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Wind Advisory 20, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this wind advisory at Aug 22, 2008, 5:33 AM EDT for 66 counties in Georgia. It took effect at Aug 22, 2008, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 42 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 22, 2008, 5:33 AM EDT (09:33 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 22, 2008, 8:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Aug 24, 2008, 2:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 42 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
All 66 counties
Baldwin County, GA, Bibb County, GA, Bleckley County, GA, Butts County, GA, Carroll County, GA, Chattahoochee County, GA, Clayton County, GA, Cobb County, GA, Coweta County, GA, Crawford County, GA, Crisp County, GA, DeKalb County, GA, Dodge County, GA, Dooly County, GA, Douglas County, GA, Emanuel County, GA, Fayette County, GA, Fulton County, GA, Glascock County, GA, Greene County, GA, Hancock County, GA, Haralson County, GA, Harris County, GA, Heard County, GA, Henry 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, Meriwether County, GA, Monroe County, GA, Montgomery County, GA, Morgan County, GA, Muscogee County, GA, Newton County, GA, Paulding County, GA, Peach County, GA, Pike County, GA, Polk County, GA, Pulaski County, GA, Putnam County, GA, Rockdale County, GA, Schley County, GA, Spalding County, GA, Stewart County, GA, Sumter County, GA, Talbot County, GA, Taliaferro County, GA, Taylor County, GA, Telfair County, GA, Toombs County, GA, Treutlen County, GA, Troup 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), 54 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:33 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, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 79 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
- 48 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -10 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1321 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 5 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -97 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -10 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 220933 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 533 AM EDT FRI AUG 22 2008 GAZ042>044-048>062-066>076-078>086-089>098-102>113-221745- /O.NEW.KFFC.WI.Y.0020.080822T1200Z-080824T0000Z/ CARROLL-DOUGLAS-SOUTH FULTON-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...CARROLLTON...DOUGLASVILLE... EAST POINT...COVINGTON...NEWNAN...PEACHTREE CITY...GRIFFIN... MILLEDGEVILLE...MACON...SWAINSBORO...COLUMBUS...WARNER ROBINS... DUBLIN...LUMPKIN...AMERICUS...CORDELE...VIDALIA 533 AM EDT FRI AUG 22 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL AND THE SOUTHERN PARTS OF NORTH GEORGIA...GENERALLY SOUTH OF A CARROLLTON...TO ATLANTA...TO WARRENTON LINE. THE WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING UNTIL 8 PM EDT SATURDAY. TROPICAL STORM FAY WILL MOVE SLOWLY WEST ACROSS NORTH FLORIDA TODAY AND INTO THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE BY SATURDAY. EAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL GEORGIA BY AFTERNOON...WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS...AS THE OUTER CIRCULATION ASSOCIATED WITH FAY AFFECTS THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE STATE. EAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED FURTHER NORTH ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PARTS OF NORTH GEORGIA...INCLUDING ATLANTA. AS OUTER SOME WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN OUTER RAIN BANDS THAT TRACK ACROSS CENTRAL GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF A COLUMBUS...TO MACON...TO LOUISVILLE LINE. 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. IN ADDITION...SOME TREES AND POWER LINES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN WITH THESE WINDS. SOME POWER OUTAGES SHOULD BE EXPECTED AS A RESULT. MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR COMMERCIAL RADIO AND TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION...FORECASTS...AND WARNINGS. $$ 19
