Walton-Newton-Morgan-Greene-Taliaferro-Heard-Coweta- Fayette-Clayton-Spalding-Henry-Butts-Jasper-Putnam-Hancock-Warren- Troup-Meriwether-Pike-Upson-Lamar-Monroe-Jones-Baldwin-Harris- Talbot-Taylor-Crawford-Bibb-Muscogee-Chattahoochee-Marion-Schley- Macon-Peach-Stewart-Webster-Sumter- Including the cities of Calhoun, Dahlonega, Cleveland, Rome, Cartersville, Gainesville, Marietta, Atlanta, Lawrenceville, Athens, Carrollton, Douglasville, East Point, Decatur, Conyers, Covington, Newnan, Peachtree City, Griffin, Milledgeville, Macon, Columbus, Lumpkin, and Americus 320 PM EDT Sun May 27 2018 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a * Flash Flood Watch for portions of central Georgia...east central Georgia...north central Georgia...northeast Georgia... northwest Georgia and west central Georgia...including the following areas...in central Georgia...Baldwin...Bibb... Butts...Crawford...Jasper...Jones...Monroe...Peach and Putnam. In east central Georgia...Greene...Hancock...Taliaferro... Warren and Wilkes. In north central Georgia...Barrow... Cherokee...Clayton...Cobb...Dawson...DeKalb...Douglas... Fannin...Fayette...Forsyth...Gilmer...Gwinnett...Hall... Henry...Lumpkin...Morgan...Newton...North Fulton...Pickens... Rockdale...South Fulton...Union and Walton. In northeast Georgia...Banks...Clarke...Jackson...Madison...Oconee... Oglethorpe...Towns and White. In northwest Georgia...Bartow... Carroll...Floyd...Gordon...Haralson...Murray...Paulding and Polk. In west central Georgia...Chattahoochee...Coweta... Harris...Heard...Lamar...Macon...Marion...Meriwether... Muscogee...Pike...Schley...Spalding...Stewart...Sumter... Talbot...Taylor...Troup...Upson and Webster. * From Monday morning through Tuesday evening * Subtropical storm Alberto will progress northward through the Florida Panhandle and Alabama through Monday evening bringing abundant moisture along and east of its track. This will allow for increased rainfall potential across the local area. Although average rainfall totals across the entire watch will only average 2 to 3 inches, banded precipitation could lead to some areas receiving as much as 4 to 5 inches through Tuesday. These rainfall amounts may lead to flash flooding across the area as well as some river and small creek flooding. 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. && $$
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175 WGUS62 KFFC 280820 FFAFFC URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Flood Watch National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 420 AM EDT Mon May 28 2018 GAZ001>004-011-281630- /O.EXB.KFFC.FF.A.0004.180528T1800Z-180530T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Dade-Walker-Catoosa-Whitfield-Chattooga- 420 AM EDT Mon May 28 2018 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has expanded the * Flash Flood Watch to include a portion of northwest Georgia... including the following areas...Catoosa...Chattooga...Dade... Walker and Whitfield. * From 2 PM EDT this afternoon through Wednesday morning * Subtropical storm Alberto will continue northward into eastern Alabama through this evening bringing abundant moisture and rainfall along and east of its track. This will allow for increased rainfall potential across the area. Although average rainfall totals will average 1 to 3 inches, some areas could see as much as 4 inches through Tuesday night. Creek and river levels are already above average and will not take much additional rainfall to cause levels to rise above bankfull. * Several creeks and rivers will rise out of their banks closing roads and impacting homes, businesses and farms. High water may not recede until well after the rain has ended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead to flash flooding. Flash flooding is a very dangerous situation. You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued. && $$ GAZ005>009-012>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>073-078>082- 089>094-102>104-281630- /O.EXT.KFFC.FF.A.0004.180528T1800Z-180530T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Murray-Fannin-Gilmer-Union-Towns-Gordon-Pickens-Dawson-Lumpkin- White-Floyd-Bartow-Cherokee-Forsyth-Hall-Banks-Jackson-Madison- Polk-Paulding-Cobb-North