Alert archive / Georgia / Flash Flood Warnings in 2021
Flash Flood Warning 33, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this flash flood warning at Sep 20, 2021, 9:01 AM EDT for Bleckley County, Dodge County, Pulaski County, Georgia. It was in force for 3 hr. 4 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
- Sep 20, 2021, 9:01 AM EDT (13:01 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 20, 2021, 12:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Bleckley County, GA, Dodge County, GA, Pulaski County, GA
The radar
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 47 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20, 9:01 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 S Eastman, GA | FLOODING WAS REPORTED IN THE EASTMAN WALMART PARKING LOT. |
| Sep 20, 9:01 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Hartford, GA | WATER WAS REPORTED OVER THE ROADWAY ON COCHRAN HIGHWAY NEAR HAWKINSVILLE. |
| Sep 20, 11:00 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Hartford, GA | WATER WAS REPORTED OVER THE ROADWAY ON COCHRAN HIGHWAY NEAR HAWKINSVILLE. |
| Sep 20, 12:00 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 S Eastman, GA | FLOODING WAS REPORTED IN THE EASTMAN WALMART PARKING LOT |
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, 1.0 hours before the alert went out and 167 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
- 516 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 480 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 11 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -7 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 54 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
703
WGUS52 KFFC 201301
FFWFFC
GAC023-091-235-201600-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FF.W.0033.210920T1301Z-210920T1600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
901 AM EDT Mon Sep 20 2021
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southwestern Bleckley County in central Georgia...
Central Dodge County in central Georgia...
Central Pulaski County in central Georgia...
* Until noon EDT.
* At 901 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain
have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 1
hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 2 to 3 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...
Eastman, Hawkinsville, Chauncey, Union, Gresston, Godwinsville,
Dubois, Five Points, Ocmulgee Banks, Baileys Park, Mobley
Crossing, Hartford, Jay Bird Springs and Pulaski State Prison.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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 3238 8346 3236 8337 3231 8330 3231 8326
3227 8318 3220 8303 3209 8298 3199 8310
3208 8330 3220 8340 3226 8347 3233 8352
3238 8349
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL...1-2 INCHES IN 1 HOUR
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20, 11:03 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Bleckley, Dodge, Laurens | 3 hr |
| Sep 20, 2:50 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gwinnett | 3 hr |
| Sep 20, 3:31 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Forsyth | 19 hr |
| Sep 20, 5:52 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Dade | 20 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.