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Winter Storm Watch 2, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this winter storm watch at Jan 26, 2014, 3:12 PM EST for 74 counties in Georgia. It took effect at Jan 28, 2014, 10:00 AM EST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 26, 2014, 3:12 PM EST (20:12 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 28, 2014, 10:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Jan 27, 2014, 9:36 PM EST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
All 74 counties
Baldwin County, GA, Barrow County, GA, Bibb County, GA, Bleckley County, GA, Butts County, GA, Carroll County, GA, Chattahoochee County, GA, Clarke County, GA, Clayton County, GA, Cobb County, GA, Coweta County, GA, Crawford County, GA, Crisp County, GA, DeKalb County, GA, Dodge County, GA, Dooly County, GA, Douglas County, GA, Emanuel County, GA, Fayette County, GA, Fulton County, GA, Glascock County, GA, Greene County, GA, Gwinnett County, GA, Hancock County, GA, Haralson County, GA, Harris County, GA, Heard County, GA, Henry County, GA, Houston County, GA, Jackson County, GA, Jasper County, GA, Jefferson County, GA, Johnson County, GA, Jones County, GA, Lamar County, GA, Laurens County, GA, Macon County, GA, Madison County, GA, Marion County, GA, Meriwether County, GA, Monroe County, GA, Montgomery County, GA, Morgan County, GA, Muscogee County, GA, Newton County, GA, Oconee County, GA, Oglethorpe County, GA, Paulding County, GA, Peach County, GA, Pike County, GA, Pulaski County, GA, Putnam County, GA, Rockdale County, GA, Schley County, GA, Spalding County, GA, Stewart County, GA, Sumter County, GA, Talbot County, GA, Taliaferro County, GA, Taylor County, GA, Telfair County, GA, Toombs County, GA, Treutlen County, GA, Troup County, GA, Twiggs County, GA, Upson County, GA, Walton County, GA, Warren County, GA, Washington County, GA, Webster County, GA, Wheeler County, GA, Wilcox County, GA, Wilkes County, GA, Wilkinson County, GA
The radar
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:11 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 77 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
- 1436 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 62 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -37 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 104 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
710 WWUS42 KFFC 262012 WSWFFC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 312 PM EST SUN JAN 26 2014 GAZ036>039-046>062-066>076-078>084-089>096-102>107-270415- /O.NEW.KFFC.WS.A.0002.140128T1500Z-140129T1800Z/ CLARKE-OCONEE-OGLETHORPE-WILKES-ROCKDALE-WALTON-NEWTON-MORGAN- GREENE-TALIAFERRO-HEARD-COWETA-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-SPALDING-HENRY- BUTTS-JASPER-PUTNAM-HANCOCK-WARREN-TROUP-MERIWETHER-PIKE-UPSON- LAMAR-MONROE-JONES-BALDWIN-WASHINGTON-GLASCOCK-JEFFERSON-HARRIS- TALBOT-TAYLOR-CRAWFORD-BIBB-TWIGGS-WILKINSON-MUSCOGEE- CHATTAHOOCHEE-MARION-SCHLEY-MACON-PEACH-HOUSTON-BLECKLEY-STEWART- WEBSTER-SUMTER-DOOLY-CRISP-PULASKI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATHENS...CONYERS...COVINGTON...NEWNAN... PEACHTREE CITY...GRIFFIN...MILLEDGEVILLE...MACON...COLUMBUS... WARNER ROBINS...LUMPKIN...AMERICUS...CORDELE 312 PM EST SUN JAN 26 2014 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA. * HAZARD TYPES...A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW AND SLEET. * ACCUMULATIONS....SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF TWO OR MORE INCHES. SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF A HALF AN INCH OR MORE. SLEET ACCUMULATIONS ARE MORE LIKELY ALONG A COLUMBUS TO MACON LINE...AND MAY UNDERCUT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS. * TIMING...WINTRY PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AS EARLY AS MID MORNING TUESDAY AND LAST THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED BETWEEN 10 PM TUESDAY AND 5 AM WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND SLEET COVERED ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE FOR TUESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES TUESDAY AFTERNOON WILL FALL IN THE TO LOWER 30S. MINIMUM TEMPERATURES TUESDAY NIGHT WILL FALL INTO THE LOWER AND MIDDLE 20S. HIGH TEMPERATURES ON WEDNESDAY WILL REACH THE MIDDLE 30S...WITH VALUES RISING ABOVE FREEZING AFTER 2 PM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ GAZ085-086-097-098-108>113-270415- /O.NEW.KFFC.WS.A.0002.140128T1500Z-140129T1800Z/ JOHNSON-EMANUEL-LAURENS-TREUTLEN-WILCOX-DODGE-TELFAIR-WHEELER- MONTGOMERY-TOOMBS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SWAINSBORO...DUBLIN...VIDALIA 312 PM EST SUN JAN 26 2014 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS...MAINLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF A PINEVIEW TO DUBLIN TO SWAINSBORO LINE. * HAZARD TYPES...A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO TWO INCHES OF SNOW OR A QUARTER OF AN INCH OF MORE OF ICE. * TIMING...WINTRY PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AS EARLY AS MID MORNING TUESDAY AND LAST THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED BETWEEN 10 PM TUESDAY AND 8 AM WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE FOR TUESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY. ICE ACCUMULATION ON TREES AND POWERLINES MAY DOWN LARGE LIMBS AND POWERLINES. * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES TUESDAY AFTERNOON WILL REMAIN STEADY OR FALL THROUGH THE MIDDLE AND LOWER 30S. OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES TUESDAY WILL BE IN THE UPPER 20S TO AROUND 30. HIGH TEMPERATURES ON WEDNESDAY WILL BE AROUND 40...WITH VALUES FINALLY RISING ABOVE FREEZING BY NOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
