Flash Flood Warning 43, NWS Atlanta, GA

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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1241 AM EDT Tue Aug 6 2024

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has extended the

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Montgomery County in central Georgia...
  Wheeler County in central Georgia...
  Toombs County in southeastern Georgia...

* Until 300 AM EDT.

* At 1241 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain across the 
  warned area. Between 2 and 4 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 heavy rainfall.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  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...
  Lyons, Mount Vernon, Vidalia, Lumber City, Glenwood, Uvalda, 
  Ailey, Higgston, Santa Claus, Alston, Tarrytown, Center, Rock 
  Springs, South Thompson, Cedar Crossing, Charlotteville, Toombs 
  Central, McNatt Falls, Kibbee and Grays Landing.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.

&&

LAT...LON 3235 8241 3234 8238 3229 8235 3229 8228
      3232 8223 3216 8218 3191 8223 3194 8227
      3194 8238 3196 8238 3195 8241 3197 8244
      3196 8250 3195 8248 3196 8256 3192 8262
      3193 8267 3200 8272 3201 8275 3229 8275

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

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Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
250 AM EDT Tue Aug 6 2024

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Montgomery GA-Toombs GA-Wheeler GA-
250 AM EDT Tue Aug 6 2024

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS ENDING FOR MONTGOMERY, WHEELER AND TOOMBS 
COUNTIES...

The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a 
threat. Additional rain is possible with lingering bands from 
Tropical Storm Debby. Please continue to heed remaining road 
closures.

A Flood Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT Tuesday for 
portions of central, east central, and southeast Georgia.

&&

LAT...LON 3235 8241 3234 8238 3229 8235 3229 8228
      3232 8223 3216 8218 3191 8223 3194 8227
      3194 8238 3196 8238 3195 8241 3197 8244
      3196 8250 3195 8248 3196 8256 3192 8262
      3193 8267 3200 8272 3201 8275 3229 8275

$$

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
420 PM EDT Mon Aug 5 2024

...Afternoon Area Forecast Discussion...

.SHORT TERM...
(This evening through Tuesday)
Issued at 418 PM EDT Mon Aug 5 2024

Debby made landfall near Steinhatchee, FL this morning around 7 AM
EDT. Since then, it has weakened from a hurricane to a tropical
storm as it tracks slowly inland. As the rain shield on the northern
side of the storm continues to spread into the forecast area,
widespread rain is ongoing in east-central Georgia. A dry slot has
infiltrated the system on the southern side, which will shift the
heaviest rainfall to the northern side of the storm. A feeder band
has also set up on the north side of the rain shield, bringing
scattered showers and thunderstorms over an area from Columbus to
south Atlanta to Athens.

Debby continues to move into a weakness in the upper level flow
between a high pressure ridge over the mid Mississippi River Valley
and the Bermuda ridge to the east. Meanwhile, the upper trough over
New England and the Mid-Atlantic states continues to fill, leaving
the steering flow very weak. Because of this, the center of
circulation has begun to slow down and deviate to the east over the
last few hours. Debby's track through the short term period and into
the later parts of the week will be dependent on the evolution of
this upper level flow pattern, and where the center of the storm is
positioned relative to this flow. Some model solutions take Debby
further to the northeast towards Savannah by tomorrow afternoon,
while others keep it further south near Brunswick at the same time.
More northerly solutions could see Debby interact with the northerly
stream and get pulled northward towards the Mid-Atlantic, while the
southerly solutions tend to stall the storm near the Georgia coast
before ridging builds in across the west CONUS, causing the storm to
meander back to the west. These implications of these possibilities
will be discussed in more detail in the long term discussion.

As forecast confidence increases in the near-term, the already sharp
pressure gradient of rainfall amounts has tightened significantly
over east-central Georgia. QPF totals remain highest across the far
southeast corner of the forecast area, and potentially historic
heavy rainfall will result in considerable flooding impacts across
portions of east-central Georgia. Current forecast amounts through
Tuesday night are 5 to 10 inches along and southeast of a line of
counties from Jefferson to Dodge counties. Amounts of up to 12
inches may also be possible, with increasing chances further south
and east. Rainfall totals like this will lead to widespread,
significant flash flooding. Significant flooding of creeks, streams,
and rivers is also expected. The Flood Watch remains in effect in
portions of east-central Georgia until 8 PM on Tuesday. Furthermore,
the WPC has diagnosed a rare High Risk (level 4 of 4) of excessive
rainfall for portions of east-central Georgia for today and
tomorrow, where confidence is highest in dangerous flash flooding.

A Tropical Storm Warning remains in effect for the SE corner of the
County Warning Area (Toombs, Montgomery, Wheeler, Telfair, Wilcox,
Dodge, Laurens, Treutlen, and Emanuel counties). While this warning
is for low end tropical storm force winds, the heavy rainfall could
lead to loose soil and an increased possibility of downed trees and
power outages where the highest wind gusts occur. Please continue to
monitor the track of Debby closely, along with watches and warnings
issued by the National Hurricane Center and NWS Atlanta. Individuals
interested in the Georgia coast should monitor the latest forecasts
and warnings from NWS Jacksonville and NWS Charleston.

