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Wind Chill Advisory 3, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this wind chill advisory at Feb 14, 2015, 3:53 AM EST for 18 counties in Georgia. It took effect at Feb 15, 2015, 12:00 AM EST. It was in force for 10 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 14, 2015, 3:53 AM EST (08:53 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 15, 2015, 12:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Feb 15, 2015, 10:00 AM EST
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
Counties Bartow County, GA, Catoosa County, GA, Chattooga County, GA, Cherokee County, GA, Dade County, GA, Dawson County, GA, Fannin County, GA, Floyd County, GA, Gilmer County, GA, Gordon County, GA, Lumpkin County, GA, Murray County, GA, Pickens County, GA, Towns County, GA, Union County, GA, Walker County, GA, White County, GA, Whitfield County, GA
The radar
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 137 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:52 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 140 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
- 3163 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 54 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 30 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 30 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
777 WWUS42 KFFC 140853 WSWFFC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 353 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...A BLAST OF ARTIC AIR WILL PUSH INTO GEORGIA... GAZ001>009-011>016-141700- /O.NEW.KFFC.WC.Y.0003.150215T0500Z-150215T1500Z/ DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS- CHATTOOGA-GORDON-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALHOUN...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND 353 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EST SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS...NORTH GEORGIA COUNTIES...GENERALLY NORTH OF A LINE FROM SUMMERVILLE THROUGH JASPER AND DAWSONVILLE TO CLEVELAND. * HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. * WIND CHILL READINGS...GENERALLY 0 TO 5 DEGREES WITH SOME ISOLATED AREAS AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS POSSIBLY NEAR 5 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...FROM MIDNIGHT THROUGH 10 AM EST SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS CAN RESULT IN FROST BITE OR HYPOTHERMIA IF PROPER PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH GUSTING UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE TEENS TO NEAR 20. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. IF POSSIBLE... PROVIDE ADEQUATE SHELTER FOR PETS AND LIVESTOCK FROM THE WIND AND COLD. && $$ 16
5 follow-up statements
075 WWUS42 KFFC 141739 WSWFFC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1239 PM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...A BLAST OF ARCTIC AIR WILL PUSH INTO GEORGIA... GAZ001>009-011>016-150145- /O.CON.KFFC.WC.Y.0003.150215T0500Z-150215T1500Z/ DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS- CHATTOOGA-GORDON-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALHOUN...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND 1239 PM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTH GEORGIA COUNTIES...GENERALLY NORTH OF A LINE FROM SUMMERVILLE THROUGH JASPER AND DAWSONVILLE TO CLEVELAND. * HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. * WIND CHILL READINGS...GENERALLY 0 TO 5 DEGREES WITH SOME ISOLATED AREAS AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS POSSIBLY NEAR 5 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...FROM MIDNIGHT THROUGH 10 AM EST SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS CAN RESULT IN FROST BITE OR HYPOTHERMIA IF PROPER PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH GUSTING UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE TEENS TO NEAR 20. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. IF POSSIBLE... PROVIDE ADEQUATE SHELTER FOR PETS AND LIVESTOCK FROM THE WIND AND COLD. && $$
