1 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 Jul 12, 2:00 PM EST, 30 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 300 PM EDT TUE JUL 12 2005 .SHORT TERM... AIRMASS REMAINS VERY MOIST THROUGH THE SHORT TERM FORECAST PERIOD. WITH SOUTHWEST FLOW AT THE SURFACE AND ALOFT SQUEEZED BETWEEN THE REMAINS OF DENNIS AND THE WESTERN ATLANTIC HIGH...CHANCES FOR CONTINUED BOUTS OF HEAVY RAIN REMAIN IN THE PICTURE EACH DAY. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO AGGRAVATE THE CURRENT FLOODING ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA. BY THE END OF THE WEEK THE WESTERN ATLANTIC SURFACE AND UPPER RIDGES BEGIN BUILDING BACK WEST INTO THE REGION WITH PRECIPITATION BECOMING MORE SCATTERED. .LONG TERM... FOR THE WEEKEND UPPER RIDGE DOMINATES THE REGION WITH ONLY SCATTERED DIURNAL CONVECTION EXPECTED. ALTHOUGH THE UPPER RIDGE IS QUITE STRONG...ABUNDANT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE AND SATURATED SOILS SHOULD BE SUFFICIENT TO OVERCOME MID AND UPPER LEVEL DRYING AND SUBSIDENCE. SURFACE AND UPPER RIDGES BEGIN WEAKENING BY THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK AND COVERAGE OF DIURNAL CONVECTION SHOULD BE ON THE INCREASE. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... ATLANTA 72 84 73 84 / 50 60 50 60 ATHENS 70 86 70 86 / 50 60 50 60 GAINESVILLE 70 84 70 84 / 50 60 50 60 ROME 71 85 70 85 / 50 60 50 60 COLUMBUS 73 90 74 90 / 50 50 30 50 MACON 74 90 73 90 / 50 50 30 50 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... GA...NONE. && 20
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 602 AM EDT TUE JUL 12 2005 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-131001- BALDWIN-BANKS-BARROW-BARTOW-BIBB-BLECKLEY-BUTTS-CARROLL-CATOOSA- CHATTAHOOCHEE-CHATTOOGA-CHEROKEE-CLARKE-CLAYTON-COBB-COWETA-CRAWFORD- CRISP-DADE-DAWSON-DE KALB-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- 602 AM EDT TUE JUL 12 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY. ...ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .SYNOPSIS... THE REMNANTS OF HURRICANE DENNIS APPEARS TO HAVE STALLED OVER THE OHIO/MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. THIS WILL BRING INCREASED SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW AND MOISTURE TO THE AREA TODAY. .PRIMARY HAZARD... ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE OVER NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE PRIMARY HAZARD FROM THESE SEVERE STORMS WILL BE DAMAGING DOWNBURST WINDS...PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN...AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. .DISCUSSION... MAIN LOW CENTER ASSOCIATED WITH THE REMNANTS OF HURRICANE DENNIS HAS STALLED OVER THE OHIO/MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TODAY. THIS WILL INCREASE MOIST SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW OVER THE AREA TODAY. THE FORECAST MODELS ARE SHOWING A VORT MAX ROTATING AROUND THE LOW CENTER AND MOVING ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WILL HELP IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE COUNTY WARNING AREA. INSTABILITY WILL ALSO INCREASE WITH CAPES EXPECTED AROUND 1500 AND LIFTED INDICES RANGING FROM MINUS 2 TO MINUS 4. COMBINE THIS WITH K INDEX VALUES BETWEEN 30 AND 35 AND GEORGIA COULD SEE SOME STORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER GROUPS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL SHOULD MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS...AND BE READY FOR POSSIBLE ACTIVATION TODAY. .DAY TWO THROUGH DAY SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE EACH DAY. && FOR THE GRAPHICAL HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK AND OTHER WEATHER INFORMATION...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV...AND CLICK ON GEORGIA.
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 99 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:30 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
The Cherokee County Emergency Management Director reported that heavy rain caused flash flooding on Sope and Shoal Creeks, which washed out a couple of county roads. One vehicle was washed away into Shoal Creek. The occupant had to be rescued, but no injuries were reported.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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