Alert archive / Georgia / Winter Storm Warnings in 2008
Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this winter storm warning at Jan 16, 2008, 4:36 PM EST for 12 counties in Georgia. It took effect at Jan 16, 2008, 7:00 PM EST. It was in force for 8 hr. 26 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 16, 2008, 4:36 PM EST (21:36 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 16, 2008, 7:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Jan 17, 2008, 3:06 AM EST
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
Counties Banks County, GA, Cherokee County, GA, Dawson County, GA, Fannin County, GA, Forsyth County, GA, Gilmer County, GA, Hall County, GA, Lumpkin County, GA, Pickens County, GA, Towns County, GA, Union County, GA, White County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 139 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:38 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 16, 7:25 PM EST | SNOW 2 | Canton, GA | |
| Jan 16, 7:45 PM EST | SNOW 1.5 | Cleveland, GA | |
| Jan 16, 8:00 PM EST | SNOW 1.5 | Woodstock, GA | |
| Jan 16, 8:30 PM EST | SNOW 2 | Hiawassee, GA | |
| Jan 16, 8:45 PM EST | SNOW 1 | Cumming, GA | |
| Jan 16, 9:00 PM EST | SNOW 0.5 | Ellijay, GA | |
| Jan 16, 9:15 PM EST | SNOW 1 | Ball Ground, GA | |
| Jan 16, 9:20 PM EST | SLEET 0 | Ducktown, GA | ROADS ICE COATED |
| Jan 16, 10:00 PM EST | SNOW 1.5 | Matt, GA | |
| Jan 16, 10:00 PM EST | SNOW 2 | Blairsville, GA | |
| Jan 16, 10:00 PM EST | SNOW 2.5 | Dahlonega, GA | ROAD CREWS OUT. |
| Jan 16, 10:00 PM EST | SNOW 3 | Sautee, GA | |
| Jan 17, 12:00 AM EST | ICE STORM 0 | 2 S Cleveland, GA | 1/2 INCH OF ICE ON LONG MOUNTAIN. |
| Jan 17, 12:00 AM EST | SNOW 1 | Cumming, GA | |
| Jan 17, 12:00 AM EST | SNOW 1.5 | Ellijay, GA | |
| Jan 17, 12:00 AM EST | SNOW 1.5 | Gainesville, GA | |
| Jan 17, 12:00 AM EST | SNOW 1.5 | Homer, GA | |
| Jan 17, 12:00 AM EST | SNOW 2 | Blue Ridge, GA | |
| Jan 17, 12:00 AM EST | SNOW 2 | Dawsonville, GA | |
| Jan 17, 12:00 AM EST | SNOW 2 | Hiawassee, GA | |
| Jan 17, 12:00 AM EST | SNOW 3 | Cleveland, GA | |
| Jan 17, 12:00 AM EST | SNOW 3 | Dahlonega, GA | |
| Jan 17, 12:00 AM EST | SNOW 3 | Murrayville, GA | |
| Jan 17, 12:00 AM EST | SNOW 3.5 | 5 W Waleska, GA | MEASURED AT ELEVATION 1680 FT |
| Jan 17, 12:00 AM EST | SNOW 4 | 5 Se Young Harris, GA | 3 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IN ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FT |
| Jan 17, 12:00 AM EST | SNOW 4 | 7 W Blairsville, GA |
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, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 137 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
- 2349 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 33 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 90 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS42 KFFC 162136 WSWFFC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 436 PM EST WED JAN 16 2008 ...A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY... .A COLD AND DRY LOW LEVEL AIRMASS IS IN PLACE ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA. A DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL SPREAD MOISTURE NORTH OVER THIS COLD AIR WITH A MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN EXPECTED OVER MUCH OF NORTH GEORGIA LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. GAZ006>009-013>016-170545- /O.UPG.KFFC.WS.A.0001.080117T0000Z-080117T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KFFC.WS.W.0001.080117T0000Z-080117T1500Z/ FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND 436 PM EST WED JAN 16 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY...FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA GENERALLY NORTH OF A LINE FROM ELLIJAY TO DAWSONVILLE TO CLEVELAND. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AFTER 5 PM ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA...BECOMING HEAVIER THROUGH THE EVENING WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES AND LOCALIZED 4 INCH SNOW TOTALS POSSIBLE...MAINLY BETWEEN 7 PM AND 2 AM. WARMER AIR SURGING NORTHWARD INTO THE AREA OVERNIGHT WILL ALLOW THE SNOW TO START MIXING WITH RAIN...