Alert archive / Georgia / Flash Flood Warnings in 2020
Flash Flood Warning 15, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this flash flood warning at Feb 6, 2020, 4:56 PM EST for 15 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 6 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
- Feb 6, 2020, 4:56 PM EST (21:56 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 6, 2020, 11:00 PM EST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Bleckley County, GA, Crisp County, GA, Dodge County, GA, Dooly County, GA, Glascock County, GA, Houston County, GA, Jefferson County, GA, Johnson County, GA, Laurens County, GA, Pulaski County, GA, Twiggs County, GA, Warren County, GA, Washington County, GA, Wilcox County, GA, Wilkinson County, GA
The radar
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 18 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:55 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, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 147 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
- 732 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 514 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 74 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 297 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 391 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.7
- Supercell composite
- 5.3
The text
As transmitted.
163
WGUS52 KFFC 062156
FFWFFC
GAC023-081-091-093-125-153-163-167-175-235-289-301-303-315-319-
070400-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FF.W.0015.200206T2156Z-200207T0400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
456 PM EST Thu Feb 6 2020
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Laurens County in central Georgia...
Dodge County in central Georgia...
Glascock County in east central Georgia...
Houston County in central Georgia...
Jefferson County in east central Georgia...
Crisp County in central Georgia...
Wilkinson County in central Georgia...
Southern Warren County in east central Georgia...
Pulaski County in central Georgia...
Twiggs County in central Georgia...
Wilcox County in central Georgia...
Dooly County in central Georgia...
Bleckley County in central Georgia...
Washington County in east central Georgia...
Johnson County in east central Georgia...
* Until 1100 PM EST Thursday.
* At 454 PM EST, emergency management reported flash flooding and
closed roadways from thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the
warned area. Up to two inches of rain have already fallen and an
additional one to two inches is possible. Some river, creek, and
small stream flooding could also occur well after rain has ended.
* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Dublin, Perry, Cordele, Sandersville, Cochran, Eastman,
Hawkinsville, Vienna, Abbeville, Louisville, Wrightsville,
Warrenton, Jeffersonville, Gibson, Irwinton, Warner Robins,
Centerville, Unadilla, East Dublin and Wrens.
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.
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 3185 8394 3218 8403 3229 8385 3246 8385
3246 8384 3244 8383 3285 8351 3301 8315
3295 8307 3307 8304 3324 8275 3338 8280
3346 8259 3335 8255 3327 8226 3284 8231
3281 8242 3231 8273 3231 8272 3185 8318
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 5, 9:40 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Harris, Meriwether | 50 min |
| Feb 5, 9:54 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Catoosa, Dade, Walker | 51 min |
| Feb 6, 2:34 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattooga, Walker | 41 min |
| Feb 6, 3:09 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gilmer, Gordon, Murray, Whitfield | 51 min |
| Feb 6, 4:43 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattooga, Floyd | 32 min |
| Feb 6, 4:49 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattooga, Floyd, Gordon, Murray, Walker, Whitfield | 41 min |
| Feb 6, 5:05 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Murray, Walker, Whitfield | 55 min |
| Feb 6, 5:07 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bartow, Floyd, Polk | 23 min |
| Feb 6, 5:26 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Gilmer, Gordon, Murray, Pickens | 49 min |
| Feb 6, 5:55 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dawson, Pickens | 35 min |
| Feb 6, 6:02 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fannin, Lumpkin, Towns, Union, White | 58 min |
| Feb 6, 6:04 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Forsyth, Fulton | 53 hr |
| Feb 6, 6:05 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bartow, Haralson, Paulding, Polk | 40 min |
| Feb 6, 6:11 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Whitfield | 4 days |
| Feb 6, 6:27 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Paulding | 33 min |
| Feb 6, 6:38 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bartow, Cherokee, Dawson, Forsyth, Pickens | 82 min |
| Feb 6, 6:40 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Carroll, Cobb, Douglas, Fulton | 80 min |
| Feb 6, 6:47 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Cherokee, Cobb, Paulding | 28 min |
| Feb 6, 7:09 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Douglas | 36 min |
| Feb 6, 7:16 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Murray, Whitfield | 51 hr |
| Feb 6, 7:20 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dawson, Forsyth, Lumpkin | 40 min |
| Feb 6, 7:28 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | FFC | Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Floyd, Gordon, Murray and 2 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 6, 7:39 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Floyd, Gilmer, Gordon and 3 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 6, 7:42 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett | 33 min |
