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Frost Advisory 2, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this frost advisory at Mar 24, 2006, 3:21 PM EST for 96 counties in Georgia. It took effect at Mar 25, 2006, 12:00 AM EST. It was in force for 8 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 24, 2006, 3:21 PM EST (20:21 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 25, 2006, 12:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Mar 25, 2006, 8:00 AM EST
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
All 96 counties
Baldwin County, GA, Banks County, GA, Barrow County, GA, Bartow County, GA, Bibb County, GA, Bleckley County, GA, Butts County, GA, Carroll County, GA, Catoosa County, GA, Chattahoochee County, GA, Chattooga County, GA, Cherokee County, GA, Clarke County, GA, Clayton County, GA, Cobb County, GA, Coweta County, GA, Crawford County, GA, Crisp County, GA, Dade County, GA, Dawson County, GA, DeKalb County, GA, Dodge County, GA, Dooly County, GA, Douglas County, GA, Emanuel County, GA, Fannin County, GA, Fayette County, GA, Floyd County, GA, Forsyth County, GA, Fulton County, GA, Gilmer County, GA, Glascock County, GA, Gordon County, GA, Greene County, GA, Gwinnett County, GA, Hall County, GA, Hancock County, GA, Haralson County, GA, Harris County, GA, Heard County, GA, Henry County, GA, Houston County, GA, Jackson County, GA, Jasper County, GA, Jefferson County, GA, Johnson County, GA, Jones County, GA, Lamar County, GA, Laurens County, GA, Lumpkin County, GA, Macon County, GA, Madison County, GA, Marion County, GA, Meriwether County, GA, Monroe County, GA, Montgomery County, GA, Morgan County, GA, Murray County, GA, Muscogee County, GA, Newton County, GA, Oconee County, GA, Oglethorpe County, GA, Paulding County, GA, Peach County, GA, Pickens County, GA, Pike County, GA, Polk County, GA, Pulaski County, GA, Putnam County, GA, Rockdale County, GA, Schley County, GA, Spalding County, GA, Stewart County, GA, Sumter County, GA, Talbot County, GA, Taliaferro County, GA, Taylor County, GA, Telfair County, GA, Toombs County, GA, Towns County, GA, Treutlen County, GA, Troup County, GA, Twiggs County, GA, Union County, GA, Upson County, GA, Walker County, GA, Walton County, GA, Warren County, GA, Washington County, GA, Webster County, GA, Wheeler County, GA, White County, GA, Whitfield County, GA, Wilcox County, GA, Wilkes County, GA, Wilkinson County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:24 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 50 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
- 1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 721 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -63 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 27 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS72 KFFC 242021 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 321 PM EST FRI MAR 24 2006 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-250430- /O.NEW.KFFC.FR.Y.0002.060325T0500Z-060325T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KFFC.FZ.A.0001.060326T0500Z-060326T1200Z/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALHOUN...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND... ROME...CARTERSVILLE...GAINESVILLE...MARIETTA...ATLANTA... LAWRENCEVILLE...ATHENS...CARROLLTON...DOUGLASVILLE...EAST POINT... DECATUR...CONYERS...COVINGTON...NEWNAN...PEACHTREE CITY... GRIFFIN...MILLEDGEVILLE...MACON...SWAINSBORO...COLUMBUS... WARNER ROBINS...DUBLIN...LUMPKIN...AMERICUS...CORDELE...VIDALIA 321 PM EST FRI MAR 24 2006 ...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 AM EST SATURDAY... ...