3 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Atlanta, GA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Aug 8, 4:30 AM EST, 5 hours 30 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 530 AM EDT MON AUG 8 2005 .SHORT TERM...DIFFUSE SURFACE LOW CONTINUED TO MEANDER AROUND ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA. DEEP EASTERLY TROPICAL FLOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE SHORT TERM. HAVE KEPT LIKELY POPS FOR TODAY...AND GOOD CHANCE FOR MOST OF THE AREA THROUGH TUESDAY. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE ON THE COOL SIDE TODAY AND TUESDAY DUE TO CLOUDINESS AND RAIN. HAVE EXTENDED THE FLOOD WATCH INTO THE EARLY EVENING. QPF FORECASTS KEEP NEAR 2 INCHES TODAY OVER THE NORTHEAST ZONES...AND RADAR ESTIMATES SHOW ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF NEAR 4 INCHES DURING THE PAST 24 HOURS. .LONG TERM...NO CHANGES TO THE EXTENDED. RIDGE ALOFT SHOULD GRADUALLY BUILD WESTWARD FROM THE ATLANTIC AFTER THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. THIS SHOULD BRING A RETURN TO WARMER TEMPERATURES AND A MORE DIURNAL PATTERN OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. .AVIATION... PERSISTENT UPPER LEVEL LOW AND TROPICAL MOISTURE OVER THE TAF SITES THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. CURRENT SHOWERS FROM PDK TO AHN WILL CONTINUE MOVING NORTH TO NORTHWEST AT 10 KTS. IFR CIGS BELOW 1000 FEET WILL DOMINATE THE AREA THIS MORNING WITH VISIBILITIES NO LESS THAN 2 MILES IN FOG OR SHOWERS. EXPECT SHOWERS TO BECOME MORE NUMEROUS AGAIN AFTER 15Z WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 18Z. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH AFTER 03Z. AN EASTERLY FLOW OF 5 TO 10 KTS WILL PREVAIL EXCEPT FOR VARIABLE DIRECTION WIND GUSTS NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... ATLANTA 83 71 85 72 / 70 50 50 30 ATHENS 81 70 85 70 / 70 60 50 30 GAINESVILLE 79 70 83 69 / 80 60 50 50 ROME 85 71 90 72 / 70 50 40 40 COLUMBUS 85 74 91 75 / 60 40 40 30 MACON 86 74 90 73 / 60 50 50 30 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... GA...FFA IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEAST GA THROUGH 7 PM EDT. && 16/41
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 601 AM EDT MON AUG 8 2005 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-091015- DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS- CHATTOOGA-GORDON-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE-FLOYD-BARTOW- CHEROKEE-FORSYTH-HALL-BANKS-JACKSON-MADISON-POLK-PAULDING-COBB- NORTH FULTON-GWINNETT-BARROW-CLARKE-OCONEE-OGLETHORPE-WILKES- HARALSON-CARROLL-DOUGLAS-SOUTH FULTON-DEKALB-ROCKDALE-WALTON- NEWTON-MORGAN-GREENE-TALIAFERRO-HEARD-COWETA-FAYETTE-CLAYTON- SPALDING-HENRY-BUTTS-JASPER-PUTNAM-HANCOCK-WARREN-TROUP- MERIWETHER-PIKE-UPSON-LAMAR-MONROE-JONES-BALDWIN-WASHINGTON- GLASCOCK-JEFFERSON-HARRIS-TALBOT-TAYLOR-CRAWFORD-BIBB-TWIGGS- WILKINSON-JOHNSON-EMANUEL-MUSCOGEE-CHATTAHOOCHEE-MARION-SCHLEY- MACON-PEACH-HOUSTON-BLECKLEY-LAURENS-TREUTLEN-STEWART-WEBSTER- SUMTER-DOOLY-CRISP-PULASKI-WILCOX-DODGE-TELFAIR-WHEELER- MONTGOMERY-TOOMBS- 601 AM EDT MON AUG 8 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY. ...NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED OVER NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA... .SYNOPSIS... LOW PRESSURE OVER THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH TONIGHT. TROPICAL MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA. .PRIMARY HAZARD... THE PRIMARY HAZARD FROM THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL UP TO 3 INCHES. THE BEST TIME FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. .DISCUSSION... A TROPICAL AIRMASS CONTINUES OVER THE AREA...NUMEROUS SHOWERS CAN BE EXPECTED. WEAK INSTABILITY WILL PREVAIL TODAY WITH CAPES OF 1000 OR LESS AND LIFTED INDICES OF MINUS 2 TO MINUS 3. THIS WILL ALLOW SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP WITH ISOLATED STORMS PRODUCING FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS. THE STRONGER STORMS OR PERSISTENT SHOWERS WILL PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL GENERALLY MOVE NORTH TO NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 MILES AN HOUR. THE UPSLOPE FLOW OVER THE NORTHEAST MOUNTAIN COUNTIES COULD CONCENTRATE THE HEAVY RAINFALL AND PRODUCE LOCALIZED FLOODING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT. .DAY TWO THROUGH DAY SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY. && FOR THE GRAPHICAL HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK AND OTHER WEATHER INFORMATION...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV...AND CLICK ON GEORGIA. KDF
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 149 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 15:00 UTC.
3 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
The White County 911 Center reported that heavy rain, on the order of three to four inches during the morning hours, had resulted in Shoal Creek exceeding its banks and flooding Georgia Highway 115 southwest of Cleveland. The road had to be closed.
The Banks County Emergency Management Director reported flash flooding along Grove Creek and Hickory Creek at Georgia Highway 98. Two homes were flooded and the residents had to be relocated. Hembree and Hickory Creek Roads were flooded and closed. Rainfall of four to five inches fell across the southern portions of Banks county between Maysville and Homer during the late morning and early afternoon hours.
The Madison County 911 Center reported that several inches of rain during the afternoon had caused a number of creeks to exceed their banks, flooding several roads. Rainfall of three to five inches had fallen across much of the county during the mid-afternoon hours, especially in the southern sections of the county. No roads were washed out and damage to roads was limited to debris removal.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Georgia in 2005Every state in 2005This day in weather historyWarnings in Georgia, August 2005
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5475507, 5475430, 5475431.