Alert archive / Georgia / Winter Storm Warnings in 2016
Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this winter storm warning at Jan 19, 2016, 2:44 PM EST for 15 counties in Georgia. It took effect at Jan 20, 2016, 7:00 AM EST. It was in force for 11 hr. 23 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
- Jan 19, 2016, 2:44 PM EST (19:44 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 20, 2016, 7:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Jan 20, 2016, 6:00 PM EST
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
Counties Catoosa County, GA, Chattooga County, GA, Dade County, GA, Dawson County, GA, Fannin 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), 139 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:47 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 20, 8:01 AM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0 | 1 E Lakeview, GA | SPOTTER FROM JUST SOUTH OF THE TENNESSEE/GEORGIA BORDER REPORTED FREEZING RAIN LIGHTLY ACCUMULATING ON HIS CAR AND PORCH |
| Jan 20, 8:38 AM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0 | 1 Wsw Foster Hills, GA | ICY CONDITIONS DUE TO FREEZING RAIN RESULTED IN CAR ACCIDENT JUST BEFORE EXIT 353 WITH MULTIPLE CARS INVOLVED ALL LANES BLOCKED IN BOTH DIRECTIONS |
| Jan 20, 8:55 AM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0.1 | Rossville, GA | OBSERVER REPORTED SLEET/FREEZING RAIN ACCUMULATION OF 0.1IN WITH PRECIPITATION STILL OCCURRING. |
| Jan 20, 11:00 AM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0 | Trenton, GA | TRACE ICE ACCUMULATIONS REPORTED IN THE COUNTY CAUSED A FEW ICY SPOTS ON ROADS. |
| Jan 20, 11:30 AM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0 | 1 Ne Summerville, GA | TRACE ICE ACCUMULATIONS... ESPECIALLY ON TREES. |
| Jan 20, 11:42 AM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0 | Ball Ground, GA | TRACE ICE ACCUMULATION REPORTED ON THE GROUND. |
| Jan 20, 11:51 AM EST | SLEET 0 | 2 Ssw Crane Eater, GA | RECEIVED REPORT OF SLEET FALLING IN CALHOUN. |
| Jan 20, 12:50 PM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0 | Dahlonega, GA | SLEET/FREEZING RAIN MIX OBSERVED AT UNIVERSITY OF NORTH GEORGIA CAMPUS |
| Jan 20, 1:00 PM EST | SLEET 0.5 | Chatsworth, GA | |
| Jan 20, 1:00 PM EST | SNOW 0 | Blue Ridge, GA | |
| Jan 20, 1:09 PM EST | SNOW 0.3 | Ellijay, GA | .25 IN OF SNOW REPORTED BY WEATHER SPOTTER IN ELLIJAY. |
| Jan 20, 1:12 PM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0.05 | Trenton, GA | RECEIVED VIA TWITTER. |
| Jan 20, 1:20 PM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0.1 | 8 Sw Dawsonville, GA | PUBLIC REPORTED 0.1IN ACCUMULATION OF FREEZING RAIN. |
| Jan 20, 1:30 PM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0.1 | Plainville, GA | REPORT OF WINTRY MIX OF SLEET/FREEZING RAIN ON OUTSKIRTS OF PLAINVILLE. |
| Jan 20, 1:30 PM EST | SLEET 0.5 | 1 Nw Blackwood, GA | SLEET ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 0.5 INCHES IN SOME LOCATIONS. THERE WERE A FEW CAR WRECKS DUE TO ICY SPOTS ON ROADWAYS. |
| Jan 20, 1:30 PM EST | SLEET 1 | 1 Sse Sequoyah Lake, GA | SLEET ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE INCH ON BURNT MOUNTAIN AND HENDERSON MOUNTAIN. |
| Jan 20, 1:30 PM EST | SNOW 0 | Cleveland, GA | |
| Jan 20, 1:30 PM EST | SNOW 0.5 | Sautee, GA | |
| Jan 20, 2:00 PM EST | SNOW 1 | 1 Ese Blairsville, GA | 0.5 TO 1 INCH OF SNOW IN BLAIRSVILLE |
| Jan 20, 2:00 PM EST | SNOW 1 | 2 Sw Hiawassee, GA | 0.5 TO 1 INCH OF SNOW REPORTED. |
| Jan 20, 2:00 PM EST | SNOW 1 | Dahlonega, GA | 1 INCH OF SNOW IN DAHLONEGA WITH ESTIMATED HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE MOUNTAINS. |
| Jan 20, 2:14 PM EST | SNOW 0.5 | Sautee, GA | CO-OP REPORTED 0.5IN SNOW ACCUMULATION. |
| Jan 20, 4:40 PM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0.13 | 1 Sw Lookout Mountain, GA | A MIXTURE OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND DRIZZLE. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 148 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
- 1784 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 63 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -21 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -98 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
