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Wind Advisory 11, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this wind advisory at May 20, 2006, 9:40 AM EDT for 96 counties in Georgia. It took effect at May 20, 2006, 12:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 7 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 20, 2006, 9:40 AM EDT (13:40 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 20, 2006, 12:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- May 20, 2006, 7:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 7 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 13:41 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, 1.7 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
- 332 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -223 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1346 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 162 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 150 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 201341 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 940 AM EDT SAT MAY 20 2006 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-202145- /O.NEW.KFFC.WI.Y.0011.060520T1600Z-060520T2300Z/ 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 940 AM EDT SAT MAY 20 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME STRONG AND GUSTY ACROSS MUCH OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE DRIFTS OFF THE NORTHEAST COAST AND HIGH PRESSURE MEANDERS ALONG THE GULF COASTAL STATES. EXPECT WINDS GENERALLY IN THE 15 TO 25 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. DRIVERS ARE ADVISED TO USE EXTRA CAUTION. ROUGH CHOP COULD OCCUR ON AREA LAKES. BOATERS SHOULD ALSO USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS72 KFFC 201955 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 355 PM EDT SAT MAY 20 2006 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-202300- /O.CON.KFFC.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-060520T2300Z/ 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 355 PM EDT SAT MAY 20 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE STRONG AND GUSTY ACROSS MUCH OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE DRIFTS OFF THE NORTHEAST COAST AND HIGH PRESSURE MEANDERS ALONG THE GULF COASTAL STATES. EXPECT WINDS GENERALLY IN THE 15 TO 25 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. DRIVERS ARE ADVISED TO USE EXTRA CAUTION. ROUGH CHOP COULD OCCUR ON AREA LAKES. BOATERS SHOULD ALSO USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
000 WWUS72 KFFC 202308 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 708 PM EDT SAT MAY 20 2006 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-210015- /O.EXP.KFFC.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-060520T2300Z/ 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 708 PM EDT SAT MAY 20 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WIND ADVISORY FOR MUCH OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH WITH SPEEDS GENERALLY IN THE 10 TO 15 MPH THIS EVENING...THEN BECOMING LESS THAT 10 MPH BY MIDNIGHT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 3:44 AM EDT | Red Flag Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Bibb, Bleckley and 81 more | 14 hr |
| May 20, 3:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Towns | 26 min |
| May 20, 3:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Fannin, Murray | 37 min |
| May 20, 4:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Fannin, Gilmer | 35 min |
| May 20, 4:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Towns, Union | 25 min |
| May 20, 4:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Gilmer, Murray | 35 min |
| May 20, 4:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Fannin, Lumpkin, Union | 34 min |
| May 20, 4:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Towns | 14 min |
| May 20, 5:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Lumpkin | 34 min |
| May 20, 5:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Fannin, Gilmer | 16 min |
| May 20, 5:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dawson | 12 min |
| May 20, 5:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Hall, White | 34 min |
| May 20, 5:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dawson, Fannin, Gilmer | 15 min |
| May 20, 5:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Lumpkin | 31 min |
| May 20, 7:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clarke, Madison, Oglethorpe | 44 min |
| May 20, 7:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Fannin, Murray | 32 min |
| May 20, 7:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Catoosa, Whitfield | 42 min |
| May 20, 7:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Union | 46 min |
| May 20, 7:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Gilmer | 42 min |
Nearby
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.