Alert archive / Georgia / Freeze Warnings in 2017

Freeze Warning 2, NWS Atlanta, GA

March 14, 201788 counties in Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this freeze warning at Mar 14, 2017, 3:34 AM EDT for 88 counties in Georgia. It took effect at Mar 14, 2017, 11:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 12 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 14, 2017, 3:34 AM EDT (07:34 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 14, 2017, 11:00 PM EDT
Expired
Mar 15, 2017, 11:00 AM EDT
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
All 88 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, DeKalb County, GA, Dodge County, GA, Dooly County, GA, Douglas County, GA, Emanuel County, GA, Fayette County, GA, Floyd County, GA, Forsyth County, GA, Fulton 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, 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, 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, Treutlen County, GA, Troup County, GA, Twiggs County, GA, Upson County, GA, Walker County, GA, Walton County, GA, Warren County, GA, Washington County, GA, Webster County, GA, Wheeler County, GA, Whitfield County, GA, Wilcox County, GA, Wilkes County, GA, Wilkinson County, GA

The radar

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:37 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, 7.6 hours before the alert went out and 53 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 00:00Z on 2017-03-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 00:00Z on 2017-03-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 128 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
534 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
53 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
128 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
194 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

323 
WWUS72 KFFC 140734
NPWFFC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
334 AM EDT Tue Mar 14 2017


GAZ001>005-011-012-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-141800-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FZ.W.0002.170315T0300Z-170315T1500Z/
/O.CON.KFFC.WI.Y.0005.170314T1400Z-170315T0000Z/
Dade-Walker-Catoosa-Whitfield-Murray-Chattooga-Gordon-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-
Including the cities of Calhoun, Rome, Cartersville, Gainesville,
Marietta, Atlanta, Lawrenceville, Athens, Carrollton, 
Douglasville, East Point, Decatur, Conyers, Covington, Newnan, 
Peachtree City, Griffin, Milledgeville, Macon, Swainsboro, 
Columbus, Warner Robins, Dublin, Lumpkin, Americus, Cordele, 
and Vidalia
334 AM EDT Tue Mar 14 2017

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM 
EDT THIS EVENING... 
...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM EDT 
WEDNESDAY...

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
Freeze Warning, which is in effect from 11 PM this evening to
11 AM EDT Wednesday.

* Temperatures...Lower to mid 20s across North Georgia with mid 20s
  to lower 30s across Central Georgia.

* Locations...North and Central Georgia.

* Winds...Northwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts to near 30 mph. Wind
  gusts of 35 to 40 mph are possible in the higher elevations of the
  mountains. 


* Timing...Mid-morning through early evening today for the Wind
  Advisory. Late this evening through late Wednesday morning for the
  Freeze Warning. 


* Impacts...Strong winds will bring down large tree limbs and
  possibly some weaker trees, especially with the saturated soils.
  Unsecured outdoor items may be blown around. The freezing
  temperatures will threaten any vegetation that has budded early due
  to the warm winter we have been experiencing. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Wind Advisory means that winds of 20 mph with gusts to 35 mph are 
expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially 
for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

A Freeze Warning means sub-freezing temperatures are imminent or
highly likely. These conditions will kill crops and other sensitive
vegetation. 

&&

$$

GAZ006>009-013>016-141800-
/O.CON.KFFC.WI.Y.0005.170314T1400Z-170315T0000Z/
Fannin-Gilmer-Union-Towns-Pickens-Dawson-Lumpkin-White-
Including the cities of Dahlonega and Cleveland
334 AM EDT Tue Mar 14 2017

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM
EDT THIS EVENING...

* Locations...Northeast Georgia

* Winds...Northwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts to over 30 mph. Wind
  gusts of 35 to 40 mph are possible in the higher elevations. 

* Timing...10 AM to 8 PM Tuesday.

* Impacts...Strong winds will bring down large tree limbs and some
  weaker trees, especially with the saturated soils. Unsecured
  outdoor items may be blown around.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Wind Advisory means that winds of 20 mph with gusts to 35 mph are 
expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially 
for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

&&

$$
3 follow-up statements
144 
WWUS72 KFFC 141934
NPWFFC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
334 PM EDT Tue Mar 14 2017

GAZ001>005-011-012-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-150345-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FZ.W.0003.170316T0100Z-170316T1400Z/
/O.CON.KFFC.FZ.W.0002.170315T0300Z-170315T1500Z/
/O.CON.KFFC.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-170315T0000Z/
Dade-Walker-Catoosa-Whitfield-Murray-Chattooga-Gordon-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-
Including the cities of Calhoun, Rome, Cartersville, Gainesville,
Marietta, Atlanta, Lawrenceville, Athens, Carrollton, 
Douglasville, East Point, Decatur, Conyers, Covington, Newnan, 
Peachtree City, Griffin, Milledgeville, Macon, Swainsboro, 
Columbus, Warner Robins, Dublin, Lumpkin, Americus, Cordele, 
and Vidalia
334 PM EDT Tue Mar 14 2017

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
11 AM EDT WEDNESDAY...
...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM EDT
THURSDAY...

