Alert archive / Georgia / Flood Watches in 2018
Flood Watch 2, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this flood watch at Apr 22, 2018, 3:32 AM EDT for 68 counties in Georgia. It took effect at Apr 22, 2018, 8:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 28 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 22, 2018, 3:32 AM EDT (07:32 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 22, 2018, 8:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Apr 24, 2018, 12:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 28 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Flood severity
- None
All 68 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, Chattooga County, GA, Cherokee County, GA, Clarke County, GA, Clayton County, GA, Cobb County, GA, Coweta County, GA, Crawford County, GA, Dade County, GA, Dawson County, GA, DeKalb 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, Jackson County, GA, Jasper County, GA, Jones County, GA, Lamar County, GA, Lumpkin County, GA, Macon County, GA, Madison County, GA, Meriwether County, GA, Monroe County, GA, Morgan County, GA, Murray 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, Spalding 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, White County, GA, Whitfield County, GA, Wilkes County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:32 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 53 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2030 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 20 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -14 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 102 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
994 WGUS62 KFFC 220732 FFAFFC URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Flood Watch National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 332 AM EDT Sun Apr 22 2018 GAZ014>016-022>025-027-033>037-044>048-053>057-221545- /O.NEW.KFFC.FA.A.0002.180423T0000Z-180423T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Dawson-Lumpkin-White-Forsyth-Hall-Banks-Jackson-Madison- North Fulton-Gwinnett-Barrow-Clarke-Oconee-South Fulton-DeKalb- Rockdale-Walton-Newton-Coweta-Fayette-Clayton-Spalding-Henry- Including the cities of Dahlonega, Cleveland, Gainesville, Atlanta, Lawrenceville, Athens, East Point, Decatur, Conyers, Covington, Newnan, Peachtree City, and Griffin 332 AM EDT Sun Apr 22 2018 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a * Flood Watch for portions of north central Georgia...northeast Georgia and west central Georgia...including the following areas...in north central Georgia...Barrow...Clayton...Dawson... DeKalb...Fayette...Forsyth...Gwinnett...Hall...Henry... Lumpkin...Newton...North Fulton...Rockdale...South Fulton and Walton. In northeast Georgia...Banks...Clarke...Jackson... Madison...Oconee and White. In west central Georgia...Coweta and Spalding. * From this evening through Monday afternoon * Rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches are expected, with the bulk of the rainfall occurring tonight and Monday morning. * Even with somewhat dry soil conditions, rainfall this intense will likely lead to rises in creeks and rivers which may go out of their banks. High water will not recede until well after the rain has ended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Flood Watch means there is a potential for flooding based on current forecasts. You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop. && $$
6 follow-up statements
732 WGUS62 KFFC 221432 FFAFFC Flood Watch National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 1032 AM EDT Sun Apr 22 2018 GAZ014>016-022>025-027-033>037-044>048-053>057-222245- /O.CON.KFFC.FA.A.0002.180423T0000Z-180423T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Dawson-Lumpkin-White-Forsyth-Hall-Banks-Jackson-Madison- North Fulton-Gwinnett-Barrow-Clarke-Oconee-South Fulton-DeKalb- Rockdale-Walton-Newton-Coweta-Fayette-Clayton-Spalding-Henry- Including the cities of Dahlonega, Cleveland, Gainesville, Atlanta, Lawrenceville, Athens, East Point, Decatur, Conyers, Covington, Newnan, Peachtree City, and Griffin 1032 AM EDT Sun Apr 22 2018 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... The Flood Watch continues for * Portions of north central Georgia...northeast Georgia and west central Georgia...including the following areas...in north central Georgia...Barrow...Clayton...Dawson...DeKalb... Fayette...Forsyth...Gwinnett...Hall...Henry...Lumpkin... Newton...North Fulton...Rockdale...South Fulton and Walton. In northeast Georgia...Banks...Clarke...Jackson...Madison... Oconee and White. In west central Georgia...Coweta and Spalding. * From 8 PM EDT this evening through Monday afternoon * Rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches are expected, with the bulk of the rainfall occurring tonight and Monday morning. * Even with somewhat dry soil conditions, rainfall this intense will likely lead to rises in creeks and rivers which may go out of their banks. High water will not recede until well after the rain has ended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Flood Watch means there is a potential for flooding based on current forecasts. You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop. && $$
