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Flash Flood Warning 39, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this flash flood warning at Sep 4, 2022, 6:28 PM EDT for Muscogee 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, 6:28 PM EDT (22:28 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 5, 2022, 12:30 AM EDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Muscogee County, GA
The radar
The Maxwell AFB radar (KMXX), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:28 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, 10:02 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 S Columbus Metropolit, GA | CAR STALLED OUT IN PARKING LOT. |
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, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 108 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.
740
WGUS52 KFFC 042228
FFWFFC
GAC215-050430-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FF.W.0039.220904T2228Z-220905T0430Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
628 PM EDT Sun Sep 4 2022
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Muscogee County in west central Georgia...
* Until 1230 AM EDT Monday.
* At 628 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...
Columbus, Bibb City, North Fort Benning, Kenwood, Vista Terrace,
Edgewood, Columbus Metropolitan Airport, Highland Park, Saint
Marys Hills, Flat Rock, Benning Park, Sand Hill, Laurel Hills,
Avondale, Benning Hills, Rose Hill, Custer Road Terrace and Green
Island Hills.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
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 3238 8494 3242 8497 3242 8496 3244 8497
3245 8500 3250 8500 3254 8502 3255 8503
3257 8499 3261 8491 3258 8491 3258 8487
3249 8473 3247 8474 3241 8484 3241 8488
3240 8489 3240 8490 3238 8493
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$1 follow-up statement
330
WGUS72 KFFC 050426
FFSFFC
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1226 AM EDT Mon Sep 5 2022
GAC215-050436-
/O.EXP.KFFC.FF.W.0039.000000T0000Z-220905T0430Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Muscogee GA-
1226 AM EDT Mon Sep 5 2022
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1230 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING
FOR MUSCOGEE COUNTY...
Flood waters have receded and the heavy rain has ended, however
periods of light to moderate rain will continue overnight. Flooding
is no longer expected to pose a threat. Please continue to heed
remaining road closures.
A Flood Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT Monday for portions
of north central Georgia, northeast Georgia, northwest Georgia and
west central Georgia.
LAT...LON 3242 8497 3242 8496 3244 8497 3245 8500
3250 8500 3255 8503 3261 8491 3258 8491
3258 8487 3249 8473 3247 8474 3241 8484
3241 8488 3238 8494
$$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, 5:07 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Troup | 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.