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High Wind Warning 2, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this high wind warning at Feb 10, 2010, 4:15 AM EST for 9 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 15 hr. 2 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
- Feb 10, 2010, 4:15 AM EST (09:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 10, 2010, 7:00 PM EST
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
Counties Dawson County, GA, Fannin County, GA, Gilmer County, GA, Lumpkin County, GA, Murray County, GA, Pickens County, GA, Towns County, GA, Union County, GA, White County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 152 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 10, 6:00 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Unicoi State Park, GA | 4 TREES AND A FEW POWER LINES DOWN ALONG HWY 356. |
| Feb 10, 7:30 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Dahlonega, GA | A FEW TREES DOWNED ACROSS THE COUNTY. SOME IN THE NORTH AND ONE IN THE SOUTH END OF THE COUNTY. |
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 00:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 150 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
- 533 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 70 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -48 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 95 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
942 WWUS72 KFFC 100915 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 415 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010 GAZ005>009-013>016-101715- /O.NEW.KFFC.HW.W.0002.100210T0915Z-100211T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KFFC.WI.Y.0005.100211T0000Z-100211T1200Z/ MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND 415 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR THE NORTHEAST AND NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA MOUNTAINS... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY FOR THE NORTHEAST AND NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA MOUNTAINS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR THE NORTHEAST AND NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA MOUNTAINS. A WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED...THIS WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY. THE AREA COVERED BY THESE WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES IS GENERALLY NORTH OF AS LINE FROM CHATSWORTH TO JASPER AND CLEVELAND. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION TODAY THROUGH TODAY NIGHT. SUSTAINED NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH OR HIGHER...MAINLY IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...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 STRONGER COULD TOPPLE TREES AND POWER LINES AS WELL AS CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 20 MPH OR HIGHER OR GUSTS OF 35 MPH OR STRONGER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. SOILS ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA REMAIN NEARLY SATURATED FROM RECENT RAINS...THIS WILL PUT SOME TREES AND POWER LINES IN DANGER OF FALLING IN THE STRONG WINDS. && $$ GAZ001>004-011-012-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-101715- /O.CON.KFFC.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-100211T1200Z/ DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-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-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 415 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY FOR MOST OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY FOR MOST OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION TODAY THROUGH TODAY NIGHT. SUSTAINED NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH OR HIGHER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 20 MPH OR HIGHER OR GUSTS OF 35 MPH OR STRONGER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. SOILS ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA REMAIN NEARLY SATURATED FROM RECENT RAINS...THIS WILL PUT SOME TREES AND POWER LINES IN DANGER OF FALLING IN THE STRONG WINDS. && $$
2 follow-up statements
863 WWUS72 KFFC 101445 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 945 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010 GAZ005>009-013>016-110015- /O.CON.KFFC.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100211T0000Z/ /O.CON.KFFC.WI.Y.0005.100211T0000Z-100211T1200Z/ MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND 945 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR THE NORTHEAST AND NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA MOUNTAINS... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY FOR THE NORTHEAST AND NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA MOUNTAINS... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR THE NORTHEAST AND NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA MOUNTAINS. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY. THE AREA COVERED BY THESE WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES IS GENERALLY NORTH OF AS LINE FROM CHATSWORTH TO JASPER AND CLEVELAND. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH TONIGHT. SUSTAINED NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH OR HIGHER...MAINLY IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...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 STRONGER COULD TOPPLE TREES AND POWER LINES AS WELL AS CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 20 MPH OR HIGHER OR GUSTS OF 35 MPH OR STRONGER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. SOILS ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA REMAIN NEARLY SATURATED FROM RECENT RAINS...THIS WILL PUT SOME TREES AND POWER LINES IN DANGER OF FALLING IN THE STRONG WINDS. && $$ GAZ001>004-011-012-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-110015- /O.CON.KFFC.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-100211T1200Z/ DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-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-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 945 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY FOR MOST OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY FOR MOST OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH TONIGHT. SUSTAINED NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 20 MPH OR HIGHER OR GUSTS OF 35 MPH OR STRONGER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. SOILS ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA REMAIN NEARLY SATURATED FROM RECENT RAINS...THIS WILL PUT SOME TREES AND POWER LINES IN DANGER OF FALLING IN THE STRONG WINDS. && $$
301 WWUS72 KFFC 110008 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 708 PM EST WED FEB 10 2010 GAZ005>009-013>016-110815- /O.EXP.KFFC.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100211T0000Z/ /O.CON.KFFC.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-100211T1200Z/ MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND 708 PM EST WED FEB 10 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY FOR THE NORTHEAST AND NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA MOUNTAINS... ...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT. SUSTAINED NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...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 STRONGER COULD TOPPLE TREES AND POWER LINES AS WELL AS CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 20 MPH OR HIGHER OR GUSTS OF 35 MPH OR STRONGER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. SOILS ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA REMAIN NEARLY SATURATED FROM RECENT RAINS...THIS WILL PUT SOME TREES AND POWER LINES IN DANGER OF FALLING IN THE STRONG WINDS. && 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. && $$ GAZ001>004-011-012-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-110815- /O.CON.KFFC.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-100211T1200Z/ DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-CHATTOOGA-GORDON-FLOYD-BARTOW- CHEROKEE-FORSYTH-HALL-BANKS-JACKSON-MADISON-POLK-PAULDING-COBB- NORTH FULTON-GWINNETT-BARROW-CLARKE-OCONEE-OGLETHORPE-WILKES- HARALSON-CARROLL-DOUGLAS-SOUTH FULTON-DEKALB-ROCKDALE-WALTON- NEWTON-MORGAN-GREENE-TALIAFERRO-HEARD-COWETA-FAYETTE-CLAYTON- SPALDING-HENRY-BUTTS-JASPER-PUTNAM-HANCOCK-WARREN-TROUP- MERIWETHER-PIKE-UPSON-LAMAR-MONROE-JONES-BALDWIN-WASHINGTON- GLASCOCK-JEFFERSON-HARRIS-TALBOT-TAYLOR-CRAWFORD-BIBB-TWIGGS- WILKINSON-JOHNSON-EMANUEL-MUSCOGEE-CHATTAHOOCHEE-MARION-SCHLEY- MACON-PEACH-HOUSTON-BLECKLEY-LAURENS-TREUTLEN-STEWART-WEBSTER- SUMTER-DOOLY-CRISP-PULASKI-WILCOX-DODGE-TELFAIR-WHEELER- MONTGOMERY-TOOMBS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALHOUN...ROME...CARTERSVILLE... GAINESVILLE...MARIETTA...ATLANTA...LAWRENCEVILLE...ATHENS... CARROLLTON...DOUGLASVILLE...EAST POINT...DECATUR...CONYERS... COVINGTON...NEWNAN...PEACHTREE CITY...GRIFFIN...MILLEDGEVILLE... MACON...SWAINSBORO...COLUMBUS...WARNER ROBINS...DUBLIN... LUMPKIN...AMERICUS...CORDELE...VIDALIA 708 PM EST WED FEB 10 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY FOR MOST OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH TONIGHT. SUSTAINED NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 20 MPH OR HIGHER OR GUSTS OF 35 MPH OR STRONGER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. SOILS ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA REMAIN NEARLY SATURATED FROM RECENT RAINS...THIS WILL PUT SOME TREES AND POWER LINES IN DANGER OF FALLING IN THE STRONG WINDS. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 10, 10:10 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Montgomery, Treutlen, Wheeler | 5 days |
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in Georgia, 2010Every high wind warning in 2010
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.