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Flash Flood Warning 74, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this flash flood warning at Nov 7, 2024, 5:55 AM EST for Montgomery County, Treutlen County, Wheeler County, Georgia. It was in force for 3 hr. 1 report 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 7, 2024, 5:55 AM EST (10:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 7, 2024, 8:57 AM EST
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Montgomery County, GA, Treutlen County, GA, Wheeler County, GA
The radar
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:57 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, 6:00 AM EST | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Sw Landsburg, GA | EM reports numerous issues with flash flooding across the county. GA Hwy 19 is closed with water over the roadway. Numerous other paved roads are closed with running water over them. Unknown at this time how many dirt roads have been impacted. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
Did it verify
Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched one storm report to this flash flood warning; the first came 5 minutes after it went out.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 209 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.
592
WGUS52 KFFC 071055
FFWFFC
GAC209-283-309-071600-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FF.W.0074.241107T1055Z-241107T1600Z/
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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
555 AM EST Thu Nov 7 2024
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northern Montgomery County in central Georgia...
Northern Wheeler County in central Georgia...
Southern Treutlen County in east central Georgia...
* Until 1100 AM EST.
* At 555 AM EST, radar and automated rain gauges indicated 2 and 4
inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 0.75 to
1.5 inches in 1 hour. 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 rain.
SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.
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...
Soperton, Alamo, Glenwood, Tarrytown, Landsburg, Barnhill, Lothair
and Zaidee.
This includes the following streams and drainages...
Little Creek, Tiger Creek, Peterson Creek, Bobtail Creek, Little
Cypress Creek, Pendleton Creek, Buck Creek, Larry Creek, Ochwalkee
Creek, Little Red Bluff Creek, Mill Creek, Little Ocmulgee River,
Naked Creek, Oconee River, Cypress Creek, Camp Branch, Long Creek,
Alligator Creek, Oconee Branch and Bear Creek.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
&&
LAT...LON 3219 8287 3227 8277 3227 8276 3228 8276
3231 8272 3234 8274 3234 8273 3238 8262
3238 8240 3235 8241 3230 8257 3225 8264
3223 8263 3216 8262 3209 8281
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...0.75-1.5 INCHES IN 1 HOUR
$$1 follow-up statement
671
WGUS72 KFFC 071357
FFSFFC
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
857 AM EST Thu Nov 7 2024
GAC209-283-309-071407-
/O.CAN.KFFC.FF.W.0074.000000T0000Z-241107T1600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Montgomery GA-Treutlen GA-Wheeler GA-
857 AM EST Thu Nov 7 2024
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR NORTHERN MONTGOMERY,
NORTHERN WHEELER AND SOUTHERN TREUTLEN COUNTIES...
The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a
threat. Please continue to heed remaining road closures.
A Flood Watch remains in effect until 700 PM EST Thursday for
portions of central, east central, and southeast Georgia.
&&
LAT...LON 3219 8287 3227 8277 3227 8276 3228 8276
3231 8272 3234 8274 3234 8273 3238 8262
3238 8240 3235 8241 3230 8257 3225 8264
3223 8263 3216 8262 3209 8281
$$What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Atlanta, GA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Nov 7, 4:19 AM EST, 1 hour 36 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
- Updated at 400 AM EST Thu Nov 7 2024
- Heavy rain, flooding and flash flooding will remain possible through this evening over areas south and east of Macon. A Flood Watch remains in place for a portion of east central Georgia.
- Rain will move back in on Sunday with amounts up to one-half inch over north Georgia by midday Monday.
