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Flash Flood Warning 34, NWS Atlanta, GA

September 20, 2021Bleckley County, Dodge County, Laurens County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this flash flood warning at Sep 20, 2021, 11:03 AM EDT for Bleckley County, Dodge County, Laurens County, Georgia. It was in force for 3 hr. 3 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, 11:03 AM EDT (15:03 UTC)
Expired
Sep 20, 2021, 2:00 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, Laurens County, GA

The radar

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 37 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:05 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
Sep 20, 12:00 PM EDTFLASH FLOOD2 Ne Gresston, GAMULTIPLE REPORTS OF FLASH FLOODING INCLUDING ROAD CLOSURES AND WASHED OUT ROADS ACROSS THE CITY OF EASTMAN.
Sep 20, 12:00 PM EDTFLASH FLOOD2 Sse Allentown, GAWATER WAS REPORTED OVER THE ROADWAY ON I-16 NEAR THE BLECKLEY AND LAURENS COUNTY LINE.
Sep 20, 12:00 PM EDTFLASH FLOODDublin, GAWATER WAS REPORTED OVER THE ROADWAY ON HIGHWAY 441 NEAR TELFAIR STREET.

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, 3.1 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 12:00Z on 2021-09-20Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 516 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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 2021-09-20The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -7 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
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

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The text

As transmitted.

870 
WGUS52 KFFC 201503
FFWFFC
GAC023-091-175-201800-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FF.W.0034.210920T1503Z-210920T1800Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1103 AM EDT Mon Sep 20 2021

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Central Bleckley County in central Georgia...
  Northern Dodge County in central Georgia...
  Laurens County in central Georgia...

* Until 200 PM EDT.

* At 1103 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain 
  have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1.5 to 2.5 inches in 1 
  hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 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...
  Dublin, Cochran, East Dublin, Chester, Dexter, Dudley, Cadwell, 
  Rentz, Montrose, Harlow, Rowland, Rebie, Plainfield, Yonkers, 
  Goldsboro, Roddy, Chappells Mill, Cedar Grove, Empire and Cary.

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 3231 8331 3234 8334 3237 8337 3243 8337
      3247 8333 3255 8329 3271 8294 3264 8288
      3245 8287 3226 8284 3209 8298 3220 8304
      3231 8326

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL...1.5-2.5 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 20, 9:01 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningFFCBleckley, Dodge, Pulaski3 hr
Sep 20, 2:50 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCGwinnett3 hr
Sep 20, 3:31 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCForsyth19 hr
Sep 20, 5:52 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCDade20 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.