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Flash Flood Warning 56, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this flash flood warning at Sep 17, 2020, 2:59 AM EDT for Baldwin County, Jones County, Wilkinson County, Georgia. It was in force for 8 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
- Sep 17, 2020, 2:59 AM EDT (06:59 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 17, 2020, 11:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Baldwin County, GA, Jones County, GA, Wilkinson County, GA
The radar
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 36 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:00 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 00:00Z, 7.0 hours before the alert went out and 121 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
- 540 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 263 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 345 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
917
WGUS52 KFFC 170659
FFWFFC
GAC009-169-319-171300-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FF.W.0056.200917T0659Z-200917T1300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
259 AM EDT Thu Sep 17 2020
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Baldwin County in central Georgia...
Jones County in central Georgia...
Wilkinson County in central Georgia...
* Until 900 AM EDT Thursday.
* At 259 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain across the
warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Flash
flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by heavy rain.
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...
Macon, Milledgeville, Gray, Irwinton, Gordon, Ivey, McIntyre,
Toomsboro, Danville, Allentown, Midway-Hardwick, Meriwether,
Coopers, Pancras, Browns Crossing, Scottsboro, Greenberry
Crossroads, Mountain Springs, Haddock and Allenwood.
Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are possible in the
warned area.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
&&
LAT...LON 3319 8344 3317 8333 3319 8329 3315 8310
3308 8312 3305 8310 3307 8305 3303 8307
3299 8305 3295 8307 3286 8303 3283 8297
3271 8296 3258 8323 3290 8340 3285 8352
3291 8364 3294 8369 3303 8373 3313 8380
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL...1-3 INCHES IN 6 HOURS
$$3 follow-up statements
617
WGUS72 KFFC 170918
FFSFFC
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
518 AM EDT Thu Sep 17 2020
GAC009-169-319-171300-
/O.CON.KFFC.FF.W.0056.000000T0000Z-200917T1300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Baldwin GA-Jones GA-Wilkinson GA-
518 AM EDT Thu Sep 17 2020
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING
FOR BALDWIN, JONES AND WILKINSON COUNTIES...
At 518 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain across the warned
area. Between 3 and 6 inches of rain have fallen. Flash flooding is
ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Heavy rain producing
flash flooding.
SOURCE...Doppler radar.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Macon, Milledgeville, Gray, Irwinton, Gordon, Ivey, McIntyre,
Toomsboro, Danville, Allentown, Midway-Hardwick, Meriwether,
Coopers, Pancras, Browns Crossing, Scottsboro, Greenberry
Crossroads, Mountain Springs, Haddock and Allenwood.
Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the
warned area.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
If you see significant flooding call the National Weather Service
toll free at 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6 or tweet us your report at
NWSATLANTA.
&&
LAT...LON 3319 8344 3317 8333 3319 8329 3315 8310
3308 8312 3305 8310 3307 8305 3303 8307
3299 8305 3295 8307 3286 8303 3283 8297
3271 8296 3258 8323 3290 8340 3285 8352
3291 8364 3294 8369 3303 8373 3313 8380
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
EXPECTED RAINFALL...1-2 INCHES IN 6 HOURS
$$411
WGUS52 KFFC 171252
FFWFFC
GAC009-169-319-171500-
/O.EXT.KFFC.FF.W.0056.000000T0000Z-200917T1500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
852 AM EDT Thu Sep 17 2020
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has extended the
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Baldwin County in central Georgia...
Jones County in central Georgia...
Wilkinson County in central Georgia...
* Until 1100 AM EDT.
* At 852 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain across the
warned area. Between 3.5 and 7.5 inches of rain have fallen. Flash
flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by heavy rain.
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...
Macon, Milledgeville, Gray, Irwinton, Gordon, Ivey, McIntyre,
Toomsboro, Danville, Allentown, Midway-Hardwick, Meriwether,
Coopers, Pancras, Browns Crossing, Scottsboro, Greenberry
Crossroads, Mountain Springs, Haddock and Allenwood.
Additional rainfall amounts of 0.25 to 1 inch are possible in the
warned area.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
&&
LAT...LON 3319 8344 3317 8333 3319 8329 3315 8310
3308 8312 3305 8310 3307 8305 3303 8307
3299 8305 3295 8307 3286 8303 3283 8297
3271 8296 3258 8323 3290 8340 3285 8352
3291 8364 3294 8369 3303 8373 3313 8380
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL...1 INCH IN 3 HOURS
$$894
WGUS72 KFFC 171500
FFSFFC
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1100 AM EDT Thu Sep 17 2020
GAC009-169-319-171510-
/O.EXP.KFFC.FF.W.0056.000000T0000Z-200917T1500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Baldwin GA-Jones GA-Wilkinson GA-
1100 AM EDT Thu Sep 17 2020
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING FOR
BALDWIN, JONES AND WILKINSON COUNTIES...
Flooding is no longer expected to pose a threat. Please continue to
heed remaining road closures.