High temperatures this afternoon and Tuesday will depend on cloud
coverage and precipitation from Debby. As such, highs will range
from the upper 70s in east-central Georgia to the low 90s in far
northwest Georgia.

King

&&

.LONG TERM...
(Wednesday morning through next Sunday)
Issued at 418 PM EDT Mon Aug 5 2024

Lets keep talking about Debby. Assuming the NHC forecast is
correct and on track, much of the CWA will be on the north flow
side of the circulation with wrap around showers and storms
setting off in the afternoon Wed through Saturday as the system
slow migrates away from the region into the Carolinas. Mid-level
ridge slowly builds in from the west as the storm exits and we see
a gradual drying/warming trend through the extended period.

Caveats to the current forecast...given the fact that steering
currents collapse over the next 48 hours leaving Debby to wander
near or just off the SE coast, the door opens for many other
possibilities which the GFS and about 70 pct of its ensemble
members suggest. That other possibility is that Debby stalls off
the GA coast in or around the Brunswick area, i.e. further south
than the official forecast and becomes just far enough away from
the northerly stream by Wednesday into Thursday that it does not
get tugged to north/northwest such as the official forecast has.
But instead, by being just a tad south, the ridge is allowed to
build to the north while the Atlantic ridge builds in from the
east nudging the system back to the west into GA by Thursday and
Friday. While this possibility is not part of the forecast package
because it would drastically increase pops/qpf for the region
Thursday through Saturday, it should be mentioned as possible
caveat to the current forecast because of its possibility given
the weak steering flow and the run to run consistency of the GFS
and its ensemble members with this solution. If the continued
short term eastern/southern track bias starts to reveal itself in
the other models with a trend toward the GFS, we will know if the
GFS is onto the correct side of the forecast. One thing for
certain is that beyond 60 hours from now, there can be no blend of
GFS and ECMWF/CMC because they both are on opposite sides of the
forecast spectrum.

Stellman

&&

.AVIATION...
(18Z TAFS)
Issued at 139 PM EDT Mon Aug 5 2024

As Tropical Storm Debby moves slowly inland into the Big Bend
region in FL, scattered to broken clouds between 030-040 continue
to overspread into portions of north Georgia, including ATL/AHN.
MVFR ceilings are present at MCN, as well. With feeder bands
developing on the north side of the storm, a TEMPO for TSRA has
been introduced at ATL from 18-21Z. Prevailing SHRA is expected
at MCN later this afternoon. Clouds are expected to drop to MVFR
by tonight into Tuesday morning. ENE winds have similarly
increased and become gusty this morning, and are expected to be
14-18 kts with gusts of 25-30 kts this afternoon. Winds will
diminish a bit tonight, shifting to NNE by Tuesday morning.

//ATL Confidence...18Z Update...
Medium confidence on all elements.

King

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Athens          72  86  73  94 /  20  30  20  10
Atlanta         73  90  73  95 /  20  10  10  10
Blairsville     66  86  66  89 /  20  10  10  10
Cartersville    71  92  71  95 /  10  10  10  10
Columbus        75  93  75  98 /  20  10  10  10
Gainesville     72  88  72  94 /  10  10  10  10
Macon           73  85  73  94 /  60  40  20  10
Rome            72  94  72  96 /  10  10   0  10
Peachtree City  73  90  72  95 /  20  10  10  10
Vidalia         73  78  74  88 / 100  90  60  40

&&

.FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
Flood Watch through Tuesday evening for GAZ074-076-084>086-
096>098-107>113.

Tropical Storm Warning for GAZ086-097-098-108>113.

&&

SHORT TERM...King
LONG TERM....Stellman
AVIATION...King

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
338 PM EDT Mon Aug 5 2024

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338 PM EDT Mon Aug 5 2024

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of North and Central Georgia.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight...

scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms are expected this
afternoon and evening especially across Central portions of the
state. With Tropical Storm Debby moving closer to the area, many
locations in Central and Southeast GA will experience increased
winds and precipitation amounts through tonight. Some locations
across East Central GA could see 2 to 4 inches of rainfall through
tonight. A flood watch is in affect for that area in addition to
a Tropical Storm Warning generally south of interstate 16 and East
of Interstate 75 for the likelihood of Wind gusts near 40 mph.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday...

Precipitation and possible flooding concerns will continue
because of Debby's proximity to the area through Wednesday evening.
Some locations across East Central GA could see 7 to 10 inches of
rain through Thursday Night. We encourage everyone to stay aware
of any ongoing or imminent flooding through the end of the week.

WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED...

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed through tonight.