Fulton-Gwinnett-Barrow-Clarke-Oconee- Oglethorpe-Wilkes-Haralson-Carroll-Douglas-South Fulton-DeKalb- Rockdale-Walton-Newton-Morgan-Greene-Taliaferro-Heard-Coweta- Fayette-Clayton-Spalding-Henry-Butts-Jasper-Putnam-Hancock-Warren- Troup-Meriwether-Pike-Upson-Lamar-Monroe-Jones-Baldwin-Harris- Talbot-Taylor-Crawford-Bibb-Muscogee-Chattahoochee-Marion-Schley- Macon-Peach-Stewart-Webster-Sumter- Including the cities of Calhoun, Dahlonega, Cleveland, Rome, Cartersville, Gainesville, Marietta, Atlanta, Lawrenceville, Athens, Carrollton, Douglasville, East Point, Decatur, Conyers, Covington, Newnan, Peachtree City, Griffin, Milledgeville, Macon, Columbus, Lumpkin, and Americus 420 AM EDT Mon May 28 2018 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... The Flash Flood Watch is now in effect for * Much of north and central Georgia north of an Americus to Warrenton line. * From 2 PM EDT this afternoon through Wednesday morning * Subtropical storm Alberto will continue northward into eastern Alabama through this evening bringing abundant moisture and rainfall along and east of its track. This will allow for increased rainfall potential across the area. Although average rainfall totals will average 2 to 3 inches, some areas could see as much as 4 to 5 inches through Tuesday night. Creek and river levels are already above average and will not take much additional rainfall to cause levels to rise above bankfull. * Several creeks and rivers will rise out of their banks closing roads and impacting homes, businesses and farms. High water may not recede until well after the rain has ended. 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. && $$
904 WGUS62 KFFC 281858 FFAFFC URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Flood Watch National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 258 PM EDT Mon May 28 2018 GAZ095-105-106-290300- /O.EXA.KFFC.FF.A.0004.000000T0000Z-180530T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Houston-Dooly-Crisp- Including the cities of Warner Robins and Cordele 258 PM EDT Mon May 28 2018 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has expanded the * Flash Flood Watch to include a portion of central Georgia... including the following areas...Crisp...Dooly and Houston. * Through Wednesday morning * Subtropical storm Alberto will continue northward into eastern Alabama through this evening bringing abundant moisture and rainfall along and east of its track. This will allow for increased rainfall potential across the area. Although average rainfall totals will average 1 to 3 inches, some areas could see as much as 4 inches through Tuesday night. Creek and river levels are already above average and will not take much additional rainfall to cause levels to rise above bankfull. * Several creeks and rivers will rise out of their banks closing roads and impacting homes, businesses and farms. High water may not recede until well after the rain has ended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead to flash flooding. Flash flooding is a very dangerous situation. You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued. && $$ GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>073-078>082- 089>094-102>104-290300- /O.CON.KFFC.FF.A.0004.000000T0000Z-180530T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Dade-Walker-Catoosa-Whitfield-Murray-Fannin-Gilmer-Union-Towns- Chattooga-Gordon-Pickens-Dawson-Lumpkin-White-Floyd-Bartow- Cherokee-Forsyth-Hall-Banks-Jackson-Madison-Polk-Paulding-Cobb- North Fulton-Gwinnett-Barrow-Clarke-Oconee-Oglethorpe-Wilkes- Haralson-Carroll-Douglas-South Fulton-DeKalb-Rockdale-Walton- Newton-Morgan-Greene-Taliaferro-Heard-Coweta-Fayette-Clayton- Spalding-Henry-Butts-Jasper-Putnam-Hancock-Warren-Troup- Meriwether-Pike-Upson-Lamar-Monroe-Jones-Baldwin-Harris-Talbot- Taylor-Crawford-Bibb-Muscogee-Chattahoochee-Marion-Schley-Macon- Peach-Stewart-Webster-Sumter- Including the cities of Calhoun, Dahlonega, Cleveland, Rome, Cartersville, Gainesville, Marietta, Atlanta, Lawrenceville, Athens, Carrollton, Douglasville, East Point, Decatur, Conyers, Covington, Newnan, Peachtree City, Griffin, Milledgeville, Macon, Columbus, Lumpkin, and Americus 258 PM EDT Mon May 28 2018 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... The