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Wind Advisory 25, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this wind advisory at Dec 18, 2009, 3:58 AM EST for 96 counties in Georgia. It took effect at Dec 18, 2009, 7:00 AM EST. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 18, 2009, 3:58 AM EST (08:58 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 18, 2009, 7:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Dec 18, 2009, 3:48 PM EST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
All 96 counties
Baldwin County, GA, Banks County, GA, Barrow County, GA, Bartow County, GA, Bibb County, GA, Bleckley County, GA, Butts County, GA, Carroll County, GA, Catoosa County, GA, Chattahoochee County, GA, Chattooga County, GA, Cherokee County, GA, Clarke County, GA, Clayton County, GA, Cobb County, GA, Coweta County, GA, Crawford County, GA, Crisp County, GA, Dade County, GA, Dawson County, GA, DeKalb County, GA, Dodge County, GA, Dooly County, GA, Douglas County, GA, Emanuel County, GA, Fannin County, GA, Fayette County, GA, Floyd County, GA, Forsyth County, GA, Fulton County, GA, Gilmer County, GA, Glascock County, GA, Gordon County, GA, Greene County, GA, Gwinnett County, GA, Hall County, GA, Hancock County, GA, Haralson County, GA, Harris County, GA, Heard County, GA, Henry County, GA, Houston County, GA, Jackson County, GA, Jasper County, GA, Jefferson County, GA, Johnson County, GA, Jones County, GA, Lamar County, GA, Laurens County, GA, Lumpkin County, GA, Macon County, GA, Madison County, GA, Marion County, GA, Meriwether County, GA, Monroe County, GA, Montgomery County, GA, Morgan County, GA, Murray County, GA, Muscogee County, GA, Newton County, GA, Oconee County, GA, Oglethorpe County, GA, Paulding County, GA, Peach County, GA, Pickens 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, Towns County, GA, Treutlen County, GA, Troup County, GA, Twiggs County, GA, Union County, GA, Upson County, GA, Walker County, GA, Walton County, GA, Warren County, GA, Washington County, GA, Webster County, GA, Wheeler County, GA, White County, GA, Whitfield County, GA, Wilcox County, GA, Wilkes County, GA, Wilkinson County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:57 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, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 50 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
- 2614 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 60 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 126 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 180858 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 358 AM EST FRI DEC 18 2009 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-181700- /O.NEW.KFFC.WI.Y.0025.091218T1200Z-091219T0500Z/ DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS- CHATTOOGA-GORDON-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE-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...CALHOUN...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND... 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 358 AM EST FRI DEC 18 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT FOR ALL OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK ACROSS NORTH FLORIDA AND SOUTH GEORGIA TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THIS LOW AND THE HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTH WILL CAUSE WINDS TO INCREASE TODAY. WINDS OF AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OCCASIONALLY UP TO 30 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. WITH SATURATED SOILS FROM ONGOING RAIN...TREES AND POWERLINES WILL BE DOWNED AT LOWER WIND SPEEDS THAN MIGHT OTHERWISE BE NECESSARY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 20 MPH...OR GUSTS TO 35 MPH OR STRONGER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS72 KFFC 181615 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1115 AM EST FRI DEC 18 2009 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-190015- /O.CON.KFFC.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-091219T0500Z/ DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS- CHATTOOGA-GORDON-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE-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...CALHOUN...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND... 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 1115 AM EST FRI DEC 18 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT FOR MUCH OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE OUT OF THE GULF OF MEXICO AND TRACK ACROSS NORTH FLORIDA AND SOUTH GEORGIA TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE LOW AND A LARGE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTH WILL CAUSE STRONG...GUSTY WINDS ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. WINDS SPEEDS OF AROUND 20 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS OVER 30 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. WITH SATURATED SOILS FROM ONGOING RAIN...TREES AND POWERLINES MAY BE DOWNED AT LOWER WIND SPEEDS THAN MIGHT OTHERWISE BE NECESSARY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 20 MPH...OR GUSTS TO 35 MPH OR STRONGER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
000 WWUS72 KFFC 182048 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 348 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2009 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-182200- /O.CAN.KFFC.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-091219T0500Z/ DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS- CHATTOOGA-GORDON-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE-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...CALHOUN...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND... 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 348 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS HAVE LESSENED TO 10 TO 15 MPH THIS AFTERNOON WITH A FEW GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE THROUGH THIS EVENING. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 18, 1:18 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | FFC | Haralson | 9 hr |
| Dec 18, 1:50 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Cobb | 4 hr |
| Dec 18, 1:50 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Forsyth, Fulton | 46 hr |
| Dec 18, 2:17 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Fulton | 7 hr |
| Dec 18, 2:17 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Cobb | 7 hr |
| Dec 18, 2:56 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Dade | 20 hr |
| Dec 18, 3:37 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Fulton, Gwinnett | 2 hr |
| Dec 18, 3:52 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gwinnett | 2 hr |
| Dec 18, 4:26 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Cobb, Fulton | 75 min |
| Dec 18, 4:44 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Clarke, Greene, Oconee | 3 days |
| Dec 18, 4:51 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Cobb, Fulton | 4 hr |
| Dec 18, 4:51 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gwinnett, Walton | 8 hr |
| Dec 18, 4:51 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Newton, Rockdale | 38 hr |
| Dec 18, 6:01 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Jones | 18 hr |
| Dec 18, 6:34 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Fulton | 3 hr |
Nearby
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.