424 WWUS42 KFFC 191944 WSWFFC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 244 PM EST TUE JAN 19 2016 GAZ001>009-011>016-200345- /O.UPG.KFFC.WW.Y.0002.160120T0900Z-160121T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KFFC.WS.W.0001.160120T1200Z-160121T0600Z/ DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS- CHATTOOGA-GORDON-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALHOUN...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND 244 PM EST TUE JAN 19 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR IMPACTS DUE TO ACCUMULATING SNOW AND ICE...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM EST THURSDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...AREAS GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM SUMMERVILLE...TO DAWSONVILLE...TO HELEN. * HAZARD TYPES...ACCUMULATING FREEZING RAIN...SLEET...AND SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 2 INCHES. ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH. * TIMING...4 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN MAY MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE BEGINNING WEDNESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SOME OF THE GREATEST IMPACTS MAY OCCUR AT PRECIPITATION ONSET WEDNESDAY MORNING DUE TO THE VERY COLD SURFACE TEMPERATURES FORECAST. * TEMPERATURES...WILL DROP TO THE LOW TO MID 20S ACROSS MUCH OF NORTH GEORGIA BY 6AM THEN SLOWLY RISE TO ABOVE FREEZING BY MIDDAY AND REACH THE MID TO UPPER 30S BY LATE AFTERNOON. THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...ABOVE 2000 FT...OF NORTH GEORGIA WILL REMAIN BELOW FREEZING LONGEST...LIKELY THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...OR ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ GAZ019>024-200345- /O.NEW.KFFC.WW.Y.0003.160120T1200Z-160121T0600Z/ FLOYD-BARTOW-CHEROKEE-FORSYTH-HALL-BANKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROME...CARTERSVILLE...GAINESVILLE 244 PM EST TUE JAN 19 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR IMPACTS DUE TO ACCUMULATING SNOW AND ICE...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM EST THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS...MAINLY NORTH OF A ROME TO CANTON TO HOMER LINE. * HAZARD TYPES...ACCUMULATING FREEZING RAIN...SLEET...AND SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 1 INCH. ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE TENTHS OF AN INCH. * TIMING...4 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN MAY MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE BEGINNING WEDNESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING INTO THE AFTERNOON. SOME OF THE GREATEST IMPACTS MAY OCCUR AT PRECIPITATION ONSET WEDNESDAY MORNING DUE TO THE VERY COLD SURFACE TEMPERATURES FORECAST. * TEMPERATURES...WILL DROP TO THE MID 20S ACROSS MUCH OF NORTH GEORGIA BY 6AM THEN SLOWLY RISE TO ABOVE FREEZING BY MIDDAY AND REACH THE MID TO UPPER 30S BY MID AFTERNOON. THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...ABOVE 2000 FT...OF NORTH GEORGIA WILL REMAIN BELOW FREEZING LONGEST...LIKELY THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
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783 WWUS42 KFFC 192317 WSWFFC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 617 PM EST TUE JAN 19 2016 GAZ001>009-011>016-200730- /O.CON.KFFC.WS.W.0001.160120T1200Z-160121T0600Z/ DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS- CHATTOOGA-GORDON-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALHOUN...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND 617 PM EST TUE JAN 19 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...AREAS GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM SUMMERVILLE...TO DAWSONVILLE...TO HELEN. * HAZARD TYPES...ACCUMULATING FREEZING RAIN...SLEET...AND SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 2 INCHES. ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH. * TIMING...7 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN MAY MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE BEGINNING WEDNESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SOME OF THE GREATEST IMPACTS MAY OCCUR AT PRECIPITATION ONSET WEDNESDAY MORNING DUE TO THE VERY COLD SURFACE TEMPERATURES FORECAST. * TEMPERATURES...WILL DROP TO THE LOW TO MID 20S ACROSS MUCH OF NORTH GEORGIA BY 6AM THEN SLOWLY RISE TO ABOVE FREEZING BY MIDDAY AND REACH THE MID TO UPPER 30S BY LATE AFTERNOON. THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...ABOVE 2000 FT...OF NORTH GEORGIA WILL REMAIN BELOW FREEZING LONGEST...LIKELY THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...OR ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ GAZ019>024-200730- /O.CON.KFFC.WW.Y.0003.160120T1200Z-160121T0600Z/ FLOYD-BARTOW-CHEROKEE-FORSYTH-HALL-BANKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROME...CARTERSVILLE...GAINESVILLE 617 PM EST TUE JAN 19 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...MAINLY NORTH OF A ROME TO CANTON TO HOMER LINE. * HAZARD TYPES...ACCUMULATING FREEZING RAIN...SLEET...AND SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 1 INCH. ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE TENTHS OF AN INCH. * TIMING...7 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN MAY MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE BEGINNING WEDNESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING INTO THE AFTERNOON. SOME OF THE GREATEST IMPACTS MAY OCCUR AT PRECIPITATION ONSET WEDNESDAY MORNING DUE TO THE VERY COLD SURFACE TEMPERATURES FORECAST. * TEMPERATURES...WILL DROP TO THE MID 20S ACROSS MUCH OF NORTH GEORGIA BY 6AM THEN SLOWLY RISE TO ABOVE FREEZING BY MIDDAY AND REACH THE MID TO UPPER 30S BY MID AFTERNOON. THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...ABOVE 2000 FT...OF NORTH GEORGIA WILL REMAIN BELOW FREEZING LONGEST...LIKELY THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
