Alert archive / Georgia / Frost Advisories in 2018
Frost Advisory 2, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this frost advisory at Oct 21, 2018, 3:01 PM EDT for 63 counties in Georgia. It took effect at Oct 22, 2018, 2:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 21, 2018, 3:01 PM EDT (19:01 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 22, 2018, 2:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Oct 22, 2018, 8:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
All 63 counties
Baldwin County, GA, Banks County, GA, Barrow County, GA, Bartow County, GA, Butts County, GA, Carroll County, GA, Catoosa County, GA, Chattooga County, GA, Cherokee County, GA, Clarke County, GA, Clayton County, GA, Cobb County, GA, Coweta County, GA, Dade County, GA, Dawson County, GA, DeKalb County, GA, Douglas 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, Heard County, GA, Henry County, GA, Jackson County, GA, Jasper County, GA, Jefferson County, GA, Jones County, GA, Lamar County, GA, Lumpkin County, GA, Madison County, GA, Meriwether County, GA, Monroe County, GA, Morgan County, GA, Murray County, GA, Newton County, GA, Oconee County, GA, Oglethorpe County, GA, Paulding County, GA, Pickens County, GA, Pike County, GA, Polk County, GA, Putnam County, GA, Rockdale County, GA, Spalding County, GA, Taliaferro County, GA, Troup County, GA, Upson County, GA, Walker County, GA, Walton County, GA, Warren County, GA, Washington County, GA, White County, GA, Whitfield County, GA, Wilkes County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:06 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 12:00Z, 7.0 hours before the alert went out and 62 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
- 1659 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -132 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 26 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
113 WWUS72 KFFC 211901 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 301 PM EDT Sun Oct 21 2018 GAZ008-009-220315- /O.CON.KFFC.FZ.W.0012.181022T0400Z-181022T1200Z/ Union-Towns- 301 PM EDT Sun Oct 21 2018 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM EDT MONDAY... * Temperatures...Around 30. * Locations...Far northeast Georgia including Towns and Union counties. * Timing...After midnight tonight through 8 AM Monday morning. * Impacts...Freezing temperatures may damage sensitive vegetation. Take steps to protect plants and pets from the cold. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Freeze Warning means sub-freezing temperatures are imminent or highly likely. These conditions will kill crops and other sensitive vegetation. && $$ GAZ001>007-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-220315- /O.NEW.KFFC.FR.Y.0002.181022T0600Z-181022T1200Z/ Dade-Walker-Catoosa-Whitfield-Murray-Fannin-Gilmer-Chattooga- Gordon-Pickens-Dawson-Lumpkin-White-Floyd-Bartow-Cherokee-Forsyth- Hall-Banks-Jackson-Madison-Polk-Paulding-Cobb-North Fulton- Gwinnett-Barrow-Clarke-Oconee-Oglethorpe-Wilkes-Haralson-Carroll- Douglas-South Fulton-DeKalb-Rockdale-Walton-Newton-Morgan-Greene- Taliaferro-Heard-Coweta-Fayette-Clayton-Spalding-Henry-Butts- Jasper-Putnam-Hancock-Warren-Troup-Meriwether-Pike-Upson-Lamar- Monroe-Jones-Baldwin-Washington-Glascock-Jefferson- Including the cities of Calhoun, Dahlonega, Cleveland, Rome, Cartersville, Gainesville, Marietta, Atlanta, Lawrenceville, Athens, Carrollton, Douglasville, East Point, Decatur, Conyers, Covington, Newnan, Peachtree City, Griffin, and Milledgeville 301 PM EDT Sun Oct 21 2018 ...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM EDT MONDAY... The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a Frost Advisory, which is in effect from 2 AM to 8 AM EDT Monday. * Temperatures...lower to mid 30s * Timing...After midnight tonight through 8 AM Monday morning. * Locations...Much of north and central Georgia north of a LaGrange to Macon to Sandersville line. * Impacts...Any sensitive vegetation could be susceptible to these temperatures for any duration. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Frost Advisory means that widespread frost is expected. Sensitive outdoor plants may be killed or damaged if left uncovered. && $$
2 follow-up statements
