Alert archive / Georgia / Freeze Warnings in 2016
Freeze Warning 3, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this freeze warning at Apr 2, 2016, 3:54 AM EDT for 6 counties in Georgia. It took effect at Apr 3, 2016, 1:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 8 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
- Apr 2, 2016, 3:54 AM EDT (07:54 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 3, 2016, 1:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Apr 3, 2016, 9:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
Counties Fannin County, GA, Gilmer County, GA, Lumpkin County, GA, Towns County, GA, Union County, GA, White County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 162 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:58 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, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 160 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
- 23 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -52 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 701 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 75 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 14 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 167 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.4
The text
As transmitted.
194 WWUS72 KFFC 020754 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 354 AM EDT SAT APR 2 2016 GAZ006>009-015-016-021600- /O.NEW.KFFC.FZ.W.0003.160403T0500Z-160403T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KFFC.WI.Y.0007.160402T1500Z-160403T0600Z/ FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS-LUMPKIN-WHITE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND 354 AM EDT SAT APR 2 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 2 AM EDT SUNDAY... ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM EDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM EDT SUNDAY. A WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 2 AM EDT SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS...BOTH THE FREEZE WARNING AND WIND ADVISORY ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA. THE HIGH WINDS WILL MAINLY IMPACT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2000 FEET. * TEMPERATURES...OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES WILL DIP TO NEAR 32 DEGREES. * TIMING...THE WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THE FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT OVERNIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS WILL LIKELY TOPPLE TREES AND SOME POWER LINES. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE EXTREMELY SUSCEPTIBLE TO THESE HIGH WINDS. THE FREEZING TEMPERATURES COULD DAMAGE TENDER OR NEW VEGETATION. * WINDS...SUSTAINED NW WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. 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. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 20 MPH...OR GUSTS TO 35 MPH OR STRONGER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
2 follow-up statements
766 WWUS72 KFFC 021448 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1048 AM EDT SAT APR 2 2016 GAZ006>009-015-016-030600- /O.CON.KFFC.FZ.W.0003.160403T0500Z-160403T1300Z/ /O.CON.KFFC.WI.Y.0007.160402T1500Z-160403T0600Z/ FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS-LUMPKIN-WHITE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND 1048 AM EDT SAT APR 2 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT SUNDAY... ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM EDT SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...BOTH THE FREEZE WARNING AND WIND ADVISORY ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA. * TEMPERATURES...OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES WILL DIP TO NEAR 32 DEGREES. * TIMING...THE WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THE FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT OVERNIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS WILL LIKELY TOPPLE TREES AND SOME POWER LINES. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE EXTREMELY SUSCEPTIBLE TO THESE HIGH WINDS. THE FREEZING TEMPERATURES COULD DAMAGE TENDER OR NEW VEGETATION. * WINDS...SUSTAINED NW WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO THREATEN OUTDOOR PLANTS. THOSE WITH AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS IN THE WARNED AREA ARE ADVISED TO HARVEST OR PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 20 MPH...OR GUSTS TO 35 MPH OR STRONGER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
131 WWUS72 KFFC 030556 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 156 AM EDT SUN APR 3 2016 GAZ006>009-015-016-031300- /O.EXP.KFFC.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160403T0600Z/ /O.CON.KFFC.FZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160403T1300Z/ FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS-LUMPKIN-WHITE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND 156 AM EDT SUN APR 3 2016 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING... ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 2 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA MOUNTAINS. * TEMPERATURES...OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES WILL DIP TO NEAR 32 DEGREES. * TIMING...THE FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 9 AM. * IMPACTS...THE FREEZING TEMPERATURES COULD DAMAGE TENDER OR NEW VEGETATION. 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. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 10:00 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Bleckley, Pulaski | 6 days |
| Apr 2, 3:11 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Bibb, Crawford, Houston, Peach | 36 hr |
| Apr 2, 3:54 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | FFC | Fannin, Gilmer, Lumpkin, Towns, Union, White | 22 hr |
| Apr 2, 3:40 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Washington | 24 hr |
Nearby
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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.