737 WGUS62 KFFC 221858 FFAFFC URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Flood Watch National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 258 PM EDT Sun Apr 22 2018 GAZ001>009-011>013-019>021-030>032-038-039-041>043-049>052- 058>061-066>073-078>082-093-094-230300- /O.EXA.KFFC.FA.A.0002.180423T0000Z-180423T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Dade-Walker-Catoosa-Whitfield-Murray-Fannin-Gilmer-Union-Towns- Chattooga-Gordon-Pickens-Floyd-Bartow-Cherokee-Polk-Paulding-Cobb- Oglethorpe-Wilkes-Haralson-Carroll-Douglas-Morgan-Greene- Taliaferro-Heard-Butts-Jasper-Putnam-Hancock-Troup-Meriwether- Pike-Upson-Lamar-Monroe-Jones-Baldwin-Harris-Talbot-Taylor- Crawford-Bibb-Macon-Peach- Including the cities of Calhoun, Rome, Cartersville, Marietta, Carrollton, Douglasville, Milledgeville, and Macon 258 PM EDT Sun Apr 22 2018 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has expanded the * Flood Watch to include 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 and Wilkes. In north central Georgia...Cherokee...Cobb...Douglas... Fannin...Gilmer...Morgan...Pickens and Union. In northeast Georgia...Oglethorpe and Towns. In northwest Georgia... Bartow...Carroll...Catoosa...Chattooga...Dade...Floyd... Gordon...Haralson...Murray...Paulding...Polk...Walker and Whitfield. In west central Georgia...Harris...Heard...Lamar... Macon...Meriwether...Pike...Talbot...Taylor...Troup and Upson. * From 8 PM EDT this evening through Monday afternoon. * Widespread rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches are are possible across within the watch area. The highest rainfall amounts are expected across Northeast Georgia...with 3 to 4 inches likely. * Even with somewhat dry soil conditions, rainfall this intense will likely lead to rises in creeks and rivers which may go out of their banks. High water will not recede until well after the rain has ended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Flood Watch means there is a potential for flooding based on current forecasts. You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop. && $$ GAZ014>016-022>025-027-033>037-044>048-053>057-230300- /O.CON.KFFC.FA.A.0002.180423T0000Z-180423T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Dawson-Lumpkin-White-Forsyth-Hall-Banks-Jackson-Madison- North Fulton-Gwinnett-Barrow-Clarke-Oconee-South Fulton-DeKalb- Rockdale-Walton-Newton-Coweta-Fayette-Clayton-Spalding-Henry- Including the cities of Dahlonega, Cleveland, Gainesville, Atlanta, Lawrenceville, Athens, East Point, Decatur, Conyers, Covington, Newnan, Peachtree City, and Griffin 258 PM EDT Sun Apr 22 2018 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... The Flood Watch continues for * Portions of north central Georgia...northeast Georgia and west central Georgia...including the following areas...in north central Georgia...Barrow...Clayton...Dawson...DeKalb... Fayette...Forsyth...Gwinnett...Hall...Henry...Lumpkin... Newton...North Fulton...Rockdale...South Fulton and Walton. In northeast Georgia...Banks...Clarke...Jackson...Madison... Oconee and White. In west central Georgia...Coweta and Spalding. * From 8 PM EDT this evening through Monday afternoon * Widespread rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches are are possible across within the watch area. The highest rainfall amounts are expected across Northeast Georgia...with 3 to 4 inches likely. * Even with somewhat dry soil conditions, rainfall this intense will likely lead to rises in creeks and rivers which may go out of their banks. High water will not recede until well after the rain has ended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Flood Watch means there is a potential for flooding based on current forecasts. You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop. && $$
202 WGUS62 KFFC 230251 FFAFFC Flood Watch National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 1051 PM EDT Sun Apr 22 2018 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>061-066>073-078>082- 093-094-231200- /O.CON.KFFC.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-180423T1800Z/ /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-Troup-Meriwether-Pike- Upson-Lamar-Monroe-Jones-Baldwin-Harris-Talbot-Taylor-Crawford- Bibb-Macon-Peach- 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, and Macon 1051 PM EDT Sun Apr 22 2018 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... The 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 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...Coweta...Harris...Heard... Lamar...Macon...Meriwether...Pike...Spalding...Talbot... Taylor...Troup and Upson. * Through Monday afternoon * Widespread rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches are are possible within the watch area. The highest rainfall amounts are expected across Northeast Georgia...with 3 to 4 inches likely. * Even with somewhat dry soil conditions, rainfall this intense will likely lead to rises in creeks and rivers which may go out of their banks. High water will not recede until well after the rain has ended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Flood Watch means there is a potential for flooding based on current forecasts. You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop. && $$
