Alert archive / Georgia / High Wind Warnings in 2008
High Wind Warning 2, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this high wind warning at Jan 31, 2008, 5:49 PM EST for 15 counties in Georgia. It took effect at Jan 31, 2008, 7:00 PM EST. It was in force for 8 hr. 9 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 31, 2008, 5:49 PM EST (22:49 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 31, 2008, 7:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Feb 1, 2008, 2:59 AM EST
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
Counties Catoosa County, GA, Chattooga County, GA, Dade County, GA, Dawson County, GA, Fannin County, GA, Gilmer County, GA, Gordon County, GA, Lumpkin County, GA, Murray County, GA, Pickens County, GA, Towns County, GA, Union County, GA, Walker County, GA, White County, GA, Whitfield County, GA
The radar
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 139 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:51 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 31, 7:00 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Fairmount, GA | 7 TREES DOWN MOSTLY IN EASTERN GORDON COUNTY NEAR FAIRMOUNT. MOST DAMAGE BETWEEN 7 P.M. AND MIDNIGHT. |
| Jan 31, 7:30 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 8 W Jasper, GA | LARGE PINE TREE DOWN ON ARROWHEAD ROAD OFF HIGHWAY 53. |
| Jan 31, 8:00 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 8 Wsw Jasper, GA | THREE TREES DOWN ON JERUSALEM CHURCH ROAD, ONE BLOCKING THE ROADWAY. |
| Jan 31, 8:00 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Ellijay, GA | 20+ TREES DOWN COUNTYWIDE. A FEW POWER LINES DOWN. |
| Jan 31, 8:25 PM EST | ICE STORM | Suches, GA | FREEZING RAIN ACCUMULATING ON TREES AND GRAVEL ROADS. |
| Jan 31, 11:15 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Blairsville, GA | A FEW TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN COUNTYWIDE. |
| Feb 1, 12:00 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Summerville, GA | LESS THAN 10 TREES DOWN COUNTYWIDE. A FEW POWER LINES DOWN. |
| Feb 1, 12:00 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Trenton, GA | 12-13 TREES DOWN COUNTYWIDE BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 4 A.M. |
| Feb 1, 1:30 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Chatsworth, GA | 20+ TREES DOWN COUNTYWIDE. A FEW POWER LINES DOWN. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 148 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
- 2719 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 51 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 125 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 216 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS72 KFFC 312249 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 549 PM EST THU JAN 31 2008 GAZ001>009-011>016-010700- /O.NEW.KFFC.HW.W.0002.080201T0000Z-080201T1100Z/ DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS- CHATTOOGA-GORDON-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALHOUN...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND 549 PM EST THU JAN 31 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST FRIDAY. THE WARNING AREA IS ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM SUMMERVILLE TO JASPER TO DAWSONVILLE TO CLEVELAND. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE MID ATLANTIC AND LOW PRESSURE DEEPENING OVER THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WILL PRODUCE HIGH WINDS OVER NORTH GEORGIA TONIGHT. EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER THE AREA TONIGHT AS THE LOW BEGINS TO MOVE TO THE NORTHEAST. THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS COULD SEE WIND GUSTS OF 50 MPH OR MORE. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 35 MPH OR GUSTS OF 45 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ GAZ019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-089>098-102>113- 010700- /O.NEW.KFFC.WI.Y.0005.080201T0000Z-080201T1100Z/ FLOYD-BARTOW-CHEROKEE-FORSYTH-HALL-BANKS-JACKSON-MADISON-POLK- PAULDING-COBB-NORTH FULTON-GWINNETT-BARROW-CLARKE-OCONEE- OGLETHORPE-WILKES-HARALSON-CARROLL-DOUGLAS-SOUTH FULTON-DEKALB- ROCKDALE-WALTON-NEWTON-MORGAN-GREENE-TALIAFERRO-HEARD-COWETA- FAYETTE-CLAYTON-SPALDING-HENRY-BUTTS-JASPER-PUTNAM-HANCOCK-WARREN- TROUP-MERIWETHER-PIKE-UPSON-LAMAR-MONROE-JONES-BALDWIN-WASHINGTON- GLASCOCK-JEFFERSON-HARRIS-TALBOT-TAYLOR-CRAWFORD-BIBB-TWIGGS- WILKINSON-JOHNSON-EMANUEL-MUSCOGEE-CHATTAHOOCHEE-MARION-SCHLEY- MACON-PEACH-HOUSTON-BLECKLEY-LAURENS-TREUTLEN-STEWART-WEBSTER- SUMTER-DOOLY-CRISP-PULASKI-WILCOX-DODGE-TELFAIR-WHEELER- MONTGOMERY-TOOMBS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROME...CARTERSVILLE...GAINESVILLE... MARIETTA...ATLANTA...LAWRENCEVILLE...ATHENS...CARROLLTON... DOUGLASVILLE...EAST POINT...DECATUR...CONYERS...COVINGTON... NEWNAN...PEACHTREE CITY...GRIFFIN...MILLEDGEVILLE...MACON... SWAINSBORO...COLUMBUS...WARNER ROBINS...DUBLIN...LUMPKIN... AMERICUS...CORDELE...VIDALIA 549 PM EST THU JAN 31 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST FRIDAY. THE ADVISORY AREA IS SOUTH OF A LINE FROM SUMMERVILLE TO JASPER TO DAWSONVILLE TO CLEVELAND. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE MID ATLANTIC AND LOW PRESSURE DEEPENING OVER THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WILL PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS OVER NORTH GEORGIA TONIGHT. EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER THE AREA TONIGHT AS THE LOW BEGINS TO MOVE TO THE NORTHEAST. SOME LOCATIONS MAY SEE WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH OR WIND GUSTS OF AT LEAST 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
1 follow-up statement
000 WWUS72 KFFC 010759 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 259 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2008 GAZ001>009-011>016-011300- /O.CAN.KFFC.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080201T1100Z/ /O.NEW.KFFC.WI.Y.0006.080201T0759Z-080201T1300Z/ DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS- CHATTOOGA-GORDON-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALHOUN...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND 259 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST THIS MORNING. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. STRONG WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE EARLY THIS MORNING OVER AREAS NORTH OF A SUMMERVILLE TO JASPER TO CLEVELAND LINE. HIGHER ELEVATIONS COULD SEE WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH OR WIND GUSTS OF AT LEAST 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ GAZ019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-089>098-102>113- 010900- /O.CAN.KFFC.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-080201T1100Z/ FLOYD-BARTOW-CHEROKEE-FORSYTH-HALL-BANKS-JACKSON-MADISON-POLK- PAULDING-COBB-NORTH FULTON-GWINNETT-BARROW-CLARKE-OCONEE- OGLETHORPE-WILKES-HARALSON-CARROLL-DOUGLAS-SOUTH FULTON-DEKALB- ROCKDALE-WALTON-NEWTON-MORGAN-GREENE-TALIAFERRO-HEARD-COWETA- FAYETTE-CLAYTON-SPALDING-HENRY-BUTTS-JASPER-PUTNAM-HANCOCK-WARREN- TROUP-MERIWETHER-PIKE-UPSON-LAMAR-MONROE-JONES-BALDWIN-WASHINGTON- GLASCOCK-JEFFERSON-HARRIS-TALBOT-TAYLOR-CRAWFORD-BIBB-TWIGGS- WILKINSON-JOHNSON-EMANUEL-MUSCOGEE-CHATTAHOOCHEE-MARION-SCHLEY- MACON-PEACH-HOUSTON-BLECKLEY-LAURENS-TREUTLEN-STEWART-WEBSTER- SUMTER-DOOLY-CRISP-PULASKI-WILCOX-DODGE-TELFAIR-WHEELER- MONTGOMERY-TOOMBS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROME...CARTERSVILLE...GAINESVILLE... MARIETTA...ATLANTA...LAWRENCEVILLE...ATHENS...CARROLLTON... DOUGLASVILLE...EAST POINT...DECATUR...CONYERS...COVINGTON... NEWNAN...PEACHTREE CITY...GRIFFIN...MILLEDGEVILLE...MACON... SWAINSBORO...COLUMBUS...WARNER ROBINS...DUBLIN...LUMPKIN... AMERICUS...CORDELE...VIDALIA 259 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL PERSIST THIS MORNING OVER MUCH OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA...BUT SHOULD NOT CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 31, 5:49 PM EST | Wind Advisory | FFC | Baldwin, Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Bibb, Bleckley and 75 more | 9 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.