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Flash Flood Warning 24, NWS Atlanta, GA

July 19, 20194 counties in Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this flash flood warning at Jul 19, 2019, 3:55 PM EDT for 4 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: Jul 19, 2019, 3:55 PM EDT (19:55 UTC)
Expired: Jul 19, 2019, 9:23 PM EDT
In force: 5 hr
Issued by: NWS Atlanta, GA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Bartow County, GA, Cherokee County, GA, Gordon County, GA, Pickens County, GA

The radar

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 130 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:59 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

Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 129 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: 932 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -64 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1090 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 4 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -13 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 4 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

319 
WGUS52 KFFC 191955
FFWFFC
GAC015-057-129-227-200200-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FF.W.0024.190719T1955Z-190720T0200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
355 PM EDT Fri Jul 19 2019

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Northern Cherokee County in north central Georgia...
  Eastern Gordon County in northwestern Georgia...
  Pickens County in north central Georgia...
  Northeastern Bartow County in northwestern Georgia...

* Until 1000 PM EDT Friday.

* At 354 PM EDT, local law enforcement reported thunderstorms
  producing heavy rain across the warned area. Up to two inches of 
  rain have already fallen with more still to come. Flash flooding 
  is expected to begin shortly.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
  Jasper, Nelson, Waleska, Talking Rock, Fairmount, Ranger, Sequoyah
  Lake, Sonoraville, Marblehill, Redbud, Audubon, Salacoa Valley,
  Blaine, Lake Tamarack, Talmadge, Oakman, Tate, Reavis Mountain,
  Funkhouser and Hinton.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Please report flooding to your local law enforcement agency when you
can do so safely.

&&

LAT...LON 3461 8472 3459 8470 3458 8465 3455 8465
      3455 8452 3457 8450 3455 8449 3455 8448
      3456 8449 3456 8447 3455 8447 3455 8437
      3456 8437 3456 8435 3448 8432 3447 8428
      3438 8426 3430 8465 3440 8484 3461 8482

$$

2 follow-up statements

427 
WGUS72 KFFC 192258
FFSFFC

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
658 PM EDT Fri Jul 19 2019

GAC015-057-192307-
/O.CAN.KFFC.FF.W.0024.000000T0000Z-190720T0200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Cherokee GA-Bartow GA-
658 PM EDT Fri Jul 19 2019

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR NORTHERN CHEROKEE AND NORTHEASTERN
BARTOW COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

Flooding is no longer expected to pose a threat. Please continue to
heed any remaining road closures.

LAT...LON 3459 8470 3458 8465 3455 8465 3455 8452
      3457 8450 3456 8449 3456 8435 3447 8432
      3447 8428 3438 8426 3437 8440 3438 8458
      3441 8458 3441 8466 3440 8483 3461 8482
      3461 8473 3460 8473 3461 8472

$$

GAC129-227-200200-
/O.CON.KFFC.FF.W.0024.000000T0000Z-190720T0200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Gordon GA-Pickens GA-
658 PM EDT Fri Jul 19 2019

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT FOR
EASTERN GORDON AND PICKENS COUNTIES...

At 657 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated two to three inches of rain 
fell in this area. Flash flooding remains likely.

Some locations that may experience flooding include...
Jasper, Nelson, Talking Rock, Fairmount, Ranger, Sequoyah Lake,
Marblehill, Redbud, Audubon, Blaine, Lake Tamarack, Talmadge, Oakman,
Tate, Hinton and Sonoraville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Please report flooding to your local law enforcement agency when you
can do so safely.

&&

LAT...LON 3459 8470 3458 8465 3455 8465 3455 8452
      3457 8450 3456 8449 3456 8435 3447 8432
      3447 8428 3438 8426 3437 8440 3438 8458
      3441 8458 3441 8466 3440 8483 3461 8482
      3461 8473 3460 8473 3461 8472

$$

247 
WGUS72 KFFC 200123
FFSFFC

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
923 PM EDT Fri Jul 19 2019

GAC129-227-200133-
/O.CAN.KFFC.FF.W.0024.000000T0000Z-190720T0200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Gordon GA-Pickens GA-
923 PM EDT Fri Jul 19 2019

