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Flash Flood Warning 3, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this flash flood warning at Apr 5, 2022, 2:44 PM EDT for 7 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 3 hr. 6 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
- Apr 5, 2022, 2:44 PM EDT (18:44 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 5, 2022, 5:47 PM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Cherokee County, GA, Clayton County, GA, Cobb County, GA, DeKalb County, GA, Douglas County, GA, Fulton County, GA, Gwinnett County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:43 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 2:45 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 3 W Lathemtown, GA | THE EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTED FLOODING OF WATER TANK ROAD FROM CANTON CREEK. |
| Apr 5, 2:45 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Sweet Auburn, GA | THE EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTED FLASH FLOODING NEAR GRADY HOSPITAL THAT TEMPORARILY CUT OFF ACCESS TO EMERGENCY VEHICLES. RADAR ESTIMATES INDICATE THAT BETWEEN 2 AND 3 INCHES OCCURRED QUICKLY OVER THE AREA. |
| Apr 5, 2:51 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Wsw Turner Field, GA | THE EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTED FLOODING NEAR ALLENE AVE AND AVON THAT STALLED A VEHICLE, STRANDING ITS OCCUPANT. RADAR ESTIMATES INDICATE THAT BETWEEN 2 AND 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAD OCCURRED AT THE TIME. |
| Apr 5, 3:12 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 W Buckhead, GA | THE EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTED THAT TWO OCCUPANTS HAD TO BE RESCUED FROM A VEHICLE THAT BECAME STRANDED IN FLOODWATERS ON E PINE VALLEY ROAD NW. RADAR ESTIMATES INDICATE THAT BETWEEN 2.5 AND 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAD ACCUMULATED OVER THE AREA. |
| Apr 5, 3:15 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Nw Cascade Heights, GA | THE EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTED THE INTERSECTION OF LYNHURST DR SW AND MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DR SW IMPASSABLE AND CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. RADAR ESTIMATES INDICATE THAT BETWEEN 2.5 AND 3 INCHES OCCURRED OVER THE AREA. |
| Apr 5, 4:40 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Lake Tara, GA | THE EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTED FLOODING FROM THE FLINT RIVER THAT IMPACTED ARROWHEAD BLVD, UPPER RIVERDALE ROAD, GARDEN WALK BLVD AND RESIDENCES ALONG ROXBURY DR. FLOODING RANGED FROM 0.5-1 FOOT ALONG THE STREETS, AND 3 FEET IN THE BACK YARDS ALONG ROXBURY DR. |
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, 6.7 hours before the alert went out and 64 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
- 1643 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 146 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 259 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
124
WGUS52 KFFC 051844
FFWFFC
GAC057-063-067-089-097-121-135-060045-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FF.W.0003.220405T1844Z-220406T0045Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
244 PM EDT Tue Apr 5 2022
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southern Cherokee County in north central Georgia...
Northern Clayton County in north central Georgia...
Cobb County in north central Georgia...
DeKalb County in north central Georgia...
Northeastern Douglas County in north central Georgia...
Fulton County in north central Georgia...
Central Gwinnett County in north central Georgia...
* Until 845 PM EDT Tuesday.
* At 244 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain occurring over
the Atlanta metropolitan area. Between 1.5 and 3.0 inches of rain
have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.2 to 0.5 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...
Atlanta, Marietta, Douglasville, Lawrenceville, Canton, Decatur,
Jonesboro, Sandy Springs, Roswell, Johns Creek, Alpharetta,
Smyrna, Dunwoody, East Point, Milton, Kennesaw, Duluth, Woodstock,
Acworth and Forest Park.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 3408 8474 3408 8466 3416 8466 3427 8435
3420 8426 3410 8425 3410 8421 3406 8414
3405 8410 3407 8412 3408 8411 3388 8386
3365 8418 3365 8423 3363 8424 3365 8425
3365 8428 3360 8425 3352 8436 3380 8473
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$1 follow-up statement
858
WGUS72 KFFC 052147
FFSFFC
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
547 PM EDT Tue Apr 5 2022
GAC057-063-067-089-097-121-135-052157-
/O.CAN.KFFC.FF.W.0003.000000T0000Z-220406T0045Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Cherokee GA-Clayton GA-Cobb GA-DeKalb GA-Douglas GA-Fulton GA-
Gwinnett GA-
547 PM EDT Tue Apr 5 2022
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR SOUTHERN CHEROKEE, NORTHERN
CLAYTON, COBB, DEKALB, NORTHEASTERN DOUGLAS, FULTON AND CENTRAL
GWINNETT COUNTIES...
The heavy rain has ended. While the threat of flash flooding has
ended, rivers and creeks continue to respond to the runoff from
heavy rainfall. Please continue to heed remaining road closures.