- Relatively warm and moist conditions will persist through at least Wednesday. Temperatures will be above average (by 8 to 16 degrees) today and Friday.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 7, 4:19 AM EST, 1 hour 36 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 419 AM EST Thu Nov 7 2024 ...Morning Area Forecast Discussion... .KEY MESSAGES... Updated at 400 AM EST Thu Nov 7 2024 - Heavy rain, flooding and flash flooding will remain possible through this evening over areas south and east of Macon. A Flood Watch remains in place for a portion of east central Georgia. - Rain will move back in on Sunday with amounts up to one-half inch over north Georgia by midday Monday. - Relatively warm and moist conditions will persist through at least Wednesday. Temperatures will be above average (by 8 to 16 degrees) today and Friday. && .SHORT TERM... (Today through Friday) Issued at 400 AM EST Thu Nov 7 2024 For Today: The main concern for today will be the continued threat for flooding in east central Georgia. Despite fairly sparse weather station coverage, several gauge sites in east central Georgia have measured over 3 inches of rain in the last 24 hours. This includes one site in Dublin with over 5 inches of rain. Radar estimated rainfall (which provides better spatial coverage) matches up well with the gauge data, and suggests an arc of 3 to 6 inches of rain from McRae to Dublin to Swainsboro. Isolated totals over 8 inches are estimated just east of Swainsboro. CAM guidance suggests that an additional 1 to 3 inches of rainfall is possible by noon today. Per HREF guidance there is a 20 to 40% chance of an additional 2 inches along and east of a line from McRae to Dublin. This combination of rain that has occurred, and what could still occur suggests a continued flood threat in east central Georgia. Thus we elected to continue the Flood Watch for east central Georgia. The Flood Watch has been canceled for areas further west where the threat of heavy rainfall has concluded (Macon area). The majority of the rainfall that has yet to fall should occur before noon today. Thus the day shift will have an opportunity to reevaluate the need for a watch and potentially cancel it early. For the time being it appears that the very dry soil conditions prior to this rain event have limited any rises on local rivers. Thus the risk for river flooding should remain limited and isolated. A few light rain showers could occur in west or north Georgia today. However, this activity should be spares and most people living in these regions will experience dry weather. Low clouds will be widespread, and due to the continued wedge they should be slow to break up today. In fact a number of the CAMs don't support any clearing today and this would fit with typical wedge trends. The cloud cover should limit today's high temperatures, but since we will be starting off the day with temperatures near 70 degrees, afternoon highs in the mid to upper 70s are still expected. Tonight & Friday: Weak wedging should remain in place tonight and this should combine with moisture from recent rainfall to promote widespread low cloud cover overnight. Areas of patchy fog may occur, especially over areas of eastern Georgia that received significant rainfall over the last 24 hours. The wedge should fade on Friday as a trough moving through the Northeast U.S. eats into the ridge over the Atlantic. This should lead to light winds across Georgia. The tropical moisture will remain entrenched over the state, but with no strong forcing for lift widespread rainfall is improbable. That said a few light rain showers may still occur (20% chance in central Georgia). High temperatures on Friday should be near 80 degrees, which will be 8 to 16 degrees above seasonal averages. Albright && .LONG TERM... (Friday night through Wednesday) Issued at 400 AM EST Thu Nov 7 2024 No significant weather hazards or forecast concerns expected in the long term period. Large upper low over the SWUS will finally eject NE into the central plains on Saturday then into the Great Lakes states on Sunday. A trailing front should push into north Georgia Sunday with perhaps some enhanced moisture from Rafael. Not a lot of instability but could see some TSRA Sunday afternoon. Interesting pattern shift early next week and high amplitude ridging develops over the central and eastern CONUS just to our west. Above normal amount of uncertainty as global model ensembles differ on whether a short wave develops in NNW flow to the east of this ridge