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Flash Flood Warning 28, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this flash flood warning at Aug 28, 2023, 3:53 AM EDT for Morgan County, Oconee County, Walton County, Georgia. It was in force for 5 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
- Aug 28, 2023, 3:53 AM EDT (07:53 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 28, 2023, 9:06 AM EDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Morgan County, GA, Oconee County, GA, Walton County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 91 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:56 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 5:00 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Bostwick, GA | EM reports numerous roadways flooded and closed across the northern portions of the county, including around the cities of Apalachee, Bostwick and Rutledge. |
| Aug 28, 6:00 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Se Good Hope, GA | Hwy 83 closed at several points near and southeast of Good Hope due to flooding over roadway. |
| Aug 28, 6:30 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Sw Bostwick, GA | Water over Intersection. |
| Aug 28, 8:20 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Sse Bostwick, GA | Flooding over the road/intersection. |
| Aug 28, 8:30 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 3 Ene Ebenezer, GA | Flooding over road. |
| Aug 28, 9:00 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Ssw Bostwick, GA | Flooding. |
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 00:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 85 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
- 1538 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -57 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1521 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 8 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 2 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 11 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
694
WGUS52 KFFC 280753
FFWFFC
GAC211-219-297-281400-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FF.W.0028.230828T0753Z-230828T1400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
353 AM EDT Mon Aug 28 2023
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northwestern Morgan County in north central Georgia...
Walton County in north central Georgia...
Central Oconee County in northeastern Georgia...
* Until 1000 AM EDT Monday.
* At 353 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain
have fallen. 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...
Monroe, Social Circle, North High Shoals, Bostwick, Between, Good
Hope, Bishop, Jersey, Ebenezer, Pannell, Herndonville, Hard Labor
Creek State Park, Campton, Nicholasville, Farmington and Apalachee.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
&&
LAT...LON 3387 8384 3387 8343 3370 8340 3369 8340
3364 8339 3366 8378 3367 8379 3367 8380
3368 8381 3368 8382 3369 8382 3369 8383
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$2 follow-up statements
721
WGUS72 KFFC 280918
FFSFFC
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
518 AM EDT Mon Aug 28 2023
GAC211-219-297-281400-
/O.CON.KFFC.FF.W.0028.000000T0000Z-230828T1400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Morgan GA-Oconee GA-Walton GA-
518 AM EDT Mon Aug 28 2023
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS
MORNING FOR NORTHWESTERN MORGAN, WALTON AND CENTRAL OCONEE
COUNTIES...
At 518 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy
rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 5 inches of rain have
fallen with isolated areas of 6-8 inches. Flash flooding is ongoing
or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing
flash flooding.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Monroe, Social Circle, North High Shoals, Bostwick, Between, Good
Hope, Bishop, Jersey, Ebenezer, Pannell, Herndonville, Hard Labor
Creek State Park, Campton, Nicholasville, Farmington and Apalachee.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
&&
LAT...LON 3387 8384 3387 8343 3370 8340 3369 8340
3364 8339 3366 8378 3367 8379 3367 8380
3368 8381 3368 8382 3369 8382 3369 8383
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
$$256
WGUS72 KFFC 281306
FFSFFC
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
906 AM EDT Mon Aug 28 2023
GAC211-219-297-281316-
/O.CAN.KFFC.FF.W.0028.000000T0000Z-230828T1400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Morgan GA-Oconee GA-Walton GA-
906 AM EDT Mon Aug 28 2023
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR NORTHWESTERN MORGAN, WALTON
AND CENTRAL OCONEE COUNTIES...
Flood waters have receded. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a
threat. Please continue to heed remaining road closures.
LAT...LON 3387 8384 3387 8343 3370 8340 3369 8340
3364 8339 3366 8378 3367 8379 3367 8380
3368 8381 3368 8382 3369 8382 3369 8383
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 10:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jefferson | 26 min |
| Aug 27, 10:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fayette | 28 min |
| Aug 27, 10:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clayton, Fayette | 36 min |
| Aug 28, 12:31 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Rockdale | 29 min |
| Aug 28, 12:41 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Taliaferro, Wilkes | 34 min |
| Aug 28, 2:49 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Oconee, Rockdale, Walton | 56 min |
| Aug 28, 3:39 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Greene, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Taliaferro, Wilkes | 5 hr |
| Aug 28, 3:58 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Gwinnett | 2 hr |
| Aug 28, 7:26 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Greene, Oconee | 100 min |
| Aug 28, 10:31 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Greene, Oconee, Oglethorpe | 6 hr |
| Aug 28, 2:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cherokee | 27 min |
| Aug 28, 2:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gordon | 23 min |
| Aug 28, 2:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cobb | 33 min |
| Aug 28, 3:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Henry | 28 min |
| Aug 28, 3:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Henry | 39 min |
| Aug 28, 3:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gordon, Pickens | 51 min |
| Aug 28, 3:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Gordon | 45 min |
| Aug 28, 3:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Forsyth | 22 min |
| Aug 28, 4:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Harris, Muscogee, Troup | 38 min |
| Aug 28, 4:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett | 50 min |
| Aug 28, 4:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll, Haralson, Paulding, Polk | 45 min |
| Aug 28, 4:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Coweta, Meriwether, Troup | 38 min |
| Aug 28, 4:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bartow | 27 min |
| Aug 28, 4:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Troup | 35 min |
| Aug 28, 4:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fulton | 28 min |
| Aug 28, 5:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Floyd, Gordon | 43 min |
| Aug 28, 5:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Coweta, Fayette, Fulton, Meriwether | 52 min |
| Aug 28, 5:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Cherokee, Cobb, DeKalb, Fulton | 48 min |
| Aug 28, 5:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Carroll | 36 min |
| Aug 28, 5:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll, Coweta, Heard | 18 min |
| Aug 28, 5:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll, Cobb, Douglas, Fulton, Paulding | 40 min |
| Aug 28, 5:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Marion | 32 min |
| Aug 28, 6:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clayton, Fayette, Fulton | 30 min |
| Aug 28, 6:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Cobb, Paulding, Polk | 20 min |
| Aug 28, 6:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Cherokee, Cobb, DeKalb, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett | 41 min |
| Aug 28, 7:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Gwinnett, Rockdale | 39 min |
| Aug 28, 7:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Henry, Rockdale | 30 min |
| Aug 28, 7:45 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Fulton and 3 more | 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.