Alert archive / Georgia / Freeze Warnings in 2016
Freeze Warning 2, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this freeze warning at Mar 21, 2016, 2:14 AM EDT for 28 counties in Georgia. It took effect at Mar 22, 2016, 12:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 10 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 21, 2016, 2:14 AM EDT (06:14 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 22, 2016, 12:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Mar 22, 2016, 10:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
All 28 counties
Bartow County, GA, Carroll County, GA, Catoosa County, GA, Chattooga County, GA, Cherokee County, GA, Cobb County, GA, Coweta County, GA, Dade County, GA, Dawson County, GA, Douglas County, GA, Fannin County, GA, Fayette County, GA, Floyd County, GA, Fulton County, GA, Gilmer County, GA, Gordon County, GA, Haralson County, GA, Heard County, GA, Lumpkin County, GA, Murray County, GA, Paulding County, GA, Pickens County, GA, Polk County, GA, Towns County, GA, Union County, GA, Walker County, GA, White County, GA, Whitfield County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 104 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 6.2 hours before the alert went out and 104 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
- 2328 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 66 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -100 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -37 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
723 WWUS72 KFFC 210614 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 214 AM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 GAZ005>009-014>016-211500- /O.NEW.KFFC.FZ.W.0002.160322T0400Z-160322T1400Z/ /O.CON.KFFC.FZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160321T1400Z/ MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND 214 AM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING... ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY CONTINUES THE FREEZW WARNING THROUGH 10 AM THIS MORNING... AND HAS ISSUED A NEW FREEZE WARNING... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EDT TUESDAY. * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA...MAINLY ALONG AND NORTH OF A CHATSWORTH TO DAHLONEGA TO CLEVELAND LINE. * TEMPERATURES...26 TO 32 DEGREES. * TIMING...TEMPERATURES AT OR BELOW FREEZING THROUGH 10 AM THIS MORNING... THEN AGAIN FALLING AT OR BELOW FREEZING SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND LASTING THROUGH AROUND 10 AM TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...THE EARLY SEASON BLOOMING OF FOLIAGE ACROSS THE STATE WILL RESULT IN DAMAGE TO SENSITIVE VEGETATION WITH TEMPERATURES BELOW FREEZING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO THREATEN OUTDOOR PLANTS. THOSE WITH AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS IN THE WARNED AREA ARE ADVISED TO HARVEST OR PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. && $$
4 follow-up statements
474 WWUS72 KFFC 210752 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 352 AM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 GAZ005>009-014>016-211500- /O.CON.KFFC.FZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160321T1400Z/ /O.CON.KFFC.FZ.W.0002.160322T0400Z-160322T1400Z/ MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND 352 AM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING... ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY CONTINUES THE FREEZE WARNING THROUGH 10 AM THIS MORNING... AND HAS ISSUED A NEW FREEZE WARNING... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EDT TUESDAY. * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA...MAINLY ALONG AND NORTH OF A CHATSWORTH TO DAHLONEGA TO CLEVELAND LINE. * TEMPERATURES...26 TO 32 DEGREES. * TIMING...TEMPERATURES AT OR BELOW FREEZING THROUGH 10 AM THIS MORNING... THEN AGAIN FALLING AT OR BELOW FREEZING SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND LASTING THROUGH AROUND 10 AM TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...THE EARLY SEASON BLOOMING OF FOLIAGE ACROSS THE STATE WILL RESULT IN DAMAGE TO SENSITIVE VEGETATION WITH TEMPERATURES BELOW FREEZING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO THREATEN OUTDOOR PLANTS. THOSE WITH AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS IN THE WARNED AREA ARE ADVISED TO HARVEST OR PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. && $$
