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Flood Watch 1, NWS Atlanta, GA

August 30, 202118 counties in Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this flood watch at Aug 30, 2021, 4:19 AM EDT for 18 counties in Georgia. It took effect at Aug 31, 2021, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Aug 30, 2021, 4:19 AM EDT (08:19 UTC)
In effect from
Aug 31, 2021, 8:00 AM EDT
Expired
Aug 30, 2021, 4:20 AM EDT
In force
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
Flood severity
None

Counties Bartow County, GA, Catoosa County, GA, Chattooga County, GA, Cherokee County, GA, Dade County, GA, Dawson County, GA, Fannin County, GA, Floyd County, GA, Gilmer County, GA, Gordon County, GA, Lumpkin County, GA, Murray County, GA, Pickens County, GA, Towns County, GA, Union County, GA, Walker County, GA, White County, GA, Whitfield County, GA

The radar

The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 137 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:21 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, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 140 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 2021-08-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 857 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 2021-08-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 49 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
857 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-6 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1168 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
10 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
49 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
64 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

926 
WGUS62 KFFC 300819
FFAFFC

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Watch
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
419 AM EDT Mon Aug 30 2021

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>021-302100-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FA.A.0001.210831T1200Z-210901T1800Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Dade-Walker-Catoosa-Whitfield-Murray-Fannin-Gilmer-Union-Towns-
Chattooga-Gordon-Pickens-Dawson-Lumpkin-White-Floyd-Bartow-Cherokee-
Including the cities of , Dahlonega, Calhoun, Rome, Cleveland, and 
Cartersville
419 AM EDT Mon Aug 30 2021

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY 
AFTERNOON...

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a

* Flood Watch for portions of north central Georgia, northeast 
  Georgia and northwest Georgia, including the following areas, in 
  north central Georgia, Cherokee, Dawson, Fannin, Gilmer, Lumpkin, 
  Pickens and Union. In northeast Georgia, Towns and White. In 
  northwest Georgia, Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Floyd, 
  Gordon, Murray, Walker and Whitfield.

* From Tuesday morning through Wednesday afternoon.

* Rainfall associated with Tropical Storm Ida will being to move 
  into Northwestern Georgia Tuesday morning and expand into Northern 
  Georgia by Tuesday afternoon. 2 to 5 inches of rain is expected 
  through the flash flood watch with isolated heavier amounts 
  possible. As the remnants of Ida moves through, additional bands 
  of rainfall may cause training of storms through Wednesday that 
  may lead to additional flash flooding concerns.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood 
Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared 
to take action should flooding develop.

&&

$$
1 follow-up statement
434 
WGUS62 KFFC 300820
FFAFFC

Flood Watch
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
420 AM EDT Mon Aug 30 2021

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>021-300930-
/O.CAN.KFFC.FA.A.0001.210831T1200Z-210901T1800Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Dade-Walker-Catoosa-Whitfield-Murray-Fannin-Gilmer-Union-Towns-
Chattooga-Gordon-Pickens-Dawson-Lumpkin-White-Floyd-Bartow-Cherokee-
Including the cities of , Dahlonega, Calhoun, Rome, Cleveland, and 
Cartersville
420 AM EDT Mon Aug 30 2021

...FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED...

The Flood Watch for portions of north central Georgia, northeast 
Georgia and northwest Georgia, including the following areas, in 
north central Georgia, Cherokee, Dawson, Fannin, Gilmer, Lumpkin, 
Pickens and Union. In northeast Georgia, Towns and White. In 
northwest Georgia, Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Floyd, Gordon, 
Murray, Walker and Whitfield has been cancelled.

Flooding is no longer expected to pose a threat. Please continue to 
heed remaining road closures.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 30, 4:27 AM EDTFlash Flood WatchFFCBartow, Carroll, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee, Cobb and 22 more43 hr
Aug 30, 2:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCChattooga31 min
Aug 30, 2:33 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCChattooga, Floyd30 min
Aug 30, 4:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCatoosa, Whitfield36 min
Aug 30, 4:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCGordon34 min
Aug 30, 4:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCPickens26 min
Aug 30, 4:41 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCGilmer, Gordon, Pickens14 min
Aug 30, 4:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCGordon31 min
Aug 30, 5:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCGilmer, Murray, Pickens, Whitfield34 min
Aug 30, 5:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCDawson, Fannin, Gilmer, Pickens31 min
Aug 30, 5:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCLamar29 min
Aug 30, 6:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCoweta34 min
Aug 30, 7:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCarroll22 min

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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.