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Flash Flood Warning 21, NWS Atlanta, GA

May 19, 2024Emanuel County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this flash flood warning at May 19, 2024, 1:34 PM EDT for Emanuel County, Georgia. It was in force for 6 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
May 19, 2024, 1:34 PM EDT (17:34 UTC)
Expired
May 19, 2024, 7:30 PM EDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Emanuel County, GA

The radar

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:35 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 5.6 hours before the alert went out and 216 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 12:00Z on 2024-05-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 185 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 12:00Z on 2024-05-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 0 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
185 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-50 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
681 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
20 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
0 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
13 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

197 
WGUS52 KFFC 191734
FFWFFC
GAC107-192330-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FF.W.0021.240519T1734Z-240519T2330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
134 PM EDT Sun May 19 2024

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Central Emanuel County in east central Georgia...

* Until 730 PM EDT.

* At 134 PM EDT, Radar and rain gauges estimated up to 3.5 inches of 
  rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are 
  possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected 
  to begin shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.

  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...
  Swainsboro, Stillmore, Nunez, Modoc, Dellwood and Lexsy.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

&&

LAT...LON 3259 8220 3254 8213 3247 8218 3244 8219
      3241 8221 3248 8237 3252 8243 3261 8253
      3262 8253 3263 8251 3264 8251 3264 8250
      3263 8249 3265 8247 3266 8249 3269 8250
      3272 8245 3273 8245 3268 8228 3264 8222

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED

$$
1 follow-up statement
632 
WGUS72 KFFC 192328
FFSFFC

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
728 PM EDT Sun May 19 2024

GAC107-192338-
/O.EXP.KFFC.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-240519T2330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Emanuel GA-
728 PM EDT Sun May 19 2024

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 730 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR 
CENTRAL EMANUEL COUNTY...

Flood waters have receded. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a 
threat. Please continue to heed remaining road closures.

&&

LAT...LON 3259 8220 3254 8213 3247 8218 3244 8219
      3241 8221 3248 8237 3252 8243 3261 8253
      3262 8253 3263 8251 3264 8251 3264 8250
      3263 8249 3265 8247 3266 8249 3269 8250
      3272 8245 3273 8245 3268 8228 3264 8222

$$

SEC

The office that day

Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 19, 9:26 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCOglethorpe34 min
May 19, 10:48 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBaldwin27 min
May 19, 11:21 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWashington24 min
May 19, 11:40 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWilkinson35 min
May 19, 12:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCLaurens35 min
May 19, 12:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCLaurens23 min
May 19, 12:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBaldwin2 hr
May 19, 1:21 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningFFCBaldwin111 min
May 19, 1:22 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCLaurens23 min
May 19, 1:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCEmanuel34 min
May 19, 1:47 PM EDTFlood WatchFFCDodge, Emanuel, Johnson, Laurens, Montgomery, Telfair and 3 more6 hr
May 19, 1:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCEmanuel23 min
May 19, 1:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCandler31 min
May 19, 2:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMontgomery24 min
May 19, 2:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCToombs31 min
May 19, 2:15 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningFFCWashington3 hr
May 19, 2:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCToombs36 min
May 19, 2:41 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningFFCEmanuel, Toombs3 hr
May 19, 2:50 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningFFCJefferson2 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.