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A FROST ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 AM EST SATURDAY. A FREEZE WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FREEZE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. SKIES WILL GRADUALLY CLEAR THIS EVENING IN MOST AREAS EXCEPT PERHAPS THE NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS. THIS WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO DROP INTO THE LOWER AND MID 30S ACROSS THE AREA. AS WINDS DECREASE TO BETWEEN 5 AND 10 MPH OVERNIGHT...PATCHY FROST WILL BE ABLE TO FORM...ESPECIALLY IN SHELTERED AREAS. IN ADDITION...AS AN AREA OF SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN ON SATURDAY...LIGHTER WINDS COMBINED WITH CLEAR SKIES SATURDAY NIGHT WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO DROP TO NEAR OR BELOW FREEZING IN MANY AREAS. THUS...FREEZING CONDITIONS DANGEROUS TO GROWING VEGETATION MAY BE POSSIBLE IN MOST OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA SATURDAY NIGHT. A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP DURING THE GROWING SEASON. THOSE WITH AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS ARE ADVISED TO HARVEST OR PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. ALSO...POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE AWAY FROM THE COLD. A FREEZE WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A FREEZE EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. THOSE WITH AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD MAKE PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT VEGETATION AND YOUNG TREES. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS72 KFFC 250157 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 857 PM EST FRI MAR 24 2006 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-030>035-041>048-052>058-251300- /O.UPG.KFFC.FR.Y.0002.060325T0500Z-060325T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KFFC.FZ.W.0002.060325T0800Z-060325T1300Z/ /O.EXT.KFFC.FZ.A.0001.060326T0800Z-060326T1300Z/ DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS- CHATTOOGA-GORDON-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE-FLOYD-BARTOW- CHEROKEE-FORSYTH-HALL-BANKS-JACKSON-POLK-PAULDING-COBB- NORTH FULTON-GWINNETT-BARROW-HARALSON-CARROLL-DOUGLAS- SOUTH FULTON-DEKALB-ROCKDALE-WALTON-NEWTON-HEARD-COWETA-FAYETTE- CLAYTON-SPALDING-HENRY-BUTTS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALHOUN...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND... ROME...CARTERSVILLE...GAINESVILLE...MARIETTA...ATLANTA... LAWRENCEVILLE...CARROLLTON...DOUGLASVILLE...EAST POINT... DECATUR...CONYERS...COVINGTON...NEWNAN...PEACHTREE CITY...GRIFFIN 857 PM EST FRI MAR 24 2006 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 8 AM EST SATURDAY... ...FREEZE WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 8 AM EST SATURDAY. THE FREEZE WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. THE FROST ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SKIES WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY CLEAR ACROSS FAR NORTH GEORGIA THIS EVENING...WITH A FEW CLOUDS LINGERING OVERNIGHT IN THE NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS. WINDS WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO SLOWLY DIMINISH. COLD CANADIAN AIR WILL CONTINUE TO FILTER SOUTH INTO GEORGIA OVERNIGHT FROM A LARGE HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM IN THE MIDWEST. WHILE A WIDESPREAD HARD FREEZE IS NOT EXPECTED...MANY AREAS WILL SEE TEMPERATURES DROP INTO THE 30 TO 31 DEGREE RANGE AFTER 4 AM SATURDAY MORNING AND REMAIN THERE UNTIL JUST AFTER SUNSET. FROST CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED IN PROTECTED LOCATIONS WITHIN THE FREEZE WARNING AREA. IN ADDITION...AS THE CENTER OF THE CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO MOVE CLOSER TO THE AREA SATURDAY NIGHT...EVEN COLDER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED AT MANY LOCATIONS. LIGHTER WINDS COMBINED WITH CLEAR SKIES SATURDAY NIGHT WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO DROP BELOW FREEZING IN MANY AREAS. THUS...FREEZING CONDITIONS DANGEROUS TO GROWING VEGETATION MAY BE POSSIBLE IN MOST OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA SATURDAY NIGHT. A FREEZE WARNING MEANS FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO THREATEN OUTDOOR PLANTS. THOSE WITH AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS IN THE WARNED AREA ARE ADVISED TO HARVEST OR PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. A FREEZE WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A FREEZE EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. THOSE WITH AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD MAKE PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT VEGETATION AND YOUNG TREES. $$ GAZ027-036>039-049>051-059>062-066>076-078>086-089>098-102>113- 251300- /O.EXT.KFFC.FR.Y.0002.060325T0800Z-060325T1300Z/ /O.EXT.KFFC.FZ.A.0001.060326T0800Z-060326T1300Z/ MADISON-CLARKE-OCONEE-OGLETHORPE-WILKES-MORGAN-GREENE-TALIAFERRO- 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATHENS...MILLEDGEVILLE...MACON... SWAINSBORO...COLUMBUS...WARNER ROBINS...DUBLIN...LUMPKIN... AMERICUS...CORDELE...VIDALIA 857 PM EST FRI MAR 24 2006 ...FROST ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 8 AM EST SATURDAY... ...FREEZE WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THE FROST ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 8 AM EST SATURDAY. THE FREEZE WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. CLEAR SKIES AND DIMINISHING WINDS COMBINED WITH COLD CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO DROP INTO THE LOWER AND MID 30S ACROSS THE AREA. AS WINDS DECREASE TO BETWEEN 5 AND 10 MPH OVERNIGHT...PATCHY FROST WILL BE ABLE TO FORM...ESPECIALLY IN SHELTERED AREAS. IN ADDITION...AS THE CENTER OF THE CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO MOVE CLOSER TO THE AREA SATURDAY NIGHT...EVEN COLDER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED AT MANY LOCATIONS. LIGHTER WINDS COMBINED WITH CLEAR SKIES SATURDAY NIGHT WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO DROP TO BELOW FREEZING IN MANY AREAS. THUS...FREEZING CONDITIONS DANGEROUS TO GROWING VEGETATION MAY BE POSSIBLE ACROSS MOST OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA SATURDAY NIGHT. A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP DURING THE GROWING SEASON. THOSE WITH AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS ARE ADVISED TO HARVEST OR PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. ALSO...POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE AWAY FROM THE COLD. A FREEZE WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A FREEZE EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. THOSE WITH AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD MAKE PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT VEGETATION AND YOUNG TREES. $$ 19
000 WWUS72 KFFC 250858 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 358 AM EST SAT MAR 25 2006 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-030>035-041>048-052>058-251300- /O.UPG.KFFC.FZ.A.0001.060326T0800Z-060326T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KFFC.FZ.W.0003.060326T0800Z-060326T1300Z/ /O.CON.KFFC.FZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060325T1300Z/ DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS- CHATTOOGA-GORDON-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE-FLOYD-BARTOW- CHEROKEE-FORSYTH-HALL-BANKS-JACKSON-POLK-PAULDING-COBB- NORTH FULTON-GWINNETT-BARROW-HARALSON-CARROLL-DOUGLAS- SOUTH FULTON-DEKALB-ROCKDALE-WALTON-NEWTON-HEARD-COWETA-FAYETTE- CLAYTON-SPALDING-HENRY-BUTTS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALHOUN...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND... ROME...CARTERSVILLE...GAINESVILLE...MARIETTA...ATLANTA... LAWRENCEVILLE...CARROLLTON...DOUGLASVILLE...EAST POINT... DECATUR...CONYERS...COVINGTON...NEWNAN...PEACHTREE CITY...GRIFFIN 358 AM EST SAT MAR 25 2006 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 8 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 8 AM EST SUNDAY. THE FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST THIS MORNING. A COLD AIRMASS HAS SETTLED INTO NORTH GEORGIA OVERNIGHT WITH COLD AIR EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO FILTER INTO THE REGION ON GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS TODAY. TONIGHT THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH WITH A VERY DRY LOW LEVEL AIRMASS IN PLACE. WHILE A WIDESPREAD HARD FREEZE IS NOT EXPECTED...MANY AREAS WILL SEE TEMPERATURES IN THE 30 TO 32 DEGREE RANGE THIS MORNING...AND INTO THE 28 TO 30 DEGREE RANGE SUNDAY MORNING. A FREEZE WARNING MEANS FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO THREATEN OUTDOOR PLANTS. THOSE WITH AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS IN THE WARNED AREA ARE ADVISED TO PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. $$ GAZ066>068-070-251300- /O.UPG.KFFC.FZ.A.0001.060326T0800Z-060326T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KFFC.FZ.W.0003.060326T0800Z-060326T1300Z/ /O.CON.KFFC.FR.