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Flash Flood Warning 69, NWS Atlanta, GA

November 11, 2020DeKalb County, Fulton County, Gwinnett County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this flash flood warning at Nov 11, 2020, 10:35 PM EST for DeKalb County, Fulton County, Gwinnett County, 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
Nov 11, 2020, 10:35 PM EST (03:35 UTC)
Expired
Nov 12, 2020, 4:30 AM EST
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties DeKalb County, GA, Fulton County, GA, Gwinnett County, GA

The radar

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:37 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, 3.6 hours before the alert went out and 59 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 00:00Z on 2020-11-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 410 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 00:00Z on 2020-11-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 90 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
410 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-35 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
759 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
18 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
90 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
127 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

997 
WGUS52 KFFC 120335
FFWFFC
GAC089-121-135-120930-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FF.W.0069.201112T0335Z-201112T0930Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1035 PM EST Wed Nov 11 2020

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Northwestern DeKalb County in north central Georgia...
  Northeastern Fulton County in north central Georgia...
  West Central Gwinnett County in north central Georgia...

* Until 430 AM EST.

* At 1035 PM EST, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain across the 
  warned area. Between 1.5 and 2 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...
  Atlanta, Decatur, Sandy Springs, Roswell, Johns Creek, Alpharetta, 
  Dunwoody, East Point, Duluth, Lilburn, Chamblee, Norcross, 
  Doraville, Clarkston, Berkeley Lake, North Atlanta, North Druid 
  Hills, North Decatur, Tucker and Druid Hills.

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, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses 
as well as other drainage areas and low lying spots.

&&

LAT...LON 3368 8442 3374 8453 3383 8447 3383 8446
      3384 8446 3397 8438 3404 8437 3411 8431
      3409 8419 3401 8413 3390 8412 3381 8423

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 12, 12:05 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCForsyth, Fulton6 hr
Nov 12, 12:20 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTowns, Union, White40 min
Nov 12, 1:37 AM ESTFlash Flood WarningFFCTowns, White5 hr
Nov 12, 3:49 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHouston, Twiggs41 min
Nov 12, 4:13 AM ESTFlash Flood WarningFFCGreene, Oglethorpe, Putnam6 hr
Nov 12, 4:16 AM ESTFlash Flood WarningFFCHouston6 hr
Nov 12, 4:27 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCForsyth7 hr
Nov 12, 5:24 AM ESTFlash Flood WarningFFCBaldwin, Hancock6 hr
Nov 12, 6:01 AM ESTFlash Flood WarningFFCTaliaferro, Warren, Wilkes6 hr
Nov 12, 6:03 AM ESTFlash Flood WatchFFCBaldwin, Glascock, Hancock, Jefferson, Taliaferro, Warren and 3 more5 hr
Nov 12, 6:40 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCForsyth, Fulton30 hr

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.