Alert archive / Georgia / Flash Flood Watches in 2021
Flash Flood Watch 3, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this flash flood watch at Feb 17, 2021, 2:26 PM EST for 26 counties in Georgia. It took effect at Feb 17, 2021, 7:00 PM EST. It was in force for 28 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 17, 2021, 2:26 PM EST (19:26 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 17, 2021, 7:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Feb 18, 2021, 11:10 PM EST
- In force
- 28 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
- Flood severity
- None
All 26 counties
Baker County, GA, Ben Hill County, GA, Berrien County, GA, Brooks County, GA, Calhoun County, GA, Clay County, GA, Colquitt County, GA, Cook County, GA, Decatur County, GA, Dougherty County, GA, Early County, GA, Grady County, GA, Irwin County, GA, Lanier County, GA, Lee County, GA, Lowndes County, GA, Miller County, GA, Mitchell County, GA, Quitman County, GA, Randolph County, GA, Seminole County, GA, Terrell County, GA, Thomas County, GA, Tift County, GA, Turner County, GA, Worth County, GA
The radar
The Tallahassee radar (KTLH), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:30 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 107 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1197 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 61 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 223 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 296 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
659 WGUS62 KTAE 171926 FFATAE URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Flood Watch National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 226 PM EST Wed Feb 17 2021 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT FOR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA... .A slow moving front will cross the region on Thursday and Thursday night, which will produce widespread showers and a few thunderstorms. Given the saturated soils from recent rains, and the potential for locally heavy rainfall, there is a risk of isolated Flash Flooding across Southwest and South Central Georgia from tonight through Thursday night. GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-190000- /O.NEW.KTAE.FF.A.0003.210218T0000Z-210219T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Quitman-Clay-Randolph-Calhoun-Terrell-Dougherty-Lee-Worth-Turner- Tift-Ben Hill-Irwin-Early-Miller-Baker-Mitchell-Colquitt-Cook- Berrien-Seminole-Decatur-Grady-Thomas-Brooks-Lowndes-Lanier- Including the cities of Crossroads, Georgetown, Hatcher, Wire Bridge, Union, Bagby State Park, Days Crossroads, Fort Gaines, Jones Crossing, Moores Crossroads, Pecan, Ricks Place, Benevolence, Coles, Cuthbert, Peterson Hill, Shivers Mill, Springvale, Springvale Station, Arlington, Commissary Hill, Cordrays Mill, Dickey, Morgan, Williamsburg, Edison, Clarks Mill, Dawson, Dawson Municipal A/P, Doverel, Graves, Herod, Yeomans, Albany, East Albany, Lockett Crossing, Pretoria, Southwest Ga Regional A/P, Turner City, Walker, Forrester, Leesburg, Palmyra, Alfords, Gammage, Gordy, Isabella, Red Rock, Sylvester, Sylvester Airport, Ashburn, Hobby, Worth, Chula, Harding, Sunsweet, Tifton, Ashton, Bowens Mill, Fitzgerald, Fitzgerald Municipal A/P, Queensland, Westwood, Waterloo, Abba, Irwinville, Ocilla, Douglasville, Blakely, Centerville, Cuba, Early Co A/P, Enterprise, Mayhaw, Babcock, Bellview, Boykin, Colquitt, Cooktown, Elmodel Wma, Hawkinstown, Hoggard Mill, Newton, Red Store Crossroads, Iveys Mill, Milford, Branchville, Camilla, Mitchell Co A/P, Cotton, Pelham, Moultrie, Moultrie Municipal A/P, Spence Airport, Adel, Cook Co A/P, Greggs, Pine Valley, Barneyville, Laconte, Massee, Berrien Co A/P, Cottle, Nashville, Weber, Bannockburn, Davis Park, Donaldsonville A/P, Donalsonville, Little Hope, Riverturn, Fairchild, Seminole State Park, Ausmac, Bainbridge, Decatur Co A/P, Hanover, Lynn, Steinham Store, West Bainbridge, Beachton, Cairo, Capel, Elpino, Grady Co A/P, Moncrief, Pine Park, Dillon, Metcalf, Pasco, Thomasville, Blue Springs, Brooks Co A/P, Dixie, Empress, Nankin, Quitman, Grooverville, Valdosta, Valdosta Regional Airport, Courthouse, Lakeland, and Teeterville 226 PM EST Wed Feb 17 2021 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a * Flash Flood Watch for portions of south central Georgia and southwest Georgia, including the following areas, in south central Georgia, Ben Hill, Berrien, Brooks, Colquitt, Cook, Irwin, Lanier, Lowndes, Thomas, Tift, Turner, and Worth. In southwest Georgia, Baker, Calhoun, Clay, Decatur, Dougherty, Early, Grady, Lee, Miller, Mitchell, Quitman, Randolph, Seminole, and Terrell. * From 7 PM EST this evening through Friday morning * Rain will spread across the area tonight and continue through Friday night. While widespread rainfall amounts will generally be in the 2 to 2.5 inch range, locally higher amounts up to 5 inches will be possible. This may lead to some Flash Flooding. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead to flash flooding. Flash flooding is a VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued. && $$
3 follow-up statements
568 WGUS62 KTAE 180919 FFATAE Flood Watch National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 419 AM EST Thu Feb 18 2021 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THIS MORNING THROUGH TONIGHT FOR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA... .A slow moving front will cross the region today and tonight, which will produce widespread showers and a few thunderstorms. Given the saturated soils from recent rains, and the potential for locally heavy rainfall, there is a risk of isolated Flash Flooding across Southwest and South Central Georgia this morning through tonight. GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-190000- /O.CON.KTAE.FF.A.0003.000000T0000Z-210219T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Quitman-Clay-Randolph-Calhoun-Terrell-Dougherty-Lee-Worth-Turner- Tift-Ben Hill-Irwin-Early-Miller-Baker-Mitchell-Colquitt-Cook- Berrien-Seminole-Decatur-Grady-Thomas-Brooks-Lowndes-Lanier- Including the cities of Crossroads, Georgetown, Hatcher, Wire Bridge, Union, Bagby State Park, Days Crossroads, Fort Gaines, Jones Crossing, Moores Crossroads, Pecan, Ricks Place, Benevolence, Coles, Cuthbert, Peterson Hill, Shivers Mill, Springvale, Springvale Station, Arlington, Commissary Hill, Cordrays Mill, Dickey, Morgan, Williamsburg, Edison, Clarks Mill, Dawson, Dawson Municipal A/P, Doverel, Graves, Herod, Yeomans, Albany, East Albany, Lockett Crossing, Pretoria, Southwest Ga Regional A/P, Turner City, Walker, Forrester, Leesburg, Palmyra, Alfords, Gammage, Gordy, Isabella, Red Rock, Sylvester, Sylvester Airport, Ashburn, Hobby, Worth, Chula, Harding, Sunsweet, Tifton, Ashton, Bowens Mill, Fitzgerald, Fitzgerald Municipal A/P, Queensland, Westwood, Waterloo, Abba, Irwinville, Ocilla, Douglasville, Blakely, Centerville, Cuba, Early Co A/P, Enterprise, Mayhaw, Babcock, Bellview, Boykin, Colquitt, Cooktown, Elmodel Wma, Hawkinstown, Hoggard Mill, Newton, Red Store Crossroads, Iveys Mill, Milford, Branchville, Camilla, Mitchell Co A/P, Cotton, Pelham, Moultrie, Moultrie Municipal A/P, Spence Airport, Adel, Cook Co A/P, Greggs, Pine Valley, Barneyville, Laconte, Massee, Berrien Co A/P, Cottle, Nashville, Weber, Bannockburn, Davis Park, Donaldsonville A/P, Donalsonville, Little Hope, Riverturn, Fairchild, Seminole State Park, Ausmac, Bainbridge, Decatur Co A/P, Hanover, Lynn, Steinham Store, West Bainbridge, Beachton, Cairo, Capel, Elpino, Grady Co A/P, Moncrief, Pine Park, Dillon, Metcalf, Pasco, Thomasville, Blue Springs, Brooks Co A/P, Dixie, Empress, Nankin, Quitman, Grooverville, Valdosta, Valdosta Regional Airport, Courthouse, Lakeland, and Teeterville 419 AM EST Thu Feb 18 2021 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... The Flash Flood Watch continues for * Portions of south central Georgia and southwest Georgia, including the following areas, in south central Georgia, Ben Hill, Berrien, Brooks, Colquitt, Cook, Irwin, Lanier, Lowndes, Thomas, Tift, Turner, and Worth. In southwest Georgia, Baker, Calhoun, Clay, Decatur, Dougherty, Early, Grady, Lee, Miller, Mitchell, Quitman, Randolph, Seminole, and Terrell. * Through Friday morning * Rain will spread across the area this morning and continue through Friday night. While widespread rainfall amounts will generally be in the 1 to 2.5 inch range, locally higher amounts up to 5 inches will be possible. This may lead to some Flash Flooding. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead to flash flooding. Flash flooding is a VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued. && $$