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-060325T1300Z/ TROUP-MERIWETHER-PIKE-LAMAR- 358 AM EST SAT MAR 25 2006 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 8 AM EST SUNDAY... ...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 8 AM EST SUNDAY. THE FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST THIS MORNING. CLEAR SKIES AND A COOL AND DRY LOW LEVEL ATMOSPHERE COMBINED TO ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO DROP INTO THE LOWER AND MID 30S ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING WITH PATCHY FROST...ESPECIALLY IN SHELTERED AREAS. AS THE CENTER OF A CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO MOVE CLOSER TO THE AREA TONIGHT...EVEN COLDER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED AT MANY LOCATIONS. LIGHTER WINDS COMBINED WITH CLEAR SKIES TONIGHT WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO DROP TO BELOW FREEZING IN MANY AREAS BY SUNDAY MORNING. A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP DURING THE GROWING SEASON. THOSE WITH AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS ARE ADVISED TO PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. ALSO...POTTED PLANTS PLACED OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE AWAY FROM THE COLD. A FREEZE WARNING MEANS FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO THREATEN OUTDOOR PLANTS. THOSE WITH AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS IN THE WARNED AREA ARE ADVISED TO PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. $$ GAZ027-036>039-049>051-059>062-069-071>076-078>086-089>098- 102>113-251300- /O.UPG.KFFC.FZ.A.0001.060326T0800Z-060326T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KFFC.FR.Y.0003.060326T0800Z-060326T1300Z/ /O.CON.KFFC.FR.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-060325T1300Z/ MADISON-CLARKE-OCONEE-OGLETHORPE-WILKES-MORGAN-GREENE-TALIAFERRO- JASPER-PUTNAM-HANCOCK-WARREN-UPSON-MONROE-JONES-BALDWIN- WASHINGTON-GLASCOCK-JEFFERSON-HARRIS-TALBOT-TAYLOR-CRAWFORD-BIBB- TWIGGS-WILKINSON-JOHNSON-EMANUEL-MUSCOGEE-CHATTAHOOCHEE-MARION- SCHLEY-MACON-PEACH-HOUSTON-BLECKLEY-LAURENS-TREUTLEN-STEWART- WEBSTER-SUMTER-DOOLY-CRISP-PULASKI-WILCOX-DODGE-TELFAIR-WHEELER- MONTGOMERY-TOOMBS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATHENS...MILLEDGEVILLE...MACON... SWAINSBORO...COLUMBUS...WARNER ROBINS...DUBLIN...LUMPKIN... AMERICUS...CORDELE...VIDALIA 358 AM EST SAT MAR 25 2006 ...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 8 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A FROST ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 8 AM EST SUNDAY. THE FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST THIS MORNING. CLEAR SKIES AND DIMINISHING WINDS COMBINED WITH COLD CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE HAVE ALLOWED TEMPERATURES TO DROP INTO THE MID AND UPPER 30S ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING WITH PATCHY FROST...ESPECIALLY IN SHELTERED AREAS. AS THE CENTER OF A CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO MOVE CLOSER TO THE AREA TONIGHT...EVEN COLDER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED AT MANY LOCATIONS. LIGHTER WINDS COMBINED WITH CLEAR SKIES OVERNIGHT WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO DROP INTO THE LOW TO MID 30S WITH A MORE WIDESPREAD FROST EXPECTED FOR SUNDAY MORNING. A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP DURING THE GROWING SEASON. THOSE WITH AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS ARE ADVISED TO PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. ALSO...POTTED PLANTS PLACED OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE AWAY FROM THE COLD. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 3:21 PM EST | Freeze Watch | FFC | Baldwin, Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Bibb, Bleckley and 90 more | 13 hr |
Nearby
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.