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Red Flag Warning 61, NWS Atlanta, GA

December 4, 200745 counties in Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this red flag warning at Dec 4, 2007, 3:33 AM EST for 45 counties in Georgia. It took effect at Dec 4, 2007, 3:50 PM EST. It was in force for 25 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
Dec 4, 2007, 3:33 AM EST (08:33 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 4, 2007, 3:50 PM EST
Expired
Dec 5, 2007, 5:00 PM EST
In force
25 hr
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
All 45 counties

Baldwin County, GA, Bibb County, GA, Bleckley County, GA, Butts County, GA, Chattahoochee County, GA, Crawford County, GA, Crisp County, GA, Dodge County, GA, Dooly County, GA, Emanuel County, GA, Glascock County, GA, Hancock County, GA, Houston County, GA, Jasper County, GA, Jefferson County, GA, Johnson County, GA, Jones County, GA, Lamar County, GA, Laurens County, GA, Macon County, GA, Marion County, GA, Monroe County, GA, Montgomery County, GA, Muscogee County, GA, Peach County, GA, Pike County, GA, Pulaski County, GA, Putnam County, GA, Schley County, GA, Spalding County, GA, Stewart County, GA, Sumter County, GA, Talbot County, GA, Taylor County, GA, Telfair County, GA, Toombs County, GA, Treutlen County, GA, Twiggs County, GA, Upson County, GA, Warren County, GA, Washington County, GA, Webster County, GA, Wheeler County, GA, Wilcox County, GA, Wilkinson County, GA

The radar

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 22 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:33 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, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 120 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 00:00Z on 2007-12-04Temperature 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 00:00Z on 2007-12-04The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -118 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
2153 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
33 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-118 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
96 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 040833
RFWFFC

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
333 AM EST TUE DEC 4 2007

GAZ074>076-083>086-095>098-105>113-041645-
/O.UPG.KFFC.FW.A.0037.071205T1800Z-071205T2200Z/
/O.NEW.KFFC.FW.W.0061.071205T1800Z-071205T2200Z/
/O.CON.KFFC.FW.W.0060.071204T1700Z-071204T2300Z/
WASHINGTON-GLASCOCK-JEFFERSON-TWIGGS-WILKINSON-JOHNSON-EMANUEL-
HOUSTON-BLECKLEY-LAURENS-TREUTLEN-DOOLY-CRISP-PULASKI-WILCOX-
DODGE-TELFAIR-WHEELER-MONTGOMERY-TOOMBS-
333 AM EST TUE DEC 4 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM EST
THIS AFTERNOON FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL
GEORGIA...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 5 PM EST WEDNESDAY FOR
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR THE EASTERN 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 5 PM EST WEDNESDAY.
THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A RED FLAG WARNING
REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON.

A DRY AIR MASS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE REGION TODAY AND WEDNESDAY.
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP TO LESS THAN 25 PERCENT THIS
AFTERNOON AND AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THESE LOW HUMIDITIES
COMBINED WITH LOW FUEL MOISTURES WILL RESULT IN HIGH FIRE DANGER
POTENTIAL.

THIS WARNING INCLUDES BOTH 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.

$$

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>073-078>082-
089>094-102>104-041645-
/O.CON.KFFC.FW.W.0060.071204T1700Z-071204T2300Z/
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-STEWART-WEBSTER-SUMTER-
333 AM EST TUE DEC 4 2007

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

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

A DRY AIR MASS WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION TODAY. RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES WILL DROP TO LESS THAN 25 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. THESE
LOW HUMIDITIES COMBINED WITH LOW FUEL MOISTURES WILL RESULT IN
HIGH FIRE DANGER POTENTIAL.

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.

$$
4 follow-up statements
000
WWUS82 KFFC 042050
RFWFFC

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
350 PM EST TUE DEC 4 2007

GAZ056-058>062-068>073-079>082-089>094-102>104-050500-
/O.EXA.KFFC.FW.W.0061.071205T1800Z-071205T2200Z/
/O.CON.KFFC.FW.W.0060.000000T0000Z-071204T2300Z/
SPALDING-BUTTS-JASPER-PUTNAM-HANCOCK-WARREN-PIKE-UPSON-LAMAR-
MONROE-JONES-BALDWIN-TALBOT-TAYLOR-CRAWFORD-BIBB-MUSCOGEE-
CHATTAHOOCHEE-MARION-SCHLEY-MACON-PEACH-STEWART-WEBSTER-SUMTER-
350 PM EST TUE DEC 4 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA DUE TO LOW HUMIDITY AND
LOW FUEL MOISTURE VALUES...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 5 PM EST WEDNESDAY FOR 
MUCH OF CENTRAL GEORGIA DUE TO LOW HUMIDITY AND LOW FUEL MOISTURE
VALUES...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED
FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 5 PM EST
WEDNESDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM
EST THIS AFTERNOON.

A DRY AIR MASS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE REGION TODAY AND WEDNESDAY.
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP TO LESS THAN 25 PERCENT THIS
AFTERNOON AND AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON OVER CENTRAL
GEORGIA...MAINLY SOUTH OF A COLUMBUS TO GRIFFIN TO WARRENTON
LINE. THESE LOW HUMIDITIES COMBINED WITH LOW FUEL MOISTURE WILL
RESULT IN HIGH FIRE DANGER POTENTIAL.

