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Flash Flood Warning 45, NWS Atlanta, GA

August 23, 2025Baldwin County, Washington County, Wilkinson County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this flash flood warning at Aug 23, 2025, 9:09 AM EDT for Baldwin County, Washington County, Wilkinson County, Georgia. It was in force for 4 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
Aug 23, 2025, 9:09 AM EDT (13:09 UTC)
Expired
Aug 23, 2025, 12:51 PM EDT
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Baldwin County, GA, Washington County, GA, Wilkinson County, GA

The radar

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:10 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 23, 12:30 PM EDTFLASH FLOOD1 Sw Hardwick, GARoad Flooding was reported in and around Milledgeville specifically along Helen Rd and on McKinley St.

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, 1.2 hours before the alert went out and 128 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 2025-08-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 361 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 2025-08-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -23 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
361 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-7 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
555 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
6 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-23 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-19 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

587 
WGUS52 KFFC 231309
FFWFFC
GAC009-303-319-231915-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FF.W.0045.250823T1309Z-250823T1915Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
909 AM EDT Sat Aug 23 2025

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Baldwin County in central Georgia...
  Northern Wilkinson County in central Georgia...
  Southwestern Washington County in east central Georgia...

* Until 315 PM EDT Saturday.

* At 909 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain across the 
  warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Flash 
  flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by heavy rain.

  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...
  Milledgeville, Gordon, Ivey, Oconee, Midway-Hardwick, Scottsboro, 
  Pancras, Hardwick, Allenwood, Coopers, Hebron and Browns Crossing.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3310 8340 3318 8321 3316 8315 3312 8311
      3308 8312 3305 8310 3307 8307 3286 8289
      3288 8331

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$
1 follow-up statement
982 
WGUS72 KFFC 231651
FFSFFC

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1251 PM EDT Sat Aug 23 2025

GAC009-303-319-231701-
/O.CAN.KFFC.FF.W.0045.000000T0000Z-250823T1915Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Baldwin GA-Washington GA-Wilkinson GA-
1251 PM EDT Sat Aug 23 2025

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR BALDWIN, NORTHERN WILKINSON 
AND SOUTHWESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTIES...

The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a 
threat, though additional rainfall is possible this afternoon. 
Please continue to heed remaining road closures.

A Flood Watch remains in effect until 200 AM EDT Sunday for portions 
of central, east central, and southeast Georgia.

&&

LAT...LON 3310 8340 3318 8321 3316 8315 3312 8311
      3308 8312 3305 8310 3307 8307 3286 8289
      3288 8331

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 22, 8:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTelfair32 min
Aug 22, 8:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTelfair28 min
Aug 22, 9:03 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningFFCTelfair4 hr
Aug 22, 9:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWilkinson30 min
Aug 23, 9:07 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningFFCButts, Henry, Jasper, Monroe, Newton5 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.