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Areal Flood Warning 9, NWS Atlanta, GA

June 9, 20197 counties in Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this areal flood warning at Jun 9, 2019, 5:19 PM EDT for 7 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 4 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jun 9, 2019, 5:19 PM EDT (21:19 UTC)
Expired: Jun 9, 2019, 9:15 PM EDT
In force: 4 hr
Issued by: NWS Atlanta, GA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Chattahoochee County, GA, Macon County, GA, Marion County, GA, Schley County, GA, Stewart County, GA, Taylor County, GA, Webster County, GA

The radar

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 114 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:20 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, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 121 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 157 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -43 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 685 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 21 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 16 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 41 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this areal flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Atlanta, GA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this areal flood warning went out at Jun 9, 3:00 PM EDT, 2 hours 19 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 9, 3:00 PM EDT, 2 hours 19 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 9, 4:25 AM EDT, 12 hours 54 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
425 AM EDT Sun Jun 9 2019

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-100830-
Baldwin-Banks-Barrow-Bartow-Bibb-Bleckley-Butts-Carroll-Catoosa-
Chattahoochee-Chattooga-Cherokee-Clarke-Clayton-Cobb-Coweta-
Crawford-Crisp-Dade-Dawson-DeKalb-Dodge-Dooly-Douglas-Emanuel-
Fannin-Fayette-Floyd-Forsyth-Gilmer-Glascock-Gordon-Greene-
Gwinnett-Hall-Hancock-Haralson-Harris-Heard-Henry-Houston-Jackson-
Jasper-Jefferson-Johnson-Jones-Lamar-Laurens-Lumpkin-Macon-
Madison-Marion-Meriwether-Monroe-Montgomery-Morgan-Murray-
Muscogee-Newton-North Fulton-Oconee-Oglethorpe-Paulding-Peach-
Pickens-Pike-Polk-Pulaski-Putnam-Rockdale-Schley-South Fulton-
Spalding-Stewart-Sumter-Talbot-Taliaferro-Taylor-Telfair-Toombs-
Towns-Treutlen-Troup-Twiggs-Union-Upson-Walker-Walton-Warren-
Washington-Webster-Wheeler-White-Whitfield-Wilcox-Wilkes-
Wilkinson-
425 AM EDT Sun Jun 9 2019

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of North and Central Georgia.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight...

...A Flash Flood Watch remains in effect for much of north and
central Georgia through Sunday evening...

Widespread showers and thunderstorms are expected to continue
across the forecast area through tonight. Between 2 to 5 inches of
rainfall has already fallen in several places with an additional 1
to 2 inches of rain possible today and tonight. Locally higher
amounts will be possible where heavy rains persist, increasing the
threat for flash flooding. A few storms could also bring strong
gusty winds and frequent lightning. With saturated soils, trees
will be more prone to be blown over with strong thunderstorms
winds.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday...

Several waves of showers and thunderstorms will be possible
through Thursday morning. A few storms could be strong to severe
with heavy rains, gusty winds, and frequent lightning possible.
Given the recent rainfall, trees will be more prone to be blown
down in strong thunderstorms winds.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed through tonight.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 9, 1:29 PM EDT, 3 hours 50 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
129 PM EDT Sun Jun 9 2019

GAZ074-076-085-086-098-112-113-091800-
Toombs GA-Jefferson GA-Washington GA-Emanuel GA-Treutlen GA-
Johnson GA-Montgomery GA-
129 PM EDT Sun Jun 9 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR TOOMBS...SOUTHEASTERN
JEFFERSON...SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON...EMANUEL...EASTERN TREUTLEN...
EASTERN JOHNSON AND NORTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTIES UNTIL 200 PM
EDT...

At 129 PM EDT...a line of strong thunderstorms was along a line
extending from near New Home to near Kibbee to near Johnson Corner...
and moving northeast at 25 mph.

  HAZARD...Up to 40 mph wind...frequent cloud to ground lightning
           and heavy rain.

  IMPACT...Expect minor damage to tree limbs and blowing around of
           light...unsecured objects. Heavy rain may cause temporary
           street flooding especially in poor drainage areas.

Some locations in the path of these storms include
Swainsboro, Lyons, Louisville, Vidalia, Wadley, Twin City, Stillmore,
Oak Park, Higgston, Bartow, Santa Claus, Summertown, Nunez,
Tarrytown, Kite, Ohoopee, New Branch, Covena, Modoc and Canoochee.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

People outdoors should seek shelter immediately. If you can hear
thunder...you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Motorists
should slow down and be prepared for possible loss of control due to
hydroplaning.

LAT...LON 3252 8215 3235 8225 3217 8218 3194 8222
      3192 8225 3194 8229 3227 8255 3283 8262
      3306 8229 3293 8227 3284 8232 3280 8221
      3281 8216 3255 8210
TIME...MOT...LOC 1729Z 228DEG 20KT 3276 8254 3233 8249 3203 8226

WIND...40MPH

Special weather statement, Jun 9, 2:00 PM EDT, 3 hours 19 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 9, 4:20 PM EDT, 59 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 9, 4:45 PM EDT, 34 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 9, 4:55 PM EDT, 24 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 9, 5:11 PM EDT, 8 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 8, 8:13 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	FFC	Clayton, Fayette, Spalding	27 hr
Jun 8, 8:44 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	FFC	Coweta, Fayette	6 hr
Jun 9, 12:14 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	FFC	Clayton, Fayette, Spalding	25 hr
Jun 9, 12:39 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Haralson	66 min
Jun 9, 7:34 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Webster	41 min
Jun 9, 9:31 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Pike, Spalding	44 min
Jun 9, 9:38 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	FFC	Butts, Henry, Newton	10 hr
Jun 9, 10:15 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Pike	30 min
Jun 9, 11:45 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Jasper, Newton	30 min
Jun 9, 11:59 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	FFC	Fayette, Spalding	37 hr
Jun 9, 12:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Morgan	31 min
Jun 9, 12:20 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	FFC	Jasper, Morgan, Newton	5 hr
Jun 9, 12:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Montgomery, Treutlen, Wheeler	50 min
Jun 9, 1:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Emanuel, Toombs	31 min
Jun 9, 1:54 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	FFC	Bibb, Houston, Jones, Monroe, Twiggs	48 hr
Jun 9, 2:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Emanuel, Jefferson	45 min
Jun 9, 4:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Talbot, Taylor	40 min
Jun 9, 4:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Stewart, Webster	30 min
Jun 9, 4:55 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Taylor	65 min
Jun 9, 5:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Carroll	64 min
Jun 9, 6:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Harris, Meriwether, Muscogee	42 min

Nearby

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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.