THESE WARNINGS INCLUDE 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.

$$

GAZ074>076-083>086-095>098-105>113-050500-
/O.CON.KFFC.FW.W.0060.000000T0000Z-071204T2300Z/
/O.CON.KFFC.FW.W.0061.071205T1800Z-071205T2200Z/
WASHINGTON-GLASCOCK-JEFFERSON-TWIGGS-WILKINSON-JOHNSON-EMANUEL-
HOUSTON-BLECKLEY-LAURENS-TREUTLEN-DOOLY-CRISP-PULASKI-WILCOX-
DODGE-TELFAIR-WHEELER-MONTGOMERY-TOOMBS-
350 PM EST TUE DEC 4 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA DUE TO LOW HUMIDITY AND
LOW FUEL MOISTURE VALUES...
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 5 PM EST
WEDNESDAY FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA DUE TO LOW HUMIDITY AND
LOW FUEL MOISTURE VALUES...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO
5 PM EST WEDNESDAY.

A DRY AIR MASS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE REGION TODAY AND WEDNESDAY.
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP TO LESS THAN 25 PERCENT THIS
AFTERNOON AND AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON OVER CENTRAL
GEORGIA...MAINLY SOUTH OF A COLUMBUS TO GRIFFIN TO WARRENTON
LINE. THESE LOW HUMIDITIES COMBINED WITH LOW FUEL MOISTURE WILL
RESULT IN HIGH FIRE DANGER POTENTIAL.

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>055-057-066-067-078-
042300-
/O.CON.KFFC.FW.W.0060.000000T0000Z-071204T2300Z/
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-TROUP-MERIWETHER-HARRIS-
350 PM EST TUE DEC 4 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA DUE TO LOW HUMIDITY AND
LOW FUEL MOISTURE VALUES...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

A DRY AIR MASS WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION TODAY. RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES WILL DROP TO LESS THAN 25 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON.
THESE LOW HUMIDITIES COMBINED WITH LOW FUEL MOISTURES WILL RESULT
IN HIGH FIRE DANGER POTENTIAL.

THIS WARNING INCLUDES 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.

$$
000
WWUS82 KFFC 050941
RFWFFC

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
441 AM EST WED DEC 5 2007

GAZ056-058>062-068>076-079>086-089>098-102>113-051745-
/O.CON.KFFC.FW.W.0061.071205T1800Z-071205T2200Z/
SPALDING-BUTTS-JASPER-PUTNAM-HANCOCK-WARREN-PIKE-UPSON-LAMAR-
MONROE-JONES-BALDWIN-WASHINGTON-GLASCOCK-JEFFERSON-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-
441 AM EST WED DEC 5 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 5 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL GEORGIA DUE TO LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 5 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

A DRY AIR MASS WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION TODAY. RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES WILL DROP TO LESS THAN 25 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON OVER
CENTRAL GEORGIA... MAINLY SOUTH OF A COLUMBUS TO GRIFFIN TO
WARRENTON LINE. THESE LOW HUMIDITIES COMBINED WITH LOW FUEL
MOISTURE WILL RESULT IN HIGH FIRE DANGER POTENTIAL.

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
000
WWUS82 KFFC 051643
RFWFFC

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1142 AM EST WED DEC 5 2007

GAZ056-058>062-068>076-079>086-089>098-102>113-052200-
/O.CON.KFFC.FW.W.0061.071205T1800Z-071205T2200Z/
SPALDING-BUTTS-JASPER-PUTNAM-HANCOCK-WARREN-PIKE-UPSON-LAMAR-
MONROE-JONES-BALDWIN-WASHINGTON-GLASCOCK-JEFFERSON-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-
1142 AM EST WED DEC 5 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL GEORGIA DUE TO LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

A DRY AIR MASS WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION TODAY. RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES WILL DROP TO LESS THAN 25 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON OVER
CENTRAL GEORGIA... MAINLY SOUTH OF A COLUMBUS TO GRIFFIN TO
WARRENTON LINE. THESE LOW HUMIDITIES COMBINED WITH LOW FUEL
MOISTURE WILL RESULT IN HIGH FIRE DANGER POTENTIAL.

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 052216
RFWFFC

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
516 PM EST WED DEC 5 2007

GAZ056-058>062-068>076-079>086-089>098-102>113-052330-
/O.EXP.KFFC.FW.W.0061.000000T0000Z-071205T2200Z/
SPALDING-BUTTS-JASPER-PUTNAM-HANCOCK-WARREN-PIKE-UPSON-LAMAR-
MONROE-JONES-BALDWIN-WASHINGTON-GLASCOCK-JEFFERSON-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-
516 PM EST WED DEC 5 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR CENTRAL GEORGIA...

THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

WITH TEMPERATURES BEGINNING TO FALL...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE
RISING ABOVE 25 PERCENT ACROSS CENTRAL GEORGIA.


$$

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.