371 WGUS62 KTAE 182358 FFATAE Flood Watch National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 658 PM EST Thu Feb 18 2021 GAZ120>128-142>146-155>158-190100- /O.CAN.KTAE.FF.A.0003.000000T0000Z-210219T1200Z/ Quitman-Clay-Randolph-Calhoun-Terrell-Dougherty-Lee-Worth-Turner- Early-Miller-Baker-Mitchell-Colquitt-Seminole-Decatur-Grady-Thomas- Including the cities of Herod, Edison, Albany, Union, Arlington, Williamsburg, Iveys Mill, Bellview, Blakely, Hobby, Worth, Milford, Forrester, Ashburn, Steinham Store, Leesburg, Gammage, West Bainbridge, Coles, Beachton, Dickey, Cairo, Doverel, Newton, Clarks Mill, Graves, Ausmac, Cuba, Turner City, Decatur Co A/P, Little Hope, Elpino, Commissary Hill, Dawson Municipal A/P, Grady Co A/P, Colquitt, Isabella, Cooktown, Sylvester, Southwest Ga Regional A/P, Benevolence, Moultrie Municipal A/P, Pretoria, Pelham, Wire Bridge, Moultrie, Early Co A/P, Cordrays Mill, Elmodel Wma, Davis Park, Dawson, East Albany, Cotton, Pasco, Alfords, Shivers Mill, Thomasville, Capel, Hawkinstown, Metcalf, Days Crossroads, Hoggard Mill, Pecan, Ricks Place, Springvale, Fairchild, Moores Crossroads, Red Rock, Enterprise, Walker, Donaldsonville A/P, Cuthbert, Red Store Crossroads, Boykin, Gordy, Douglasville, Bainbridge, Centerville, Palmyra, Spence Airport, Donalsonville, Riverturn, Moncrief, Sylvester Airport, Camilla, Peterson Hill, Lockett Crossing, Georgetown, Mitchell Co A/P, Bagby State Park, Pine Park, Babcock, Springvale Station, Jones Crossing, Hanover, Lynn, Hatcher, Crossroads, Fort Gaines, Morgan, Branchville, Yeomans, Dillon, Mayhaw, and Seminole State Park 658 PM EST Thu Feb 18 2021 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... The Flash Flood Watch for portions of south central Georgia and southwest Georgia, including the following areas, in south central Georgia, Colquitt, Thomas, Turner and Worth. In southwest Georgia, Baker, Calhoun, Clay, Decatur, Dougherty, Early, Grady, Lee, Miller, Mitchell, Quitman, Randolph, Seminole and Terrell has been cancelled. The Flood Watch is cancelled. $$ GAZ129>131-147-148-159>161-190800- /O.CON.KTAE.FF.A.0003.000000T0000Z-210219T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Tift-Ben Hill-Irwin-Cook-Berrien-Brooks-Lowndes-Lanier- Including the cities of Grooverville, Courthouse, Berrien Co A/P, Fitzgerald, Weber, Greggs, Chula, Nankin, Barneyville, Bowens Mill, Massee, Tifton, Teeterville, Harding, Cook Co A/P, Nashville, Valdosta, Irwinville, Queensland, Cottle, Quitman, Waterloo, Bannockburn, Laconte, Lakeland, Brooks Co A/P, Sunsweet, Adel, Ashton, Westwood, Blue Springs, Dixie, Abba, Valdosta Regional Airport, Pine Valley, Ocilla, Empress, and Fitzgerald Municipal A/P 658 PM EST Thu Feb 18 2021 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... The Flash Flood Watch continues for * A portion of south central Georgia, including the following areas, Ben Hill, Berrien, Brooks, Cook, Irwin, Lanier, Lowndes and Tift. * Through Friday morning * Heavy showers and thunderstorms still remain across the southern I-75 Georgia counties. These heavy storms should be moving out of the area over the next 2 to 3 hours. $$ EB
403 WGUS62 KTAE 190410 FFATAE Flood Watch National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 1110 PM EST Thu Feb 18 2021 GAZ129>131-147-148-159>161-190515- /O.CAN.KTAE.FF.A.0003.000000T0000Z-210219T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Tift-Ben Hill-Irwin-Cook-Berrien-Brooks-Lowndes-Lanier- Including the cities of Grooverville, Courthouse, Berrien Co A/P, Fitzgerald, Weber, Greggs, Chula, Nankin, Barneyville, Bowens Mill, Massee, Tifton, Teeterville, Harding, Cook Co A/P, Nashville, Valdosta, Irwinville, Queensland, Cottle, Quitman, Waterloo, Bannockburn, Laconte, Lakeland, Brooks Co A/P, Sunsweet, Adel, Ashton, Westwood, Blue Springs, Dixie, Abba, Valdosta Regional Airport, Pine Valley, Ocilla, Empress, and Fitzgerald Municipal A/P 1110 PM EST Thu Feb 18 2021 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... The Flash Flood Watch for a portion of south central Georgia, including the following areas, Ben Hill, Berrien, Brooks, Cook, Irwin, Lanier, Lowndes and Tift has been cancelled. The Flood Watch is cancelled. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a threat. Please continue to heed remaining road closures. $$ DH
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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.