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Flash Flood Warning 13, NWS Atlanta, GA

June 8, 20195 counties in Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this flash flood warning at Jun 8, 2019, 2:21 PM EDT for 5 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 5 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jun 8, 2019, 2:21 PM EDT (18:21 UTC)
Expired
Jun 8, 2019, 7:04 PM EDT
In force
5 hr
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Coweta County, GA, Harris County, GA, Meriwether County, GA, Muscogee County, GA, Troup County, GA

The radar

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:20 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 6.4 hours before the alert went out and 181 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Birmingham, AL at 12:00Z on 2019-06-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 507 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Birmingham, AL at 12:00Z on 2019-06-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 72 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
507 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-29 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
702 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
18 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
72 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
122 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

907 
WGUS52 KFFC 081821
FFWFFC
GAC077-145-199-215-285-090015-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FF.W.0013.190608T1821Z-190609T0015Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
221 PM EDT Sat Jun 8 2019

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Meriwether County in west central Georgia...
  Muscogee County in west central Georgia...
  Troup County in west central Georgia...
  Coweta County in west central Georgia...
  Harris County in west central Georgia...

* Until 815 PM EDT.

* At 219 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated a band of heavy rain 
  across the warned area. Two to four inches of rain have 
  already fallen with an additional one to two inches possible. 
  Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
  Columbus, Newnan, LaGrange, Hamilton, Greenville, Palmetto,
  Manchester, Hogansville, Grantville, Pine Mountain, Woodbury,
  Luthersville, Waverly Hall, Warm Springs, Moreland, Turin,
  Haralson, Lone Oak, Gay and East Newnan.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

A Flash Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or occurring.
If you are in the warned area move to higher ground immediately.
Residents living along streams and creeks should take immediate
precautions to protect life and property.

&&

LAT...LON 3318 8505 3323 8494 3339 8500 3344 8499
      3344 8494 3351 8483 3351 8463 3346 8469
      3334 8467 3324 8451 3288 8452 3284 8458
      3284 8470 3272 8468 3246 8474 3237 8496
      3238 8499 3244 8497 3257 8506 3290 8518

$$
1 follow-up statement
819 
WGUS72 KFFC 082304
FFSFFC

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
704 PM EDT Sat Jun 8 2019

GAC077-145-199-215-285-082314-
/O.CAN.KFFC.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-190609T0015Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Meriwether GA-Muscogee GA-Troup GA-Coweta GA-Harris GA-
704 PM EDT Sat Jun 8 2019

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR MERIWETHER...MUSCOGEE...TROUP...COWETA
AND HARRIS COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a
threat. Please continue to heed any remaining road closures.

LAT...LON 3318 8505 3323 8494 3339 8500 3344 8499
      3344 8494 3351 8483 3351 8463 3346 8469
      3334 8467 3324 8451 3288 8452 3284 8458
      3284 8470 3272 8468 3246 8474 3237 8496
      3238 8499 3244 8497 3257 8506 3290 8518

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 8, 9:19 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCClayton, Coweta, DeKalb, Fayette, Henry, Rockdale and 1 more41 min
Jun 8, 10:19 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBarrow, DeKalb, Gwinnett, Henry, Newton, Rockdale and 1 more41 min
Jun 8, 11:02 AM EDTFlash Flood WatchFFCBaldwin, Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Bibb, Bleckley and 80 more33 hr
Jun 8, 11:13 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningFFCClayton, Coweta, DeKalb, Fayette, Henry, Rockdale6 hr
Jun 8, 11:57 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCGwinnett104 min
Jun 8, 12:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCClarke, Madison, Morgan, Oconee44 min
Jun 8, 2:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCGreene24 min
Jun 8, 2:22 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCCoweta, Fayette14 hr
Jun 8, 2:25 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningFFCBarrow, Clarke, Gwinnett, Hall, Jackson, Madison and 4 more5 hr
Jun 8, 2:33 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCCoweta6 hr
Jun 8, 2:44 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCGwinnett, Walton3 hr
Jun 8, 3:31 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningFFCHenry, Newton, Rockdale, Spalding4 hr
Jun 8, 3:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCJones, Twiggs, Wilkinson32 min
Jun 8, 4:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBaldwin, Jones, Twiggs, Wilkinson46 min
Jun 8, 4:51 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCFayette28 hr
Jun 8, 5:22 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMorgan, Putnam23 min
Jun 8, 5:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTwiggs37 min
Jun 8, 5:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHancock, Taliaferro25 min
Jun 8, 5:37 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCCoweta, Fayette, Spalding26 hr
Jun 8, 5:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCClarke, Greene, Morgan, Oconee, Oglethorpe27 min
Jun 8, 6:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTaliaferro, Wilkes27 min
Jun 8, 6:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCGlascock, Jefferson, Warren44 min
Jun 8, 6:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWashington30 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.