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
Freeze Warning, which is in effect from 11 PM EDT this evening to
11 AM EDT Thursday. A Freeze Warning is also in effect from 9 PM 
Wednesday to 10 AM EDT Thursday.

* Locations...North and Central Georgia.

* Temperatures...20 to 25 across North Georgia and 25 to 32 
  across Central Georgia both nights. 

* Winds...Northwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts to near 30 mph. Wind
  gusts of 35 to 40 mph are possible in the higher elevations.

* Impacts...Strong winds will bring down large tree limbs and
  possibly some weaker trees, especially with the saturated soils.
  Unsecured outdoor items may be blown around. The freezing
  temperatures will threaten any or sensitive plants or
  agricultural crops that has budded early due to the recent warm
  conditions this winter.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Wind Advisory means that winds of 20 mph with gusts to 35 mph
are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult,
especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

A Freeze Warning means sub-freezing temperatures are imminent or
highly likely. These conditions will kill crops and other
sensitive vegetation.

&&

$$

GAZ006>009-013>016-150000-
/O.CON.KFFC.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-170315T0000Z/
Fannin-Gilmer-Union-Towns-Pickens-Dawson-Lumpkin-White-
Including the cities of Dahlonega and Cleveland
334 PM EDT Tue Mar 14 2017

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

* Locations...Northeast Georgia

* Winds...Northwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts to over 30 mph. Wind 
  gusts of 35 to 40 mph are possible in the higher elevations. 

* Timing...10 AM to 8 PM Tuesday.

* Impacts...Strong winds will bring down large tree limbs and 
  some weaker trees, especially with the saturated soils. 
  Unsecured outdoor items may be blown around. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Wind Advisory means that winds of 20 mph with gusts to 35 mph
are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult,
especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

&&

$$
294 
WWUS72 KFFC 150150
NPWFFC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
950 PM EDT Tue Mar 14 2017



GAZ001>005-011-012-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-151000-
/O.CON.KFFC.FZ.W.0002.170315T0300Z-170315T1500Z/
/O.CON.KFFC.FZ.W.0003.170316T0100Z-170316T1400Z/
Dade-Walker-Catoosa-Whitfield-Murray-Chattooga-Gordon-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-
Including the cities of Calhoun, Rome, Cartersville, Gainesville,
Marietta, Atlanta, Lawrenceville, Athens, Carrollton, 
Douglasville, East Point, Decatur, Conyers, Covington, Newnan, 
Peachtree City, Griffin, Milledgeville, Macon, Swainsboro, 
Columbus, Warner Robins, Dublin, Lumpkin, Americus, Cordele, 
and Vidalia
950 PM EDT Tue Mar 14 2017

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT WEDNESDAY...
...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM
EDT THURSDAY...

* Locations...North and Central Georgia.

* Temperatures...20 to 25 across North Georgia and 25 to 32 
  across Central Georgia both nights.

* Winds...Northwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts to near 30 mph. Wind 
  gusts of 35 to 40 mph are possible in the higher elevations.

* Impacts...The freezing temperatures will threaten any or sensitive
  plants or agricultural crops that has budded early due to the 
  recent warm conditions this winter.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...


A Freeze Warning means sub-freezing temperatures are imminent or
highly likely. These conditions will kill crops and other
sensitive vegetation.

&&

$$
878 
WWUS72 KFFC 150730
NPWFFC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
330 AM EDT Wed Mar 15 2017


GAZ001>005-011-012-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-151530-
/O.CON.KFFC.FZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170315T1500Z/
/O.CON.KFFC.FZ.W.0003.170316T0100Z-170316T1400Z/
Dade-Walker-Catoosa-Whitfield-Murray-Chattooga-Gordon-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-
Including the cities of Calhoun, Rome, Cartersville, Gainesville,
Marietta, Atlanta, Lawrenceville, Athens, Carrollton, 
Douglasville, East Point, Decatur, Conyers, Covington, Newnan, 
Peachtree City, Griffin, Milledgeville, Macon, Swainsboro, 
Columbus, Warner Robins, Dublin, Lumpkin, Americus, Cordele, 
and Vidalia
330 AM EDT Wed Mar 15 2017

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING... 
...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM 
EDT THURSDAY...

* Locations...North and Central Georgia.

* Temperatures...15 to 25 across North Georgia and 25 to 32 across
  Central Georgia both nights.

* Winds...Northwest 7 to 15 mph with gusts to near 20 mph this
  morning, 5 to 10 mph tonight. 

* Impacts...The freezing temperatures will threaten any sensitive
  plants or agricultural crops that have budded early due to the
  unusually warm winter.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Freeze Warning means sub-freezing temperatures are imminent or
highly likely. These conditions may kill or damage crops and other 
sensitive vegetation.

&&

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 14, 3:34 PM EDTFreeze WarningFFCBaldwin, Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Bibb, Bleckley and 82 more42 hr

Nearby

Freeze Warnings in Georgia, 2017Every freeze warning in 2017

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.