5 follow-up statements
184 WWUS42 KFFC 270258 WSWFFC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 958 PM EST SUN JAN 26 2014 GAZ036>039-046>062-066>076-078>084-089>096-102>107-271100- /O.CON.KFFC.WS.A.0002.140128T1500Z-140129T1800Z/ CLARKE-OCONEE-OGLETHORPE-WILKES-ROCKDALE-WALTON-NEWTON-MORGAN- GREENE-TALIAFERRO-HEARD-COWETA-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-SPALDING-HENRY- BUTTS-JASPER-PUTNAM-HANCOCK-WARREN-TROUP-MERIWETHER-PIKE-UPSON- LAMAR-MONROE-JONES-BALDWIN-WASHINGTON-GLASCOCK-JEFFERSON-HARRIS- TALBOT-TAYLOR-CRAWFORD-BIBB-TWIGGS-WILKINSON-MUSCOGEE- CHATTAHOOCHEE-MARION-SCHLEY-MACON-PEACH-HOUSTON-BLECKLEY-STEWART- WEBSTER-SUMTER-DOOLY-CRISP-PULASKI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATHENS...CONYERS...COVINGTON...NEWNAN... PEACHTREE CITY...GRIFFIN...MILLEDGEVILLE...MACON...COLUMBUS... WARNER ROBINS...LUMPKIN...AMERICUS...CORDELE 958 PM EST SUN JAN 26 2014 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA. * HAZARD TYPES...A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW AND SLEET. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF TWO OR MORE INCHES. SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF A HALF AN INCH OR MORE. SLEET ACCUMULATIONS ARE MORE LIKELY ALONG A COLUMBUS TO MACON LINE...AND MAY UNDERCUT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS. * TIMING...WINTRY PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AS EARLY AS MID MORNING TUESDAY AND LAST THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED BETWEEN 10 PM TUESDAY AND 5 AM WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND SLEET COVERED ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE FOR TUESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES TUESDAY AFTERNOON WILL FALL IN THE TO LOWER 30S. MINIMUM TEMPERATURES TUESDAY NIGHT WILL FALL INTO THE LOWER AND MIDDLE 20S. HIGH TEMPERATURES ON WEDNESDAY WILL REACH THE MIDDLE 30S...WITH VALUES RISING ABOVE FREEZING AFTER 2 PM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. NOW IS THE TIME TO PREPARE FOR THIS WINTER STORM. BE SURE TO BUY NON PERISHABLE FOODS. MAKE CONTINGENCY PLANS IF YOU PLAN ON TRAVELINGS DURING THIS PERIOD. IF YOU CAN CHANGE YOUR TRAVEL...DO SO BEFORE THE EVENT STARTS. NOW IS THE TIME TO PLAN...DO NOT WAIT FOR THE WARNING! && $$ GAZ085-086-097-098-108>113-271100- /O.CON.KFFC.WS.A.0002.140128T1500Z-140129T1800Z/ JOHNSON-EMANUEL-LAURENS-TREUTLEN-WILCOX-DODGE-TELFAIR-WHEELER- MONTGOMERY-TOOMBS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SWAINSBORO...DUBLIN...VIDALIA 958 PM EST SUN JAN 26 2014 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...MAINLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF A PINEVIEW TO DUBLIN TO SWAINSBORO LINE. * HAZARD TYPES...A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO TWO INCHES OF SNOW OR A QUARTER OF AN INCH OF MORE OF ICE. * TIMING...WINTRY PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AS EARLY AS MID MORNING TUESDAY AND LAST THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED BETWEEN 10 PM TUESDAY AND 8 AM WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE FOR TUESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY. ICE ACCUMULATION ON TREES AND POWERLINES MAY DOWN LARGE LIMBS AND POWERLINES. * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES TUESDAY AFTERNOON WILL REMAIN STEADY OR FALL THROUGH THE MIDDLE AND LOWER 30S. OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES TUESDAY WILL BE IN THE UPPER 20S TO AROUND 30. HIGH TEMPERATURES ON WEDNESDAY WILL BE AROUND 40...WITH VALUES FINALLY RISING ABOVE FREEZING BY NOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. NOW IS THE TIME TO PREPARE FOR THIS WINTER STORM. BE SURE TO BUY NON PERISHABLE FOODS. MAKE CONTINGENCY PLANS IF YOU PLAN ON TRAVELING DURING THIS PERIOD. IF YOU CAN CHANGE YOUR TRAVEL...DO SO BEFORE THE EVENT STARTS. NOW IS THE TIME TO PLAN...DO NOT WAIT FOR THE WARNING! && $$
397
WWUS42 KFFC 270953
WSWFFC
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
453 AM EST MON JAN 27 2014
GAZ025-027-031>035-041>045-271800-
/O.EXA.KFFC.WS.A.0002.140128T1500Z-140129T1800Z/
JACKSON-MADISON-PAULDING-COBB-NORTH FULTON-GWINNETT-BARROW-
HARALSON-CARROLL-DOUGLAS-SOUTH FULTON-DEKALB-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARIETTA...ATLANTA...LAWRENCEVILLE...
CARROLLTON...DOUGLASVILLE...EAST POINT...DECATUR
453 AM EST MON JAN 27 2014
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
* LOCATIONS...ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM HARALSON TO NORTH FULTON
TO MADISON COUNTY.
* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.
* ACCUMULATIONS...1/2 INCH TO 2 INCHES.
* TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AS EARLY AS MID MORNING
TUESDAY AND LAST INTO TUESDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS COULD MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
NOW IS THE TIME TO PREPARE FOR THIS WINTER STORM. BE SURE TO BUY
NON PERISHABLE FOODS. MAKE CONTINGENCY PLANS IF YOU PLAN ON
TRAVELING DURING THIS PERIOD. IF YOU CAN CHANGE YOUR TRAVEL...DO
SO BEFORE THE EVENT STARTS. NOW IS THE TIME TO PLAN...DO NOT WAIT
FOR THE WARNING!
&&
$$
GAZ036>039-046>062-066>076-078>084-089>096-102>107-271800-
/O.CON.KFFC.WS.A.0002.140128T1500Z-140129T1800Z/
CLARKE-OCONEE-OGLETHORPE-WILKES-ROCKDALE-WALTON-NEWTON-MORGAN-
GREENE-TALIAFERRO-HEARD-COWETA-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-SPALDING-HENRY-
BUTTS-JASPER-PUTNAM-HANCOCK-WARREN-TROUP-MERIWETHER-PIKE-UPSON-
LAMAR-MONROE-JONES-BALDWIN-WASHINGTON-GLASCOCK-JEFFERSON-HARRIS-
TALBOT-TAYLOR-CRAWFORD-BIBB-TWIGGS-WILKINSON-MUSCOGEE-
CHATTAHOOCHEE-MARION-SCHLEY-MACON-PEACH-HOUSTON-BLECKLEY-STEWART-
WEBSTER-SUMTER-DOOLY-CRISP-PULASKI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATHENS...CONYERS...COVINGTON...NEWNAN...
PEACHTREE CITY...GRIFFIN...MILLEDGEVILLE...MACON...COLUMBUS...
WARNER ROBINS...LUMPKIN...AMERICUS...CORDELE
453 AM EST MON JAN 27 2014
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...
* LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA.
* HAZARD TYPES...A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW AND SLEET.
* ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET.
* TIMING...SNOW AND SLEET IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AS EARLY AS TUESDAY
MORNING AND COULD LAST INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY. THE HEAVIEST
PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...SNOW AND SLEET COVERED ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
DIFFICULT LATER TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
NOW IS THE TIME TO PREPARE FOR THIS WINTER STORM. BE SURE TO BUY
NON PERISHABLE FOODS. MAKE CONTINGENCY PLANS IF YOU PLAN ON
TRAVELINGS DURING THIS PERIOD. IF YOU CAN CHANGE YOUR TRAVEL...DO
SO BEFORE THE EVENT STARTS. NOW IS THE TIME TO PLAN...DO NOT WAIT
FOR THE WARNING!
&&
$$
GAZ085-086-097-098-108>113-271800-
/O.CON.KFFC.WS.A.0002.140128T1500Z-140129T1800Z/
JOHNSON-EMANUEL-LAURENS-TREUTLEN-WILCOX-DODGE-TELFAIR-WHEELER-
MONTGOMERY-TOOMBS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SWAINSBORO...DUBLIN...VIDALIA
453 AM EST MON JAN 27 2014
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...
* LOCATIONS...MAINLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF A PINEVIEW TO DUBLIN TO
SWAINSBORO LINE.
* HAZARD TYPES...A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN.
* ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW AND UP TO 1/3 INCH OF ICE.
* TIMING...WINTRY PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE TUESDAY
AND COULD LAST THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF WEDNESDAY. THE HEAVIEST
PRECIPITATION WILL BE TUESDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT
OR IMPOSSIBLE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. ICE ACCUMULATION ON
TREES AND POWER LINES MAY DOWN LARGE LIMBS AND POWER LINES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
NOW IS THE TIME TO PREPARE FOR THIS WINTER STORM. BE SURE TO BUY
NON PERISHABLE FOODS. MAKE CONTINGENCY PLANS IF YOU PLAN ON
TRAVELING DURING THIS PERIOD. IF YOU CAN CHANGE YOUR TRAVEL...DO
SO BEFORE THE EVENT STARTS. NOW IS THE TIME TO PLAN...DO NOT WAIT
FOR THE WARNING!