924 WWUS42 KFFC 200335 WSWFFC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1035 PM EST TUE JAN 19 2016 GAZ001>009-011>016-201145- /O.CON.KFFC.WS.W.0001.160120T1200Z-160121T0600Z/ DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS- CHATTOOGA-GORDON-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALHOUN...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND 1035 PM EST TUE JAN 19 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...AREAS GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM SUMMERVILLE...TO DAWSONVILLE...TO HELEN. * HAZARD TYPES...ACCUMULATING FREEZING RAIN...SLEET...AND SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 2 INCHES. ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH. * TIMING...7 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN MAY MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE BEGINNING WEDNESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SOME OF THE GREATEST IMPACTS MAY OCCUR AT PRECIPITATION ONSET WEDNESDAY MORNING DUE TO THE VERY COLD SURFACE TEMPERATURES FORECAST. * TEMPERATURES...WILL DROP TO THE LOW TO MID 20S ACROSS MUCH OF NORTH GEORGIA BY 6AM THEN SLOWLY RISE TO ABOVE FREEZING BY MIDDAY AND REACH THE MID TO UPPER 30S BY LATE AFTERNOON. THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...ABOVE 2000 FT...OF NORTH GEORGIA WILL REMAIN BELOW FREEZING LONGEST...LIKELY THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...OR ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ GAZ019>024-201145- /O.CON.KFFC.WW.Y.0003.160120T1200Z-160121T0600Z/ FLOYD-BARTOW-CHEROKEE-FORSYTH-HALL-BANKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROME...CARTERSVILLE...GAINESVILLE 1035 PM EST TUE JAN 19 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...MAINLY NORTH OF A ROME TO CANTON TO HOMER LINE. * HAZARD TYPES...ACCUMULATING FREEZING RAIN...SLEET...AND SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 1 INCH. ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE TENTHS OF AN INCH. * TIMING...7 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN MAY MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE BEGINNING WEDNESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING INTO THE AFTERNOON. SOME OF THE GREATEST IMPACTS MAY OCCUR AT PRECIPITATION ONSET WEDNESDAY MORNING DUE TO THE VERY COLD SURFACE TEMPERATURES FORECAST. * TEMPERATURES...WILL DROP TO THE MID 20S ACROSS MUCH OF NORTH GEORGIA BY 6AM THEN SLOWLY RISE TO ABOVE FREEZING BY MIDDAY AND REACH THE MID TO UPPER 30S BY MID AFTERNOON. THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...ABOVE 2000 FT...OF NORTH GEORGIA WILL REMAIN BELOW FREEZING LONGEST...LIKELY THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
766 WWUS42 KFFC 200955 WSWFFC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 455 AM EST WED JAN 20 2016 GAZ001>009-011>016-201800- /O.CON.KFFC.WS.W.0001.160120T1200Z-160121T0600Z/ DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS- CHATTOOGA-GORDON-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALHOUN...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND 455 AM EST WED JAN 20 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...AREAS GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM SUMMERVILLE...TO DAWSONVILLE...TO HELEN. * HAZARD TYPES...ACCUMULATING FREEZING RAIN...SLEET...AND SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 2.5 INCHES. ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH. * TIMING...7 AM TODAY TO 1 AM THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN MAY MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE BEGINNING WEDNESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SOME OF THE GREATEST IMPACTS MAY OCCUR AT PRECIPITATION ONSET THIS MORNING DUE TO THE VERY COLD SURFACE TEMPERATURES IN PLACE. * TEMPERATURES...RANGED IN THE MID 20S TO NEAR 30 OVER MUCH OF NORTH GEORGIA THIS MORNING. TEMPERATURES SHOULD SLOWLY RISE TO ABOVE FREEZING BY MIDDAY AND REACH THE MID TO UPPER 30S BY LATE AFTERNOON. THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...ABOVE 2000 FT...OF NORTH GEORGIA WILL REMAIN BELOW FREEZING LONGEST...LIKELY THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...OR ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ GAZ019>024-201800- /O.CON.KFFC.WW.Y.0003.160120T1200Z-160121T0600Z/ FLOYD-BARTOW-CHEROKEE-FORSYTH-HALL-BANKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROME...CARTERSVILLE...GAINESVILLE 455 AM EST WED JAN 20 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...MAINLY NORTH OF A ROME TO CANTON TO HOMER LINE. * HAZARD TYPES...ACCUMULATING FREEZING RAIN...SLEET...AND SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 1 INCH. ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE TENTH OF AN INCH. * TIMING...7 AM TODAY TO 1 AM THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN MAY MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE BEGINNING THIS MORNING AND CONTINUING INTO THE AFTERNOON. SOME OF THE GREATEST IMPACTS MAY OCCUR AT PRECIPITATION ONSET THIS MORNING DUE TO THE VERY COLD SURFACE TEMPERATURES IN PLACE. * TEMPERATURES...WILL DROP TO THE MID 20S ACROSS MUCH OF NORTH GEORGIA BY 6AM THEN SLOWLY RISE TO ABOVE FREEZING BY MIDDAY AND REACH THE MID TO UPPER 30S BY MID AFTERNOON. THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...ABOVE 2000 FT...OF NORTH GEORGIA WILL REMAIN BELOW FREEZING LONGEST...LIKELY THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
