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Wind Advisory 6, NWS Atlanta, GA

April 5, 201796 counties in Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this wind advisory at Apr 5, 2017, 9:03 PM EDT for 96 counties in Georgia. It took effect at Apr 6, 2017, 4:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 17 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 5, 2017, 9:03 PM EDT (01:03 UTC)
In effect from: Apr 6, 2017, 4:00 AM EDT
Expired: Apr 6, 2017, 8:30 PM EDT
In force: 17 hr
Issued by: NWS Atlanta, GA

All 96 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, Dawson County, GA, DeKalb County, GA, Dodge County, GA, Dooly County, GA, Douglas County, GA, Emanuel County, GA, Fannin County, GA, Fayette County, GA, Floyd County, GA, Forsyth County, GA, Fulton County, GA, Gilmer 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, Lumpkin 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, Pickens 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, Towns County, GA, Treutlen County, GA, Troup County, GA, Twiggs County, GA, Union County, GA, Upson County, GA, Walker County, GA, Walton County, GA, Warren County, GA, Washington County, GA, Webster County, GA, Wheeler County, GA, White County, GA, Whitfield County, GA, Wilcox County, GA, Wilkes County, GA, Wilkinson County, GA

The radar

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:06 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, 1.1 hours before the alert went out and 50 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 723 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -120 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 594 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 93 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 354 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 356 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.9
Supercell composite: 9.8

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

722 
WWUS72 KFFC 060103
NPWFFC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
903 PM EDT Wed Apr 5 2017


GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-060915-
/O.NEW.KFFC.WI.Y.0006.170406T1200Z-170407T0200Z/
Dade-Walker-Catoosa-Whitfield-Murray-Fannin-Gilmer-Union-Towns-
Chattooga-Gordon-Pickens-Dawson-Lumpkin-White-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, Dahlonega, Cleveland, 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
903 PM EDT Wed Apr 5 2017

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 10 PM EDT THURSDAY...

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a Wind
Advisory, which is in effect from 8 AM to 10 PM EDT Thursday.

* Locations...Most of north and central Georgia.

* Winds...15 to 25 MPH with gusts to 35 MPH. 

* Timing...Early morning through early 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 winds of 35 mph are expected. Winds
this strong can make driving difficult...especially for high
profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

&&

$$

3 follow-up statements

798 
WWUS72 KFFC 060753
NPWFFC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
353 AM EDT Thu Apr 6 2017


GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-061600-
/O.EXT.KFFC.WI.Y.0006.170406T0800Z-170407T0200Z/
Dade-Walker-Catoosa-Whitfield-Murray-Fannin-Gilmer-Union-Towns-
Chattooga-Gordon-Pickens-Dawson-Lumpkin-White-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, Dahlonega, Cleveland, 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
353 AM EDT Thu Apr 6 2017

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

* Locations...Most of north and central Georgia.

* Winds...15 to 25 MPH with gusts to 35 MPH.

* Timing...Early morning through early 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 winds of 35 mph are expected. Winds
this strong can make driving difficult...especially for high
profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

&&

$$

918 
WWUS72 KFFC 061558
NPWFFC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1158 AM EDT Thu Apr 6 2017


GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-070200-
/O.CON.KFFC.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-170407T0200Z/
Dade-Walker-Catoosa-Whitfield-Murray-Fannin-Gilmer-Union-Towns-
Chattooga-Gordon-Pickens-Dawson-Lumpkin-White-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, Dahlonega, Cleveland, 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
1158 AM EDT Thu Apr 6 2017

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

* Locations...Most of north and central Georgia.

* Winds...15 to 25 MPH with gusts to 35 MPH.

* Timing...Through early 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 winds of 35 mph are expected. Winds
this strong can make driving difficult...especially for high
profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

&&

$$

550 
WWUS72 KFFC 070030
NPWFFC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
830 PM EDT Thu Apr 6 2017


GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-070130-
/O.CAN.KFFC.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-170407T0200Z/
Dade-Walker-Catoosa-Whitfield-Murray-Fannin-Gilmer-Union-Towns-
Chattooga-Gordon-Pickens-Dawson-Lumpkin-White-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, Dahlonega, Cleveland, 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
830 PM EDT Thu Apr 6 2017

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has cancelled the
Wind Advisory.