and moves into GA potentially brining a brief cool/dry snap as indicated by 20% or so of members, but overall probabilities of this are low. General NW flow should prevail through Wed then increasing high clouds, temps and low level moisture as upper ridge axis pushes east of us. Above normal temps should continue for some time. The center of Hurricane Rafael will remain in the Gulf of Mexico as it moves slowly west through early next week. Additional tropical development is possible (30%) over the Leeward Islands through the southeastern Bahamas over the next 7 days. SNELSON && .AVIATION... (06Z TAFS) Issued at 1239 AM EST Thu Nov 7 2024 Ceilings should range from MVFR (1000-2000 ft AGL) in northwest Georgia to IFR and LIFR (300-1000 ft AGL) in central Georgia through 15Z today. From 15Z to 03Z Friday a mix of MVFR and IFR ceilings are expected. Patchy visibility restrictions of 1 to 5 SM may occur before 15Z today. Areas of rain will continue in eastern and central Georgia through 00Z Friday. East (040-090) winds of 3 to 8 knots will continue through 06Z Friday. //ATL Confidence...06Z Update... Moderate confidence in the KATL TAF. High confidence in the wind forecast. Moderate confidence in sub 1000 ft ceilings through 18Z Thursday. Low confidence in additional precipitation in the next 36 hours. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Athens 74 64 78 60 / 30 10 10 0 Atlanta 76 65 78 63 / 20 10 10 0 Blairsville 77 58 78 55 / 10 10 0 0 Cartersville 79 63 80 60 / 10 10 0 0 Columbus 79 68 80 65 / 20 20 20 10 Gainesville 76 64 79 62 / 20 10 10 0 Macon 76 66 79 63 / 60 20 20 0 Rome 80 62 80 57 / 10 10 0 0 Peachtree City 76 63 79 61 / 20 10 10 0 Vidalia 78 70 81 66 / 80 20 20 0 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... Flood Watch through this evening for GAZ074>076-083>086-096>098- 107>113. && SHORT TERM...Albright LONG TERM....SNELSON AVIATION...Albright
Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 7, 4:01 AM EST, 1 hour 54 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 401 AM EST Thu Nov 7 2024 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-080915- Baldwin-Banks-Barrow-Bartow-Bibb-Bleckley-Butts-Carroll-Catoosa- Chattahoochee-Chattooga-Cherokee-Clarke-Clayton-Cobb-Coweta- Crawford-Crisp-Dade-Dawson-DeKalb-Dodge-Dooly-Douglas-Emanuel- Fannin-Fayette-Floyd-Forsyth-Gilmer-Glascock-Gordon-Greene- Gwinnett-Hall-Hancock-Haralson-Harris-Heard-Henry-Houston-Jackson- Jasper-Jefferson-Johnson-Jones-Lamar-Laurens-Lumpkin-Macon- Madison-Marion-Meriwether-Monroe-Montgomery-Morgan-Murray- Muscogee-Newton-North Fulton-Oconee-Oglethorpe-Paulding-Peach- Pickens-Pike-Polk-Pulaski-Putnam-Rockdale-Schley-South Fulton- Spalding-Stewart-Sumter-Talbot-Taliaferro-Taylor-Telfair-Toombs- Towns-Treutlen-Troup-Twiggs-Union-Upson-Walker-Walton-Warren- Washington-Webster-Wheeler-White-Whitfield-Wilcox-Wilkes- Wilkinson- 401 AM EST Thu Nov 7 2024 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north and central Georgia. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight... A Flood Watch remains in place for a portion of east central Georgia through 7 PM. An additional 1 to 3 inches of rain may occur within the watch area. This may combine with prior rainfall amounts in the 2 to 6 inch range to produce localized flooding. Remain alert for flooded roadways and remember to turn around don't drown. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday... The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. . .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not requested but spotters are encouraged to submit reports of flash flooding through the web by going to weather.gov/atlanta. Please relay any information about observed flash flooding to the NWS.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Nov 7, 12:59 AM EST, 4 hours 56 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1259 AM EST Thu Nov 7 2024
GAZ097-108>111-070700-
Wheeler GA-Telfair GA-Wilcox GA-Laurens GA-Dodge GA-
1259 AM EST Thu Nov 7 2024
...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of southeastern Laurens,
southeastern Dodge, Telfair, southeastern Wilcox and northwestern
Wheeler Counties through 200 AM EST...
At 1256 AM EST, heavy rainfall was falling along a line extending
from near Little Ocmulgee State Park to near Bowens Mill, and moving
northeast at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Heavy rain.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Heavy rain may cause temporary flooding especially in poor
drainage areas.
