Alert archive / Georgia / Red Flag Warnings in 2007
Red Flag Warning 56, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this red flag warning at Nov 8, 2007, 2:49 PM EST for 23 counties in Georgia. It took effect at Nov 9, 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 8, 2007, 2:49 PM EST (19:49 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 9, 2007, 12:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Nov 9, 2007, 6:00 PM EST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
All 23 counties
Bleckley County, GA, Chattahoochee County, GA, Crisp County, GA, Dodge County, GA, Dooly County, GA, Emanuel County, GA, Houston County, GA, Johnson County, GA, Laurens County, GA, Macon County, GA, Marion County, GA, Montgomery County, GA, Muscogee County, GA, Pulaski County, GA, Schley County, GA, Stewart County, GA, Sumter County, GA, Telfair County, GA, Toombs County, GA, Treutlen County, GA, Webster County, GA, Wheeler County, GA, Wilcox County, GA
The radar
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 51 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:55 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, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 152 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
- 1945 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 33 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 161 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 081949 RFWFFC RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 249 PM EST THU NOV 8 2007 GAZ085-086-089>093-095>098-102>113-090400- /O.NEW.KFFC.FW.W.0056.071109T1700Z-071109T2300Z/ /O.CON.KFFC.FW.W.0055.000000T0000Z-071108T2300Z/ JOHNSON-EMANUEL-MUSCOGEE-CHATTAHOOCHEE-MARION-SCHLEY-MACON- HOUSTON-BLECKLEY-LAURENS-TREUTLEN-STEWART-WEBSTER-SUMTER-DOOLY- CRISP-PULASKI-WILCOX-DODGE-TELFAIR-WHEELER-MONTGOMERY-TOOMBS- 249 PM EST THU NOV 8 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR MUCH OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA DUE TO LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA DUE TO LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. FUEL MOISTURE LESS THAN 10 PERCENT THIS THURSDAY AFTERNOON WILL CONTINUE TO DRY OUT THROUGH FRIDAY. VERY DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE. THIS WILL PREVENT MUCH ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE RETURN ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA...CAUSING RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO AGAIN DIP INTO THE 20 TO 25 PERCENT RANGE. THIS WARNING INCLUDES THE OCONEE NATIONAL FOREST AND THE WESTERN HALF OF THE CHATTAHOOCHEE 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. $$ GAZ001>005-007-011>013-019>021-030>033-041>046-048>062-066>076- 078>084-094-082300- /O.CON.KFFC.FW.W.0055.000000T0000Z-071108T2300Z/ DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-GILMER-CHATTOOGA-GORDON- PICKENS-FLOYD-BARTOW-CHEROKEE-POLK-PAULDING-COBB-NORTH FULTON- HARALSON-CARROLL-DOUGLAS-SOUTH FULTON-DEKALB-ROCKDALE-NEWTON- MORGAN-GREENE-TALIAFERRO-HEARD-COWETA-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-SPALDING- HENRY-BUTTS-JASPER-PUTNAM-HANCOCK-WARREN-TROUP-MERIWETHER-PIKE- UPSON-LAMAR-MONROE-JONES-BALDWIN-WASHINGTON-GLASCOCK-JEFFERSON- HARRIS-TALBOT-TAYLOR-CRAWFORD-BIBB-TWIGGS-WILKINSON-PEACH- 249 PM EST THU NOV 8 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR MUCH OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA DUE TO LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WARNING INCLUDES THE OCONEE NATIONAL FOREST AND THE WESTERN HALF OF THE CHATTAHOOCHEE NATIONAL FOREST. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CONTINUE TO RANGE FROM 20 TO 25 PERCENT THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AS FUEL MOISTURE REMAINS BELOW 10 PERCENT. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING...OR WILL OCCUR WITHIN 24 HOURS. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THE RED FLAG WARNING. $$ HANDEL
