Alert archive / Georgia / Winter Storm Warnings in 2015
Winter Storm Warning 4, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this winter storm warning at Feb 24, 2015, 3:33 PM EST for 45 counties in Georgia. It took effect at Feb 25, 2015, 10:00 AM EST. It was in force for 24 hr. 57 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 24, 2015, 3:33 PM EST (20:33 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 25, 2015, 10:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Feb 26, 2015, 10:00 AM EST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
All 45 counties
Banks County, GA, Barrow County, GA, Bartow County, GA, Carroll County, GA, Catoosa County, GA, Chattooga County, GA, Cherokee County, GA, Clarke County, GA, Clayton County, GA, Cobb County, GA, Coweta County, GA, Dade County, GA, Dawson County, GA, DeKalb County, GA, Douglas County, GA, Fannin County, GA, Fayette County, GA, Floyd County, GA, Forsyth County, GA, Fulton County, GA, Gilmer County, GA, Gordon County, GA, Gwinnett County, GA, Hall County, GA, Haralson County, GA, Heard County, GA, Henry County, GA, Jackson County, GA, Lumpkin County, GA, Madison County, GA, Morgan County, GA, Murray County, GA, Newton County, GA, Oconee County, GA, Oglethorpe County, GA, Paulding County, GA, Pickens County, GA, Polk County, GA, Rockdale County, GA, Towns County, GA, Union County, GA, Walker County, GA, Walton County, GA, White County, GA, Whitfield County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:39 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 25, 12:46 PM EST | SLEET 0 | Madison, GA | SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN HAS BEGUN TO FALL ACROSS MORGAN COUNTY PER THE EM. |
| Feb 25, 1:24 PM EST | SLEET 0 | Dallas, GA | SLEET HAS BEEN REPORTED IN PAULDING COUNTY. |
| Feb 25, 1:37 PM EST | SLEET 0 | Cedartown, GA | POLK EM REPORTED SLEET NOW FALLING IN THE COUNTY. |
| Feb 25, 1:49 PM EST | SLEET 0 | Marietta, GA | DOBBINS ARB REPORTING ICE PELLETS ON THEIR OBSERVATION. |
| Feb 25, 3:20 PM EST | SNOW 0.3 | 2 N Cedartown, GA | THE SNOW BEGAN AROUND 240 PM AND IS CONTINUING. |
| Feb 25, 3:42 PM EST | SLEET 0.5 | 2 E Roswell, GA | THE PUBLIC REPORTED HEAVY SLEET MIXING WITH SNOW BUT THE SLEET ACCUMULATED. |
| Feb 25, 3:51 PM EST | SLEET 0.3 | 1 N Morrow, GA | SLEET ACCUMULATED TO AT LEAST ONE QUARTER INCH. |
| Feb 25, 4:17 PM EST | SNOW 1 | Rome, GA | THIS ONE INCH TOTAL OCCURED IN JUST OVER AN HOUR. |
| Feb 25, 4:20 PM EST | SNOW 1 | Calhoun, GA | PUBLIC REPORTED ONE INCH OF SNOW ACCUMULATION EARLY ON IN THE EVENT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. |
| Feb 25, 5:04 PM EST | SNOW 2 | Cartersville, GA | PUBLIC REPORTED THIS AMOUNT. SNOW CONTINUING. |
| Feb 25, 5:06 PM EST | SNOW 2 | Cedartown, GA | THE SNOW WAS MEASURED ON ELEVATED STAIRS. |
| Feb 25, 5:07 PM EST | SNOW 1.2 | 1 N Dahlonega, GA | SNOW CONTINUES TO FALL AT THIS LOCATION. |
| Feb 25, 5:22 PM EST | SNOW 2 | Ellijay, GA | RECEIVED THIS REPORT FROM THE COUNTY EM. |
| Feb 25, 5:28 PM EST | SNOW 3 | 5 Se Adairsville, GA | THIS IS A STORM TOTAL. |
| Feb 25, 5:30 PM EST | SNOW 1.3 | Trenton, GA | RECEIVED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. |
| Feb 25, 5:30 PM EST | SNOW 2.5 | Talking Rock, GA | PUBLIC MEASURED SNOWFALL OF 2.5 INCHES IN TALKING ROCK. |
| Feb 25, 5:49 PM EST | SNOW 2 | Summerville, GA | RECEIVED NWSCHAT FROM THE EM |
| Feb 25, 5:54 PM EST | SNOW 3 | Ellijay, GA | RECEIVED THIS REPORT FROM THE COUNTY EM. |
| Feb 25, 6:00 PM EST | SNOW 2.6 | Sautee, GA | |
| Feb 25, 6:01 PM EST | SNOW 2.3 | 1 N Dallas, GA | RECEIVED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA |
