Alert archive / Georgia / Freeze Warnings in 2009
Freeze Warning 2, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this freeze warning at Oct 18, 2009, 5:19 AM EDT for 29 counties in Georgia. It took effect at Oct 19, 2009, 4:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 5 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
- Oct 18, 2009, 5:19 AM EDT (09:19 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 19, 2009, 4:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Oct 19, 2009, 9:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
All 29 counties
Bartow County, GA, Carroll County, GA, Catoosa County, GA, Chattooga County, GA, Cherokee County, GA, Coweta County, GA, Dade County, GA, Dawson County, GA, Douglas County, GA, Fannin County, GA, Fayette County, GA, Floyd County, GA, Fulton County, GA, Gilmer County, GA, Gordon County, GA, Haralson 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, White County, GA, Whitfield County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:22 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, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 96 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
- 3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -8 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 811 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -57 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 38 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 180919 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 519 AM EDT SUN OCT 18 2009 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>021-030-031-041>044-052>054-066-067-182115- /O.UPG.KFFC.FZ.A.0002.091019T0800Z-091019T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KFFC.FZ.W.0002.091019T0800Z-091019T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KFFC.FZ.A.0003.091020T0800Z-091020T1300Z/ DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS- CHATTOOGA-GORDON-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE-FLOYD-BARTOW- CHEROKEE-POLK-PAULDING-HARALSON-CARROLL-DOUGLAS-SOUTH FULTON- HEARD-COWETA-FAYETTE-TROUP-MERIWETHER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALHOUN...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND... ROME...CARTERSVILLE...CARROLLTON...DOUGLASVILLE...EAST POINT... NEWNAN...PEACHTREE CITY 519 AM EDT SUN OCT 18 2009 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM EDT MONDAY FOR PARTS OF NORTH AND WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA... ...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING FOR NORTH AND PARTS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA... AN UNSEASONABLY COLD HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL SETTLE ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY...BRINGING THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES SO FAR THIS FALL TO THE REGION. WHILE A WIDESPREAD HARD FREEZE IS NOT EXPECTED...CLEAR SKIES AND CALM WINDS WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO FALL INTO THE 28 TO 32 DEGREE RANGE IN SHELTERED RURAL AREAS AND MOUNTAIN VALLEYS. URBAN AREAS...SUCH AS ATLANTA...ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE FREEZING. SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THESE SAME AREAS EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO THREATEN OUTDOOR PLANTS. THOSE WITH AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS IN THE WARNED AREA ARE ADVISED TO HARVEST OR PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. A FREEZE WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A FREEZE EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. THOSE WITH AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD MAKE PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT SENSITIVE VEGETATION AND YOUNG TREES. && $$ GAZ022>025-027-032>039-045>051-055>060-068-070-182115- /O.UPG.KFFC.FZ.A.0002.091019T0800Z-091019T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KFFC.FR.Y.0001.091019T0600Z-091019T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KFFC.FZ.A.0003.091020T0800Z-091020T1300Z/ FORSYTH-HALL-BANKS-JACKSON-MADISON-COBB-NORTH FULTON-GWINNETT- BARROW-CLARKE-OCONEE-OGLETHORPE-WILKES-DEKALB-ROCKDALE-WALTON- NEWTON-MORGAN-GREENE-TALIAFERRO-CLAYTON-SPALDING-HENRY-BUTTS- JASPER-PUTNAM-PIKE-LAMAR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GAINESVILLE...MARIETTA...ATLANTA... LAWRENCEVILLE...ATHENS...DECATUR...CONYERS...COVINGTON...GRIFFIN 519 AM EDT SUN OCT 18 2009 ...