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Flash Flood Warning 5, NWS Atlanta, GA

February 12, 20248 counties in Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this flash flood warning at Feb 12, 2024, 3:44 AM EST for 8 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 6 hr. 5 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, 3:44 AM EST (08:44 UTC)
Expired: Feb 12, 2024, 9:37 AM EST
In force: 6 hr
Issued by: NWS Atlanta, GA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Harris County, GA, Lamar County, GA, Meriwether County, GA, Pike County, GA, Spalding County, GA, Talbot County, GA, Troup County, GA, Upson County, GA

The radar

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:45 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, 5:00 AM EST	FLASH FLOOD	2 E Lifsey Springs, GA	Campbell Rd closed due to flooding.
Feb 12, 5:00 AM EST	FLASH FLOOD	2 Nw Lifsey Springs, GA	Old Zebulon Rd closed at Powder Creek due to flooding.
Feb 12, 5:00 AM EST	FLASH FLOOD	2 Se Meansville, GA	Bankston Rd closed north of Vega Rd due to flooding.
Feb 12, 5:00 AM EST	FLASH FLOOD	2 Se Williamson, GA	Hunter Rd closed due to flooding.
Feb 12, 8:00 AM EST	FLASH FLOOD	1 S Woodland, GA	Several roads reported flooded by emergency management due to flash flooding Monday morning. James Posey Road, Ellison Pound Road, Howard Road, and Carlisle Road all experienced flooding. Ellison Pound is still closed after flooding receded due to a drainage p

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, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 180 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 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

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The text

As transmitted.

840 
WGUS52 KFFC 120844
FFWFFC
GAC145-171-199-231-255-263-285-293-121445-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FF.W.0005.240212T0844Z-240212T1445Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
344 AM EST Mon Feb 12 2024

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Harris County in west central Georgia...
  Lamar County in west central Georgia...
  Southern Meriwether County in west central Georgia...
  Pike County in west central Georgia...
  Southeastern Spalding County in west central Georgia...
  Northwestern Talbot County in west central Georgia...
  Southern Troup County in west central Georgia...
  Northwestern Upson County in west central Georgia...

* Until 945 AM EST Monday.

* At 344 AM EST, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2.5 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.

  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...
  Griffin, Thomaston, Barnesville, Zebulon, Hamilton, Manchester, 
  West Point, Pine Mountain, Woodbury, Waverly Hall, Milner, Warm 
  Springs, Woodland, Molena, Orchard Hill, Meansville, Aldora, Pine 
  Mountain-Callaway Gardens, Sunset Village and Lincoln Park.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3304 8455 3326 8420 3311 8404 3307 8404
      3270 8458 3261 8508 3262 8509 3264 8508
      3264 8510 3266 8509 3269 8512 3272 8512
      3274 8511 3275 8514 3277 8514 3277 8512
      3281 8517 3285 8515 3286 8518 3293 8520

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

1 follow-up statement

766 
WGUS72 KFFC 121437
FFSFFC

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
937 AM EST Mon Feb 12 2024

GAC145-171-199-231-255-263-285-293-121447-
/O.CAN.KFFC.FF.W.0005.000000T0000Z-240212T1445Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Harris GA-Lamar GA-Meriwether GA-Pike GA-Spalding GA-Talbot GA-
Troup GA-Upson GA-
937 AM EST Mon Feb 12 2024

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR HARRIS, LAMAR, SOUTHERN 
MERIWETHER, PIKE, SOUTHEASTERN SPALDING, NORTHWESTERN TALBOT, 
SOUTHERN TROUP AND NORTHWESTERN UPSON 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 3304 8455 3326 8420 3311 8404 3307 8404
      3270 8458 3261 8508 3262 8509 3264 8508
      3264 8510 3266 8509 3269 8512 3272 8512
      3274 8511 3275 8514 3277 8514 3277 8512
      3281 8517 3285 8515 3286 8518 3293 8520

$$

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, 3:17 AM EST	Flash Flood Warning	FFC	Clayton, Coweta, Fayette, Heard, Henry, Meriwether and 3 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.