Alert archive / Georgia / Red Flag Warnings in 2016
Red Flag Warning 4, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this red flag warning at Nov 19, 2016, 2:49 PM EST for 96 counties in Georgia. It took effect at Nov 20, 2016, 9:00 AM EST. 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
- Nov 19, 2016, 2:49 PM EST (19:49 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 20, 2016, 9:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Nov 20, 2016, 7:00 PM EST
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
All 96 counties
Baldwin County, GA, Banks County, GA, Barrow County, GA, Bartow County, GA, Bibb County, GA, Bleckley County, GA, Butts County, GA, Carroll County, GA, Catoosa County, GA, Chattahoochee County, GA, Chattooga County, GA, Cherokee County, GA, Clarke County, GA, Clayton County, GA, Cobb County, GA, Coweta County, GA, Crawford County, GA, Crisp County, GA, Dade County, GA, Dawson County, GA, DeKalb County, GA, Dodge County, GA, Dooly County, GA, Douglas County, GA, Emanuel County, GA, Fannin County, GA, Fayette County, GA, Floyd County, GA, Forsyth County, GA, Fulton County, GA, Gilmer County, GA, Glascock County, GA, Gordon County, GA, Greene County, GA, Gwinnett County, GA, Hall 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, Lumpkin County, GA, Macon County, GA, Madison County, GA, Marion County, GA, Meriwether County, GA, Monroe County, GA, Montgomery County, GA, Morgan County, GA, Murray County, GA, Muscogee County, GA, Newton County, GA, Oconee County, GA, Oglethorpe County, GA, Paulding County, GA, Peach County, GA, Pickens County, GA, Pike County, GA, Polk 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, Towns County, GA, Treutlen County, GA, Troup County, GA, Twiggs County, GA, Union County, GA, Upson County, GA, Walker County, GA, Walton County, GA, Warren County, GA, Washington County, GA, Webster County, GA, Wheeler County, GA, White County, GA, Whitfield County, GA, Wilcox County, GA, Wilkes County, GA, Wilkinson County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:52 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 12:00Z, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 50 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
- 789 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 55 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 92 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
805 WWUS82 KFFC 191949 RFWFFC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 249 PM EST SAT NOV 19 2016 DEFAULT OVERVIEW SECTION GAZ005>009-014>016-200400- /O.UPG.KFFC.FW.A.0001.161120T1400Z-161121T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KFFC.FW.W.0004.161120T1400Z-161121T0000Z/ /O.CON.KFFC.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-161120T0600Z/ MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE- 249 PM EST SAT NOV 19 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SUNDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RH FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RH FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR LOW RH AND WIND...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...NORTHEAST GEORGIA * WINDS...20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH TODAY AND 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH SUNDAY. * TIMING...RED FLAG WARNING THROUGH 1AM TONIGHT AND RED FLAG WARNING 9 AM TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...35 TO 40 PERCENT TODAY AND UPPER TEENS SUNDAY. * TEMPERATURES...UPPER 20S TONIGHT AND UPPER 40S SUNDAY * IMPACTS...VERY LOW HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS WILL ALLOW FIRE TO SPREAD RAPIDLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR WITHIN 24 HOURS. PLEASE REFER TO THE LOCAL BURN PERMITTING AUTHORITIES ON WHETHER YOU MAY BURN OUTDOORS. IF YOU DO BURN OUTSIDE...USE EXTREME CAUTION. && $$ GAZ001>004-011>013-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-200400- /O.UPG.KFFC.FW.A.0001.161120T1400Z-161121T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KFFC.FW.W.0004.161120T1400Z-161121T0000Z/ /O.CON.KFFC.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-161120T0200Z/ DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-CHATTOOGA-GORDON-PICKENS-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- 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- 249 PM EST SAT NOV 19 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RH FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY FOR FOR WIND AND LOW RH FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA * WINDS...15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH TODAY AND 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH SUNDAY * TIMING...THIS MORNING THROUGH 9PM TONIGHT FOR RED FLAG AND 9 AM TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY FOR FIRE WEATHER WATCH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...20 TO 25 PERCENT TODAY AND 15 PERCENT SUNDAY * TEMPERATURES...LOW 30S TONIGHT AND MID 50S TO LOWER 60S TOMORROW * IMPACTS...VERY LOW HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS WILL ALLOW FIRE TO SPREAD RAPIDLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR WITHIN 24 HOURS. PLEASE REFER TO THE LOCAL BURN PERMITTING AUTHORITIES ON WHETHER YOU MAY BURN OUTDOORS. IF YOU DO BURN OUTSIDE...USE EXTREME CAUTION. && $$
3 follow-up statements
