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Red Flag Warning 52, NWS Atlanta, GA

November 4, 200746 counties in Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this red flag warning at Nov 4, 2007, 2:26 PM EST for 46 counties in Georgia. It took effect at Nov 5, 2007, 12:00 PM EST. 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
Nov 4, 2007, 2:26 PM EST (19:26 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 5, 2007, 12:00 PM EST
Expired
Nov 5, 2007, 6:00 PM EST
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
All 46 counties

Baldwin County, GA, Bibb County, GA, Bleckley County, GA, Chattahoochee County, GA, Clarke County, GA, Crawford County, GA, Crisp County, GA, Dodge County, GA, Dooly County, GA, Emanuel County, GA, Glascock County, GA, Greene County, GA, Hancock County, GA, Houston County, GA, Jasper County, GA, Jefferson County, GA, Johnson County, GA, Jones County, GA, Laurens County, GA, Macon County, GA, Marion County, GA, Monroe County, GA, Montgomery County, GA, Morgan County, GA, Muscogee County, GA, Oconee County, GA, Oglethorpe County, GA, Peach County, GA, Pulaski County, GA, Putnam County, GA, Schley County, GA, Stewart County, GA, Sumter County, GA, Taliaferro County, GA, Taylor County, GA, Telfair County, GA, Toombs County, GA, Treutlen County, GA, Twiggs 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), 10 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:27 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, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 123 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 2007-11-04Temperature 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 2007-11-04The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 34 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
2738 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
56 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
34 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
55 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 041926
RFWFFC

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
226 PM EST SUN NOV 4 2007

GAZ036>039-049>051-059>062-072>076-080>086-089>098-102>113-050330-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FW.W.0052.071105T1700Z-071105T2300Z/
/O.CON.KFFC.FW.W.0051.000000T0000Z-071104T2300Z/
CLARKE-OCONEE-OGLETHORPE-WILKES-MORGAN-GREENE-TALIAFERRO-JASPER-
PUTNAM-HANCOCK-WARREN-JONES-BALDWIN-WASHINGTON-GLASCOCK-JEFFERSON-
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-
226 PM EST SUN NOV 4 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON FOR PARTS OF EAST AND CENTRAL GEORGIA FOR LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 6 PM EST MONDAY FOR PARTS
OF EAST AND CENTRAL GEORGIA FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED
FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 6 PM EST MONDAY
FOR THE AREA FROM COLUMBUS TO MACON TO ATHENS AND SOUTH FOR LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6
PM EST THIS AFTERNOON.

THIS WARNING INCLUDES THE OCONEE NATIONAL FOREST.

DRY FUEL MOISTURE CONDITIONS WILL COMBINE WITH RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES OF 20 PERCENT AND WINDS OF 10 TO 15 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.

$$

GAZ071-050330-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FW.W.0052.071105T1700Z-071105T2300Z/
MONROE-
226 PM EST SUN NOV 4 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 6 PM EST MONDAY FOR
MONROE COUNTY FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED
FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 6 PM EST MONDAY
FOR MONROE COUNTY FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES.

DRY FUEL MOISTURE CONDITIONS WILL COMBINE WITH RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES OF 20 TO 25 PERCENT AND WINDS OF 5 TO 10 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.

$$

GAZ027-042300-
/O.CON.KFFC.FW.W.0051.000000T0000Z-071104T2300Z/
MADISON-
226 PM EST SUN NOV 4 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON FOR MADISON COUNTY FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON FOR MADISON COUNTY FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES.

DRY FUEL MOISTURE CONDITIONS WILL COMBINE WITH RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES OF 20 TO 25 PERCENT AND WINDS OF 10 TO 15 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.

$$
BDL
2 follow-up statements
000
WWUS82 KFFC 042336
RFWFFC

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
636 PM EST SUN NOV 4 2007

GAZ036>039-049>051-059>062-071>076-080>086-089>098-102>113-051000-
/O.CON.KFFC.FW.W.0052.071105T1700Z-071105T2300Z/
CLARKE-OCONEE-OGLETHORPE-WILKES-MORGAN-GREENE-TALIAFERRO-JASPER-
PUTNAM-HANCOCK-WARREN-MONROE-JONES-BALDWIN-WASHINGTON-GLASCOCK-
JEFFERSON-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-
636 PM EST SUN NOV 4 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 6 PM EST
MONDAY FOR PARTS OF EAST AND CENTRAL GEORGIA FOR LOW RELATIVE 
HUMIDITIES...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 6 PM EST
MONDAY FOR THE AREA GENERALLY FROM COLUMBUS TO ATHENS SOUTH FOR
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES.

THIS WARNING INCLUDES THE OCONEE NATIONAL FOREST.

DRY FUEL MOISTURE CONDITIONS WILL COMBINE WITH RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES OF 20 TO 25 PERCENT AND WINDS OF 5 TO 10 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.

$$
BDL
000
WWUS82 KFFC 051107
RFWFFC

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
607 AM EST MON NOV 5 2007

GAZ036>039-049>051-059>062-071>076-080>086-089>098-102>113-051915-
/O.CON.KFFC.FW.W.0052.071105T1700Z-071105T2300Z/
CLARKE-OCONEE-OGLETHORPE-WILKES-MORGAN-GREENE-TALIAFERRO-JASPER-
PUTNAM-HANCOCK-WARREN-MONROE-JONES-BALDWIN-WASHINGTON-GLASCOCK-
JEFFERSON-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-
607 AM EST MON NOV 5 2007

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

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

THIS WARNING INCLUDES THE OCONEE NATIONAL FOREST.

DRY FUEL MOISTURE CONDITIONS WILL COMBINE WITH RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES OF 20 TO 25 PERCENT AND WINDS OF 5 TO 10 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.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 4, 12:27 PM ESTRed Flag WarningFFCBaldwin, Bibb, Bleckley, Chattahoochee, Clarke, Crawford and 40 more6 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.