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Flash Flood Warning 49, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this flash flood warning at Oct 6, 2021, 6:13 PM EDT for Jasper County, Putnam County, Georgia. It was in force for 3 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
- Oct 6, 2021, 6:13 PM EDT (22:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 6, 2021, 8:48 PM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Jasper County, GA, Putnam County, GA
The radar
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:15 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 12:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 86 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
- 468 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -39 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 623 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 154 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 163 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.7
The text
As transmitted.
919
WGUS52 KFFC 062213
FFWFFC
GAC159-237-070100-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FF.W.0049.211006T2213Z-211007T0100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
613 PM EDT Wed Oct 6 2021
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southeastern Jasper County in central Georgia...
Southwestern Putnam County in central Georgia...
* Until 900 PM EDT.
* At 613 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated light rain falling across
the warned area. Thunderstorms have produced heavy rain across the
warned area over the last 12 hours, and between 4 and 6 inches of
rain have fallen. Flash flooding remains a threat.
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...
Eatonton, Stanfordville, Willard, Hillsboro, Adgateville and
Resseaus Crossroads.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
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 3315 8373 3319 8373 3333 8363 3336 8356
3336 8347 3331 8340 3319 8343
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$1 follow-up statement
789
WGUS72 KFFC 070048
FFSFFC
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
848 PM EDT Wed Oct 6 2021
GAC159-237-070058-
/O.CAN.KFFC.FF.W.0049.000000T0000Z-211007T0100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Jasper GA-Putnam GA-
848 PM EDT Wed Oct 6 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR SOUTHEASTERN JASPER AND
SOUTHWESTERN PUTNAM COUNTIES...
Flood waters have receded. The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no
longer expected to pose a threat. Please continue to heed remaining
road closures.
A Flash Flood Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT Thursday for
portions of central Georgia, east central Georgia, north central
Georgia, northeast Georgia, northwest Georgia and west central
Georgia.
LAT...LON 3315 8373 3319 8373 3333 8363 3336 8356
3336 8347 3331 8340 3319 8343
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 5, 10:30 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Barrow, Jackson | 16 hr |
| Oct 5, 10:37 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Rockdale | 16 hr |
| Oct 5, 10:45 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Newton, Rockdale | 16 hr |
| Oct 5, 10:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bleckley, Dodge, Pulaski | 33 min |
| Oct 5, 11:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bleckley | 27 min |
| Oct 6, 12:01 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bleckley | 29 min |
| Oct 6, 3:27 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crisp | 63 min |
| Oct 6, 4:20 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crisp, Dooly, Houston | 55 min |
| Oct 6, 5:00 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Dooly, Houston | 6 hr |
| Oct 6, 5:30 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bibb, Houston | 60 min |
| Oct 6, 6:14 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Bibb, Houston, Peach, Twiggs | 6 hr |
| Oct 6, 7:06 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bibb, Jones | 54 min |
| Oct 6, 7:55 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jones | 65 min |
| Oct 6, 8:55 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Bibb, Jasper, Jones, Twiggs | 9 hr |
| Oct 6, 10:19 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Upson | 56 min |
| Oct 6, 10:22 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Putnam | 53 min |
| Oct 6, 10:31 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Crawford, Lamar, Monroe, Upson | 6 hr |
| Oct 6, 10:42 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Jasper, Jones, Putnam | 7 hr |
| Oct 6, 11:42 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Pike | 63 min |
| Oct 6, 12:18 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Pike, Talbot, Upson | 6 hr |
| Oct 6, 12:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Upson | 34 min |
| Oct 6, 1:23 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Crawford, Lamar, Pike, Taylor, Upson | 4 hr |
| Oct 6, 1:30 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Morgan, Putnam | 5 hr |
| Oct 6, 1:59 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Putnam | 5 hr |
| Oct 6, 2:19 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Monroe | 26 min |
| Oct 6, 2:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Treutlen | 30 min |
| Oct 6, 2:57 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Bibb, Crawford, Monroe, Peach | 5 hr |
| Oct 6, 3:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Laurens | 37 min |
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.