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Flash Flood Warning 33, NWS Atlanta, GA

August 5, 20254 counties in Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this flash flood warning at Aug 5, 2025, 12:54 PM EDT for 4 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
Aug 5, 2025, 12:54 PM EDT (16:54 UTC)
Expired
Aug 5, 2025, 7:00 PM EDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Crisp County, GA, Dooly County, GA, Pulaski County, GA, Wilcox County, GA

The radar

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:58 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Aug 5, 4:32 PM EDTFLASH FLOOD2 Ne Arabi, GAReport of shallow moving water covering roadway along Lilliston Road near Bedgood Road.
Aug 5, 5:00 PM EDTFLASH FLOOD1 Ene East Crisp, GAReport of shallow moving water covering roadway near the intersection of Listonia Road and Dockweiler Road.

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 12:00Z, 4.9 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 12:00Z on 2025-08-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 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 2025-08-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 101 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
508 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
22 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
101 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
96 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

834 
WGUS52 KFFC 051654
FFWFFC
GAC081-093-235-315-052300-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FF.W.0033.250805T1654Z-250805T2300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1254 PM EDT Tue Aug 5 2025

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Eastern Crisp County in central Georgia...
  Southeastern Dooly County in central Georgia...
  Southern Pulaski County in central Georgia...
  Wilcox County in central Georgia...

* Until 700 PM EDT Tuesday.

* At 1254 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 3 inches of 
  rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 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...
  Abbeville, Rochelle, Arabi, Pineview, Pitts, Pope City, Pleasant 
  View, Seville, Finleyson, Cedar Creek, Tippettville, Tremont, 
  Owensboro, Hatley, Double Run, Antioch Church, Wallace, East 
  Crisp, Ocmulgee Banks and Mock Springs.

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 3180 8373 3212 8369 3222 8359 3223 8346
      3219 8331 3217 8331 3215 8332 3213 8331
      3211 8334 3209 8332 3209 8331 3208 8330
      3205 8330 3205 8331 3203 8329 3201 8330
      3200 8329 3185 8327 3185 8361 3180 8361

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$
1 follow-up statement
192 
WGUS72 KFFC 052254 RRA
FFSFFC

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
654 PM EDT Tue Aug 5 2025

GAC081-093-235-315-052304-
/O.EXP.KFFC.FF.W.0033.000000T0000Z-250805T2300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Crisp GA-Dooly GA-Pulaski GA-Wilcox GA-
654 PM EDT Tue Aug 5 2025

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR 
EASTERN CRISP, SOUTHEASTERN DOOLY, SOUTHERN PULASKI AND WILCOX 
COUNTIES...

Flood waters are receding. 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 800 PM EDT Wednesday for 
portions of central, east central, north central, northeast, 
southeast, and west central Georgia.

&&

LAT...LON 3180 8373 3212 8369 3222 8359 3223 8346
      3219 8331 3217 8331 3215 8332 3213 8331
      3211 8334 3209 8332 3209 8331 3208 8330
      3205 8330 3205 8331 3203 8329 3201 8330
      3200 8329 3185 8327 3185 8361 3180 8361

$$

Culver

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 5, 7:57 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCMorgan, Newton4 hr
Aug 5, 11:40 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDodge, Pulaski50 min
Aug 5, 12:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHenry32 min
Aug 5, 12:22 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCGwinnett, Walton3 hr
Aug 5, 12:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWilcox50 min
Aug 5, 1:19 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningFFCClayton, Henry3 hr
Aug 5, 1:25 PM EDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatFFCCrisp, Wilcox5 hr
Aug 5, 3:49 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCGreene, Oconee, Oglethorpe53 hr
Aug 5, 4:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCJohnson26 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.