| Feb 25, 6:04 PM EST | SNOW 2 | Dawsonville, GA | THIS SNOW FELL IN 1.5 HOURS. |
| Feb 25, 6:20 PM EST | SNOW 2.5 | 2 N Cedartown, GA | THE SNOW BEGAN AROUND 240 PM AND IS CONTINUING. |
| Feb 25, 6:30 PM EST | SNOW 3 | Cedartown, GA | PUBLIC REPORTED 3 INCHES OF SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. |
| Feb 25, 7:00 PM EST | SNOW 3.4 | 3 Se Jasper, GA | |
| Feb 25, 7:32 PM EST | SNOW 3 | Ringgold, GA | PUBLIC REPORTED 3 INCHES OF SNOW IN RINGGOLD. |
| Feb 25, 7:39 PM EST | SNOW 3 | Jasper, GA | PUBLIC REPORTED 3 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. |
| Feb 25, 7:40 PM EST | SNOW 2 | Woodstock, GA | PUBLIC REPORTED 2 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IN WOODSTOCK VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. SLEET BEGAN AFTER THE SNOW ACCUMULATED |
| Feb 25, 7:55 PM EST | SNOW 4 | Adairsville, GA | PUBLIC MEASURED ABOUT 4 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IN ADAIRSVILLE. |
| Feb 25, 7:55 PM EST | SNOW 4 | Ellijay, GA | RECEIVED THIS REPORT FROM THE COUNTY EM. |
| Feb 25, 8:22 PM EST | SNOW 3.5 | Rome, GA | AMATEUR RADIO OPERATOR REPORTED SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION OF 3.5 INCHES. THE SNOWFALL HAD ENDED AT THE TIME OF THE REPORT. |
| Feb 25, 8:39 PM EST | SNOW 3 | Dalton, GA | EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTED SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION OF 2.9 INCHES. LIGHT SNOW WAS CONTINUING TO FALL AT THE TIME OF THE REPORT. |
| Feb 25, 9:08 PM EST | SNOW 7 | Trenton, GA | TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6.5 INCHES ON CONCRETE AND ASPHALT AND 7.5 INCHES ON GRASSY SURFACES. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WERE OBSERVED WITHIN SEVERAL MESOSCALE BANDS. |
| Feb 25, 9:15 PM EST | SNOW 4 | 1 N Dahlonega, GA | SKYWARN COORDINATOR REPORTED SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 INCHES AT AN ELEVATION OF 1540FT JUST NORTH OF DAHLONEGA. |
| Feb 25, 9:30 PM EST | SNOW 6.5 | Summerville, GA | PUBLIC REPORTED SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6.5 INCHES IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF CHATTOOGA COUNTY...ABOVE 1500FT. |
| Feb 25, 9:51 PM EST | SNOW 6 | Summerville, GA | EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTED 6 INCHES OF SNOW IN SUMMERVILLE...WITH HEAVY SNOW STILL FALLING. |
| Feb 25, 10:17 PM EST | SNOW 4 | Dalton, GA | EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTED SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION OF 4.0 INCHES. LIGHT SNOW WAS CONTINUING TO FALL AT THE TIME OF THE REPORT. |
| Feb 25, 10:20 PM EST | SNOW 6.1 | 1 N Indian Springs, GA | TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION OF 6.10 INCHES WAS REPORTED AT 1020 PM. MODERATE SNOWFALL CONTINUED AT TIME OF OBSERVATION. |
| Feb 25, 10:32 PM EST | SNOW 5 | Ellijay, GA | EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTED SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 5 INCHES. |
| Feb 26, 12:00 AM EST | SNOW 5 | Dalton, GA | EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTS 5 INCHES OF STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL WITH LIGHT SNOW CONTINUING AT TIME OF OBSERVATION. |
| Feb 26, 12:02 AM EST | SNOW 7 | Ringgold, GA | EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTS 7.0 INCHES OF STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL WITH SNOW CONTINUING. |
| Feb 26, 12:05 AM EST | SNOW 5.5 | Hiawassee, GA | 911 CENTER REPORTS STORM TOTAL SNOW OF 5.5 INCHES AT THE EOC BUT 8 INCHES IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. |
