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Wind Advisory 5, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this wind advisory at Feb 10, 2009, 5:04 PM EST for 85 counties in Georgia. It took effect at Feb 11, 2009, 7:00 AM EST. It was in force for 14 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 10, 2009, 5:04 PM EST (22:04 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 11, 2009, 7:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Feb 11, 2009, 8:43 PM EST
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
All 85 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, Cherokee County, GA, Clarke 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, Floyd County, GA, Forsyth County, GA, Fulton 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, Macon County, GA, Madison County, GA, Marion County, GA, Meriwether County, GA, Monroe County, GA, Montgomery County, GA, Morgan 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, Treutlen County, GA, Troup County, GA, Twiggs County, GA, Upson County, GA, Walton County, GA, Warren County, GA, Washington County, GA, Webster County, GA, Wheeler County, GA, Whitfield County, GA, Wilcox County, GA, Wilkes County, GA, Wilkinson County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 65 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:10 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 12:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 60 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
- 1228 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 217 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 239 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 102204 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 504 PM EST TUE FEB 10 2009 GAZ001-002-005>009-011-014>016-111000- /O.UPG.KFFC.HW.A.0001.090211T1200Z-090212T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KFFC.HW.W.0001.090211T1200Z-090212T0500Z/ DADE-WALKER-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS-CHATTOOGA-DAWSON- LUMPKIN-WHITE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND 504 PM EST TUE FEB 10 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2000 FEET ACROSS THE NORTH GEORGIA MOUNTAINS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR THOSE AREAS ABOVE 2000 FEET. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WEDNESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS. FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 2000 FT...SOUTH WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 35 MPH OR GUSTS OF 45 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ GAZ003-004-012-013-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-111000- /O.NEW.KFFC.WI.Y.0005.090211T1200Z-090212T0500Z/ CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-GORDON-PICKENS-FLOYD-BARTOW-CHEROKEE-FORSYTH- HALL-BANKS-JACKSON-MADISON-POLK-PAULDING-COBB-NORTH FULTON- GWINNETT-BARROW-CLARKE-OCONEE-OGLETHORPE-WILKES-HARALSON-CARROLL- DOUGLAS-SOUTH FULTON-DEKALB-ROCKDALE-WALTON-NEWTON-MORGAN-GREENE- TALIAFERRO-HEARD-COWETA-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-SPALDING-HENRY-BUTTS- JASPER-PUTNAM-HANCOCK-WARREN-TROUP-MERIWETHER-PIKE-UPSON-LAMAR- MONROE-JONES-BALDWIN-WASHINGTON-GLASCOCK-JEFFERSON-HARRIS-TALBOT- TAYLOR-CRAWFORD-BIBB-TWIGGS-WILKINSON-JOHNSON-EMANUEL-MUSCOGEE- CHATTAHOOCHEE-MARION-SCHLEY-MACON-PEACH-HOUSTON-BLECKLEY-LAURENS- TREUTLEN-STEWART-WEBSTER-SUMTER-DOOLY-CRISP-PULASKI-WILCOX-DODGE- TELFAIR-WHEELER-MONTGOMERY-TOOMBS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALHOUN...ROME...CARTERSVILLE... GAINESVILLE...MARIETTA...ATLANTA...LAWRENCEVILLE...ATHENS... CARROLLTON...DOUGLASVILLE...EAST POINT...DECATUR...CONYERS... COVINGTON...NEWNAN...PEACHTREE CITY...GRIFFIN...MILLEDGEVILLE... MACON...SWAINSBORO...COLUMBUS...WARNER ROBINS...DUBLIN... LUMPKIN...AMERICUS...CORDELE...VIDALIA 504 PM EST TUE FEB 10 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST WEDNESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR AREAS SOUTH OF THE GEORGIA MOUNTAINS AND ANY NORTH GEORGIA COUNTIES WITHOUT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2000 FEET. SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL INCREASE WEDNESDAY ACROSS THE AREAS SOUTH OF THE MOUNTAINS AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH OR WIND GUSTS OF AT LEAST 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS72 KFFC 110746 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 246 AM EST WED FEB 11 2009 GAZ001-002-005>009-011-014>016-111600- /O.CON.KFFC.HW.W.0001.090211T1200Z-090212T0500Z/ DADE-WALKER-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS-CHATTOOGA-DAWSON- LUMPKIN-WHITE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND 246 AM EST WED FEB 11 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2000 FEET ACROSS THE NORTH GEORGIA MOUNTAINS... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT FOR THOSE AREAS ABOVE 2000 FEET ACROSS THE NORTH GEORGIA MOUNTAINS. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS. FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 2000 FT...SOUTH WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 35 MPH OR GUSTS OF 45 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ GAZ003-004-012-013-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-111600- /O.CON.KFFC.WI.Y.0005.090211T1200Z-090212T0500Z/ CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-GORDON-PICKENS-FLOYD-BARTOW-CHEROKEE-FORSYTH- HALL-BANKS-JACKSON-MADISON-POLK-PAULDING-COBB-NORTH FULTON- GWINNETT-BARROW-CLARKE-OCONEE-OGLETHORPE-WILKES-HARALSON-CARROLL- DOUGLAS-SOUTH FULTON-DEKALB-ROCKDALE-WALTON-NEWTON-MORGAN-GREENE- TALIAFERRO-HEARD-COWETA-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-SPALDING-HENRY-BUTTS- JASPER-PUTNAM-HANCOCK-WARREN-TROUP-MERIWETHER-PIKE-UPSON-LAMAR- MONROE-JONES-BALDWIN-WASHINGTON-GLASCOCK-JEFFERSON-HARRIS-TALBOT- TAYLOR-CRAWFORD-BIBB-TWIGGS-WILKINSON-JOHNSON-EMANUEL-MUSCOGEE- CHATTAHOOCHEE-MARION-SCHLEY-MACON-PEACH-HOUSTON-BLECKLEY-LAURENS- TREUTLEN-STEWART-WEBSTER-SUMTER-DOOLY-CRISP-PULASKI-WILCOX-DODGE- TELFAIR-WHEELER-MONTGOMERY-TOOMBS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALHOUN...ROME...CARTERSVILLE... GAINESVILLE...MARIETTA...ATLANTA...LAWRENCEVILLE...ATHENS... CARROLLTON...DOUGLASVILLE...EAST POINT...DECATUR...CONYERS... COVINGTON...NEWNAN...PEACHTREE CITY...GRIFFIN...MILLEDGEVILLE... MACON...SWAINSBORO...COLUMBUS...WARNER ROBINS...DUBLIN... LUMPKIN...AMERICUS...CORDELE...VIDALIA 246 AM EST WED FEB 11 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT FOR MUCH OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT FOR MUCH OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL INCREASE TODAY ACROSS THE AREAS SOUTH OF THE MOUNTAINS AND CONTINUE INTO THROUGH THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH OR WIND GUSTS OF AT LEAST 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
000 WWUS72 KFFC 111935 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 235 PM EST WED FEB 11 2009 GAZ001-002-005>009-011-014>016-120500- /O.CON.KFFC.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090212T0500Z/ DADE-WALKER-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS-CHATTOOGA-DAWSON- LUMPKIN-WHITE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND 235 PM EST WED FEB 11 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2000 FEET ACROSS THE NORTH GEORGIA MOUNTAINS... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT FOR THOSE AREAS ABOVE 2000 FEET ACROSS THE NORTH GEORGIA MOUNTAINS. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS. FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 2000 FT...SOUTH WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 35 MPH OR GUSTS OF 45 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ GAZ003-004-012-013-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-120500- /O.CON.KFFC.