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Wind Advisory 3, NWS Atlanta, GA

January 25, 201090 counties in Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this wind advisory at Jan 25, 2010, 3:50 AM EST for 90 counties in Georgia. It took effect at Jan 25, 2010, 10:00 AM EST. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 25, 2010, 3:50 AM EST (08:50 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 25, 2010, 10:00 AM EST
Expired
Jan 25, 2010, 6:00 PM EST
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
All 90 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, 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, 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, Towns 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, White County, GA, Whitfield County, GA, Wilcox County, GA, Wilkes County, GA, Wilkinson County, GA

The radar

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:51 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, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 43 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 00:00Z on 2010-01-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 00:00Z on 2010-01-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -149 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
598 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
76 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-149 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
35 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

712 
WWUS72 KFFC 250850
NPWFFC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
350 AM EST MON JAN 25 2010

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>085-
089>097-102>109-251700-
/O.NEW.KFFC.WI.Y.0003.100125T1500Z-100125T2300Z/
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-MUSCOGEE-CHATTAHOOCHEE-MARION-SCHLEY-MACON-
PEACH-HOUSTON-BLECKLEY-LAURENS-STEWART-WEBSTER-SUMTER-DOOLY-CRISP-
PULASKI-WILCOX-DODGE-
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...COLUMBUS...WARNER ROBINS...
DUBLIN...LUMPKIN...AMERICUS...CORDELE
350 AM EST MON JAN 25 2010

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST
THIS EVENING. THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES ALL OF NORTH GEORGIA AND MUCH
OF CENTRAL GEORGIA...NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM ABBEVILLE TO DUBLIN
TO LOUISVILLE.

WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE THIS
MORNING...WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON. THESE
WINDS WILL LESSEN AROUND SUNSET THIS EVENING.

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
872 
WWUS72 KFFC 251934
NPWFFC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
234 PM EST MON JAN 25 2010

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>085-
089>097-102>109-252300-
/O.CON.KFFC.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-100125T2300Z/
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-MUSCOGEE-CHATTAHOOCHEE-MARION-SCHLEY-MACON-
PEACH-HOUSTON-BLECKLEY-LAURENS-STEWART-WEBSTER-SUMTER-DOOLY-CRISP-
PULASKI-WILCOX-DODGE-
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...COLUMBUS...WARNER ROBINS...
DUBLIN...LUMPKIN...AMERICUS...CORDELE
234 PM EST MON JAN 25 2010

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR 
MUCH OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR
MUCH OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA...MAINLY NORTH AND WEST OF A LINE
FROM LUMPKIN TO ROCHELLE TO LOUISVILLE.

WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON 
WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. THE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH BY AROUND
SUNSET THIS EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 20
MPH...OR GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG
CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
133 
WWUS72 KFFC 252303
NPWFFC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
603 PM EST MON JAN 25 2010

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>085-
089>097-102>109-260015-
/O.EXP.KFFC.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-100125T2300Z/
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-MUSCOGEE-CHATTAHOOCHEE-MARION-SCHLEY-MACON-
PEACH-HOUSTON-BLECKLEY-LAURENS-STEWART-WEBSTER-SUMTER-DOOLY-CRISP-
PULASKI-WILCOX-DODGE-
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...COLUMBUS...WARNER ROBINS...
DUBLIN...LUMPKIN...AMERICUS...CORDELE
603 PM EST MON JAN 25 2010

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE WIND ADVISORY FOR MOST OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA IS NO LONGER
IN EFFECT. THE WINDS ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA HAVE ALREADY
BEGUN TO DIMINISH...AND SHOULD CONTINUE DECREASING THROUGH THE
EVENING. SOME AREAS MAY STILL EXPERIENCE A FEW WIND GUSTS TO AROUND
30 MPH THROUGH 8 PM.


$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 24, 7:07 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCGwinnett4 hr
Jan 24, 7:32 PM ESTTornado WarningFFCClarke, Jackson, Madison28 min
Jan 24, 7:36 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCPolk8 hr
Jan 24, 8:16 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCGwinnett, Walton15 hr
Jan 24, 9:14 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCCobb114 min
Jan 24, 9:14 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCCoweta6 days
Jan 24, 9:48 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCDeKalb, Rockdale30 hr
Jan 25, 12:09 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCCarroll, Coweta, Heard23 hr
Jan 25, 12:09 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCClayton, Fayette, Spalding29 hr
Jan 25, 1:14 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCElbert, Madison, Oglethorpe32 hr
Jan 25, 1:26 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCHaralson18 hr
Jan 25, 1:30 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCChattooga15 hr
Jan 25, 4:01 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCMurray, Whitfield31 hr
Jan 25, 4:27 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCBibb, Houston, Jones, Monroe, Twiggs4 days
Jan 25, 5:03 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCCoweta, Fayette11 hr
Jan 25, 5:03 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCCoweta, Fayette, Spalding28 hr
Jan 25, 5:59 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCCoweta, Fayette5 hr
Jan 25, 6:41 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCFloyd, Gordon67 hr
Jan 25, 6:41 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCFloyd46 hr
Jan 25, 6:41 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCBarrow, Jackson32 hr
Jan 25, 6:48 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCFloyd28 hr
Jan 25, 10:50 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCGordon, Murray, Whitfield60 hr
Jan 25, 10:50 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCButts, Henry, Newton22 hr
Jan 25, 3:05 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCNewton, Rockdale14 hr
Jan 25, 3:37 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCClayton, Fayette, Spalding17 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.