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS72 KFFC 221656 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1256 PM EDT FRI AUG 22 2008 GAZ030>033-041-045-046-230100- /O.EXA.KFFC.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-080824T0000Z/ POLK-PAULDING-COBB-NORTH FULTON-HARALSON-DEKALB-ROCKDALE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARIETTA...ATLANTA...DECATUR...CONYERS 1256 PM EDT FRI AUG 22 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT SATURDAY FOR CENTRAL AND PARTS OF NORTH GEORGIA...GENERALLY SOUTH OF A LINE FROM CEDARTOWN...TO ATLANTA...TO MADISON...TO WARRENTON. TROPICAL STORM FAY WILL MOVE SLOWLY WEST ACROSS NORTH FLORIDA TODAY AND INTO THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE BY SATURDAY. EAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA...WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH IN SOME OF THE SPIRAL BANDS THAT MOVE ACROSS THE AREA. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH OR WIND GUSTS OF AT LEAST 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. IN ADDITION...SOME TREES AND POWER LINES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN WITH THESE WINDS. SOME POWER OUTAGES SHOULD BE EXPECTED AS A RESULT. MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR COMMERCIAL RADIO AND TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION...FORECASTS...AND WARNINGS. $$ GAZ042>044-048>062-066>076-078>086-089>098-102>113-230100- /O.CON.KFFC.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-080824T0000Z/ CARROLL-DOUGLAS-SOUTH FULTON-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...CARROLLTON...DOUGLASVILLE... EAST POINT...COVINGTON...NEWNAN...PEACHTREE CITY...GRIFFIN... MILLEDGEVILLE...MACON...SWAINSBORO...COLUMBUS...WARNER ROBINS... DUBLIN...LUMPKIN...AMERICUS...CORDELE...VIDALIA 1256 PM EDT FRI AUG 22 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT SATURDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT SATURDAY FOR CENTRAL AND PARTS OF NORTH GEORGIA...GENERALLY SOUTH OF A LINE FROM CEDARTOWN...TO ATLANTA...TO MADISON...TO WARRENTON. TROPICAL STORM FAY WILL MOVE SLOWLY WEST ACROSS NORTH FLORIDA TODAY AND INTO THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE BY SATURDAY. EAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA...WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH IN SOME OF THE SPIRAL BANDS THAT MOVE ACROSS THE AREA. 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. IN ADDITION...SOME TREES AND POWER LINES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN WITH THESE WINDS. SOME POWER OUTAGES SHOULD BE EXPECTED AS A RESULT. MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR COMMERCIAL RADIO AND TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION...FORECASTS...AND WARNINGS. $$
000 WWUS72 KFFC 230919 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 519 AM EDT SAT AUG 23 2008 GAZ050-051-061-062-074>076-231030- /O.CAN.KFFC.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-080824T0000Z/ GREENE-TALIAFERRO-HANCOCK-WARREN-WASHINGTON-GLASCOCK-JEFFERSON- 519 AM EDT SAT AUG 23 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA TODAY. TROPICAL STORM FAY CONTINUES TO MOVE WEST THROUGH THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. IT IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE MOVING WEST INTO SOUTHERN ALABAMA LATER TODAY. AS IT DOES SO...THE STRONGEST WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH FAY WILL PULL AWAY FROM THIS REGION OF THE STATE. EAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH ARE STILL EXPECTED...WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS...BUT WINDS MEETING WIND ADVISORY ARE NO LONGER ANTICIPATED. $$ GAZ030>033-041>044-052>056-066>069-078>080-089>093-102>106-231730- /O.EXT.KFFC.