| Feb 26, 12:05 AM EST | SNOW 7.5 | Blairsville, GA | PUBLIC REPORTS 7.5 INCHES OF STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN BLAIRSVILLE WITH SNOW CONTINUING AT TIME OF OBSERVATION. |
| Feb 26, 12:08 AM EST | SNOW 5 | 1 Sse Brookwood, GA | EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTS 5.0 INCHES OF STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OFF WILKERSON ROAD WITH SNOW CONTINUNG AT TIME OF OBSERVATION. |
| Feb 26, 12:08 AM EST | SNOW 5.5 | Blue Ridge, GA | 911 CENTER REPORTS 5.5 INCHES OF STORM TOTAL SNOW. |
| Feb 26, 12:10 AM EST | SNOW 5 | Rome, GA | EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTS 5 INCHES OF STORM TOTAL SNOW IN ROME WITH PUBLIC REPORTING 6 TO 8 INCHES TO THE NORTH. |
| Feb 26, 12:10 AM EST | SNOW 5.5 | Ellijay, GA | PUBLIC REPORTS 5.5 INCHES OF STORM TOTAL SNOW IN ELLIJAY. |
| Feb 26, 12:14 AM EST | SNOW 8 | Chatsworth, GA | EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTS AROUND 5 INCHES OF STORM TOTAL SNOW NEAR CHATSWORTH BUT CLOSE TO 8 INCHES ACROSS WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY. |
| Feb 26, 12:20 AM EST | SNOW 2.5 | 1 E Roswell, GA | PUBLIC REPORTED 2.5 INCHES OF STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL. |
| Feb 26, 12:20 AM EST | SNOW 4 | 1 E Tesnatee, GA | EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTS UP TO 4 INCHES OF STORM TOTAL SNOW OVER SOUTHWEST PORTION OF COUNTY WITH LIGHT SNOW CONTINUING AT TIME OF OBSERVATION. |
| Feb 26, 12:20 AM EST | SNOW 7 | Flintstone, GA | PUBLIC REPORTED 7 INCHES OF STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL. |
| Feb 26, 12:20 AM EST | SNOW 9 | Ringgold, GA | PUBLIC REPORTS VARYING AMOUNTS AROUND THE RINGOLD AREA FROM 7 TO 9 INCHES OF STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL. |
| Feb 26, 12:23 AM EST | SNOW 5.5 | 1 E Tunnel Hill, GA | TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTS 5.5 INCHES OF STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL WITH LIGHT SNOW CONTINUING AT THE TIME OF OBSERVATION. |
| Feb 26, 12:24 AM EST | SNOW 8 | Cedartown, GA | 911 CENTER REPORTS 7 TO 8 INCHES OF STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACROSS THE COUNTY... |
| Feb 26, 12:25 AM EST | SNOW 6 | Jasper, GA | PUBLIC REPORTS 6 INCHES OF STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL. |
| Feb 26, 12:46 AM EST | SNOW 7.8 | Armuchee, GA | PUBLIC REPORTS 7.75 INCHES OF STORM TOTAL SNOW ON TURKEY MOUNTAIN. |
| Feb 26, 12:52 AM EST | SNOW 9 | Stephensville, GA | PUBLIC REPORTS 9 INCHES OF STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AT SAND MOUNTAIN. |
| Feb 26, 12:54 AM EST | SNOW 9 | Oakman, GA | PUBLIC REPORTS 9.0 INCHES OF STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 249 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
- 909 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 79 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 13 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 148 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
774 WWUS42 KFFC 242033 WSWFFC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 333 PM EST TUE FEB 24 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY THROUGH 10 AM THURSDAY... GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>038-041>049-052>055-057-250645- /O.UPG.KFFC.WS.A.0003.150225T1500Z-150226T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KFFC.WS.W.0004.150225T1500Z-150226T1500Z/ DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS- CHATTOOGA-GORDON-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE-FLOYD-BARTOW- CHEROKEE-FORSYTH-HALL-BANKS-JACKSON-MADISON-POLK-PAULDING-COBB- NORTH FULTON-GWINNETT-BARROW-CLARKE-OCONEE-OGLETHORPE-HARALSON- CARROLL-DOUGLAS-SOUTH FULTON-DEKALB-ROCKDALE-WALTON-NEWTON-MORGAN- HEARD-COWETA-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-HENRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALHOUN...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND... ROME...CARTERSVILLE...GAINESVILLE...MARIETTA...ATLANTA... LAWRENCEVILLE...ATHENS...CARROLLTON...DOUGLASVILLE...EAST POINT... DECATUR...CONYERS...COVINGTON...NEWNAN...PEACHTREE CITY 333 PM EST TUE FEB 24 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM NEWNAN TO COVINGTON TO ATHENS. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW POSSIBLY MIXING WITH RAIN AT TIMES. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES WITH UP TO 6 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTH AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA. LOWER AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE ATLANTA METRO AREA AND ALONG THE SOUTHERN FRINGE OF THE WARNING AREA. * TIMING...10 AM WEDNESDAY THROUGH 10 AM THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW ALONG WITH NEAR OR BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN SLICK ROADWAYS AND MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. * VISIBILITIES...VISIBILITIES WILL BE GREATLY REDUCED DURING SOME OF THE EXPECTED HEAVIER SNOW RATES DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN STEADY OR FALL THROUGH THE DAY TO NEAR FREEZING AS SNOWFALL RATES INCREASE. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN STEADY NEAR OR BELOW FREEZING THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS INTO THURSDAY MORNING. 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. HEAVY...WET SNOW CAN BREAK TREE LIMBS AND DOWN POWER LINES... PARTICULARLY IN THE AREA IMPACTED BY LAST WEEKS ICE STORM. STAY INDOORS AWAY FROM THESE HAZARDS...AND PREPARE FOR POWER OUTAGES BY HAVING FLASHLIGHTS AND EMERGENCY SUPPLIES READY. && $$
6 follow-up statements
757 WWUS42 KFFC 250236 WSWFFC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 936 PM EST TUE FEB 24 2015 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>038-041>049-052>055-057-251045- /O.CON.KFFC.WS.W.0004.150225T1500Z-150226T1500Z/ DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS- CHATTOOGA-GORDON-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE-FLOYD-BARTOW- CHEROKEE-FORSYTH-HALL-BANKS-JACKSON-MADISON-POLK-PAULDING-COBB- NORTH FULTON-GWINNETT-BARROW-CLARKE-OCONEE-OGLETHORPE-HARALSON- CARROLL-DOUGLAS-SOUTH FULTON-DEKALB-ROCKDALE-WALTON-NEWTON-MORGAN- HEARD-COWETA-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-HENRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALHOUN...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND... ROME...CARTERSVILLE...GAINESVILLE...MARIETTA...ATLANTA... LAWRENCEVILLE...ATHENS...CARROLLTON...DOUGLASVILLE...EAST POINT... DECATUR...CONYERS...COVINGTON...NEWNAN...PEACHTREE CITY 936 PM EST TUE FEB 24 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM NEWNAN TO COVINGTON TO ATHENS. * HAZARD TYPES...RAIN OR A RAIN SNOW MIX BEGINNING WEDNESDAY MORNING...THEN BECOMING ALL SNOW DURING THE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. ALTHOUGH THE SNOW WILL END FROM THE WEST LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...BLACK ICE WILL CAUSE SLICK ROADS INTO THURSDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES WITH UP TO 6 INCHES IN A BAND FROM NEAR CEDARTOWN AND ROME...NORTHEAST TO THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTH AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA. LOWER AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE ATLANTA METRO AREA AND ALONG THE SOUTHERN FRINGE OF THE WARNING AREA. * TIMING...10 AM WEDNESDAY THROUGH 10 AM THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW ALONG WITH NEAR OR BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN SLICK ROADWAYS AND MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. * VISIBILITIES...VISIBILITIES WILL BE GREATLY REDUCED DURING SOME OF THE EXPECTED HEAVIER SNOW RATES DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN STEADY OR FALL THROUGH THE DAY TO NEAR FREEZING AS SNOWFALL RATES INCREASE. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN STEADY NEAR OR BELOW FREEZING THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS INTO THURSDAY MORNING. 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. HEAVY...WET SNOW CAN BREAK TREE LIMBS AND DOWN POWER LINES... PARTICULARLY IN THE AREA IMPACTED BY LAST WEEKS ICE STORM. STAY INDOORS AWAY FROM THESE HAZARDS...AND PREPARE FOR POWER OUTAGES BY HAVING FLASHLIGHTS AND EMERGENCY SUPPLIES READY. && $$
983 WWUS42 KFFC 250904 WSWFFC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 404 AM EST WED FEB 25 2015 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-030>035-041-251715- /O.CON.KFFC.WS.W.0004.150225T1500Z-150226T1500Z/ DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS- CHATTOOGA-GORDON-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE-FLOYD-BARTOW- CHEROKEE-FORSYTH-HALL-BANKS-JACKSON-POLK-PAULDING-COBB- NORTH FULTON-GWINNETT-BARROW-HARALSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALHOUN...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND... ROME...CARTERSVILLE...GAINESVILLE...MARIETTA...ATLANTA... LAWRENCEVILLE 404 AM EST WED FEB 25 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...GENERALLY NORTH OF A LINE FROM BUCHANAN TO ROSWELL TO JEFFERSON. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. BLACK ICE WILL ALSO CAUSE SLICK ROADS THURSDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING...10 AM TODAY THROUGH 10 AM THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW AND ICE ON ROADWAYS. * TEMPERATURES...UPPER 20S THIS MORNING RISING TO 28 TO 32 THIS AFTERNOON AND REMAINING STEADY THROUGH THE NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HEAVY...WET SNOW CAN BREAK TREE LIMBS AND DOWN POWER LINES... PARTICULARLY IN THE AREA IMPACTED BY LAST WEEKS ICE STORM. STAY INDOORS AWAY FROM THESE HAZARDS...AND PREPARE FOR POWER OUTAGES BY HAVING FLASHLIGHTS AND EMERGENCY SUPPLIES READY. && $$ GAZ027-036>038-042>049-052>055-057-251715- /O.CON.KFFC.WS.W.0004.150225T1500Z-150226T1500Z/ MADISON-CLARKE-OCONEE-OGLETHORPE-CARROLL-DOUGLAS-SOUTH FULTON- DEKALB-ROCKDALE-WALTON-NEWTON-MORGAN-HEARD-COWETA-FAYETTE-CLAYTON- HENRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATHENS...CARROLLTON...DOUGLASVILLE... EAST POINT...DECATUR...CONYERS...COVINGTON...NEWNAN... PEACHTREE CITY 404 AM EST WED FEB 25 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...AREAS ROUGHLY ALONG A LINE FROM NEWNAN TO COVINGTON TO ATHENS INCLUDING SOUTH PARTS OF THE ATLANTA METRO AREA. * HAZARD TYPES...RAIN AND SNOW CHANGING TO ALL SNOW AROUND SUNSET. BLACK ICE MAY ALSO FORM IN SPOTS THURSDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES. * TIMING...3 PM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH 10 AM THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW AND ICE ON ROADWAYS. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND FREEZING THIS MORNING RISING TO 35 TO 40 THIS AFTERNOON THEN FALLING TO 30 TO 32 BY MIDNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HEAVY...WET SNOW CAN BREAK TREE LIMBS AND DOWN POWER LINES... PARTICULARLY IN THE AREA IMPACTED BY LAST WEEKS ICE STORM. STAY INDOORS AWAY FROM THESE HAZARDS...AND PREPARE FOR POWER OUTAGES BY HAVING FLASHLIGHTS AND EMERGENCY SUPPLIES READY. && $$
