Alert archive / Georgia / Wind Advisories in 2012
Wind Advisory 6, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this wind advisory at Mar 2, 2012, 10:47 AM EST for 17 counties in Georgia. It took effect at Mar 2, 2012, 11:00 AM EST. It was in force for 15 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 2, 2012, 10:47 AM EST (15:47 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 2, 2012, 11:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Mar 3, 2012, 2:26 AM EST
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
Counties Bartow County, GA, Catoosa County, GA, Chattooga County, GA, Dade County, GA, Dawson County, GA, Fannin County, GA, Floyd County, GA, Gilmer County, GA, Gordon County, GA, Lumpkin County, GA, Murray County, GA, Pickens County, GA, Towns County, GA, Union County, GA, Walker County, GA, White County, GA, Whitfield County, GA
The radar
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 136 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 3.8 hours before the alert went out and 143 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
- 55 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -255 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 788 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 206 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 268 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
327 WWUS72 KFFC 021547 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1047 AM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...A WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... GAZ001>009-011>016-019-020-030000- /O.NEW.KFFC.WI.Y.0006.120302T1600Z-120303T1200Z/ DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS- CHATTOOGA-GORDON-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE-FLOYD-BARTOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALHOUN...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND... ROME...CARTERSVILLE 1047 AM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SATURDAY. * LOCATIONS...NORTH GEORGIA...ESPECIALLY HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TIMING...BEGINNING LATE MORNING TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...HIGHEST GUSTS WILL BE ALONG RIDGELINES IN THE MOUNTAINS. WEAK TREES AND TREE LIMBS MAY BE DOWNED BY WINDS...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS WITH SATURATED SOILS. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES MAY OCCUR. 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
167 WWUS72 KFFC 022005 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 305 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...A WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... GAZ001>009-011>016-019-020-030415- /O.CON.KFFC.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-120303T1200Z/ DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS- CHATTOOGA-GORDON-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE-FLOYD-BARTOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALHOUN...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND... ROME...CARTERSVILLE 305 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTH GEORGIA...ESPECIALLY HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...HIGHEST GUSTS WILL BE ALONG RIDGELINES IN THE MOUNTAINS. WEAK TREES AND TREE LIMBS MAY BE DOWNED BY WINDS... ESPECIALLY IN AREAS WITH SATURATED SOILS. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES MAY OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 20 MPH...OR GUSTS TO 35 MPH OR STRONGER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
452 WWUS72 KFFC 030309 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1009 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...A WIND ADVISORY CONTINUES THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING FOR NORTH GEORGIA... GAZ001>009-011>016-019-020-031200- /O.CON.KFFC.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-120303T1200Z/ DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS- CHATTOOGA-GORDON-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE-FLOYD-BARTOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALHOUN...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND... ROME...CARTERSVILLE 1009 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTH GEORGIA...ESPECIALLY HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...HIGHEST GUSTS WILL BE ALONG RIDGELINES IN THE MOUNTAINS. WEAK TREES AND TREE LIMBS MAY BE DOWNED BY WINDS... ESPECIALLY IN AREAS WITH SATURATED SOILS. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES MAY OCCUR. 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. && $$ 10
949 WWUS72 KFFC 030726 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 226 AM EST SAT MAR 3 2012 GAZ001>009-011>016-019-020-030830- /O.CAN.KFFC.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-120303T1200Z/ DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS- CHATTOOGA-GORDON-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE-FLOYD-BARTOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALHOUN...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND... ROME...CARTERSVILLE 226 AM EST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA...HOWEVER WINDS SHOULD REMAIN AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS TODAY. $$ 10
The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 10:55 AM EST | Flash Flood Watch | FFC | Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee, Dade, Fannin and 10 more | 19 hr |
| Mar 2, 12:15 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dade | 30 min |
| Mar 2, 12:21 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dade | 24 min |
| Mar 2, 4:55 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Heard, Troup | 50 min |
| Mar 2, 6:10 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Catoosa | 50 min |
| Mar 2, 6:43 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Catoosa, Dade, Walker | 47 min |
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.