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Flash Flood Warning 4, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this flash flood warning at Feb 12, 2024, 3:17 AM EST for 9 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 6 hr. 8 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
- Feb 12, 2024, 3:17 AM EST (08:17 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 12, 2024, 9:07 AM EST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Clayton County, GA, Coweta County, GA, Fayette County, GA, Heard County, GA, Henry County, GA, Meriwether County, GA, Pike County, GA, Spalding County, GA, Troup County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 14 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 12, 4:00 AM EST | FLASH FLOOD | 2 E Big Springs, GA | Corrects previous flash flood report from 2 E Big Springs. Dallas Mill Rd flooded as Big Springs Creek overflowed its banks. |
| Feb 12, 5:00 AM EST | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Ne Hollonville, GA | Scott Rd closed due to flooding. |
| Feb 12, 5:00 AM EST | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Wnw Birdie, GA | Evacuations were necessary for 12 homes on Valley Hill Rd due to road flooding from a compromised culvert. No homes were flooded. |
| Feb 12, 5:00 AM EST | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Se Williamson, GA | Hunter Rd closed due to flooding. |
| Feb 12, 5:00 AM EST | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Sse Hollonville, GA | Turner Rd closed between Concord Rd and Milner Rd due to flooding. |
| Feb 12, 5:00 AM EST | FLASH FLOOD | 3 Wnw Williamson, GA | Bethany Church Rd closed between Dunbar School Rd and Jonathans Roost Rd due to flooding. |
| Feb 12, 6:00 AM EST | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Nw Powers Crossroads, GA | A bridge was reported underwater near the intersection of George Brown Rd and Joe Stephens Rd. |
| Feb 12, 6:00 AM EST | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Sse Texas, GA | Corrects previous flash flood report from 1 SSE Texas. Lipham Road was flooded in at least two locations. A bridge was washed out as Brush Creek overflowed its banks. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 195 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
- 29 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -45 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 660 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 69 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 112 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 147 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
112
WGUS52 KFFC 120817
FFWFFC
GAC063-077-113-149-151-199-231-255-285-121415-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FF.W.0004.240212T0817Z-240212T1415Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
317 AM EST Mon Feb 12 2024
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southeastern Clayton County in north central Georgia...
Fayette County in north central Georgia...
Southwestern Henry County in north central Georgia...
Coweta County in west central Georgia...
Heard County in west central Georgia...
Meriwether County in west central Georgia...
Northern Pike County in west central Georgia...
Spalding County in west central Georgia...
Troup County in west central Georgia...
* Until 915 AM EST.
* At 317 AM EST, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 3.5 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...
Newnan, LaGrange, Griffin, McDonough, Fayetteville, Franklin,
Greenville, Peachtree City, Stockbridge, Hampton, Tyrone, Lovejoy,
Locust Grove, Senoia, Hogansville, Grantville, Woodbury,
Luthersville, Brooks and Centralhatchee.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
&&
LAT...LON 3349 8482 3349 8419 3336 8402 3300 8452
3290 8519 3331 8527
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$1 follow-up statement
560
WGUS72 KFFC 121407
FFSFFC
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
907 AM EST Mon Feb 12 2024
GAC063-077-113-149-151-199-231-255-285-121417-
/O.CAN.KFFC.FF.W.0004.000000T0000Z-240212T1415Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Clayton GA-Coweta GA-Fayette GA-Heard GA-Henry GA-Meriwether GA-
Pike GA-Spalding GA-Troup GA-
907 AM EST Mon Feb 12 2024
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR SOUTHEASTERN CLAYTON,
FAYETTE, SOUTHWESTERN HENRY, COWETA, HEARD, MERIWETHER, NORTHERN
PIKE, SPALDING AND TROUP COUNTIES...
The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a
threat. Please continue to heed remaining road closures.
A Flood Watch remains in effect until 700 PM EST Monday for much of
north and central Georgia.
LAT...LON 3349 8482 3349 8419 3336 8402 3300 8452
3290 8519 3331 8527
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 11, 7:15 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Harris, Muscogee | 3 hr |
| Feb 12, 12:01 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Carroll, Haralson | 29 min |
| Feb 12, 12:28 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Carroll, Cobb, Douglas, Fulton | 32 min |
| Feb 12, 1:07 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Meriwether | 23 min |
| Feb 12, 3:44 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Harris, Lamar, Meriwether, Pike, Spalding, Talbot and 2 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 12, 5:28 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Bibb, Houston, Jones, Monroe, Peach, Twiggs | 6 hr |
| Feb 12, 5:42 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Forsyth, Fulton | 48 hr |
| Feb 12, 5:44 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Fayette, Spalding | 64 hr |
| Feb 12, 6:21 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Harris, Marion, Muscogee, Talbot | 6 hr |
| Feb 12, 6:54 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Lamar, Spalding | 7 hr |
| Feb 12, 8:06 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Bibb, Houston, Jones, Monroe, Twiggs | 4 days |
| Feb 12, 8:23 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Muscogee | 61 hr |
| Feb 12, 8:35 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Fulton, Gwinnett, Rockdale | 55 min |
| Feb 12, 8:36 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Troup | 36 hr |
| Feb 12, 8:45 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clarke, Greene, Hancock, Morgan, Oconee, Oglethorpe and 4 more | 60 min |
| Feb 12, 9:05 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Crawford, Talbot, Taylor, Upson | 3 days |
| Feb 12, 10:07 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Coweta, Fayette | 16 hr |
| Feb 12, 10:17 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Rockdale | 12 hr |
| Feb 12, 10:17 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Newton, Rockdale | 34 hr |
| Feb 12, 10:22 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Talbot, Upson | 55 hr |
| Feb 12, 10:22 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Meriwether, Pike | 43 hr |
| Feb 12, 10:22 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Clayton, Fayette, Spalding | 34 hr |
| Feb 12, 10:29 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Chattooga | 5 hr |
| Feb 12, 10:41 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Washington, Wilkinson | 52 hr |
| Feb 12, 10:41 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Johnson, Washington, Wilkinson | 21 days |
| Feb 12, 10:41 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Greene, Oconee, Oglethorpe | 3 days |
| Feb 12, 10:41 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Johnson, Laurens, Washington, Wilkinson | 7 days |
| Feb 12, 10:46 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Barrow, Jackson | 33 hr |
| Feb 12, 11:03 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Forsyth | 22 hr |
| Feb 12, 11:07 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Coweta, Fayette, Spalding | 21 days |
| Feb 12, 11:24 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Whitfield | 5 hr |
| Feb 12, 2:29 PM EST | Wind Advisory | FFC | Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Butts, Carroll, Catoosa and 51 more | 22 hr |
| Feb 12, 2:34 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Jones | 18 hr |
| Feb 12, 3:41 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Morgan, Newton | 4 hr |
| Feb 12, 5:37 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Heard | 20 hr |
| Feb 12, 6:04 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dade, Walker | 41 min |
| Feb 12, 6:17 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattooga, Floyd, Haralson, Polk | 28 min |
| Feb 12, 6:42 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bartow, Catoosa, Floyd, Gordon, Murray, Whitfield | 48 min |
| Feb 12, 6:45 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Carroll, Haralson, Heard, Paulding, Polk | 45 min |
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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.