Alert archive / Georgia / Wind Advisories in 2017
Wind Advisory 11, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this wind advisory at Aug 31, 2017, 3:38 PM EDT for 24 counties in Georgia. It took effect at Aug 31, 2017, 8:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 24 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 31, 2017, 3:38 PM EDT (19:38 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 31, 2017, 8:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Sep 1, 2017, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
All 24 counties
Bartow County, GA, Carroll County, GA, Catoosa County, GA, Chattooga County, GA, Cherokee County, GA, Cobb County, GA, Dade County, GA, Dawson County, GA, Douglas County, GA, Fannin County, GA, Floyd County, GA, Gilmer County, GA, Gordon County, GA, Haralson County, GA, Lumpkin County, GA, Murray County, GA, Paulding County, GA, Pickens County, GA, Polk County, GA, Towns County, GA, Union County, GA, Walker County, GA, White County, GA, Whitfield County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 119 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:39 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 119 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
- 716 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -19 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 511 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 177 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 218 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.5
- Supercell composite
- 5.4
The text
As transmitted.
080 WWUS72 KFFC 311938 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 338 PM EDT Thu Aug 31 2017 GAZ001>009-011>016-019-011000- /O.NEW.KFFC.WI.Y.0011.170901T0000Z-170902T0000Z/ Dade-Walker-Catoosa-Whitfield-Murray-Fannin-Gilmer-Union-Towns- Chattooga-Gordon-Pickens-Dawson-Lumpkin-White-Floyd- Including the cities of Calhoun, Dahlonega, Cleveland, and Rome 338 PM EDT Thu Aug 31 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM EDT FRIDAY... The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect from 8 PM this evening to 8 PM EDT Friday. * Locations...Higher elevations of north Georgia mainly above 2000 feet along and north of a Rome to Jasper to Cleveland line. * Winds...Southeast tonight to southwest Friday at 20 to 25 mph gusting 35 to 40 mph. * Timing...8 PM this evening to 8 PM Friday. * 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 sustained winds of 20 mph or higher and wind gusts of 35 MPH or greater are expected. Winds this strong can bring down large limbs and even whole weak or dead trees as well as make driving difficult, especially for high- profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$
2 follow-up statements
236 WWUS72 KFFC 010815 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 415 AM EDT Fri Sep 1 2017 GAZ020-021-030>032-041>043-020000- /O.EXA.KFFC.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-170902T0000Z/ Bartow-Cherokee-Polk-Paulding-Cobb-Haralson-Carroll-Douglas- Including the cities of Cartersville, Marietta, Carrollton, and Douglasville 415 AM EDT Fri Sep 1 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect until 8 PM EDT this evening. * Locations...Higher elevations of north Georgia. * Winds...Southeast to southwest at 20 mph gusting 35 to 40 mph. * Timing...Through 8 PM Friday. * Impacts...Strong winds will bring down large tree limbs and some weaker trees, especially with the saturated soils. Unsecured outdoor items may be blown around. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that sustained winds of 20 mph or higher and wind gusts of 35 MPH or greater are expected. Winds this strong can bring down large limbs and even whole weak or dead trees as well as make driving difficult, especially for high- profile vehicles. Use extra caution. A Wind Advisory means that winds of 35 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult...especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ GAZ001>009-011>016-019-020000- /O.CON.KFFC.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-170902T0000Z/ Dade-Walker-Catoosa-Whitfield-Murray-Fannin-Gilmer-Union-Towns- Chattooga-Gordon-Pickens-Dawson-Lumpkin-White-Floyd- Including the cities of Calhoun, Dahlonega, Cleveland, and Rome 415 AM EDT Fri Sep 1 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * Locations...Higher elevations of north Georgia mainly above 2000 feet along and north of a Rome to Jasper to Cleveland line. * Winds...Southeast to southwest today at 20 to 25 mph gusting 35 to 40 mph. * Timing...Through 8 PM this evening. * 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 sustained winds of 20 mph or higher and wind gusts of 35 MPH or greater are expected. Winds this strong can bring down large limbs and even whole weak or dead trees as well as make driving difficult, especially for high- profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$
226 WWUS72 KFFC 012355 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 755 PM EDT Fri Sep 1 2017 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>021-030>032-041>043-020100- /O.EXP.KFFC.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-170902T0000Z/ Dade-Walker-Catoosa-Whitfield-Murray-Fannin-Gilmer-Union-Towns- Chattooga-Gordon-Pickens-Dawson-Lumpkin-White-Floyd-Bartow- Cherokee-Polk-Paulding-Cobb-Haralson-Carroll-Douglas- Including the cities of Calhoun, Dahlonega, Cleveland, Rome, Cartersville, Marietta, Carrollton, and Douglasville 755 PM EDT Fri Sep 1 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... Winds continue to diminish this evening and have fallen below wind advisory levels, therefore the Wind Advisory will be allowed to expire at 8 PM EDT. Some areas will see gusts to around 20 MPH for the next few hours. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 12:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Schley | 34 min |
| Aug 31, 12:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Sumter | 29 min |
| Aug 31, 12:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Macon | 24 min |
| Aug 31, 1:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Macon | 28 min |
| Aug 31, 1:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Houston, Macon, Peach | 50 min |
| Aug 31, 1:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crisp, Dooly, Pulaski | 47 min |
| Aug 31, 1:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jones | 32 min |
| Aug 31, 1:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Twiggs, Wilkinson | 46 min |
| Aug 31, 2:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bleckley, Dodge, Wilcox | 26 min |
| Aug 31, 2:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Warren | 37 min |
| Aug 31, 2:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dodge, Laurens, Washington, Wilcox | 27 min |
| Aug 31, 3:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Telfair | 37 min |
| Aug 31, 3:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Warren | 33 min |
| Aug 31, 3:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Montgomery, Wheeler | 37 min |
| Aug 31, 4:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Toombs | 23 min |
| Aug 31, 4:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Emanuel | 32 min |
| Aug 31, 4:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Toombs | 16 min |
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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.