Alert archive / Georgia / Ice Storm Warnings in 2014
Ice Storm Warning 1, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this ice storm warning at Feb 11, 2014, 4:30 PM EST for 47 counties in Georgia. It took effect at Feb 11, 2014, 7:00 PM EST. It was in force for 42 hr. 60 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 11, 2014, 4:30 PM EST (21:30 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 11, 2014, 7:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Feb 13, 2014, 1:00 PM EST
- In force
- 42 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
All 47 counties
Baldwin County, GA, Bibb County, GA, Bleckley County, GA, Butts County, GA, Carroll County, GA, Clarke County, GA, Clayton County, GA, Coweta County, GA, Crawford County, GA, Douglas County, GA, Emanuel County, GA, Fayette County, GA, Fulton County, GA, Glascock County, GA, Greene County, GA, Hancock County, GA, Heard County, GA, Henry County, GA, Houston County, GA, Jasper County, GA, Jefferson County, GA, Johnson County, GA, Jones County, GA, Lamar County, GA, Laurens County, GA, Madison County, GA, Meriwether County, GA, Monroe County, GA, Morgan County, GA, Newton County, GA, Oconee County, GA, Oglethorpe County, GA, Peach County, GA, Pike County, GA, Putnam County, GA, Rockdale County, GA, Spalding County, GA, Taliaferro County, GA, Treutlen County, GA, Troup County, GA, Twiggs County, GA, Upson County, GA, Walton County, GA, Warren County, GA, Washington County, GA, Wilkes County, GA, Wilkinson County, GA
The radar
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 67 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:29 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 12, 5:30 AM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0.5 | Jackson, GA | *** 1 FATAL *** MAN SLIPPED AND FELL. DIED FROM HEAD INJURIES. |
| Feb 12, 6:38 AM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0 | Midtown, GA | ICING REPORTED ON SURFACES 17TH ST AS WELL AS CHESHIRE BRIDGE RD |
| Feb 12, 6:42 AM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0 | Fayetteville, GA | ICING REPORTED ON VEHICLES |
| Feb 12, 6:42 AM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0 | Peachtree City, GA | ICING ON VEHICLES |
| Feb 12, 6:43 AM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0.1 | 2 Sse Atlanta, GA | ONE TENTH OF AN INCH ACCUM OF ICE ON CARS... TREES AND POWERLINES AT STATE OPERATIONS CENTER. HEAVY FZRA ATTM |
| Feb 12, 6:46 AM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0 | Bolingbroke, GA | ICING ON EXPOSED SURFACES. TEMP 28 DEGREES. |
| Feb 12, 6:51 AM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0 | Sandersville, GA | LIGHT ICING ON EXPOSED SURFACES |
| Feb 12, 6:54 AM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0 | Haddock, GA | ICE FORMING ON TREES |
| Feb 12, 6:55 AM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0 | 3 N Atlanta, GA | FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET. ROADS ARE TURNING WHITE. ICING ON METAL SURFACES. |
| Feb 12, 6:58 AM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0 | Forest Park, GA | REPORT OF SOME TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN |
| Feb 12, 7:20 AM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0 | 1 W Cannongate, GA | POWER LINE DOWN HWY 154 AND HAMMOCK RD. TREE DOWN. |
| Feb 12, 7:27 AM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0 | Wrightsville, GA | ICE BUILDING UP ON POWER LINES AND TREES |
| Feb 12, 7:27 AM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0.25 | Winterville, GA | |
| Feb 12, 7:30 AM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0.25 | Fayetteville, GA | |
| Feb 12, 7:30 AM EST | SLEET 0.5 | Atlanta, GA | ONE QUARTER INCH ICE ON TREES. ONE HALF INCH SLEET ICE ON ROADS AND SIDEWALKS IN CENTENNIAL PARK |
| Feb 12, 7:30 AM EST | SNOW 2 | 6 W Danielsville, GA | |
| Feb 12, 7:48 AM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0 | Louisville, GA | POWER OUTAGES BEING REPORTED ACROSS THE COUNTY |
| Feb 12, 8:10 AM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0 | Eatonton, GA | WIDESPREAD REPORTS OF ICING ON TREES AND POWER LINES |
| Feb 12, 8:20 AM EST | SNOW 2 | Danielsville, GA | FREEZING RAIN CHANGED TO SLEET NOW SNOW. ROADS SNOW AND ICE COVERED. TEMP 26 AT 7AM |
| Feb 12, 8:45 AM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0 | Milledgeville, GA | ICE ACCUMULATING ON PAVEMENT AND LIMBS FALLING AT NORTH LAKE SINCLAIR. |
| Feb 12, 10:48 AM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0.25 | Roberta, GA | BROADCAST MEDIA RELAYED A REPORT OF 0.25 INCHES OF ICE. |
| Feb 12, 12:30 PM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0 | Fairburn, GA | 2 TREES DOWN ON HOMES IN FAIRBURN FROM ICE |
| Feb 12, 12:31 PM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0 | College Park, GA | 64 TREES DOWN IN FULTON COUNTY FROM ICE |
| Feb 12, 12:34 PM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0 | Louisville, GA | 1 TREE ON A HOUSE DUE TO ICE |
| Feb 12, 12:34 PM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0 | Union City, GA | 1 TREE ON A HOUSE IN UNION CITY FROM ICE |
| Feb 12, 12:35 PM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0 | Alpharetta, GA | 2 TREES ON HOUSES IN ALPHARETTA |
| Feb 12, 12:36 PM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0 | College Park, GA | 2 TREES ON HOUSES IN COLLEGE PARK FROM ICE |
| Feb 12, 2:31 PM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0.25 | Concord, GA | 0.25 ICE ON TREES AND BUIDLINGS IN DOWNTOWN CONCORD |
| Feb 12, 2:32 PM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0.25 | Peachtree City, GA | .23 INCH OF ICE ON TREES NEAR THE SURFACE BUT IT INCREASES IN DEPTH HIGHER IN THE TREES. |
| Feb 12, 2:45 PM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0.25 | 5 Se Alpharetta, GA | THE ICE STARTED ACCUMULATING SINCE 4 AM. SLEET ACCUMULATED TO 3 4 INCH. HEAVY SLEET FALLING NOW. |
| Feb 12, 2:56 PM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0.3 | Mcdonough, GA | PUBLIC RELAYED A REPORT OF 0.3 INCHES OF ICE IN HENRY CO. |
| Feb 12, 3:06 PM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0 | Louisville, GA | JEFFERSON COUNTY EMA RELAYED A REPORT OF SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATIONS. MANY TREES ARE REPORTED DOWN AND THEY ARE STILL GETTING FREEZING RAIN. |
| Feb 12, 4:00 PM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0.25 | Blackjack Mountain, GA | THE AIR TEMPERATURE IS 25 DEGREES. THAWED ICE ON ROADS IS NOW REFREEZING. |
| Feb 12, 4:15 PM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0.38 | Forsyth, GA | PUBLIC RELAYED A REPORT OF 3 8TH INCH OF ICE IN FORSYTH. |
| Feb 12, 4:19 PM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0.25 | Atlantic Station, GA | |
| Feb 12, 4:22 PM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0.25 | Villa Rica, GA | |
| Feb 12, 4:24 PM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0.1 | 5 Se Athens, GA | MOSTLY RAIN EARLY...THEN A MIX OF SLEET AND FREEZING DRIZZLE. SLEET MEASURES 1 2 INCH IN DEPTH |
| Feb 12, 4:30 PM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0.4 | 11 N Gray, GA | PLENTY OF LIMBS BREAKING IN THE AREA. |
| Feb 12, 5:10 PM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0.4 | Locust Grove, GA | PUBLIC RELAYED A REPORT OF 0.4 INCHES OF ICE. |
| Feb 13, 7:00 AM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0.3 | 3 S Douglasville, GA | IN ADDITIONA 2 INCHES OF SNOW FELL MIXING WITH SLEET. |
| Feb 13, 7:00 AM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0.4 | 1 Se Redwine, GA | STORM TOTAL. DOWNED TREES AND LIMBS. |
| Feb 13, 7:00 AM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0.5 | Sylvan Hills, GA | THIS REPORT IS A STORM TOTAL. SLEET ALSO OCCURED WITH 1 INCH OF SNOW. |
| Feb 13, 7:05 AM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0.25 | 5 W Byron, GA | STORM TOTAL. |
| Feb 13, 8:00 AM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0.13 | Whitehall, GA | STORM TOTAL. |
| Feb 13, 8:00 AM EST | SNOW 3.2 | Whitehall, GA | STORM TOTAL SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN. |
| Feb 13, 8:46 AM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0.38 | 2 Se Peachtree City, GA | STORM TOTAL ESTIMATION FROM NWS OFFICE LOCATION. |
| Feb 13, 9:00 AM EST | SNOW 0.7 | 2 Se Peachtree City, GA | NWS OFFICE REPORTED TWO THIRDS INCH NEW SNOW FROM 6-9 AM. |
| Feb 13, 9:07 AM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0.1 | Macon, GA | STORM TOTAL. |
| Feb 13, 9:12 AM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0.15 | 2 E Roswell, GA | STORM TOTAL. |
| Feb 13, 9:12 AM EST | SNOW 2.6 | 2 E Roswell, GA | STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN... SLEET... AND SNOW. |
| Feb 13, 9:52 AM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0.25 | Griffin, GA | STORM TOTAL. |
| Feb 13, 9:52 AM EST | SNOW 2.2 | Griffin, GA | STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN...SLEET...AND SNOW. |
| Feb 13, 10:00 AM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0.1 | 6 W Danielsville, GA | STORM TOTAL. |
| Feb 13, 10:00 AM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0.3 | 3 S Vinings, GA | STORM TOTAL. |
| Feb 13, 10:00 AM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0.3 | 5 W Thomaston, GA | STORM TOTAL |
| Feb 13, 10:15 AM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0.13 | 1 E Athens, GA | STORM TOTAL. |
| Feb 13, 10:30 AM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0.25 | Fayetteville, GA | STORM TOTAL. |
| Feb 13, 10:30 AM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0.5 | Sandersville, GA | STORM TOTAL. MULTIPILE POWER OUTAGES AND TREES FALLEN ON AT LEAST 6 HOMES. |
| Feb 13, 10:30 AM EST | FREEZING RAIN 1 | Wrens, GA | STORM TOTAL. MULTIPLE TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN. |
| Feb 13, 10:30 AM EST | FREEZING RAIN 1 | Wrightsville, GA | STORM TOTAL. MULTIPLE TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN. AROUND 20 HOMES WITH TREE DAMAGE. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 80 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
- 423 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 71 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 27 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 322 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
