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Flash Flood Warning 33, NWS Atlanta, GA

August 7, 2020Emanuel County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this flash flood warning at Aug 7, 2020, 7:02 PM EDT for Emanuel County, 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
Aug 7, 2020, 7:02 PM EDT (23:02 UTC)
Expired
Aug 7, 2020, 11:53 PM EDT
In force
5 hr
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Emanuel County, GA

The radar

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 91 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:04 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, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 211 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, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 12:00Z on 2020-08-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 299 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 12:00Z on 2020-08-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -2 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
299 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-86 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1095 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
16 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-2 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
33 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

007 
WGUS52 KFFC 072302
FFWFFC
GAC107-080500-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FF.W.0033.200807T2302Z-200808T0500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
702 PM EDT Fri Aug 7 2020

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Northern Emanuel County in east central Georgia...

* Until 100 AM EDT.

* At 702 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 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...
  Swainsboro, Summertown, Modoc, Dellwood, Three Points, Blundale 
  and Canoochee.

Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the 
warned area.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3261 8237 3261 8251 3264 8251 3264 8250
      3263 8249 3265 8247 3266 8249 3269 8250
      3272 8245 3274 8245 3280 8234 3281 8224
      3280 8221 3281 8215 3266 8208

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$
1 follow-up statement
599 
WGUS72 KFFC 080353
FFSFFC

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1153 PM EDT Fri Aug 7 2020

GAC107-080403-
/O.CAN.KFFC.FF.W.0033.000000T0000Z-200808T0500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Emanuel GA-
1153 PM EDT Fri Aug 7 2020

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR NORTHERN EMANUEL COUNTY...

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

LAT...LON 3261 8237 3261 8251 3264 8251 3264 8250
      3263 8249 3265 8247 3266 8249 3269 8250
      3272 8245 3274 8244 3280 8234 3281 8224
      3280 8221 3281 8215 3266 8208

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 6, 8:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHancock19 min
Aug 6, 8:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCTaliaferro, Warren, Wilkes32 min
Aug 6, 9:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHancock24 min
Aug 6, 11:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTaylor28 min
Aug 7, 12:13 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTaylor32 min
Aug 7, 4:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCUnion56 min
Aug 7, 5:51 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCEmanuel, Jefferson, Johnson39 min
Aug 7, 6:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCJasper, Putnam36 min
Aug 7, 6:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCEmanuel, Johnson58 min
Aug 7, 6:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCGreene, Morgan, Putnam52 min
Aug 7, 7:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBarrow34 min
Aug 7, 7:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBarrow, Clarke, Jackson, Madison, Oconee32 min
Aug 7, 7:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCGreene, Oglethorpe, Taliaferro, Wilkes26 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.