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-090212T0500Z/ CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-GORDON-PICKENS-FLOYD-BARTOW-CHEROKEE-FORSYTH- HALL-BANKS-JACKSON-MADISON-POLK-PAULDING-COBB-NORTH FULTON- GWINNETT-BARROW-CLARKE-OCONEE-OGLETHORPE-WILKES-HARALSON-CARROLL- DOUGLAS-SOUTH FULTON-DEKALB-ROCKDALE-WALTON-NEWTON-MORGAN-GREENE- TALIAFERRO-HEARD-COWETA-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-SPALDING-HENRY-BUTTS- JASPER-PUTNAM-HANCOCK-WARREN-TROUP-MERIWETHER-PIKE-UPSON-LAMAR- MONROE-JONES-BALDWIN-WASHINGTON-GLASCOCK-JEFFERSON-HARRIS-TALBOT- TAYLOR-CRAWFORD-BIBB-TWIGGS-WILKINSON-JOHNSON-EMANUEL-MUSCOGEE- CHATTAHOOCHEE-MARION-SCHLEY-MACON-PEACH-HOUSTON-BLECKLEY-LAURENS- TREUTLEN-STEWART-WEBSTER-SUMTER-DOOLY-CRISP-PULASKI-WILCOX-DODGE- TELFAIR-WHEELER-MONTGOMERY-TOOMBS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALHOUN...ROME...CARTERSVILLE... GAINESVILLE...MARIETTA...ATLANTA...LAWRENCEVILLE...ATHENS... CARROLLTON...DOUGLASVILLE...EAST POINT...DECATUR...CONYERS... COVINGTON...NEWNAN...PEACHTREE CITY...GRIFFIN...MILLEDGEVILLE... MACON...SWAINSBORO...COLUMBUS...WARNER ROBINS...DUBLIN... LUMPKIN...AMERICUS...CORDELE...VIDALIA 235 PM EST WED FEB 11 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT FOR MUCH OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT FOR MUCH OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL INCREASE TODAY ACROSS THE AREAS SOUTH OF THE MOUNTAINS AND CONTINUE INTO THROUGH THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH OR WIND GUSTS OF AT LEAST 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
000 WWUS72 KFFC 120143 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 843 PM EST WED FEB 11 2009 GAZ001-002-005>009-011-014>016-120245- /O.CAN.KFFC.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090212T0500Z/ DADE-WALKER-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS-CHATTOOGA-DAWSON- LUMPKIN-WHITE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND 843 PM EST WED FEB 11 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE NORTH GEORGIA MOUNTAINS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTH GEORGIA MOUNTAINS. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGH THE EVENING AND REMAIN BELOW WARNING CRITERIA FOR THE REST OF THE NIGHT. $$ GAZ003-004-012-013-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-120245- /O.CAN.KFFC.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-090212T0500Z/ CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-GORDON-PICKENS-FLOYD-BARTOW-CHEROKEE-FORSYTH- HALL-BANKS-JACKSON-MADISON-POLK-PAULDING-COBB-NORTH FULTON- GWINNETT-BARROW-CLARKE-OCONEE-OGLETHORPE-WILKES-HARALSON-CARROLL- DOUGLAS-SOUTH FULTON-DEKALB-ROCKDALE-WALTON-NEWTON-MORGAN-GREENE- TALIAFERRO-HEARD-COWETA-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-SPALDING-HENRY-BUTTS- JASPER-PUTNAM-HANCOCK-WARREN-TROUP-MERIWETHER-PIKE-UPSON-LAMAR- MONROE-JONES-BALDWIN-WASHINGTON-GLASCOCK-JEFFERSON-HARRIS-TALBOT- TAYLOR-CRAWFORD-BIBB-TWIGGS-WILKINSON-JOHNSON-EMANUEL-MUSCOGEE- CHATTAHOOCHEE-MARION-SCHLEY-MACON-PEACH-HOUSTON-BLECKLEY-LAURENS- TREUTLEN-STEWART-WEBSTER-SUMTER-DOOLY-CRISP-PULASKI-WILCOX-DODGE- TELFAIR-WHEELER-MONTGOMERY-TOOMBS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALHOUN...ROME...CARTERSVILLE... GAINESVILLE...MARIETTA...ATLANTA...LAWRENCEVILLE...ATHENS... CARROLLTON...DOUGLASVILLE...EAST POINT...DECATUR...CONYERS... COVINGTON...NEWNAN...PEACHTREE CITY...GRIFFIN...MILLEDGEVILLE... MACON...SWAINSBORO...COLUMBUS...WARNER ROBINS...DUBLIN... LUMPKIN...AMERICUS...CORDELE...VIDALIA 843 PM EST WED FEB 11 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGH THE EVENING AND REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA FOR THE REST OF THE NIGHT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 10, 2:53 AM EST | High Wind Watch | FFC | Chattooga, Dade, Dawson, Fannin, Gilmer, Lumpkin and 5 more | 14 hr |
| Feb 10, 5:04 PM EST | High Wind Warning | FFC | Chattooga, Dade, Dawson, Fannin, Gilmer, Lumpkin and 5 more | 28 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.