341 WWUS72 KFFC 212347 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 747 PM EDT Sun Oct 21 2018 GAZ008-009-221200- /O.CON.KFFC.FZ.W.0012.181022T0400Z-181022T1200Z/ Union-Towns- 747 PM EDT Sun Oct 21 2018 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM EDT MONDAY... * Temperatures...Around 30. * Locations...Far northeast Georgia including Towns and Union counties. * Timing...After midnight tonight through 8 AM Monday morning. * Impacts...Freezing temperatures may damage sensitive vegetation. Take steps to protect plants and pets from the cold. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Freeze Warning means sub-freezing temperatures are imminent or highly likely. These conditions will kill crops and other sensitive vegetation. && $$ GAZ001>007-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-221200- /O.CON.KFFC.FR.Y.0002.181022T0600Z-181022T1200Z/ Dade-Walker-Catoosa-Whitfield-Murray-Fannin-Gilmer-Chattooga- Gordon-Pickens-Dawson-Lumpkin-White-Floyd-Bartow-Cherokee-Forsyth- Hall-Banks-Jackson-Madison-Polk-Paulding-Cobb-North Fulton- Gwinnett-Barrow-Clarke-Oconee-Oglethorpe-Wilkes-Haralson-Carroll- Douglas-South Fulton-DeKalb-Rockdale-Walton-Newton-Morgan-Greene- Taliaferro-Heard-Coweta-Fayette-Clayton-Spalding-Henry-Butts- Jasper-Putnam-Hancock-Warren-Troup-Meriwether-Pike-Upson-Lamar- Monroe-Jones-Baldwin-Washington-Glascock-Jefferson- Including the cities of Calhoun, Dahlonega, Cleveland, Rome, Cartersville, Gainesville, Marietta, Atlanta, Lawrenceville, Athens, Carrollton, Douglasville, East Point, Decatur, Conyers, Covington, Newnan, Peachtree City, Griffin, and Milledgeville 747 PM EDT Sun Oct 21 2018 ...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM EDT MONDAY... * Temperatures...lower to mid 30s * Timing...After midnight tonight through 8 AM Monday morning. * Locations...Much of north and central Georgia north of a LaGrange to Macon to Sandersville line. * Impacts...Any sensitive vegetation could be susceptible to these temperatures for any duration. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Frost Advisory means that widespread frost is expected. Sensitive outdoor plants may be killed or damaged if left uncovered. && $$
661 WWUS72 KFFC 220758 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 358 AM EDT Mon Oct 22 2018 GAZ008-009-221200- /O.CON.KFFC.FZ.W.0012.000000T0000Z-181022T1200Z/ Union-Towns- 358 AM EDT Mon Oct 22 2018 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING... * Temperatures...Around 30. * Locations...Far northeast Georgia including Towns and Union counties. * Timing...From now through 8 AM this morning. * Impacts...Freezing temperatures may damage sensitive vegetation. Take steps to protect plants and pets from the cold. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Freeze Warning means sub-freezing temperatures are imminent or highly likely. These conditions will kill crops and other sensitive vegetation. && $$ GAZ001>007-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-221200- /O.CON.KFFC.FR.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-181022T1200Z/ Dade-Walker-Catoosa-Whitfield-Murray-Fannin-Gilmer-Chattooga- Gordon-Pickens-Dawson-Lumpkin-White-Floyd-Bartow-Cherokee-Forsyth- Hall-Banks-Jackson-Madison-Polk-Paulding-Cobb-North Fulton- Gwinnett-Barrow-Clarke-Oconee-Oglethorpe-Wilkes-Haralson-Carroll- Douglas-South Fulton-DeKalb-Rockdale-Walton-Newton-Morgan-Greene- Taliaferro-Heard-Coweta-Fayette-Clayton-Spalding-Henry-Butts- Jasper-Putnam-Hancock-Warren-Troup-Meriwether-Pike-Upson-Lamar- Monroe-Jones-Baldwin-Washington-Glascock-Jefferson- Including the cities of Calhoun, Dahlonega, Cleveland, Rome, Cartersville, Gainesville, Marietta, Atlanta, Lawrenceville, Athens, Carrollton, Douglasville, East Point, Decatur, Conyers, Covington, Newnan, Peachtree City, Griffin, and Milledgeville 358 AM EDT Mon Oct 22 2018 ...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING... * Temperatures...lower to mid 30s * Timing...From now through 8 AM this morning. * Locations...Much of north and central Georgia north of a LaGrange to Macon to Sandersville line. * Impacts...Any sensitive vegetation could be susceptible to these temperatures for any duration. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Frost Advisory means that widespread frost is expected. Sensitive outdoor plants may be killed or damaged if left uncovered. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21, 3:40 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | FFC | Towns, Union | 28 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.