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Flash Flood Warning 38, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this flash flood warning at Sep 4, 2022, 5:07 PM EDT for Troup County, Georgia. It was in force for 6 hr. 1 report 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
- Sep 4, 2022, 5:07 PM EDT (21:07 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 4, 2022, 10:53 PM EDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Troup County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:09 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4, 6:00 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Sw Lagrange, GA | WATER OVER ROAD AT BROWNWOOD RD AND PANTHER WAY. |
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, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 62 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
- 868 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 536 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 14 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 14 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 49 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
904
WGUS52 KFFC 042107
FFWFFC
GAC285-050315-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FF.W.0038.220904T2107Z-220905T0315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
507 PM EDT Sun Sep 4 2022
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Central Troup County in west central Georgia...
* Until 1115 PM EDT Sunday.
* At 507 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 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...
LaGrange, Hogansville, Hillcrest, Louise and Harrisonville.
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 3300 8514 3309 8507 3318 8500 3313 8489
3295 8504
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$2 follow-up statements
356
WGUS72 KFFC 042346
FFSFFC
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
746 PM EDT Sun Sep 4 2022
GAC285-050315-
/O.CON.KFFC.FF.W.0038.000000T0000Z-220905T0315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Troup GA-
746 PM EDT Sun Sep 4 2022
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 PM EDT THIS
EVENING FOR CENTRAL TROUP COUNTY...
At 746 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy
rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2.5 inches of rain have
fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in
the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by training of thunderstorms and
locally heavy rainfall.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
drainage and low-lying areas.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
LaGrange, Hogansville, Hillcrest, Louise and Harrisonville.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
Stay away or be swept away. River banks and culverts can become
unstable and unsafe.
Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National
Weather Service when you can do so safely.
&&
LAT...LON 3300 8514 3309 8507 3318 8500 3313 8489
3295 8504
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$573
WGUS72 KFFC 050253
FFSFFC
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1053 PM EDT Sun Sep 4 2022
GAC285-050303-
/O.CAN.KFFC.FF.W.0038.000000T0000Z-220905T0315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Troup GA-
1053 PM EDT Sun Sep 4 2022
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR CENTRAL TROUP COUNTY...
The threat for flash flooding has diminished. However, please
continue to heed to any remaining road closures.
A Flood Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT Monday for portions
of north central Georgia, northeast Georgia, northwest Georgia and
west central Georgia.
LAT...LON 3300 8514 3309 8507 3318 8500 3313 8489
3295 8504
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4, 4:58 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Chattooga | 18 hr |
| Sep 4, 6:55 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Chattooga, Floyd | 16 hr |
| Sep 4, 8:58 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Chattooga | 24 hr |
| Sep 4, 9:26 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Chattooga, Floyd | 6 hr |
| Sep 4, 10:30 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Floyd | 6 hr |
| Sep 4, 1:03 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Floyd | 12 hr |
| Sep 4, 2:48 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Chattooga, Dade, Walker | 3 hr |
| Sep 4, 3:31 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Chattooga, Floyd | 6 hr |
| Sep 4, 5:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Troup | 60 min |
| Sep 4, 6:28 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Muscogee | 6 hr |
| Sep 4, 6:49 PM EDT | Flood Watch | FFC | Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Carroll, Catoosa, Chattooga and 43 more | 25 hr |
| Sep 4, 7:00 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Marion, Schley, Sumter, Webster | 6 hr |
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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.