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE TOWARD MORNING ON AREA BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AND POWER LINES. THE PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL RAIN BY LATE THURSDAY MORNING. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING AND WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. TRAVEL SHOULD BE AVOIDED. $$ GAZ001>005-011-012-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-170545- /O.EXT.KFFC.WW.Y.0001.080116T2100Z-080117T1200Z/ DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-CHATTOOGA-GORDON-FLOYD- BARTOW-CHEROKEE-FORSYTH-HALL-BANKS-JACKSON-MADISON-POLK-PAULDING- COBB-NORTH FULTON-GWINNETT-BARROW-CLARKE-OCONEE-OGLETHORPE-WILKES- HARALSON-CARROLL-DOUGLAS-SOUTH FULTON-DEKALB-ROCKDALE-WALTON- NEWTON-MORGAN-GREENE-TALIAFERRO-HEARD-COWETA-FAYETTE-CLAYTON- SPALDING-HENRY-BUTTS-JASPER-PUTNAM-HANCOCK-WARREN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALHOUN...ROME...CARTERSVILLE... GAINESVILLE...MARIETTA...ATLANTA...LAWRENCEVILLE...ATHENS... CARROLLTON...DOUGLASVILLE...EAST POINT...DECATUR...CONYERS... COVINGTON...NEWNAN...PEACHTREE CITY...GRIFFIN 436 PM EST WED JAN 16 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY OVER MUCH OF NORTH GEORGIA...NORTH OF A LINE FROM FRANKLIN TO GRIFFIN TO WARRENTON. PRECIPITATION ADVANCING NORTHWARD INITIALLY IN THE FORM LIGHT SNOW LATE THIS AFTERNOON WILL QUICKLY TRANSITION TO MORE OF A SLEET AND RAIN MIX THROUGH EARLY EVENING. SURFACE TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FREEZING BY LATE EVENING. NO SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW AND SLEET ARE EXPECTED. HOWEVER...A LIGHT GLAZE OF ICE IS POSSIBLE ON AREA BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AND POWER LINES LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... CREATING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. THE POTENTIAL FOR ACCUMULATING ICE IS GREATEST FROM NEAR CARTERSVILLE...TO THE NORTHEAST ATLANTA SUBURBS...AND NORTHEASTWARD ALONG THE INTERSTATE 85 CORRIDOR. TEMPERATURES WILL RISE ABOVE FREEZING THURSDAY MORNING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ HANDEL
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS42 KFFC 162238 AAA WSWFFC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 538 PM EST WED JAN 16 2008 ...A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY... .A COLD AND DRY LOW LEVEL AIRMASS IS IN PLACE ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA. A DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL SPREAD MOISTURE NORTH OVER THIS COLD AIR WITH A MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN EXPECTED OVER MUCH OF NORTH GEORGIA LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. GAZ006>009-013>016-170645- /O.CON.KFFC.WS.W.0001.080117T0000Z-080117T1500Z/ FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND 538 PM EST WED JAN 16 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY...FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA GENERALLY NORTH OF A LINE FROM ELLIJAY TO DAWSONVILLE TO CLEVELAND. SNOW DEVELOPING ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA WILL BECOME HEAVIER THROUGH THE EVENING WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES AND LOCALIZED 4 INCH SNOW TOTALS POSSIBLE...MAINLY BETWEEN 7 PM AND 2 AM. WARMER AIR SURGING NORTHWARD INTO THE AREA OVERNIGHT WILL ALLOW THE SNOW TO START MIXING WITH RAIN...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE TOWARD MORNING ON AREA BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AND POWER LINES. THE PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL RAIN BY LATE THURSDAY MORNING. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING AND WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. TRAVEL SHOULD BE AVOIDED. $$ GAZ001>005-011-012-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-170645- /O.CON.KFFC.