Flash Flood Watch continues for * Portions of central Georgia...east central Georgia...north central Georgia...northeast Georgia...northwest Georgia and west central Georgia...including the following areas...in central Georgia...Baldwin...Bibb...Butts...Crawford...Jasper... Jones...Monroe...Peach and Putnam. In east central Georgia... Greene...Hancock...Taliaferro...Warren and Wilkes. In north central Georgia...Barrow...Cherokee...Clayton...Cobb... Dawson...DeKalb...Douglas...Fannin...Fayette...Forsyth... Gilmer...Gwinnett...Hall...Henry...Lumpkin...Morgan...Newton... North Fulton...Pickens...Rockdale...South Fulton...Union and Walton. In northeast Georgia...Banks...Clarke...Jackson... Madison...Oconee...Oglethorpe...Towns and White. In northwest Georgia...Bartow...Carroll...Catoosa...Chattooga...Dade... Floyd...Gordon...Haralson...Murray...Paulding...Polk...Walker and Whitfield. In west central Georgia...Chattahoochee... Coweta...Harris...Heard...Lamar...Macon...Marion... Meriwether...Muscogee...Pike...Schley...Spalding...Stewart... Sumter...Talbot...Taylor...Troup...Upson and Webster. * Through Wednesday morning * Subtropical storm Alberto will continue northward into eastern Alabama through this evening bringing abundant moisture and rainfall along and east of its track. This will allow for increased rainfall potential across the area. Although average rainfall totals will average 2 to 3 inches, some areas could see as much as 4 to 5 inches through Tuesday night. Creek and river levels are already above average and will not take much additional rainfall to cause levels to rise above bankfull. * Several creeks and rivers will rise out of their banks closing roads and impacting homes, businesses and farms. High water may not recede until well after the rain has ended. 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. && $$
404 WGUS62 KFFC 290111 FFAFFC Flood Watch National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 911 PM EDT Mon May 28 2018 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>073-078>082- 089>095-102>106-291200- /O.CON.KFFC.FF.A.0004.000000T0000Z-180530T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Dade-Walker-Catoosa-Whitfield-Murray-Fannin-Gilmer-Union-Towns- Chattooga-Gordon-Pickens-Dawson-Lumpkin-White-Floyd-Bartow- Cherokee-Forsyth-Hall-Banks-Jackson-Madison-Polk-Paulding-Cobb- North Fulton-Gwinnett-Barrow-Clarke-Oconee-Oglethorpe-Wilkes- Haralson-Carroll-Douglas-South Fulton-DeKalb-Rockdale-Walton- Newton-Morgan-Greene-Taliaferro-Heard-Coweta-Fayette-Clayton- Spalding-Henry-Butts-Jasper-Putnam-Hancock-Warren-Troup- Meriwether-Pike-Upson-Lamar-Monroe-Jones-Baldwin-Harris-Talbot- Taylor-Crawford-Bibb-Muscogee-Chattahoochee-Marion-Schley-Macon- Peach-Houston-Stewart-Webster-Sumter-Dooly-Crisp- Including the cities of Calhoun, Dahlonega, Cleveland, Rome, Cartersville, Gainesville, Marietta, Atlanta, Lawrenceville, Athens, Carrollton, Douglasville, East Point, Decatur, Conyers, Covington, Newnan, Peachtree City, Griffin, Milledgeville, Macon, Columbus, Warner Robins, Lumpkin, Americus, and Cordele 911 PM EDT Mon May 28 2018 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... The Flash Flood Watch continues for * Portions of central Georgia...east central Georgia...north central Georgia...northeast Georgia...northwest Georgia and west central Georgia...including the following areas...in central Georgia...Baldwin...Bibb...Butts...Crawford...Crisp... Dooly...Houston...Jasper...Jones...Monroe...Peach and Putnam. In east central Georgia...Greene...Hancock...Taliaferro... Warren and Wilkes. In north central Georgia...Barrow... Cherokee...Clayton...Cobb...Dawson...DeKalb...Douglas... Fannin...Fayette...Forsyth...Gilmer...Gwinnett...Hall... Henry...Lumpkin...Morgan...Newton...North Fulton...Pickens... Rockdale...South Fulton...Union and Walton. In northeast Georgia...Banks...Clarke...Jackson...Madison...Oconee... Oglethorpe...Towns and White. In northwest Georgia...Bartow... Carroll...Catoosa...Chattooga...Dade...Floyd...Gordon... Haralson...Murray...Paulding...Polk...Walker and Whitfield. In west central Georgia...Chattahoochee...Coweta...Harris... Heard...Lamar...Macon...Marion...Meriwether...Muscogee... Pike...Schley...Spalding...Stewart...Sumter...Talbot... Taylor...Troup...Upson