118 WWUS42 KFFC 142052 WSWFFC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 352 PM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 GAZ001>009-011>016-150500- /O.NEW.KFFC.WS.A.0001.150216T0600Z-150218T0000Z/ /O.CON.KFFC.WC.Y.0003.150215T0500Z-150215T1500Z/ DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS- CHATTOOGA-GORDON-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALHOUN...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND 352 PM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EST SUNDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...BETWEEN 2 AND 6 INCHES OF SNOW MIXED WITH SLEET. TRACE AMOUNTS OF FREEZING RAIN POSSIBLE AS WELL. * LOCATIONS...NORTH GEORGIA COUNTIES...GENERALLY NORTH OF A LINE FROM SUMMERVILLE THROUGH JASPER AND DAWSONVILLE TO CLEVELAND. * HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS TONIGHT...WITH HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE STARTING LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. * WIND CHILL READINGS FOR TONIGHT...GENERALLY 0 TO 5 DEGREES WITH SOME ISOLATED AREAS AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS POSSIBLY NEAR 5 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS FROM MIDNIGHT THROUGH 10 AM EST SUNDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AFTER MIDNIGHT SUNDAY NIGHT...MIXING WITH OR CHANGING OVER TO SLEET MONDAY EVENING INTO TUESDAY MORNING BEFORE ENDING AGAIN AS LIGHT SNOW TUESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS CAN RESULT IN FROST BITE OR HYPOTHERMIA IF PROPER PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. HEAVY SNOW MAY RESULT IN A FEW DOWNED TREES AND POWERLINES. THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS WITH THE WINTRY PRECIPITATION EXPECTED DURING THE WATCH. RESIDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO STAY OFF THE ROADS. BLACK ICE WILL LIKELY FORM AFTER THE PRECIPITATION ENDS TUESDAY NIGHT...RESULTING IN CONTINUED TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES BEYOND THE END OF THE WATCH PERIOD. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH GUSTING UP TO 25 MPH SUNDAY MORNING...DECREASING SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY TO BETWEEN 5-10 MPH AND SHIFTING NORTHEAST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. IF POSSIBLE... PROVIDE ADEQUATE SHELTER FOR PETS AND LIVESTOCK FROM THE WIND AND COLD. 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 PLANS...DO SO BEFORE THE EVENT STARTS. NOW IS THE TIME TO PLAN. DO NOT WAIT FOR THE WARNING! && $$ GAZ019>025-027-030>039-041>055-057-150500- /O.NEW.KFFC.WS.A.0001.150216T0600Z-150218T0000Z/ FLOYD-BARTOW-CHEROKEE-FORSYTH-HALL-BANKS-JACKSON-MADISON-POLK- 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-HENRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROME...CARTERSVILLE...GAINESVILLE... MARIETTA...ATLANTA...LAWRENCEVILLE...ATHENS...CARROLLTON... DOUGLASVILLE...EAST POINT...DECATUR...CONYERS...COVINGTON... NEWNAN...PEACHTREE CITY 352 PM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF NORTH GEORGIA...GENERALLY NORTH OF A LINE FROM FRANKLIN TO STOCKBRIDGE TO WASHINGTON. * HAZARD TYPES...A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...A TRACE OF SNOW AND/OR SLEET ON THE SOUTHERN EDGE OF THE WATCH...WITH UP TO TWO INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET ON THE NORTH SIDE OF METRO ATLANTA. UP TO A QUARTER OF AN INCH OF ICE IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WATCH AREA. * TIMING...PRECIPITATION SHOULD BEGIN AS SNOW MONDAY MORNING... TRANSITIONING TO A SNOW/SLEET MIX MONDAY EVENING...MIXING WITH OR CHANGING OVER TO BRIEF FREEZING RAIN MONDAY NIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM ON TUESDAY AND MOSTLY RAIN IS EXPECTED TUESDAY AFTERNOON. AS THE SYSTEM MOVES OUT...LIGHT SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA TUESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW...SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN MAY RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS. SOME TREES AND POWER LINES MAY BE DOWNED. RESIDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO STAY OFF THE ROADS. BLACK ICE WILL LIKELY FORM AFTER THE PRECIPITATION ENDS TUESDAY NIGHT...RESULTING IN CONTINUED TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES BEYOND THE END OF THE WATCH PERIOD. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS IN THE 20S MONDAY MORNING INCREASING TO THE MID 30S MONDAY AFTERNOON. LOW TEMPERATURES MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING SHOULD DROP AGAIN TO NEAR FREEZING...WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 40S ON TUESDAY. 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 PLANS...DO SO BEFORE THE EVENT STARTS. NOW IS THE TIME TO PLAN. DO NOT WAIT FOR THE WARNING! && $$