Winds speeds are dropping into the 10 to 20 MPH range with gusts
mostly 25 MPH or less. Winds will continue to diminish some through
the evening. Some of the higher ridges in the north Georgia mountains
will continue to see occasional gusts to around 30 MPH. 

$$

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 5, 8:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Floyd, Polk	34 min
Apr 5, 8:16 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Floyd, Haralson, Paulding, Polk	29 min
Apr 5, 8:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Coweta	28 min
Apr 5, 8:41 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Catoosa, Dade, Walker, Whitfield	49 min
Apr 5, 8:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Cherokee, Pickens	32 min
Apr 5, 8:54 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Paulding	36 min
Apr 5, 9:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Gordon	30 min
Apr 5, 9:01 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	FFC	Bartow, Floyd, Polk	6 hr
Apr 5, 9:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	DeKalb, Fulton	24 min
Apr 5, 9:08 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	FFC	DeKalb, Fulton, Gwinnett	6 hr
Apr 5, 9:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Paulding	34 min
Apr 5, 9:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Carroll	29 min
Apr 5, 9:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Toombs	43 min
Apr 5, 9:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Cherokee	27 min
Apr 5, 9:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Carroll, Coweta, Heard	31 min
Apr 5, 9:50 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Wheeler	25 min
Apr 5, 9:57 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Coweta, Heard, Troup	48 min
Apr 5, 10:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Douglas	37 min
Apr 5, 10:14 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Carroll, Coweta, Douglas, Fayette, Fulton	46 min
Apr 5, 10:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Fulton	40 min
Apr 5, 10:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Clayton, DeKalb, Gwinnett, Henry, Rockdale	45 min
Apr 5, 10:40 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Harris, Meriwether, Troup	50 min
Apr 5, 10:48 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	FFC	DeKalb	24 hr
Apr 5, 10:52 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	FFC	Cobb	24 hr
Apr 5, 10:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Harris, Marion, Meriwether, Muscogee, Talbot	52 min
Apr 5, 11:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Banks, Hall, Jackson	45 min
Apr 5, 11:06 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Banks, Barrow, Clarke, Hall, Jackson, Madison and 1 more	39 min
Apr 5, 11:10 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Butts, Henry, Newton, Rockdale, Spalding, Walton	50 min
Apr 5, 11:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Crawford, Macon, Marion, Schley, Talbot, Taylor and 1 more	42 min
Apr 5, 11:55 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Greene, Morgan, Newton, Oconee, Walton	20 min
Apr 6, 12:03 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	FFC	Cobb	24 hr
Apr 6, 12:10 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Clarke	50 min
Apr 6, 12:23 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Baldwin, Bibb, Jones, Twiggs	52 min
Apr 6, 12:24 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	FFC	Madison, Oglethorpe	24 hr
Apr 6, 12:29 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Houston, Macon, Peach	46 min
Apr 6, 1:00 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Baldwin, Glascock, Hancock, Houston, Twiggs, Warren and 2 more	45 min
Apr 6, 1:58 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Jefferson, Washington	47 min
Apr 6, 3:14 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Emanuel	31 min
Apr 6, 4:13 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	FFC	Carroll, Coweta, Heard	30 hr
Apr 6, 11:23 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	FFC	Coweta, Fayette, Spalding	24 hr
Apr 6, 12:21 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	FFC	Cobb, Paulding	24 hr
Apr 6, 12:48 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	FFC	Cobb, Douglas	41 hr
Apr 6, 12:48 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	FFC	Fayette, Spalding	38 hr
Apr 6, 3:28 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	FFC	Butts, Henry, Newton	24 hr
Apr 6, 5:10 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	FFC	Clayton, Fayette, Spalding	24 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.