246 WWUS42 KFFC 112130 WSWFFC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 430 PM EST TUE FEB 11 2014 GAZ052>054-056-058>062-066>076-081>086-094>098-121200- /O.CAN.KFFC.WS.W.0002.140212T0000Z-140213T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KFFC.IS.W.0001.140212T0000Z-140213T1800Z/ HEARD-COWETA-FAYETTE-SPALDING-BUTTS-JASPER-PUTNAM-HANCOCK-WARREN- TROUP-MERIWETHER-PIKE-UPSON-LAMAR-MONROE-JONES-BALDWIN-WASHINGTON- GLASCOCK-JEFFERSON-CRAWFORD-BIBB-TWIGGS-WILKINSON-JOHNSON-EMANUEL- PEACH-HOUSTON-BLECKLEY-LAURENS-TREUTLEN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWNAN...PEACHTREE CITY...GRIFFIN... MILLEDGEVILLE...MACON...SWAINSBORO...WARNER ROBINS...DUBLIN 430 PM EST TUE FEB 11 2014 ...ICE STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED BUT HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH AN ICE STORM WARNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED AN ICE STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY. AN ICE STORM WARNING HAS IMPACTS WHICH ARE AS GREAT OR GREATER THAN THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS THE ICE STORM WARNING AREA WILL HAVE MORE ICE THAN SNOW WITH ITS IMPACTS FOR THIS EVENT. * LOCATIONS...ALONG AND EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM FRANKLIN TO NEWNAN AND PEACHTREE CITY TO WARRENTON. * HAZARD TYPES...MAINLY FREEZING RAIN WITH SOME SNOW AND SLEET. * TIMING...SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL BEGIN LATE TONIGHT...GENERALLY AFTER MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL GRADUALLY CHANGEOVER TO ALL FREEZING RAIN WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE ACTIVITY SHOULD END AS LIGHT SNOW LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...THESE HIGH ICE ACCUMULATION AMOUNTS WILL MAKE TRAVEL IMPOSSIBLE. THIS HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE A CATASTROPHIC EVENT. WIDESPREAD AND EXTENDED POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY AS ICE ACCUMULATES ON TREES AND POWERLINES AND BRINGS THEM DOWN. PLEASE PREPARE TO BE WITHOUT POWER IN SOME LOCATIONS FOR DAYS AND PERHAPS AS LONG AS A WEEK. ONCE THE ICE BEGINS TO MELT ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...FALLING ICE FROM BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WILL CREATE AN ADDITIONAL HAZARD. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. THESE WIND SPEEDS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ICE WILL EXACERBATE THE POTENTIAL FOR FALLING TREES. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S AND DROPPING INTO THE UPPER 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR ICE MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS ICE ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS AND IMPOSSIBLE IN MOST CASES. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. WITH THE FORECAST ICE AMOUNTS...WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY IN THE WEDNESDAY TO WEDNESDAY NIGHT TIME PERIOD. A LAYER OF ICE...COMBINED WITH WINDY CONDITIONS...IS EXPECTED TO BREAK TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. STAY INDOORS AND AWAY FROM THESE HAZARDS...AND PREPARE FOR POWER OUTAGES BY HAVING FLASHLIGHTS AND EMERGENCY SUPPLIES READY. && $$ GAZ027-036>039-042>044-046>051-055-057-121200- /O.CAN.KFFC.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140213T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KFFC.IS.W.0001.140212T0000Z-140213T1800Z/ MADISON-CLARKE-OCONEE-OGLETHORPE-WILKES-CARROLL-DOUGLAS- SOUTH FULTON-ROCKDALE-WALTON-NEWTON-MORGAN-GREENE-TALIAFERRO- CLAYTON-HENRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATHENS...CARROLLTON...DOUGLASVILLE... EAST POINT...CONYERS...COVINGTON 430 PM EST TUE FEB 11 2014 ...ICE STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED BUT HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH AN ICE STORM WARNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED AN ICE STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY. AN ICE STORM WARNING HAS IMPACTS WHICH ARE AS GREAT OR GREATER THAN THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS THE ICE STORM WARNING AREA WILL HAVE MORE ICE THAN SNOW WITH ITS IMPACTS FOR THIS EVENT. * LOCATIONS...ALONG AND EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM FRANKLIN TO NEWNAN AND PEACHTREE CITY TO WARRENTON. * HAZARD TYPES...MAINLY FREEZING RAIN WITH SOME SNOW AND SLEET. * TIMING...SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL BEGIN LATE TONIGHT...GENERALLY AFTER MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL GRADUALLY CHANGEOVER TO ALL FREEZING RAIN WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE ACTIVITY SHOULD END AS LIGHT SNOW LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...THESE HIGH ICE ACCUMULATION AMOUNTS WILL MAKE TRAVEL IMPOSSIBLE. THIS HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE A CATASTROPHIC EVENT. WIDESPREAD AND EXTENDED POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY AS ICE ACCUMULATES ON TREES AND POWERLINES AND BRINGS THEM DOWN. PLEASE PREPARE TO BE WITHOUT POWER IN SOME LOCATIONS FOR DAYS AND PERHAPS AS LONG AS A WEEK. ONCE THE ICE BEGINS TO MELT ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...FALLING ICE FROM BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WILL CREATE AN ADDITIONAL HAZARD. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. THESE WIND SPEEDS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ICE WILL EXACERBATE THE POTENTIAL FOR FALLING TREES. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S AND DROPPING INTO THE UPPER 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR ICE MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS ICE ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS AND IMPOSSIBLE IN MOST CASES. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. WITH THE FORECAST ICE AMOUNTS...WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY IN THE WEDNESDAY TO WEDNESDAY NIGHT TIME PERIOD. A LAYER OF ICE...COMBINED WITH WINDY CONDITIONS...IS EXPECTED TO BREAK TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. STAY INDOORS AND AWAY FROM THESE HAZARDS...AND PREPARE FOR POWER OUTAGES BY HAVING FLASHLIGHTS AND EMERGENCY SUPPLIES READY. && $$ GAZ001>009-011>016-019>024-121200- /O.CON.KFFC.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140213T1800Z/ DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS- CHATTOOGA-GORDON-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE-FLOYD-BARTOW- CHEROKEE-FORSYTH-HALL-BANKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALHOUN...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND... ROME...CARTERSVILLE...GAINESVILLE 430 PM EST TUE FEB 11 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTH OF A LINE FROM ROME TO CANTON TO HOMER. * HAZARD TYPES...PRIMARILY SNOW WITH MINOR SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN ACCUMULATIONS. * ACCUMULATIONS...GENERALLY 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW WITH UP TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND BECOME MORE PRONOUNCED THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THERE WILL BE TIMES WHEN IT WILL MIX WITH SLEET AND PERHAPS EVEN FREEZING RAIN BUT THE PREDOMINANT PRECIPITATION TYPE WILL BE SNOW. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE ON ROADS MAKING FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS THROUGH THURSDAY. AS THE MORE SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL OCCURS WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...TRAVEL WILL BE NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE GIVEN THE HIGH SNOWFALL AMOUNTS. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF MAINLY SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ GAZ025-030>035-041-045-121200- /O.CON.KFFC.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140213T1800Z/ JACKSON-POLK-PAULDING-COBB-NORTH FULTON-GWINNETT-BARROW-HARALSON- DEKALB- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARIETTA...ATLANTA...LAWRENCEVILLE... DECATUR 430 PM EST TUE FEB 11 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...ALONG A LINE FROM CEDARTOWN TO THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE ATLANTA METRO TO JEFFERSON. * HAZARD TYPES...A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW ALONG IN ADDITION TO A QUARTER INCH OR MORE OF ICE. * TIMING...SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND BECOME MORE PRONOUNCED THROUGH WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL ACCUMULATE ON ROADS MAKING FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS THROUGH THURSDAY. AS THE MORE SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND ICE OCCURS WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...TRAVEL WILL BE NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. WIDESPREAD AND EXTENDED POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY AS ICE ACCUMULATES ON TREES AND POWERLINES AND BRINGS THEM DOWN. PLEASE PREPARE TO BE WITHOUT POWER IN SOME LOCATIONS FOR DAYS AND PERHAPS AS LONG AS A WEEK. ONCE THE ICE BEGINS TO MELT ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...FALLING ICE FROM BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WILL CREATE AN ADDITIONAL HAZARD. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. THESE WIND SPEEDS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ICE WILL EXACERBATE THE POTENTIAL FOR FALLING TREES. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND ICE MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS SNOW AND ICE ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. WITH THE FORECAST SNOW AND ICE AMOUNTS...WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. && $$ GAZ078>080-089>093-102>113-121200- /O.EXT.KFFC.ZR.Y.0001.140213T0000Z-140213T1800Z/ HARRIS-TALBOT-TAYLOR-MUSCOGEE-CHATTAHOOCHEE-MARION-SCHLEY-MACON- STEWART-WEBSTER-SUMTER-DOOLY-CRISP-PULASKI-WILCOX-DODGE-TELFAIR- WHEELER-MONTGOMERY-TOOMBS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLUMBUS...LUMPKIN...AMERICUS... CORDELE...VIDALIA 430 PM EST TUE FEB 11 2014 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM WEDNESDAY TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM HAMILTON TO HAWKINSVILLE TO VIDALIA. * HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN * TIMING...WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...ICE THAT ACCUMULATES ON ROADS...BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
7 follow-up statements