210 WWUS42 KFFC 150221 WSWFFC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 921 PM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 GAZ019>021-151030- /O.EXA.KFFC.WC.Y.0003.150215T0500Z-150215T1500Z/ /O.CON.KFFC.WS.A.0001.150216T0600Z-150218T0000Z/ FLOYD-BARTOW-CHEROKEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROME...CARTERSVILLE 921 PM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SUNDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF NORTH GEORGIA...GENERALLY NORTH OF A LINE FROM FRANKLIN TO STOCKBRIDGE TO WASHINGTON. * HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS OVERNIGHT. A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * WIND CHILL READINGS FOR TONIGHT...GENERALLY 0 TO 5 DEGREES WITH SOME ISOLATED AREAS AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS POSSIBLY NEAR 5 BELOW ZERO. * ACCUMULATIONS...ONE TO THREE INCHES OF SNOW AND/OR SLEET. UP TO A QUARTER OF AN INCH OF ICE IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WATCH AREA. * TIMING...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS FROM MIDNIGHT THROUGH 10 AM EST SUNDAY. PRECIPITATION SHOULD BEGIN AS SNOW MONDAY MORNING... TRANSITIONING TO A SNOW/SLEET MIX MONDAY EVENING...MIXING WITH OR CHANGING OVER TO BRIEF FREEZING RAIN MONDAY NIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM ON TUESDAY AND MOSTLY RAIN IS EXPECTED TUESDAY AFTERNOON. AS THE SYSTEM MOVES OUT...LIGHT SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA TUESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS CAN RESULT IN FROST BITE OR HYPOTHERMIA IF PROPER PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW...SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN MAY RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS. SOME TREES AND POWER LINES MAY BE DOWNED. RESIDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO STAY OFF THE ROADS. BLACK ICE WILL LIKELY FORM AFTER THE PRECIPITATION ENDS TUESDAY NIGHT...RESULTING IN CONTINUED TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES BEYOND THE END OF THE WATCH PERIOD. * WINDS... * TEMPERATURES...LOWS IN THE 20S MONDAY MORNING INCREASING TO THE MID 30S MONDAY AFTERNOON. LOW TEMPERATURES MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING SHOULD DROP AGAIN TO NEAR FREEZING...WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 40S ON TUESDAY. 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 PLANS...DO SO BEFORE THE EVENT STARTS. NOW IS THE TIME TO PLAN. DO NOT WAIT FOR THE WARNING! A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS CAN RESULT IN FROST BITE AND COULD LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ GAZ001>009-011>016-151030- /O.CON.KFFC.WC.Y.0003.150215T0500Z-150215T1500Z/ /O.CON.KFFC.WS.A.0001.150216T0600Z-150218T0000Z/ DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS- CHATTOOGA-GORDON-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALHOUN...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND 921 PM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SUNDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... * ACCUMULATIONS...BETWEEN 2 AND 6 INCHES OF SNOW MIXED WITH SLEET. TRACE AMOUNTS OF FREEZING RAIN POSSIBLE AS WELL. * LOCATIONS...NORTH GEORGIA COUNTIES...GENERALLY NORTH OF A LINE FROM SUMMERVILLE THROUGH JASPER AND DAWSONVILLE TO CLEVELAND. * HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS TONIGHT...WITH HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE STARTING LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. * WIND CHILL READINGS FOR TONIGHT...GENERALLY 0 TO 5 DEGREES WITH SOME ISOLATED AREAS AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS POSSIBLY NEAR 5 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS FROM MIDNIGHT THROUGH 10 AM EST SUNDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AFTER MIDNIGHT SUNDAY NIGHT...MIXING WITH OR CHANGING OVER TO SLEET MONDAY EVENING INTO TUESDAY MORNING BEFORE ENDING AGAIN AS LIGHT SNOW TUESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS CAN RESULT IN FROST BITE OR HYPOTHERMIA IF PROPER PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. HEAVY SNOW MAY RESULT IN A FEW DOWNED TREES AND POWERLINES. THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS WITH THE WINTRY PRECIPITATION EXPECTED DURING THE WATCH. RESIDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO STAY OFF THE ROADS. BLACK ICE WILL LIKELY FORM AFTER THE PRECIPITATION ENDS TUESDAY NIGHT...RESULTING IN CONTINUED TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES BEYOND THE END OF THE WATCH PERIOD. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH GUSTING UP TO 25 MPH SUNDAY MORNING...DECREASING SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY TO BETWEEN 5- 10 MPH AND SHIFTING NORTHEAST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. IF POSSIBLE... PROVIDE ADEQUATE SHELTER FOR PETS AND LIVESTOCK FROM THE WIND AND COLD. 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 PLANS...DO SO BEFORE THE EVENT STARTS. NOW IS THE TIME TO PLAN. DO NOT WAIT FOR THE WARNING! && $$ GAZ022>025-027-030>039-041>055-057-151030- /O.CON.KFFC.WS.A.0001.150216T0600Z-150218T0000Z/ FORSYTH-HALL-BANKS-JACKSON-MADISON-POLK-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- HENRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GAINESVILLE...MARIETTA...ATLANTA... LAWRENCEVILLE...ATHENS...CARROLLTON...DOUGLASVILLE...EAST POINT... DECATUR...CONYERS...COVINGTON...NEWNAN...PEACHTREE CITY 921 PM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF NORTH GEORGIA...GENERALLY NORTH OF A LINE FROM FRANKLIN TO STOCKBRIDGE TO WASHINGTON. * HAZARD TYPES...A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...A TRACE OF SNOW AND/OR SLEET ON THE SOUTHERN EDGE OF THE WATCH...WITH UP TO TWO INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET ON THE NORTH SIDE OF METRO ATLANTA. UP TO A QUARTER OF AN INCH OF ICE IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WATCH AREA. * TIMING...PRECIPITATION SHOULD BEGIN AS SNOW MONDAY MORNING... TRANSITIONING TO A SNOW/SLEET MIX MONDAY EVENING...MIXING WITH OR CHANGING OVER TO BRIEF FREEZING RAIN MONDAY NIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM ON TUESDAY AND MOSTLY RAIN IS EXPECTED TUESDAY AFTERNOON. AS THE SYSTEM MOVES OUT...LIGHT SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA TUESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW...SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN MAY RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS. SOME TREES AND POWER LINES MAY BE DOWNED. RESIDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO STAY OFF THE ROADS. BLACK ICE WILL LIKELY FORM AFTER THE PRECIPITATION ENDS TUESDAY NIGHT...RESULTING IN CONTINUED TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES BEYOND THE END OF THE WATCH PERIOD. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS IN THE 20S MONDAY MORNING INCREASING TO THE MID 30S MONDAY AFTERNOON. LOW TEMPERATURES MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING SHOULD DROP AGAIN TO NEAR FREEZING...WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 40S ON TUESDAY. 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 PLANS...DO SO BEFORE THE EVENT STARTS. NOW IS THE TIME TO PLAN. DO NOT WAIT FOR THE WARNING! && $$
931 WWUS42 KFFC 150951 WSWFFC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 451 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 GAZ039-046-048>055-057-151100- /O.CAN.KFFC.WS.A.0001.150216T0600Z-150218T0000Z/ WILKES-ROCKDALE-NEWTON-MORGAN-GREENE-TALIAFERRO-HEARD-COWETA- FAYETTE-CLAYTON-HENRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONYERS...COVINGTON...NEWNAN... PEACHTREE CITY 451 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WATCH. SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS NO LONGER EXPECTED IN THESE AREAS...THEREFORE THE WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HOWEVER THERE COULD BE A BRIEF PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET EARLY MONDAY MORNING BEFORE THE PRECIPITATION SWITCHES TO RAIN. ACCUMULATIONS OF ICE WILL BE LITTLE IF ANY. $$ GAZ001>009-011>016-019>021-151800- /O.CON.KFFC.