&&
$$567 WWUS42 KFFC 271601 WSWFFC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1101 AM EST MON JAN 27 2014 GAZ025-027-031>039-041>062-066>076-078>084-089>096-102>107-280015- /O.CON.KFFC.WS.A.0002.140128T1500Z-140129T1800Z/ JACKSON-MADISON-PAULDING-COBB-NORTH FULTON-GWINNETT-BARROW-CLARKE- OCONEE-OGLETHORPE-WILKES-HARALSON-CARROLL-DOUGLAS-SOUTH FULTON- DEKALB-ROCKDALE-WALTON-NEWTON-MORGAN-GREENE-TALIAFERRO-HEARD- COWETA-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-SPALDING-HENRY-BUTTS-JASPER-PUTNAM-HANCOCK- WARREN-TROUP-MERIWETHER-PIKE-UPSON-LAMAR-MONROE-JONES-BALDWIN- WASHINGTON-GLASCOCK-JEFFERSON-HARRIS-TALBOT-TAYLOR-CRAWFORD-BIBB- TWIGGS-WILKINSON-MUSCOGEE-CHATTAHOOCHEE-MARION-SCHLEY-MACON-PEACH- HOUSTON-BLECKLEY-STEWART-WEBSTER-SUMTER-DOOLY-CRISP-PULASKI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARIETTA...ATLANTA...LAWRENCEVILLE... ATHENS...CARROLLTON...DOUGLASVILLE...EAST POINT...DECATUR... CONYERS...COVINGTON...NEWNAN...PEACHTREE CITY...GRIFFIN... MILLEDGEVILLE...MACON...COLUMBUS...WARNER ROBINS...LUMPKIN... AMERICUS...CORDELE 1101 AM EST MON JAN 27 2014 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM HARALSON TO NORTH FULTON TO MADISON COUNTY. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND SLEET. * ACCUMULATIONS...1/2 INCH TO 2 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AS EARLY AS MID MORNING TUESDAY AND LAST INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. ICE ACCUMULATION ON TREES AND POWER LINES MAY DOWN LARGE LIMBS AND CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. NOW IS THE TIME TO PREPARE FOR THIS WINTER STORM. BE SURE TO BUY NON PERISHABLE FOODS. MAKE CONTINGENCY PLANS IF YOU PLAN ON TRAVELING DURING THIS PERIOD. IF YOU CAN CHANGE YOUR TRAVEL...DO SO BEFORE THE EVENT STARTS. NOW IS THE TIME TO PLAN...DO NOT WAIT FOR THE WARNING! && $$ GAZ085-086-097-098-108>113-280015- /O.CON.KFFC.WS.A.0002.140128T1500Z-140129T1800Z/ JOHNSON-EMANUEL-LAURENS-TREUTLEN-WILCOX-DODGE-TELFAIR-WHEELER- MONTGOMERY-TOOMBS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SWAINSBORO...DUBLIN...VIDALIA 1101 AM EST MON JAN 27 2014 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...MAINLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF A PINEVIEW TO DUBLIN TO SWAINSBORO LINE. * HAZARD TYPES...A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND UP TO 1/3 INCH OF ICE. * TIMING...WINTRY PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE TUESDAY AND COULD LAST THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF WEDNESDAY. THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION WILL BE TUESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. ICE ACCUMULATION ON TREES AND POWER LINES MAY DOWN LARGE LIMBS AND CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. NOW IS THE TIME TO PREPARE FOR THIS WINTER STORM. BE SURE TO BUY NON PERISHABLE FOODS. MAKE CONTINGENCY PLANS IF YOU PLAN ON TRAVELING DURING THIS PERIOD. IF YOU CAN CHANGE YOUR TRAVEL...DO SO BEFORE THE EVENT STARTS. NOW IS THE TIME TO PLAN...DO NOT WAIT FOR THE WARNING! && $$
421 WWUS42 KFFC 272022 WSWFFC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 322 PM EST MON JAN 27 2014 GAZ036>038-046>048-052>055-057-280430- /O.UPG.KFFC.WS.A.0002.140128T1500Z-140129T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KFFC.WS.W.0001.140128T1500Z-140129T1800Z/ CLARKE-OCONEE-OGLETHORPE-ROCKDALE-WALTON-NEWTON-HEARD-COWETA- FAYETTE-CLAYTON-HENRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATHENS...CONYERS...COVINGTON...NEWNAN... PEACHTREE CITY 322 PM EST MON JAN 27 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TUESDAY TO 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR A WINTRY MIX...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TUESDAY TO 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...MAINLY ALONG A LINE FROM FRANKLIN...TO PEACHTREE CITY...TO LEXINGTON. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND SLEET. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. SLEET ACCUMULATIONS AROUND HALF AN INCH. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA BY MID MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. SLEET WILL MIX WITH SNOW AT TIMES THROUGH THE EVENING. THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE BEGINNING TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY. LIGHT ICING WILL MAKE SIDEWALKS AND WALKWAYS TREACHEROUS. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR EARLY TUESDAY MORNING WITH VALUES FALLING THROUGH THE 20S IN THE AFTERNOON. OVERNIGHT TUESDAY TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE FROM THE UPPER TEENS TO AROUND 20. HIGH TEMPERATURES ON WEDNESDAY ARE EXPECTED IN THE MIDDLE 30S...WITH VALUES FINALLY RISING ABOVE FREEZING DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND SLEET MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THE AMOUNT OF SNOW THAT IS FORECAST 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. && $$ GAZ085-086-097-098-108>113-280430- /O.UPG.KFFC.WS.A.0002.140128T1500Z-140129T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KFFC.WS.W.0001.140128T1500Z-140129T1800Z/ JOHNSON-EMANUEL-LAURENS-TREUTLEN-WILCOX-DODGE-TELFAIR-WHEELER- MONTGOMERY-TOOMBS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SWAINSBORO...DUBLIN...VIDALIA 322 PM EST MON JAN 27 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TUESDAY TO 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR A WINTRY MIX...