Alert archive / Georgia / Red Flag Warnings in 2010
Red Flag Warning 34, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this red flag warning at Oct 21, 2010, 3:18 AM EDT for 96 counties in Georgia. It took effect at Oct 21, 2010, 1:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 7 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 21, 2010, 3:18 AM EDT (07:18 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 21, 2010, 1:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Oct 21, 2010, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 7 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 07:18 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, 7.3 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
- 1701 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 51 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 92 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
397 WWUS82 KFFC 210718 RFWFFC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 318 AM EDT THU OCT 21 2010 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-211530- /O.UPG.KFFC.FW.A.0025.101021T1700Z-101022T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KFFC.FW.W.0034.101021T1700Z-101022T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KFFC.FW.A.0026.101022T1700Z-101023T0000Z/ 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- 318 AM EDT THU OCT 21 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS UPGRADED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH PREVIOUSLY ISSUED FOR TODAY TO A RED FLAG WARNING. THIS RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. IN ADDITION...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR FRIDAY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. DRY FUEL MOISTURE CONDITIONS WILL COMBINE WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BETWEEN 20 AND 25 PERCENT AND NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 MPH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THIS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. THESE DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FRIDAY WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AGAIN BETWEEN 20 AND 25 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BOTH THE WARNING AND THE WATCH INCLUDE THE CHATTAHOOCHEE AND OCONEE NATIONAL FORESTS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING...OR WILL OCCUR WITHIN 36 HOURS. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT THERE IS HIGH POTENTIAL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IN 12 TO 96 HOURS. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. PLEASE REFER TO THE LOCAL BURN PERMITTING AUTHORITIES ON WHETHER YOU MAY BURN OUTDOORS. IF YOU DO BURN OUTSIDE...USE EXTREME CAUTION. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THE RED FLAG WARNING AND THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$
2 follow-up statements
121 WWUS82 KFFC 211440 RFWFFC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1040 AM EDT THU OCT 21 2010 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-212245- /O.CON.KFFC.FW.W.0034.101021T1700Z-101022T0000Z/ /O.CON.KFFC.FW.A.0026.101022T1700Z-101023T0000Z/ 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- 1040 AM EDT THU OCT 21 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. DRY FUEL MOISTURE CONDITIONS WILL COMBINE WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY BETWEEN 20 AND 25 PERCENT AND NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY. THESE DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FRIDAY WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY DROPPING ONCE AGAIN BETWEEN 20 AND 25 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BOTH THE WARNING AND THE WATCH INCLUDE THE CHATTAHOOCHEE AND OCONEE NATIONAL FORESTS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING...OR WILL OCCUR WITHIN 36 HOURS. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT THERE IS HIGH POTENTIAL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IN 12 TO 96 HOURS. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. PLEASE REFER TO THE LOCAL BURN PERMITTING AUTHORITIES ON WHETHER YOU MAY BURN OUTDOORS. IF YOU DO BURN OUTSIDE...USE EXTREME CAUTION. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THE RED FLAG WARNING AND THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$
004 WWUS82 KFFC 211953 RFWFFC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 353 PM EDT THU OCT 21 2010 GAZ025-027-035>039-047>051-059>062-072>076-084>086-097-098-220400- /O.UPG.KFFC.FW.A.0026.101022T1700Z-101023T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KFFC.FW.W.0035.101022T1700Z-101022T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KFFC.FW.A.0027.101023T1700Z-101023T2300Z/ /O.CON.KFFC.FW.W.0034.000000T0000Z-101022T0000Z/ JACKSON-MADISON-BARROW-CLARKE-OCONEE-OGLETHORPE-WILKES-WALTON- NEWTON-MORGAN-GREENE-TALIAFERRO-JASPER-PUTNAM-HANCOCK-WARREN- JONES-BALDWIN-WASHINGTON-GLASCOCK-JEFFERSON-WILKINSON-JOHNSON- EMANUEL-LAURENS-TREUTLEN- 353 PM EDT THU OCT 21 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR MOST OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM EDT FRIDAY FOR MOST OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR PARTS OF EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR MOST OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM EDT FRIDAY FOR MOST OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FOR PARTS OF EAST GEORGIA FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY SATURDAY EVENING. DRY FUEL MOISTURE CONDITIONS WILL COMBINE WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BETWEEN 20 AND 25 PERCENT AND NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY. NEARLY IDENTICAL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS MOST OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA...AND ACROSS PARTS OF EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA SATURDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE WARNING FOR TODAY AND FRIDAY INCLUDE BOTH THE CHATTAHOOCHEE AND THE OCONEE NATIONAL FORESTS. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THE RED FLAG WARNING AND THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING...OR WILL OCCUR WITHIN 36 HOURS. PLEASE REFER TO THE LOCAL BURN PERMITTING AUTHORITIES ON WHETHER YOU MAY BURN OUTDOORS. IF YOU DO BURN OUTSIDE...USE EXTREME CAUTION. && $$ GAZ001>009-011>016-019>024-030>034-041>046-052>058-066>071- 078>083-089>096-102>113-220400- /O.UPG.KFFC.FW.A.0026.101022T1700Z-101023T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KFFC.FW.W.0035.101022T1700Z-101022T2300Z/ /O.CON.KFFC.FW.W.0034.000000T0000Z-101022T0000Z/ DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS- CHATTOOGA-GORDON-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE-FLOYD-BARTOW- CHEROKEE-FORSYTH-HALL-BANKS-POLK-PAULDING-COBB-NORTH FULTON- GWINNETT-HARALSON-CARROLL-DOUGLAS-SOUTH FULTON-DEKALB-ROCKDALE- HEARD-COWETA-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-SPALDING-HENRY-BUTTS-TROUP- MERIWETHER-PIKE-UPSON-LAMAR-MONROE-HARRIS-TALBOT-TAYLOR-CRAWFORD- BIBB-TWIGGS-MUSCOGEE-CHATTAHOOCHEE-MARION-SCHLEY-MACON-PEACH- HOUSTON-BLECKLEY-STEWART-WEBSTER-SUMTER-DOOLY-CRISP-PULASKI- WILCOX-DODGE-TELFAIR-WHEELER-MONTGOMERY-TOOMBS- 353 PM EDT THU OCT 21 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR MOST OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM EDT FRIDAY FOR MOST OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM EDT FRIDAY FOR MOST OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR MOST OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. DRY FUEL MOISTURE CONDITIONS WILL COMBINE WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BETWEEN 20 AND 25 PERCENT AND NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY. THESE DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FRIDAY WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES DROPPING ONCE AGAIN BETWEEN 20 AND 25 PERCENT DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE RED FLAG WARNING INCLUDES THE CHATTAHOOCHEE AND OCONEE NATIONAL FORESTS BOTH TODAY AND FRIDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING...OR WILL OCCUR WITHIN 36 HOURS. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THE RED FLAG WARNING AND THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH. PLEASE REFER TO THE LOCAL BURN PERMITTING AUTHORITIES ON WHETHER YOU MAY BURN OUTDOORS. IF YOU DO BURN OUTSIDE...USE EXTREME CAUTION. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THE RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ 19
The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21, 3:18 AM EDT | Fire Weather Watch | FFC | Baldwin, Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Bibb, Bleckley and 90 more | 13 hr |
| Oct 21, 3:53 PM EDT | Fire Weather Watch | FFC | Baldwin, Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Bibb, Bleckley and 90 more | 36 hr |
| Oct 21, 3:53 PM EDT | Red Flag Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Bibb, Bleckley and 90 more | 27 hr |
Nearby
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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.