430 WWUS42 KFFC 112207 WSWFFC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 507 PM EST TUE FEB 11 2014 GAZ027-036>039-042>044-046>062-066>076-081>086-094>098-120615- /O.CON.KFFC.IS.W.0001.140212T0000Z-140213T1800Z/ MADISON-CLARKE-OCONEE-OGLETHORPE-WILKES-CARROLL-DOUGLAS- SOUTH FULTON-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-CRAWFORD-BIBB-TWIGGS- WILKINSON-JOHNSON-EMANUEL-PEACH-HOUSTON-BLECKLEY-LAURENS-TREUTLEN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATHENS...CARROLLTON...DOUGLASVILLE... EAST POINT...CONYERS...COVINGTON...NEWNAN...PEACHTREE CITY... GRIFFIN...MILLEDGEVILLE...MACON...SWAINSBORO...WARNER ROBINS... DUBLIN 507 PM EST TUE FEB 11 2014 ...ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...ALONG AND EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM FRANKLIN TO NEWNAN AND PEACHTREE CITY TO WARRENTON. * HAZARD TYPES...MAINLY FREEZING RAIN WITH SOME SNOW AND SLEET. * ACCUMULATIONS...SOUTHERN SECTIONS OF THE ICE STORM WARNING WILL BE ON THE EDGE OF WARNING CRITERIA WITH WARNER ROBINS AND MACON SEEING ANYWHERE FROM A TENTH TO A QUARTER INCH OF ICE. FURTHER NORTH HOWEVER...MORE CRIPPLING EFFECTS ARE LIKELY WITH A HALF TO POSSIBLY AS HIGH AS AN INCH OF ICE FROM THIS STORM. * TIMING...SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL BEGIN LATE TONIGHT...GENERALLY AFTER MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL GRADUALLY CHANGEOVER TO ALL FREEZING RAIN WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE ACTIVITY SHOULD END AS LIGHT SNOW LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...THESE HIGH ICE ACCUMULATION AMOUNTS WILL MAKE TRAVEL IMPOSSIBLE. THIS HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE A CATASTROPHIC EVENT. WIDESPREAD AND EXTENDED POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY AS ICE ACCUMULATES ON TREES AND POWERLINES AND BRINGS THEM DOWN. PLEASE PREPARE TO BE WITHOUT POWER IN SOME LOCATIONS FOR DAYS AND PERHAPS AS LONG AS A WEEK. ONCE THE ICE BEGINS TO MELT ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...FALLING ICE FROM BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WILL CREATE AN ADDITIONAL HAZARD. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. THESE WIND SPEEDS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ICE WILL EXACERBATE THE POTENTIAL FOR FALLING TREES. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S AND DROPPING INTO THE UPPER 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR ICE MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS ICE ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS AND IMPOSSIBLE IN MOST CASES. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. WITH THE FORECAST ICE AMOUNTS...WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY IN THE WEDNESDAY TO WEDNESDAY NIGHT TIME PERIOD. A LAYER OF ICE...COMBINED WITH WINDY CONDITIONS...IS EXPECTED TO BREAK TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. STAY INDOORS AND AWAY FROM THESE HAZARDS...AND PREPARE FOR POWER OUTAGES BY HAVING FLASHLIGHTS AND EMERGENCY SUPPLIES READY. && $$ GAZ001>009-011>016-019>024-120615- /O.CON.KFFC.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140213T1800Z/ DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS- CHATTOOGA-GORDON-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE-FLOYD-BARTOW- CHEROKEE-FORSYTH-HALL-BANKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALHOUN...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND... ROME...CARTERSVILLE...GAINESVILLE 507 PM EST TUE FEB 11 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTH OF A LINE FROM ROME TO CANTON TO HOMER. * HAZARD TYPES...PRIMARILY SNOW WITH MINOR SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN ACCUMULATIONS. * ACCUMULATIONS...GENERALLY 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW WITH UP TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND BECOME MORE PRONOUNCED THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THERE WILL BE TIMES WHEN IT WILL MIX WITH SLEET AND PERHAPS EVEN FREEZING RAIN BUT THE PREDOMINANT PRECIPITATION TYPE WILL BE SNOW. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE ON ROADS MAKING FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS THROUGH THURSDAY. AS THE MORE SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL OCCURS WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...TRAVEL WILL BE NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE GIVEN THE HIGH SNOWFALL AMOUNTS. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF MAINLY SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ GAZ025-030>035-041-045-120615- /O.CON.KFFC.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140213T1800Z/ JACKSON-POLK-PAULDING-COBB-NORTH FULTON-GWINNETT-BARROW-HARALSON- DEKALB- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARIETTA...ATLANTA...LAWRENCEVILLE... DECATUR 507 PM EST TUE FEB 11 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...ALONG A LINE FROM CEDARTOWN TO THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE ATLANTA METRO TO JEFFERSON. * HAZARD TYPES...A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW ALONG IN ADDITION TO A QUARTER INCH OR MORE OF ICE. * TIMING...SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND BECOME MORE PRONOUNCED THROUGH WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL ACCUMULATE ON ROADS MAKING FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS THROUGH THURSDAY. AS THE MORE SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND ICE OCCURS WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...TRAVEL WILL BE NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. WIDESPREAD AND EXTENDED POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY AS ICE ACCUMULATES ON TREES AND POWERLINES AND BRINGS THEM DOWN. PLEASE PREPARE TO BE WITHOUT POWER IN SOME LOCATIONS FOR DAYS AND PERHAPS AS LONG AS A WEEK. ONCE THE ICE BEGINS TO MELT ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY... FALLING ICE FROM BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WILL CREATE AN ADDITIONAL HAZARD. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. THESE WIND SPEEDS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ICE WILL EXACERBATE THE POTENTIAL FOR FALLING TREES. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND ICE MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS SNOW AND ICE ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. WITH THE FORECAST SNOW AND ICE AMOUNTS...WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. && $$ GAZ078>080-089>093-102>113-120615- /O.CON.KFFC.ZR.Y.0001.140213T0000Z-140213T1800Z/ HARRIS-TALBOT-TAYLOR-MUSCOGEE-CHATTAHOOCHEE-MARION-SCHLEY-MACON- STEWART-WEBSTER-SUMTER-DOOLY-CRISP-PULASKI-WILCOX-DODGE-TELFAIR- WHEELER-MONTGOMERY-TOOMBS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLUMBUS...LUMPKIN...AMERICUS... CORDELE...VIDALIA 507 PM EST TUE FEB 11 2014 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM WEDNESDAY TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM HAMILTON TO HAWKINSVILLE TO VIDALIA. * HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...STILL ALOT OF UNCERTAINTY WITH THIS FORECAST AS A DEGREE OR TWO HERE OR THERE WILL MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE. FOR NOW EXPECTING TRACE TO MAYBE A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATIONS. * TIMING...WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...ICE THAT ACCUMULATES ON ROADS...BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. * WINDS...NORTH 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
758 WWUS42 KFFC 120208 WSWFFC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 908 PM EST TUE FEB 11 2014 GAZ027-036>039-042>044-046>062-066>076-081>086-094>098-121015- /O.CON.KFFC.IS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140213T1800Z/ MADISON-CLARKE-OCONEE-OGLETHORPE-WILKES-CARROLL-DOUGLAS- SOUTH FULTON-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-CRAWFORD-BIBB-TWIGGS- WILKINSON-JOHNSON-EMANUEL-PEACH-HOUSTON-BLECKLEY-LAURENS-TREUTLEN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATHENS...CARROLLTON...DOUGLASVILLE... EAST POINT...CONYERS...COVINGTON...NEWNAN...PEACHTREE CITY... GRIFFIN...MILLEDGEVILLE...MACON...SWAINSBORO...WARNER ROBINS... DUBLIN 908 PM EST TUE FEB 11 2014 ...ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...ALONG AND EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM FRANKLIN TO NEWNAN AND PEACHTREE CITY TO WARRENTON. * HAZARD TYPES...MAINLY FREEZING RAIN WITH SOME SNOW AND SLEET. * ACCUMULATIONS...SOUTHERN SECTIONS OF THE ICE STORM WARNING WILL BE ON THE EDGE OF WARNING CRITERIA WITH WARNER ROBINS AND MACON SEEING ANYWHERE FROM A TENTH TO A QUARTER INCH OF ICE. FURTHER NORTH HOWEVER...MORE CRIPPLING EFFECTS ARE LIKELY WITH A HALF TO POSSIBLY AS HIGH AS AN INCH OF ICE FROM THIS STORM. * TIMING...SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL BEGIN LATE TONIGHT...GENERALLY AFTER MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL GRADUALLY CHANGEOVER TO ALL FREEZING RAIN WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE ACTIVITY SHOULD END AS LIGHT SNOW LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...THESE HIGH ICE ACCUMULATION AMOUNTS WILL MAKE TRAVEL IMPOSSIBLE. THIS HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE A CATASTROPHIC EVENT. WIDESPREAD AND EXTENDED POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY AS ICE ACCUMULATES ON TREES AND POWERLINES AND BRINGS THEM DOWN. PLEASE PREPARE TO BE WITHOUT POWER IN SOME LOCATIONS FOR DAYS AND PERHAPS AS LONG AS A WEEK. ONCE THE ICE BEGINS TO MELT ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...FALLING ICE FROM BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WILL CREATE AN ADDITIONAL HAZARD. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. THESE WIND SPEEDS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ICE WILL EXACERBATE THE POTENTIAL FOR FALLING TREES. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S AND DROPPING INTO THE UPPER 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR ICE MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS ICE ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS AND IMPOSSIBLE IN MOST CASES. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. WITH THE FORECAST ICE AMOUNTS...WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY IN THE WEDNESDAY TO WEDNESDAY NIGHT TIME PERIOD. A LAYER OF ICE...COMBINED WITH WINDY CONDITIONS...IS EXPECTED TO BREAK TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. STAY INDOORS AND AWAY FROM THESE HAZARDS...AND PREPARE FOR POWER OUTAGES BY HAVING FLASHLIGHTS AND EMERGENCY SUPPLIES READY. && $$ GAZ001>009-011>016-019>024-121015- /O.CON.KFFC.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140213T1800Z/ DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS- CHATTOOGA-GORDON-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE-FLOYD-BARTOW- CHEROKEE-FORSYTH-HALL-BANKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALHOUN...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND... ROME...CARTERSVILLE...GAINESVILLE 908 PM EST TUE FEB 11 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTH OF A LINE FROM ROME TO CANTON TO HOMER. * HAZARD TYPES...PRIMARILY SNOW WITH MINOR SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN ACCUMULATIONS. * ACCUMULATIONS...GENERALLY 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW WITH UP TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND BECOME MORE PRONOUNCED THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THERE WILL BE TIMES WHEN IT WILL MIX WITH SLEET AND PERHAPS EVEN FREEZING RAIN BUT THE PREDOMINANT PRECIPITATION TYPE WILL BE SNOW. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE ON ROADS MAKING FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS THROUGH THURSDAY. AS THE MORE SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL OCCURS WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...TRAVEL WILL BE NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE GIVEN THE HIGH SNOWFALL AMOUNTS. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF MAINLY SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ GAZ025-030>035-041-045-121015- /O.CON.KFFC.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140213T1800Z/ JACKSON-POLK-PAULDING-COBB-NORTH FULTON-GWINNETT-BARROW-HARALSON- DEKALB- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARIETTA...ATLANTA...LAWRENCEVILLE... DECATUR 908 PM EST TUE FEB 11 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...ALONG A LINE FROM CEDARTOWN TO THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE ATLANTA METRO TO JEFFERSON. * HAZARD TYPES...A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW ALONG IN ADDITION TO A QUARTER INCH OR MORE OF ICE. * TIMING...SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND BECOME MORE PRONOUNCED THROUGH WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL ACCUMULATE ON ROADS MAKING FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS THROUGH THURSDAY. AS THE MORE SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND ICE OCCURS WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...TRAVEL WILL BE NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. WIDESPREAD AND EXTENDED POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY AS ICE ACCUMULATES ON TREES AND POWERLINES AND BRINGS THEM DOWN. PLEASE PREPARE TO BE WITHOUT POWER IN SOME LOCATIONS FOR DAYS AND PERHAPS AS LONG AS A WEEK. ONCE THE ICE BEGINS TO MELT ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY... FALLING ICE FROM BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WILL CREATE AN ADDITIONAL HAZARD. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. THESE WIND SPEEDS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ICE WILL EXACERBATE THE POTENTIAL FOR FALLING TREES. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND ICE MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS SNOW AND ICE ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. WITH THE FORECAST SNOW AND ICE AMOUNTS...WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. && $$ GAZ078>080-089>093-102>113-121015- /O.CON.KFFC.ZR.Y.0001.140213T0000Z-140213T1800Z/ HARRIS-TALBOT-TAYLOR-MUSCOGEE-CHATTAHOOCHEE-MARION-SCHLEY-MACON- STEWART-WEBSTER-SUMTER-DOOLY-CRISP-PULASKI-WILCOX-DODGE-TELFAIR- WHEELER-MONTGOMERY-TOOMBS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLUMBUS...LUMPKIN...AMERICUS... CORDELE...VIDALIA 908 PM EST TUE FEB 11 2014 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM WEDNESDAY TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM HAMILTON TO HAWKINSVILLE TO VIDALIA. * HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...STILL ALOT OF UNCERTAINTY WITH THIS FORECAST AS A DEGREE OR TWO HERE OR THERE WILL MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE. FOR NOW EXPECTING TRACE TO MAYBE A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATIONS. * TIMING...WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...ICE THAT ACCUMULATES ON ROADS...BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. * WINDS...NORTH 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
127 WWUS42 KFFC 120850 WSWFFC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 350 AM EST WED FEB 12 2014 GAZ027-036>039-042>044-046>062-066>076-081>086-094>098-121700- /O.CON.KFFC.IS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140213T1800Z/ MADISON-CLARKE-OCONEE-OGLETHORPE-WILKES-CARROLL-DOUGLAS- SOUTH FULTON-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-CRAWFORD-BIBB-TWIGGS- WILKINSON-JOHNSON-EMANUEL-PEACH-HOUSTON-BLECKLEY-LAURENS-TREUTLEN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATHENS...CARROLLTON...DOUGLASVILLE... EAST POINT...CONYERS...COVINGTON...NEWNAN...PEACHTREE CITY... GRIFFIN...MILLEDGEVILLE...MACON...SWAINSBORO...WARNER ROBINS... DUBLIN 350 AM EST WED FEB 12 2014 ...ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...ALONG AND EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM FRANKLIN TO NEWNAN AND PEACHTREE CITY TO WARRENTON. * HAZARD TYPES...MAINLY FREEZING RAIN WITH SOME SNOW AND SLEET. * ACCUMULATIONS...SOUTHERN SECTIONS OF THE ICE STORM WARNING WILL BE ON THE EDGE OF WARNING CRITERIA WITH WARNER ROBINS AND MACON SEEING ANYWHERE FROM A TENTH TO A QUARTER INCH OF ICE. HOWEVER...FURTHER NORTH AND ESPECIALLY ALONG THE INTERSTATE 20 CORRIDOR...MORE CRIPPLING EFFECTS ARE LIKELY WITH THREE QUARTERS TO OVER AN INCH OF ICE POSSIBLE. * TIMING...SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL BEGIN THIS MORNING. THIS WILL GRADUALLY CHANGEOVER TO ALL FREEZING RAIN TODAY. THE ACTIVITY SHOULD END AS LIGHT SNOW LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...THESE HIGH ICE ACCUMULATION AMOUNTS WILL MAKE TRAVEL IMPOSSIBLE. THIS HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE A CATASTROPHIC EVENT. WIDESPREAD AND EXTENDED POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY AS ICE ACCUMULATES ON TREES AND POWERLINES AND BRINGS THEM DOWN. PLEASE PREPARE TO BE WITHOUT POWER IN SOME LOCATIONS FOR DAYS AND PERHAPS AS LONG AS A WEEK. ONCE THE ICE BEGINS TO MELT ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...FALLING ICE FROM BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WILL CREATE AN ADDITIONAL HAZARD. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. THESE WIND SPEEDS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ICE WILL EXACERBATE THE POTENTIAL FOR FALLING TREES. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S TODAY DROPPING TO THE UPPER 20S TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR ICE MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS ICE ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS AND IMPOSSIBLE IN MOST CASES. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. WITH THE FORECAST ICE AMOUNTS...WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY IN THE WEDNESDAY TO WEDNESDAY NIGHT TIME PERIOD. A LAYER OF ICE...COMBINED WITH WINDY CONDITIONS...IS EXPECTED TO BREAK TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. STAY INDOORS AND AWAY FROM THESE HAZARDS...AND PREPARE FOR POWER OUTAGES BY HAVING FLASHLIGHTS AND EMERGENCY SUPPLIES READY. && $$ GAZ001>009-011>016-019>024-121700- /O.CON.KFFC.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140213T1800Z/ DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS- CHATTOOGA-GORDON-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE-FLOYD-BARTOW- CHEROKEE-FORSYTH-HALL-BANKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALHOUN...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND... ROME...CARTERSVILLE...GAINESVILLE 350 AM EST WED FEB 12 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTH OF A LINE FROM ROME TO CANTON TO HOMER. * HAZARD TYPES...PRIMARILY SNOW WITH MINOR SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN ACCUMULATIONS. * ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW...WITH UP TO 12 INCHES IN EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW THIS MORNING WILL INCREASE DURING THE DAY TODAY. THERE WILL BE TIMES WHEN IT WILL MIX WITH SLEET AND PERHAPS EVEN FREEZING RAIN BUT THE PREDOMINANT PRECIPITATION TYPE WILL BE SNOW. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE ON ROADS MAKING FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS THROUGH THURSDAY. AS THE MORE SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL OCCURS WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...TRAVEL WILL BE NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE GIVEN THE HIGH SNOWFALL AMOUNTS. * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S DROPPING TO THE UPPER 20S TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF MAINLY SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ GAZ025-030>035-041-045-121700- /O.CON.KFFC.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140213T1800Z/ JACKSON-POLK-PAULDING-COBB-NORTH FULTON-GWINNETT-BARROW-HARALSON- DEKALB- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARIETTA...ATLANTA...LAWRENCEVILLE... DECATUR 350 AM EST WED FEB 12 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...ALONG A LINE FROM CEDARTOWN TO THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE ATLANTA METRO TO JEFFERSON. * HAZARD TYPES...A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IN ADDITION TO A QUARTER TO HALF INCH OF ICE. * TIMING...SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN THIS MORNING WILL BECOME MORE PRONOUNCED THROUGH THE DAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL ACCUMULATE ON ROADS MAKING FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS THROUGH THURSDAY. AS THE MORE SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND ICE OCCURS WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...TRAVEL WILL BE NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. WIDESPREAD AND EXTENDED POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY AS ICE ACCUMULATES ON TREES AND POWERLINES AND BRINGS THEM DOWN. PLEASE PREPARE TO BE WITHOUT POWER IN SOME LOCATIONS FOR DAYS AND PERHAPS AS LONG AS A WEEK. ONCE THE ICE BEGINS TO MELT ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY... FALLING ICE FROM BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WILL CREATE AN ADDITIONAL HAZARD. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. THESE WIND SPEEDS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ICE WILL EXACERBATE THE POTENTIAL FOR FALLING TREES. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND ICE MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS SNOW AND ICE ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. WITH THE FORECAST SNOW AND ICE AMOUNTS...WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. && $$ GAZ078>080-089>093-102>113-121700- /O.EXT.KFFC.ZR.Y.0001.140212T1100Z-140213T1800Z/ HARRIS-TALBOT-TAYLOR-MUSCOGEE-CHATTAHOOCHEE-MARION-SCHLEY-MACON- STEWART-WEBSTER-SUMTER-DOOLY-CRISP-PULASKI-WILCOX-DODGE-TELFAIR- WHEELER-MONTGOMERY-TOOMBS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLUMBUS...LUMPKIN...AMERICUS... CORDELE...VIDALIA 350 AM EST WED FEB 12 2014 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM HAMILTON TO HAWKINSVILLE TO VIDALIA. * HAZARD TYPES...LIGHT FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...A GLAZE TO UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE ALONG THE NORTHERN EDGE OF THE ADVISORY AREA. * TIMING...RAIN WILL MIX WITH AND MAY BRIEFLY CHANGE OVER TO FREEZING RAIN OFF AND ON THROUGH THE DAY. THE PREDOMINANT PRECIPITATION TYPE WILL BE RAIN. * IMPACTS...ICE THAT ACCUMULATES ON ROADS...BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 30S DROPPING TO THE LOWER 30S TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