and Webster. * Through Wednesday morning * Subtropical storm Alberto will continue northward into Alabama bringing abundant moisture and rainfall along and east of its track. This will allow for increased rainfall potential across the most of north and central Georgia. Although average rainfall totals will average 2 to 3 inches, some areas could see as much as 4 to 5 inches through Tuesday night. Creek and river levels are already above average and will not take much additional rainfall to cause levels to rise above bankfull. * Several creeks and rivers will rise out of their banks closing roads and impacting homes, businesses and farms. High water may not recede until well after the rain has ended. 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. && $$
252 WGUS62 KFFC 290853 FFAFFC Flood Watch National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 453 AM EDT Tue May 29 2018 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>073-078>082- 089>095-102>106-292000- /O.CON.KFFC.FF.A.0004.000000T0000Z-180530T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Dade-Walker-Catoosa-Whitfield-Murray-Fannin-Gilmer-Union-Towns- Chattooga-Gordon-Pickens-Dawson-Lumpkin-White-Floyd-Bartow- Cherokee-Forsyth-Hall-Banks-Jackson-Madison-Polk-Paulding-Cobb- North Fulton-Gwinnett-Barrow-Clarke-Oconee-Oglethorpe-Wilkes- Haralson-Carroll-Douglas-South Fulton-DeKalb-Rockdale-Walton- Newton-Morgan-Greene-Taliaferro-Heard-Coweta-Fayette-Clayton- Spalding-Henry-Butts-Jasper-Putnam-Hancock-Warren-Troup- Meriwether-Pike-Upson-Lamar-Monroe-Jones-Baldwin-Harris-Talbot- Taylor-Crawford-Bibb-Muscogee-Chattahoochee-Marion-Schley-Macon- Peach-Houston-Stewart-Webster-Sumter-Dooly-Crisp- Including the cities of Calhoun, Dahlonega, Cleveland, Rome, Cartersville, Gainesville, Marietta, Atlanta, Lawrenceville, Athens, Carrollton, Douglasville, East Point, Decatur, Conyers, Covington, Newnan, Peachtree City, Griffin, Milledgeville, Macon, Columbus, Warner Robins, Lumpkin, Americus, and Cordele 453 AM EDT Tue May 29 2018 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... The Flash Flood Watch continues for * Portions of central Georgia...east central Georgia...north central Georgia...northeast Georgia...northwest Georgia and west central Georgia...including the following areas...in central Georgia...Baldwin...Bibb...Butts...Crawford...Crisp... Dooly...Houston...Jasper...Jones...Monroe...Peach and Putnam. In east central Georgia...Greene...Hancock...Taliaferro... Warren and Wilkes. In north central Georgia...Barrow... Cherokee...Clayton...Cobb...Dawson...DeKalb...Douglas... Fannin...Fayette...Forsyth...Gilmer...Gwinnett...Hall... Henry...Lumpkin...Morgan...Newton...North Fulton...Pickens... Rockdale...South Fulton...Union and Walton. In northeast Georgia...Banks...Clarke...Jackson...Madison...Oconee... Oglethorpe...Towns and White. In northwest Georgia...Bartow... Carroll...Catoosa...Chattooga...Dade...Floyd...Gordon... Haralson...Murray...Paulding...Polk...Walker and Whitfield. In west central Georgia...Chattahoochee...Coweta...Harris... Heard...Lamar...Macon...Marion...Meriwether...Muscogee... Pike...Schley...Spalding...Stewart...Sumter...Talbot... Taylor...Troup...Upson and Webster. * Through Wednesday morning * Subtropical storm Alberto will continue north over Alabama and continue abundant moisture and rainfall over the watch area. Additional rainfall of 1 to 3 inches can be expected with locally higher amounts. The greatest amounts will favor north and west Georgia. Some of these amounts could fall in a short period of time. Creek and river levels are already above average and will not take much additional rainfall to cause levels to rise above bankfull. * Several creeks and rivers could rise out of their banks closing roads and impacting homes, businesses and farms. High water may not recede until well after the rain has ended. 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. && $$
