Alert archive / Georgia / Red Flag Warnings in 2007
Red Flag Warning 16, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this red flag warning at Feb 27, 2007, 1:09 AM EST for 96 counties in Georgia. It took effect at Feb 27, 2007, 1:00 PM EST. It was in force for 5 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 27, 2007, 1:09 AM EST (06:09 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 27, 2007, 1:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Feb 27, 2007, 6:00 PM EST
- In force
- 5 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 06:09 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 00:00Z, 6.2 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2913 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 74 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 115 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 249 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 270609 RFWFFC RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 109 AM EST TUE FEB 27 2007 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>060-066>071-078>081- 089>092-102-103-271415- /O.NEW.KFFC.FW.W.0016.070227T1800Z-070227T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KFFC.FW.A.0009.070228T1800Z-070228T2300Z/ 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-TROUP-MERIWETHER-PIKE-UPSON- LAMAR-MONROE-HARRIS-TALBOT-TAYLOR-CRAWFORD-MUSCOGEE-CHATTAHOOCHEE- MARION-SCHLEY-STEWART-WEBSTER- 109 AM EST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO LOW FUEL MOISTURES AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES LESS THAN 25 PERCENT FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR LOW FUEL MOISTURES AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES POSSIBLY LESS THAN 25 PERCENT FOR NORTH AND PARTS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE RED FLAG WARNING AND THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH INCLUDES THE CHATTAHOOCHEE AND OCONEE NATIONAL FORESTS. FOR THIS AFTERNOON...DRY FUEL MOISTURE CONDITIONS WILL COMBINE WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 20 TO 25 PERCENT TO CREATE DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...DRY FUEL MOISTURE CONDITIONS WILL COMBINE WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF POTENTIALLY LESS THAN 25 PERCENT. THIS WILL COULD CREATE DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING...OR WILL OCCUR WITHIN 24 HOURS. 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 RED FLAG WARNING AND THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH. $$ GAZ061-062-072>076-082>086-093>098-104>113-271415- /O.NEW.KFFC.FW.W.0016.070227T1800Z-070227T2300Z/ HANCOCK-WARREN-JONES-BALDWIN-WASHINGTON-GLASCOCK-JEFFERSON-BIBB- TWIGGS-WILKINSON-JOHNSON-EMANUEL-MACON-PEACH-HOUSTON-BLECKLEY- LAURENS-TREUTLEN-SUMTER-DOOLY-CRISP-PULASKI-WILCOX-DODGE-TELFAIR- WHEELER-MONTGOMERY-TOOMBS- 109 AM EST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR LOW FUEL MOISTURES AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES LESS THAN 25 PERCENT FOR CENTRAL GEORGIA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. DRY FUEL MOISTURE CONDITIONS WILL COMBINE WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 20 TO 25 PERCENT TO CREATE DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING...OR WILL OCCUR WITHIN 24 HOURS. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THE RED FLAG WARNING. $$
1 follow-up statement
000 WWUS82 KFFC 272250 RFWFFC RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 550 PM EST TUE FEB 27 2007 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>060-066>071-078>081- 089>092-102-103-280700- /O.EXP.KFFC.FW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-070227T2300Z/ /O.CON.KFFC.FW.A.0009.070228T1800Z-070228T2300Z/ 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-TROUP-MERIWETHER-PIKE-UPSON- LAMAR-MONROE-HARRIS-TALBOT-TAYLOR-CRAWFORD-MUSCOGEE-CHATTAHOOCHEE- MARION-SCHLEY-STEWART-WEBSTER- 550 PM EST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR LOW FUEL MOISTURES AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES POSSIBLY LESS THAN 25 PERCENT FOR NORTH AND PARTS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR NORTH AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA... THE RED FLAG WARNING AND THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH INCLUDES THE CHATTAHOOCHEE AND OCONEE NATIONAL FORESTS. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RISE ABOVE 25 PERCENT IN THE NEXT HOUR OR SO...THEREFORE THE DANGEROUS FIRE CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON HAVE DIMINISHED. TOMORROW AFTERNOON...DRY FUEL MOISTURE CONDITIONS WILL COMBINE WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF POTENTIALLY LESS THAN 25 PERCENT. THIS WILL COULD 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. $$ GAZ061-062-072>076-082>086-093>098-104>113-280000- /O.EXP.KFFC.FW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-070227T2300Z/ HANCOCK-WARREN-JONES-BALDWIN-WASHINGTON-GLASCOCK-JEFFERSON-BIBB- TWIGGS-WILKINSON-JOHNSON-EMANUEL-MACON-PEACH-HOUSTON-BLECKLEY- LAURENS-TREUTLEN-SUMTER-DOOLY-CRISP-PULASKI-WILCOX-DODGE-TELFAIR- WHEELER-MONTGOMERY-TOOMBS- 550 PM EST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR CENTRAL GEORGIA... THE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RISE ABOVE 25 PERCENT IN THE NEXT HOUR OR SO...THEREFORE THE DANGEROUS FIRE CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON HAVE DIMINISHED. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 27, 1:09 AM EST | Fire Weather Watch | FFC | Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Butts, Carroll, Catoosa and 62 more | 24 hr |
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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.