Alert archive / Georgia / Wind Advisories in 2017
Wind Advisory 14, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this wind advisory at Oct 23, 2017, 4:10 AM EDT for 5 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 23, 2017, 4:10 AM EDT (08:10 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 23, 2017, 1:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
Counties Fannin County, GA, Lumpkin County, GA, Towns County, GA, Union County, GA, White County, GA
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 159 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 163 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
- 13 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -48 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 887 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 82 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 131 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
972 WWUS72 KFFC 230810 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 410 AM EDT Mon Oct 23 2017 GAZ006-008-009-015-016-231700- /O.NEW.KFFC.WI.Y.0014.171023T0810Z-171023T1700Z/ Fannin-Union-Towns-Lumpkin-White- Including the cities of Dahlonega and Cleveland 410 AM EDT Mon Oct 23 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect until 1 PM EDT this afternoon. * Locations...Elevations above 1500 ft in the northeast mountains. * Winds...20 to 25 mph with gusts to 35 mph. * Timing...Now through Early Afternoon * Impacts...Strong winds will bring down large tree limbs and some weaker trees, especially with the wet soils. Unsecured outdoor items may be blown around. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$
1 follow-up statement
583 WWUS72 KFFC 231656 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 1256 PM EDT Mon Oct 23 2017 GAZ006-008-009-015-016-231800- /O.EXP.KFFC.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-171023T1700Z/ Fannin-Union-Towns-Lumpkin-White- Including the cities of Dahlonega and Cleveland 1256 PM EDT Mon Oct 23 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 1 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... The Wind Advisory will expire at 1 PM for the Northeast Georgia mountains. Although winds are not expected to meet Wind Advisory criteria, conditions will still be breezy through the afternoon. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 23, 2:09 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bleckley | 51 min |
| Oct 23, 3:40 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Sumter | 50 min |
| Oct 23, 3:49 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crawford | 26 min |
| Oct 23, 4:14 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Webster | 31 min |
| Oct 23, 4:24 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Sumter | 36 min |
| Oct 23, 4:58 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dooly, Macon, Schley, Taylor | 32 min |
| Oct 23, 9:49 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cobb, Coweta, Douglas, Harris, Meriwether | 26 min |
| Oct 23, 10:13 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Dawson, Fayette, Fulton and 1 more | 32 min |
| Oct 23, 10:15 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Marion, Talbot | 30 min |
| Oct 23, 10:40 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Marion, Taylor, Upson | 35 min |
| Oct 23, 10:42 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clayton, Dawson, DeKalb, Forsyth, Spalding | 33 min |
| Oct 23, 11:11 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crawford, Monroe, Taylor | 34 min |
| Oct 23, 11:13 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Butts, Forsyth, Gwinnett, Hall, Henry, Lumpkin and 3 more | 32 min |
| Oct 23, 11:16 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Union | 29 min |
| Oct 23, 11:40 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crawford, Macon, Monroe | 35 min |
| Oct 23, 11:42 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Barrow, Butts, Hall, Newton, Walton | 33 min |
| Oct 23, 11:44 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fannin, Lumpkin, Towns, Union, White | 31 min |
| Oct 23, 12:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Banks, Barrow, Clarke, Greene, Jackson, Jasper and 6 more | 26 min |
| Oct 23, 12:33 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Fulton, Gwinnett | 24 hr |
| Oct 23, 12:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Banks, Clarke, Greene, Jackson, Madison, Morgan and 3 more | 30 min |
| Oct 23, 1:08 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gwinnett | 24 hr |
| Oct 23, 1:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Baldwin, Greene, Hancock, Madison, Oglethorpe, Taliaferro and 2 more | 45 min |
| Oct 23, 4:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Toombs | 23 min |
Nearby
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.