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-080824T0600Z/ POLK-PAULDING-COBB-NORTH FULTON-HARALSON-CARROLL-DOUGLAS- SOUTH FULTON-HEARD-COWETA-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-SPALDING-TROUP- MERIWETHER-PIKE-UPSON-HARRIS-TALBOT-TAYLOR-MUSCOGEE-CHATTAHOOCHEE- MARION-SCHLEY-MACON-STEWART-WEBSTER-SUMTER-DOOLY-CRISP- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARIETTA...ATLANTA...CARROLLTON... DOUGLASVILLE...EAST POINT...NEWNAN...PEACHTREE CITY...GRIFFIN... COLUMBUS...LUMPKIN...AMERICUS...CORDELE 519 AM EDT SAT AUG 23 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT SUNDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT SUNDAY. THIS INCLUDES AREAS GENERALLY WEST OF A LINE FROM ATLANTA...TO THOMASTON...TO CORDELE. TROPICAL STORM FAY WILL CONTINUE MOVING WEST THROUGH THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TODAY AND INTO SOUTHERN ALABAMA BY THIS EVENING. EAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA...WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH IN SOME OF THE SPIRAL RAIN BANDS THAT MOVE ACROSS THE AREA...ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 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. IN ADDITION...SOME TREES AND POWER LINES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN WITH THESE WINDS. SOME POWER OUTAGES SHOULD BE EXPECTED AS A RESULT. MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR COMMERCIAL RADIO AND TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION...FORECASTS...AND WARNINGS. $$ GAZ045-046-048-049-057>060-070>073-081>086-094>098-107>113-231730- /O.CON.KFFC.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-080824T0000Z/ DEKALB-ROCKDALE-NEWTON-MORGAN-HENRY-BUTTS-JASPER-PUTNAM-LAMAR- MONROE-JONES-BALDWIN-CRAWFORD-BIBB-TWIGGS-WILKINSON-JOHNSON- EMANUEL-PEACH-HOUSTON-BLECKLEY-LAURENS-TREUTLEN-PULASKI-WILCOX- DODGE-TELFAIR-WHEELER-MONTGOMERY-TOOMBS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECATUR...CONYERS...COVINGTON... MILLEDGEVILLE...MACON...SWAINSBORO...WARNER ROBINS...DUBLIN... VIDALIA 519 AM EDT SAT AUG 23 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. TROPICAL STORM FAY WILL CONTINUE MOVING WEST THROUGH THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TODAY AND INTO SOUTHERN ALABAMA BY THIS EVENING. EAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA...WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 35 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY IN ANY SPIRAL RAIN BANDS THAT TRACK ACROSS THE AREA. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH TO LESS THAN WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA LATER THIS EVENING AS TROPICAL STORM FAY MOVES FURTHER WEST AWAY FROM THIS REGION. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH OR WIND GUSTS OF AT LEAST 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. IN ADDITION...SOME TREES AND POWER LINES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN WITH THESE WINDS. SOME POWER OUTAGES SHOULD BE EXPECTED AS A RESULT. MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR COMMERCIAL RADIO AND TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION...FORECASTS...AND WARNINGS. $$ 19
000 WWUS72 KFFC 231505 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1105 AM EDT SAT AUG 23 2008 GAZ045-046-048-049-057>060-070>073-081>086-094>098-107>113-232315- /O.CON.KFFC.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-080824T0000Z/ DEKALB-ROCKDALE-NEWTON-MORGAN-HENRY-BUTTS-JASPER-PUTNAM-LAMAR- MONROE-JONES-BALDWIN-CRAWFORD-BIBB-TWIGGS-WILKINSON-JOHNSON- EMANUEL-PEACH-HOUSTON-BLECKLEY-LAURENS-TREUTLEN-PULASKI-WILCOX- DODGE-TELFAIR-WHEELER-MONTGOMERY-TOOMBS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECATUR...CONYERS...COVINGTON... MILLEDGEVILLE...MACON...SWAINSBORO...WARNER ROBINS...DUBLIN... VIDALIA 1105 AM EDT SAT AUG 23 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... TROPICAL STORM FAY WILL CONTINUE MOVING WEST THROUGH THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TODAY AND INTO SOUTHERN ALABAMA BY THIS EVENING. EAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA... WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 35 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY IN ANY SPIRAL RAIN BANDS THAT TRACK ACROSS THE AREA. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH TO LESS THAN WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA LATER THIS EVENING AS TROPICAL STORM FAY MOVES FURTHER WEST AWAY FROM THIS REGION. 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. IN ADDITION...SOME TREES AND POWER LINES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN WITH THESE WINDS. SOME POWER OUTAGES SHOULD BE EXPECTED AS A RESULT. MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR COMMERCIAL RADIO AND TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION...FORECASTS...AND WARNINGS. $$ GAZ030>033-041>044-052>056-066>069-078>080-089>093-102>106-232315- /O.CON.KFFC.