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT MONDAY FOR MUCH OF NORTH AND PARTS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA... ...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING FOR NORTH AND PARTS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA... AN UNSEASONABLY COLD HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL SETTLE ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY...BRINGING THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES SO FAR THIS FALL TO THE REGION. WHILE A FREEZE IS NOT EXPECTED IN THESE AREAS...LOW TEMPERATURES IN THE 33 TO 36 RANGE...COMBINED WITH CLEAR SKIES...CALM WINDS...AND MOIST GROUND...WILL LIKELY RESULT IN AREAS OF FROST. FROST WILL BE MOST LIKELY TO FORM IN SHELTERED...RURAL AREAS...AND VALLEYS OR LOW SPOTS. SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THESE SAME AREAS EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED. A FREEZE WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A FREEZE EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. THOSE WITH AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD MAKE PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT SENSITIVE VEGETATION AND YOUNG TREES. && $$ GAZ061-062-071>073-182115- /O.NEW.KFFC.FR.Y.0001.091019T0600Z-091019T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KFFC.FZ.A.0003.091020T0800Z-091020T1300Z/ HANCOCK-WARREN-MONROE-JONES-BALDWIN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MILLEDGEVILLE 519 AM EDT SUN OCT 18 2009 ...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT MONDAY FOR MUCH OF NORTH AND PARTS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA... ...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING FOR NORTH OF PARTS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA... AN UNSEASONABLY COLD HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL SETTLE ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY...BRINGING THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES SO FAR THIS FALL TO THE REGION. WHILE A FREEZE IS NOT EXPECTED IN THESE AREAS...LOW TEMPERATURES IN THE 33 TO 36 RANGE...COMBINED WITH CLEAR SKIES...CALM WINDS...AND MOIST GROUND...WILL LIKELY RESULT IN AREAS OF FROST. FROST WILL BE MOST LIKELY TO FORM IN SHELTERED...RURAL AREAS...AND VALLEYS OR LOW SPOTS. SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THESE SAME AREAS EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED. A FREEZE WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A FREEZE EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. THOSE WITH AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD MAKE PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT SENSITIVE VEGETATION AND YOUNG TREES. && $$ GAZ069-078-079-081-082-182115- /O.NEW.KFFC.FR.Y.0001.091019T0600Z-091019T1300Z/ UPSON-HARRIS-TALBOT-CRAWFORD-BIBB- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MACON 519 AM EDT SUN OCT 18 2009 ...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT MONDAY FOR PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA... AN UNSEASONABLY COLD HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL SETTLE ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY...BRINGING THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES SO FAR THIS FALL TO THE REGION. WHILE A FREEZE IS NOT EXPECTED IN THESE AREAS...LOW TEMPERATURES IN THE 33 TO 36 RANGE...COMBINED WITH CLEAR SKIES...CALM WINDS...AND MOIST GROUND...WILL LIKELY RESULT IN AREAS OF FROST. FROST WILL BE MOST LIKELY TO FORM IN SHELTERED...RURAL AREAS...AND VALLEYS OR LOW SPOTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED. && $$ 19