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-150215T1500Z/ /O.CON.KFFC.WS.A.0001.150216T0600Z-150218T0000Z/ DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS- CHATTOOGA-GORDON-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE-FLOYD-BARTOW- CHEROKEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALHOUN...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND... ROME...CARTERSVILLE 451 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 AND 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE MOUNTAINS. ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF .10 TO .20 ARE POSSIBLE AS WELL. * LOCATIONS...FOR THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY...NORTH GEORGIA COUNTIES...GENERALLY NORTH OF A LINE FROM ROME TO CANTON TO CLEVELAND. FOR THE WINTER STORM WATCH...NORTH GEORGIA NORTH OF A LINE FROM CARROLLTON...TO ATLANTA...TO ATHENS. * HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS EARLY THIS MORNING. A MIX OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT. * WIND CHILL READINGS FOR EARLY THIS MORNING...GENERALLY 0 TO 5 DEGREES WITH SOME ISOLATED AREAS AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS POSSIBLY NEAR 5 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS THROUGH 10 AM EST THIS MORNING. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...THEN BECOMING A MIX OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW MONDAY INTO TUESDAY MORNING. BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON THE PRECIPITATION WILL SWITCH TO A RAIN AND SNOW MIX. THIS WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW TUESDAY NIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING TO FLURRIES. * IMPACTS...VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS CAN RESULT IN FROST BITE OR HYPOTHERMIA IF PROPER PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. HEAVY SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS MAY RESULT IN A FEW DOWNED TREES AND POWERLINES. THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS WITH THE WINTRY PRECIPITATION EXPECTED DURING THE WATCH. RESIDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO STAY OFF THE ROADS. BLACK ICE WILL LIKELY FORM AFTER THE PRECIPITATION ENDS TUESDAY NIGHT...RESULTING IN CONTINUED TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES BEYOND THE END OF THE WATCH PERIOD. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH GUSTING UP TO 25 MPH THIS MORNING...DECREASING THIS AFTERNOON. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS IN THE UPPER TEENS AND LOWER 20S MONDAY MORNING INCREASING TO THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S MONDAY AFTERNOON. LOW TEMPERATURES MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING SHOULD DROP INTO THE MID 20S...WITH HIGHS IN THE MID TO UPPER 30S ON TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. IF POSSIBLE... PROVIDE ADEQUATE SHELTER FOR PETS AND LIVESTOCK FROM THE WIND AND COLD. 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 PLANS...DO SO BEFORE THE EVENT STARTS. NOW IS THE TIME TO PLAN. DO NOT WAIT FOR THE WARNING! && $$ GAZ022>025-027-030>038-041>045-047-151800- /O.CON.KFFC.WS.A.0001.150216T0600Z-150218T0000Z/ FORSYTH-HALL-BANKS-JACKSON-MADISON-POLK-PAULDING-COBB- NORTH FULTON-GWINNETT-BARROW-CLARKE-OCONEE-OGLETHORPE-HARALSON- CARROLL-DOUGLAS-SOUTH FULTON-DEKALB-WALTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GAINESVILLE...MARIETTA...ATLANTA... LAWRENCEVILLE...ATHENS...CARROLLTON...DOUGLASVILLE...EAST POINT... DECATUR 451 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF NORTH GEORGIA...GENERALLY NORTH OF A LINE FROM CARROLLTON TO ATLANTA TO ATHENS. * HAZARD TYPES...A MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 1 INCH AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO .10 INCHES. * TIMING...PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN AS A MIX OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW MONDAY MORNING...THEN BECOME ALL RAIN BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE RAIN WILL BECOME A MIX OF FREEZING RAIN AND RAIN MONDAY NIGHT AND INTO TUESDAY MORNING BEFORE SWITCHING BACK TO RAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE PRECIPITATION WILL BRIEFLY SWITCH TO SNOW TUESDAY NIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING TO FLURRIES. * IMPACTS...ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW...SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN MAY RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS. SOME TREES AND POWER LINES MAY BE DOWNED. RESIDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO STAY OFF THE ROADS. BLACK ICE WILL LIKELY FORM AFTER THE PRECIPITATION ENDS TUESDAY NIGHT...RESULTING IN CONTINUED TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES BEYOND THE END OF THE WATCH PERIOD. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS IN THE 20S MONDAY MORNING INCREASING TO THE MID 30S MONDAY AFTERNOON. LOW TEMPERATURES MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING SHOULD DROP INTO THE LOW TO MID 30S...WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 40S ON TUESDAY. 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 PLANS...DO SO BEFORE THE EVENT STARTS. NOW IS THE TIME TO PLAN. DO NOT WAIT FOR THE WARNING! && $$
540 WWUS42 KFFC 151501 AAA WSWFFC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1001 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>021-152315- /O.EXP.KFFC.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-150215T1500Z/ /O.CON.KFFC.WS.A.0001.150216T0600Z-150218T0000Z/ DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS- CHATTOOGA-GORDON-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE-FLOYD-BARTOW- CHEROKEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALHOUN...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND... ROME...CARTERSVILLE 1001 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 AND 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE MOUNTAINS. ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF .10 TO .20 ARE POSSIBLE AS WELL. * LOCATIONS...FOR THE WINTER STORM WATCH...NORTH GEORGIA NORTH OF A LINE FROM CARROLLTON...TO ATLANTA...TO ATHENS. * HAZARD TYPES...A MIX OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT... THEN BECOMING A MIX OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW MONDAY INTO TUESDAY MORNING. BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON THE PRECIPITATION WILL SWITCH TO A RAIN AND SNOW MIX. THIS WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW TUESDAY NIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING TO FLURRIES. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS MAY RESULT IN A FEW DOWNED TREES AND POWERLINES. THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS WITH THE WINTRY PRECIPITATION EXPECTED DURING THE WATCH. RESIDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO STAY OFF THE ROADS. BLACK ICE WILL LIKELY FORM AFTER THE PRECIPITATION ENDS TUESDAY NIGHT... RESULTING IN CONTINUED TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES BEYOND THE END OF THE WATCH PERIOD. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH GUSTING UP TO 25 MPH THIS MORNING...DECREASING THIS AFTERNOON. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS IN THE UPPER TEENS AND LOWER 20S MONDAY MORNING INCREASING TO THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S MONDAY AFTERNOON. LOW TEMPERATURES MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING SHOULD DROP INTO THE MID 20S...WITH HIGHS IN THE MID TO UPPER 30S ON TUESDAY. 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 PLANS...DO SO BEFORE THE EVENT STARTS. NOW IS THE TIME TO PLAN. DO NOT WAIT FOR THE WARNING! && $$ GAZ022>025-027-030>038-041>045-047-152315- /O.CON.KFFC.WS.A.0001.150216T0600Z-150218T0000Z/ FORSYTH-HALL-BANKS-JACKSON-MADISON-POLK-PAULDING-COBB- NORTH FULTON-GWINNETT-BARROW-CLARKE-OCONEE-OGLETHORPE-HARALSON- CARROLL-DOUGLAS-SOUTH FULTON-DEKALB-WALTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GAINESVILLE...MARIETTA...ATLANTA... LAWRENCEVILLE...ATHENS...CARROLLTON...DOUGLASVILLE...EAST POINT... DECATUR 1001 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF NORTH GEORGIA...GENERALLY NORTH OF A LINE FROM CARROLLTON TO ATLANTA TO ATHENS. * HAZARD TYPES...A MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 1 INCH AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO .10 INCHES. * TIMING...PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN AS A MIX OF FREEZING RAIN... SLEET AND SNOW MONDAY MORNING...THEN BECOME ALL RAIN BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE RAIN WILL BECOME A MIX OF FREEZING RAIN AND RAIN MONDAY NIGHT AND INTO TUESDAY MORNING BEFORE SWITCHING BACK TO RAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE PRECIPITATION WILL BRIEFLY SWITCH TO SNOW TUESDAY NIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING TO FLURRIES. * IMPACTS...ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW...SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN MAY RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS. SOME TREES AND POWER LINES MAY BE DOWNED. RESIDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO STAY OFF THE ROADS. BLACK ICE WILL LIKELY FORM AFTER THE PRECIPITATION ENDS TUESDAY NIGHT...RESULTING IN CONTINUED TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES BEYOND THE END OF THE WATCH PERIOD. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS IN THE 20S MONDAY MORNING INCREASING TO THE MID 30S MONDAY AFTERNOON. LOW TEMPERATURES MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING SHOULD DROP INTO THE LOW TO MID 30S...WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 40S ON TUESDAY. 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 PLANS...DO SO BEFORE THE EVENT STARTS. NOW IS THE TIME TO PLAN. DO NOT WAIT FOR THE WARNING! && $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind chill advisory 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 wind chill advisory went out at Feb 14, 3:41 AM EST, 12 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 14, 3:41 AM EST, 12 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 341 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 .SHORT TERM /TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY/... A DOMINATE NW FLOW ALOFT WILL CONTINUE OVER GA THROUGH SUNDAY. AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE MS RIVER VALLEY AT THIS TIME WILL PUSH THROUGH GA TONIGHT. A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT IN ADVANCE OF THE FRONT WILL CAUSE A STRONG WESTERLY WIND TODAY WITH DRY CONDITIONS AND PLENTY OF SUNSHINE. MAX TEMPS WILL RECOVER INTO THE 50S. LIMITED MOISTURE OVER THE APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS WILL BE SQUEEZED OUT BY THE APPROACHING ARCTIC FRONT OVER EXTREME NORTH GA TONIGHT. CONSEQUENTLY...BASED ON TEMPERATURES...THIS SLIGHT CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION WILL BE IN THE FORM OF SPRINKLES...BRIEF SLEET OR FLURRIES. NO ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED. A STRONG NW WIND AND COLD AIR ADVECTION WILL POUR INTO GA BEHIND THE FRONT TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. MIN TEMPS WILL BE IN THE TEENS NORTH TO LOW 30S CENTRAL GA. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL BE IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTH GA COUNTIES LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY...GENERALLY NORTH OF A LINE FROM SUMMERVILLE THROUGH JASPER AND DAWSONVILLE TO CLEVELAND. THE ARCTIC AIR WILL DOMINATE GA ON SUNDAY WITH SUNNY SKIES...VERY DRY AIR AND MAX TEMPS AROUND 20 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. THE NW WIND WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH DURING THE AFTERNOON. 16 .LONG TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/... MAIN FOCUS ON THE LONG TERM WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR A WINTER STORM OVER THE CWA. MODEL DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE ECMWF AND THE GFS STILL EXISTS WITH THE ECMWF A LITTLER FURTHER SOUTH WITH THE SURFACE LOW AND THIS PULLS THE DEEPEST MOISTURE ACROSS THE CWA MONDAY/MONDAY NIGHT BUT BY TUESDAY IT ALREADY BEGINS DRYING OUT EXTREME NORTH GA. THE GFS KEEPS DEEP MOISTURE OVER THE CWA BEGINNING LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AND NOT EXITING UNTIL TUESDAY NIGHT AS A SECONDARY SHORT WAVE ROTATES THROUGH THE UPPER TROUGH. GFS/NAM BRING MOISTURE INTO EXTREME NORTH GA LATE SUNDAY NIGHT WHILE THE ECMWF IS A BIT SLOWER. TEMPS AND PARTIAL THICKNESSES SUGGEST ALL SNOW LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. THEN IT GETS A BIT MESSY AS THE MID LEVELS WARM UP WHILE THE LOW LEVELS REMAIN COLD. THIS WILL PRODUCE A MIX OF SNOW AND SLEET ACROSS NORTH GA...AND PREDOMINANTLY RAIN WITH SOME SLEET ACROSS CENTRAL GA. ALL MODELS AGREE IN WARMING MONDAY NIGHT WITH THE LOWEST TEMPERATURES MONDAY NIGHT IN THE EVENING...THEN RISING AFTER MIDNIGHT. THIS WILL LIKELY SPREAD THE