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080117T1200Z/ DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-CHATTOOGA-GORDON-FLOYD- BARTOW-CHEROKEE-FORSYTH-HALL-BANKS-JACKSON-MADISON-POLK-PAULDING- COBB-NORTH FULTON-GWINNETT-BARROW-CLARKE-OCONEE-OGLETHORPE-WILKES- HARALSON-CARROLL-DOUGLAS-SOUTH FULTON-DEKALB-ROCKDALE-WALTON- NEWTON-MORGAN-GREENE-TALIAFERRO-HEARD-COWETA-FAYETTE-CLAYTON- SPALDING-HENRY-BUTTS-JASPER-PUTNAM-HANCOCK-WARREN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALHOUN...ROME...CARTERSVILLE... GAINESVILLE...MARIETTA...ATLANTA...LAWRENCEVILLE...ATHENS... CARROLLTON...DOUGLASVILLE...EAST POINT...DECATUR...CONYERS... COVINGTON...NEWNAN...PEACHTREE CITY...GRIFFIN 538 PM EST WED JAN 16 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY...NORTH OF A LINE FROM FRANKLIN TO GRIFFIN TO WARRENTON. PRECIPITATION ADVANCING NORTHWARD INITIALLY IN THE FORM SNOW WILL QUICKLY TRANSITION TO MORE OF A SLEET AND RAIN MIX THROUGH EARLY EVENING. SURFACE TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO HOVER NEAR FREEZING THROUGH TONIGHT. UP TO A HALF INCH OF SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED BRIEFLY THIS EVENING. A LIGHT GLAZE OF ICE IS ALSO POSSIBLE ON AREA BRIDGES... OVERPASSES...AND POWER LINES LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. THE POTENTIAL FOR ACCUMULATING ICE IS GREATEST FROM NEAR CARTERSVILLE...TO THE NORTHEAST ATLANTA SUBURBS...AND NORTHEASTWARD ALONG THE INTERSTATE 85 CORRIDOR. TEMPERATURES WILL RISE ABOVE FREEZING THURSDAY MORNING. AS OF 5 PM...ROADS ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA WERE ALREADY BECOMING SLIPPERY AND TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO DETERIORATE THROUGH THE EVENING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS42 KFFC 170050 WSWFFC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 750 PM EST WED JAN 16 2008 ...A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY... A COLD AND DRY LOW LEVEL AIRMASS IS IN PLACE ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA. A DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE WILL SPREAD MOISTURE NORTH OVER THIS COLD AIR WITH A MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN EXPECTED OVER MUCH OF NORTH GEORGIA TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. GAZ021>024-170900- /O.UPG.KFFC.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080117T1200Z/ /O.EXA.KFFC.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080117T1500Z/ CHEROKEE-FORSYTH-HALL-BANKS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GAINESVILLE 750 PM EST WED JAN 16 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY... SNOW DEVELOPING ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA WILL BECOME HEAVIER THROUGH THE EVENING WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES AND LOCALIZED 4 TO 5 INCH SNOW TOTALS POSSIBLE...MAINLY BETWEEN 7 PM AND 2 AM. WARMER AIR SURGING NORTHWARD INTO THE AREA OVERNIGHT WILL ALLOW THE SNOW TO START MIXING WITH RAIN...SLEET... AND FREEZING RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE TOWARD MORNING ON AREA BRIDGES... OVERPASSES...AND POWER LINES. THE PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL RAIN BY LATE THURSDAY MORNING. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING AND WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. TRAVEL SHOULD BE AVOIDED. $$ GAZ006>009-013>016-170900- /O.CON.KFFC.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080117T1500Z/ FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND 750 PM EST WED JAN 16 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY... SNOW DEVELOPING ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA WILL BECOME HEAVIER THROUGH THE EVENING WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES AND LOCALIZED 4 TO 5 INCH SNOW TOTALS POSSIBLE...MAINLY BETWEEN 7 PM AND 2 AM. WARMER AIR SURGING NORTHWARD INTO THE AREA OVERNIGHT WILL ALLOW THE SNOW TO START MIXING WITH RAIN...SLEET... AND FREEZING RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE TOWARD MORNING ON AREA BRIDGES... OVERPASSES...AND POWER LINES. THE PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL RAIN BY LATE THURSDAY MORNING. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING AND WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. TRAVEL SHOULD BE AVOIDED. $$ GAZ001>005-011-012-019-020-025-027-030>039-041>062-170900- /O.CON.KFFC.