Locations impacted include...
McRae, Alamo, Helena, Milan, Rhine, Scotland, Chauncey, Rentz,
Jacksonville, Cedar Grove, Jay Bird Springs, Temperance, Browning,
China Hill, Five Points, Achord, Little Ocmulgee State Park,
Godwinsville, Lowery, and Workmore.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Motorists should slow down and be prepared for possible loss of
control due to hydroplaning.
&&
LAT...LON 3178 8303 3179 8304 3179 8305 3182 8311
3181 8311 3181 8313 3182 8314 3182 8315
3185 8318 3184 8321 3185 8329 3186 8334
3247 8293 3231 8274 3229 8266 3178 8300
TIME...MOT...LOC 0556Z 206DEG 14KT 3213 8292 3188 8321
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPHSpecial weather statement, Nov 7, 4:35 AM EST, 1 hour 20 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
435 AM EST Thu Nov 7 2024
GAZ111>113-071030-
Toombs GA-Wheeler GA-Montgomery GA-
435 AM EST Thu Nov 7 2024
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northwestern Toombs,
northeastern Wheeler and Montgomery Counties through 530 AM EST...
At 434 AM EST, an area of very heavy rainfall was centered near
Mount Vernon, moving east at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Heavy rain.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Heavy rain may cause temporary flooding especially in poor
drainage areas.
Locations impacted include...
Lyons, Mount Vernon, Vidalia, Glenwood, Ailey, Higgston, Santa Claus,
Alston, Tarrytown, Center, Landsburg, Kibbee, and Normantown.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Motorists should slow down and be prepared for possible loss of
control due to hydroplaning.
&&
LAT...LON 3213 8228 3206 8267 3226 8277 3233 8255
3233 8254 3235 8241 3234 8239 3234 8238
3232 8236 3229 8235 3229 8228 3226 8226
TIME...MOT...LOC 0934Z 247DEG 12KT 3216 8261
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPHSpecial weather statement, Nov 7, 5:02 AM EST, 53 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
502 AM EST Thu Nov 7 2024
GAZ086-112-113-071100-
Toombs GA-Emanuel GA-Montgomery GA-
502 AM EST Thu Nov 7 2024
...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of Toombs, south central
Emanuel and Montgomery Counties through 600 AM EST...
At 502 AM EST, a line of strong thunderstorms with very heavy rain
was along a line extending from Kibbee to near Ailey to
Charlotteville, and moving northeast at 10 mph.
HAZARD...40 to 50 mph wind and heavy rain.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect minor damage to tree limbs and blowing around of
light, unsecured objects. Heavy rain may cause temporary
flooding especially in poor drainage areas.
Locations impacted include...
Lyons, Mount Vernon, Vidalia, Uvalda, Oak Park, Ailey, Higgston,
Santa Claus, Alston, Center, Toombs Central, New Branch, Ponderosa,
Kibbee, South Thompson, Rock Springs, Cedar Crossing, Johnson Corner,
Charlotteville, and Normantown.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
People outdoors should seek shelter immediately. Motorists should
slow down and be prepared for possible loss of control due to
hydroplaning.
&&
LAT...LON 3200 8227 3198 8256 3199 8256 3201 8259
3211 8258 3227 8261 3239 8230 3232 8223
3222 8221
TIME...MOT...LOC 1002Z 245DEG 10KT 3229 8255 3215 8251 3201 8255
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPHLocal storm report, Nov 7, 5:40 AM EST, 15 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
540 AM EST Thu Nov 7 2024
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0500 AM Rain 2 WNW Mount Vernon 32.19N 82.63W
11/07/2024 M3.94 Inch Wheeler GA CO-OP Observer
HADS station MTVG1 2.3 W Mount Vernon. The period of
the rain event was 3 hours.
&&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 6, 10:44 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Emanuel, Jefferson, Johnson, Laurens, Treutlen, Washington | 6 hr |
| 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, 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.