Alert archive / Georgia / Wind Advisories in 2008
Wind Advisory 21, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this wind advisory at Sep 13, 2008, 3:31 PM EDT for 33 counties in Georgia. It took effect at Sep 14, 2008, 12:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 5 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 13, 2008, 3:31 PM EDT (19:31 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 14, 2008, 12:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Sep 14, 2008, 4:51 PM EDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
All 33 counties
Bartow County, GA, Carroll County, GA, Catoosa County, GA, Chattooga County, GA, Cherokee County, GA, Clayton County, GA, Cobb County, GA, Coweta County, GA, Dade County, GA, Dawson County, GA, DeKalb County, GA, Douglas County, GA, Fannin County, GA, Fayette County, GA, Floyd County, GA, Forsyth County, GA, Fulton County, GA, Gilmer County, GA, Gordon County, GA, Haralson County, GA, Harris County, GA, Heard County, GA, Lumpkin County, GA, Meriwether County, GA, Murray County, GA, Paulding County, GA, Pickens County, GA, Polk County, GA, Towns County, GA, Troup County, GA, Union County, GA, Walker County, GA, Whitfield County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:32 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 85 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
- 392 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -36 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 596 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 6 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -70 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -45 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 131931 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 331 PM EDT SAT SEP 13 2008 GAZ001>009-011>015-019>022-030>033-041>045-052>055-066-067-078- 140345- /O.NEW.KFFC.WI.Y.0021.080914T1600Z-080915T0000Z/ DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS- CHATTOOGA-GORDON-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-FLOYD-BARTOW-CHEROKEE- FORSYTH-POLK-PAULDING-COBB-NORTH FULTON-HARALSON-CARROLL-DOUGLAS- SOUTH FULTON-DEKALB-HEARD-COWETA-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-TROUP-MERIWETHER- HARRIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALHOUN...DAHLONEGA...ROME... CARTERSVILLE...MARIETTA...ATLANTA...CARROLLTON...DOUGLASVILLE... EAST POINT...DECATUR...NEWNAN...PEACHTREE CITY 331 PM EDT SAT SEP 13 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 8 PM EDT SUNDAY ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTH AND WEST GEORGIA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 8 PM EDT SUNDAY. THE ADVISORY AREA IS GENERALLY WEST OF A LINE FROM COLUMBUS TO CUMMING TO BRASSTOWN BALD MOUNTAIN. WINDS WILL INCREASE TOMORROW AFTERNOON ACROSS NORTH AND PORTIONS OF WEST GEORGIA AS THE REMNANTS OF HURRICANE IKE MOVE NORTHEASTWARD ALONG AN APPROACHING SURFACE FRONT. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 20 AND 25 MPH WITH GUSTS GREATER THAN 30 MPH. ALONG THE RIDGES...WINDS WILL BE HIGHER WITH GUSTS POSSIBLY REACHING AS HIGH AS 35 MPH. WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH SUNDAY NIGHT. 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. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS72 KFFC 140202 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1002 PM EDT SAT SEP 13 2008 GAZ001>009-011>015-019>022-030>033-041>045-052>055-066-067-078- 141000- /O.CON.KFFC.WI.Y.0021.080914T1600Z-080915T0000Z/ DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS- CHATTOOGA-GORDON-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-FLOYD-BARTOW-CHEROKEE- FORSYTH-POLK-PAULDING-COBB-NORTH FULTON-HARALSON-CARROLL-DOUGLAS- SOUTH FULTON-DEKALB-HEARD-COWETA-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-TROUP-MERIWETHER- HARRIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALHOUN...DAHLONEGA...ROME... CARTERSVILLE...MARIETTA...ATLANTA...CARROLLTON...DOUGLASVILLE... EAST POINT...DECATUR...NEWNAN...PEACHTREE CITY 1002 PM EDT SAT SEP 13 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 8 PM EDT SUNDAY FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND WEST GEORGIA... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 8 PM EDT SUNDAY... FOR THE AREA GENERALLY WEST OF A LINE FROM COLUMBUS TO CUMMING TO BRASSTOWN BALD MOUNTAIN. WINDS WILL INCREASE SUNDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS NORTH AND PORTIONS OF WEST GEORGIA AS THE REMNANTS OF HURRICANE IKE MOVE NORTHEASTWARD ALONG AN APPROACHING SURFACE FRONT. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 20 AND 25 MPH WITH GUSTS GREATER THAN 30 MPH. ALONG THE RIDGES...WINDS WILL BE HIGHER WITH GUSTS POSSIBLY REACHING AS HIGH AS 35 MPH. WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH SUNDAY NIGHT. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH OR WIND GUSTS OF AT LEAST 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
000 WWUS72 KFFC 140839 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 439 AM EDT SUN SEP 14 2008 GAZ012-019>022-030>033-041>045-052>055-066-067-078-140945- /O.CAN.KFFC.WI.Y.0021.080914T1600Z-080915T0000Z/ GORDON-FLOYD-BARTOW-CHEROKEE-FORSYTH-POLK-PAULDING-COBB- NORTH FULTON-HARALSON-CARROLL-DOUGLAS-SOUTH FULTON-DEKALB-HEARD- COWETA-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-TROUP-MERIWETHER-HARRIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALHOUN...ROME...CARTERSVILLE... MARIETTA...ATLANTA...CARROLLTON...DOUGLASVILLE...EAST POINT... DECATUR...NEWNAN...PEACHTREE CITY 439 AM EDT SUN SEP 14 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY FOR AREAS SOUTH OF A LINE FROM ROME TO JASPER TO GAINESVILLE. WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE BETWEEN 10 AND 20 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL HIGHER GUSTS. SINCE THIS IS JUST BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS...THE ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ GAZ001>009-011-013>015-141645- /O.CON.KFFC.WI.Y.0021.080914T1600Z-080915T0000Z/ DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS- CHATTOOGA-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...DAHLONEGA 439 AM EDT SUN SEP 14 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING GENERALLY NORTH OF A LINE FROM SUMMERVILLE TO ELIJAY TO DAHLONEGA. WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA AS THE REMNANTS OF HURRICANE IKE MOVE NORTHEASTWARD ALONG AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 20 AND 25 MPH WITH GUSTS GREATER THAN 30 MPH. ALONG THE RIDGES...WINDS WILL BE HIGHER WITH GUSTS POSSIBLY REACHING AS HIGH AS 35 MPH. WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH SUNDAY NIGHT. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH OR WIND GUSTS OF AT LEAST 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
000 WWUS72 KFFC 142051 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 451 PM EDT SUN SEP 14 2008 GAZ001>009-011-013>015-142200- /O.CAN.KFFC.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-080915T0000Z/ DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS- CHATTOOGA-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...DAHLONEGA 451 PM EDT SUN SEP 14 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED FOR NORTH GEORGIA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS CANCELED THE WIND ADVISORY FOR NORTH GEORGIA. WINDS ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA HAVE DIMINISHED TO 10 TO 15 MILES AN HOUR WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 25 MILES AN HOUR ALONG THE HIGHER RIDGES. THESE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGH THIS EVENING. $$
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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.