LAT...LON 3319 8344 3317 8333 3319 8329 3315 8310
3308 8312 3305 8310 3307 8305 3303 8307
3299 8305 3295 8307 3286 8303 3283 8297
3271 8296 3258 8323 3290 8340 3285 8352
3291 8364 3294 8369 3303 8373 3313 8380
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 9:10 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Marion, Muscogee, Schley, Stewart, Sumter and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Sep 16, 11:25 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Crisp, Dooly, Macon, Taylor | 7 hr |
| Sep 17, 12:00 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Bibb, Bleckley, Crawford, Houston, Peach, Pulaski and 2 more | 11 hr |
| Sep 17, 12:45 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Harris, Lamar, Monroe, Pike, Talbot, Upson | 7 hr |
| Sep 17, 1:13 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Meriwether, Troup | 5 hr |
| Sep 17, 2:49 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Butts, Clayton, Coweta, Fayette, Fulton, Henry and 1 more | 7 hr |
| Sep 17, 3:29 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Marion, Muscogee, Schley, Stewart, Sumter and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Sep 17, 3:34 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Gwinnett, Newton, Rockdale | 6 hr |
| Sep 17, 3:39 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Cobb, Douglas, Fulton | 6 hr |
| Sep 17, 4:29 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Fulton | 8 hr |
| Sep 17, 4:32 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | DeKalb | 11 hr |
| Sep 17, 4:32 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Fulton | 10 hr |
| Sep 17, 4:35 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | DeKalb | 6 hr |
| Sep 17, 4:42 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Fulton, Gwinnett | 7 hr |
| Sep 17, 4:45 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Fayette, Spalding | 55 hr |
| Sep 17, 4:45 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Crawford, Talbot, Taylor, Upson | 28 hr |
| Sep 17, 4:45 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Clayton, Fayette, Spalding | 32 hr |
| Sep 17, 4:50 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Muscogee | 17 hr |
| Sep 17, 5:04 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Lamar, Spalding | 9 hr |
| Sep 17, 5:07 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Rockdale | 38 hr |
| Sep 17, 5:07 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Forsyth, Fulton | 43 hr |
| Sep 17, 5:07 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gwinnett | 25 hr |
| Sep 17, 5:07 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Newton, Rockdale | 47 hr |
| Sep 17, 5:13 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Hancock, Jasper, Putnam, Washington | 6 hr |
| Sep 17, 5:16 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Pulaski | 6 hr |
| Sep 17, 5:16 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Bibb, Houston, Jones, Monroe, Twiggs | 4 days |
| Sep 17, 5:36 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gwinnett | 5 hr |
| Sep 17, 5:39 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Barrow, Jackson | 34 hr |
| Sep 17, 5:39 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Johnson, Washington, Wilkinson | 5 days |
| Sep 17, 5:39 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Washington, Wilkinson | 39 hr |
| Sep 17, 5:39 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Clarke, Greene, Oconee | 64 hr |
| Sep 17, 5:43 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Fulton | 10 hr |
| Sep 17, 6:00 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | DeKalb | 4 hr |
| Sep 17, 6:42 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Glascock, Jefferson, Warren | 6 hr |
| Sep 17, 6:44 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Cobb | 4 hr |
| Sep 17, 6:51 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gwinnett, Walton | 12 hr |
| Sep 17, 6:54 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gwinnett | 11 hr |
| Sep 17, 6:58 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Cobb | 7 hr |
| Sep 17, 7:09 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Forsyth | 16 hr |
| Sep 17, 7:18 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Fulton | 118 min |
| Sep 17, 7:22 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Cobb | 7 hr |
| Sep 17, 7:27 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gwinnett | 8 hr |
| Sep 17, 7:31 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Fulton | 12 hr |
| Sep 17, 7:47 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Greene, Taliaferro | 5 hr |
| Sep 17, 9:23 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Cherokee, Cobb | 5 hr |
| Sep 17, 9:28 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Cobb, Fulton | 16 hr |
| Sep 17, 10:31 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Cobb, Fulton | 13 hr |
| Sep 17, 10:31 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Cobb, Fulton | 11 hr |
| Sep 17, 10:31 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Carroll, Coweta, Heard | 12 hr |
| Sep 17, 11:03 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Jefferson, Washington | 23 hr |
| Sep 17, 11:23 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Jones | 15 hr |
| Sep 17, 1:31 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Johnson, Laurens, Washington, Wilkinson | 44 hr |
| Sep 17, 2:25 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Newton, Rockdale | 6 hr |
| Sep 17, 2:40 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Taliaferro, Wilkes | 33 hr |
| Sep 17, 2:44 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Jefferson | 3 hr |
| Sep 17, 3:32 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Coweta, Fayette, Spalding | 11 hr |
| Sep 17, 6:42 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Elbert, Madison, Oglethorpe | 3 hr |
| Sep 17, 7:22 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Dooly | 4 hr |
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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.