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Flash Flood Warning 49, NWS Atlanta, GA

September 25, 20247 counties in Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this flash flood warning at Sep 25, 2024, 5:57 PM EDT for 7 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 2 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
Sep 25, 2024, 5:57 PM EDT (21:57 UTC)
Expired
Sep 25, 2024, 8:02 PM EDT
In force
2 hr
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Harris County, GA, Meriwether County, GA, Muscogee County, GA, Pike County, GA, Talbot County, GA, Troup County, GA, Upson County, GA

The radar

The Maxwell AFB radar (KMXX), 74 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 92 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 2024-09-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 543 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 2024-09-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 59 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
543 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-62 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
905 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
46 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
59 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
79 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.2
Supercell composite
1.4

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The text

As transmitted.

005 
WGUS52 KFFC 252157
FFWFFC
GAC145-199-215-231-263-285-293-260600-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FF.W.0049.240925T2157Z-240926T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
557 PM EDT Wed Sep 25 2024

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Harris County in west central Georgia...
  Meriwether County in west central Georgia...
  Western Muscogee County in west central Georgia...
  Southwestern Pike County in west central Georgia...
  Northwestern Talbot County in west central Georgia...
  Southeastern Troup County in west central Georgia...
  Northwestern Upson County in west central Georgia...

* Until 200 AM EDT Thursday.

* At 557 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain 
  have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches are 
  possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected 
  to begin shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  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...
  Columbus, Hamilton, Greenville, Manchester, Pine Mountain, 
  Woodbury, Waverly Hall, Warm Springs, Woodland, Molena, Gay, Pine 
  Mountain-Callaway Gardens, Sunset Village, Bibb City, Shiloh, F.d. 
  Roosevelt State Park, Pine Mountain Valley, Durand, Flint Hill and 
  Harris City.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3262 8509 3264 8508 3264 8510 3266 8509
      3269 8512 3272 8512 3274 8511 3275 8514
      3276 8514 3277 8512 3278 8513 3316 8468
      3298 8430 3240 8498 3242 8496 3244 8497
      3245 8500 3251 8500 3254 8502 3258 8507

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$
1 follow-up statement
969 
WGUS72 KFFC 260002
FFSFFC

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
802 PM EDT Wed Sep 25 2024

GAC145-199-215-231-263-285-293-260012-
/O.CAN.KFFC.FF.W.0049.000000T0000Z-240926T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Harris GA-Meriwether GA-Muscogee GA-Pike GA-Talbot GA-Troup GA-
Upson GA-
802 PM EDT Wed Sep 25 2024

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR HARRIS, MERIWETHER, WESTERN 
MUSCOGEE, SOUTHWESTERN PIKE, NORTHWESTERN TALBOT, SOUTHEASTERN TROUP 
AND NORTHWESTERN UPSON COUNTIES...

The heavy rain has moved off to the east. Flooding is no longer 
expected to pose an immediate threat. Please continue to heed 
remaining road closures.

A Flood Watch remains in effect until 200 PM EDT Friday for portions 
of central, east central, north central, northeast, northwest, 
southeast, and west central Georgia.

&&

LAT...LON 3262 8509 3264 8508 3264 8510 3266 8509
      3269 8512 3272 8512 3274 8511 3275 8514
      3276 8514 3277 8512 3278 8513 3316 8468
      3298 8430 3240 8498 3242 8496 3244 8497
      3245 8500 3251 8500 3254 8502 3258 8507

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 25, 5:14 AM EDTTropical Storm WatchFFCBaldwin, Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Bibb, Bleckley and 89 more12 hr
Sep 25, 10:39 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCFloyd, Polk51 min
Sep 25, 10:47 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBartow, Floyd, Polk43 min
Sep 25, 11:11 AM EDTHurricane WarningFFCBibb, Bleckley, Butts, Chattahoochee, Crawford, Crisp and 27 more42 hr
Sep 25, 11:11 AM EDTTropical Storm WarningFFCBaldwin, Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Bibb, Bleckley and 90 more48 hr
Sep 25, 11:32 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBartow43 min
Sep 25, 12:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCarroll, Haralson51 min
Sep 25, 2:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWhite26 min
Sep 25, 4:03 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCDeKalb, Rockdale3 days
Sep 25, 4:03 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCNewton, Rockdale4 days
Sep 25, 4:11 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCBarrow, Jackson71 hr
Sep 25, 4:15 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCForsyth, Fulton3 days
Sep 25, 4:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTroup48 min
Sep 25, 5:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCClayton, Cobb, Coweta, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette and 2 more47 min
Sep 25, 5:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCStewart30 min
Sep 25, 6:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCStewart28 min

Nearby

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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.