235 WWUS42 KFFC 122101 WSWFFC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 401 PM EST WED FEB 12 2014 GAZ027-036>039-047-130515- /O.CAN.KFFC.IS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140213T1800Z/ /O.EXA.KFFC.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140213T1800Z/ MADISON-CLARKE-OCONEE-OGLETHORPE-WILKES-WALTON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ATHENS 401 PM EST WED FEB 12 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY... ...ICE STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED BUT HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH A WINTER STORM WARNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN... WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS...NORTHEAST GEORGIA...INCLUDING ATHENS AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET. AROUND A TENTH OF AN INCH OF FREEZING RAIN. * TIMING...SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING AND WILL GRADUALLY CHANGE OVER TO LIGHT SNOW LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...ROADS AND BRIDGES WILL CONTINUE TO BE IMPASSABLE. FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE SOME POWER OUTAGES DUE TO TREES AND POWER LINES DOWNED FREEZING RAIN. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...STEADY OR FALLING INTO THE UPPER 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ GAZ042>044-046-048>062-066>076-081>086-094>098-130515- /O.CON.KFFC.IS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140213T1800Z/ CARROLL-DOUGLAS-SOUTH FULTON-ROCKDALE-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-CRAWFORD-BIBB- TWIGGS-WILKINSON-JOHNSON-EMANUEL-PEACH-HOUSTON-BLECKLEY-LAURENS- TREUTLEN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CARROLLTON...DOUGLASVILLE... EAST POINT...CONYERS...COVINGTON...NEWNAN...PEACHTREE CITY... GRIFFIN...MILLEDGEVILLE...MACON...SWAINSBORO...WARNER ROBINS... DUBLIN 401 PM EST WED FEB 12 2014 ...ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...GENERALLY SOUTH OF I-20 AND NORTH OF A LAGRANGE TO PERRY TO SWAINSBORO LINE. * HAZARD TYPES...MAINLY FREEZING RAIN WITH SOME SNOW AND SLEET. * ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 1/3 INCH OF FREEZING RAIN. * TIMING...PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING BEFORE MIXING WITH OR CHANGING TO LIGHT SLEET AND SNOW LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...HIGH ICE ACCUMULATION AMOUNTS WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS. WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY AS ICE ACCUMULATES ON TREES AND POWER LINES. PREPARE TO BE WITHOUT POWER IN SOME LOCATIONS FOR DAYS. ONCE THE ICE BEGINS TO MELT ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...FALLING ICE FROM BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES MAY CREATE AN ADDITIONAL HAZARD. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAYER OF ICE...COMBINED WITH WINDY CONDITIONS...IS EXPECTED TO BREAK TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. STAY INDOORS AND AWAY FROM THESE HAZARDS...AND PREPARE FOR POWER OUTAGES BY HAVING FLASHLIGHTS AND EMERGENCY SUPPLIES READY. && $$ GAZ001>009-011>016-019>024-130515- /O.CON.KFFC.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140213T1800Z/ DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS- CHATTOOGA-GORDON-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE-FLOYD-BARTOW- CHEROKEE-FORSYTH-HALL-BANKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALHOUN...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND... ROME...CARTERSVILLE...GAINESVILLE 401 PM EST WED FEB 12 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTH OF A LINE FROM ROME TO CANTON TO HOMER. * HAZARD TYPES...PRIMARILY SNOW WITH SOME SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW AND SOME SLEET. * TIMING...SNOW WILL MIX WITH SLEET AND EVEN FREEZING RAIN THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL SNOW TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND SLEET WILL CONTINUE TO ACCUMULATE ON ROADS MAKING TRAVEL IMPOSSIBLE THROUGH THURSDAY. * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...STEADY TO SLOWLY FALLING INTO THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF MAINLY SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ GAZ025-030>035-041-045-130515- /O.CON.KFFC.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140213T1800Z/ JACKSON-POLK-PAULDING-COBB-NORTH FULTON-GWINNETT-BARROW-HARALSON- DEKALB- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARIETTA...ATLANTA...LAWRENCEVILLE... DECATUR 401 PM EST WED FEB 12 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...MAINLY NORTH OF I-20. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CHANGE TO MAINLY SNOW AND SOME SLEET LATER TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL TO CREATE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS THROUGH THURSDAY. WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO LIKELY AS ICE ACCUMULATES ON TREES AND POWER LINES. PREPARE TO BE WITHOUT POWER IN SOME LOCATIONS FOR DAYS. ONCE THE ICE BEGINS TO MELT ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY... FALLING ICE FROM BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES MAY CREATE AN ADDITIONAL HAZARD. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...STEADY OR FALLING INTO THE UPPER 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND ICE MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS SNOW AND ICE ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. WITH THE FORECAST SNOW AND ICE AMOUNTS...WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. && $$ GAZ078>080-089>093-102>113-130515- /O.CON.KFFC.ZR.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140213T1800Z/ HARRIS-TALBOT-TAYLOR-MUSCOGEE-CHATTAHOOCHEE-MARION-SCHLEY-MACON- STEWART-WEBSTER-SUMTER-DOOLY-CRISP-PULASKI-WILCOX-DODGE-TELFAIR- WHEELER-MONTGOMERY-TOOMBS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLUMBUS...LUMPKIN...AMERICUS... CORDELE...VIDALIA 401 PM EST WED FEB 12 2014 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM HAMILTON TO HAWKINSVILLE TO VIDALIA. * HAZARD TYPES...LIGHT FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH OF FREEZING RAIN. * TIMING...RAIN...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL SWITCH TO MAINLY LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...ICE THAT ACCUMULATES ON ROADS...BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...STEADY OR FALLING INTO THE LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
171 WWUS42 KFFC 130201 WSWFFC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 900 PM EST WED FEB 12 2014 GAZ042>044-046-048>062-066>076-081>086-094>098-131000- /O.CON.KFFC.IS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140213T1800Z/ CARROLL-DOUGLAS-SOUTH FULTON-ROCKDALE-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-CRAWFORD-BIBB- TWIGGS-WILKINSON-JOHNSON-EMANUEL-PEACH-HOUSTON-BLECKLEY-LAURENS- TREUTLEN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CARROLLTON...DOUGLASVILLE... EAST POINT...CONYERS...COVINGTON...NEWNAN...PEACHTREE CITY... GRIFFIN...MILLEDGEVILLE...MACON...SWAINSBORO...WARNER ROBINS... DUBLIN 900 PM EST WED FEB 12 2014 ...ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...GENERALLY SOUTH OF I-20 AND NORTH OF A LAGRANGE TO PERRY TO SWAINSBORO LINE. * HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN CHANGING OVER TO SNOW AND SLEET BY MIDNIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN ONE AND TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS AROUND AN INCH. * TIMING...PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING BEFORE MIXING WITH OR CHANGING TO LIGHT SLEET AND SNOW LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...HIGH ICE ACCUMULATION AMOUNTS WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS. WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY AS ICE ACCUMULATES ON TREES AND POWER LINES. PREPARE TO BE WITHOUT POWER IN SOME LOCATIONS FOR DAYS. ONCE THE ICE BEGINS TO MELT ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...FALLING ICE FROM BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES MAY CREATE AN ADDITIONAL HAZARD. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAYER OF ICE...COMBINED WITH WINDY CONDITIONS...IS EXPECTED TO BREAK TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. STAY INDOORS AND AWAY FROM THESE HAZARDS...AND PREPARE FOR POWER OUTAGES BY HAVING FLASHLIGHTS AND EMERGENCY SUPPLIES READY. && $$ GAZ001>009-011>016-019>024-131000- /O.CON.KFFC.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140213T1800Z/ DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS- CHATTOOGA-GORDON-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE-FLOYD-BARTOW- CHEROKEE-FORSYTH-HALL-BANKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALHOUN...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND... ROME...CARTERSVILLE...GAINESVILLE 900 PM EST WED FEB 12 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTH OF A LINE FROM ROME TO CANTON TO HOMER. * HAZARD TYPES...PRIMARILY SNOW. SNOW MAY MIX WITH SLEET AT TIMES. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW WITH SOME LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * TIMING...SNOW AND SLEET WILL CHANGEOVER TO ALL SNOW BY MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND SLEET WILL CONTINUE TO ACCUMULATE ON ROADS MAKING TRAVEL IMPOSSIBLE THROUGH THURSDAY. * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...STEADY TO SLOWLY FALLING INTO THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF MAINLY SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ GAZ025-027-030>039-041-045-047-131000- /O.CON.KFFC.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140213T1800Z/ JACKSON-MADISON-POLK-PAULDING-COBB-NORTH FULTON-GWINNETT-BARROW- CLARKE-OCONEE-OGLETHORPE-WILKES-HARALSON-DEKALB-WALTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARIETTA...ATLANTA...LAWRENCEVILLE... ATHENS...DECATUR 900 PM EST WED FEB 12 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...MAINLY NORTH OF I-20. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...AND ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW. ADDITIONAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS AROUND A TENTH OF AN INCH. * TIMING...SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CHANGE TO MAINLY SNOW AND SOME SLEET BY MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL TO CREATE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS THROUGH THURSDAY. WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO LIKELY AS ICE ACCUMULATES ON TREES AND POWER LINES. PREPARE TO BE WITHOUT POWER IN SOME LOCATIONS FOR DAYS. ONCE THE ICE BEGINS TO MELT ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY... FALLING ICE FROM BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES MAY CREATE AN ADDITIONAL HAZARD. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...STEADY OR FALLING INTO THE UPPER 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND ICE MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS SNOW AND ICE ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. WITH THE FORECAST SNOW AND ICE AMOUNTS...WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. && $$ GAZ078>080-089>093-102>113-131000- /O.CON.KFFC.ZR.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140213T1800Z/ HARRIS-TALBOT-TAYLOR-MUSCOGEE-CHATTAHOOCHEE-MARION-SCHLEY-MACON- STEWART-WEBSTER-SUMTER-DOOLY-CRISP-PULASKI-WILCOX-DODGE-TELFAIR- WHEELER-MONTGOMERY-TOOMBS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLUMBUS...LUMPKIN...AMERICUS... CORDELE...VIDALIA 900 PM EST WED FEB 12 2014 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM HAMILTON TO HAWKINSVILLE TO VIDALIA. * HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND A TENTH OF AN INCH OF FREEZING RAIN. * TIMING...FREEZING RAIN MAY CHANGE OVER TO A SNOW AND SLEET MIXTURE AFTER MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...ICE THAT ACCUMULATES ON ROADS...BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...STEADY OR FALLING INTO THE LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
164 WWUS42 KFFC 130844 WSWFFC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 344 AM EST THU FEB 13 2014 GAZ042>044-046-048>062-066>076-081>086-094>098-131645- /O.CON.KFFC.IS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140213T1800Z/ CARROLL-DOUGLAS-SOUTH FULTON-ROCKDALE-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-CRAWFORD-BIBB- TWIGGS-WILKINSON-JOHNSON-EMANUEL-PEACH-HOUSTON-BLECKLEY-LAURENS- TREUTLEN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CARROLLTON...DOUGLASVILLE... EAST POINT...CONYERS...COVINGTON...NEWNAN...PEACHTREE CITY... GRIFFIN...MILLEDGEVILLE...MACON...SWAINSBORO...WARNER ROBINS... DUBLIN 344 AM EST THU FEB 13 2014 ...ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...GENERALLY SOUTH OF I-20 AND NORTH OF A LAGRANGE TO PERRY TO SWAINSBORO LINE. * HAZARD TYPES...AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET...CHANGING TO SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL GLAZING OF ICE POSSIBLE BEFORE CHANGING TO SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 INCH OR LESS. * TIMING...FOR AREAS EAST OF A MADISON TO MACON TO FORT VALLEY LINE...AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL CONTINUE EARLY THIS MORNING...CHANGING TO SNOW AFTER 7 AM. WEST OF THIS LINE...LIGHT SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS...ENDING AFTER 7 AM. * IMPACTS...ALTHOUGH ADDITIONAL ICE AND SNOW AMOUNTS WILL REMAIN LOW...TRAVEL WILL REMAIN EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE THROUGH THIS MORNING. AS WINDS INCREASE THIS MORNING...ADDITIONAL TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES COULD COME DOWN CAUSING ADDITIONAL POWER OUTAGES. ONCE THE ICE BEGINS TO MELT THIS AFTERNOON AND ON FRIDAY...FALLING ICE FROM BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES MAY CREATE AN ADDITIONAL HAZARD. ALSO...ANY WATER THAT REMAINS ON ROADS TONIGHT WILL REFREEZE AS TEMPERATURES FALL BELOW FREEZING. THIS WILL CREATE BLACK ICE ON ROADS MAKING TRAVEL DANGEROUS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S AND LOWER 30S...RISING ABOVE FREEZING AFTER 10 AM THIS MORNING. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FREEZING AFTER 8 PM TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAYER OF ICE...COMBINED WITH WINDY CONDITIONS...IS EXPECTED TO BREAK TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. STAY INDOORS AND AWAY FROM THESE HAZARDS...AND PREPARE FOR POWER OUTAGES BY HAVING FLASHLIGHTS AND EMERGENCY SUPPLIES READY. && $$ GAZ001>009-011>016-019>024-131645- /O.CON.KFFC.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140213T1800Z/ DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS- CHATTOOGA-GORDON-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE-FLOYD-BARTOW- CHEROKEE-FORSYTH-HALL-BANKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALHOUN...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND... ROME...CARTERSVILLE...GAINESVILLE 344 AM EST THU FEB 13 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...NORTH OF A LINE FROM ROME TO CANTON TO HOMER. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE EARLY THIS MORNING...ENDING AFTER 7 AM THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO ACCUMULATE ON ROADS MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE THIS MORNING. ALSO...ANY WATER THAT REMAINS ON ROADS TONIGHT WILL REFREEZE AS TEMPERATURES FALL BELOW FREEZING. THIS WILL CREATE BLACK ICE ON ROADS MAKING TRAVEL DANGEROUS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S AND LOWER 30S...RISING ABOVE FREEZING AFTER 11 AM THIS MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL BELOW FREEZING AFTER 8 PM TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF MAINLY SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ GAZ025-027-030>039-041-045-047-131645- /O.CON.KFFC.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140213T1800Z/ JACKSON-MADISON-POLK-PAULDING-COBB-NORTH FULTON-GWINNETT-BARROW- CLARKE-OCONEE-OGLETHORPE-WILKES-HARALSON-DEKALB-WALTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARIETTA...ATLANTA...LAWRENCEVILLE... ATHENS...DECATUR 344 AM EST THU FEB 13 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...MAINLY NORTH OF I-20. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 1 INCH OF SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING...ENDING AFTER 7 AM THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS MORNING. AS WINDS INCREASE THIS MORNING...ADDITIONAL TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES COULD COME DOWN CAUSING ADDITIONAL POWER OUTAGES. ONCE THE ICE BEGINS TO MELT THIS AFTERNOON AND ON FRIDAY...FALLING ICE FROM BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES MAY CREATE AN ADDITIONAL HAZARD. ALSO...ANY WATER THAT REMAINS ON ROADS TONIGHT WILL REFREEZE AS TEMPERATURES FALL BELOW FREEZING. THIS WILL CREATE BLACK ICE ON ROADS MAKING TRAVEL DANGEROUS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S...RISING ABOVE FREEZING AFTER 10 AM THIS MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL BELOW FREEZING AFTER 8 PM TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND ICE MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS SNOW AND ICE ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. WITH THE FORECAST SNOW AND ICE AMOUNTS...WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. && $$ GAZ078>080-089>093-102>113-131645- /O.CON.KFFC.ZR.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140213T1800Z/ HARRIS-TALBOT-TAYLOR-MUSCOGEE-CHATTAHOOCHEE-MARION-SCHLEY-MACON- STEWART-WEBSTER-SUMTER-DOOLY-CRISP-PULASKI-WILCOX-DODGE-TELFAIR- WHEELER-MONTGOMERY-TOOMBS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLUMBUS...LUMPKIN...AMERICUS... CORDELE...VIDALIA 344 AM EST THU FEB 13 2014 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM HAMILTON TO HAWKINSVILLE TO VIDALIA. * HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN...CHANGING TO LIGHT SNOW THIS MORNING BEFORE ENDING. * ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 0.10 INCH OF ICE WITH LITTLE ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW. * TIMING...PATCHES OF FREEZING RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO LIGHT SNOW AFTER 5 AM. THE LIGHT SNOW WILL FROM THE WEST AFTER 7 AM. * IMPACTS...ICE THAT ACCUMULATES ON ROADS...BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. A LIGHT COATING OF SNOW WILL ONLY AGGRAVATE THE TRAVEL CONDITIONS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOW TO MID 30S...RISING TO THE LOWER 40S BY NOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
898 WWUS42 KFFC 131431 WSWFFC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 931 AM EST THU FEB 13 2014 GAZ042>044-046-048>062-066>076-081>086-094>098-131800- /O.CON.KFFC.IS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140213T1800Z/ CARROLL-DOUGLAS-SOUTH FULTON-ROCKDALE-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-CRAWFORD-BIBB- TWIGGS-WILKINSON-JOHNSON-EMANUEL-PEACH-HOUSTON-BLECKLEY-LAURENS- TREUTLEN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CARROLLTON...DOUGLASVILLE... EAST POINT...CONYERS...COVINGTON...NEWNAN...PEACHTREE CITY... GRIFFIN...MILLEDGEVILLE...MACON...SWAINSBORO...WARNER ROBINS... DUBLIN 931 AM EST THU FEB 13 2014 ...ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON MAINLY DUE TO ICY ROAD CONDITIONS... * LOCATIONS...GENERALLY SOUTH OF I-20 AND NORTH OF A LAGRANGE TO PERRY TO SWAINSBORO LINE. * HAZARD TYPES...AREAS OF SNOW WILL PASS OVER THE WARNED AREA THIS MORNING BEFORE ENDING BY NOON. * ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO ANOTHER HALF INCH OF SNOW. * TIMING...AREAS OF SNOW WILL PASS OVER PORTIONS OF THE WARNED AREA THIS MORNING BEFORE ENDING BY NOON. * IMPACTS...ALTHOUGH ADDITIONAL ICE AND SNOW AMOUNTS WILL REMAIN LOW...TRAVEL WILL REMAIN EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS THROUGH NOON. AS WINDS INCREASE BY NOON...TREE LIMBS COATED WITH ICE COULD BREAK AND HIT POWER LINES WHICH COULD CAUSE ADDITIONAL POWER OUTAGES. ONCE THE ICE BEGINS TO MELT THIS AFTERNOON AND ON FRIDAY... FALLING ICE FROM BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES MAY CREATE AN ADDITIONAL HAZARD. ALSO...ANY WATER THAT REMAINS ON ROADS WILL REFREEZE AS TEMPERATURES FALL BELOW FREEZING DURING THE EVENING. THIS WILL CREATE BLACK ICE ON ROADS MAKING TRAVEL DANGEROUS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...RISING TO NEAR 40 BY 100 PM EST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAYER OF ICE...COMBINED WITH WINDY CONDITIONS...IS EXPECTED TO BREAK TREE LIMBS AND POSSIBLY HIT POWER LINES. STAY INDOORS AND AWAY FROM THESE HAZARDS...AND PREPARE FOR POWER OUTAGES BY HAVING FLASHLIGHTS AND EMERGENCY SUPPLIES READY. && $$ GAZ001>009-011>016-019>024-131800- /O.CON.KFFC.