| Feb 6, 7:50 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Fannin, Gilmer, Lumpkin, Towns, Union | 6 hr |
| Feb 6, 7:50 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Towns, Union | 6 hr |
| Feb 6, 7:51 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gwinnett | 10 hr |
| Feb 6, 7:51 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gwinnett | 12 hr |
| Feb 6, 7:53 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Haralson, Paulding | 37 min |
| Feb 6, 7:54 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Banks, Barrow, DeKalb, Gwinnett, Hall, Jackson | 96 min |
| Feb 6, 8:02 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Bartow, Carroll, Cherokee, Cobb, DeKalb, Douglas and 9 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 6, 8:12 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Banks, Barrow, Dawson, Forsyth, Hall, Jackson and 2 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 6, 8:16 AM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Barrow, Gwinnett, Hall, Jackson | 29 min |
| Feb 6, 8:35 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cherokee, Cobb, Dawson, Forsyth | 25 min |
| Feb 6, 8:42 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gwinnett | 10 hr |
| Feb 6, 8:49 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Carroll | 26 min |
| Feb 6, 8:51 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dawson, Forsyth, Lumpkin | 24 min |
| Feb 6, 9:12 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Whitfield | 5 hr |
| Feb 6, 9:23 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Catoosa | 55 hr |
| Feb 6, 9:23 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gordon, Murray, Whitfield | 10 days |
| Feb 6, 9:23 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Chattooga | 32 hr |
| Feb 6, 9:23 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Floyd, Gordon | 11 days |
| Feb 6, 9:23 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cobb, Douglas, Forsyth, Fulton, Heard | 37 min |
| Feb 6, 9:29 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Forsyth | 23 hr |
| Feb 6, 9:37 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Dawson, Forsyth | 23 hr |
| Feb 6, 9:37 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clarke, Madison, Oconee | 38 min |
| Feb 6, 9:44 AM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Clarke, Madison, Oconee, Oglethorpe | 31 min |
| Feb 6, 9:55 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Catoosa | 25 hr |
| Feb 6, 9:55 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gilmer | 4 hr |
| Feb 6, 9:55 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gilmer | 8 hr |
| Feb 6, 9:58 AM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Barrow, Jackson, Walton | 32 min |
| Feb 6, 10:17 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clayton, DeKalb, Fayette, Rockdale | 28 min |
| Feb 6, 10:36 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Madison | 9 min |
| Feb 6, 10:37 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Cobb | 21 days |
| Feb 6, 10:41 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Polk | 21 days |
| Feb 6, 10:49 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gwinnett, Walton | 16 hr |
| Feb 6, 10:53 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Cobb | 21 days |
| Feb 6, 11:11 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Walker | 21 days |
| Feb 6, 11:20 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Dawson | 19 hr |
| Feb 6, 11:23 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Henry, Meriwether, Pike, Spalding, Troup | 52 min |
| Feb 6, 11:56 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Harris, Meriwether, Muscogee, Troup | 34 min |
| Feb 6, 11:57 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gwinnett | 24 hr |
| Feb 6, 12:03 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Muscogee | 27 min |
| Feb 6, 12:05 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Cherokee, Cobb | 9 hr |
| Feb 6, 12:08 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jasper, Morgan | 37 min |
| Feb 6, 12:13 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Banks | 21 days |
| Feb 6, 12:25 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Harris, Marion, Meriwether, Muscogee, Pike and 3 more | 35 min |
| Feb 6, 12:26 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gwinnett | 3 hr |
| Feb 6, 12:34 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Marion, Stewart, Webster | 26 min |
| Feb 6, 12:35 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Putnam | 25 min |
| Feb 6, 12:36 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Greene, Morgan, Putnam | 24 min |
| Feb 6, 12:45 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Greene, Morgan, Oglethorpe, Taliaferro, Wilkes | 30 min |
| Feb 6, 12:49 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gwinnett | 10 hr |
| Feb 6, 12:49 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dooly, Houston, Macon, Sumter | 26 min |
| Feb 6, 12:49 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Butts, Jasper, Lamar, Monroe, Pike, Spalding | 26 min |
| Feb 6, 12:53 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Monroe | 37 min |
| Feb 6, 12:55 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Greene, Putnam | 35 min |
| Feb 6, 12:56 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Cobb, Fulton | 21 days |
| Feb 6, 1:00 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Marion, Talbot, Taylor | 30 min |
| Feb 6, 1:10 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Washington, Wilkinson | 23 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.