Alert archive / Georgia / Freeze Warnings in 2012
Freeze Warning 5, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this freeze warning at Oct 30, 2012, 4:04 AM EDT for 25 counties in Georgia. It took effect at Oct 30, 2012, 8:00 PM EDT. It was in force for . 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 30, 2012, 4:04 AM EDT (08:04 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 30, 2012, 8:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Oct 30, 2012, 3:17 PM EDT
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
All 25 counties
Bartow County, GA, Carroll County, GA, Catoosa County, GA, Chattooga County, GA, Cherokee County, GA, Coweta County, GA, Dade County, GA, Dawson County, GA, Fannin County, GA, Fayette County, GA, Floyd County, GA, Gilmer County, GA, Gordon County, GA, Haralson County, GA, Heard County, GA, Lumpkin County, GA, Murray County, GA, Paulding County, GA, Pickens County, GA, Polk County, GA, Towns County, GA, Union County, GA, Walker County, GA, White County, GA, Whitfield County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 110 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:06 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, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 110 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
- 2180 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 113 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 93 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
527 WWUS72 KFFC 300804 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 404 AM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH 8 PM EDT TUESDAY FOR THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA MOUNTAINS... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH 8 PM EDT TUESDAY FOR CENTRAL AND PORTIONS OF NORTH GEORGIA... .THE COMBINATION OF HURRICANE SANDY MOVING INLAND ALONG THE MID ATLANTIC COAST AND HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING SOUTH FROM CANADA WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. GAZ006>009-015-016-301615- /O.NEW.KFFC.FZ.W.0005.121031T0000Z-121031T1400Z/ /O.EXB.KFFC.WI.Y.0012.121031T0000Z-121031T0600Z/ /O.CON.KFFC.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121031T0000Z/ FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS-LUMPKIN-WHITE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND 404 AM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. A WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20 TO LOWER 30S TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS...NORTH AND PORTIONS OF WEST GEORGIA. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. ALSO EXPECT ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. THESE WINDS COULD ALSO DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS. 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 WILL MAKE DRIVING ESPECIALLY HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. DRIVERS ARE ADVISED TO USE EXTRA CAUTION. BOATERS SHOULD ALSO USE CAUTION AS STRONG WINDS PRODUCE A ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. A FREEZE WARNING MEANS FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO THREATEN OUTDOOR PLANTS. THOSE WITH AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS IN THE WARNED AREA ARE ADVISED TO HARVEST OR PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. 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. && $$ GAZ001>005-011>014-019>021-030-031-041-042-052>054-301615- /O.NEW.KFFC.FZ.W.0005.121031T0000Z-121031T1400Z/ /O.CON.KFFC.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-121031T0000Z/ DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-CHATTOOGA-GORDON-PICKENS- DAWSON-FLOYD-BARTOW-CHEROKEE-POLK-PAULDING-HARALSON-CARROLL-HEARD- COWETA-FAYETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALHOUN...ROME...CARTERSVILLE... CARROLLTON...NEWNAN...PEACHTREE CITY 404 AM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS...NORTH AND WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. ALSO EXPECT ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. THESE WINDS COULD ALSO DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 20 MPH...OR GUSTS TO 35 MPH OR STRONGER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG WILL MAKE DRIVING ESPECIALLY HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. DRIVERS ARE ADVISED TO USE EXTRA CAUTION. BOATERS SHOULD ALSO USE CAUTION AS STRONG WINDS PRODUCE A ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. A FREEZE WARNING MEANS FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO THREATEN OUTDOOR PLANTS. THOSE WITH AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS IN THE WARNED AREA ARE ADVISED TO HARVEST OR PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. && $$ GAZ022>025-027-032>039-043>051-055>062-066>076-078>086-089>098- 102>113-301615- /O.CON.KFFC.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-121031T0000Z/ FORSYTH-HALL-BANKS-JACKSON-MADISON-COBB-NORTH FULTON-GWINNETT- BARROW-CLARKE-OCONEE-OGLETHORPE-WILKES-DOUGLAS-SOUTH FULTON- DEKALB-ROCKDALE-WALTON-NEWTON-MORGAN-GREENE-TALIAFERRO-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...GAINESVILLE...MARIETTA...ATLANTA... LAWRENCEVILLE...ATHENS...DOUGLASVILLE...EAST POINT...DECATUR... CONYERS...COVINGTON...GRIFFIN...MILLEDGEVILLE...MACON... SWAINSBORO...COLUMBUS...WARNER ROBINS...DUBLIN...LUMPKIN... AMERICUS...CORDELE...VIDALIA 404 AM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...MOST OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. ALSO EXPECT ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. THESE WINDS COULD ALSO DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS. 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 WILL MAKE DRIVING ESPECIALLY HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. DRIVERS ARE ADVISED TO USE EXTRA CAUTION. BOATERS SHOULD ALSO USE CAUTION AS STRONG WINDS PRODUCE A ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. && $$