575 WGUS62 KFFC 230856 FFAFFC URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Flood Watch National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 456 AM EDT Mon Apr 23 2018 GAZ011-012-019>021-030>039-041>061-066>073-078>082-093-094-231000- /O.CAN.KFFC.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-180423T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Chattooga-Gordon-Floyd-Bartow-Cherokee-Polk-Paulding-Cobb- North Fulton-Gwinnett-Barrow-Clarke-Oconee-Oglethorpe-Wilkes- Haralson-Carroll-Douglas-South Fulton-DeKalb-Rockdale-Walton- Newton-Morgan-Greene-Taliaferro-Heard-Coweta-Fayette-Clayton- Spalding-Henry-Butts-Jasper-Putnam-Hancock-Troup-Meriwether-Pike- Upson-Lamar-Monroe-Jones-Baldwin-Harris-Talbot-Taylor-Crawford- Bibb-Macon-Peach- Including the cities of Calhoun, Rome, Cartersville, Marietta, Atlanta, Lawrenceville, Athens, Carrollton, Douglasville, East Point, Decatur, Conyers, Covington, Newnan, Peachtree City, Griffin, Milledgeville, and Macon 456 AM EDT Mon Apr 23 2018 ...FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... The Flood Watch has been cancelled. Rain has continued to decrease and is expected to move out of the area later today. While creeks and rivers with high water may continue to rise, additional flooding is not expected. $$ GAZ001>009-013>016-022>025-027-231700- /O.EXT.KFFC.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-180424T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Dade-Walker-Catoosa-Whitfield-Murray-Fannin-Gilmer-Union-Towns- Pickens-Dawson-Lumpkin-White-Forsyth-Hall-Banks-Jackson-Madison- Including the cities of Dahlonega, Cleveland, and Gainesville 456 AM EDT Mon Apr 23 2018 ...FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... The Flood Watch is now in effect for * Portions of north central Georgia...north and northeast Georgia...including Dawson...Fannin...Forsyth...Gilmer... Hall...Lumpkin...Pickens...Union...Banks...Jackson... Madison...Towns...White...Catoosa...Dade...Murray...Walker and Whitfield counties. * Through this 8 pm EDT evening * Additional rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches are are possible within the watch area. * Rises in creeks and rivers are expected, some of which may go out of their banks closing roads or impacting property. High water will not recede until well after the rain has ended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Flood Watch means there is a potential for flooding based on current forecasts. You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop. && $$
741 WGUS62 KFFC 231344 FFAFFC Flood Watch National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 944 AM EDT Mon Apr 23 2018 . GAZ001>009-013>016-022>025-027-232145- /O.CON.KFFC.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-180424T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Dade-Walker-Catoosa-Whitfield-Murray-Fannin-Gilmer-Union-Towns- Pickens-Dawson-Lumpkin-White-Forsyth-Hall-Banks-Jackson-Madison- Including the cities of Dahlonega, Cleveland, and Gainesville 944 AM EDT Mon Apr 23 2018 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... The Flood Watch continues for * Portions of north central Georgia...northeast Georgia and northwest Georgia...including the following areas...in north central Georgia...Dawson...Fannin...Forsyth...Gilmer...Hall... Lumpkin...Pickens and Union. In northeast Georgia...Banks... Jackson...Madison...Towns and White. In northwest Georgia... Catoosa...Dade...Murray...Walker and Whitfield. * Until 8 PM EDT this evening * Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are are possible within the watch area. * Rises in creeks and rivers are expected, some of which may go out of their banks closing roads or impacting property. High water will not recede until well after the rain has ended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Flood Watch means there is a potential for flooding based on current forecasts. You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop. && $$
977 WGUS62 KFFC 231845 FFAFFC URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Flood Watch National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 245 PM EDT Mon Apr 23 2018 . GAZ001>009-013>016-022>025-027-240245- /O.EXT.KFFC.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-180424T0400Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Dade-Walker-Catoosa-Whitfield-Murray-Fannin-Gilmer-Union-Towns- Pickens-Dawson-Lumpkin-White-Forsyth-Hall-Banks-Jackson-Madison- Including the cities of Dahlonega, Cleveland, and Gainesville 245 PM EDT Mon Apr 23 2018 ...FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... The 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...Dawson...Fannin...Forsyth...Gilmer...Hall... Lumpkin...Pickens and Union. In northeast Georgia...Banks... Jackson...Madison...Towns and White. In northwest Georgia... Catoosa...Dade...Murray...Walker and Whitfield. * Until midnight EDT tonight * Additional rainfall amounts up to an inch are possible within the watch area. * Rises in creeks and rivers are expected, some of which may go out of their banks closing roads or impacting property. High water will not recede until well after the rain has ended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Flood Watch means there is a potential for flooding based on current forecasts. You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 22, 3:57 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | FFC | Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Bibb, Bleckley, Butts and 69 more | 29 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.