342 WWUS42 KFFC 201545 WSWFFC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1045 AM EST WED JAN 20 2016 ...SIGNIFICANT ICING NOW LIKELY ACROSS FAR NORTH GEORGIA ESPECIALLY AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS... GAZ001>009-011>016-210600- /O.CON.KFFC.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160121T0600Z/ DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS- CHATTOOGA-GORDON-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALHOUN...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND 1045 AM EST WED JAN 20 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...AREAS GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM SUMMERVILLE...TO DAWSONVILLE...TO HELEN. * HAZARD TYPES...ACCUMULATING FREEZING RAIN...SLEET...AND SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 1 INCH FOR WESTERN SECTIONS AND 2 AND A HALF INCHES FOR HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS. ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO A QUARTER OF AN INCH CAN BE EXPECTED. * TIMING...THROUGH 1 AM THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND ESPECIALLY FREEZING RAIN WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE INTO TONIGHT. * TEMPERATURES...RANGE IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S OVER MUCH OF NORTH GEORGIA THIS MORNING. TEMPERATURES SHOULD SLOWLY RISE TO ABOVE FREEZING BY THIS AFTERNOON. THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...ABOVE 2000 FT...OF NORTH GEORGIA WILL REMAIN BELOW FREEZING LONGEST...LIKELY THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...OR ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ GAZ019>024-210600- /O.CON.KFFC.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160121T0600Z/ FLOYD-BARTOW-CHEROKEE-FORSYTH-HALL-BANKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROME...CARTERSVILLE...GAINESVILLE 1045 AM EST WED JAN 20 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...MAINLY NORTH OF A ROME TO CANTON TO HOMER LINE. * HAZARD TYPES...ACCUMULATING FREEZING RAIN...SLEET...AND SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO HALF AN INCH. ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE TENTH OF AN INCH. * TIMING...7 AM TODAY TO 1 AM THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN MAY MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE INTO THE AFTERNOON. * TEMPERATURES...ARE RIGHT AROUND FREEZING BUT SHOULD RISE TO ABOVE FREEZING BY THIS AFTERNOON AND REACH THE MID TO UPPER 30S BY MID AFTERNOON. THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...ABOVE 2000 FT...OF NORTH GEORGIA WILL REMAIN BELOW FREEZING LONGEST...LIKELY THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
529 WWUS42 KFFC 202014 WSWFFC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 314 PM EST WED JAN 20 2016 ...ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN CONTINUE ACROSS FAR NORTH GEORGIA THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS... GAZ001>009-011>016-210415- /O.CON.KFFC.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160121T0600Z/ DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS- CHATTOOGA-GORDON-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALHOUN...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND 314 PM EST WED JAN 20 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...AREAS GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM SUMMERVILLE...TO DAWSONVILLE...TO HELEN. * HAZARD TYPES...ACCUMULATING FREEZING RAIN...SLEET...AND SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 1 INCH WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 2 INCHES IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS. ADDITIONALLY...A LIGHT GLAZE OF FREEZING RAIN ACCUMULATION REMAINS POSSIBLE. * TIMING...THROUGH 1 AM THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND ESPECIALLY FREEZING RAIN WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE INTO TONIGHT. * TEMPERATURES...RANGE FROM THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S OVER MUCH OF NORTH GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES SHOULD CONTINUE TO SLOWLY RISE TO ABOVE FREEZING THROUGH THE EVENING. THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS... ABOVE 2000 FT...OF NORTH GEORGIA WILL REMAIN BELOW FREEZING LONGEST... LIKELY THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...OR ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ GAZ019>024-210415- /O.CON.KFFC.