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TUESDAY TO 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...ALONG AND SOUTH OF A PINEVIEW TO DUBLIN TO SWAINSBORO LINE. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS UP TO HALF AN INCH. ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH. * TIMING...WINTRY PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN BY MID MORNING ON TUESDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. ICE ACCUMULATION ON TREES AND POWER LINES MAY DOWN LARGE LIMBS AND CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. ICING WILL MAKE SIDEWALKS AND WALKWAYS TREACHEROUS. * WINDS...NORTH AROUND 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR EARLY TUESDAY MORNING WITH VALUES FALLING THROUGH THE 30S INTO THE UPPER 20S IN THE AFTERNOON. OVERNIGHT TUESDAY TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE FROM THE UPPER TEENS TO AROUND 20. HIGH TEMPERATURES ON WEDNESDAY ARE EXPECTED IN THE MIDDLE 30S..WITH VALUES FINALLY RISING ABOVE FREEZING DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THE AMOUNTS OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION THAT ARE FORECAST 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. && $$ GAZ039-049>051-056-058>062-066>076-078>084-089>096-102>107-280430- /O.UPG.KFFC.WS.A.0002.140128T1500Z-140129T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KFFC.WS.W.0001.140128T1500Z-140129T1800Z/ WILKES-MORGAN-GREENE-TALIAFERRO-SPALDING-BUTTS-JASPER-PUTNAM- HANCOCK-WARREN-TROUP-MERIWETHER-PIKE-UPSON-LAMAR-MONROE-JONES- BALDWIN-WASHINGTON-GLASCOCK-JEFFERSON-HARRIS-TALBOT-TAYLOR- CRAWFORD-BIBB-TWIGGS-WILKINSON-MUSCOGEE-CHATTAHOOCHEE-MARION- SCHLEY-MACON-PEACH-HOUSTON-BLECKLEY-STEWART-WEBSTER-SUMTER-DOOLY- CRISP-PULASKI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRIFFIN...MILLEDGEVILLE...MACON... COLUMBUS...WARNER ROBINS...LUMPKIN...AMERICUS...CORDELE 322 PM EST MON JAN 27 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TUESDAY TO 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TUESDAY TO 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL GEORGIA. * HAZARD TYPES...A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TO THREE INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO HALF AN INCH. A COUPLE OF HUNDREDTHS OF ICE. * TIMING...WINTRY PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE TUESDAY AND COULD LAST THROUGH THE EARLY WEDNESDAY. THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION WILL BE TUESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE BEGINNING TUESDAY AFTERNOON LASTING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. LIGHT ICING WILL MAKE SIDEWALKS AND WALKWAYS TREACHEROUS. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR EARLY TUESDAY MORNING WITH VALUES FALLING THROUGH THE 30S INTO THE UPPER 20S IN THE AFTERNOON. OVERNIGHT TUESDAY TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE FROM THE UPPER TEENS TO AROUND 20. HIGH TEMPERATURES ON WEDNESDAY ARE EXPECTED IN THE MIDDLE 30S..WITH VALUES FINALLY RISING ABOVE FREEZING DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THE AMOUNT OF SNOW THAT IS FORECAST 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. && $$ GAZ025-027-031>035-041>045-280430- /O.CON.KFFC.WS.A.0002.140128T1500Z-140129T1800Z/ JACKSON-MADISON-PAULDING-COBB-NORTH FULTON-GWINNETT-BARROW- HARALSON-CARROLL-DOUGLAS-SOUTH FULTON-DEKALB- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARIETTA...ATLANTA...LAWRENCEVILLE... CARROLLTON...DOUGLASVILLE...EAST POINT...DECATUR 322 PM EST MON JAN 27 2014 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...MAINLY ALONG A LINE FROM ATLANTA TO ATHENS. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND SLEET. * ACCUMULATIONS...THE POTENTIAL FOR UP TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW AND UP TO HALF AN INCH OF SLEET. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AS EARLY AS MID MORNING TUESDAY AND LAST INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. ICE ACCUMULATION ON TREES AND POWER LINES MAY DOWN LARGE LIMBS AND CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. ICING WILL MAKE SIDEWALKS AND WALKWAYS TREACHEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. NOW IS THE TIME TO PREPARE FOR THIS WINTER STORM. BE SURE TO BUY NON PERISHABLE FOODS. MAKE CONTINGENCY PLANS IF YOU PLAN ON TRAVELING DURING THIS PERIOD. IF YOU CAN CHANGE YOUR TRAVEL...DO SO BEFORE THE EVENT STARTS. NOW IS THE TIME TO PLAN...DO NOT WAIT FOR THE WARNING! && $$
448 WWUS42 KFFC 280236 WSWFFC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 936 PM EST MON JAN 27 2014 GAZ036>038-046>048-052>055-057-281100- /O.CON.KFFC.WS.W.0001.140128T1500Z-140129T1800Z/ CLARKE-OCONEE-OGLETHORPE-ROCKDALE-WALTON-NEWTON-HEARD-COWETA- FAYETTE-CLAYTON-HENRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATHENS...CONYERS...COVINGTON...NEWNAN... PEACHTREE CITY 936 PM EST MON JAN 27 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TUESDAY TO 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...MAINLY ALONG A LINE FROM FRANKLIN...TO PEACHTREE CITY...TO LEXINGTON. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND SLEET. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. SLEET ACCUMULATIONS AROUND HALF AN INCH. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA BY MID MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. SLEET WILL MIX WITH SNOW AT TIMES THROUGH THE EVENING. THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE BEGINNING TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY. LIGHT ICING WILL MAKE SIDEWALKS AND WALKWAYS TREACHEROUS. * VISIBILITIES...REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN AREAS OF SNOW WILL ALSO MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN ADDITION TO SLICK ROADWAYS. * TEMPERATURES...HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR EARLY TUESDAY MORNING WITH VALUES FALLING THROUGH THE 20S IN THE AFTERNOON. OVERNIGHT TUESDAY TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE FROM THE UPPER TEENS TO AROUND 20. HIGH TEMPERATURES ON WEDNESDAY ARE EXPECTED IN THE MIDDLE 30S...WITH VALUES FINALLY RISING ABOVE FREEZING DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND SLEET MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THE AMOUNT OF SNOW THAT IS FORECAST 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. && $$ GAZ085-086-097-098-108>113-281100- /O.CON.KFFC.WS.W.0001.140128T1500Z-140129T1800Z/ JOHNSON-EMANUEL-LAURENS-TREUTLEN-WILCOX-DODGE-TELFAIR-WHEELER- MONTGOMERY-TOOMBS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SWAINSBORO...DUBLIN...VIDALIA 936 PM EST MON JAN 27 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TUESDAY TO 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...ALONG AND SOUTH OF A PINEVIEW TO DUBLIN TO SWAINSBORO LINE. * HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET BECOMING SNOW AND SLEET. * ACCUMULATIONS...ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH. SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS UP TO HALF AN INCH. * TIMING...WINTRY PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN BY MID MORNING ON TUESDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED LATE AFTERNOON TUESDAY INTO OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. ICE ACCUMULATION ON TREES AND POWER LINES MAY DOWN LARGE LIMBS AND CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. ICING WILL MAKE SIDEWALKS AND WALKWAYS TREACHEROUS. * VISIBILITIES...REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN AREAS OF SNOW WILL ALSO MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN ADDITION TO SLICK ROADWAYS. * TEMPERATURES...HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR EARLY TUESDAY MORNING WITH VALUES FALLING THROUGH THE 30S INTO THE UPPER 20S IN THE AFTERNOON. OVERNIGHT TUESDAY TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE FROM THE UPPER TEENS TO AROUND 20. HIGH TEMPERATURES ON WEDNESDAY ARE EXPECTED IN THE MIDDLE 30S...WITH VALUES FINALLY RISING ABOVE FREEZING DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THE AMOUNTS OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION THAT ARE FORECAST 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. && $$ GAZ039-049>051-056-058>062-066>076-078>084-089>096-102>107-281100- /O.CON.KFFC.WS.W.0001.140128T1500Z-140129T1800Z/ WILKES-MORGAN-GREENE-TALIAFERRO-SPALDING-BUTTS-JASPER-PUTNAM- HANCOCK-WARREN-TROUP-MERIWETHER-PIKE-UPSON-LAMAR-MONROE-JONES- BALDWIN-WASHINGTON-GLASCOCK-JEFFERSON-HARRIS-TALBOT-TAYLOR- CRAWFORD-BIBB-TWIGGS-WILKINSON-MUSCOGEE-CHATTAHOOCHEE-MARION- SCHLEY-MACON-PEACH-HOUSTON-BLECKLEY-STEWART-WEBSTER-SUMTER-DOOLY- CRISP-PULASKI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRIFFIN...MILLEDGEVILLE...MACON... COLUMBUS...WARNER ROBINS...LUMPKIN...AMERICUS...CORDELE 936 PM EST MON JAN 27 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TUESDAY TO 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL GEORGIA. * HAZARD TYPES...A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TO THREE INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO HALF AN INCH. A COUPLE OF HUNDREDTHS OF ICE. * TIMING...WINTRY PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE TUESDAY AND COULD LAST THROUGH THE EARLY WEDNESDAY. THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION WILL BE LATE AFTERNOON TUESDAY INTO OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE BEGINNING TUESDAY AFTERNOON LASTING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. LIGHT ICING WILL MAKE SIDEWALKS AND WALKWAYS TREACHEROUS. * VISIBILITIES...REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN AREAS OF SNOW WILL ALSO MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN ADDITION TO SLICK ROADWAYS. * TEMPERATURES...HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR EARLY TUESDAY MORNING WITH VALUES FALLING THROUGH THE 30S INTO THE UPPER 20S IN THE AFTERNOON. OVERNIGHT TUESDAY TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE FROM THE UPPER TEENS TO AROUND 20. HIGH TEMPERATURES ON WEDNESDAY ARE EXPECTED IN THE MIDDLE 30S..WITH VALUES FINALLY RISING ABOVE FREEZING DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THE AMOUNT OF SNOW THAT IS FORECAST 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. && $$ GAZ025-027-031>035-041>045-281100- /O.UPG.KFFC.WS.A.0002.140128T1500Z-140129T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KFFC.WW.Y.0005.140128T1500Z-140129T1200Z/ JACKSON-MADISON-PAULDING-COBB-NORTH FULTON-GWINNETT-BARROW- HARALSON-CARROLL-DOUGLAS-SOUTH FULTON-DEKALB- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARIETTA...ATLANTA...LAWRENCEVILLE... CARROLLTON...DOUGLASVILLE...EAST POINT...DECATUR 936 PM EST MON JAN 27 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TUESDAY TO 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR PART OF NORTH GEORGIA INCLUDING THE ATLANTA METRO AREA...