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-080824T0600Z/ POLK-PAULDING-COBB-NORTH FULTON-HARALSON-CARROLL-DOUGLAS- SOUTH FULTON-HEARD-COWETA-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-SPALDING-TROUP- MERIWETHER-PIKE-UPSON-HARRIS-TALBOT-TAYLOR-MUSCOGEE-CHATTAHOOCHEE- MARION-SCHLEY-MACON-STEWART-WEBSTER-SUMTER-DOOLY-CRISP- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARIETTA...ATLANTA...CARROLLTON... DOUGLASVILLE...EAST POINT...NEWNAN...PEACHTREE CITY...GRIFFIN... COLUMBUS...LUMPKIN...AMERICUS...CORDELE 1105 AM EDT SAT AUG 23 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT SUNDAY... TROPICAL STORM FAY WILL CONTINUE MOVING WEST THROUGH THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TODAY AND INTO SOUTHERN ALABAMA BY THIS EVENING. EAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA... WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH IN SOME OF THE SPIRAL RAIN BANDS THAT MOVE ACROSS THE AREA...ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH OR WIND GUSTS OF AT LEAST 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. IN ADDITION...SOME TREES AND POWER LINES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN WITH THESE WINDS. SOME POWER OUTAGES SHOULD BE EXPECTED AS A RESULT. MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR COMMERCIAL RADIO AND TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION...FORECASTS...AND WARNINGS. $$
000 WWUS72 KFFC 232334 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 734 PM EDT SAT AUG 23 2008 GAZ045-046-048-049-057>060-070>073-081>086-094>098-107>113-240045- /O.CAN.KFFC.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-080824T0000Z/ DEKALB-ROCKDALE-NEWTON-MORGAN-HENRY-BUTTS-JASPER-PUTNAM-LAMAR- MONROE-JONES-BALDWIN-CRAWFORD-BIBB-TWIGGS-WILKINSON-JOHNSON- EMANUEL-PEACH-HOUSTON-BLECKLEY-LAURENS-TREUTLEN-PULASKI-WILCOX- DODGE-TELFAIR-WHEELER-MONTGOMERY-TOOMBS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECATUR...CONYERS...COVINGTON... MILLEDGEVILLE...MACON...SWAINSBORO...WARNER ROBINS...DUBLIN... VIDALIA 734 PM EDT SAT AUG 23 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS CANCELED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS OVER THE AREA FROM EAST OF ATLANTA TO EAST OF DOOLY AND CRISP COUNTIES HAVE DIMINISHED ENOUGH THAT THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER NEEDED. $$ GAZ030>033-041>044-052>056-066>069-078>080-089>093-102>106-240600- /O.CON.KFFC.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-080824T0600Z/ POLK-PAULDING-COBB-NORTH FULTON-HARALSON-CARROLL-DOUGLAS- SOUTH FULTON-HEARD-COWETA-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-SPALDING-TROUP- MERIWETHER-PIKE-UPSON-HARRIS-TALBOT-TAYLOR-MUSCOGEE-CHATTAHOOCHEE- MARION-SCHLEY-MACON-STEWART-WEBSTER-SUMTER-DOOLY-CRISP- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARIETTA...ATLANTA...CARROLLTON... DOUGLASVILLE...EAST POINT...NEWNAN...PEACHTREE CITY...GRIFFIN... COLUMBUS...LUMPKIN...AMERICUS...CORDELE 734 PM EDT SAT AUG 23 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT SUNDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT SUNDAY FOR THE AREA FROM ATLANTA TO DOOLY AND CRISP COUNTIES AND WEST. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH OR WIND GUSTS OF AT LEAST 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. IN ADDITION...SOME TREES AND POWER LINES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN WITH THESE WINDS. SOME POWER OUTAGES SHOULD BE EXPECTED AS A RESULT. MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR COMMERCIAL RADIO AND TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION...FORECASTS...AND WARNINGS. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 3:03 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Emanuel, Montgomery, Toombs, Treutlen | 42 min |
| Aug 22, 3:21 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Laurens, Montgomery, Treutlen, Wheeler | 24 min |
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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.