Alert archive / Georgia / Red Flag Warnings in 2007
Red Flag Warning 46, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this red flag warning at Jun 21, 2007, 3:01 AM EDT for 9 counties in Georgia. It took effect at Jun 21, 2007, 2:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 6 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
- Jun 21, 2007, 3:01 AM EDT (07:01 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 21, 2007, 2:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Jun 21, 2007, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
Counties Bartow County, GA, Catoosa County, GA, Chattooga County, GA, Dade County, GA, Floyd County, GA, Gordon County, GA, Murray County, GA, Walker County, GA, Whitfield County, GA
The radar
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:02 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
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 7.0 hours before the alert went out and 216 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
- 3197 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 16 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 32 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 210701 RFWFFC RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 301 AM EDT THU JUN 21 2007 GAZ001>005-011-012-019-020-211515- /O.UPG.KFFC.FW.A.0027.070621T1800Z-070622T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KFFC.FW.W.0046.070621T1800Z-070622T0000Z/ DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-CHATTOOGA-GORDON-FLOYD- BARTOW- 301 AM EDT THU JUN 21 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND LOW FUEL MOISTURES FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST GEORGIA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. VERY DRY AIR WILL CONTINUE TO FILTER INTO THE REGION BEHIND A COLD FRONT THAT MOVED THROUGH THE STATE ON WEDNESDAY...ALLOWING DRY FUEL MOISTURE CONDITIONS TO COMBINE WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 25 PERCENT OR LESS AND WINDS OF 5 TO 10 MPH. THIS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. THIS WARNING INCLUDES PORTIONS OF THE CHATTAHOOCHEE 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. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS82 KFFC 211531 RFWFFC RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1131 AM EDT THU JUN 21 2007 GAZ001>005-011-012-019-020-212345- /O.CON.KFFC.FW.W.0046.070621T1800Z-070622T0000Z/ DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-CHATTOOGA-GORDON-FLOYD- BARTOW- 1131 AM EDT THU JUN 21 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND LOW FUEL MOISTURES FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST GEORGIA... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. VERY DRY AIR WILL CONTINUE TO FILTER INTO THE REGION BEHIND A COLD FRONT THAT MOVED THROUGH THE STATE ON WEDNESDAY...ALLOWING DRY FUEL MOISTURE CONDITIONS TO COMBINE WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 25 PERCENT OR LESS AND WINDS OF 5 TO 10 MPH. THIS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. THIS WARNING INCLUDES PORTIONS OF THE CHATTAHOOCHEE NATIONAL FORESTS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING...OR WILL OCCUR WITHIN 24 HOURS. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THE RED FLAG WARNING. $$
000 WWUS82 KFFC 212007 RFWFFC RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 407 PM EDT THU JUN 21 2007 GAZ001>005-011-012-019-020-220415- /O.NEW.KFFC.FW.A.0028.070622T1800Z-070623T0000Z/ /O.CON.KFFC.FW.W.0046.000000T0000Z-070622T0000Z/ DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-CHATTOOGA-GORDON-FLOYD- BARTOW- 407 PM EDT THU JUN 21 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITES... 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 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. THE WARNING FOR THIS EVENING AND THE WATCH FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING BOTH INCLUDE PORTIONS OF THE CHATTAHOOCHEE NATIONAL FOREST. VERY DRY AIR WILL REMAIN IN PLACE ACROSS THE REGION BEHIND A COLD FRONT THAT MOVED THROUGH THE STATE ON WEDNESDAY...ALLOWING DRY FUEL MOISTURE CONDITIONS TO COMBINE WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 25 PERCENT OR LESS. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS DURING THE MAXIMUM HEATING HOURS OF THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. 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. $$ GAZ006>009-013>016-021>025-027-030>039-041>060-066>071-078-079- 089>091-102-103-220415- /O.NEW.KFFC.FW.A.0028.070622T1800Z-070623T0000Z/ FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE-CHEROKEE- FORSYTH-HALL-BANKS-JACKSON-MADISON-POLK-PAULDING-COBB- NORTH FULTON-GWINNETT-BARROW-CLARKE-OCONEE-OGLETHORPE-WILKES- HARALSON-CARROLL-DOUGLAS-SOUTH FULTON-DEKALB-ROCKDALE-WALTON- NEWTON-MORGAN-GREENE-TALIAFERRO-HEARD-COWETA-FAYETTE-CLAYTON- SPALDING-HENRY-BUTTS-JASPER-PUTNAM-TROUP-MERIWETHER-PIKE-UPSON- LAMAR-MONROE-HARRIS-TALBOT-MUSCOGEE-CHATTAHOOCHEE-MARION-STEWART- WEBSTER- 407 PM EDT THU JUN 21 2007 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. THIS WATCH INCLUDES PORTIONS OF BOTH THE CHATTAHOOCHEE AND OCONEE NATIONAL FORESTS. VERY DRY AIR WILL REMAIN IN PLACE ACROSS THE REGION BEHIND A COLD FRONT THAT MOVED THROUGH THE STATE ON WEDNESDAY...ALLOWING DRY FUEL MOISTURE CONDITIONS TO COMBINE WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 25 PERCENT OR LESS. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS DURING THE MAXIMUM HEATING HOURS OF THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT THERE IS HIGH POTENTIAL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A RED FLAG EVENT IN 12 TO 72 HOURS. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH. $$ 19
The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 4:07 PM EDT | Fire Weather Watch | FFC | Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Butts, Carroll, Catoosa and 59 more | 11 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.