Alert archive / Georgia / Flash Flood Warnings in 2020
Flash Flood Warning 25, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this flash flood warning at Jun 12, 2020, 7:10 PM EDT for Wilcox 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, 2020, 7:10 PM EDT (23:10 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 13, 2020, 1:15 AM EDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Wilcox County, GA
The radar
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:08 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 7:15 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Rochelle, GA | GDOT REPORTS THE INTERSECTION NEAR SR 280 AND SR 112 IS NOT PASSABLE DUE TO FLOODING. |
| Jun 12, 7:15 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Rochelle, GA | EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTED A CAR UNDERWATER NEAR ROCHELLE BAPTIST CHURCH. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 189 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1117 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 18 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 33 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 105 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
703
WGUS52 KFFC 122310
FFWFFC
GAC315-130515-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FF.W.0025.200612T2310Z-200613T0515Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
710 PM EDT Fri Jun 12 2020
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
South Central Wilcox County in central Georgia...
* Until 115 AM EDT Saturday.
* At 710 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or
expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Doppler radar.
IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other
drainage and low lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Rochelle and Antioch Church.
LAT...LON 3198 8350 3200 8342 3200 8338 3200 8334
3199 8333 3197 8332 3196 8332 3195 8332
3194 8332 3191 8333 3189 8335 3188 8345
3192 8348
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$2 follow-up statements
585
WGUS72 KFFC 122332
FFSFFC
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
732 PM EDT Fri Jun 12 2020
GAC315-130515-
/O.CON.KFFC.FF.W.0025.000000T0000Z-200613T0515Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Wilcox GA-
732 PM EDT Fri Jun 12 2020
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 AM EDT SATURDAY
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL WILCOX COUNTY...
At 732 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy
rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain have
fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Doppler radar.
IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other
drainage and low lying areas.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Rochelle and Antioch Church.
This includes the following streams and drainages...
Mill Creek, House Creek, Reynolds Creek, Bay Branch, Clements
Creek, Sagegrass Creek, Folsom Creek and Haw Pond Creek.
Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the
warned area.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small
creeks and streams, country roads, farmland, and other low lying
spots.
A Flash Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or occurring.
If you are in the warned area move to higher ground immediately.
Residents living along streams and creeks should take immediate
precautions to protect life and property.
If you see significant flooding call the National Weather Service
toll free at 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6 or tweet us your report at
NWSATLANTA.
&&
LAT...LON 3198 8350 3200 8342 3200 8338 3200 8334
3199 8333 3197 8332 3196 8332 3195 8332
3194 8332 3191 8333 3189 8335 3188 8345
3192 8348
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$172
WGUS72 KFFC 130149
FFSFFC
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
949 PM EDT Fri Jun 12 2020
GAC315-130515-
/O.CON.KFFC.FF.W.0025.000000T0000Z-200613T0515Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Wilcox GA-
949 PM EDT Fri Jun 12 2020
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 AM EDT SATURDAY
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL WILCOX COUNTY...
At 949 PM EDT, Emergency Management and the Department of
Transportation reported flooding in and around the Rochelle area.
Between 2.5 and 5.5 inches of rain fell earlier this evening in the
warned area. Flash flooding is already occurring.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Emergency management.
IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other
drainage and low lying areas.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Rochelle and Antioch Church.
This includes the following streams and drainages...
Mill Creek, House Creek, Reynolds Creek, Bay Branch, Clements
Creek, Sagegrass Creek, Folsom Creek and Haw Pond Creek.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small
creeks and streams, country roads, farmland, and other low lying
spots.
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.
If you see significant flooding call the National Weather Service
toll free at 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6 or tweet us your report at
NWSATLANTA.
&&
LAT...LON 3198 8350 3200 8342 3200 8334 3199 8333
3197 8332 3194 8332 3191 8333 3189 8335
3188 8345 3192 8348
FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 12:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Montgomery, Toombs, Wheeler | 36 min |
| Jun 12, 1:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Toombs | 48 min |
| Jun 12, 2:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Telfair, Wheeler | 40 min |
| Jun 12, 2:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Telfair | 48 min |
| Jun 12, 6:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilcox | 47 min |
| Jun 12, 6:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Wilcox | 39 min |
| Jun 12, 7:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Wilcox | 33 min |
| Jun 12, 7:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crisp | 51 min |
| Jun 12, 7:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilcox | 46 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.