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160121T0600Z/ FLOYD-BARTOW-CHEROKEE-FORSYTH-HALL-BANKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROME...CARTERSVILLE...GAINESVILLE 314 PM EST WED JAN 20 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...MAINLY NORTH OF A ROME TO CANTON TO HOMER LINE. * HAZARD TYPES...ACCUMULATING FREEZING RAIN...SLEET...AND SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO HALF AN INCH. A LIGHT GLAZE OF FREEZING RAIN REMAINS POSSIBLE. * TIMING...THROUGH 1 AM THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN MAY MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE INTO THE AFTERNOON. * TEMPERATURES...ARE RIGHT AROUND FREEZING IN SOME AREAS BUT SHOULD CONTINUE TO RISE TO ABOVE FREEZING THROUGH THE EVENING. ANY HIGHER ELEVATIONS WILL REMAIN NEAR FREEZING LONGEST...LIKELY INTO THE LATE EVENING HOURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
915 WWUS42 KFFC 202300 WSWFFC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 600 PM EST WED JAN 20 2016 ...LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS OF MAINLY FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE STILL POSSIBLE ACROSS PARTS OF FAR NORTH GEORGIA THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS... GAZ001>009-011>016-210600- /O.CAN.KFFC.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160121T0600Z/ /O.EXA.KFFC.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160121T0600Z/ DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS- CHATTOOGA-GORDON-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALHOUN...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND 600 PM EST WED JAN 20 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING AND REPLACED THE WARNED AREA WITH A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THIS IS DUE TO THE SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS OF MAINLY FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE THROUGH THE EVENING. THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS...MAINLY NORTH OF A ROME TO CANTON TO HOMER LINE. * HAZARD TYPES...LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS OF FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE... MAINLY IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * ACCUMULATIONS... A LIGHT GLAZE OF FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE IS STILL POSSIBLE. * TIMING...THIS EVENING AND THROUGH 1 AM THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE COULD RESULT IN SLICK SPOTS... ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES... MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS. * TEMPERATURES...ARE RIGHT AROUND FREEZING IN MANY AREAS AND MAY REMAIN AROUND FREEZING THROUGH THE EVENING BEFORE RISING ABOVE FREEZING BY LATE EVENING OR EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. ANY HIGHER ELEVATIONS WILL REMAIN NEAR FREEZING THE LONGEST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN AND DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ GAZ019>024-210600- /O.CON.KFFC.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160121T0600Z/ FLOYD-BARTOW-CHEROKEE-FORSYTH-HALL-BANKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROME...CARTERSVILLE...GAINESVILLE 600 PM EST WED JAN 20 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...MAINLY NORTH OF A ROME TO CANTON TO HOMER LINE. * HAZARD TYPES...LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS OF FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE... MAINLY IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * ACCUMULATIONS... A LIGHT GLAZE OF FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE IS STILL POSSIBLE IN A FEW SPOTTY AREAS. * TIMING...THIS EVENING AND THROUGH 1 AM THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE COULD RESULT IN SLICK SPOTS... ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES... MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS. * TEMPERATURES...ARE RIGHT AROUND FREEZING IN MANY AREAS AND MAY REMAIN AROUND FREEZING THROUGH THE EVENING BEFORE RISING ABOVE FREEZING BY LATE EVENING OR EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. ANY HIGHER ELEVATIONS WILL REMAIN NEAR FREEZING THE LONGEST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 18, 8:28 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | FFC | Fannin, Gilmer, Lumpkin, Murray, Towns, Union and 2 more | 9 hr |
| Jan 19, 5:11 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | FFC | Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Dawson, Fannin, Gilmer and 9 more | 10 hr |
| Jan 19, 2:44 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | FFC | Banks, Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee, Dade and 15 more | 38 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.