Alert archive / Georgia / Wind Advisories in 2011
Wind Advisory 11, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this wind advisory at Mar 24, 2011, 3:56 AM EDT for 43 counties in Georgia. It took effect at Mar 24, 2011, 10:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 5 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 24, 2011, 3:56 AM EDT (07:56 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 24, 2011, 10:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Mar 24, 2011, 3:10 PM EDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
All 43 counties
Baldwin County, GA, Bibb County, GA, Bleckley County, GA, Chattahoochee County, GA, Crawford County, GA, Crisp County, GA, Dodge County, GA, Dooly County, GA, Emanuel County, GA, Glascock County, GA, Greene County, GA, Hancock County, GA, Houston County, GA, Jasper County, GA, Jefferson County, GA, Johnson County, GA, Jones County, GA, Laurens County, GA, Macon County, GA, Marion County, GA, Monroe County, GA, Montgomery County, GA, Morgan County, GA, Oglethorpe County, GA, Peach County, GA, Pulaski County, GA, Putnam County, GA, Schley County, GA, Stewart County, GA, Sumter County, GA, Taliaferro County, GA, Taylor County, GA, Telfair County, GA, Toombs County, GA, Treutlen County, GA, Twiggs County, GA, Warren County, GA, Washington County, GA, Webster County, GA, Wheeler County, GA, Wilcox County, GA, Wilkes County, GA, Wilkinson County, GA
The radar
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 4 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:55 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, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 128 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
- 1906 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 74 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 266 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 376 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
194 WWUS72 KFFC 240756 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 356 AM EDT THU MAR 24 2011 GAZ038-039-049>051-059>062-071>076-080>086-090>098-102>113-242200- /O.NEW.KFFC.WI.Y.0011.110324T1400Z-110324T2200Z/ OGLETHORPE-WILKES-MORGAN-GREENE-TALIAFERRO-JASPER-PUTNAM-HANCOCK- WARREN-MONROE-JONES-BALDWIN-WASHINGTON-GLASCOCK-JEFFERSON-TAYLOR- CRAWFORD-BIBB-TWIGGS-WILKINSON-JOHNSON-EMANUEL-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...MILLEDGEVILLE...MACON...SWAINSBORO... WARNER ROBINS...DUBLIN...LUMPKIN...AMERICUS...CORDELE...VIDALIA 356 AM EDT THU MAR 24 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EDT 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 EDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 35 MPH. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS MAY KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND DISPLACE SMALL OBJECTS. SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS. IN ADDITION...DRIVING MAY BECOME DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
666 WWUS72 KFFC 241425 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1025 AM EDT THU MAR 24 2011 GAZ038-039-049>051-059>062-071>076-080>086-090>098-102>113-242200- /O.CON.KFFC.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-110324T2200Z/ OGLETHORPE-WILKES-MORGAN-GREENE-TALIAFERRO-JASPER-PUTNAM-HANCOCK- WARREN-MONROE-JONES-BALDWIN-WASHINGTON-GLASCOCK-JEFFERSON-TAYLOR- CRAWFORD-BIBB-TWIGGS-WILKINSON-JOHNSON-EMANUEL-CHATTAHOOCHEE- MARION-SCHLEY-MACON-PEACH-HOUSTON-BLECKLEY-LAURENS-TREUTLEN- STEWART-WEBSTER-SUMTER-DOOLY-CRISP-PULASKI-WILCOX-DODGE-TELFAIR- WHEELER-MONTGOMERY-TOOMBS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLEDGEVILLE...MACON...SWAINSBORO... WARNER ROBINS...DUBLIN...LUMPKIN...AMERICUS...CORDELE...VIDALIA 1025 AM EDT THU MAR 24 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN GEORGIA... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 35 MPH. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS MAY KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND DISPLACE SMALL OBJECTS. SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS. IN ADDITION... DRIVING MAY BECOME DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 20 MPH...OR GUSTS TO 35 MPH OR STRONGER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
118 WWUS72 KFFC 241910 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 310 PM EDT THU MAR 24 2011 GAZ038-039-049>051-059>062-071>076-080>086-090>098-102>113-242015- /O.CAN.KFFC.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-110324T2200Z/ OGLETHORPE-WILKES-MORGAN-GREENE-TALIAFERRO-JASPER-PUTNAM-HANCOCK- WARREN-MONROE-JONES-BALDWIN-WASHINGTON-GLASCOCK-JEFFERSON-TAYLOR- CRAWFORD-BIBB-TWIGGS-WILKINSON-JOHNSON-EMANUEL-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...MILLEDGEVILLE...MACON...SWAINSBORO... WARNER ROBINS...DUBLIN...LUMPKIN...AMERICUS...CORDELE...VIDALIA 310 PM EDT THU MAR 24 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. THE WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED TO BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA. THEREFORE THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 23, 10:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dade, Walker | 45 min |
| Mar 23, 10:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Gilmer, Gordon, Murray, Pickens, Walker | 51 min |
| Mar 24, 4:08 AM EDT | Red Flag Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Bibb, Bleckley, Butts, Chattahoochee, Crawford and 41 more | 15 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.