Alert archive / Georgia / Freeze Warnings in 2017
Freeze Warning 3, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this freeze warning at Mar 14, 2017, 3:34 PM EDT for 88 counties in Georgia. It took effect at Mar 15, 2017, 9:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 13 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 PM EDT (19:34 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 15, 2017, 9:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Mar 16, 2017, 10:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 13 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 19:34 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, 7.6 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 650 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -12 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 134 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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. && $$ GAZ006>009-013>016-150000- /O.CON.KFFC.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-170315T0000Z/ Fannin-Gilmer-Union-Towns-Pickens-Dawson-Lumpkin-White- Including the cities of Dahlonega and Cleveland 334 PM EDT Tue Mar 14 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * Locations...Northeast Georgia * Winds...Northwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts to over 30 mph. Wind gusts of 35 to 40 mph are possible in the higher elevations. * Timing...10 AM to 8 PM Tuesday. * Impacts...Strong winds will bring down large tree limbs and some weaker trees, especially with the saturated soils. Unsecured outdoor items may be blown around. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that winds of 20 mph with gusts to 35 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$
6 follow-up statements
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. && $$
599 WWUS72 KFFC 151542 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 1142 AM EDT Wed Mar 15 2017 GAZ001>005-011-012-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-161000- /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 1142 AM EDT Wed Mar 15 2017 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EDT THURSDAY... * Locations...North and Central Georgia. * Temperatures...Low 15 to 25 across North Georgia and 22 to 30 across Central Georgia tonight. * Winds...Winds decreasing to 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. && $$
080 WWUS72 KFFC 151905 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 305 PM EDT Wed Mar 15 2017 GAZ001>005-011-012-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-161400- /O.CON.KFFC.FZ.W.0003.170316T0100Z-170316T1400Z/ Dade-Walker-Catoosa-Whitfield-Murray-Chattooga-Gordon-Floyd- Bartow-Cherokee-Forsyth-Hall-Banks-Jackson-Madison-Polk-Paulding- Cobb-North Fulton-Gwinnett-Barrow-Clarke-Oconee-Oglethorpe-Wilkes- Haralson-Carroll-Douglas-South Fulton-DeKalb-Rockdale-Walton- Newton-Morgan-Greene-Taliaferro-Heard-Coweta-Fayette-Clayton- Spalding-Henry-Butts-Jasper-Putnam-Hancock-Warren-Troup- Meriwether-Pike-Upson-Lamar-Monroe-Jones-Baldwin-Washington- Glascock-Jefferson-Harris-Talbot-Taylor-Crawford-Bibb-Twiggs- Wilkinson-Johnson-Emanuel-Muscogee-Chattahoochee-Marion-Schley- Macon-Peach-Houston-Bleckley-Laurens-Treutlen-Stewart-Webster- Sumter-Dooly-Crisp-Pulaski-Wilcox-Dodge-Telfair-Wheeler- Montgomery-Toombs- Including the cities of Calhoun, Rome, Cartersville, Gainesville, Marietta, Atlanta, Lawrenceville, Athens, Carrollton, Douglasville, East Point, Decatur, Conyers, Covington, Newnan, Peachtree City, Griffin, Milledgeville, Macon, Swainsboro, Columbus, Warner Robins, Dublin, Lumpkin, Americus, Cordele, and Vidalia 305 PM EDT Wed Mar 15 2017 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EDT THURSDAY... * Locations...North and Central Georgia. * Temperatures...Lows 15 to 24 across North Georgia and 20 to 27 across Central Georgia. * Winds...Winds decreasing to less than 10 mph. * Impacts...The freezing temperatures will threaten any sensitive plants or agricultural crops that have budded early due to the unusually warm winter. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Freeze Warning means sub-freezing temperatures are imminent or highly likely. These conditions may kill or damage crops and other sensitive vegetation. && $$
578 WWUS72 KFFC 160128 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 928 PM EDT Wed Mar 15 2017 GAZ001>005-011-012-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-160930- /O.CON.KFFC.FZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-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 928 PM EDT Wed Mar 15 2017 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THURSDAY... * Locations...North and Central Georgia. * Temperatures...Lows 15 to 24 across North Georgia and 20 to 27 across Central Georgia. * Winds...Winds decreasing to less than 10 mph. * 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. && $$
901 WWUS72 KFFC 160715 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 315 AM EDT Thu Mar 16 2017 GAZ001>005-011-012-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-161400- /O.CON.KFFC.FZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-170316T1400Z/ Dade-Walker-Catoosa-Whitfield-Murray-Chattooga-Gordon-Floyd- Bartow-Cherokee-Forsyth-Hall-Banks-Jackson-Madison-Polk-Paulding- Cobb-North Fulton-Gwinnett-Barrow-Clarke-Oconee-Oglethorpe-Wilkes- Haralson-Carroll-Douglas-South Fulton-DeKalb-Rockdale-Walton- Newton-Morgan-Greene-Taliaferro-Heard-Coweta-Fayette-Clayton- Spalding-Henry-Butts-Jasper-Putnam-Hancock-Warren-Troup- Meriwether-Pike-Upson-Lamar-Monroe-Jones-Baldwin-Washington- Glascock-Jefferson-Harris-Talbot-Taylor-Crawford-Bibb-Twiggs- Wilkinson-Johnson-Emanuel-Muscogee-Chattahoochee-Marion-Schley- Macon-Peach-Houston-Bleckley-Laurens-Treutlen-Stewart-Webster- Sumter-Dooly-Crisp-Pulaski-Wilcox-Dodge-Telfair-Wheeler- Montgomery-Toombs- Including the cities of Calhoun, Rome, Cartersville, Gainesville, Marietta, Atlanta, Lawrenceville, Athens, Carrollton, Douglasville, East Point, Decatur, Conyers, Covington, Newnan, Peachtree City, Griffin, Milledgeville, Macon, Swainsboro, Columbus, Warner Robins, Dublin, Lumpkin, Americus, Cordele, and Vidalia 315 AM EDT Thu Mar 16 2017 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING... * Locations...North and Central Georgia. * Temperatures...Lows 15 to 25 across North Georgia and 25 to 30 across Central Georgia. * Winds...Winds less than 10 mph. * Impacts...The freezing temperatures will threaten any sensitive plants or agricultural crops that have budded early due to the unusually warm winter. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Freeze Warning means sub-freezing temperatures are imminent or highly likely. These conditions may kill or damage crops and other sensitive vegetation. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 14, 3:34 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Bibb, Bleckley and 82 more | 31 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.