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140213T1800Z/ DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS- CHATTOOGA-GORDON-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE-FLOYD-BARTOW- CHEROKEE-FORSYTH-HALL-BANKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALHOUN...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND... ROME...CARTERSVILLE...GAINESVILLE 931 AM EST THU FEB 13 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON MAINLY DUE TO ICY ROAD CONDITIONS... * LOCATIONS...NORTH OF A LINE FROM ROME TO CANTON TO HOMER. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW FLURRIES. * ACCUMULATIONS...LITTLE IF ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION. * TIMING...THE SNOW FLURRIES WILL END BY NOON. * IMPACTS...COMPACTED SNOW AND ICE WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE THROUGH 100 PM EST. ALSO...ANY WATER THAT REMAINS ON ROADS TONIGHT WILL REFREEZE AS TEMPERATURES FALL BELOW FREEZING. THIS WILL CREATE BLACK ICE ON ROADS MAKING TRAVEL DANGEROUS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...RISING INTO THE MID 30S BY 100 PM EST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF MAINLY SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ GAZ025-027-030>039-041-045-047-131800- /O.CON.KFFC.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140213T1800Z/ JACKSON-MADISON-POLK-PAULDING-COBB-NORTH FULTON-GWINNETT-BARROW- CLARKE-OCONEE-OGLETHORPE-WILKES-HARALSON-DEKALB-WALTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARIETTA...ATLANTA...LAWRENCEVILLE... ATHENS...DECATUR 931 AM EST THU FEB 13 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON MAINLY DUE TO ICY ROAD CONDITIONS... * LOCATIONS...MAINLY NORTH OF I-20. * HAZARD TYPES...AREAS OF SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO ANOTHER HALF INCH OF SNOW. * TIMING...AREAS OF SNOW WILL PASS OVER PORTIONS OF THE WARNED AREA THIS MORNING BEFORE ENDING BY NOON. * IMPACTS...ALTHOUGH ADDITIONAL ICE AND SNOW AMOUNTS WILL REMAIN LOW...TRAVEL WILL REMAIN EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS THROUGH NOON. AS WINDS INCREASE BY NOON...TREE LIMBS COATED WITH ICE COULD BREAK AND HIT POWER LINES WHICH COULD CAUSE ADDITIONAL POWER OUTAGES. ONCE THE ICE BEGINS TO MELT THIS AFTERNOON AND ON FRIDAY... FALLING ICE FROM BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES MAY CREATE AN ADDITIONAL HAZARD. ALSO...ANY WATER THAT REMAINS ON ROADS WILL REFREEZE AS TEMPERATURES FALL BELOW FREEZING DURING THE EVENING. THIS WILL CREATE BLACK ICE ON ROADS MAKING TRAVEL DANGEROUS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...RISING INTO THE UPPER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND ICE MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS SNOW AND ICE ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. WITH THE FORECAST SNOW AND ICE AMOUNTS...WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. && $$ GAZ078>080-089>093-102>113-131800- /O.CON.KFFC.ZR.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140213T1800Z/ HARRIS-TALBOT-TAYLOR-MUSCOGEE-CHATTAHOOCHEE-MARION-SCHLEY-MACON- STEWART-WEBSTER-SUMTER-DOOLY-CRISP-PULASKI-WILCOX-DODGE-TELFAIR- WHEELER-MONTGOMERY-TOOMBS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLUMBUS...LUMPKIN...AMERICUS... CORDELE...VIDALIA 931 AM EST THU FEB 13 2014 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON MAINLY DUE TO PATCHES OF ICE ON ROADS... * LOCATIONS...GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM HAMILTON TO HAWKINSVILLE TO VIDALIA. * HAZARD TYPES...PATCHES OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OR SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...LITTLE IF ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION. * TIMING...PATCHES OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OR SNOW BEFORE ENDING BY NOON. * IMPACTS...PATCHES OF ICE THAT HAVE ACCUMULATED ON ROADS... BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...RISING INTO THE LOWER 40S BY 100 PM EST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ 16
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this ice storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Atlanta, GA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this ice storm warning went out at Feb 11, 12:50 PM EST, 3 hours 40 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 11, 12:50 PM EST, 3 hours 40 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1250 PM EST TUE FEB 11 2014 .SHORT TERM /TODAY/... PRECIP WITH THIS INITIAL WAVE HAS ALREADY STARTED TO SPREAD ACROSS THE CWA. ACROSS CENTRAL GEORGIA THIS IS MAKING IT TO THE GROUND AS RAIN. NORTH AND WEST OF ATL...THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS OF A RAIN/SLEET MIX WITH SOME SNOW. ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS...SOME LIGHT RETURNS ON RADAR AND THIS ACTUALLY HAS BEEN MAKING IT TO THE GROUND AS SNOW. TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO BE A VARIABLE IN THE FORECAST TODAY. CONTINUED TO GO ON THE COOLER SIDE OF MAV/MET MOS...ACTUALLY THOUGH FORECAST MAX TEMPS ARE NOT TOO FAR OFF FROM THE ECMWF MOS...MAYBE JUST A TAD WARMER ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE CWA. CONTINUE TO SUPPORT A WINTRY MIX ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA THROUGH THE MORNING GIVEN TEMPERATURES. SOUNDING SUPPORT SNOW AT BRASSTOWN DURING THE MORNING...SNOW/SLEET AT RMG...RAIN/SLEET AT CTJ AND PRETTY MUCH ALL RAIN AT ATL. MOVING INTO THE AFTERNOON THOUGH...ATMOSPHERE IS SUPPORTIVE OF RAIN...EXCEPT MAYBE THE NORTHEAST GA MOUNTAINS. BRASSTOWN BALD BUFR SOUNDING SHOWING RAIN FOR THE AFTERNOON...BUT THINK THE SFC TEMPS ARE TOO WARM AND ABOVE THAT...ALL BELOW FREEZING. STILL NOT SUPER CONFIDENT ON THE AMOUNTS AS THE TEMPERATURES WILL PLAY SUCH A BIG ROLE IN AREAS THAT SEE SNOW/SLEET AND THOSE THAT ONLY SEE RAIN. MAINLY THOUGH...LOOKS LIKE UP TO AN INCH OF SNOW/SLEET FOR TODAY...MAINLY IN THE FLOYD TO LUMPKIN/WHITE CORRIDOR. CHALLENGE WITH THE FAR NORTH GEORGIA IS THAT GFS AND NAM ARE CONSERVATIVE WITH PRECIP ACROSS THAT AREA. BASED ON RADAR TRENDS THOUGH...STILL THINK THEY WILL SEE SOME ACCUMULATION ACROSS THE FAR NORTH. WILL HAVE TO MONITOR TRENDS CLOSELY TO SEE IF HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE. IN THE GRAND SCHEME OF THINGS...AMOUNTS FOR TODAY ARE ON THE LOWER SIDE. A REMINDER AGAIN...EVEN IF YOU RECEIVE LITTLE IMPACT FROM THE EVENT TODAY...OR EVEN NOTHING AT ALL...THE BIGGER STORY IS THE TUESDAY NIGHT TO THURSDAY EVENT AND THAT LOOKS TO BE VERY SIGNIFICANT AND POTENTIALLY PARALYZING FOR MUCH OF THE CWA. 11 .SHORT TERM /00Z WED THRU 12Z THU/... LETS JUST START BY SAYING THIS WINTER STORM MAY BE OF HISTORIC PROPORTIONS FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA. WE ARE LOOKING AT SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TOTALS NORTH /ESPECIALLY NORTHEAST/ AND SIGNIFICANT... CRIPPLING...ICE TOTALS ESPECIALLY ALONG THE INTERSTATE 20 CORRIDOR. THE HIGHEST ICE TOTALS WILL BE IN A ROUGH WEDGE GENERALLY FROM THE METRO ATLANTA AREA AND POINTS EAST...SOUTH OF I-85...AND NORTH OF I-16. SYNOPTIC GUIDANCE IN GENERAL AGREEMENT WITH MASS FIELDS. SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT AS A STRONG SHORTWAVE PUSHES INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND ANOTHER ROUND OF DEEP MOISTURE OVERSPREADS THE SOUTHERN TIER OF THE COUNTRY. MEANWHILE A SURFACE HIGH PUSHES EAST ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES AND RIDGES DOWN THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE APPALACHIANS IN A DIABATICALLY-ENHANCED CLASSICAL CAD SCENARIO. SURFACE LOW DEVELOPING IN THE NORTHERN GULF WILL PUSH INTO THE SOUTHEAST ON WEDNESDAY. ECMWF CONTINUES TO HAVE A SLIGHTLY WESTWARD TRACK FOR THE SURFACE LOW BUT IS IN MUCH BETTER AGREEMENT WITH GFS VS THIS TIME YESTERDAY...WITH BOTH MODELS KEEPING THE LOW TO THE SOUTHEAST OF OUR AREA CLOSE TO THE COAST. UPPER LOW DEEPENS OVER THE TENNESSEE VALLEY WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND CLOSES OFF BY THE END OF THE PERIOD AT 12Z THURSDAY. THE EASY PART...HAVE PRETTY MUCH 100 POPS ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THIS PERIOD...BEGINNING TO LIFT OUT AFTER 00Z THURSDAY AND RAPIDLY DECREASING TOWARD 12Z AS THE SYSTEM EXITS. WINDS ARE ALSO PRETTY EASY WITH MOST OF THE AREA FIRMLY WITHIN THE COLD DOME...SO EXPECT STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25...UNTIL THE COLD FRONT PUSHES THROUGH TOWARD THE END OF THE PERIOD WITH MUCH LIGHTER WINDS BEHIND IT. NOW ONTO THE DIFFICULT...AND VERY CONCERNING...PARTS. GUIDANCE IS IN DISTURBINGLY GOOD AGREEMENT ON TEMPS THROUGH THE EVENT WITH LOWS TONIGHT BELOW FREEZING IN NORTHEAST ZONES AS THE COLD DOME PUSHES IN. VERY LITTLE TEMPERATURE CHANGE EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY. EVERYONE SHOULD BE AT OR BELOW FREEZING FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT ON THE BACK EDGE OF THE SYSTEM. NOW...AS WITH ANY WINTRY PRECIP EVENT...ACTUAL SURFACE TEMPS MAY VARY SLIGHTLY AND ANY VARIATION COULD RESULT IN SOME PRETTY SERIOUS FORECAST BUSTS...BUT GIVEN THE STRENGTH OF THE COLD DOME CONFIDENCE IS FAIRLY HIGH IN SURFACE TEMPS. AS THE COLD DOME BUILDS IN...WAA AND OVERRUNNING ATOP THE COLD DOME WILL STRENGTHEN THE WARM NOSE BETWEEN 800-900MB. IN THE ABSENCE OF HORIZONTAL THERMAL ADVECTION...DIABATIC PROCESSES DOMINATE AND WITH THE LATENT HEAT OF MELTING INTO THE WARM NOSE AND FREEZING INTO THE COLD DOME...FREEZING RAIN WOULD BE A SELF-LIMITING PROCESS. HOWEVER...SURFACE CAA CERTAINLY LOOKS STRONG ENOUGH TO OVERCOME THIS ESPECIALLY IN EASTERN ZONES. SO WITH THAT...EXPECT RAIN TONIGHT TO MIX WITH OR CHANGE OVER TO A SLEET/SNOW MIX ACROSS EXTREME NORTHERN ZONES...SPREADING SOUTH INTO THE METRO AREA AROUND MIDNIGHT. AS THE WAA AT 850MB INCREASES TOWARD SUNRISE...SLEET SHOULD MIX WITH AND CHANGE OVER TO FREEZING RAIN FROM THE ATLANTA METRO SOUTH TOWARD MACON. SHOULD BE ALL SNOW IN THE NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS BUT CANNOT RULE OUT TRACE AMOUNTS OF ICE. EXPECT FREEZING RAIN TO BE PRETTY MUCH CONTINUOUS THROUGH THE DAY IN THAT I-20 TO I-16 CORRIDOR UNTIL SURFACE TEMPS WARM SLIGHTLY DURING THE AFTERNOON WHEN THE FREEZING RAIN MIXES WITH OR CHANGES OVER TO RAIN ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THAT CORRIDOR. THIS MAY BE A REAL HELP IN THAT ANY LIQUID THAT FALLS WILL HELP TO MELT ICE ACCUMULATIONS. NOT SO LUCKY I-20 AND AREAS NORTH AS THE COLD DOME IS STRONG ENOUGH TO KEEP THOSE LOCATIONS BELOW FREEZING. AS THE UPPER LOW MOVES CLOSER WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY... LAPSE RATES ALOFT WILL INCREASE AND EVEN THOUGH MOISTURE DEPTH SHALLOWS A BIT...DEFORMATION AXIS SHOULD SET UP AT LEAST BRIEFLY AND COMBINED WITH THE STEEP LAPSE RATES WILL CHANGE EVERYTHING OVER TO LIGHT SNOW AT THE