MIX OF RAIN/SLEET NORTHWARD...EVENTUALLY REACHING EXTREME NORTH GA WITH A RAIN/SNOW/SLEET MIX. AS THE SECONDARY SHORT WAVE DROPS INTO THE UPPER TROUGH...A SURGE OF COLD AIR WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CWA TUESDAY EVENING AND NIGHT CHANGING WHATEVER PRECIP IS LEFT TO SNOW OR A RAIN/SNOW MIX. WITH THE MIX OF PRECIP TYPES...SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE DIFFICULT TO FORECAST...BUT HAVING SAID THAT THERE WILL LIKELY BE ACCUMULATIONS WITH THE HIGHEST RISK OF ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS NORTH GA...MAINLY NORTH OF AN ATL-AHN LINE. WILL MAINTAIN A STRONGLY WORDED HWO FOR THIS UPCOMING STORM. FOR THE REST OF THE LONG TERM...A WEAK CLIPPER WILL MOVE RAPIDLY ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY LATE WEDNESDAY/WEDNESDAY NIGHT BUT AT THIS TIME WILL KEEP THE FORECAST DRY. ANOTHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE CWA LATE IN THE LONG TERM BRINGING ANOTHER CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW TO THE CWA...MAINLY ACROSS NORTH GA. 17 && .FIRE WEATHER... A FIRE DANGER STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED FOR ALL OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GA FROM NOON TO 600 PM EST DUE TO THE STRONG WESTERLY WIND GUSTING TO 25 MPH AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES DROPPING TO 25 PERCENT OR LESS FOR FOUR HOURS OR MORE. && .AVIATION... 06Z UPDATE... HIGH CLOUDS ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME MID LEVEL. LIGHT WEST WIND WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY TODAY WITH GUSTS TO 25KTS BY THIS AFTERNOON. //ATL CONFIDENCE...06Z UPDATE... HIGH ON ALL ELEMENTS. 16 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... ATHENS 58 22 39 24 / 5 5 0 10 ATLANTA 55 21 38 27 / 0 5 0 10 BLAIRSVILLE 51 16 32 23 / 10 20 0 20 CARTERSVILLE 55 21 35 22 / 5 5 0 20 COLUMBUS 59 28 46 28 / 0 0 0 5 GAINESVILLE 52 22 36 24 / 5 5 0 20 MACON 58 31 45 24 / 0 0 0 5 ROME 56 21 34 22 / 5 5 0 30 PEACHTREE CITY 57 25 39 23 / 0 0 0 10 VIDALIA 59 31 47 29 / 0 5 0 0 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EST SUNDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: CATOOSA...CHATTOOGA...DADE...DAWSON... FANNIN...GILMER...GORDON...LUMPKIN...MURRAY...PICKENS...TOWNS... UNION...WALKER...WHITE...WHITFIELD. && SHORT TERM...16 LONG TERM....17 AVIATION...16
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 14, 3:43 AM EST, 10 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 343 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-150845- 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- 343 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... ...HIGH FIRE DANGER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON... ...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS LATE TONIGHT EXTREME NORTH GEORGIA... VERY DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL TO AS LOW AS 20 TO 25 PERCENT AND WEST WINDS WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. THE DRY AIR...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW FUEL MOISTURE VALUES WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. SEE THE LATEST FIRE DANGER STATEMENT FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. WIND CHILL INDEX VALUES WILL DROP TO THE SINGLE DIGITS ACROSS EXTREME NORTH GEORGIA LATE TONIGHT. FOR MORE INFORMATION SEE THE LATEST WIND CHILL ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY... A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA BEGINNING LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUING INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL SPREAD A MIX OF RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. AT THIS TIME NORTH GEORGIA WILL HAVE THE HIGHEST RISK OF SEEING ACCUMULATIONS OF SLEET AND SNOW. AS THIS IS A DEVELOPING STORM SYSTEM...PLEASE MONITOR THE FORECAST AS CHANGES ARE LIKELY WITH FUTURE UPDATES. ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION FRIDAY BRINGING ANOTHER RISK OF RAIN AND SNOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 14, 3:52 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | FFC | Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Carroll, Catoosa, Chattooga and 42 more | 24 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.