998 WGUS62 KFFC 291843 FFAFFC Flood Watch National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 243 PM EDT Tue May 29 2018 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>073-078>082- 089>095-102>106-300245- /O.CON.KFFC.FF.A.0004.000000T0000Z-180530T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Dade-Walker-Catoosa-Whitfield-Murray-Fannin-Gilmer-Union-Towns- Chattooga-Gordon-Pickens-Dawson-Lumpkin-White-Floyd-Bartow- Cherokee-Forsyth-Hall-Banks-Jackson-Madison-Polk-Paulding-Cobb- North Fulton-Gwinnett-Barrow-Clarke-Oconee-Oglethorpe-Wilkes- Haralson-Carroll-Douglas-South Fulton-DeKalb-Rockdale-Walton- Newton-Morgan-Greene-Taliaferro-Heard-Coweta-Fayette-Clayton- Spalding-Henry-Butts-Jasper-Putnam-Hancock-Warren-Troup- Meriwether-Pike-Upson-Lamar-Monroe-Jones-Baldwin-Harris-Talbot- Taylor-Crawford-Bibb-Muscogee-Chattahoochee-Marion-Schley-Macon- Peach-Houston-Stewart-Webster-Sumter-Dooly-Crisp- Including the cities of Calhoun, Dahlonega, Cleveland, Rome, Cartersville, Gainesville, Marietta, Atlanta, Lawrenceville, Athens, Carrollton, Douglasville, East Point, Decatur, Conyers, Covington, Newnan, Peachtree City, Griffin, Milledgeville, Macon, Columbus, Warner Robins, Lumpkin, Americus, and Cordele 243 PM EDT Tue May 29 2018 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... The Flash Flood Watch continues for * Portions of central Georgia...east central Georgia...north central Georgia...northeast Georgia...northwest Georgia and west central Georgia...including the following areas...in central Georgia...Baldwin...Bibb...Butts...Crawford...Crisp... Dooly...Houston...Jasper...Jones...Monroe...Peach and Putnam. In east central Georgia...Greene...Hancock...Taliaferro... Warren and Wilkes. In north central Georgia...Barrow... Cherokee...Clayton...Cobb...Dawson...DeKalb...Douglas... Fannin...Fayette...Forsyth...Gilmer...Gwinnett...Hall... Henry...Lumpkin...Morgan...Newton...North Fulton...Pickens... Rockdale...South Fulton...Union and Walton. In northeast Georgia...Banks...Clarke...Jackson...Madison...Oconee... Oglethorpe...Towns and White. In northwest Georgia...Bartow... Carroll...Catoosa...Chattooga...Dade...Floyd...Gordon... Haralson...Murray...Paulding...Polk...Walker and Whitfield. In west central Georgia...Chattahoochee...Coweta...Harris... Heard...Lamar...Macon...Marion...Meriwether...Muscogee... Pike...Schley...Spalding...Stewart...Sumter...Talbot... Taylor...Troup...Upson and Webster. * Through Wednesday morning * Subtropical depression Alberto will continue north over Alabama and continue abundant moisture and rainfall over the watch area. Additional rainfall of 1 to 3 inches can be expected with locally higher amounts. The greatest amounts will favor north and west Georgia. Some of these amounts could fall in a short period of time. Creek and river levels are already above average and will not take much additional rainfall to cause levels to rise above bankfull. * Several creeks and rivers could rise out of their banks closing roads and impacting homes, businesses and farms. High water may not recede until well after the rain has ended. 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. && $$
919 WGUS62 KFFC 300836 FFAFFC URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Flood Watch National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 436 AM EDT Wed May 30 2018 GAZ024-025-027-030>039-041>062-066>073-078>082-089>095-102>106- 300945- /O.CAN.KFFC.FF.A.0004.000000T0000Z-180530T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Banks-Jackson-Madison-Polk-Paulding-Cobb-North Fulton-Gwinnett- Barrow-Clarke-Oconee-Oglethorpe-Wilkes-Haralson-Carroll-Douglas- South Fulton-DeKalb-Rockdale-Walton-Newton-Morgan-Greene- Taliaferro-Heard-Coweta-Fayette-Clayton-Spalding-Henry-Butts- Jasper-Putnam-Hancock-Warren-Troup-Meriwether-Pike-Upson-Lamar- Monroe-Jones-Baldwin-Harris-Talbot-Taylor-Crawford-Bibb-Muscogee- Chattahoochee-Marion-Schley-Macon-Peach-Houston-Stewart-Webster- Sumter-Dooly-Crisp- Including the cities of Marietta, Atlanta, Lawrenceville, Athens, Carrollton, Douglasville, East Point, Decatur, Conyers, Covington, Newnan, Peachtree City, Griffin, Milledgeville, Macon, Columbus, Warner Robins, Lumpkin, Americus, and Cordele 436 AM EDT Wed May 30 2018 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... The Flash Flood Watch for central and portions of north Georgia has been cancelled. Although scattered showers and a few thunderstorms are expected across the area off and on through today, additional rainfall amounts are