430 WWUS42 KFFC 251740 WSWFFC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1240 PM EST WED FEB 25 2015 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-030>035-041-260145- /O.CON.KFFC.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-150226T1500Z/ DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS- CHATTOOGA-GORDON-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE-FLOYD-BARTOW- CHEROKEE-FORSYTH-HALL-BANKS-JACKSON-POLK-PAULDING-COBB- NORTH FULTON-GWINNETT-BARROW-HARALSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALHOUN...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND... ROME...CARTERSVILLE...GAINESVILLE...MARIETTA...ATLANTA... LAWRENCEVILLE 1240 PM EST WED FEB 25 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...GENERALLY NORTH OF A LINE FROM BUCHANAN TO ROSWELL TO JEFFERSON. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. BLACK ICE WILL ALSO CAUSE SLICK ROADS THURSDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING...NOW THROUGH 10 AM THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW AND ICE ON ROADWAYS. * TEMPERATURES...LOW TO MID 30S THIS AFTERNOON AND LOWERING TO 28 TO 32 THIS EVENING AND REMAINING STEADY THROUGH THE NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HEAVY...WET SNOW CAN BREAK TREE LIMBS AND DOWN POWER LINES... PARTICULARLY IN THE AREA IMPACTED BY LAST WEEKS ICE STORM. STAY INDOORS AWAY FROM THESE HAZARDS...AND PREPARE FOR POWER OUTAGES BY HAVING FLASHLIGHTS AND EMERGENCY SUPPLIES READY. && $$ GAZ027-036>038-042>049-052>055-057-260145- /O.CON.KFFC.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-150226T1500Z/ MADISON-CLARKE-OCONEE-OGLETHORPE-CARROLL-DOUGLAS-SOUTH FULTON- DEKALB-ROCKDALE-WALTON-NEWTON-MORGAN-HEARD-COWETA-FAYETTE-CLAYTON- HENRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATHENS...CARROLLTON...DOUGLASVILLE... EAST POINT...DECATUR...CONYERS...COVINGTON...NEWNAN... PEACHTREE CITY 1240 PM EST WED FEB 25 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...AREAS ROUGHLY ALONG A LINE FROM NEWNAN TO COVINGTON TO ATHENS INCLUDING SOUTH PARTS OF THE ATLANTA METRO AREA. * HAZARD TYPES...RAIN AND SLEET CHANGING TO ALL SNOW AROUND SUNSET. BLACK ICE MAY ALSO FORM IN SPOTS THURSDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES. * TIMING...3 PM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH 10 AM THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW AND ICE ON ROADWAYS. * TEMPERATURES...35 TO 40 THIS AFTERNOON THEN FALLING TO 30 TO 32 BY MIDNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HEAVY...WET SNOW CAN BREAK TREE LIMBS AND DOWN POWER LINES... PARTICULARLY IN THE AREA IMPACTED BY LAST WEEKS ICE STORM. STAY INDOORS AWAY FROM THESE HAZARDS...AND PREPARE FOR POWER OUTAGES BY HAVING FLASHLIGHTS AND EMERGENCY SUPPLIES READY. && $$
486 WWUS42 KFFC 252019 WSWFFC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 319 PM EST WED FEB 25 2015 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-030>035-041-260430- /O.CON.KFFC.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-150226T1500Z/ DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS- CHATTOOGA-GORDON-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE-FLOYD-BARTOW- CHEROKEE-FORSYTH-HALL-BANKS-JACKSON-POLK-PAULDING-COBB- NORTH FULTON-GWINNETT-BARROW-HARALSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALHOUN...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND... ROME...CARTERSVILLE...GAINESVILLE...MARIETTA...ATLANTA... LAWRENCEVILLE 319 PM EST WED FEB 25 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...GENERALLY NORTH OF A LINE FROM BUCHANAN TO ROSWELL TO JEFFERSON. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. BLACK ICE WILL ALSO CAUSE SLICK ROADS THURSDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING...NOW THROUGH 10 AM THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW AND ICE ON ROADWAYS. * TEMPERATURES...LOW TO MID 30S THIS AFTERNOON AND LOWERING TO 28 TO 32 THIS EVENING AND REMAINING STEADY THROUGH THE NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HEAVY...WET SNOW CAN BREAK TREE LIMBS AND DOWN POWER LINES... PARTICULARLY IN THE AREA IMPACTED BY LAST WEEKS ICE STORM. STAY INDOORS AWAY FROM THESE HAZARDS...AND PREPARE FOR POWER OUTAGES BY HAVING FLASHLIGHTS AND EMERGENCY SUPPLIES READY. && $$ GAZ027-036>038-042>049-052>055-057-260430- /O.CON.KFFC.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-150226T1500Z/ MADISON-CLARKE-OCONEE-OGLETHORPE-CARROLL-DOUGLAS-SOUTH FULTON- DEKALB-ROCKDALE-WALTON-NEWTON-MORGAN-HEARD-COWETA-FAYETTE-CLAYTON- HENRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATHENS...CARROLLTON...DOUGLASVILLE... EAST POINT...DECATUR...CONYERS...COVINGTON...NEWNAN... PEACHTREE CITY 319 PM EST WED FEB 25 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...AREAS ROUGHLY ALONG A LINE FROM NEWNAN TO COVINGTON TO ATHENS INCLUDING SOUTH PARTS OF THE ATLANTA METRO AREA. * HAZARD TYPES...RAIN AND SLEET CHANGING TO ALL SNOW AROUND SUNSET. BLACK ICE MAY ALSO FORM IN SPOTS THURSDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES. * TIMING...3 PM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH 10 AM THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW AND ICE ON ROADWAYS. * TEMPERATURES...MID TO UPPER 30S THIS AFTERNOON THEN FALLING TO 30 TO 32 THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HEAVY...WET SNOW CAN BREAK TREE LIMBS AND DOWN POWER LINES... PARTICULARLY IN THE AREA IMPACTED BY LAST WEEKS ICE STORM. STAY INDOORS AWAY FROM THESE HAZARDS...AND PREPARE FOR POWER OUTAGES BY HAVING FLASHLIGHTS AND EMERGENCY SUPPLIES READY. && $$
657 WWUS42 KFFC 260144 WSWFFC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 844 PM EST WED FEB 25 2015 GAZ046-048-049-052>055-057-260245- /O.CAN.KFFC.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-150226T1500Z/ ROCKDALE-NEWTON-MORGAN-HEARD-COWETA-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-HENRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONYERS...COVINGTON...NEWNAN... PEACHTREE CITY 844 PM EST WED FEB 25 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. WARM AIR MOVING NORTHWARD INTO THE SOUTHERN ATLANTA METRO COUNTIES WILL KEEP SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS FROM MATERIALIZING. AS A RESULT THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. FLURRIES OR LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...BUT NO ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. PATCHY BLACK ICE IS POSSIBLE EARLY THURSDAY MORNING AS TEMPERATURES DROP BELOW FREEZING. SEE THE LATEST SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. $$ GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>038-041>045-047-260945- /O.CON.KFFC.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-150226T1500Z/ DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS- CHATTOOGA-GORDON-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE-FLOYD-BARTOW- CHEROKEE-FORSYTH-HALL-BANKS-JACKSON-MADISON-POLK-PAULDING-COBB- NORTH FULTON-GWINNETT-BARROW-CLARKE-OCONEE-OGLETHORPE-HARALSON- CARROLL-DOUGLAS-SOUTH FULTON-DEKALB-WALTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALHOUN...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND... ROME...CARTERSVILLE...GAINESVILLE...MARIETTA...ATLANTA... LAWRENCEVILLE...ATHENS...CARROLLTON...DOUGLASVILLE...EAST POINT... DECATUR 844 PM EST WED FEB 25 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...GENERALLY NORTH OF A LINE FROM CARROLLTON TO ATLANTA TO ATHENS. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN. BLACK ICE WILL ALSO CAUSE SLICK ROADS THURSDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...NORTH OF A LINE FROM CEDARTOWN TO DAWSONVILLE TO HOMER...ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES. SOUTH OF THIS LINE...UP TO 0.5 INCHES OF SNOWFALL AND 0.10 INCHES OF ICE. LOCALLY HIGHER SNOW AMOUNTS POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING...BEST CHANCES THROUGH 2 AM...WITH SLIGHT CHANCES OF ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL THROUGH 10 AM THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW AND ICE ON ROADWAYS. DRIVERS ARE URGED TO AVOID TRAVEL OR USE EXTREME CAUTION. * TEMPERATURES...LOW TO MID 30S THIS EVENING...LOWERING TO 28 TO 32 THIS EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HEAVY...WET SNOW CAN BREAK TREE LIMBS AND DOWN POWER LINES... PARTICULARLY IN THE AREA IMPACTED BY LAST WEEKS ICE STORM. STAY INDOORS AWAY FROM THESE HAZARDS...AND PREPARE FOR POWER OUTAGES BY HAVING FLASHLIGHTS AND EMERGENCY SUPPLIES READY. && $$
364 WWUS42 KFFC 260904 WSWFFC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 404 AM EST THU FEB 26 2015 GAZ022>025-027-031>038-041>045-047-261500- /O.CAN.KFFC.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-150226T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KFFC.WW.Y.0008.150226T0904Z-150226T1500Z/ FORSYTH-HALL-BANKS-JACKSON-MADISON-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 404 AM EST THU FEB 26 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLACK ICE AND LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW ON SOME ROADWAYS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...GENERALLY ALONG A LINE FROM CARROLLTON TO ATLANTA TO ATHENS. * HAZARD TYPES...BLACK ICE ON AREA ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY ELEVATED SURFACES. * TIMING...THROUGH 10 AM THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO BLACK ICE ON ROADWAYS. DRIVERS ARE URGED TO AVOID TRAVEL OR USE EXTREME CAUTION. * TEMPERATURES...28 TO 32 DEGREES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLACK ICE MEANS RESIDUAL MOISTURE ON ROADWAYS WILL FREEZE THIS MORNING MAKING FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. && $$ GAZ001>009-011>016-019>021-030-261500- /O.CON.KFFC.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-150226T1500Z/ DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS- CHATTOOGA-GORDON-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE-FLOYD-BARTOW- CHEROKEE-POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALHOUN...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND... ROME...CARTERSVILLE 404 AM EST THU FEB 26 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...GENERALLY NORTH OF A LINE FROM CEDARTOWN TO CANTON TO CLEVELAND. * HAZARD TYPES...ACCUMULATED SNOW REMAINS ON AREA ROADWAYS AND BLACK ICE WILL ALSO CAUSE SLICK ROADS THIS MORNING. * TIMING...THROUGH 10 AM. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO ACCUMULATED SNOW AND ICE ON ROADWAYS. DRIVERS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION. * TEMPERATURES...28 TO 32 DEGREES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ACCUMULATED SNOW FROM LAST EVENINGS STORM ALONG WITH BLACK ICE WILL MAKE FOR VERY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 3:19 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | FFC | Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Carroll, Catoosa, Chattooga and 39 more | 12 hr |
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