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TUESDAY TO 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT EVEN A SLIGHT SHIFT IN THE MOISTURE COULD RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES IN SNOW AMOUNTS AND MAY REQUIRE AN UPGRADE TO A WARNING. * LOCATIONS...MAINLY ALONG A LINE FROM ATLANTA TO ATHENS. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...A HALF TO 1 INCH OF SNOW. ANY SLIGHT SHIFT IN THE MOISTURE COULD EITHER RESULT IN LOWER AMOUNTS OR UP TO A FEW INCHES AND MAY REQUIRE AN UPGRADE TO A WARNING. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AS EARLY AS MID MORNING TUESDAY AND LAST INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT MIDDAY TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. * VISIBILITIES...REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN AREAS OF SNOW WILL ALSO MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN ADDITION TO SLICK ROADWAYS. * TEMPERATURES...STARTING IN THE MID 20S NEAR MID MORNING...STAYING NEARLY STEADY TO SLIGHTLY ABOVE IN THE UPPER 20S FOR THE AFTERNOON. OVERNIGHT MINIMUMS TUESDAY NIGHT IN THE UPPER TEENS TO LOW 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... NOW IS THE TIME TO PREPARE FOR THIS WINTER STORM. BE SURE TO BUY NON PERISHABLE FOODS. MAKE CONTINGENCY PLANS IF YOU PLAN ON TRAVELING DURING THIS PERIOD. IF YOU CAN CHANGE YOUR TRAVEL...DO SO BEFORE THE EVENT STARTS. NOW IS THE TIME TO PLAN...DO NOT WAIT FOR THE WARNING! A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm watch 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 winter storm watch went out at Jan 26, 3:07 PM EST, 5 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 26, 3:07 PM EST, 5 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 307 PM EST SUN JAN 26 2014 .SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/... .SHORT TERM ... STALLED BOUNDARY REMAINS ACROSS CENTRAL FLORIDA THIS AFTERNOON...WHILE WEAK HIGH PRESSURE IS SITUATED ACROSS THE CWFA THIS AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE CWFA DURING THE DAY TOMORROW. NOT A LOT OF PRECIP ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM...BUT HAVE LOW END CHANCE/SLIGHT CHANCE POPS IN THE FORECAST FOR MUCH OF THE AREA. NOT EXPECTING MUCH ACCUMULATION. HIGH CLOUDS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT...BUT MID AND LOWER LEVEL CLOUDINESS WILL INCREASE EARLY TOMORROW AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES. THE FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH MOST OF THE CWFA EARLY IN THE DAY...AND TEMPS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO HAVE A DIURNAL TREND. HIGHS SHOULD OCCUR IN MOST PLACES AROUND NOON. THE CLOUDS SHOULD BREAK BY THE EARLY AFTERNOON...ALLOWING FOR SOME DECENT MIXING TO OCCUR. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NW AND GUST TO AROUND 15 TO 20 KT DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON. NLISTEMAA .LONG TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/... WILL CUT STRAIGHT TO THE CHASE FOR THE LONG TERM AS ALL EYES WILL FOCUS IN ON TUESDAY. COLD AIR WILL DEFINATELY BE IN PLACE ON TUESDAY BEHIND THE MONDAYS ARCTIC FRONTAL PASSAGE ALONG WITH LOW ENOUGH DEWPOINTS TO WET BULB TEMPS DOWN TO OR BELOW FREEZING MOST LOCATIONS IN CENTRAL GA. MODELS HAVE DEFINTATELY TRENDED WETTER WITH THE 12Z RUNS RANGING FROM AN UNUSALLY WET NAM TO THE DRIEST OF THE MODELS...ECMWF. REGARDLESS OF AMOUNTS...THE MODELS ARE UNANIMOUS ON WINTRY EVENT SHAPING UP ACROSS CENTRAL GA. HAVE ISSUED WSW FOR AREAS GENERALLY SOUTH OF I20 NOT INCLUDING THE CORE METRO ATL COUNTIES BUT WILL HAVE TO WATCH LATER RUNS FOR POSSIBLE ADVISORY OR WSW UPGRADE DEPENDING ON TRENDS. FOR THE WSW AREAS...NORTHERN FRINGE IS THE ONLY AREA IN QUESTION ON TOTAL AMOUNTS AS PRECIP SHIELD APPEARS TO BE MUCH LIGHTER...HOWEVER..AM CERTAIN THAT THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE WATCH AREA WILL BE ALL SNOW FROM ONSET TO FINISH. BOTH GFS AND NAM SOUNDINGS CLEAR ON ALL SNOW WITH SATURATION/ONSET OCCURRING AROUND 18Z TUES AND LASTING UNTIL ABOUT 12Z WEDNESDAY...WITH BEST OMEGA FIELDS LINING UP AFTER 00Z WED THROUGH AROUND 09Z WED. FROM CSG TO MCN TO SANDERSVILLE...PRECIP MAY BEGIN AS A FZRA OR SLEET TUESDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE CHANGING OVER A SNOW SLEET MIX IN THE EARLY EVENING THEN ALL SNOW BY LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. THIS LINE ATTM ALSO APPEARS TO HAVE THE BEST CHANCE FOR THE MOST SNOW ACCUM BUT THAT COULD CHANGE DEPENDING ON THE EVOLUTION OF THE SHORT WAVE AND HOW LONG THE TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW TAKES. AREAS FROM AMERICUS TO CORDELE TO DUBLIN TO VIDALIA WILL LIKELY BE MOSTLY A FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET MIX. WILL NEED TO WATCH THIS AREA CLOSELY FOR POSSIBLE ICE STORM CONDITIONS AND UPWARDS OF 0.5 INCHES OR MORE ICE ACCUMULATION. MODEL SOUNDINGS IN THAT REGION ARE CERTAINLY SHOWING 5 DEG C WARM NOSE WITH STRONG ENOUGH COLD INVERSION AND SURFACE TEMPS TO WARRANT FZRA. PRECIP CLEARING OUT WED AFTERNOON WITH SURFACE RIDGE SETTLING IN...HOWEVER..DONT ANTIPATE TEMPS RECOVERING TO ABOVE FREEZING TO MELT OFF FROZEN PRECIP UNTIL THU. SLOW MODERATION THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH NO OTHER SIGNIFICANT WEATHER NOTED AS WSW FLOW SETS UP ACROSS THE REGION. 