expected to be less than an inch. Flash flooding is no longer expected across this area. $$ GAZ001>009-011>016-019>023-302100- /O.EXT.KFFC.FF.A.0004.000000T0000Z-180531T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Dade-Walker-Catoosa-Whitfield-Murray-Fannin-Gilmer-Union-Towns- Chattooga-Gordon-Pickens-Dawson-Lumpkin-White-Floyd-Bartow- Cherokee-Forsyth-Hall- Including the cities of Calhoun, Dahlonega, Cleveland, Rome, Cartersville, and Gainesville 436 AM EDT Wed May 30 2018 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... The Flash Flood Watch is now in effect for * Portions of north Georgia...including the following areas...in north central Georgia...Cherokee...Dawson...Fannin...Forsyth... Gilmer...Hall...Lumpkin...Pickens and Union. In northeast Georgia...Towns and White. In northwest Georgia...Bartow... Catoosa...Chattooga...Dade...Floyd...Gordon...Murray...Walker and Whitfield. * Through this evening * Abundant moisture will remain across the area today with periods of showers and thunderstorms over the watch area. Additional rainfall of 1 to 1.5 inches can be expected with locally higher amounts. Some of these amounts could fall in a short period of time. Creek and river levels are already above average and will not take much additional rainfall to cause levels to rise above bankfull. * Several creeks and rivers could rise out of their banks closing roads and impacting homes, businesses and farms. High water may not recede until well after the rain has ended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead to flash flooding. Flash flooding is a very dangerous situation. You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued. && $$
593 WGUS62 KFFC 302347 FFAFFC URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Flood Watch National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 747 PM EDT Wed May 30 2018 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>023-310600- /O.EXT.KFFC.FF.A.0004.000000T0000Z-180531T0600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Dade-Walker-Catoosa-Whitfield-Murray-Fannin-Gilmer-Union-Towns- Chattooga-Gordon-Pickens-Dawson-Lumpkin-White-Floyd-Bartow- Cherokee-Forsyth-Hall- Including the cities of Calhoun, Dahlonega, Cleveland, Rome, Cartersville, and Gainesville 747 PM EDT Wed May 30 2018 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT THURSDAY... The Flash Flood Watch is now in effect for * Portions of north central Georgia...northeast Georgia and northwest Georgia...including the following areas...in north central Georgia...Cherokee...Dawson...Fannin...Forsyth... Gilmer...Hall...Lumpkin...Pickens and Union. In northeast Georgia...Towns and White. In northwest Georgia...Bartow... Catoosa...Chattooga...Dade...Floyd...Gordon...Murray...Walker and Whitfield. * Until 2 AM EDT Thursday * A large area of showers and thunderstorms will impact portions of northern Georgia through this evening and into the overnight hours. Additional rainfall of 1 to 1.5 inches can be expected with locally higher amounts. Some of these amounts could fall in a short period of time. Creek and river levels are already above average and will not take much additional rainfall to cause levels to rise above bankfull. * Several creeks and rivers could rise out of their banks closing roads and impacting homes, businesses and farms. High water may not recede until well after the rain has ended. 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. && $$
120 WGUS62 KFFC 310537 FFAFFC Flood Watch National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 137 AM EDT Thu May 31 2018 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>023-310645- /O.CAN.KFFC.FF.A.0004.000000T0000Z-180531T0600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Dade-Walker-Catoosa-Whitfield-Murray-Fannin-Gilmer-Union-Towns- Chattooga-Gordon-Pickens-Dawson-Lumpkin-White-Floyd-Bartow- Cherokee-Forsyth-Hall- Including the cities of Calhoun, Dahlonega, Cleveland, Rome, Cartersville, and Gainesville 137 AM EDT Thu May 31 2018 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... The Flash Flood Watch for portions of north Georgia has been cancelled. The threat for significant flash flooding has ended. $$
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