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Flash Flood Warning 71, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this flash flood warning at Nov 6, 2024, 10:44 PM EST for 6 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 6 hr. 2 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
- Nov 6, 2024, 10:44 PM EST (03:44 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 7, 2024, 4:45 AM EST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Emanuel County, GA, Jefferson County, GA, Johnson County, GA, Laurens County, GA, Treutlen County, GA, Washington County, GA
The radar
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 91 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:46 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 7, 4:00 AM EST | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Nne Kite, GA | Five to six rds washed out on eastern side of county. No new rd closures beyond those left over from Helene. No other reports received. |
| Nov 7, 4:00 AM EST | FLASH FLOOD | 3 Ene Lowery, GA | One rd washed out and several newly repaired dirt rods overtopped across southeast Laurens County. South of I16 east of US441. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 3.7 hours before the alert went out and 214 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 686 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 56 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 39 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
098
WGUS52 KFFC 070344
FFWFFC
GAC107-163-167-175-283-303-070945-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FF.W.0071.241107T0344Z-241107T0945Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1044 PM EST Wed Nov 6 2024
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northeastern Laurens County in central Georgia...
Emanuel County in east central Georgia...
Southeastern Jefferson County in east central Georgia...
Johnson County in east central Georgia...
Treutlen County in east central Georgia...
Southeastern Washington County in east central Georgia...
* Until 445 AM EST Thursday.
* At 1044 PM EST, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2.5 and 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 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...
Dublin, Swainsboro, Soperton, Louisville, Wrightsville, East
Dublin, Wadley, Twin City, Adrian, Harrison, Bartow, Garfield,
Summertown, Nunez, Kite, Meeks, Norristown Junction, Dellwood, New
Home and Blundale.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
&&
LAT...LON 3246 8292 3274 8290 3314 8227 3306 8229
3294 8227 3283 8232 3280 8221 3281 8215
3266 8208 3261 8200 3254 8203 3256 8208
3252 8215 3246 8218 3247 8238 3229 8267
3231 8272 3230 8274
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 6, 7:36 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Emanuel, Jefferson, Johnson | 3 hr |
| Nov 6, 9:35 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Johnson | 25 min |
| Nov 6, 10:16 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Johnson | 44 min |
| Nov 7, 12:59 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Laurens, Telfair | 61 min |
| Nov 7, 2:16 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Dodge, Laurens, Telfair, Wheeler | 5 hr |
| Nov 7, 4:35 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Montgomery | 55 min |
| Nov 7, 5:02 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Montgomery, Toombs | 58 min |
| Nov 7, 5:07 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Emanuel, Montgomery, Toombs | 5 hr |
| Nov 7, 5:55 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Montgomery, Treutlen, Wheeler | 3 hr |
| Nov 7, 8:35 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Telfair | 17 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.