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Red Flag Warning 10, NWS Atlanta, GA

February 10, 200796 counties in Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this red flag warning at Feb 10, 2007, 3:48 PM EST for 96 counties in Georgia. It took effect at Feb 11, 2007, 2:42 AM EST. It was in force for 15 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 10, 2007, 3:48 PM EST (20:48 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 11, 2007, 2:42 AM EST
Expired
Feb 11, 2007, 6:00 PM EST
In force
15 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 20:52 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, 8.8 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 12:00Z on 2007-02-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 12:00Z on 2007-02-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -125 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1589 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
74 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-125 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
45 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000
WWUS82 KFFC 102048
RFWFFC

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
348 PM EST SAT FEB 10 2007

GAZ074>076-083>086-096>098-107>113-102200-
/O.CAN.KFFC.FW.A.0006.070211T1700Z-070212T0000Z/
WASHINGTON-GLASCOCK-JEFFERSON-TWIGGS-WILKINSON-JOHNSON-EMANUEL-
BLECKLEY-LAURENS-TREUTLEN-PULASKI-WILCOX-DODGE-TELFAIR-WHEELER-
MONTGOMERY-TOOMBS-
348 PM EST SAT FEB 10 2007

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS CANCELED THE
FIRE WEATHER WATCH.

WHILE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES MAY DROP TO NEAR 25 PERCENT SUNDAY
AFTERNOON...THEY ARE NOT EXPECTED TO REMAIN AT THOSE LEVELS FOR
MORE THAN A COUPLE OF HOURS. THUS...FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELED.

$$

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>055-057-110000-
/O.UPG.KFFC.FW.A.0006.070211T1700Z-070212T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KFFC.FW.W.0010.070211T1700Z-070211T2300Z/
/O.CON.KFFC.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-070211T0000Z/
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-
HENRY-
348 PM EST SAT FEB 10 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH GEORGIA FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES 
AND LOW FUEL MOISTURES...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 6 PM EST SUNDAY FOR
PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
AND LOW FUEL MOISTURES...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING. 

FUEL MOISTURE WAS AFFECTED VERY LITTLE OVER NORTH GEORGIA BY
FRIDAYS LIGHT PRECIPITATION.

DRY FUEL MOISTURE CONDITIONS WILL COMBINE WITH RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES OF 15 TO 20 PERCENT AND WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH TO
CREATE DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS
EVENING.

THIS WARNING INCLUDES THE CHATTAHOOCHEE AND PARTS OF THE OCONEE
NATIONAL FORESTS.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED
A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 6 PM EST
SUNDAY. THIS IS AN UPGRADE FROM THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH.

DRY FUEL MOISTURE CONDITIONS WILL COMBINE WITH RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES OF 15 TO 20 PERCENT AND WINDS OF 5 TO 15 MPH TO
CREATE DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

THIS WARNING INCLUDES THE CHATTAHOOCHEE AND OCONEE NATIONAL
FORESTS.

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.

$$

GAZ056-058>062-066>073-078>082-089>095-102>106-110500-
/O.UPG.KFFC.FW.A.0006.070211T1700Z-070212T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KFFC.FW.W.0010.070211T1700Z-070211T2300Z/
SPALDING-BUTTS-JASPER-PUTNAM-HANCOCK-WARREN-TROUP-MERIWETHER-PIKE-
UPSON-LAMAR-MONROE-JONES-BALDWIN-HARRIS-TALBOT-TAYLOR-CRAWFORD-
BIBB-MUSCOGEE-CHATTAHOOCHEE-MARION-SCHLEY-MACON-PEACH-HOUSTON-
STEWART-WEBSTER-SUMTER-DOOLY-CRISP-
348 PM EST SAT FEB 10 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 6 PM EST SUNDAY FOR
PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
AND LOW FUEL MOISTURES...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED
FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 6 PM EST SUNDAY.
THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

FUEL MOISTURES WERE AFFECTED ONLY LITTLE OVER THIS AREA BY
FRIDAYS LIGHT PRECIPITATION. HOWEVER...A DRY AIRMASS WILL CONTINUE
OVER THIS AREA SUNDAY. DRY FUEL MOISTURE CONDITIONS WILL COMBINE
WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 15 TO 20 PERCENT AND WINDS OF 5 TO 15
MPH TO CREATE DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

THIS WARNING INCLUDES PARTS OF THE OCONEE NATIONAL FOREST.

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.

$$
2 follow-up statements
000
WWUS82 KFFC 110742
RFWFFC

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
242 AM EST SUN FEB 11 2007

GAZ074>076-083>086-096>098-107>113-111545-
/O.EXA.KFFC.FW.W.0010.070211T1700Z-070211T2300Z/
WASHINGTON-GLASCOCK-JEFFERSON-TWIGGS-WILKINSON-JOHNSON-EMANUEL-
BLECKLEY-LAURENS-TREUTLEN-PULASKI-WILCOX-DODGE-TELFAIR-WHEELER-
MONTGOMERY-TOOMBS-
242 AM EST SUN FEB 11 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON FOR CENTRAL GEORGIA FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND
LOW FUEL MOISTURE...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED
FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON.

DRY FUEL MOISTURE CONDITIONS WILL COMBINE WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES 
OF 15 TO 20 PERCENT AND WINDS UP TO 10 MPH TO CREATE DANGEROUS FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING.

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.

$$

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>073-078>082-
089>095-102>106-111545-
/O.CON.KFFC.FW.W.0010.070211T1700Z-070211T2300Z/
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-HARRIS-TALBOT-
TAYLOR-CRAWFORD-BIBB-MUSCOGEE-CHATTAHOOCHEE-MARION-SCHLEY-MACON-
PEACH-HOUSTON-STEWART-WEBSTER-SUMTER-DOOLY-CRISP-
242 AM EST SUN FEB 11 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM EST
THIS AFTERNOON FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA FOR LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES AND LOW FUEL MOISTURE...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM EST
THIS AFTERNOON.

FUEL MOISTURES REMAIN VERY LOW AND A DRY AIRMASS WILL CONTINUE OVER
THE AREA TODAY. DRY FUEL MOISTURE CONDITIONS WILL COMBINE WITH
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 10 TO 15 PERCENT AND WINDS UP TO 10 MPH TO
CREATE DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE
EARLY EVENING.

THIS WARNING INCLUDES THE CHATTAHOOCHEE AND OCONEE NATIONAL FORESTS. 

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.

$$
000
WWUS82 KFFC 112313
RFWFFC

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
613 PM EST SUN FEB 11 2007

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-120015-
/O.EXP.KFFC.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-070211T2300Z/
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-
613 PM EST SUN FEB 11 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE RED FLAG WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF NORTH AND
CENTRAL GEORGIA EXPIRED AT 6 PM EST. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL
RISE ABOVE 25 PERCENT SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET...REDUCING THE THREAT
OF HIGH FIRE DANGER.

THE RISK OF HIGH FIRE DANGER WILL BE REDUCED MONDAY THROUGH
TUESDAY FROM INCREASED HUMIDITY AND A CHANCE OF RAIN ON TUESDAY.
THUS...THERE ARE NO FIRE WEATHER WATCHES OR RED FLAG WARNINGS IN
EFFECT AT THIS TIME.

$$

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 9, 8:15 PM ESTRed Flag WarningFFCBanks, Barrow, Bartow, Carroll, Catoosa, Chattooga and 42 more23 hr

Nearby

Red Flag Warnings in Georgia, 2007Every red flag warning in 2007

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.