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Flash Flood Warning 21, NWS Atlanta, GA

July 24, 2021Barrow County, Gwinnett County, Hall County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this flash flood warning at Jul 24, 2021, 10:07 PM EDT for Barrow County, Gwinnett County, Hall County, Georgia. It was in force for 6 hr. 1 report 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
Jul 24, 2021, 10:07 PM EDT (02:07 UTC)
Expired
Jul 25, 2021, 4:15 AM EDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Barrow County, GA, Gwinnett County, GA, Hall County, GA

The radar

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:11 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jul 24, 11:00 PM EDTFLASH FLOOD1 Nw Hog Mountain, GAWATER WAS REPORTED OVER THE ROADWAY NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF I-85 AND GRAVEL SPRINGS ROAD.

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 00:00Z, 2.1 hours before the alert went out and 91 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 2021-07-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 703 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 2021-07-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -5 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
703 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-5 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1387 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
13 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-5 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
47 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

998 
WGUS52 KFFC 250207
FFWFFC
GAC013-135-139-250815-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FF.W.0021.210725T0207Z-210725T0815Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1007 PM EDT Sat Jul 24 2021

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southwestern Barrow County in north central Georgia...
  Eastern Gwinnett County in north central Georgia...
  South Central Hall County in north central Georgia...

* Until 415 AM EDT Sunday.

* At 1007 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain 
  have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1.5 inches in 1 hour. 
  Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the 
  warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin 
  shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
           areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
           other poor drainage and low-lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Lawrenceville, Sugar Hill, Snellville, Suwanee, Buford, Braselton, 
  Auburn, Flowery Branch, Dacula, Grayson, Carl, Rest Haven, Hog 
  Mountain, Harbin and Rosebud.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the 
dangers of flooding.

Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.

Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law 
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National 
Weather Service when you can do so safely.

&&

LAT...LON 3415 8397 3418 8387 3415 8384 3404 8383
      3393 8380 3378 8399 3395 8407 3404 8407
      3410 8404

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL...1.5 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 24, 9:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBarrow, Gwinnett31 min
Jul 25, 3:43 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCGwinnett, Walton4 hr
Jul 25, 9:25 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCGwinnett11 hr

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in Georgia, 2021Every flash flood warning in 2021

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.