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Flash Flood Warning 19, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this flash flood warning at Jun 12, 2019, 4:20 PM EDT for Montgomery County, Telfair County, Wheeler County, Georgia. It was in force for 6 hr. 2 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
- Jun 12, 2019, 4:20 PM EDT (20:20 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 12, 2019, 10:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Montgomery County, GA, Telfair County, GA, Wheeler County, GA
The radar
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 101 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:22 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 5:27 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Sw Lumber City, GA | REPORT OF FLOODING IN THE ROAD ON GA HWY 117 ABOUT 1.5 MILE FROM LUMBER CITY HEADED TOWARD JACKSONVILLE. |
| Jun 12, 5:43 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Lumber City, GA | REPORT OF FLOODING IN THE ROADWAY OF MAIN STREET IN LUMBER CITY. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 12:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 187 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
- 1760 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -11 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 595 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 17 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 44 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 45 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
375
WGUS52 KFFC 122020
FFWFFC
GAC209-271-309-130215-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FF.W.0019.190612T2020Z-190613T0215Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
420 PM EDT Wed Jun 12 2019
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Telfair County in central Georgia...
Southern Wheeler County in central Georgia...
Southwestern Montgomery County in central Georgia...
* Until 1015 PM EDT.
* At 419 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Flash flooding is expected to
begin shortly.
* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
McRae, Mount Vernon, Helena, Lumber City, Glenwood, Uvalda, Ailey,
Scotland, Alston, Jacksonville, Towns, Horse Creek Wma, Spring
Hill, China Hill, Jordan, Charlotteville and Workmore.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
&&
LAT...LON 3178 8303 3181 8311 3196 8314 3198 8311
3216 8271 3223 8251 3207 8247 3197 8248
3196 8250 3195 8248 3195 8249 3196 8255
3192 8263 3192 8268 3190 8269 3186 8276
3185 8279 3184 8278 3182 8284 3178 8287
$$1 follow-up statement
176
WGUS72 KFFC 130211
FFSFFC
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1011 PM EDT Wed Jun 12 2019
GAC209-271-309-130220-
/O.EXP.KFFC.FF.W.0019.000000T0000Z-190613T0215Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Telfair GA-Wheeler GA-Montgomery GA-
1011 PM EDT Wed Jun 12 2019
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR TELFAIR...SOUTHERN WHEELER AND
SOUTHWESTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1015 PM EDT...
The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a
threat. Please continue to heed any remaining road closures.
LAT...LON 3178 8303 3181 8311 3196 8314 3198 8311
3216 8271 3223 8251 3207 8247 3197 8248
3196 8250 3195 8248 3195 8249 3196 8255
3192 8263 3192 8268 3190 8269 3186 8276
3185 8279 3184 8278 3182 8284 3178 8287
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 10:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Forsyth | 39 min |
| Jun 11, 10:20 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Forsyth | 6 hr |
| Jun 11, 10:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | DeKalb | 50 min |
| Jun 11, 10:54 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | DeKalb | 6 hr |
| Jun 11, 11:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clayton | 47 min |
| Jun 12, 3:49 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | FFC | Dodge, Emanuel, Johnson, Laurens, Montgomery, Telfair and 3 more | 16 hr |
| Jun 12, 4:35 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Forsyth | 7 hr |
| Jun 12, 3:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Telfair, Wheeler | 34 min |
| Jun 12, 4:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Montgomery, Telfair, Toombs, Wheeler | 20 min |
| Jun 12, 5:30 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Toombs | 5 hr |
| Jun 12, 7:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattooga | 26 min |
| Jun 12, 7:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattooga | 32 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.