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Flash Flood Warning 49, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this flash flood warning at Sep 2, 2022, 8:15 PM EDT for 5 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 67 min. 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 2, 2022, 8:15 PM EDT (00:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 2, 2022, 9:22 PM EDT
- In force
- 67 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Baker County, GA, Colquitt County, GA, Dougherty County, GA, Mitchell County, GA, Worth County, GA
The radar
The Moody AFB radar (KVAX), 124 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:16 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 2, 8:24 PM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 2.7 | Pritchetts, GA | WUNDERGROUND STATION KGADOERU5 MEASURED 2.70 INCHES OF RAIN IN 1 HOUR. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 00:00Z, 0.3 hours before the alert went out and 253 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
- 1513 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -9 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 809 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 11 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 8 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 0 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
790
WGUS52 KTAE 030015
FFWTAE
GAC007-071-095-205-321-030315-
/O.NEW.KTAE.FF.W.0049.220903T0015Z-220903T0315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
815 PM EDT Fri Sep 2 2022
The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northwestern Colquitt County in south central Georgia...
Southwestern Worth County in south central Georgia...
Northeastern Baker County in southwestern Georgia...
Dougherty County in southwestern Georgia...
Northeastern Mitchell County in southwestern Georgia...
* Until 1115 PM EDT.
* At 815 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across 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...
Putney, Albany, Baconton, Doerun, Marine Corps Logistics Base,
East Albany, Turner City, Sale City, Williamsburg, Pecan City,
Lester, Freeman, Radium Springs, Bridgeboro, Crestwood, Acree,
Greenough, Livingston, Parkerville and Pritchetts.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
&&
LAT...LON 3162 8430 3162 8404 3166 8402 3166 8391
3124 8387 3123 8401 3132 8427
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
42-DVD1 follow-up statement
763
WGUS72 KTAE 030122
FFSTAE
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
922 PM EDT Fri Sep 2 2022
GAC007-071-095-205-321-030132-
/O.CAN.KTAE.FF.W.0049.000000T0000Z-220903T0315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Baker GA-Colquitt GA-Dougherty GA-Mitchell GA-Worth GA-
922 PM EDT Fri Sep 2 2022
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR NORTHWESTERN COLQUITT,
SOUTHWESTERN WORTH, NORTHEASTERN BAKER, DOUGHERTY AND NORTHEASTERN
MITCHELL COUNTIES...
The heavy rain has ended. Please continue to heed remaining road
closures.
LAT...LON 3162 8430 3162 8404 3166 8402 3166 8391
3124 8387 3123 8401 3132 8427
$$
42-DVDThe office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 8:48 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TAE | Lee | 14 min |
| Sep 2, 9:02 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | TAE | Dougherty, Lee | 45 min |
| Sep 3, 6:58 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TAE | Mitchell, Thomas | 2 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.