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS82 KFFC 082329 RFWFFC RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 629 PM EST THU NOV 8 2007 GAZ085-086-089>093-095>098-102>113-090730- /O.EXP.KFFC.FW.W.0055.000000T0000Z-071108T2300Z/ /O.CON.KFFC.FW.W.0056.071109T1700Z-071109T2300Z/ JOHNSON-EMANUEL-MUSCOGEE-CHATTAHOOCHEE-MARION-SCHLEY-MACON- HOUSTON-BLECKLEY-LAURENS-TREUTLEN-STEWART-WEBSTER-SUMTER-DOOLY- CRISP-PULASKI-WILCOX-DODGE-TELFAIR-WHEELER-MONTGOMERY-TOOMBS- 629 PM EST THU NOV 8 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA DUE TO LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS... ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR TODAY... THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR THIS AFTERNOON IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY. FUEL MOISTURE LESS THAN 10 PERCENT WILL CONTINUE TO DRY OUT THROUGH FRIDAY. VERY DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE. THIS WILL PREVENT MUCH ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE RETURN ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA... CAUSING RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO AGAIN DIP INTO THE 20 TO 25 PERCENT RANGE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. 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. $$ GAZ001>005-007-011>013-019>021-030>033-041>046-048>062-066>076- 078>084-094-090030- /O.EXP.KFFC.FW.W.0055.000000T0000Z-071108T2300Z/ DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-GILMER-CHATTOOGA-GORDON- PICKENS-FLOYD-BARTOW-CHEROKEE-POLK-PAULDING-COBB-NORTH FULTON- HARALSON-CARROLL-DOUGLAS-SOUTH FULTON-DEKALB-ROCKDALE-NEWTON- MORGAN-GREENE-TALIAFERRO-HEARD-COWETA-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-SPALDING- HENRY-BUTTS-JASPER-PUTNAM-HANCOCK-WARREN-TROUP-MERIWETHER-PIKE- UPSON-LAMAR-MONROE-JONES-BALDWIN-WASHINGTON-GLASCOCK-JEFFERSON- HARRIS-TALBOT-TAYLOR-CRAWFORD-BIBB-TWIGGS-WILKINSON-PEACH- 629 PM EST THU NOV 8 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR TODAY... THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR TODAY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. $$
000 WWUS82 KFFC 090754 RFWFFC RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 254 AM EST FRI NOV 9 2007 GAZ085-086-089>093-095>098-102>113-091600- /O.CON.KFFC.FW.W.0056.071109T1700Z-071109T2300Z/ JOHNSON-EMANUEL-MUSCOGEE-CHATTAHOOCHEE-MARION-SCHLEY-MACON- HOUSTON-BLECKLEY-LAURENS-TREUTLEN-STEWART-WEBSTER-SUMTER-DOOLY- CRISP-PULASKI-WILCOX-DODGE-TELFAIR-WHEELER-MONTGOMERY-TOOMBS- 254 AM EST FRI NOV 9 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA... DRY FUEL MOISTURE CONDITIONS WILL COMBINE WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 20 TO 25 PERCENT AND WEST WINDS OF 5 TO 10 MPH... TO CREATE DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON. 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. $$
000 WWUS82 KFFC 091546 RFWFFC RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1046 AM EST FRI NOV 9 2007 GAZ085-086-089>093-095>098-102>113-092300- /O.CON.KFFC.FW.W.0056.071109T1700Z-071109T2300Z/ JOHNSON-EMANUEL-MUSCOGEE-CHATTAHOOCHEE-MARION-SCHLEY-MACON- HOUSTON-BLECKLEY-LAURENS-TREUTLEN-STEWART-WEBSTER-SUMTER-DOOLY- CRISP-PULASKI-WILCOX-DODGE-TELFAIR-WHEELER-MONTGOMERY-TOOMBS- 1046 AM EST FRI NOV 9 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA DUE TO LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. COOL AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS CENTRAL GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON. AFTERNOON HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DROP TO 20 PERCENT. WITH VERY DRY FUELS...VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER CAN BE EXPECTED. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING...OR WILL OCCUR WITHIN 24 HOURS. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THE RED FLAG WARNING. $$
000 WWUS82 KFFC 092302 RFWFFC RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 602 PM EST FRI NOV 9 2007 GAZ085-086-089>093-095>098-102>113-100015- /O.EXP.KFFC.FW.W.0056.000000T0000Z-071109T2300Z/ JOHNSON-EMANUEL-MUSCOGEE-CHATTAHOOCHEE-MARION-SCHLEY-MACON- HOUSTON-BLECKLEY-LAURENS-TREUTLEN-STEWART-WEBSTER-SUMTER-DOOLY- CRISP-PULASKI-WILCOX-DODGE-TELFAIR-WHEELER-MONTGOMERY-TOOMBS- 602 PM EST FRI NOV 9 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES HAVE CLIMBED INTO THE 30 TO 40 PERCENT RANGE EARLY THIS EVENING ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. ANOTHER FAIRLY DRY DAY IS IN STORE FOR SATURDAY...HOWEVER THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS NOT EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW 25 PERCENT FOR MORE THAN A COUPLE HOURS. $$ HANDEL
The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 7, 10:13 PM EST | Red Flag Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Bartow, Bibb, Bleckley, Butts, Carroll and 72 more | 20 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.