678 WWUS82 KFFC 192340 RFWFFC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 640 PM EST SAT NOV 19 2016 GAZ001>004-011>013-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-200600- /O.CON.KFFC.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-161120T0200Z/ /O.CON.KFFC.FW.W.0004.161120T1400Z-161121T0000Z/ DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-CHATTOOGA-GORDON-PICKENS-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- 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- 640 PM EST SAT NOV 19 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RH FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY FOR FOR WIND AND LOW RH FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA... * AFFECTED AREA...NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA * WINDS...15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH THIS EVENING AND AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH SUNDAY * TIMING...RED FLAG WARNING THROUGH 9 PM THIS EVENING AND RED FLAG WARNING 9 AM TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...20 TO 25 PERCENT TODAY AND 15 PERCENT SUNDAY * IMPACTS...VERY LOW HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS WILL ALLOW FIRE TO SPREAD RAPIDLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR WITHIN 24 HOURS. PLEASE REFER TO THE LOCAL BURN PERMITTING AUTHORITIES ON WHETHER YOU MAY BURN OUTDOORS. IF YOU DO BURN OUTSIDE...USE EXTREME CAUTION. && $$ GAZ005>009-014>016-200600- /O.CON.KFFC.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-161120T0600Z/ /O.CON.KFFC.FW.W.0004.161120T1400Z-161121T0000Z/ MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE- 640 PM EST SAT NOV 19 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SUNDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RH FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RH FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA... * AFFECTED AREA...NORTHEAST GEORGIA * WINDS...20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH THIS EVENING AND 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH SUNDAY. * TIMING...RED FLAG WARNING THROUGH 1 AM TONIGHT AND RED FLAG WARNING 9 AM TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...35 TO 40 PERCENT TODAY AND UPPER TEENS SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...VERY LOW HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS WILL ALLOW FIRE TO SPREAD RAPIDLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR WITHIN 24 HOURS. PLEASE REFER TO THE LOCAL BURN PERMITTING AUTHORITIES ON WHETHER YOU MAY BURN OUTDOORS. IF YOU DO BURN OUTSIDE...USE EXTREME CAUTION. && $$
300 WWUS82 KFFC 200210 RFWFFC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 910 PM EST SAT NOV 19 2016 GAZ001>004-011>013-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-201200- /O.EXP.KFFC.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-161120T0200Z/ /O.CON.KFFC.FW.W.0004.161120T1400Z-161121T0000Z/ DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-CHATTOOGA-GORDON-PICKENS-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- 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- 910 PM EST SAT NOV 19 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY FOR FOR WIND AND LOW RH FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA... * AFFECTED AREA...NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA * WINDS...AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH SUNDAY * TIMING...RED FLAG WARNING 9 AM TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...15 TO 20 PERCENT SUNDAY * IMPACTS...VERY LOW HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS WILL ALLOW FIRE TO SPREAD RAPIDLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR WITHIN 24 HOURS. PLEASE REFER TO THE LOCAL BURN PERMITTING AUTHORITIES ON WHETHER YOU MAY BURN OUTDOORS. IF YOU DO BURN OUTSIDE...USE EXTREME CAUTION. && $$ GAZ005>009-014>016-201200- /O.CON.KFFC.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-161120T0600Z/ /O.CON.KFFC.FW.W.0004.161120T1400Z-161121T0000Z/ MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE- 910 PM EST SAT NOV 19 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SUNDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RH FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RH FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA... * AFFECTED AREA...NORTHEAST GEORGIA * WINDS...15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * TIMING...RED FLAG WARNING THROUGH 1 AM TONIGHT AND RED FLAG WARNING 9 AM TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...40 TO 50 PERCENT TONIGHT AND UPPER TEENS INTO THE 20S ON SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...LOW HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS WILL ALLOW FIRE TO SPREAD RAPIDLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR WITHIN 24 HOURS. PLEASE REFER TO THE LOCAL BURN PERMITTING AUTHORITIES ON WHETHER YOU MAY BURN OUTDOORS. IF YOU DO BURN OUTSIDE...USE EXTREME CAUTION. && $$
138 WWUS82 KFFC 200803 RFWFFC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 303 AM EST SUN NOV 20 2016 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-210000- /O.CON.KFFC.FW.W.0004.161120T1400Z-161121T0000Z/ 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-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-JOHNSON-EMANUEL-MUSCOGEE-CHATTAHOOCHEE-MARION-SCHLEY- MACON-PEACH-HOUSTON-BLECKLEY-LAURENS-TREUTLEN-STEWART-WEBSTER- SUMTER-DOOLY-CRISP-PULASKI-WILCOX-DODGE-TELFAIR-WHEELER- MONTGOMERY-TOOMBS- 303 AM EST SUN NOV 20 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR ALL AREAS FOR LOW RH AND WINDS... * AFFECTED AREA...NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA * WINDS...AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH * TIMING...RED FLAG WARNING 9 AM TO 7 PM EST * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...15 TO 20 PERCENT * IMPACTS...VERY LOW HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS WILL ALLOW FIRE TO SPREAD RAPIDLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR WITHIN 24 HOURS. PLEASE REFER TO THE LOCAL BURN PERMITTING AUTHORITIES ON WHETHER YOU MAY BURN OUTDOORS. IF YOU DO BURN OUTSIDE...USE EXTREME CAUTION. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 18, 10:12 PM EST | Fire Weather Watch | FFC | Baldwin, Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Bibb, Bleckley and 90 more | 17 hr |
| Nov 19, 2:53 AM EST | Freeze Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Bibb, Bleckley and 73 more | 31 hr |
| Nov 19, 2:59 AM EST | Red Flag Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Bibb, Bleckley and 90 more | 22 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.