30 && AVIATION... 18Z UPDATE... VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT WITH WINDS SW AROUND 5-6KT. CIGS WILL DIP DOWN TO MVFR VALUES DURING THE MID MORNING AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. CIGS ARE EXPECTED TO BREAK BY THE EARLY/MID AFTERNOON. WERE CIGS BREAK...WINDS ARE LIKELY TO INCREASE AND FREQUENTLY GUST TO AROUND 20 KT. //ATL CONFIDENCE...18Z UPDATE... MEDIUM CONFIDENCE ON CIGS. HIGH CONFIDENCE REMAINING ELEMENTS. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... ATHENS 40 55 26 36 / 10 20 10 40 ATLANTA 42 50 23 34 / 10 20 10 30 BLAIRSVILLE 35 44 15 30 / 10 20 10 20 CARTERSVILLE 39 47 19 31 / 10 20 10 20 COLUMBUS 44 57 29 36 / 10 20 10 60 GAINESVILLE 39 51 24 33 / 10 20 10 20 MACON 42 59 32 36 / 10 20 10 60 ROME 37 45 18 32 / 10 30 10 20 PEACHTREE CITY 41 52 24 34 / 10 20 10 40 VIDALIA 42 63 36 36 / 5 20 20 60 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER STORM WATCH FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: BALDWIN...BIBB...BLECKLEY... BUTTS...CHATTAHOOCHEE...CLARKE...CLAYTON...COWETA...CRAWFORD... CRISP...DODGE...DOOLY...EMANUEL...FAYETTE...GLASCOCK...GREENE... HANCOCK...HARRIS...HEARD...HENRY...HOUSTON...JASPER... JEFFERSON...JOHNSON...JONES...LAMAR...LAURENS...MACON...MARION... MERIWETHER...MONROE...MONTGOMERY...MORGAN...MUSCOGEE...NEWTON... OCONEE...OGLETHORPE...PEACH...PIKE...PULASKI...PUTNAM... ROCKDALE...SCHLEY...SPALDING...STEWART...SUMTER...TALBOT... TALIAFERRO...TAYLOR...TELFAIR...TOOMBS...TREUTLEN...TROUP... TWIGGS...UPSON...WALTON...WARREN...WASHINGTON...WEBSTER... WHEELER...WILCOX...WILKES...WILKINSON. && SHORT TERM...NLISTEMAA LONG TERM....30 AVIATION...NLISTEMAA
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 26, 12:07 PM EST, 3 hours 5 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1207 PM EST SUN JAN 26 2014 GAZ036>039-046>062-066>076-078>086-089>098-102>113-271715- BALDWIN-BIBB-BLECKLEY-BUTTS-CHATTAHOOCHEE-CLARKE-CLAYTON-COWETA- CRAWFORD-CRISP-DODGE-DOOLY-EMANUEL-FAYETTE-GLASCOCK-GREENE- HANCOCK-HARRIS-HEARD-HENRY-HOUSTON-JASPER-JEFFERSON-JOHNSON-JONES- LAMAR-LAURENS-MACON-MARION-MERIWETHER-MONROE-MONTGOMERY-MORGAN- MUSCOGEE-NEWTON-OCONEE-OGLETHORPE-PEACH-PIKE-PULASKI-PUTNAM- ROCKDALE-SCHLEY-SPALDING-STEWART-SUMTER-TALBOT-TALIAFERRO-TAYLOR- TELFAIR-TOOMBS-TREUTLEN-TROUP-TWIGGS-UPSON-WALTON-WARREN- WASHINGTON-WEBSTER-WHEELER-WILCOX-WILKES-WILKINSON- 1207 PM EST SUN JAN 26 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA...EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA...NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...NORTHEAST GEORGIA...SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... NO HAZARDOUS OR SIGNIFICANT WEATHER IS FORECAST FOR TODAY OR TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY... A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA ON MONDAY. A VERY COLD AIR MASS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL COMBINE WITH GUSTY NORTH WINDS TO DROP WIND CHILL VALUES DURING THE DAY ON MONDAY THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. TEMPERATURES ARE LIKELY TO REMAIN STEADY OR FALL DURING THE DAY TUESDAY AS WINTRY PRECIPITATION OVERSPREADS THE REGION. A MIX OF RAIN AND FREEZING WILL GRADUALLY CHANGE TO SLEET AND SNOW ACROSS CENTRAL GEORGIA DURING THE DAY TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. WINTRY PRECIPITATION ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS A LARGE PORTION OF CENTRAL GEORGIA STARTING LATE IN THE DAY TUESDAY THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ON WEDNESDAY. AMOUNTS OVERALL CAN AND WILL LIKELY FLUCTUATE SIGNIFICANTLY DUE TO GRADIENT OF PRECIPITATION TYPES FROM SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA NORTHWARD TO THE INTERSTATE 20 CORRIDOR. STAY TUNED FOR FUTURE FORECAST UPDATES ON THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT. GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>035-041>045-271715- BANKS-BARROW-BARTOW-CARROLL-CATOOSA-CHATTOOGA-CHEROKEE-COBB-DADE- DAWSON-DEKALB-DOUGLAS-FANNIN-FLOYD-FORSYTH-GILMER-GORDON-GWINNETT- HALL-HARALSON-JACKSON-LUMPKIN-MADISON-MURRAY-NORTH FULTON- PAULDING-PICKENS-POLK-SOUTH FULTON-TOWNS-UNION-WALKER-WHITE- WHITFIELD- 1207 PM EST SUN JAN 26 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND NORTHWEST GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... NO HAZARDOUS OR SIGNIFICANT WEATHER IS FORECAST FOR TODAY OR TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY... A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA ON MONDAY. A VERY COLD AIR MASS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL COMBINE WITH GUSTY NORTH WINDS TO DROP WIND CHILL VALUES INTO THE ZERO TO 10 ABOVE RANGE FOR FAR NORTH GEORGIA TUESDAY MORNING AND ZERO TO 10 BELOW FOR A LARGE PORTION OF NORTHWEST GEORGIA WEDNESDAY MORNING. A MIX SLEET AND SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED MAINLY ALONG AND JUST NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE 20 CORRIDOR LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS OF SLEET AND SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA LATE ON TUESDAY THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. STAY TUNED FOR FUTURE FORECAST UPDATES ON THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT. 30
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