Alert archive / Georgia / Red Flag Warnings in 2006
Red Flag Warning 19, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this red flag warning at May 18, 2006, 9:17 AM EDT for 69 counties in Georgia. It took effect at May 18, 2006, 12:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 6 hr. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- May 18, 2006, 9:17 AM EDT (13:17 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 18, 2006, 12:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- May 18, 2006, 6:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
All 69 counties
Baldwin County, GA, Barrow County, GA, Bibb County, GA, Bleckley County, GA, Butts County, GA, Carroll County, GA, Chattahoochee County, GA, Clarke County, GA, Clayton County, GA, Coweta County, GA, Crawford County, GA, Crisp County, GA, DeKalb County, GA, Dodge County, GA, Dooly County, GA, Douglas County, GA, Emanuel County, GA, Fayette County, GA, Fulton County, GA, Glascock County, GA, Greene County, GA, Gwinnett County, GA, Hancock County, GA, Harris County, GA, Heard County, GA, Henry County, GA, Houston County, GA, Jasper County, GA, Jefferson County, GA, Johnson County, GA, Jones County, GA, Lamar County, GA, Laurens County, GA, Macon County, GA, Marion County, GA, Meriwether County, GA, Monroe County, GA, Montgomery County, GA, Morgan County, GA, Muscogee County, GA, Newton County, GA, Oconee County, GA, Oglethorpe County, GA, Peach County, GA, Pike 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, Treutlen County, GA, Troup County, GA, Twiggs County, GA, Upson County, GA, Walton County, GA, Warren County, GA, Washington County, GA, Webster County, GA, Wheeler County, GA, Wilcox County, GA, Wilkes County, GA, Wilkinson County, GA
The radar
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 48 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 5:30 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Lawrenceville, GA | TWO TREES FELL THROUGH THE BEDROOM ROOF OF ONE UNIT OF A QUADRAPLEX WHERE A MOTHER AND CHILD WERE WATCHING TELEVISION...BOTH ESCAPED INJURY. |
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, 1.3 hours before the alert went out and 84 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1381 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 149 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 159 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS82 KFFC 181317 RFWFFC RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 917 AM EDT THU MAY 18 2006 GAZ033>039-042>062-066>076-078>086-089>098-102>113-182130- /O.NEW.KFFC.FW.W.0019.060518T1600Z-060518T2200Z/ NORTH FULTON-GWINNETT-BARROW-CLARKE-OCONEE-OGLETHORPE-WILKES- 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- 917 AM EDT THU MAY 18 2006 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH GEORGIA AND ALL OF CENTRAL GEORGIA FOR DRY FUELS AND MODERATELY STRONG WIND GUSTS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT IN TENNESSEE WILL MOVE SOUTH INTO GEORGIA TODAY WITH MODERATELY STRONG WIND GUSTS IN ADVANCE OF THE FRONT. VERY LITTLE IF ANY SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED IN THE WARNED AREA SOUTH OF A LINE FROM CARROLLTON THROUGH ATLANTA TO ATHENS. THIS WARNING INCLUDES THE OCONEE NATIONAL FOREST. DRY FUEL MOISTURE CONDITIONS WILL COMBINE WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 30 TO 35 PERCENT AND WIND GUSTS TO 25 MPH. THIS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING...OR WILL OCCUR WITHIN 24 HOURS. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THE RED FLAG WARNING. $$ 16
1 follow-up statement
000 WWUS82 KFFC 181915 RFWFFC RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 315 PM EDT THU MAY 18 2006 GAZ039-050-051-059>062-069-071>076-078>086-089>098-102>113-182200- /O.NEW.KFFC.FW.A.0012.060519T1600Z-060519T2300Z/ /O.CON.KFFC.FW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-060518T2200Z/ WILKES-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- 315 PM EDT THU MAY 18 2006 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH GEORGIA AND ALL OF CENTRAL GEORGIA DUE TO DRY FUELS AND MODERATELY STRONG WIND GUSTS... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA DUE TO LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT ALONG THE TENNESSEE/GEORGIA BORDER WILL CONTINUE MOVING SOUTH THROUGH GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WITH MODERATELY STRONG WIND GUSTS IN ADVANCE OF THE FRONT. VERY LITTLE IF ANY SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED IN THE WARNED AREA SOUTH OF A LINE FROM CARROLLTON THROUGH ATLANTA TO ATHENS. THIS WARNING INCLUDES THE OCONEE NATIONAL FOREST. DRY FUEL MOISTURE CONDITIONS WILL COMBINE WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 30 TO 35 PERCENT AND WIND GUSTS TO 25 MPH FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. THIS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING...OR WILL OCCUR WITHIN 24 HOURS. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THE RED FLAG WARNING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA. THIS WATCH INCLUDES THE OCONEE NATIONAL FOREST. DRY FUEL MOISTURE CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY COMBINE WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES NEAR 25 PERCENT ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THIS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT THERE IS HIGH POTENTIAL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A RED FLAG EVENT IN 12 TO 72 HOURS. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH. $$ GAZ033>038-042>049-052>058-066>068-070-182200- /O.CON.KFFC.FW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-060518T2200Z/ NORTH FULTON-GWINNETT-BARROW-CLARKE-OCONEE-OGLETHORPE-CARROLL- DOUGLAS-SOUTH FULTON-DEKALB-ROCKDALE-WALTON-NEWTON-MORGAN-HEARD- COWETA-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-SPALDING-HENRY-BUTTS-TROUP-MERIWETHER-PIKE- LAMAR- 315 PM EDT THU MAY 18 2006 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH GEORGIA AND ALL OF CENTRAL GEORGIA DUE TO DRY FUELS AND MODERATELY STRONG WIND GUSTS... A COLD FRONT ALONG THE TENNESSEE/GEORGIA BORDER WILL CONTINUE MOVING SOUTH THROUGH GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WITH MODERATELY STRONG WIND GUSTS IN ADVANCE OF THE FRONT. VERY LITTLE IF ANY SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED IN THE WARNED AREA SOUTH OF A LINE FROM CARROLLTON THROUGH ATLANTA TO ATHENS. THIS WARNING INCLUDES THE OCONEE NATIONAL FOREST. DRY FUEL MOISTURE CONDITIONS WILL COMBINE WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 30 TO 35 PERCENT AND WIND GUSTS TO 25 MPH. THIS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING...OR WILL OCCUR WITHIN 24 HOURS. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THE RED FLAG WARNING. $$ 16
The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 3:15 PM EDT | Fire Weather Watch | FFC | Baldwin, Bibb, Bleckley, Chattahoochee, Crawford, Crisp and 39 more | 12 hr |
| May 18, 4:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Polk | 28 min |
| May 18, 5:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | DeKalb | 19 min |
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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.