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Flash Flood Warning 28, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this flash flood warning at Aug 19, 2022, 7:06 PM EDT for Gilmer County, Murray County, Georgia. It was in force for 4 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
- Aug 19, 2022, 7:06 PM EDT (23:06 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 19, 2022, 10:59 PM EDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Gilmer County, GA, Murray County, GA
The radar
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 131 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 11.1 hours before the alert went out and 144 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
- 661 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -11 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 676 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 36 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 60 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 0.7
The text
As transmitted.
207
WGUS52 KFFC 192306
FFWFFC
GAC123-213-200515-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FF.W.0028.220819T2306Z-220820T0515Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
706 PM EDT Fri Aug 19 2022
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
West Central Gilmer County in north central Georgia...
Southeastern Murray County in northwestern Georgia...
* Until 115 AM EDT Saturday.
* At 706 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2.5 inches of
rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 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...
Tails Creek and Carters.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
&&
LAT...LON 3461 8480 3461 8483 3462 8485 3466 8484
3469 8478 3469 8472 3477 8465 3476 8461
3474 8454 3473 8452 3471 8451 3467 8452
3464 8454 3461 8464 3460 8469 3461 8473
3462 8472 3462 8474 3462 8475 3461 8475
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$1 follow-up statement
206
WGUS72 KFFC 200259
FFSFFC
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1059 PM EDT Fri Aug 19 2022
GAC123-213-200309-
/O.CAN.KFFC.FF.W.0028.000000T0000Z-220820T0515Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Gilmer GA-Murray GA-
1059 PM EDT Fri Aug 19 2022
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR WEST CENTRAL GILMER AND
SOUTHEASTERN MURRAY COUNTIES...
Flooding is no longer expected to pose a threat. Please continue to
heed remaining road closures.
LAT...LON 3461 8480 3461 8483 3462 8485 3466 8484
3469 8478 3469 8472 3477 8465 3476 8461
3474 8454 3473 8452 3471 8451 3467 8452
3464 8454 3461 8464 3460 8469 3461 8473
3462 8472 3462 8474 3462 8475 3461 8475
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 3:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Johnson | 26 min |
| Aug 19, 3:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gordon | 33 min |
| Aug 19, 3:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattooga, Floyd, Gordon, Walker, Whitfield | 40 min |
| Aug 19, 4:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Emanuel, Johnson, Laurens, Montgomery, Treutlen | 40 min |
| Aug 19, 4:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gordon | 29 min |
| Aug 19, 4:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Emanuel | 33 min |
| Aug 19, 4:55 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Chattooga, Dade, Gordon, Walker, Whitfield | 4 hr |
| Aug 19, 5:30 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Fannin, Murray, Walker, Whitfield | 4 hr |
| Aug 19, 7:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Carroll, Haralson | 30 min |
| Aug 19, 7:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Houston | 33 min |
| Aug 19, 7:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Toombs | 32 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.