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Flash Flood Warning 20, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this flash flood warning at Dec 2, 2018, 4:14 AM EST for 6 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 3 hr. 13 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
- Dec 2, 2018, 4:14 AM EST (09:14 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 2, 2018, 7:15 AM EST
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Calhoun County, GA, Dougherty County, GA, Lee County, GA, Randolph County, GA, Terrell County, GA, Worth County, GA
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2, 5:30 AM EST | FLOOD | Morgan, GA | A FEW REPORTS OF WATER OVER THE ROADWAYS IN CALHOUN COUNTY GEORGIA. |
| Dec 2, 5:30 AM EST | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Ene Leesburg, GA | FLASH FLOODING ON CANAL STREET. |
| Dec 2, 5:30 AM EST | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Ene Palmyra, GA | FLASH FLOODING ON PELHAM DRIVE. |
| Dec 2, 5:30 AM EST | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Ne Leesburg, GA | FLASH FLOODING REPORTED ON MAGNOLIA STREET. |
| Dec 2, 5:30 AM EST | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Se Oakland, GA | APPROXIMATELY 20-30 HOMES WITH WATER IN THEM. MULTIPLE ROADS CLOSED ACROSS THE COUNTY. |
| Dec 2, 5:30 AM EST | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Sse Leesburg, GA | FLASH FLOODING ON DUCKER COURT. |
| Dec 2, 5:30 AM EST | FLASH FLOOD | 1 W Starksville, GA | FLASH FLOODING ON LUMPKIN ROAD. |
| Dec 2, 5:30 AM EST | FLASH FLOOD | 2 E Century, GA | FLASH FLOODING ON LOVERS LANE ROAD. |
| Dec 2, 5:30 AM EST | FLASH FLOOD | 2 S Armena, GA | FLASH FLOODING ON IVEY GREEN TRAIL. |
| Dec 2, 5:30 AM EST | FLASH FLOOD | Albany, GA | AT LEAST 28 SEPARATE AREAS WHERE FLOODING WAS REPORTED ON ROADS. |
| Dec 2, 5:30 AM EST | FLASH FLOOD | Leesburg, GA | FLASH FLOODING ON KINCHAFOONEE DRIVE. |
| Dec 2, 5:30 AM EST | FLASH FLOOD | Leesburg, GA | FLASH FLOODING ON WALNUT STREET. |
| Dec 2, 7:00 AM EST | HEAVY RAIN 5.11 | Sasser, GA | COCORAHS STATION GA-TL-1, SASSER, 72 HOUR STORM TOTAL. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 00:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 145 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
- 262 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -110 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 507 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 394 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 472 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 2.5
The text
As transmitted.
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WGUS52 KTAE 020914
FFWTAE
GAC037-095-177-243-273-321-021215-
/O.NEW.KTAE.FF.W.0020.181202T0914Z-181202T1215Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
414 AM EST SUN DEC 2 2018
The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northern Dougherty County in southwestern Georgia...
Southeastern Randolph County in southwestern Georgia...
Lee County in southwestern Georgia...
Calhoun County in southwestern Georgia...
Terrell County in southwestern Georgia...
Northwestern Worth County in south central Georgia...
* Until 715 AM EST.
* At 412 AM EST, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Two to thres inches of rain has
fallen overnight and more heavy rain is expected over the next few
hours. Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly.
* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Morgan, Dawson, Leesburg, Albany, Shellman, Leary, Smithville, East
Albany, Turner City, Walker, Warwick, Sasser, Bronwood, Chokee,
Stocks, Forrester, Lockett Crossing, South Albany, Palmyra and
Holt.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
&&
LAT...LON 3191 8392 3185 8394 3184 8386 3182 8385
3183 8384 3180 8380 3166 8391 3154 8419
3143 8451 3144 8454 3143 8455 3143 8465
3171 8470 3192 8425
$$
55-SCHOLLThe office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1, 7:40 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | TAE | Decatur, Grady, Seminole | 4 hr |
| Dec 1, 7:43 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Berrien, Lanier | 47 min |
| Dec 1, 8:36 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | TAE | Seminole | 2 hr |
| Dec 1, 9:54 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | TAE | Brooks, Lanier, Lowndes | 2 hr |
| Dec 1, 9:59 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | TAE | Calhoun, Dougherty, Lee, Terrell | 2 hr |
| Dec 1, 10:46 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | TAE | Calhoun, Lee, Randolph, Terrell | 59 min |
| Dec 1, 11:43 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Baker, Calhoun, Early | 47 min |
| Dec 1, 11:48 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | TAE | Calhoun, Lee, Randolph, Terrell | 3 hr |
| Dec 2, 12:23 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Baker, Calhoun, Dougherty, Lee, Terrell | 37 min |
| Dec 2, 12:27 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Clay, Early | 48 min |
| Dec 2, 1:25 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Baker, Calhoun, Dougherty, Early, Terrell | 50 min |
| Dec 2, 1:40 AM EST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Calhoun, Dougherty, Lee, Terrell | 35 min |
| Dec 2, 2:01 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Dougherty, Lee, Worth | 44 min |
| Dec 2, 2:16 AM EST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Dougherty, Worth | 29 min |
| Dec 2, 2:54 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Early | 51 min |
| Dec 2, 3:26 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Calhoun, Clay, Dougherty, Early, Randolph, Terrell | 49 min |
| Dec 2, 3:43 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | TAE | Baker, Calhoun, Clay, Dougherty, Early, Lee and 3 more | 2 hr |
| Dec 2, 4:01 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Baker, Calhoun, Dougherty, Early, Lee, Mitchell and 3 more | 44 min |
| Dec 2, 4:27 AM EST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Dougherty, Lee, Turner, Worth | 33 min |
| Dec 2, 4:50 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Ben Hill, Irwin, Tift, Turner, Worth | 40 min |
| Dec 2, 5:08 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Baker, Dougherty, Mitchell, Tift, Turner, Worth | 31 min |
| Dec 2, 5:20 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Clay, Early, Miller | 40 min |
| Dec 2, 5:41 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | TAE | Baker, Calhoun, Clay, Dougherty, Early, Lee and 3 more | 2 hr |
| Dec 2, 8:03 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Seminole | 42 min |
| Dec 2, 8:33 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Decatur, Miller, Seminole | 27 min |
| Dec 2, 8:36 AM EST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Colquitt, Mitchell, Tift, Worth | 39 min |
| Dec 2, 8:49 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Decatur, Miller, Seminole | 16 min |
| Dec 2, 8:57 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Baker, Dougherty, Miller, Mitchell | 33 min |
| Dec 2, 9:12 AM EST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Berrien, Colquitt, Cook, Tift, Worth | 35 min |
| Dec 2, 9:24 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Decatur, Grady, Mitchell, Seminole | 51 min |
| Dec 2, 9:27 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Baker, Colquitt, Dougherty, Mitchell, Tift, Turner and 1 more | 36 min |
| Dec 2, 9:50 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Colquitt, Decatur, Grady, Mitchell, Thomas | 40 min |
| Dec 2, 9:59 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Berrien, Irwin, Tift | 46 min |
| Dec 2, 10:07 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Brooks, Lowndes, Thomas | 23 min |
| Dec 2, 10:12 AM EST | River Flood Warning | TAE | Lee | 47 hr |
| Dec 2, 10:12 AM EST | River Flood Warning | TAE | Decatur | 4 days |
| Dec 2, 11:08 AM EST | River Flood Warning | TAE | Grady, Thomas | 5 days |
| Dec 2, 11:08 AM EST | River Flood Warning | TAE | Brooks, Lowndes | 7 days |
| Dec 2, 1:15 PM EST | River Flood Warning | TAE | Lee | 45 hr |
| Dec 2, 2:32 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Lanier | 43 min |
| Dec 2, 3:26 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Lowndes | 49 min |
| Dec 2, 4:27 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Brooks, Lowndes | 33 min |
| Dec 2, 5:00 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Lowndes | 30 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.