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Flash Flood Warning 21, NWS Atlanta, GA
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.
- 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
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
$$1 follow-up statement
632
WGUS72 KFFC 192328
FFSFFC
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
728 PM EDT Sun May 19 2024
GAC107-192338-
/O.EXP.KFFC.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-240519T2330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Emanuel GA-
728 PM EDT Sun May 19 2024
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 730 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR
CENTRAL EMANUEL COUNTY...
Flood waters have receded. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a
threat. Please continue to heed remaining road closures.
&&
LAT...LON 3259 8220 3254 8213 3247 8218 3244 8219
3241 8221 3248 8237 3252 8243 3261 8253
3262 8253 3263 8251 3264 8251 3264 8250
3263 8249 3265 8247 3266 8249 3269 8250
3272 8245 3273 8245 3268 8228 3264 8222
$$
SECThe office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 9:26 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Oglethorpe | 34 min |
| May 19, 10:48 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Baldwin | 27 min |
| May 19, 11:21 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Washington | 24 min |
| May 19, 11:40 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilkinson | 35 min |
| May 19, 12:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Laurens | 35 min |
| May 19, 12:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Laurens | 23 min |
| May 19, 12:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Baldwin | 2 hr |
| May 19, 1:21 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Baldwin | 111 min |
| May 19, 1:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Laurens | 23 min |
| May 19, 1:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Emanuel | 34 min |
| May 19, 1:47 PM EDT | Flood Watch | FFC | Dodge, Emanuel, Johnson, Laurens, Montgomery, Telfair and 3 more | 6 hr |
| May 19, 1:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Emanuel | 23 min |
| May 19, 1:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Candler | 31 min |
| May 19, 2:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Montgomery | 24 min |
| May 19, 2:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Toombs | 31 min |
| May 19, 2:15 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Washington | 3 hr |
| May 19, 2:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Toombs | 36 min |
| May 19, 2:41 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Emanuel, Toombs | 3 hr |
| May 19, 2:50 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Jefferson | 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.