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR EASTERN GORDON AND PICKENS 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 3459 8470 3458 8465 3455 8465 3455 8452
      3457 8450 3456 8449 3456 8435 3447 8432
      3447 8428 3438 8426 3437 8440 3438 8458
      3441 8458 3441 8466 3440 8483 3461 8482
      3461 8473 3460 8473 3461 8472

$$

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 18, 8:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Toombs	43 min
Jul 19, 12:09 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Carroll, Haralson	36 min
Jul 19, 12:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Chattooga	22 min
Jul 19, 12:39 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Carroll, Coweta, Douglas, Heard	36 min
Jul 19, 1:07 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Douglas	38 min
Jul 19, 1:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Haralson, Polk	49 min
Jul 19, 1:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Coweta, Heard, Troup	44 min
Jul 19, 1:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Bartow, Cherokee, Cobb, Douglas, Fulton, Paulding	43 min
Jul 19, 1:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Clayton, Fayette, Harris, Henry, Meriwether, Pike and 2 more	37 min
Jul 19, 2:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Jefferson, Johnson, Washington	24 min
Jul 19, 2:25 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Johnson	35 min
Jul 19, 2:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Jefferson	32 min
Jul 19, 2:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Meriwether, Pike, Talbot	45 min
Jul 19, 2:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Talbot	24 min
Jul 19, 3:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Wilkes	28 min
Jul 19, 3:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Forsyth, Gwinnett	25 min
Jul 19, 3:10 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Emanuel	50 min
Jul 19, 3:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Fulton	64 min
Jul 19, 3:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Newton, Rockdale	31 min
Jul 19, 3:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Muscogee	58 min
Jul 19, 3:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Chattahoochee	55 min
Jul 19, 3:22 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Montgomery	38 min
Jul 19, 3:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Gordon	52 min
Jul 19, 3:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Jasper, Putnam	46 min
Jul 19, 3:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Pickens	45 min
Jul 19, 3:39 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Taylor	36 min
Jul 19, 3:41 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Crawford, Macon, Marion, Monroe, Peach, Schley and 1 more	34 min
Jul 19, 3:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Rockdale	46 min
Jul 19, 3:46 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Bleckley, Houston, Peach, Twiggs	44 min
Jul 19, 3:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Webster	32 min
Jul 19, 3:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Treutlen	46 min
Jul 19, 4:01 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Sumter, Webster	44 min
Jul 19, 4:07 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Macon	38 min
Jul 19, 4:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Rockdale	58 min
Jul 19, 4:18 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Dooly, Macon, Schley, Sumter	42 min
Jul 19, 4:24 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Dawson	66 min
Jul 19, 4:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Bibb, Crawford, Jones, Peach	33 min
Jul 19, 4:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Twiggs	31 min
Jul 19, 4:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Morgan, Oconee	29 min
Jul 19, 4:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Hancock	28 min
Jul 19, 4:39 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Wheeler	36 min
Jul 19, 4:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Crisp	46 min
Jul 19, 4:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Wilcox	44 min
Jul 19, 4:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Jones	13 min
Jul 19, 4:55 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Barrow, Gwinnett	65 min
Jul 19, 4:56 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Bibb, Jones, Twiggs	49 min
Jul 19, 4:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Houston, Macon, Peach, Twiggs	47 min
Jul 19, 5:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Clarke, Oconee, Oglethorpe	44 min
Jul 19, 5:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Hancock	27 min
Jul 19, 5:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Towns	42 min
Jul 19, 5:24 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Telfair	36 min
Jul 19, 5:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Baldwin	34 min
Jul 19, 5:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Union	30 min
Jul 19, 5:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Bibb	30 min
Jul 19, 5:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Taliaferro	29 min
Jul 19, 5:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Clarke, Oconee	57 min
Jul 19, 5:49 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Telfair	26 min
Jul 19, 5:52 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Telfair	38 min
Jul 19, 5:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Crisp, Wilcox	37 min
Jul 19, 5:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	White	32 min
Jul 19, 6:04 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Baldwin, Jones	26 min
Jul 19, 6:09 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Wheeler	36 min
Jul 19, 6:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Dodge	17 min
Jul 19, 6:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Crisp, Dodge, Laurens, Montgomery, Telfair, Toombs and 3 more	46 min
Jul 19, 6:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Fannin	63 min
Jul 19, 7:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Emanuel	12 min
Jul 19, 7:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Dodge, Emanuel, Johnson, Laurens, Treutlen	60 min
Jul 19, 7:24 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Crisp, Wilcox	51 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.