END. WELL...IN SOME AREAS...IT MIGHT NOT BE QUITE SO LIGHT...BUT EVERYONE SHOULD TRANSITION TO FROZEN /VS FREEZING/ PRECIP BEFORE THE SYSTEM FINALLY MOVES OUT. LUCKILY WE SHOULD DEFINITELY SEE SOME IMPROVEMENT ON THURSDAY...WITH CLEARING SKIES AND TEMPS ON THE INCREASE AGAIN. SO WHAT DOES ALL THIS MEAN. WELL...QPF TOTALS THROUGH THE EVENT ARE IMPRESSIVE WITH OVER 2 INCHES IN SOME AREAS BUT AT LEAST AN INCH EVERYWHERE. WE ARE DEFINITELY LOOKING AT A WETTER SNOW WITH RATIOS CLOSER TO 8:1 BUT EVEN SO...THAT WOULD MEAN 8 INCHES OF SNOW WITH 1 INCH LIQUID. NOT SURPRISINGLY...STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA MOUNTAINS ARE AN IMPRESSIVE 7-9 INCHES...AND ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS CANNOT BE RULED OUT. THE REST OF NORTH GEORGIA /ROUGHLY THE NORTHERN TWO TIERS OF COUNTIES/ CAN EXPECT OVER 4 INCHES. THESE STORM TOTALS ARE THROUGH THE DURATION OF THE EVENT AS PTYPE SHOULD BE MOSTLY SNOW WITH MAYBE SOME SLEET MIXED IN. WITH THE SNOW ON THE BACK EDGE OF THE SYSTEM...THERE WILL BE A SHARP GRADIENT ON THE SOUTH SIDE WITH 1-2 INCHES OF SNOW STORM TOTAL IN THE METRO AREA...THE 1 INCH LINE GENERALLY FROM FRANKLIN TO WARRENTON...BUT NOTHING EXPECTED FOR EXAMPLE FROM LA GRANGE TO LOUISVILLE. THE BIGGER IMPACTS ACROSS THE METRO AREA AND POINTS SOUTH WILL BE FROM THE ICE...WITH CURRENT FORECASTS REFLECTING A QUARTER OF AN INCH EAST OF A CURVE FROM GAINESVILLE TO CARROLLTON TO SWAINSBORO. HALF AN INCH FROM DANIELSVILLE TO ATLANTA TO LOUISVILLE...AND OVER THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH FROM GREENSBORO TO WARRENTON. THESE TOTALS MAY OF COURSE BE ADJUSTED SOME IN BOTH LOCATION AND AMOUNTS WITH ADDITIONAL FORECASTS BUT OVERALL I WANT TO EMPHASIZE AGAIN...THESE ARE CRIPPLING SNOW AND ICE TOTALS IN THIS STORM OF POTENTIALLY HISTORIC PROPORTIONS. RESIDENTS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA NEED TO DO EVERYTHING THEY CAN TODAY TO PREPARE FOR THIS EVENT. RESIDENTS ARE VERY VERY VERY STRONGLY URGED TO STAY OFF THE ROADS WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. TDP .LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/... SURFACE LOW MOVING OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST THURSDAY MORNING WITH THE GFS STILL A BIT FARTHER NORTH AND EAST. IN ANY CASE...IT LOOKS LIKE WRAP AROUND MOISTURE WILL AFFECT THE CWA EARLY AND THINK IT WILL BE MOSTLY LIGHT SNOW. WE REMAIN IN A NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT SEVERAL WAVES DIVE SOUTHEAST THROUGH MONDAY. THE NEXT SHORT WAVE MOVING THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY BRINGS SOME MOISTURE SOUTHWARD INTO THE CWA FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. HAVE LIMITED POPS TO THE NORTHERN ZONES FOR THAT TIME. OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES WILL SUPPORT SOME LIGHT MIX OF PRECIPITATION FOR FRIDAY NIGHT. ANOTHER WAVE IS ON TAP FOR SATURDAY NIGHT/SUNDAY BUT THE DYNAMICS ARE TOO FAR NORTH. FINALLY...ANOTHER SHORT WAVE BRINGS A FRONT INTO THE CWA AT THE END OF THE PERIOD...LATE MONDAY AND HAVE INCLUDED LOW POPS FOR MONDAY NIGHT. 41 && AVIATION... 18Z UPDATE... MIXED PRECIPITATION CONTINUES TO FALL ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON WITH RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW ACROSS NORTH METRO ATLANTA AND SNOW NORTH OF THE TAF SITES. FOR ALL TAF SITES...EXCEPT MCN AND CSG...EXPECT MOSTLY RAIN WITH SOME SLEET/SNOW POSSIBLY MIXED IN THROUGH THE EVENING...CHANGING TO FREEZING RAIN LATE TONIGHT. FOR THE MCN AND CSG TAFS SITES EXPECT RAIN TODAY AND THROUGH THE EVENING. IFR CONDITIONS WILL PREDOMINATE THROUGH THE PERIOD. WINDS WILL BE NORTHEAST 8 TO 14KT THROUGH THE EVENING...INCREASING TO 14 TO 20KT WITH GUSTS 24-30KT BY 12Z WEDNESDAY. //ATL CONFIDENCE...18Z UPDATE... MEDIUM TO HIGH ALL ELEMENTS. 20 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... ATHENS 38 29 30 28 / 100 100 100 100 ATLANTA 37 30 32 28 / 100 100 100 90 BLAIRSVILLE 36 28 33 29 / 70 90 100 100 CARTERSVILLE 37 31 34 31 / 100 100 100 100 COLUMBUS 47 35 38 31 / 100 100 100 80 GAINESVILLE 37 28 30 28 / 100 100 100 100 MACON 46 33 36 30 / 100 100 100 90 ROME 38 32 35 29 / 80 100 100 100 PEACHTREE CITY 38 31 34 29 / 100 100 100 90 VIDALIA 50 35 38 32 / 70 100 100 100 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: BALDWIN...BIBB...BLECKLEY...BUTTS... COWETA...CRAWFORD...EMANUEL...FAYETTE...GLASCOCK...HANCOCK... HEARD...HOUSTON...JASPER...JEFFERSON...JOHNSON...JONES...LAMAR... LAURENS...MERIWETHER...MONROE...PEACH...PIKE...PUTNAM... SPALDING...TREUTLEN...TROUP...TWIGGS...UPSON...WARREN... WASHINGTON...WILKINSON. FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: CHATTAHOOCHEE...CRISP... DODGE...DOOLY...HARRIS...MACON...MARION...MONTGOMERY... MUSCOGEE...PULASKI...SCHLEY...STEWART...SUMTER...TALBOT... TAYLOR...TELFAIR...TOOMBS...WEBSTER...WHEELER...WILCOX. WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: BANKS...BARROW...BARTOW...CARROLL...CATOOSA...CHATTOOGA... CHEROKEE...CLARKE...CLAYTON...COBB...DADE...DAWSON...DEKALB... DOUGLAS...FANNIN...FLOYD...FORSYTH...GILMER...GORDON...GREENE... GWINNETT...HALL...HARALSON...HENRY...JACKSON...LUMPKIN... MADISON...MORGAN...MURRAY...NEWTON...NORTH FULTON...OCONEE... OGLETHORPE...PAULDING...PICKENS...POLK...ROCKDALE...SOUTH FULTON...TALIAFERRO...TOWNS...UNION...WALKER...WALTON...WHITE... WHITFIELD...WILKES. && SHORT TERM...11/TDP LONG TERM....41 AVIATION...41
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 11, 2:22 PM EST, 2 hours 8 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 222 PM EST TUE FEB 11 2014 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-121045- BALDWIN-BANKS-BARROW-BARTOW-BIBB-BLECKLEY-BUTTS-CARROLL-CATOOSA- CHATTAHOOCHEE-CHATTOOGA-CHEROKEE-CLARKE-CLAYTON-COBB-COWETA- CRAWFORD-CRISP-DADE-DAWSON-DEKALB-DODGE-DOOLY-DOUGLAS-EMANUEL- FANNIN-FAYETTE-FLOYD-FORSYTH-GILMER-GLASCOCK-GORDON-GREENE- GWINNETT-HALL-HANCOCK-HARALSON-HARRIS-HEARD-HENRY-HOUSTON-JACKSON- JASPER-JEFFERSON-JOHNSON-JONES-LAMAR-LAURENS-LUMPKIN-MACON- MADISON-MARION-MERIWETHER-MONROE-MONTGOMERY-MORGAN-MURRAY- MUSCOGEE-NEWTON-NORTH FULTON-OCONEE-OGLETHORPE-PAULDING-PEACH- PICKENS-PIKE-POLK-PULASKI-PUTNAM-ROCKDALE-SCHLEY-SOUTH FULTON- SPALDING-STEWART-SUMTER-TALBOT-TALIAFERRO-TAYLOR-TELFAIR-TOOMBS- TOWNS-TREUTLEN-TROUP-TWIGGS-UNION-UPSON-WALKER-WALTON-WARREN- WASHINGTON-WEBSTER-WHEELER-WHITE-WHITFIELD-WILCOX-WILKES- WILKINSON- 222 PM EST TUE FEB 11 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... WINTER WEATHER WILL IMPACT MUCH OF NORTH GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WITH RAIN...SNOW...AND SLEET. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST ATLWSWFFC FOR SPECIFIC DETAILS ON THE WARNINGS AND ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY... WINTER WEATHER WILL CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY WITH SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS FOR SNOW AND ICE. PRECIPITATION SHOULD BE ENDING BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. ANOTHER PERIOD OF LIGHT MIXED PRECIPITATION IS POSSIBLE FRIDAY NIGHT IN THE FAR NORTH. OTHERWISE NO HAZARDS ARE EXPECTED. REFER TO THE LATEST ATLWSWFFC FOR DETAILS FOR WEDNESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT REQUESTED BUT SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT REPORTS OF WINTER WEATHER THROUGH THE WEB BY GOING TO WEATHER.GOV/ATLANTA.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Feb 11, 1:52 PM EST, 2 hours 38 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
152 PM EST TUE FEB 11 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0148 PM SNOW 6 SSW CUMMING 34.13N 84.18W
02/11/2014 M1.2 INCH FORSYTH GA COCORAHS
THIS IS A 3.5 HOUR SNOWFALL FROM 730 AM UNTIL 11 AM.
&&
EVENT NUMBER FFC1400373
GEOLocal storm report, Feb 11, 2:30 PM EST, 2 hours before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
230 PM EST TUE FEB 11 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0200 PM SNOW DANIELSVILLE 34.12N 83.22W
02/11/2014 M2.0 INCH MADISON GA CO-OP OBSERVER
THIS IS NOW A 9 HOUR TOTAL ENDING AT 2 PM.
&&
EVENT NUMBER FFC1400374
GEOLocal storm report, Feb 11, 2:54 PM EST, 1 hour 36 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
254 PM EST TUE FEB 11 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0830 AM SNOW ROCKY FACE 34.80N 85.03W
02/11/2014 E2.0 INCH WHITFIELD GA AMATEUR RADIO
SNOW ACCUMULATING ON ROADS NOW
0843 AM SNOW SUMMERVILLE 34.48N 85.35W
02/11/2014 E2.0 INCH CHATTOOGA GA EMERGENCY MNGR
SNOW ONGOING ON CHATOOGA 911 CENTER
0935 AM SNOW ADAIRSVILLE 34.37N 84.93W
02/11/2014 E3.0 INCH BARTOW GA PUBLIC
3 INCHES SNOW REPORTED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. STILL FALLING
1100 AM SNOW BLUE RIDGE 34.86N 84.32W
02/11/2014 E4.0 INCH FANNIN GA PUBLIC
1230 PM SNOW BLUE RIDGE 34.86N 84.32W
02/11/2014 E2.5 INCH FANNIN GA PUBLIC
1230 PM SNOW CLOUDLAND CANYON STATE 34.83N 85.48W
02/11/2014 E2.5 INCH DADE GA PUBLIC
1230 PM SNOW ALTO 34.47N 83.57W
02/11/2014 E2.5 INCH BANKS GA PUBLIC
1230 PM SNOW TRION 34.54N 85.31W
02/11/2014 E4.0 INCH CHATTOOGA GA PUBLIC
1230 PM SNOW CLERMONT 34.48N 83.77W
02/11/2014 E3.0 INCH HALL GA PUBLIC
1230 PM SNOW LAFAYETTE 34.71N 85.28W
02/11/2014 E4.0 INCH WALKER GA PUBLIC
1230 PM SNOW ELLIJAY 34.70N 84.48W
02/11/2014 E3.0 INCH GILMER GA PUBLIC
1230 PM SNOW SHANNON 34.34N 85.07W
02/11/2014 E4.0 INCH FLOYD GA PUBLIC
0100 PM SNOW CARTERSVILLE 34.17N 84.80W
02/11/2014 E4.5 INCH BARTOW GA PUBLIC
0100 PM SNOW ARMUCHEE 34.39N 85.18W
02/11/2014 E3.5 INCH FLOYD GA PUBLIC
0126 PM SNOW 10 N DAHLONEGA 34.68N 83.98W
02/11/2014 E3.0 INCH LUMPKIN GA PUBLIC
0225 PM SNOW DANIELSVILLE 34.12N 83.22W
02/11/2014 M1.2 INCH MADISON GA CO-OP OBSERVER
THIS REPORT WAS THROUGH 10 AM THIS MORNING.
&&
EVENT NUMBER FFC1400401
EVENT NUMBER FFC1400402
EVENT NUMBER FFC1400403
EVENT NUMBER FFC1400404
EVENT NUMBER FFC1400405
EVENT NUMBER FFC1400406
EVENT NUMBER FFC1400407
EVENT NUMBER FFC1400408
EVENT NUMBER FFC1400409
EVENT NUMBER FFC1400410
EVENT NUMBER FFC1400411
EVENT NUMBER FFC1400412
EVENT NUMBER FFC1400413
EVENT NUMBER FFC1400414
EVENT NUMBER FFC1400415
EVENT NUMBER FFC1400416
SNELSONLocal storm report, Feb 11, 4:24 PM EST, 6 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
424 PM EST TUE FEB 11 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1209 PM SNOW SUMMERVILLE 34.48N 85.35W
02/11/2014 M5.0 INCH CHATTOOGA GA EMERGENCY MNGR
REPORTED IN THE EOC PARKING LOT IN SUMMERVILLE.
&&
EVENT NUMBER FFC1400417
GEOThe office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 11, 5:30 AM EST | Freezing Rain Advisory | FFC | Chattahoochee, Crisp, Dodge, Dooly, Harris, Macon and 14 more | 56 hr |
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Sources
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