Alert archive / Georgia / Wind Advisories in 2009
Wind Advisory 6, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this wind advisory at Feb 17, 2009, 3:09 PM EST for 18 counties in Georgia. It took effect at Feb 18, 2009, 7:00 AM EST. It was in force for 14 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 17, 2009, 3:09 PM EST (20:09 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 18, 2009, 7:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Feb 18, 2009, 9:00 PM EST
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
Counties Bartow County, GA, Catoosa County, GA, Chattooga County, GA, Cherokee County, GA, Dade County, GA, Dawson County, GA, Fannin County, GA, Floyd County, GA, Gilmer County, GA, Gordon County, GA, Lumpkin County, GA, Murray County, GA, Pickens County, GA, Towns County, GA, Union County, GA, Walker County, GA, White County, GA, Whitfield County, GA
The radar
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 137 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:12 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, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 140 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
- 2531 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 59 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 61 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 183 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 172009 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 309 PM EST TUE FEB 17 2009 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>021-180415- /O.NEW.KFFC.WI.Y.0006.090218T1200Z-090219T0200Z/ DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS- CHATTOOGA-GORDON-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE-FLOYD-BARTOW- CHEROKEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALHOUN...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND... ROME...CARTERSVILLE 309 PM EST TUE FEB 17 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 9 PM EST WEDNESDAY FOR FAR NORTH GEORGIA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 9 PM EST WEDNESDAY FOR FAR NORTH GEORGIA...GENERALLY NORTH OF A LINE FROM ROME TO CANTON AND CLEVELAND. AN AREA OF STRONG WINDS WILL MOVE INTO NORTH GEORGIA EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS OVER 35 MPH...ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTH GEORGIA MOUNTAINS. 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. $$
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS72 KFFC 180235 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 935 PM EST TUE FEB 17 2009 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>021-181100- /O.CON.KFFC.WI.Y.0006.090218T1200Z-090219T0200Z/ DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS- CHATTOOGA-GORDON-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE-FLOYD-BARTOW- CHEROKEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALHOUN...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND... ROME...CARTERSVILLE 935 PM EST TUE FEB 17 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 9 PM EST WEDNESDAY FOR FAR NORTH GEORGIA... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 9 PM EST WEDNESDAY FOR FAR NORTH GEORGIA...GENERALLY NORTH OF A LINE FROM ROME TO CANTON AND CLEVELAND. AN AREA OF STRONG WINDS WILL MOVE INTO NORTH GEORGIA EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS OVER 35 MPH...ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTH GEORGIA MOUNTAINS. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH OR WIND GUSTS OF AT LEAST 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
000 WWUS72 KFFC 181005 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 505 AM EST WED FEB 18 2009 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>021-181815- /O.CON.KFFC.WI.Y.0006.090218T1200Z-090219T0200Z/ DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS- CHATTOOGA-GORDON-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE-FLOYD-BARTOW- CHEROKEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALHOUN...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND... ROME...CARTERSVILLE 505 AM EST WED FEB 18 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR FAR NORTH GEORGIA... AN AREA OF STRONG WINDS WILL MOVE INTO NORTH GEORGIA EARLY THIS MORNING AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS OVER 35 MPH...PRIMARILY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN THE NORTH GEORGIA MOUNTAINS. 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. $$
000 WWUS72 KFFC 181847 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 147 PM EST WED FEB 18 2009 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>021-190200- /O.CON.KFFC.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-090219T0200Z/ DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS- CHATTOOGA-GORDON-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE-FLOYD-BARTOW- CHEROKEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALHOUN...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND... ROME...CARTERSVILLE 147 PM EST WED FEB 18 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR FAR NORTH GEORGIA... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR FAR NORTH GEORGIA...GENERALLY NORTH OF A LINE FROM ROME...TO CANTON...TO CLEVELAND. AN AREA OF STRONG WINDS WILL MOVE INTO NORTH GEORGIA EARLY THIS MORNING AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS OVER 35 MPH... PRIMARILY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN THE NORTH GEORGIA MOUNTAINS. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH OR WIND GUSTS OF AT LEAST 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
000 WWUS72 KFFC 182052 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 352 PM EST WED FEB 18 2009 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>021-190500- /O.NEW.KFFC.WI.Y.0007.090219T1400Z-090220T0000Z/ /O.CON.KFFC.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-090219T0200Z/ DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS- CHATTOOGA-GORDON-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE-FLOYD-BARTOW- CHEROKEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALHOUN...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND... ROME...CARTERSVILLE 352 PM EST WED FEB 18 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM EST THURSDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING. A STRONG SPRINGLIKE STORM SYSTEM WAS MOVING FROM THE MID-SOUTH TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST THIS EVENING. A STRONG LOW-LEVEL JET IN ADVANCE OF THIS SYSTEM WAS BRINGING 25 TO 35 MPH WINDS TO THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF NORTH GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON. OVERNIGHT...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP EARLY THURSDAY BEHIND THE FRONT AND INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS DURING THE LATE MORNING AND THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. 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. $$ GAZ022>025-027-030>039-041>051-053>060-190500- /O.NEW.KFFC.WI.Y.0007.090219T1400Z-090220T0000Z/ FORSYTH-HALL-BANKS-JACKSON-MADISON-POLK-PAULDING-COBB- NORTH FULTON-GWINNETT-BARROW-CLARKE-OCONEE-OGLETHORPE-WILKES- HARALSON-CARROLL-DOUGLAS-SOUTH FULTON-DEKALB-ROCKDALE-WALTON- NEWTON-MORGAN-GREENE-TALIAFERRO-COWETA-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-SPALDING- HENRY-BUTTS-JASPER-PUTNAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GAINESVILLE...MARIETTA...ATLANTA... LAWRENCEVILLE...ATHENS...CARROLLTON...DOUGLASVILLE...EAST POINT... DECATUR...CONYERS...COVINGTON...NEWNAN...PEACHTREE CITY...GRIFFIN 352 PM EST WED FEB 18 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM EST THURSDAY. A STRONG SPRINGLIKE STORM SYSTEM WAS MOVING FROM THE MID-SOUTH TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST THIS EVENING. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP EARLY THURSDAY BEHIND THE FRONT AND INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS DURING THE LATE MORNING AND THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH OR WIND GUSTS OF AT LEAST 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ 19
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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.