903 WWUS72 KFFC 211453 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1053 AM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 GAZ001>004-011>013-019>021-030>032-041>044-052>054-221400- /O.EXA.KFFC.FZ.W.0002.160322T0400Z-160322T1400Z/ DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-CHATTOOGA-GORDON-PICKENS-FLOYD- BARTOW-CHEROKEE-POLK-PAULDING-COBB-HARALSON-CARROLL-DOUGLAS- SOUTH FULTON-HEARD-COWETA-FAYETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALHOUN...ROME...CARTERSVILLE... MARIETTA...CARROLLTON...DOUGLASVILLE...EAST POINT...NEWNAN... PEACHTREE CITY 1053 AM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EDT TUESDAY. * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST AND WEST GEORGIA. * TEMPERATURES...29 TO 32 DEGREES. * TIMING...TEMPERATURES FALLING AT OR BELOW FREEZING AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND LASTING THROUGH AROUND 10 AM TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...THE EARLY SEASON BLOOMING OF FOLIAGE ACROSS THE STATE WILL RESULT IN DAMAGE TO SENSITIVE VEGETATION WITH TEMPERATURES BELOW FREEZING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO THREATEN OUTDOOR PLANTS. THOSE WITH AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS IN THE WARNED AREA ARE ADVISED TO HARVEST OR PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. && $$ GAZ005>009-014>016-221400- /O.CON.KFFC.FZ.W.0002.160322T0400Z-160322T1400Z/ MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND 1053 AM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EDT TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA...MAINLY ALONG AND NORTH OF A CHATSWORTH TO DAHLONEGA TO CLEVELAND LINE. * TEMPERATURES...26 TO 32 DEGREES. * TIMING...TEMPERATURES FALLING AT OR BELOW FREEZING SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND LASTING THROUGH AROUND 10 AM TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...THE EARLY SEASON BLOOMING OF FOLIAGE ACROSS THE STATE WILL RESULT IN DAMAGE TO SENSITIVE VEGETATION WITH TEMPERATURES BELOW FREEZING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO THREATEN OUTDOOR PLANTS. THOSE WITH AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS IN THE WARNED AREA ARE ADVISED TO HARVEST OR PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. && $$ GAZ022>025-027-033>039-045>051-055>062-066>073-078>082-089>094- 102>104-221400- /O.NEW.KFFC.FR.Y.0001.160322T0400Z-160322T1400Z/ FORSYTH-HALL-BANKS-JACKSON-MADISON-NORTH FULTON-GWINNETT-BARROW- CLARKE-OCONEE-OGLETHORPE-WILKES-DEKALB-ROCKDALE-WALTON-NEWTON- MORGAN-GREENE-TALIAFERRO-CLAYTON-SPALDING-HENRY-BUTTS-JASPER- PUTNAM-HANCOCK-WARREN-TROUP-MERIWETHER-PIKE-UPSON-LAMAR-MONROE- JONES-BALDWIN-HARRIS-TALBOT-TAYLOR-CRAWFORD-BIBB-MUSCOGEE- CHATTAHOOCHEE-MARION-SCHLEY-MACON-PEACH-STEWART-WEBSTER-SUMTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GAINESVILLE...ATLANTA...LAWRENCEVILLE... ATHENS...DECATUR...CONYERS...COVINGTON...GRIFFIN... MILLEDGEVILLE...MACON...COLUMBUS...LUMPKIN...AMERICUS 1053 AM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A FROST ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EDT TUESDAY. * LOCATIONS...GENERALLY AREAS SOUTH AND EAST OF ATLANTA. * TEMPERATURES...33 TO 35 ALTHOUGH POCKETS OF FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL EXIST AS WELL. * TIMING...AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH 10 AM TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...THE EARLY SEASON BLOOMING OF FOLIAGE ACROSS THE STATE COULD RESULT IN DAMAGE TO SENSITIVE VEGETATION WITH TEMPERATURES APPROACHING FREEZING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS EXPECTED. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED. && $$
131 WWUS72 KFFC 211933 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 333 PM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>021-030>032-041>044-052>054-221400- /O.CON.KFFC.FZ.W.0002.160322T0400Z-160322T1400Z/ DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS- CHATTOOGA-GORDON-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE-FLOYD-BARTOW- CHEROKEE-POLK-PAULDING-COBB-HARALSON-CARROLL-DOUGLAS-SOUTH FULTON- HEARD-COWETA-FAYETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALHOUN...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND... ROME...CARTERSVILLE...MARIETTA...CARROLLTON...DOUGLASVILLE... EAST POINT...NEWNAN...PEACHTREE CITY 333 PM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EDT TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST AND WEST GEORGIA. * TEMPERATURES...29 TO 32 DEGREES. * TIMING...TEMPERATURES FALLING AT OR BELOW FREEZING AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND LASTING THROUGH AROUND 10 AM TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...THE EARLY SEASON BLOOMING OF FOLIAGE ACROSS THE STATE WILL RESULT IN DAMAGE TO SENSITIVE VEGETATION WITH TEMPERATURES BELOW FREEZING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO THREATEN OUTDOOR PLANTS. THOSE WITH AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS IN THE WARNED AREA ARE ADVISED TO HARVEST OR PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. && $$ GAZ074>076-083>086-095>098-105>113-221400- /O.EXA.KFFC.FR.Y.0001.160322T0400Z-160322T1400Z/ WASHINGTON-GLASCOCK-JEFFERSON-TWIGGS-WILKINSON-JOHNSON-EMANUEL- HOUSTON-BLECKLEY-LAURENS-TREUTLEN-DOOLY-CRISP-PULASKI-WILCOX- DODGE-TELFAIR-WHEELER-MONTGOMERY-TOOMBS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SWAINSBORO...WARNER ROBINS...DUBLIN... CORDELE...VIDALIA 333 PM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A FROST ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EDT TUESDAY. * LOCATIONS...GENERALLY AREAS SOUTH AND EAST OF ATLANTA. * TEMPERATURES...34 TO 36 ALTHOUGH POCKETS OF FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL EXIST AS WELL. * TIMING...AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH 10 AM TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...THE EARLY SEASON BLOOMING OF FOLIAGE ACROSS THE STATE COULD RESULT IN DAMAGE TO SENSITIVE VEGETATION WITH TEMPERATURES APPROACHING FREEZING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS EXPECTED. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED. && $$ GAZ022>025-027-033>039-045>051-055>062-066>073-078>082-089>094- 102>104-221400- /O.CON.KFFC.FR.Y.0001.160322T0400Z-160322T1400Z/ FORSYTH-HALL-BANKS-JACKSON-MADISON-NORTH FULTON-GWINNETT-BARROW- CLARKE-OCONEE-OGLETHORPE-WILKES-DEKALB-ROCKDALE-WALTON-NEWTON- MORGAN-GREENE-TALIAFERRO-CLAYTON-SPALDING-HENRY-BUTTS-JASPER- PUTNAM-HANCOCK-WARREN-TROUP-MERIWETHER-PIKE-UPSON-LAMAR-MONROE- JONES-BALDWIN-HARRIS-TALBOT-TAYLOR-CRAWFORD-BIBB-MUSCOGEE- CHATTAHOOCHEE-MARION-SCHLEY-MACON-PEACH-STEWART-WEBSTER-SUMTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GAINESVILLE...ATLANTA...LAWRENCEVILLE... ATHENS...DECATUR...CONYERS...COVINGTON...GRIFFIN... MILLEDGEVILLE...MACON...COLUMBUS...LUMPKIN...AMERICUS 333 PM EDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EDT TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...GENERALLY AREAS SOUTH AND EAST OF ATLANTA. * TEMPERATURES...33 TO 35 ALTHOUGH POCKETS OF FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL EXIST AS WELL. * TIMING...AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH 10 AM TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...THE EARLY SEASON BLOOMING OF FOLIAGE ACROSS THE STATE COULD RESULT IN DAMAGE TO SENSITIVE VEGETATION WITH TEMPERATURES APPROACHING FREEZING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS EXPECTED. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED. && $$
386 WWUS72 KFFC 221352 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 952 AM EDT TUE MAR 22 2016 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>021-030>032-041>044-052>054-221500- /O.EXP.KFFC.FZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160322T1400Z/ DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS- CHATTOOGA-GORDON-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE-FLOYD-BARTOW- CHEROKEE-POLK-PAULDING-COBB-HARALSON-CARROLL-DOUGLAS-SOUTH FULTON- HEARD-COWETA-FAYETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALHOUN...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND... ROME...CARTERSVILLE...MARIETTA...CARROLLTON...DOUGLASVILLE... EAST POINT...NEWNAN...PEACHTREE CITY 952 AM EDT TUE MAR 22 2016 ...FREEZE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING... TEMPERATURES HAVE RISEN ABOVE FREEZING ACROSS THE AREA. $$ GAZ022>025-027-033>039-045>051-055>062-066>076-078>086-089>098- 102>113-221500- /O.EXP.KFFC.FR.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160322T1400Z/ FORSYTH-HALL-BANKS-JACKSON-MADISON-NORTH FULTON-GWINNETT-BARROW- CLARKE-OCONEE-OGLETHORPE-WILKES-DEKALB-ROCKDALE-WALTON-NEWTON- MORGAN-GREENE-TALIAFERRO-CLAYTON-SPALDING-HENRY-BUTTS-JASPER- PUTNAM-HANCOCK-WARREN-TROUP-MERIWETHER-PIKE-UPSON-LAMAR-MONROE- JONES-BALDWIN-WASHINGTON-GLASCOCK-JEFFERSON-HARRIS-TALBOT-TAYLOR- CRAWFORD-BIBB-TWIGGS-WILKINSON-JOHNSON-EMANUEL-MUSCOGEE- CHATTAHOOCHEE-MARION-SCHLEY-MACON-PEACH-HOUSTON-BLECKLEY-LAURENS- TREUTLEN-STEWART-WEBSTER-SUMTER-DOOLY-CRISP-PULASKI-WILCOX-DODGE- TELFAIR-WHEELER-MONTGOMERY-TOOMBS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GAINESVILLE...ATLANTA...LAWRENCEVILLE... ATHENS...DECATUR...CONYERS...COVINGTON...GRIFFIN... MILLEDGEVILLE...MACON...SWAINSBORO...COLUMBUS...WARNER ROBINS... DUBLIN...LUMPKIN...AMERICUS...CORDELE...VIDALIA 952 AM EDT TUE MAR 22 2016 ...FROST ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING... TEMPERATURES HAVE RISEN ABOVE FROST LEVELS ACROSS THE AREA. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 21, 10:53 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | FFC | Baldwin, Banks, Barrow, Bibb, Bleckley, Butts and 63 more | 23 hr |
Nearby
Freeze Warnings in Georgia, 2016Every freeze warning in 2016
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.