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080117T1200Z/ DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-CHATTOOGA-GORDON-FLOYD- BARTOW-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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALHOUN...ROME...CARTERSVILLE... MARIETTA...ATLANTA...LAWRENCEVILLE...ATHENS...CARROLLTON... DOUGLASVILLE...EAST POINT...DECATUR...CONYERS...COVINGTON... NEWNAN...PEACHTREE CITY...GRIFFIN 750 PM EST WED JAN 16 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY... PRECIPITATION ADVANCING NORTHWARD INITIALLY IN THE FORM SNOW WILL QUICKLY TRANSITION TO MORE OF A SLEET AND RAIN MIX THROUGH EARLY EVENING. SURFACE TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO HOVER NEAR FREEZING THROUGH TONIGHT. UP TO A HALF INCH OF SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED BRIEFLY THIS EVENING. A LIGHT GLAZE OF ICE IS ALSO POSSIBLE ON AREA BRIDGES... OVERPASSES...AND POWER LINES LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. THE POTENTIAL FOR ACCUMULATING ICE IS GREATEST FROM NEAR CARTERSVILLE...TO THE NORTHEAST ATLANTA SUBURBS...AND NORTHEASTWARD ALONG THE INTERSTATE 85 CORRIDOR. TEMPERATURES WILL RISE ABOVE FREEZING THURSDAY MORNING. AS OF 7 PM...ROADS ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA WERE ALREADY BECOMING SLIPPERY AND TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO DETERIORATE THROUGH THE EVENING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS42 KFFC 170806 WSWFFC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 306 AM EST THU JAN 17 2008 ...WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA... .TEMPERATURES WERE SLOWLY WARMING EARLY THIS MORNING ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO. A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION...MAINLY RAIN...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN...WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE IN FAR NORTHEAST GEORGIA THIS MORNING WHERE TEMPERATURES HAVE BEEN SLOWER TO RISE. GAZ006>009-013>016-021>024-171500- /O.CAN.KFFC.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080117T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KFFC.WW.Y.0002.080117T0806Z-080117T1500Z/ FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE-CHEROKEE- FORSYTH-HALL-BANKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND...GAINESVILLE 306 AM EST THU JAN 17 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT NORTH AND EAST OF A LINE FROM BLUE RIDGE TO CANTON...GAINESVILLE AND HOMER. NO SIGNIFICANT NEW ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW OR ICE ARE EXPECTED...BUT AREAS OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN MIXED WITH THE RAIN THIS MORNING WILL STILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS IN THE ADVISORY AREA. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ GAZ001>005-011-012-019-020-025-027-030>039-041>062-170915- /O.CAN.KFFC.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080117T1200Z/ DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-CHATTOOGA-GORDON-FLOYD- BARTOW-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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALHOUN...ROME...CARTERSVILLE... MARIETTA...ATLANTA...LAWRENCEVILLE...ATHENS...CARROLLTON... DOUGLASVILLE...EAST POINT...DECATUR...CONYERS...COVINGTON... NEWNAN...PEACHTREE CITY...GRIFFIN 306 AM EST THU JAN 17 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA NORTH AND EAST OF A LINE FROM TRENTON TO FRANKLIN AND WARRENTON. THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE THE AREA NORTHEAST OF A LINE FROM BLUE RIDGE TO CANTON...GAINESVILLE AND HOMER WHICH IS STILL IN A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING. TEMPERATURES ACROSS THIS AREA HAVE RISEN INTO THE 32 TO 36 DEGREE RANGE EARLY THIS MORNING...AND WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY RISE THROUGH THE REST OF THE MORNING. $$ MSS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 16, 3:56 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | FFC | Dawson, Fannin, Gilmer, Lumpkin, Pickens, Towns and 2 more | 13 hr |
| Jan 16, 11:17 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | FFC | Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Butts, Carroll, Catoosa and 40 more | 16 hr |
Nearby
Winter Storm Warnings in Georgia, 2008Every winter storm warning in 2008
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.