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS72 KFFC 181833 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 233 PM EDT SUN OCT 18 2009 GAZ022>025-027-032>039-045>051-055>062-068-070>073-191000- /O.CAN.KFFC.FZ.A.0003.091020T0800Z-091020T1300Z/ /O.CON.KFFC.FR.Y.0001.091019T0600Z-091019T1300Z/ FORSYTH-HALL-BANKS-JACKSON-MADISON-COBB-NORTH FULTON-GWINNETT- BARROW-CLARKE-OCONEE-OGLETHORPE-WILKES-DEKALB-ROCKDALE-WALTON- NEWTON-MORGAN-GREENE-TALIAFERRO-CLAYTON-SPALDING-HENRY-BUTTS- JASPER-PUTNAM-HANCOCK-WARREN-PIKE-LAMAR-MONROE-JONES-BALDWIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GAINESVILLE...MARIETTA...ATLANTA... LAWRENCEVILLE...ATHENS...DECATUR...CONYERS...COVINGTON... GRIFFIN...MILLEDGEVILLE 233 PM EDT SUN OCT 18 2009 ...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT MONDAY... ...FREEZE WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE FREEZE WATCH FOR TUESDAY MORNING. A FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT MONDAY MORNING FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED. && $$ GAZ001>009-011>016-019>021-030-031-041>044-052>054-066-067-191000- /O.CON.KFFC.FZ.W.0002.091019T0800Z-091019T1300Z/ /O.CON.KFFC.FZ.A.0003.091020T0800Z-091020T1300Z/ DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS- CHATTOOGA-GORDON-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE-FLOYD-BARTOW- CHEROKEE-POLK-PAULDING-HARALSON-CARROLL-DOUGLAS-SOUTH FULTON- HEARD-COWETA-FAYETTE-TROUP-MERIWETHER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALHOUN...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND... ROME...CARTERSVILLE...CARROLLTON...DOUGLASVILLE...EAST POINT... NEWNAN...PEACHTREE CITY 233 PM EDT SUN OCT 18 2009 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM EDT MONDAY... ...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM EDT MONDAY MORNING FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA. A FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO THREATEN OUTDOOR PLANTS. THOSE WITH AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS IN THE WARNED AREA ARE ADVISED TO HARVEST OR PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. A FREEZE WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A FREEZE EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. THOSE WITH AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD MAKE PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT SENSITIVE VEGETATION AND YOUNG TREES. && $$ GAZ080-089>094-102>104-191000- /O.EXA.KFFC.FR.Y.0001.091019T0600Z-091019T1300Z/ TAYLOR-MUSCOGEE-CHATTAHOOCHEE-MARION-SCHLEY-MACON-PEACH-STEWART- WEBSTER-SUMTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLUMBUS...LUMPKIN...AMERICUS 233 PM EDT SUN OCT 18 2009 ...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A FROST ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT MONDAY MORNING FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED. && $$ GAZ069-078-079-081-082-191000- /O.CON.KFFC.FR.Y.0001.091019T0600Z-091019T1300Z/ UPSON-HARRIS-TALBOT-CRAWFORD-BIBB- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MACON 233 PM EDT SUN OCT 18 2009 ...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT MONDAY... A FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT MONDAY MORNING FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED. && $$
000 WWUS72 KFFC 190848 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 448 AM EDT MON OCT 19 2009 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>021-030-031-041>044-052>054-066-067-192100- /O.UPG.KFFC.FZ.A.0003.091020T0800Z-091020T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KFFC.FZ.W.0003.091020T0800Z-091020T1300Z/ /O.CON.KFFC.FZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-091019T1300Z/ DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS- CHATTOOGA-GORDON-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE-FLOYD-BARTOW- CHEROKEE-POLK-PAULDING-HARALSON-CARROLL-DOUGLAS-SOUTH FULTON- HEARD-COWETA-FAYETTE-TROUP-MERIWETHER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALHOUN...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND... ROME...CARTERSVILLE...CARROLLTON...DOUGLASVILLE...EAST POINT... NEWNAN...PEACHTREE CITY 448 AM EDT MON OCT 19 2009 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING... ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM EDT TUESDAY... AN UNSEASONABLY COLD CANADIAN AIR MASS WAS SETTLING ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST U.S. EARLY THIS MORNING. THIS HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL ONLY DRIFT VERY SLOWLY EAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY...WHILE MODIFYING. LOCALIZED SHELTERED RURAL AREAS WILL SEE TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 29 AND 32 DEGREES THIS MORNING AND AGAIN TUESDAY MORNING. WIDESPREAD FROST CAN BE EXPECTED IN RURAL AREAS NORTH OF HAMILTON...TO MACON...TO LOUISVILLE...WITH PATCHY FROST IN MORE POPULATED URBAN AREAS...SUCH AS ATLANTA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO THREATEN OUTDOOR PLANTS. THOSE WITH AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS IN THE WARNED AREA ARE ADVISED TO HARVEST OR PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. && $$ GAZ022>025-027-032>039-045>051-055>062-068>073-078-079-081-082- 094-192100- /O.NEW.KFFC.FR.Y.0002.091020T0800Z-091020T1300Z/ /O.CON.KFFC.FR.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-091019T1300Z/ FORSYTH-HALL-BANKS-JACKSON-MADISON-COBB-NORTH FULTON-GWINNETT- BARROW-CLARKE-OCONEE-OGLETHORPE-WILKES-DEKALB-ROCKDALE-WALTON- NEWTON-MORGAN-GREENE-TALIAFERRO-CLAYTON-SPALDING-HENRY-BUTTS- JASPER-PUTNAM-HANCOCK-WARREN-PIKE-UPSON-LAMAR-MONROE-JONES- BALDWIN-HARRIS-TALBOT-CRAWFORD-BIBB-PEACH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GAINESVILLE...MARIETTA...ATLANTA... LAWRENCEVILLE...ATHENS...DECATUR...CONYERS...COVINGTON... GRIFFIN...MILLEDGEVILLE...MACON 448 AM EDT MON OCT 19 2009 ...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING... ...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM EDT TUESDAY... AN UNSEASONABLY COLD CANADIAN AIR MASS WAS SETTLING ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST U.S. EARLY THIS MORNING. THIS HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL ONLY DRIFT VERY SLOWLY EAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY...WHILE MODIFYING. MINIMUM TEMPERATURES OF 33 TO 36 DEGREES ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING AND AGAIN TUESDAY MORNING...SUPPORTING WIDESPREAD FROST IN RURAL AREAS NORTH OF HAMILTON...TO MACON...TO LOUISVILLE...WITH PATCHY FROST IN MORE POPULATED URBAN AREAS...SUCH AS ATLANTA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED. && $$ GAZ074>076-083>086-095>098-192100- /O.NEW.KFFC.FR.Y.0002.091020T0800Z-091020T1300Z/ WASHINGTON-GLASCOCK-JEFFERSON-TWIGGS-WILKINSON-JOHNSON-EMANUEL- HOUSTON-BLECKLEY-LAURENS-TREUTLEN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SWAINSBORO...WARNER ROBINS...DUBLIN 448 AM EDT MON OCT 19 2009 ...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM EDT TUESDAY... AN UNSEASONABLY COLD CANADIAN AIR MASS WAS SETTLING ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST U.S. EARLY THIS MORNING. THIS HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL ONLY DRIFT VERY SLOWLY EAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY...WHILE MODIFYING. MINIMUM TEMPERATURES OF 33 TO 36 DEGREES ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY MORNING...SUPPORTING WIDESPREAD FROST...EXCEPT FOR PATCHY FROST IN MORE POPULATED URBAN AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED. && $$ GAZ080-089>093-102>104-191300- /O.CON.KFFC.FR.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-091019T1300Z/ TAYLOR-MUSCOGEE-CHATTAHOOCHEE-MARION-SCHLEY-MACON-STEWART-WEBSTER- SUMTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLUMBUS...LUMPKIN...AMERICUS 448 AM EDT MON OCT 19 2009 ...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING... AN UNSEASONABLY COLD CANADIAN AIR MASS WAS SETTLING ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST U.S. EARLY THIS MORNING. THIS HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL ONLY DRIFT VERY SLOWLY EAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY...WHILE MODIFYING. MINIMUM TEMPERATURES OF 34 TO 37 DEGREES ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING...SUPPORTING WIDESPREAD FROST IN SHELTERED AND PROTECTED AREAS. A FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED. && $$ 19
The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 18, 5:19 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | FFC | Baldwin, Banks, Barrow, Bibb, Butts, Chattahoochee and 42 more | 28 hr |
| Oct 18, 5:19 AM EDT | Freeze Watch | FFC | Baldwin, Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Butts, Carroll and 55 more | 23 hr |
Nearby
Freeze Warnings in Georgia, 2009Every freeze warning in 2009
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.