LAT...LON 3408 8474 3408 8466 3416 8466 3427 8435
3420 8426 3410 8425 3410 8421 3406 8414
3405 8410 3407 8412 3408 8411 3388 8386
3365 8418 3365 8423 3363 8424 3365 8425
3365 8428 3360 8425 3352 8436 3380 8473
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 8:33 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Harris | 27 min |
| Apr 5, 8:51 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Henry, Spalding | 24 min |
| Apr 5, 9:03 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Harris | 27 min |
| Apr 5, 9:14 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Troup | 31 min |
| Apr 5, 9:24 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Talbot, Upson | 36 min |
| Apr 5, 9:36 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bibb, Crawford, Peach | 24 min |
| Apr 5, 9:53 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Meriwether, Pike | 37 min |
| Apr 5, 10:00 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Lamar, Monroe, Upson | 30 min |
| Apr 5, 10:36 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Butts | 24 min |
| Apr 5, 11:25 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Baldwin, Jones, Putnam | 35 min |
| Apr 5, 11:48 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Taliaferro, Warren, Wilkes | 27 min |
| Apr 5, 1:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Marion, Muscogee, Stewart, Webster | 53 min |
| Apr 5, 1:39 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Stewart | 36 min |
| Apr 5, 1:58 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Marion | 32 min |
| Apr 5, 2:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Lamar, Marion, Talbot, Taylor, Upson | 40 min |
| Apr 5, 2:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Macon, Marion, Schley, Sumter, Taylor, Webster | 49 min |
| Apr 5, 2:28 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Marion, Talbot, Taylor | 32 min |
| Apr 5, 2:30 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Cobb | 4 hr |
| Apr 5, 2:48 PM EDT | Flood Watch | FFC | Baldwin, Bibb, Bleckley, Butts, Chattahoochee, Crawford and 46 more | 40 hr |
| Apr 5, 2:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bibb, Crawford, Jones, Lamar, Macon, Monroe and 2 more | 42 min |
| Apr 5, 2:55 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | DeKalb | 21 days |
| Apr 5, 2:56 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Crawford, Taylor | 34 min |
| Apr 5, 2:57 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | DeKalb | 6 hr |
| Apr 5, 3:05 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Forsyth, Fulton | 35 hr |
| Apr 5, 3:08 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Fulton, Gwinnett | 21 days |
| Apr 5, 3:08 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Macon | 22 min |
| Apr 5, 3:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Banks, Jackson, Madison | 33 min |
| Apr 5, 3:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bleckley, Crisp, Dooly, Houston, Macon, Peach and 4 more | 47 min |
| Apr 5, 3:14 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Fulton | 4 hr |
| Apr 5, 3:15 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Muscogee | 3 hr |
| Apr 5, 3:20 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Fulton | 21 days |
| Apr 5, 3:20 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Fulton | 3 hr |
| Apr 5, 3:23 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Bibb, Jones | 25 min |
| Apr 5, 3:27 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Houston, Macon, Peach | 33 min |
| Apr 5, 3:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Bibb, Houston, Jones, Peach, Twiggs and 1 more | 47 min |
| Apr 5, 3:31 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Fayette, Spalding | 30 hr |
| Apr 5, 3:32 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Dooly, Houston, Pulaski | 43 min |
| Apr 5, 3:50 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Houston, Twiggs, Wilkinson | 25 min |
| Apr 5, 3:59 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Hancock, Putnam | 31 min |
| Apr 5, 4:00 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Bleckley, Laurens, Pulaski | 30 min |
| Apr 5, 4:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bleckley, Dodge, Johnson, Laurens, Pulaski, Telfair and 3 more | 39 min |
| Apr 5, 4:13 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Twiggs, Wilkinson | 32 min |
| Apr 5, 4:15 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Bleckley, Dodge, Laurens | 30 min |
| Apr 5, 4:16 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Forsyth | 12 hr |
| Apr 5, 4:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Johnson, Twiggs, Washington, Wilkinson | 53 min |
| Apr 5, 4:23 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Dodge, Telfair, Wilcox | 27 min |
| Apr 5, 4:29 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gwinnett | 63 min |
| Apr 5, 4:29 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gwinnett | 7 hr |
| Apr 5, 4:32 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Laurens | 28 min |
| Apr 5, 4:32 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Hancock, Warren | 11 min |
| Apr 5, 4:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Emanuel, Jefferson, Johnson, Laurens, Montgomery, Telfair and 3 more | 43 min |
| Apr 5, 4:54 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Johnson, Laurens | 36 min |
| Apr 5, 4:57 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Emanuel, Johnson, Laurens, Treutlen | 33 min |
| Apr 5, 5:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Glascock, Jefferson, Washington | 33 min |
| Apr 5, 5:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Emanuel, Jefferson, Montgomery, Toombs | 35 min |
| Apr 5, 5:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Montgomery, Telfair, Toombs, Wheeler | 20 min |
| Apr 5, 5:29 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Emanuel | 20 min |
| Apr 5, 5:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Toombs | 34 min |
| Apr 5, 6:22 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gwinnett, Walton | 5 hr |
| Apr 5, 6:50 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Washington, Wilkinson | 27 hr |
| Apr 5, 7:52 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Crawford, Talbot, Taylor, Upson | 3 days |
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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.