1 follow-up statement
187 WWUS72 KFFC 301917 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 317 PM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH 8 PM EDT TUESDAY FOR THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA MOUNTAINS... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH 8 PM EDT TUESDAY FOR CENTRAL AND PORTIONS OF NORTH GEORGIA... .THE COMBINATION OF HURRICANE SANDY MOVING INLAND ALONG THE MID ATLANTIC COAST AND HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING SOUTH FROM CANADA WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. GAZ006>009-015-016-310330- /O.CAN.KFFC.FZ.W.0005.121031T0000Z-121031T1400Z/ /O.CON.KFFC.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121031T0000Z/ /O.CON.KFFC.WI.Y.0012.121031T0000Z-121031T0600Z/ FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS-LUMPKIN-WHITE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND 317 PM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... ...FREEZE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE FREEZE WARNING. * LOCATIONS...NORTH AND PORTIONS OF WEST GEORGIA. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. ALSO EXPECT ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. THESE WINDS COULD ALSO DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS. 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 WILL MAKE DRIVING ESPECIALLY HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. DRIVERS ARE ADVISED TO USE EXTRA CAUTION. BOATERS SHOULD ALSO USE CAUTION AS STRONG WINDS PRODUCE A ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. 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 MORE COULD TOPPLE TREES AND POWER LINES AS WELL AS CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ GAZ001>005-011>014-019>021-030-031-041-042-052>054-310000- /O.CAN.KFFC.FZ.W.0005.121031T0000Z-121031T1400Z/ /O.CON.KFFC.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-121031T0000Z/ DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-CHATTOOGA-GORDON-PICKENS- DAWSON-FLOYD-BARTOW-CHEROKEE-POLK-PAULDING-HARALSON-CARROLL-HEARD- COWETA-FAYETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALHOUN...ROME...CARTERSVILLE... CARROLLTON...NEWNAN...PEACHTREE CITY 317 PM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...FREEZE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE FREEZE WARNING. * LOCATIONS...NORTH AND WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. ALSO EXPECT ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. THESE WINDS COULD ALSO DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS. 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 WILL MAKE DRIVING ESPECIALLY HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. DRIVERS ARE ADVISED TO USE EXTRA CAUTION. BOATERS SHOULD ALSO USE CAUTION AS STRONG WINDS PRODUCE A ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. && $$ GAZ022>025-027-032>039-043>051-055>062-066>076-078>086-089>098- 102>113-310000- /O.CON.KFFC.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-121031T0000Z/ FORSYTH-HALL-BANKS-JACKSON-MADISON-COBB-NORTH FULTON-GWINNETT- BARROW-CLARKE-OCONEE-OGLETHORPE-WILKES-DOUGLAS-SOUTH FULTON- DEKALB-ROCKDALE-WALTON-NEWTON-MORGAN-GREENE-TALIAFERRO-CLAYTON- SPALDING-HENRY-BUTTS-JASPER-PUTNAM-HANCOCK-WARREN-TROUP- MERIWETHER-PIKE-UPSON-LAMAR-MONROE-JONES-BALDWIN-WASHINGTON- GLASCOCK-JEFFERSON-HARRIS-TALBOT-TAYLOR-CRAWFORD-BIBB-TWIGGS- WILKINSON-JOHNSON-EMANUEL-MUSCOGEE-CHATTAHOOCHEE-MARION-SCHLEY- MACON-PEACH-HOUSTON-BLECKLEY-LAURENS-TREUTLEN-STEWART-WEBSTER- SUMTER-DOOLY-CRISP-PULASKI-WILCOX-DODGE-TELFAIR-WHEELER- MONTGOMERY-TOOMBS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GAINESVILLE...MARIETTA...ATLANTA... LAWRENCEVILLE...ATHENS...DOUGLASVILLE...EAST POINT...DECATUR... CONYERS...COVINGTON...GRIFFIN...MILLEDGEVILLE...MACON... SWAINSBORO...COLUMBUS...WARNER ROBINS...DUBLIN...LUMPKIN... AMERICUS...CORDELE...VIDALIA 317 PM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...MOST OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. * WINDS...WEST AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. ALSO EXPECT ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. THESE WINDS COULD ALSO DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 20 MPH...OR GUSTS TO 35 MPH OR STRONGER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG WILL MAKE DRIVING ESPECIALLY HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. DRIVERS ARE ADVISED TO USE EXTRA CAUTION. BOATERS SHOULD ALSO USE CAUTION AS STRONG WINDS PRODUCE A ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. && $$
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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.